Reflections Ahead. Bryant Hewitt Message

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Bryant Hewitt brings the Sunday Morning Message, Reflections Ahead .

I. FAITH DEFINED

   A. FAITH IN GENERAL...
      1. According to Easton's Bible Dictionary
         a. "Faith is in general the persuasion of the mind that a
            certain statement is true"
         b. "Its primary idea is trust"
      2. According to He 11:1
         a. "...the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of
            things not seen." (ESV)
         b. "...being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do
            not see." (NIV)
      -- Faith is therefore conviction and trust in someone or some
         thing

   B. FAITH IN GOD...
      1. Involves conviction and trust that He exists - He 11:6
      2. Requires that we believe He rewards those who diligently seek
         Him - ibid.
      -- Without such faith in God, we cannot please Him!

   C. FAITH IN JESUS...
      1. Involves conviction and trust in who Jesus is - Jn 8:24; 11:27
      2. Involves conviction and trust in what Jesus did - Jn 10:10,11;
         cf. Jn 1:29
      3. Involves conviction and trust in what Jesus said - e.g., Jn
         8:12; 14:6
      -- Without such faith in Jesus, we will die in our sins!

[Faith in God and Jesus is therefore essential.  But how is such faith
developed...?]

II. FAITH DEVELOPED

   A. THROUGH THE WORD...
      1. The Word of God is designed to create faith - Ro 10:17
      2. It was written to produce faith, such as faith in Jesus - Jn
         20:30-31; 1Jn 5:13
      -- The Word of God is filled with evidences intended to produce
         faith

   B. THROUGH OBEDIENCE...
      1. Jesus said of those who do God's will, they will know its truth
         - Jn 7:17
      2. To use a phrase, "the proof of the pudding is in the eating"
      -- As one obeys God and Jesus, the stronger their conviction and
         trust grows

   C. THROUGH FELLOWSHIP...
      1. Faith is strengthened by exhorting one another - He 3:12-14
      2. Which we do by frequent assembling - He 10:24-25
      -- The more we have fellowship with one another, the stronger our
         faith grows!