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Faith

11. Sep 2025 On The Way In Love
(by Pastor Norman)
“Now the just shall live by faith” (Heb 10:38a; NKJV) (See also Rom 1:16-17). That’s pretty clear; we as Christians are to live by faith (Gal 2:20). In scripture we see that we needed faith to become Christians (Rom 10:9,10, Eph 2:8,9) and that we cannot please God without faith (Heb 11:6). God promises that as we pray and bring requests to Him that are in line with His will (1 John 5:14) and in faith, we will receive (Matt 21:22, Mark 11:24). So, what is faith? I love the definition in 2 Tim 3:15b in the Amplified translation, “Faith in Christ Jesus [through the leaning of the entire human personality on God in Christ Jesus in absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom and goodness].” We are to have the God kind of faith that, “calls those things that do not exist as though they did” (Rom 4:17b). This may all seem rather daunting but the apostle Paul told us to grow our faith by spending time in God’s word (Rom 10:17) and in Jude’s epistle we see that we can also build up our faith by praying in the Holy Spirit (Jude 1:20). Abraham took God’s word that he would give rise to a huge nation and after many years Isaac, his son, was born when he and Sarah were 100 and 90 years old respectively! Now that’s faith! James, the brother of Jesus, exhorts us to walk in faith and not doubt (James 1:5-8). “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes” (Mark 6:23; NKJV). Let’s all be an example of faith (1 Tim 4:12).

Hope

8. Sep 2025 On The Way In Love
(By Pastor Jean)
“Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen” (Heb 11:1; NLT). Hope and faith are closely tied together. Biblical hope is the expectation that God will do what He promises to do compared to worldly hope which is just wishful thinking. God spoke through the prophet Hosea saying that He would, “transform the valley of trouble into a gateway of hope” (Hos 2:15; NLT). Have you ever been in a “valley of trouble”? It is important to have hope in your heart in those times, a confident expectation that God will come through “Hope in God and wait expectantly for Him” (Ps 42:11; AMP). Heb 6:19 tells us that this kind of hope is an anchor for the soul, in other words it keeps us secure despite what is going on around us. The verse goes on to say that it keeps us anchored, “within the veil” meaning in God’s presence and there is no safer place to be. How can we be sure of this? Because Heb 6:18 reveals that it is, “impossible for God to lie.” It is interesting that 1 Cor 13:7 tells us that “love hopes all things (remaining steadfast during difficult times)” (AMP). In Rom 4:18 we read about Abraham who is a good example of Bible hope, “Even when there was no reason for hope, Abraham kept hoping – believing that he would become the father of many nations” (NLT). People in the world tell us not to get our hopes up but the Bible says the exact opposite! So, if you are believing God for something put your hope and trust in God and be expectant!

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