Summing up Sunday mornings sermon…There are many things we believe, many things we mentally may affirm, none of which will automatically find its way into reality, as far as our daily lives our concerned. Somewhere in the mix, between what God has said or commanded and our willingness to obey, is the point where our will is surrendered to His. The momentum of that occasion, the place where understanding gives way to action, is what the writer of Hebrews describes as faith. As... Abel prepared his sacrifice to present to the Lord, he did so based upon what he knew was acceptable to God and in so doing, he acted in faith. Faith is where knowledge gives way to obedience. This is why James could say with confidence that a faith without works is dead. This because genuine faith is always yielding in obedience! This is also why Jesus said a little faith, like that of the grain of a mustard seed could move a mountain. This knowing that anytime we act based on what God has said, nothing under heaven or earth can prevent it, for it is based on His Word. Where there is no action…there is no faith. Remember all the conviction in the world could never build an ark, however, a man filled with conviction, overwhelmed by the presence and influence of the almighty, now full of faith, could not be stopped from building it!...
Bro. Joel
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