Unshakeable Faith

Series: Unshakeable Faith

September 17, 2017
Pastor Dr. Richard Edds

Episode Notes

Unshakeable Faith                                                                            Matthew 7:24-29    

What do you do when the bottom falls out?  You better look at the foundation.  .

I. The ____________ of Rock-Solid Faith. Matt 7:24                                    How can we be sure that we have rock-solid faith?

A. You Must have the __________ of God.  Matt 7:15                                    Understand you cannot build on a sand philosophy, the mud of a false religion, the rather than on the Word of God.  Satan wars against the church by _______________ and the other is ______________.   This is infiltration because false prophets come in sheep clothing.  It is a disguise as sheep.                                                                                   “For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, masquerading as apostles of Christ. 14 And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. 15 It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be what their actions deserve.” 2 Cor 11:13-15. 

There are many religions today: Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism  etc. There are basically two kinds of religion, ___________________.                                     

How do you know if you have built on a solid foundation? Matt 7:16  By the ________! Know the root produces the fruit.                                       

Fruit is ___________________. Does the church make you more like Jesus? Gal 5:22-23 reveals the character of Christ.

B. You Must ________ the Word of God Matt 7:24                                But have you really heard the Word of God? Have you really listened to the Word of God? In order to do this you must ______________.  Luke 6:48. He dug deep to lay the foundation on a rock.

To build right you must dig deep to have a solid foundation.  Rom 10:17 Faith comes by hearing the word of Christ.                                                                              James 1:22. To hear the Word and not obey the Word is to be self-deceived. 

II. The _______________ of Rock-Solid Faith Matt 7:25, 27                                  Your faith is going to be tested and the faith that cannot be tested is the faith that cannot be trusted. Hebrews 11:37-38                     Having faith doesn’t mean you won’t have storms.  Faith does not exclude you from storms. Difficulties doesn’t mean God has abandoned you.                                                                                                    Hab 3:17-18  Though the fig tree should not blossom And there be no fruit on the vines, Though the yield of the olive should fail  And the fields produce no food, Though the flock should be cut off from the fold And there be no cattle in the stalls,18 Yet I will exult in the LORD, I will rejoice in the God of my salvation.” 

You know what faith is? Faith is not receiving from God the things you want, it is _______________ from God the things he gives.

III. The _______________ of Rock-Solid Faith Matt 7:25                                      Why do people cave in when the storm hits?  The bottom falls out. They are all house but they’re no ______________. They have profession without __________________.  7:22-23. 

“They went out from us, but they were not really of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but they went out, so that it would be shown that they all are not of us.” 1 JN 2:19. 

People look the same, remember Peter and Judas?                         

The storm came to Simon Peter too, because Jesus said, “Simon, Satan has desired you, that he might sift you as wheat, but Simon I prayed for you, I prayed that your faith may not fail.” Luke 22:31-32       

What’s the difference between Judas and Peter? I’ll tell you the difference, the _______________.  

One, that you have the Word of God, beware of false prophets.                                                                                               

Two, that you _______ the Word of God.                                                   

Three, that you _______ the Word of God!, “he that has my words and does them,” Jesus said, “he is the one who loves me.”

The final test is the ______________. 

 

 

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