Title: Faith 101
Series: Building Great Faith (1 of 4)
Scripture: Acts 1:1-12
Author: Dr. David Ireland
1.0 Let's Begins a New Sermon Series on Faith.
1.1 The Bible is emphatic on this point: We need faith to please God.
A) Faith 101 is much like a foundational class we must take to gain mastery of a subject.
1. Since God considers faith to be vital for your life. You must know the basics about faith-what it is and what it's not.
2. You must also know how to activate your faith since it moves God to take action on your behalf.
B) There's a most fascinating story in Acts 3 that will help us understand the basics of faith.
Acts 3:1-12 (NIV)-1 One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer-at three in the afternoon. 2 Now a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts. 3 When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money. 4 Peter looked straight at him, as did John. Then Peter said, "Look at us!" 5 So the man gave them his attention, expecting to get something from them. 6 Then Peter said, "Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk." 7 Taking him by the right hand, he helped him up, and instantly the man's feet and ankles became strong. 8 He jumped to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and jumping, and praising God. 9 When all the people saw him walking and praising God, 10 they recognized him as the same man who used to sit begging at the temple gate called Beautiful, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him. 11 While the man held on to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and came running to them in the place called Solomon's Colonnade. 12 When Peter saw this, he said to them: "Fellow Israelites, why does this surprise you? Why do ...
Series: Building Great Faith (1 of 4)
Scripture: Acts 1:1-12
Author: Dr. David Ireland
1.0 Let's Begins a New Sermon Series on Faith.
1.1 The Bible is emphatic on this point: We need faith to please God.
A) Faith 101 is much like a foundational class we must take to gain mastery of a subject.
1. Since God considers faith to be vital for your life. You must know the basics about faith-what it is and what it's not.
2. You must also know how to activate your faith since it moves God to take action on your behalf.
B) There's a most fascinating story in Acts 3 that will help us understand the basics of faith.
Acts 3:1-12 (NIV)-1 One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer-at three in the afternoon. 2 Now a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts. 3 When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money. 4 Peter looked straight at him, as did John. Then Peter said, "Look at us!" 5 So the man gave them his attention, expecting to get something from them. 6 Then Peter said, "Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk." 7 Taking him by the right hand, he helped him up, and instantly the man's feet and ankles became strong. 8 He jumped to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and jumping, and praising God. 9 When all the people saw him walking and praising God, 10 they recognized him as the same man who used to sit begging at the temple gate called Beautiful, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him. 11 While the man held on to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and came running to them in the place called Solomon's Colonnade. 12 When Peter saw this, he said to them: "Fellow Israelites, why does this surprise you? Why do ...
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