Good Treasure
Matthew 12:35a

"A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things"

Proverbs 4:23
"Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life."

Proverbs 18:21
"Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit."

Hebrews 11:6
"But 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 diligently seek Him."

Faith honors God, God honors faith!

Saying What God Says!

• In His Image - Genesis creation
• You Are a "Speaking spirit!"
• Isaiah 55:6-11
• • Vs11 "So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; it shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it."

Faith Matthew 12:22-37

Key Verse
Psalm 1:1 "Blessed is the man who does not sit in the seat of the scornful"

Key Verse
Matthew 12:35a "A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things"

Speak faith words!

The Sound of Faith

• Grow in Faith! Cultivate depth of soul!
• Become more audible!
• Luke 18:1-8 Speak God's Word!

Created For Faith

• You are inwardly fashioned for faith, not for fear.
• Fear is not your normal attitude; faith is
• You are so made that worry and anxiety are sand in the machinery of life; faith is the oil.
• • You live better by faith and confidence than by fear, doubt and anxiety.
  • In anxiety and worry, your being is gasping for breath--this are not your native air.
  • But in faith and confidence, you can breathe freely--this is your native air.

Hebrews 11:6

• "But 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 diligently seek Him."
• Faith honors God, God honors faith!
• The church GROWS by faith:
• • Acts 16:5 "So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers."

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The Nature of Faith

• Faith (noun) connected with an action verb only 4 times
• 1. Faith Comes - Romans 10:17
  2. Faith Works - James 2:22 10:17
  3. Faith Grows - II Thessalonians 1:3
  4. Faith Speaks - Romans 10:6
• Faith is defined:
• • Hebrews 11:1 "Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen."
• Faith is illustrated > Luke 17:5-6

Faith Is The Key

• "For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him." II Chronicles 16:9
• Looking For Faith - Luke 7:1-10

"But 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 diligently seek Him." Hebrews 11:6

Faith honors God, God honors faith!

The church GROWS by faith:

"So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers." Acts 16:5

Faith is the key that opens the door to a relationship with God

• "Abram believed the LORD, and he credited it to him as righteousness." Genesis 15:6
• "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast." Ephesians 2:8-9
• If we abide in His will and trust Him implicitly, the Lord will reward our confidence. Hebrews 11:6
• "Then they asked him, "What must we do to do the works God requires?" Jesus answered, "The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent." John 6:28-29
• "The administrations of God are furthered by faith." I Timothy 1:4

The Nature of Faith

• Faith (noun) connected with an action verb only 4 times
• 1. Faith Comes - Romans 10:17
  2. Faith Works - James 2:22 10:17
  3. Faith Grows - II Thessalonians 1:3
  4. Faith Speaks - Romans 10:6
• Faith is defined:
• • Hebrews 11:1 "Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen."
• Faith is illustrated > Luke 17:5-6

Created For Faith

• "Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight." Proverbs 3:5-6
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• So they rose early in the morning and went out into the Wilderness of Tekoa; and as they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, "Hear me, O Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem: Believe in the LORD your God, and you shall be established; believe His prophets, and you shall prosper." II Chronicles 20:20
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• "But know that the LORD has set apart for Himself him who is godly; The LORD will hear when I call to Him. Be angry, and do not sin. Meditate within your heart on your bed, and be still. Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD. There are many who say, "Who will show us any good?" LORD, lift up the light of Your countenance upon us. You have put gladness in my heart, more than in the season that their grain and wine increased. I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; For You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety." Psalm 4:3-8
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• "The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace, because he trusts in You. Trust in the Lord forever, for in God the Lord, we have an everlasting Rock." Isaiah 26:3-4

How Should We Then Live?

• How should I pray?
• • Matthew 6:8-14 The Lord's Prayer
  • I Timothy 2:1-8 "Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time, for which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle - I am speaking the truth in Christ and not lying - a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth. I desire therefore that the men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting"
  
  
• What should I do?
• • I Peter 5:8-11 "Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world. But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you. To Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen."
  • II Peter 3:3-15a
  
  
• Matthew 24:3-14 Warning
• • Jesus' concerns:
  • • Vs 4 - Being mislead by false anointing or false christs
    • Vs 6 - Being afraid
    • Vs 10 - Many falling away from faith
    • Vs 12 - A growing spirit of lawlessness and lovelessness
  • Jesus' exhortation:
  • • Vs 14 - Faith
    • Endurance
    • Concern for the lost

Searching For Faith
Luke 7:1-10

"For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him." II Chronicles 16:9

"But 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 diligently seek Him." Hebrews 11:6

Faith honors God, God honors faith!

The church GROWS by faith:

"So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers." Acts 16:5

Colossians 1:9 - Filled!

• Our Need =
• 1. To grow in faith
  2. To be doers of the word (James 2:22)
  3. To become more audible
• Zechariah 4:6-7
• • Speak to your mountain
  • Prophesy to your need
• Speak those things that are not as though they were

The Nature of Faith

• Faith (noun) connected with an action verb only 4 times
• • Faith Comes - Romans 10:17
  • Faith Works - James 2:22 10:17
  • Faith Grows - II Thessalonians 1:3
  • Faith Speaks - Romans 10:6
• Faith is defined:
• • Hebrews 11:1 "Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen."
• Faith is illustrated > Luke 17:5-6

The Eagle Nature
Ezekial 1:10

Four Fold Revelation of the Moral Nature of God
The Eagle Nature

Your Eagle Nature
Job 39:27-30

The Eagle Nature

• They mount or ride the wind
• The eagle lives high
• The eagle sees from afar
• The young ones suck up blood

Mount up with Wings As an Eagle

• Isaiah 40:31
• We will wait on the Lord
• We will gain new strength
• You do what you believe!
• Your pattern of thinking determines