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2. Acts 5: The Second Persecution
Priests and Sadducees “rose up” (Ps. 2) Miraculous deliverance Gamaliel’s intervention

3. Welcome! www.SunsetChurchofChrist.net
Bibles and copies of sermons are available Please silence your cell phones
Sunday Bible Classes 9:30 AM Worship 10:30 AM 5:30 PM Wednesday Bible Classes 7:00 PM

4. Psalm 107:22 Let them also offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, And tell of His works with joyful singing
Hymns
Invitation
Red Songbook -
Supplemental

5. It Comes By Faith

6. A Brief Survey of FAITH
FAITH IS: An absolute confidence Hebrews 11:1-6 John 3:16
Heb 11:1 ¶ Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen….. Heb 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.

7. A Brief Survey of FAITH
FAITH IS: An absolute confidence in what God said Romans 10:17 Matthew 7:21-23
Mt 7:21 ¶ "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. 22 "Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?' 23 "And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.'

8. A Brief Survey of FAITH
FAITH IS: An absolute confidence and action in what God said James 2:14-26 John 3:36
Jas 2:26 For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.
Joh 3:36 "He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him."

9. Walking by Faith Faith: Sight:
2 Corinthians 5:7 For we walk by faith, not by sight--
Faith:
Revealed by God
Certified by action
Sight:
By our senses
Of this world

10. Learning to Walk by Faith
Understanding FAITH answers When we say “by faith” we mean: 1. God has said it 2. I have acted in accordance 3. Our confidence is not by sight

11. That Which Comes by Faith
The answers to prayers The indwelling of God’s Spirit Our salvation
Examples of things which come by faith, NOT by sight

12. Prayers are Answered by Faith
1. God has said He would hear it: - It is in His will – 1 John 5:14 - We are in Christ – John 16:23
1Jo 5:14 ¶ Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
Joh 16:23 ¶ "And in that day you will ask Me nothing. Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you.

13. Prayers are Answered by Faith
1. God has said He would hear it: 2. We have acted in accordance: - Nothing hinders – 1 Peter 3:7 - Righteous diligence – James 5:16
1Pe 3:7 You husbands in the same way, live with your wives in an understanding way, as with someone weaker, since she is a woman; and show her honor as a fellow heir of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.
Jas 5:16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish muc

14. Prayers are Answered by Faith
1. God has said He would hear it: 2. We have acted in accordance: 3. Our answer is IN FAITH - Not by sight - In belief – Matthew 21:22
Mt 21:22 "And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.

15. Spirit Indwells by Faith
1. God promised His spirit - Romans 8: Ephesians 2: Corinthians 6:19
1Co 6:19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own?
Ro 8:9, 11 you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His. But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.
1Co 3:16 ¶ Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?
Eph 2:22 in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.
2Ti 1:14 That good thing which was committed to you, keep by the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.
Jas 4:5 Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, "The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously"?

16. Spirit Indwells by Faith
1. God promised His spirit 2. We must act accordingly - In obedience – Acts 2:38 - In behavior – 1 Corinthians 6:18-19
1Co 6:18 Flee immorality. Every other sin that a man commits is outside the body, but the immoral man sins against his own body. 19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own?

17. Spirit Indwells by Faith
1. God promised His spirit 2. We must act accordingly 3. His Spirit indwells IN FAITH - Not by sight - Ephesians 3:17, Colossians 3:16
Col 3:16 Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
Eph 3:17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love,

18. Our Salvation is by Faith
1. God offered Salvation to all - Free to all men – 1 Timothy 2:4
1Ti 2:4 who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

19. Our Salvation is by Faith
1. God offered Salvation to all 2. We must act accordingly - Obedience of Faith – Romans 6:17
Ro 6:17 But thanks be to God that though you were slaves of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching to which you were committed,

20. Our Salvation is by Faith
1. God offered Salvation to all 2. We must act accordingly 3. Our salvation is IN FAITH - Not by sight - 1 John 5:13,
Col 3:16 Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
Eph 3:17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love,

21. Losing “Sight” of Faith
If anything is “of Faith”: - We do not look for other manifestations - It is because God has told us If we require sensual validation: It is NOT of Faith!
1Ti 2:4 who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

22. Losing “Sight” of Faith
For in (the Gospel) the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written,
"The just shall live by faith.“
Romans 1:17
1Ti 2:4 who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

24. Saved by Faith Through Grace
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, Ephesians 2:8

25. Saved by Faith Through Grace
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, Ephesians 2:8
Removal of the guilt of sin,
Given the hope of eternal life

26. Saved by Faith Through Grace
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, Ephesians 2:8
Christ’s free gift
Purchased on the cross

27. Saved by Faith Through Grace
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, Ephesians 2:8
Believing in God’s Word
Acting on God’s commandments

28. God’s Gift: What Must We Do?
1. Hearing the Gospel – Acts 18:8 2. Believing the Gospel – Acts 16:31 3. Confessing the Gospel – Acts 8:37 4. Repenting of Sin – Acts 2:38 5. Baptism to remove sin & obey the Gospel – Acts 22:16