Spiritual work relies on faith and hope. Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen. You cannot have faith without hope, or hope without faith. Hope is the expectation and conviction of God's promises being fulfilled, while faith is walking out that hope until fulfillment. This transforms our lives, ministries, prosperity, healing, and walk with God. Discouragement and disappointment are the greatest enemies as they remove us from actively walking in faith.
Spiritual work relies on faith and hope. Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen. You cannot have faith without hope, or hope without faith. Hope is the expectation and conviction of God's promises being fulfilled, while faith is walking out that hope until fulfillment. This transforms our lives, ministries, prosperity, healing, and walk with God. Discouragement and disappointment are the greatest enemies as they remove us from actively walking in faith.
Spiritual work relies on faith and hope. Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen. You cannot have faith without hope, or hope without faith. Hope is the expectation and conviction of God's promises being fulfilled, while faith is walking out that hope until fulfillment. This transforms our lives, ministries, prosperity, healing, and walk with God. Discouragement and disappointment are the greatest enemies as they remove us from actively walking in faith.
• The Power Twins: – FAITH – HOPE – In general, in the NT where when you find one of these words you find them both. – Col.1:23 “… if indeed you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, e lp is - a fa v o ra b le a n d c onfident • Hope: expectation s -f irm p e rs u a s io n , a c on viction • Faith: pisti • Romans 5:2 a c c es s b y a ls o w e h a v e through whom w e stand, th is g ra c e in w h ic h faith into ry o f G od. h o p e o f th e g lo and rejoice in • Hebrews 11:1 o f things it h is th e s ub s ta n c e Now fa in g s n ot e e v id e n c e o f th hoped for, th seen. • You CANNOT have faith without a vibrant hope. You cannot have a vibrant hope without faith! • Hope is the realization that everything God has promised is already in existence, faith is the walking out of said realization until each and every promise is fulfilled in my life ho p e is fo r p e rs o n a l This a tio n , re la ti o n s h ip s , transform d s p e r it y , h e a lin g , a n ministry, pro e r a ll w a lk w it h G o d . my ov IT H w a lk s o u t e v e ry Then FA o n in p ra c ti c a l a p p li c a ti expectation ’s p ri nc ip le s u n ti l I s ee of God x p e c ta tio n fu lf ille d . every e • It stands to reason that if God is a God of hope(Ro.15:13 “Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”)
• Then satan is the god of ANTI-hope.
His program involves discouragement to bring you to a place of passivity and paralysis in your faith. -a p p o in tm e n t a n d D is- • Dis c ou ra g e m e n t a re y o u r greatest enemies. • Dis: to be removed e h a v e a c q u ir e d ju s t • Som enough of life’s p o in tm e n ts to k e e p from disap rea c h in g fo r to m o rro w .
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