June 20, 2009

Wayne Andrie

1 Corinthians 13:13 (New International Version)

13 And now these three remain: faith,

hope and love. But the greatest ofthese is love.

1 Thessalonians 1:3  (New International Version)

3 We continually remember before ourGod and Father your work produced byfaith, your labor prompted by love, andyour endurance inspired by hope in ourLord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 5:8  (New International Version)

8 But since we belong to the day, let us

be self-controlled, putting on faith and

love as a breastplate, and the hope of

salvation as a helmet.

Galatians 5:5-6  (New International Version)

5 But by faith we eagerly await throughthe Spirit the righteousness for whichwe hope. 6 For in Christ Jesus neithercircumcision nor uncircumcision hasany value. The only thing that counts isfaith expressing itself through love.

Colossians 1:3-5 (New International Version)

3 We always thank God, the Father ofour Lord Jesus Christ, when we prayfor you, 4 because we have heard ofyour faith in Christ Jesus and of thelove you have for all the saints— 5

thefaith and love that spring from thehope that is stored up for you in

heaven and that you have alreadyheard about in the word of truth,the gospel

Faith is clinging to the character of God

in every circumstance, releasing ourspecific desires into God’s hands andbelieving He will respond in a way thatis best of us and in a way that willaccomplish His purposes….

KEEP ASKING,

KEEP SEEKING,

KEEP KNOCKING

A. Faith….take responsibility for your life!

1. “It was an accident”

2. “I didn’t mean it!”

3. “I’m only human!” Or “I am not perfect!”

4. “They started it!” Or “They did it first!”

5. “That’s just the way I am!”

M.A.M.A.

1. Move from reaction to response!

2. Admit our mistakes!

3. Make it right!

4. Accept the consequences!

B. Faith….embrace problems as gifts!

James 1:2-5 (New International Version)

2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers andsisters, whenever you face trials ofmany kinds, 3 because you know thatthe testing of your faith developsperseverance. 4 Perseverance mustfinish its work so that you may bemature and complete, not lacking

anything. 5 If any of you lacks wisdom,

he should ask God, who givesgenerously to all without finding

fault,and it will be given to them.

1. Accept all trouble as anopportunity for joy.2. Act with faith.“Do not know what the future holds,but we know the one who holds thefuture.”3. Ask for wisdom.

“If you lack knowledge, go to school. Ifyou lack wisdom, get on your knees!Knowledge is not wisdom. Wisdom isthe proper use of knowledge.”

-- Vance Havner

“I am inwardly fashioned for faith, notfor fear. Fear is not my native land;faith is. I am so made that worry andanxiety are sand in the machinery oflife; faith is the oil. I live better by faithand confidence than by fear, doubt

andanxiety. In anxiety and worry, mybeing is gasping for breath – these are

not my native air. But in faith andconfidence, I breathe freely--these aremy native air. A John HopkinsUniversity doctor says, "We do notknow why it is that worriers die soonerthan the non-worriers, but that is afact." But I, who am simple of mind,

think I know; We are inwardlyconstructed in nerve and tissue,

braincell and soul, for faith and not for

fear.God made us that way. To live byworry is to live against reality.”

-- Dr. E. Stanley Jones

June 20, 2009

Wayne Andrie