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The Roar of Your Faith

The Roar of Your Faith!

Pastor Phil Derstine   6-2-24

 

Faith is a Fight! – overcoming our Human Nature for the Divine Supernatural Nature of God

  • I Timothy 6:11 “But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness. (12) Fight the good fight of the faith…”
  • The Roar of our FAITH must be louder than the roar of the World!

 

How to Fight with your Faith  

1) Faith SEES – With Spiritual eyes  

2) Faith SPEAKS – With Declaration

3) Faith ACTS – Do something

 

Luke 19:1-10  Story of Zacchaeus 

  • Zacchaeus (Gr.) - Name means pure, innocent, righteous
  • Had made some poor choices
  • Was judged and negatively defined by his friends
  • Was isolated, unliked, cancelled by society
  • Yet he arose from the crowd and was called out by God

 

  1. He saw the Season of Opportunity – see your problem as an opportunity for God
  • Isaiah 55:6 “Seek ye the LORD while He may be found, call ye upon Him while He is near.”
  • Matthew 14:29 – Peter walked on water
  • Daniel 3:21 – Hebrew boys in the fire
  • Daniel 6:16 – Daniel in the lion's den
  • I Samuel 17:32 – David defeated Goliath  

 

  1. He overcame Obstacles and Limitations – take a step of faith in your own strength!
    • Luke 19:4 – Zacchaeus climbed a tree to see Jesus
    • Mark 6:38 – How many loaves do you have? 
  • Mark 2:4 – Tore the roof apart to get to Jesus
  • Mark 5:25 – Woman bleeding for 12 years
  • Luke 18:39 – Blind man shouted all the more

 

  1. His effort exercised his FAITH – believe God for a Miracle!
  • James 1:17 “Faith without works (action) is dead.  (18) I will show you my faith by my works.”
  • Luke 17:14 – 10 lepers healed “as they went”
  • John 9:7 – “Go wash in the Pool of Siloam”
  • Luke 18:1-8 – Widow’s persistent Faith

 

Let Faith Arise! 

  • Luke 19:9 “Jesus said to him, Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost.” 
  • Isaiah 60:1 “Arise, Shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.  (2) See, darkness shall cover the earth and gross darkness the people, but the LORD shall arise upon you and His glory shall be seen upon you.  (3) Nations will come to your light and kings to the brightness of your rising.”