1 00:00:14,119 --> 00:00:17,359 Welcome to the Lansdale Life Church podcast. 2 00:00:18,379 --> 00:00:24,100 If you're seeking a closer relationship with Jesus Christ, this podcast is for you. 3 00:00:24,660 --> 00:00:27,079 Thank you for joining us today. 4 00:00:35,539 --> 00:00:39,460 So let's turn to Hebrews chapter 11 and 5 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:49,820 This is a favorite chapter to me, you know, I always say that about almost every scripture so I just love it all don't you? 6 00:00:50,460 --> 00:00:53,799 How can you choose but I love Hebrews 11? 7 00:00:54,100 --> 00:01:01,659 And in many theological circles, it's referred to as the Hall of Faith for a reason 8 00:01:01,659 --> 00:01:05,840 so as you're turning to that we're gonna pray and 9 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:11,500 Thank the Lord for using his word to do amazing things in our hearts and minds 10 00:01:11,500 --> 00:01:16,939 So father God, we asked you to open up your scripture today so that we would be enlightened 11 00:01:17,579 --> 00:01:22,840 Illuminated Lord God and we would see this world and our purpose in the world 12 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:27,099 From your perspective not our old natural perspective 13 00:01:27,099 --> 00:01:35,700 But from yours so that we can rise up and be everything that we're meant to be and we ask this in Jesus name 14 00:01:35,700 --> 00:01:40,519 Amen. So this is the Hall of Faith. We're only going through three verses today 15 00:01:40,519 --> 00:01:44,700 Okay, because there's a lot in this chapter. It's gonna take a few weeks to get through 16 00:01:44,700 --> 00:01:48,200 But in particular the first three verses this week 17 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:52,359 We're looking at and it's really about faith the Hall of Faith now 18 00:01:52,359 --> 00:01:55,439 Obviously, it's a play on the words Hall of Fame 19 00:01:55,439 --> 00:01:58,840 Okay, and the Hall of Fame of course is where 20 00:01:59,699 --> 00:02:04,120 amazing athletes that are legendary in their record setting their 21 00:02:04,719 --> 00:02:07,280 Accomplishments and the things that they've done are 22 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:14,259 Entered inducted into the Hall of Fame because it's kind of like recognizing there's never gonna be another one like that 23 00:02:14,259 --> 00:02:20,280 well, there might be but they still change the course of whether it be athletics a 24 00:02:20,819 --> 00:02:27,879 sport or music right the country Hall of Fame the rock and roll Hall of Fame and so these are people that are 25 00:02:27,879 --> 00:02:35,900 Were trend setters they were unique and powerful and in the way they came out with their music and their 26 00:02:35,900 --> 00:02:40,139 sports and they change really the direction in many cases of 27 00:02:40,980 --> 00:02:45,219 Our culture and so they're inducted into the Hall of Fame 28 00:02:45,219 --> 00:02:49,060 But here we're going to be reading about the Hall of Faith 29 00:02:49,060 --> 00:02:57,580 Okay, and and these are people that exhibited such tremendous faith and at a time by the way that they weren't 30 00:02:58,340 --> 00:03:02,120 Temples of the Holy Spirit we are we are new creations 31 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:06,280 In fact Hebrews 11 is going to talk about that later on not today 32 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:11,020 But it's going to talk about how they never received the promises that we have 33 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:13,400 Received to think about that 34 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:20,340 So the faith that they exhibited in the natural we can exhibit that kind of faith in the spirit 35 00:03:20,340 --> 00:03:23,340 Because we are temples of the Holy Spirit 36 00:03:23,340 --> 00:03:28,460 But so this is the Hall of Faith and I'm excited because the stories are just tremendous 37 00:03:28,460 --> 00:03:34,199 But as I was thinking about this, I have a Hall of Famer living in my home 38 00:03:34,199 --> 00:03:36,219 Okay, maybe you don't know this 39 00:03:36,219 --> 00:03:43,400 But my wife Jill scored a thousand points in her high school basketball career. So now she's saying 40 00:03:44,759 --> 00:03:49,680 And and I told you before she hates that kind of spotlights are right now 41 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:54,819 She's mad at me for even bringing it up, but that's what's even more fun about it, right? 42 00:03:55,819 --> 00:04:01,560 And her number 32 was retired at her high school. So she was something 43 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:10,560 And what's cool also is that her sister Debbie was also her number was also retired because she scored a 44 00:04:10,560 --> 00:04:16,139 Thousand points in her high school career. So that's pretty amazing. Okay, I haven't scored one point 45 00:04:16,139 --> 00:04:17,100 So that's pretty amazing 46 00:04:17,100 --> 00:04:24,879 But so this is this is but most of all what I really appreciate about my wife is that to me 47 00:04:24,879 --> 00:04:28,279 She is in the Hall of Faith. I 48 00:04:28,279 --> 00:04:30,899 Really I mean because of her faith 49 00:04:31,560 --> 00:04:33,560 she dragged me and 50 00:04:34,439 --> 00:04:40,839 Zach and Jesse into faith kicking and screaming because she exhibited faith in the Lord 51 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:48,519 She inspired me like how can you believe all this stuff? And before you knew it I was all in I was like, come on 52 00:04:48,519 --> 00:04:54,160 Jill we're going in right because she exhibited that that faith that I just 53 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:59,439 So admired something so different about her because she had faith in God 54 00:04:59,439 --> 00:05:06,139 And that's what this is about the Hall of Faith and you know faith is really I love the topic of faith 55 00:05:06,139 --> 00:05:07,019 because 56 00:05:07,639 --> 00:05:12,060 It's more complicated than you think. Okay, first of all 57 00:05:12,060 --> 00:05:16,079 Faith is an unnatural thing to mankind 58 00:05:16,079 --> 00:05:18,180 Did you know that like in other words? 59 00:05:18,279 --> 00:05:23,879 We were born in the image of God to have faith to have the capacity 60 00:05:23,879 --> 00:05:31,180 To believe something without actually seeing it right because people do that every day of the week 61 00:05:31,180 --> 00:05:35,199 they believe something that they haven't yet seen right and 62 00:05:35,199 --> 00:05:41,540 Unfortunately, most of the time they're believing things that are false, but they're still believing things, right? 63 00:05:41,860 --> 00:05:47,620 In fact in Romans chapter 12 verse 3 just after one of my other favorite verses in the Bible 64 00:05:47,620 --> 00:05:54,439 But Paul writes for I say through the grace given to me to everyone who is among you 65 00:05:54,439 --> 00:05:59,339 Not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think but to think 66 00:05:59,899 --> 00:06:04,339 Soberly as God has dealt to each one and that Greek word 67 00:06:04,339 --> 00:06:10,220 Acostas actually means to each and everyone a measure of faith 68 00:06:10,220 --> 00:06:15,920 In other words, the Lord has given everyone a metron of faith with the capacity 69 00:06:15,920 --> 00:06:18,100 To believe in him 70 00:06:18,680 --> 00:06:20,980 Otherwise we would be leaving that God 71 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:26,819 Created people for perdition in other words damn like he created people saying yeah 72 00:06:26,819 --> 00:06:32,420 They don't have the capacity to believe in me and and we're not Calvinists here 73 00:06:32,420 --> 00:06:35,279 I love many Calvinists, but we're not we're not 74 00:06:36,080 --> 00:06:42,600 Predestination in that manner now, we do believe that the Lord has always foreknown right and we foreknew 75 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:49,600 He predestined who he predestined he called who he called he also justified who he justified he glorified 76 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:52,259 But it's because he foreknew 77 00:06:52,259 --> 00:06:59,199 Everything so he always knows who's gonna come to him, but he doesn't create someone for hell 78 00:06:59,199 --> 00:07:06,279 I mean that would be like how would he create someone made in his image with the destination of hell? 79 00:07:06,459 --> 00:07:10,000 I just that's not my guy. I can't believe that right and 80 00:07:10,639 --> 00:07:18,079 So anyway, we're not gonna get into you know more Armenianism and Calvinism today, but that's the idea. Everyone has the capacity 81 00:07:18,079 --> 00:07:25,800 To believe something they haven't seen and that's the first thing about faith is it's natural. It's organic 82 00:07:25,800 --> 00:07:30,939 It's in our DNA with the capacity to believe 83 00:07:30,939 --> 00:07:36,699 Aren't you glad of that because well, you know you can look at anyone in your family or someone else who doesn't believe you're like 84 00:07:36,699 --> 00:07:39,579 Why don't they believe but they have the capacity? 85 00:07:40,199 --> 00:07:45,500 Because people believe all the time and things they haven't seen when you think about it even Adam and Eve in the garden 86 00:07:45,500 --> 00:07:52,319 They believe Satan's words over God's words and that's where the whole downfall came, right? 87 00:07:52,620 --> 00:07:58,180 So people have the capacity because it's in our DNA with the capacity to believe 88 00:07:58,180 --> 00:08:00,360 the second thing is 89 00:08:00,360 --> 00:08:03,439 Faith is a spiritual gift 90 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:11,720 When you come to Christ you actually receive a spiritual gift in fact in first Corinthians chapter 12 verse 9 91 00:08:11,720 --> 00:08:15,879 The third gift mentioned remember its wisdom knowledge and then what? 92 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:22,300 Faith it's a spiritual gift, you know, it's a faith that isn't from us 93 00:08:22,300 --> 00:08:29,360 It's from above when you come and you believe in Christ suddenly you're filled with faith that you didn't naturally have 94 00:08:29,360 --> 00:08:32,639 Because it's an infusion of his faith 95 00:08:32,639 --> 00:08:37,000 That's something I was attracted to Jill about because she had a faith that defied 96 00:08:37,639 --> 00:08:39,620 logical natural conclusions 97 00:08:39,620 --> 00:08:46,720 But she just believed and guess what her faith has been proven again and again and again, right and mine too 98 00:08:46,720 --> 00:08:52,139 You know, and so this is the idea that it's a spiritual gift, you know 99 00:08:52,139 --> 00:08:56,539 It's it's such a great thing that we don't have to rely on our original faith 100 00:08:56,539 --> 00:09:00,840 Because actually in Timothy it says when we are faithless he is faithful 101 00:09:01,459 --> 00:09:07,440 Because he will never deny himself. So his faith comes to the rescue when your faith is 102 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:12,980 Giving out you could just say Lord, you know, I believe but help my unbelief 103 00:09:12,980 --> 00:09:20,699 Give me more give me more faith because I am struggling here. It is a spiritual gift from God. Amen and 104 00:09:22,120 --> 00:09:25,120 That's why Paul also wrote in Romans 105 00:09:26,080 --> 00:09:26,159 117 106 00:09:27,060 --> 00:09:32,519 He said for in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith 107 00:09:32,519 --> 00:09:37,259 To faith as it is written that just shall live my faith 108 00:09:37,259 --> 00:09:44,500 You know, there's always more faith to be had our natural faith connects with Christ's faith and bam 109 00:09:44,500 --> 00:09:48,980 We are even fortified with faith that we never had in above ourselves 110 00:09:48,980 --> 00:09:54,559 But the last thing about faith is that it's something that can be increased 111 00:09:55,120 --> 00:10:02,980 Or strengthened or grown. Isn't that awesome? I mean you can have more faith faith doesn't need to stop you can keep 112 00:10:03,519 --> 00:10:09,720 Compounding your faith. In fact when Jesus was talking to his disciples and he was saying to them 113 00:10:09,720 --> 00:10:16,059 That you need to forgive again and again and again and again and they're like, huh, you know Lord increase our faith 114 00:10:16,059 --> 00:10:22,200 You know like you know, you could just imagine them scratching their head saying how can we forgive people we're so fed up with 115 00:10:22,200 --> 00:10:25,580 And then they said Lord, please increase our faith 116 00:10:25,580 --> 00:10:29,460 And so the Lord said if you have faith as a mustard seed 117 00:10:29,460 --> 00:10:37,419 You can say to this mulberry tree be pulled out by its roots and planted in the sea and it will obey you I 118 00:10:37,419 --> 00:10:41,299 will increase your faith in fact when 119 00:10:41,920 --> 00:10:43,920 Jesus said to Peter that 120 00:10:44,700 --> 00:10:47,559 Satan has asked to sift you as wheat 121 00:10:47,559 --> 00:10:53,980 But I have prayed for you that way you are strengthened when that when you return strengthen your brethren 122 00:10:54,520 --> 00:11:00,659 So there's always more faith. In fact, you know, Christ didn't only pray for Peter's faith in John 17 123 00:11:00,659 --> 00:11:04,759 We don't have it up there, but he prayed for all of our faith not just for these 124 00:11:04,759 --> 00:11:08,500 But for those who will believe i'm praying for them to 125 00:11:08,500 --> 00:11:11,100 Deliver them from the evil one, right? 126 00:11:11,419 --> 00:11:17,360 And so the Lord is going to come to rescue even when your faith is struggling look Lord 127 00:11:17,360 --> 00:11:23,059 I believe but please help how much I don't believe right now 128 00:11:23,059 --> 00:11:29,200 You know, I need more of that belief from you and he will come to the rescue, you know 129 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:30,360 faith is so 130 00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:32,600 important to be growing in 131 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:37,440 Because he is a rewarder of it. I love Hebrews 11 132 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:40,700 6 we're not going to read it today, but if a little foreshadow 133 00:11:41,500 --> 00:11:44,379 But without faith it is impossible to believe 134 00:11:45,420 --> 00:11:52,779 Please him for he who comes to God must believe that he is and that he is a what? 135 00:11:54,080 --> 00:12:00,659 Rewarder a rewarder of those who diligently seek him. So in other words like Lord, I just i'm I have 136 00:12:00,659 --> 00:12:06,799 Some faith for this but Lord i'm coming to you because you will reward me with even more 137 00:12:07,360 --> 00:12:09,340 Faith you're gonna give me more 138 00:12:09,340 --> 00:12:13,460 I I don't know about you, but I need more faith all the time 139 00:12:13,460 --> 00:12:17,659 Even though I believe I know the Lord is it at the seeth right hand of the father 140 00:12:17,659 --> 00:12:23,059 I know I am the temple the Holy Spirit. You can't prove me anything else. I've seen it too many times 141 00:12:23,059 --> 00:12:26,659 But sometimes there's something that like oh man, I really 142 00:12:27,439 --> 00:12:34,899 Lord, you know in fact right now a friend of mine is going into surgery. He has cancer riddled through a spinal column 143 00:12:35,539 --> 00:12:40,500 And uh has the potential for being a paraplegic and i'm like Lord, you know 144 00:12:41,159 --> 00:12:44,480 I need more faith right now when i'm praying for this guy. I need 145 00:12:45,059 --> 00:12:48,679 Your faith for this Lord, and I just want to believe 146 00:12:49,559 --> 00:12:54,759 Beyond a shadow of that you could do all things and please do this, right? 147 00:12:55,200 --> 00:13:00,720 Sometimes we just need more faith. Sometimes when i'm praying for someone I could sense somebody else has more faith for it 148 00:13:00,720 --> 00:13:05,860 Why don't you lay hands on this person and you pray because i'm struggling right now, you know 149 00:13:05,860 --> 00:13:08,580 We can struggle sometimes in particular things 150 00:13:08,580 --> 00:13:11,000 But you know pray for and he will 151 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:18,259 Answer that faith, you know, you know faith. Another thing is that I I like to call it the conduit to heaven 152 00:13:18,899 --> 00:13:24,059 It's it's the conduit to the kingdom of God because we receive everything 153 00:13:24,620 --> 00:13:30,919 Through faith don't we everything we get from God is through faith. You know what I mean by a conduit 154 00:13:30,919 --> 00:13:35,500 It's like, you know, they run electric cables through there, you know 155 00:13:35,500 --> 00:13:40,220 So that it gets to where it needs to go without getting frayed. Okay, or piping 156 00:13:40,220 --> 00:13:46,419 You're awful glad you have pipes in your house because they're a conduit for the water if you didn't your house would be a 157 00:13:46,419 --> 00:13:49,299 Swamp, right you need conduits 158 00:13:49,299 --> 00:13:53,860 Well, we receive from God through our faith 159 00:13:53,860 --> 00:13:55,720 We even received salvation 160 00:13:56,580 --> 00:14:02,139 Through our faith. Ephesians 2 8 said it is by grace. You have been saved through 161 00:14:02,980 --> 00:14:06,580 Faith you've received it through faith. It's a conduit 162 00:14:07,240 --> 00:14:13,820 And that not of yourselves. It is the gift of God. So really we need more faith 163 00:14:14,340 --> 00:14:17,720 To receive from God. We need a big faith, you know 164 00:14:17,720 --> 00:14:22,620 Because faith is the conduit to can do it. Does that make sense? 165 00:14:22,620 --> 00:14:26,899 I don't know the Lord gave me that this morning. I'm not sure if it was from him or from my own 166 00:14:27,380 --> 00:14:34,100 Delirious mind but hey by the way, you look beautiful today an extra hour sleep really suits you 167 00:14:34,100 --> 00:14:37,720 You look bright eyed and bushy tailed whatever that's supposed to mean 168 00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:42,679 But you do you look you look alive. Amen, but we always look good. Don't we we look good 169 00:14:42,679 --> 00:14:45,879 We smell good. We look like Christ. We smell like Christ, right? 170 00:14:46,439 --> 00:14:54,580 Amen, but so this we we need to receive from God through that conduit of faith the conduit to can do it, right? 171 00:14:55,980 --> 00:15:01,120 The one final thing about faith is by faith. We overcome 172 00:15:01,899 --> 00:15:06,720 Like you can't overcome this world with with a weak faith 173 00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:11,759 We need a strong faith. I love what John says in first John 5 174 00:15:11,759 --> 00:15:14,559 4 and 5 for whatever is born of God 175 00:15:15,220 --> 00:15:21,580 Overcomes the world and this is the victory that has overcome the world our faith 176 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:26,679 Who is he who overcomes the world just in case you didn't get it in the first verse? 177 00:15:27,519 --> 00:15:33,460 But he who believes that Jesus is the son of God we overcome 178 00:15:34,080 --> 00:15:39,799 By faith, so we need more and more and more faith. Amen 179 00:15:40,720 --> 00:15:43,720 So as we read these first three verses 180 00:15:44,559 --> 00:15:49,759 We're going to really hone in on this idea of faith because all of these people that 181 00:15:49,759 --> 00:15:54,799 The author is going to write about inspired by the Holy Spirit are people that exhibited 182 00:15:55,660 --> 00:15:56,580 supernatural faith 183 00:15:56,580 --> 00:16:04,100 Even though they still were not new creations as we are. So anyway, let's let's read these three verses 184 00:16:05,019 --> 00:16:10,220 Verse one now faith is the substance of things hoped for 185 00:16:11,200 --> 00:16:12,679 the evidence of things 186 00:16:12,679 --> 00:16:13,960 Not seen 187 00:16:14,840 --> 00:16:16,500 for by the elders 188 00:16:16,500 --> 00:16:18,960 obtained a good testimony 189 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:26,700 And verse three by faith. We understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God 190 00:16:27,320 --> 00:16:33,200 So that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible 191 00:16:34,100 --> 00:16:36,340 And we're going to stop there 192 00:16:36,340 --> 00:16:39,480 Now we're not going to spend a lot of time on verse three 193 00:16:39,480 --> 00:16:43,500 Because you know that's apologetics you could spend 194 00:16:44,539 --> 00:16:48,799 A sermon or ten sermons on but I love apologetics 195 00:16:49,320 --> 00:16:53,860 And I love people who really are good at it and i'm not so good at apology 196 00:16:53,860 --> 00:16:58,019 I can't remember facts and so forth about apologetics 197 00:16:58,019 --> 00:17:02,539 But I love it when I see someone who just knows stuff right off the top of my head 198 00:17:02,539 --> 00:17:07,079 And then how the shells get up on the mountain if there wasn't a flood and all these things is pop pop pop 199 00:17:07,079 --> 00:17:14,579 You know and they could just defy and I was actually brought into faith through hearing this great speaker who knew apologetics 200 00:17:14,579 --> 00:17:21,599 And I was just so because I had a logical mind and when I heard him sharing all these things that were like wow, really? 201 00:17:22,079 --> 00:17:30,119 That's amazing. That's amazing. There's evidence everywhere. Romans one even tells us that God created all things 202 00:17:30,119 --> 00:17:36,359 And Christ holds it all together. He is the word of God 203 00:17:36,359 --> 00:17:39,799 So when the word of God was spoken, that's him 204 00:17:40,360 --> 00:17:42,180 And just through the word 205 00:17:42,820 --> 00:17:49,839 Everything was created. That's just amazing, isn't it? And he created it all so but again 206 00:17:49,839 --> 00:17:52,299 We're not going to spend much time on that. We're going to really 207 00:17:52,299 --> 00:17:54,839 focus more on that verse one 208 00:17:55,460 --> 00:17:56,059 and 209 00:17:56,600 --> 00:17:57,039 again 210 00:17:57,880 --> 00:18:01,079 Now faith is the substance of things 211 00:18:01,079 --> 00:18:04,059 Hoped for now your version might say 212 00:18:04,059 --> 00:18:11,519 The confidence how many people say confidence anybody couple there assurance? 213 00:18:12,259 --> 00:18:13,940 A couple more. Okay 214 00:18:14,779 --> 00:18:17,460 Any others you could just yell it out if you want 215 00:18:18,539 --> 00:18:24,359 Evidence, yeah, and there's enough. Thank you. And there's another word of evidence shortly after that 216 00:18:24,359 --> 00:18:30,700 So really it's like it's you know, it's but the word we had dissect the word substance 217 00:18:31,459 --> 00:18:36,799 It's really like the word foundation. In fact, I have the word substance up there 218 00:18:37,580 --> 00:18:40,000 Thanks, nicole. You're doing a great job 219 00:18:41,339 --> 00:18:41,980 Hoopastus 220 00:18:41,980 --> 00:18:42,740 Okay 221 00:18:43,420 --> 00:18:46,519 And it means confidence power assurance 222 00:18:47,259 --> 00:18:55,519 And but when you look at it, it's two words hupa, which means under and histemi, which actually means to put or support 223 00:18:55,519 --> 00:19:01,339 So the whole idea is is faith is the thing that we put under to support our lives 224 00:19:01,339 --> 00:19:04,859 And of course, we're built on the chief cornerstone. Jesus Christ, right? 225 00:19:05,180 --> 00:19:10,619 But it's the foundation like and we see that it's a setting or placing 226 00:19:11,359 --> 00:19:12,579 a thing under 227 00:19:13,259 --> 00:19:16,640 substructure foundation that which has firm 228 00:19:17,420 --> 00:19:20,900 Foundation, you know Christ is my firm foundation 229 00:19:21,680 --> 00:19:24,259 The rock on which I stand 230 00:19:24,259 --> 00:19:28,380 I better stop there because I didn't practice with that. But you know 231 00:19:28,980 --> 00:19:30,019 Yeah, thank you 232 00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:31,460 Yes 233 00:19:32,259 --> 00:19:33,680 Let's move on. It's gonna get awkward 234 00:19:33,680 --> 00:19:40,279 But but it really is you know, faith is that basis. In fact, I have a little picture there. Faith is 235 00:19:40,279 --> 00:19:47,819 The foundation, isn't it? It's what is like it's the structure and did you ever notice the deeper the foundation? 236 00:19:48,700 --> 00:19:49,339 Is built 237 00:19:50,099 --> 00:19:52,319 And the wider the thicker 238 00:19:53,200 --> 00:19:54,799 The taller you can build 239 00:19:55,679 --> 00:19:58,579 The more you could the heavier you can build, you know 240 00:19:58,579 --> 00:20:04,099 I think of those skyscrapers in manhattan built on a granite island 241 00:20:04,099 --> 00:20:07,500 Don't you ever wonder like how does that island hold all of that? 242 00:20:07,920 --> 00:20:14,240 Wait, like how isn't it just sinking into the rivers that surround it? You know, it's amazing really 243 00:20:14,240 --> 00:20:20,019 But if you ever see those buildings are hammered in about like five or more stories down 244 00:20:20,019 --> 00:20:27,180 Maybe what is it 50 or 100 feet? Some of you might know but they just go deep into the granite and that's the 245 00:20:27,839 --> 00:20:30,720 Foundation right for this super tall building, right? 246 00:20:31,059 --> 00:20:37,700 But really our faith is the substructure the substance of what we can build upon 247 00:20:38,259 --> 00:20:39,900 And then we see the word 248 00:20:40,500 --> 00:20:40,759 right 249 00:20:41,519 --> 00:20:46,319 Substance of things what hoped for and let's look at this word hoped 250 00:20:47,019 --> 00:20:53,640 Alpedo, okay, and it's a verb form of alpis, which is expectation 251 00:20:54,840 --> 00:20:55,440 evidence 252 00:20:57,259 --> 00:20:57,859 reproof 253 00:20:57,859 --> 00:21:01,700 A proof that by which a thing is proven or tested, you know 254 00:21:01,700 --> 00:21:09,940 And so hope is what we are actually building, you know without a foundation of faith. We don't even know what to hope for 255 00:21:10,760 --> 00:21:16,119 Because hope is a is an expectation. It's not just a wish, you know 256 00:21:16,119 --> 00:21:22,400 Sometimes, you know, you know, I've often said, you know, I hope I win the lottery, but I don't even play 257 00:21:23,019 --> 00:21:24,599 So that's an impossibility 258 00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:31,279 But a lot of times we say I hope and it's this like minuscule chance like like 259 00:21:31,960 --> 00:21:38,259 What are you hoping for that for? You know, it's not really likely but we use the word hope for really wish 260 00:21:38,259 --> 00:21:38,880 Okay 261 00:21:38,880 --> 00:21:47,940 A wish is like a flimsy maybe might happen might not but an expectation is no no i'm building my 262 00:21:48,700 --> 00:21:51,779 Expectations on who I know God is 263 00:21:52,320 --> 00:21:54,059 Like I know what he's like 264 00:21:54,059 --> 00:21:59,779 so I can expect these results from what he has 265 00:22:00,700 --> 00:22:08,299 Demonstrated to me who he is and as we go through hebrews 11, we're gonna see people that took great chances 266 00:22:08,880 --> 00:22:13,380 That went that went all the way in what they believed who God is 267 00:22:13,380 --> 00:22:19,680 They invested all of their their faith in a foundation of the character of God 268 00:22:20,240 --> 00:22:23,440 And did things that were just outrageously amazing 269 00:22:24,660 --> 00:22:26,900 Because they knew how deep 270 00:22:27,520 --> 00:22:29,160 thick and wide 271 00:22:29,160 --> 00:22:34,480 Their foundation in God was and I think we can do the same thing. We can have that 272 00:22:35,100 --> 00:22:38,599 Expectation on who God is amen 273 00:22:41,020 --> 00:22:42,180 You know 274 00:22:44,500 --> 00:22:46,819 This idea of foundation 275 00:22:47,440 --> 00:22:49,819 Um, I have a barn outside my house 276 00:22:50,480 --> 00:22:55,799 And i'm gonna mention it to you before but it was there when I bought the house. I have a very old house 277 00:22:55,799 --> 00:22:58,420 It's like a one-room school house 278 00:22:58,420 --> 00:23:02,759 That they kept adding to so it's kind of weird, you know and some ceilings 279 00:23:02,759 --> 00:23:06,240 I almost have almost have to duck not really i'm lying 280 00:23:06,240 --> 00:23:10,680 I I am lying there. I do not have to duck but some of you would have to duck 281 00:23:10,680 --> 00:23:13,680 If you went in there John paul, you might have to duck 282 00:23:13,680 --> 00:23:17,759 All right, but you know, it's it's it's an interesting house, right? 283 00:23:18,059 --> 00:23:22,079 but the barn is even more interesting because 284 00:23:22,580 --> 00:23:27,980 When you go in there, there's literally holes in the concrete flooring where ground hogs 285 00:23:27,980 --> 00:23:34,299 Just like had their had a circus underneath there and they were living there for years, right? 286 00:23:34,559 --> 00:23:39,720 So when you look outside, you see the walls are buckling and buckling and and so 287 00:23:40,320 --> 00:23:46,339 I brought in uh, this mason friend of mine. I said, you know, so, uh, what can I do with this? 288 00:23:47,019 --> 00:23:47,920 Knock it down 289 00:23:47,920 --> 00:23:55,920 Like you're not going to build anything on this foundation, right because it's been chewed away at it has tunnels 290 00:23:55,920 --> 00:24:00,200 They actually ate through the concrete. So there's holes in the concrete 291 00:24:00,200 --> 00:24:06,039 You're not doing anything with this barn. You got to rip it down and rebuild and have a garage 292 00:24:06,039 --> 00:24:09,059 It's close to being like that too, but that's another story 293 00:24:09,059 --> 00:24:14,980 But so the idea is that the foundation is not strong enough to hold anything else 294 00:24:15,680 --> 00:24:23,339 You know and a lot of people who don't have a firm foundation in the character and nature of God 295 00:24:23,899 --> 00:24:26,220 They're trying to build lives 296 00:24:26,859 --> 00:24:28,599 That that are hopeful 297 00:24:29,559 --> 00:24:31,660 But you can't 298 00:24:32,299 --> 00:24:39,039 You have to have faith to have hope you really do faith comes first then you can have a life 299 00:24:39,039 --> 00:24:40,099 of hope 300 00:24:40,939 --> 00:24:44,700 Do you know what I mean? Because how can you expect to have a hopeful life? 301 00:24:44,720 --> 00:24:48,980 If you don't even have a firm foundation of faith 302 00:24:49,579 --> 00:24:51,559 in God, I remember one time this 303 00:24:52,279 --> 00:24:57,339 Nice lady, she was a strong believer and someone, you know asked, you know 304 00:24:57,339 --> 00:25:02,980 can you go up and pray with her seven issues with her son and went up there and 305 00:25:03,720 --> 00:25:08,640 He was uh, he used to be at liberty university. He might have graduated right? 306 00:25:09,359 --> 00:25:13,180 But somewhere along the line, he became a muslim 307 00:25:13,180 --> 00:25:13,819 Okay 308 00:25:14,359 --> 00:25:16,160 And so he left the faith 309 00:25:16,720 --> 00:25:22,019 And then while he was working at a job, he he threw a hammer at a co-worker 310 00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:28,359 And a few other things and and so now he might be facing charges, right? 311 00:25:29,180 --> 00:25:34,400 And so she said could you pray that the judge has leniency on him? 312 00:25:35,599 --> 00:25:36,579 And i'm like 313 00:25:37,879 --> 00:25:45,740 I don't know. Is that something that God wants? Yeah. I mean he's left the faith. Maybe God wants this 314 00:25:46,160 --> 00:25:48,819 In his life as like a disciplinary 315 00:25:50,120 --> 00:25:54,220 tactic to draw him back like I don't know I said i'll pray 316 00:25:54,800 --> 00:25:57,019 But i'll just pray generally that you know 317 00:25:57,019 --> 00:26:01,380 The Lord shows him grace in many areas, you know, so we just prayed 318 00:26:01,920 --> 00:26:02,359 and 319 00:26:02,880 --> 00:26:10,079 Because like how do you pray for something like that because his life already has a foundation that is broken apart 320 00:26:10,960 --> 00:26:13,400 By the groundhogs of this world, right? 321 00:26:13,940 --> 00:26:21,240 By the enemy has just already wreaked havoc on his foundation and his house is like a leaning tower of pisa 322 00:26:21,240 --> 00:26:23,680 It's just it's it can't stand 323 00:26:24,240 --> 00:26:29,900 So i'm thinking how do you pray into something that's already collapsed, you know, and so, you know 324 00:26:30,480 --> 00:26:33,180 And so many issues are like that because people 325 00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:38,339 Say yeah, I have this issue and they're going on and they want you to pray, right? 326 00:26:38,799 --> 00:26:43,019 About a good outcome and you're thinking I don't know if there's going to be one 327 00:26:43,019 --> 00:26:44,339 until you 328 00:26:44,819 --> 00:26:50,779 Fall on your knees and surrender to the Lord. Jesus like, you know, how are you going to have a good outcome? 329 00:26:50,920 --> 00:26:53,519 It's it's I hate to say it's kind of a hopeless life 330 00:26:54,039 --> 00:26:57,779 Without faith in God and that's what this is saying, you know 331 00:26:57,779 --> 00:27:02,240 That faith is the substance of things that we can hope for 332 00:27:02,880 --> 00:27:05,700 And then the evidence the evidence of things 333 00:27:06,319 --> 00:27:07,380 not seen 334 00:27:08,000 --> 00:27:13,759 You know and so that's the whole idea now. Hope is really like it's it's an expectation 335 00:27:13,759 --> 00:27:18,599 I talked to you about that and what do we expect in our lives? I saw this quote 336 00:27:18,599 --> 00:27:23,900 I was watching a commercial and it was the coolest quote i'm like that's noteworthy, right? 337 00:27:24,460 --> 00:27:30,119 And the quote was whether you think you can or think you can't you're right 338 00:27:30,119 --> 00:27:35,579 Did you ever see that commercial i'm like wow, that's that's so simple and yet so profound 339 00:27:35,579 --> 00:27:40,859 So I looked it up and it was henry ford who said that you have that slide of henry ford 340 00:27:40,859 --> 00:27:44,740 and everyone knows who henry ford every ford driving around is uh 341 00:27:44,740 --> 00:27:46,299 the something that he 342 00:27:46,299 --> 00:27:51,920 That uh all started with what a thunderbird or whatever. Some of you know the first 343 00:27:52,579 --> 00:27:56,119 Model t. Thank you. Thank devin knew that let's give 344 00:27:56,119 --> 00:27:56,339 That 345 00:27:59,120 --> 00:28:01,660 I have a feeling not but that's okay 346 00:28:02,720 --> 00:28:11,220 But you know right, I mean he he was revolutionary he transformed innovation in this country and around the world 347 00:28:11,220 --> 00:28:16,779 Making affordable things with an assembly line. I mean it was so innovative, you know 348 00:28:16,779 --> 00:28:18,980 I didn't get a chance to look into his faith 349 00:28:18,980 --> 00:28:23,640 But maybe you know but just that idea of whether you think you kind of think you can't 350 00:28:24,360 --> 00:28:30,599 You're right to me says so much because you know the verse that as a man thinks so is he like what are we? 351 00:28:31,320 --> 00:28:36,160 Expecting there's even people that are unsaved with more confidence than a believer 352 00:28:36,840 --> 00:28:37,720 And they're everywhere 353 00:28:38,360 --> 00:28:39,559 They have confidence 354 00:28:40,200 --> 00:28:45,460 In their earthly ability. Why don't we have confidence in our heavenly ability? 355 00:28:45,640 --> 00:28:52,339 Right believing that anything he wants me to have I am claiming it because I will have it 356 00:28:52,339 --> 00:28:56,779 Right because we have supernatural gifts from above 357 00:28:57,620 --> 00:29:04,200 Things that we didn't have when we were born or when we were living a life until we gave our lives to Christ suddenly bam 358 00:29:04,200 --> 00:29:06,400 We are like we are hyper 359 00:29:08,439 --> 00:29:13,740 Infused with this spiritual gift from above his power 360 00:29:14,260 --> 00:29:19,960 His might his authority that's what we have been equipped with we should certainly have more confidence 361 00:29:19,960 --> 00:29:23,480 In God than they do in themselves 362 00:29:24,279 --> 00:29:29,339 And yet you see people taking in this world so many risks in their own 363 00:29:29,940 --> 00:29:30,359 abilities 364 00:29:31,160 --> 00:29:33,859 You know, they're they're gambling on their own 365 00:29:33,859 --> 00:29:41,180 abilities I heard this podcast this morning about about how gambling is so crazy now in sports and the recent 366 00:29:41,720 --> 00:29:46,839 You know thing that happened and you know, i've never been in the gamble and I I just lose five bucks 367 00:29:46,839 --> 00:29:50,660 And I just can't get over it. So that's not that's not me. Maybe you have a 368 00:29:51,299 --> 00:29:56,880 Thicker skin for that. I don't like losing money on a cheap thrill. That wasn't that much fun to begin with 369 00:29:56,880 --> 00:29:59,359 but I I understand I went to a 370 00:29:59,819 --> 00:30:06,160 College with a a friend who was always, you know losing money somehow. He didn't get it 371 00:30:06,160 --> 00:30:12,400 This isn't cut out for me gambling on you know, and he knew sports and he bet on sports and just kept losing 372 00:30:12,400 --> 00:30:16,200 I don't get it. But anyway, and he ended up dropping. He's brighter than all of us 373 00:30:16,200 --> 00:30:18,519 Smarter guy than every one of us 374 00:30:19,080 --> 00:30:20,160 And he ends up 375 00:30:20,160 --> 00:30:27,480 Leaving college penn state main campus earlier than any of us. He never graduated. I'm like, how does he was brilliant? 376 00:30:28,099 --> 00:30:31,559 But he just fell into it gambling drinking everything else 377 00:30:31,559 --> 00:30:37,720 But anyway, but like this idea of people will gamble on the ability i've never even done 378 00:30:38,279 --> 00:30:41,240 A fantasy league i'm just telling you i'm like so 379 00:30:42,039 --> 00:30:44,700 I don't understand it and I don't follow it enough 380 00:30:44,700 --> 00:30:51,980 But so but but you hear all these people investing in other people's abilities 381 00:30:51,980 --> 00:30:55,599 Why don't we invest in Christ's ability in us? 382 00:30:56,019 --> 00:31:00,619 Let's put it all down on red or black. What do you want to call it? Let's call it red 383 00:31:00,619 --> 00:31:07,079 All right, we'll put it all red, but let's invest in who Christ is in us. Let's just throw it all in 384 00:31:07,900 --> 00:31:11,480 And so I think the Lord gave me another I tried it on jill 385 00:31:11,480 --> 00:31:17,539 She wasn't impressed, but maybe you'll be a little more impressed, but the Lord gave me this little saying 386 00:31:18,360 --> 00:31:20,099 thoughts become words 387 00:31:20,900 --> 00:31:23,099 Words become actions 388 00:31:23,799 --> 00:31:26,059 And actions become outcome 389 00:31:27,000 --> 00:31:29,819 You know if our thoughts are not 390 00:31:30,440 --> 00:31:36,960 With expectation that God can do all things. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me 391 00:31:36,960 --> 00:31:40,359 You know, it's him living in me 392 00:31:41,080 --> 00:31:46,759 Where are the limitations wherever he doesn't want me to go but other than that the sky's the limit 393 00:31:47,320 --> 00:31:52,759 Right like my thoughts and then start speaking into that 394 00:31:52,759 --> 00:32:00,559 Start telling friends that you could trust and aren't going to say you're crazy or you know be negative towards you or you know 395 00:32:00,559 --> 00:32:04,259 Try to quench your joy, you know, there's people like that 396 00:32:04,259 --> 00:32:07,880 I don't know if you ever met them a couple not in here, but there's a couple out there 397 00:32:08,419 --> 00:32:11,099 Let's just say that's stupid. Why would you think you can do that? 398 00:32:11,400 --> 00:32:14,440 You know david had a couple of brothers that way like that, right? 399 00:32:14,440 --> 00:32:17,599 A lot joseph had some brothers like that. That's a dumb dream 400 00:32:17,599 --> 00:32:23,160 Right, you know, we all have people in our lives that say what do you really you know? 401 00:32:23,440 --> 00:32:29,200 But start speaking to people you could trust and I think the Lord has called me to maybe do this like 402 00:32:29,200 --> 00:32:33,980 You know start speaking those things that you have thoughts about 403 00:32:34,520 --> 00:32:37,319 You know and then not only that but don't stop there, you know 404 00:32:37,319 --> 00:32:42,000 Henry ford he had some ideas and he probably told some people but did he stop there? 405 00:32:42,920 --> 00:32:47,420 You know, he he he actually put it into action, right and we're gonna fail 406 00:32:48,039 --> 00:32:52,980 The good thing about the Lord is that he is so gracious. He keeps lifting. Come on 407 00:32:52,980 --> 00:32:58,240 We're gonna do this get back up. Come on. Let's go. We're gonna we're gonna get to where we're going 408 00:32:58,240 --> 00:33:03,640 Right. He's always picking you back up. You don't have to fail once and turn away and say 409 00:33:04,299 --> 00:33:07,940 Give it a try. No, it's like if he called you to it 410 00:33:07,940 --> 00:33:10,480 He will bring it to fruition 411 00:33:10,480 --> 00:33:16,799 Right and so we could trust him that he's going to accomplish he who began a good work and you will complete it 412 00:33:16,799 --> 00:33:20,119 In Christ Jesus. He's going to do the work 413 00:33:20,119 --> 00:33:23,460 He's going to complete the task, right? 414 00:33:23,740 --> 00:33:29,500 So what we say those words then become actions if i'm going to say this i'm not going to keep talking about it 415 00:33:29,500 --> 00:33:30,500 I'm actually going to do it 416 00:33:30,500 --> 00:33:36,220 I am going to do it and i'm going to keep doing it until I see what happens 417 00:33:36,859 --> 00:33:44,180 The results because we know that there will be evidence like we just read the evidence of things unseen and you know 418 00:33:44,180 --> 00:33:47,859 I really think the true intent of that verse 419 00:33:48,460 --> 00:33:51,359 Is that you didn't want to see it now you see it 420 00:33:51,359 --> 00:33:57,339 You will see the outcome of your faith in this life and beyond of course 421 00:33:57,339 --> 00:34:01,099 But when you believe and act in faith 422 00:34:01,099 --> 00:34:03,500 Don't you always see the outcome? 423 00:34:03,779 --> 00:34:09,679 There's always going to be an outcome and it's going to be maybe not what you expected, but it's an outcome 424 00:34:10,460 --> 00:34:14,480 And you could say Lord. Thank you for letting me see it on this side of heaven 425 00:34:14,480 --> 00:34:18,360 I can only imagine what it's going to look like on that side of heaven 426 00:34:18,360 --> 00:34:23,219 Some things we won't see down here people we touched and moved and inspired 427 00:34:23,860 --> 00:34:27,559 We may never see the results until years later 428 00:34:27,559 --> 00:34:31,059 But suddenly someone will come up and say yeah, I remember you 429 00:34:31,059 --> 00:34:36,920 And suddenly they'll say thing. I did that I said that I don't remember any of that, you know sure it was me, you know 430 00:34:36,920 --> 00:34:42,440 Because you know that's what happens, but even if you never see it you're going to see it someday 431 00:34:43,139 --> 00:34:47,059 Right because he never forgets what you do in faith. Amen 432 00:34:47,059 --> 00:34:51,539 And I was just thinking about this how the Lord, you know again 433 00:34:51,539 --> 00:34:56,559 Our thoughts become words our words become actions and our actions 434 00:34:57,219 --> 00:35:01,019 Become reality right our actions have an outcome 435 00:35:01,019 --> 00:35:07,440 Okay, and that's what they become the outcome. And so we see the results of it 436 00:35:07,440 --> 00:35:16,780 I love what Jesus said to his disciples about like speaking things into existence when he said in mark 11 23 and 24 437 00:35:17,900 --> 00:35:19,480 He said for sure 438 00:35:19,480 --> 00:35:25,199 The I say to you whoever says to this mountain be removed and be cast into the sea 439 00:35:25,940 --> 00:35:28,460 And does not doubt in his heart 440 00:35:29,139 --> 00:35:33,079 But believes that those things he says will be done 441 00:35:33,619 --> 00:35:36,980 He will have whatever he says now. That's a 442 00:35:37,619 --> 00:35:39,260 That's a promise, right? 443 00:35:40,059 --> 00:35:43,920 Therefore I say to you whatever things you ask when you pray 444 00:35:44,860 --> 00:35:47,280 Believe that you receive them 445 00:35:48,000 --> 00:35:54,460 And you will have them, you know, some people read that say well, maybe that's not exactly what he means 446 00:35:55,039 --> 00:35:55,320 well 447 00:35:56,000 --> 00:35:57,659 There could be some metaphor there 448 00:35:57,659 --> 00:36:04,380 You might not actually literally be saying all right pray for the mountains along the lehi river that they would move a little bit 449 00:36:04,380 --> 00:36:09,920 South okay to give a little more land to south beflahim. I doubt he means a literal mountain 450 00:36:09,920 --> 00:36:14,260 He's talking about what mountain is in the way of your life 451 00:36:15,200 --> 00:36:18,639 Right because he he's saying no i'll either 452 00:36:19,200 --> 00:36:23,059 Carry you over it or you're i'm gonna remove it 453 00:36:23,059 --> 00:36:29,179 Just speak it into existence the voice of a believer has so much power 454 00:36:29,840 --> 00:36:35,179 So much weight, you know because when we say things in faith 455 00:36:35,179 --> 00:36:38,639 It's like the word of God pouring out of us 456 00:36:38,639 --> 00:36:43,420 In fact the word says we're all prophets now i'm not saying speaking the future 457 00:36:43,420 --> 00:36:51,480 I'm saying we have a prophetic calling to speak the word of God into situations down here on earth, right? 458 00:36:52,320 --> 00:36:54,139 As the worship team comes forward 459 00:36:55,039 --> 00:36:56,699 And we prepare for communion 460 00:36:57,720 --> 00:37:00,840 You know, we could see these patriarchs of faith 461 00:37:01,579 --> 00:37:04,059 There's going to be 16 of them mentioned 462 00:37:05,740 --> 00:37:07,199 In hebrews 11 463 00:37:09,199 --> 00:37:15,000 And there's going to be a lot more inferred like people that they're going to talk about but not mention their names 464 00:37:15,599 --> 00:37:17,900 But as you read it, you're like, I I know that 465 00:37:17,900 --> 00:37:19,760 Yeah, she had a son 466 00:37:20,320 --> 00:37:23,119 raised from the dead and yep, I remember 467 00:37:24,079 --> 00:37:29,079 Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego like we just I think we just sang about that which was cool 468 00:37:29,079 --> 00:37:34,019 You know, they're in the fire doesn't mention their names, but we know who they are, right? 469 00:37:34,019 --> 00:37:36,400 Even daniel doesn't mention daniel's name 470 00:37:36,400 --> 00:37:40,800 But we know who he is and we know that the lion's mouths were shut, right? 471 00:37:41,320 --> 00:37:44,920 But because of their faith how much more us? 472 00:37:45,699 --> 00:37:46,340 in this 473 00:37:46,980 --> 00:37:47,840 day and age 474 00:37:47,840 --> 00:37:50,980 Being the new creation of Christ 475 00:37:51,619 --> 00:37:57,820 Should we not expect to walk in power and authority in this world? Amen 476 00:37:58,500 --> 00:38:02,239 Because he says we have that authority. I love what david 477 00:38:02,239 --> 00:38:04,420 You can start giving out the 478 00:38:04,420 --> 00:38:05,239 elements 479 00:38:06,079 --> 00:38:10,559 When david you remember, you know, his brothers always 480 00:38:11,160 --> 00:38:13,780 talked them down and all that and 481 00:38:14,840 --> 00:38:15,440 finally 482 00:38:16,200 --> 00:38:17,900 you know david was 483 00:38:19,119 --> 00:38:24,380 Walking out to the battlefield and he's here in goliath this nine foot nine inch guy 484 00:38:24,960 --> 00:38:32,079 With a spear. I forget how long and weight and the head of the spear was probably half the weight of david, right? 485 00:38:32,239 --> 00:38:34,619 And he's watching this monster 486 00:38:35,260 --> 00:38:40,179 But he was denouncing God and the Lord's army 487 00:38:41,240 --> 00:38:44,360 And something came over david's heart like 488 00:38:45,320 --> 00:38:45,960 like 489 00:38:46,880 --> 00:38:49,420 Lord, are you gonna let this guy go unchecked? 490 00:38:50,440 --> 00:38:55,739 Like Lord, don't we have to do something about this like I did with the bear that was attacking the sheep and the lie 491 00:38:55,739 --> 00:38:59,139 like something needs to be done with this 492 00:38:59,900 --> 00:39:00,539 monster 493 00:39:01,420 --> 00:39:03,420 Lord, I know you're not 494 00:39:03,420 --> 00:39:10,059 Going to let this go unchecked. I'm I'm infusing my own commentary here 495 00:39:11,019 --> 00:39:14,900 But he's asking what what you know, what's happening here? 496 00:39:15,960 --> 00:39:17,880 And as he's watching this 497 00:39:19,099 --> 00:39:21,880 And he's gaining more and more 498 00:39:22,599 --> 00:39:22,960 confidence 499 00:39:23,820 --> 00:39:24,820 and courage 500 00:39:25,420 --> 00:39:25,659 and 501 00:39:26,779 --> 00:39:26,960 expectation 502 00:39:27,659 --> 00:39:35,019 Because remember his faith was in who God was his faith was that he is going to be king. Do you remember that? 503 00:39:36,280 --> 00:39:40,579 Samuel said you're going to be king and he poured the oil on his head from a horn 504 00:39:40,579 --> 00:39:44,780 And said you are the next king of israel. Had he been king of israel yet? 505 00:39:45,599 --> 00:39:47,579 No, right and so 506 00:39:48,320 --> 00:39:51,780 He received the anointing. He knew he had to be king 507 00:39:52,340 --> 00:39:53,760 I'm not king yet 508 00:39:54,480 --> 00:39:56,239 I can't die here now 509 00:39:56,960 --> 00:39:58,239 Think about that 510 00:39:58,800 --> 00:40:02,300 Is the Lord gonna let you die in your failures? 511 00:40:03,159 --> 00:40:09,019 Or is he going to lift you up and say no we're doing this thing. We're going to overcome 512 00:40:09,679 --> 00:40:13,079 And I believe david said, you know, wait, this is all wow 513 00:40:13,840 --> 00:40:14,820 I don't get it 514 00:40:14,820 --> 00:40:21,179 But I have a supernatural faith here and I have courage and confidence that I never had before 515 00:40:21,739 --> 00:40:27,079 Except with the bear and the lion, but I got some courage and confidence and he went out into 516 00:40:27,739 --> 00:40:28,639 the battlefield 517 00:40:29,579 --> 00:40:36,059 And these words he said then david said to the philistine you come to me with a sword with a spirit with a javelin 518 00:40:36,059 --> 00:40:42,420 But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts the God of the armies of israel 519 00:40:42,420 --> 00:40:44,460 Whom you have defied 520 00:40:45,099 --> 00:40:46,599 And then verse 46 521 00:40:47,319 --> 00:40:51,139 This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand 522 00:40:51,799 --> 00:40:55,219 And I will strike you and take your head from you 523 00:40:55,960 --> 00:41:00,159 And this day I will give the carcasses of the camp of the philistines 524 00:41:00,159 --> 00:41:04,639 To the birds of the air and the wild beasts of the earth 525 00:41:05,400 --> 00:41:09,860 That all the earth may know that there is a God 526 00:41:10,519 --> 00:41:10,980 in 527 00:41:11,639 --> 00:41:12,179 israel 528 00:41:13,120 --> 00:41:15,239 That's some trash talk there 529 00:41:15,960 --> 00:41:17,300 But guess what? 530 00:41:20,340 --> 00:41:21,900 It's some heavenly talk 531 00:41:22,680 --> 00:41:29,280 Because he already sees it. He already sees it. You know, imagine that he already envisioned 532 00:41:30,120 --> 00:41:33,960 Goliath goes down. He runs up. There's the sword. There's the head 533 00:41:33,960 --> 00:41:39,820 Just like I just said like he saw the whole thing happening before it happened 534 00:41:41,099 --> 00:41:46,380 Because he said you know, I am not king yet. The Lord will bring a victory here 535 00:41:46,380 --> 00:41:49,980 Now I I don't think i'm ever going to go in front of a nine foot nine inch 536 00:41:50,539 --> 00:41:56,000 Person and have to do something like that my mount my giants are little things 537 00:41:56,780 --> 00:42:00,860 That I just have to have faith that the Lord has 538 00:42:02,059 --> 00:42:08,440 Overcome that he will deliver me from this. All of us have these giants in our lives 539 00:42:08,440 --> 00:42:12,840 And it could be just a relationship that we wish would get better 540 00:42:12,840 --> 00:42:18,179 It could be someone that we just can't get overcome. We can't overcome the unforgiveness 541 00:42:18,920 --> 00:42:23,960 The pain and hurt that we experienced from someone that might even be long dead by now 542 00:42:24,659 --> 00:42:27,239 And that might be your goliath 543 00:42:28,079 --> 00:42:29,800 But the Lord will say no 544 00:42:30,360 --> 00:42:35,400 No, no, come on. We have this. Do you remember david just didn't walk in there like, you know 545 00:42:36,079 --> 00:42:37,940 You know swinging he ran 546 00:42:38,440 --> 00:42:39,480 He ran 547 00:42:40,440 --> 00:42:41,480 He charged 548 00:42:42,039 --> 00:42:50,599 Towards a nine foot nine giant all armored up with the sword the shield the javelin the spear everything 549 00:42:51,900 --> 00:43:00,579 Unafraid he ran, you know, I believe that we need to charge into battle knowing who the conqueror truly is 550 00:43:00,579 --> 00:43:03,059 Because of our firm foundation 551 00:43:03,880 --> 00:43:05,380 Of faith. Amen 552 00:43:05,380 --> 00:43:07,320 Amen, let's have communion 553 00:43:13,859 --> 00:43:14,619 Father 554 00:43:14,619 --> 00:43:15,440 God as we 555 00:43:17,880 --> 00:43:21,539 Just meditate Lord on your word all these promises 556 00:43:22,119 --> 00:43:28,739 Being yes and amen again and again and again Lord God, you promise that you will overcome 557 00:43:28,739 --> 00:43:34,699 You promise that through our faith we will overcome whether it be an addiction 558 00:43:35,800 --> 00:43:36,659 whether it be 559 00:43:37,460 --> 00:43:38,960 Whether it be finances 560 00:43:44,260 --> 00:43:45,980 Whether it be sickness 561 00:43:48,400 --> 00:43:50,599 Lord we want to run into this 562 00:43:51,379 --> 00:43:55,659 We want to run into this with so much confidence in you 563 00:43:56,659 --> 00:43:59,360 And know that we are victorious 564 00:44:03,000 --> 00:44:07,219 If anyone here has never received the Lord as your savior, I just 565 00:44:07,900 --> 00:44:10,460 I'm begging you right now do it 566 00:44:11,120 --> 00:44:15,860 Because the word says don't take the communion in an unworthy manner and you know 567 00:44:16,559 --> 00:44:21,159 None of us are worthy apart from Christ, but all of us are worthy in Christ 568 00:44:22,000 --> 00:44:25,360 Right, and so i'm just going to ask you right now 569 00:44:25,360 --> 00:44:27,400 Don't let this moment go 570 00:44:28,200 --> 00:44:29,519 Because your life is hopeless 571 00:44:30,440 --> 00:44:35,599 Without Jesus Christ you are hopeless and i'm not being mean i'm being truthful 572 00:44:36,680 --> 00:44:38,079 Our lives are hopeless 573 00:44:38,760 --> 00:44:41,599 Without faith in Jesus Christ. We have no hope 574 00:44:42,380 --> 00:44:49,219 But in him we can build a strong and mighty fortress of hope 575 00:44:51,160 --> 00:44:53,300 Father God as we eat this bread 576 00:44:54,539 --> 00:44:58,559 We trust everyone in here is saved and if someone isn't Lord God 577 00:44:58,559 --> 00:45:02,260 We ask you to just inspire them right now to surrender to you 578 00:45:04,220 --> 00:45:09,320 Lord we eat this bread remembering that it was your body that was nailed to the cross 579 00:45:10,420 --> 00:45:16,059 You became our sins our sins died with you on the cross 580 00:45:16,580 --> 00:45:18,980 Lord, thank you for being the bread from heaven 581 00:45:19,860 --> 00:45:22,659 We thank you for the bread in Jesus name. Amen 582 00:45:27,780 --> 00:45:29,840 And father guys we drink this cup 583 00:45:32,260 --> 00:45:36,500 We remember it's because your blood was shed for us 584 00:45:37,220 --> 00:45:39,760 That our sins are washed away 585 00:45:41,220 --> 00:45:43,380 We are truly born again 586 00:45:44,580 --> 00:45:45,579 new creations 587 00:45:46,980 --> 00:45:51,159 And we have a firm foundation in you Lord God and we have a hope 588 00:45:53,420 --> 00:45:54,619 And a future 589 00:45:55,539 --> 00:45:57,739 We thank you for the shed blood 590 00:45:58,740 --> 00:46:00,760 In Jesus name amen 591 00:46:05,019 --> 00:46:10,519 Thanks for joining us at Lansdale life church as we praise God and discuss his word 592 00:46:11,060 --> 00:46:16,659 Don't forget to join us for worship lives Sunday mornings at 10 a.m. Eastern on YouTube 593 00:46:17,460 --> 00:46:19,760 Be blessed and have a great day 594 00:46:23,300 --> 00:46:25,420 You