Faith It Till You Make It
Lesson 4: Faith Race
May 1 & 2, 2021
Push out enemies
Obey God
Wait patiently
Endure hardships
Receive promises
When We Know God’s Character We Can Endure Earth’s Chaos
John 16:33 “I’ve told you all this so that trusting me, you will be unshakable and assured, deeply at peace. In this godless world you will continue to experience difficulties. But take heart! I’ve conquered the world.” The Message
Isaiah 43:2 When you go through the sea, I am with you. When you go through rivers, they will not sweep you away. When you walk through fire, you will not be burned, and the flames will not harm you. God’s Word Translation
Daniel 3:24 Then Nebuchadnezzar was startled. He sprang to his feet. He asked his advisers, “Didn’t we throw three men into the fire?” “That’s true, Your Majesty,” they answered. God’s Word Translation
Daniel 3:25 The king replied, “But look, I see four men. They’re untied, walking in the middle of the fire, and unharmed. The fourth one looks like a son of the gods.” God’s Word Translation
2 Timothy 4:17 However, the Lord stood by me and gave me strength so that I could finish spreading the Good News for all the nations to hear. I was snatched out of a lion’s mouth. God’s Word Translation
Philippians 4:13 I can do everything through Christ who strengthens me. God’s Word Translation
Romans 8:18 Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will give us later. 19 For all creation is waiting patiently and hopefully for that future day when God will resurrect his children. Living Bible
Romans 8:23 And even we Christians, although we have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future glory, also groan to be released from pain and suffering… Living Bible
Romans 8:23 …We, too, wait anxiously for that day when God will give us our full rights as his children, including the new bodies he has promised us—bodies that will never be sick again and will never die. Living Bible
Romans 8:24 We are saved by trusting. And trusting means looking forward to getting something we don’t yet have—for a man who already has something doesn’t need to hope and trust that he will get it. Living Bible
Romans 8:25 But if we must keep trusting God for something that hasn’t happened yet, it teaches us to wait patiently and confidently. Living Bible
Ephesians 6:13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day,and having done all, to stand. 14 Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, New King James Version
Habakkuk 3:17 Even though the fig trees are all destroyed, and there is neither blossom left nor fruit; though the olive crops all fail, and the fields lie barren; even if the flocks die in the fields and the cattle barns are empty, Living Bible
Habakkuk 3:18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will be happy in the God of my salvation. Living Bible
Lamentations 3:20 I will never forget this awful time, as I grieve over my loss. 21 Yet I still dare to hope when I remember this: New Living Translation
Lamentations 3:22 The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. 23 Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning. New Living Translation