FACTS – GOD HELPS THOSE WHO HELP THEMSELVES

FACTS – GOD HELPS THOSE WHO HELP THEMSELVES

¹Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. ² We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith.”

Hebrews 12:1-2

“For we live by faith, not by sight.”

2 Corinthians 5:7 (NIV)

HOW TO GET STUCK IN OUR FAITH…

• We focus only on our .
• We consistently exaggerate the .
• We get consumed with .
• We take matters into .

HOW TO STAY FAITHFULL

1. Settle in your who

“Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if only you had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask…Yes, Lord,” she told him. “I have always believed you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one who has come into the world from God.” 

John 11:21-22, 27

        2. Stop everything

“Jesus was still angry as he arrived at the tomb, a cave with a stone rolled across its entrance. “Roll the stone aside,” Jesus told them. But Martha, the dead man’s sister, protested, “Lord, he has been dead for four days. The smell will be terrible.”

John 11:38-39

        3. Rehearse God’s

“Jesus responded, “Didn’t I tell you that you would see God’s glory if you believe?” So they rolled the stone aside. Then Jesus looked up to heaven and said, “Father, thank you for hearing me. You always hear me…”

John 11:40-42

        4. Start again

“Then Jesus shouted, “Lazarus, come out!” And the dead man came out, his hands and feet bound in graveclothes, his face wrapped in a headcloth. Jesus told them, “Unwrap him and let him go!”

John 11:43-44

NEXT STEP DECLARATION

Instead of believing , I’m choosing to believe .

“Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying. Everyone who lives in me and believes in me will never ever die. Do you believe this, Martha?”

John 11:25-26