Faith Will Define You
Paul Richardson
Part of Defining Moments
February 3, 2019

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Message Notes

“For you had compassion on those in prison, and you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property, since you knew that you yourselves had a better possession and an abiding one.” —Hebrews 10:34


“But my righteous one shall live by faith, and if he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him.” —Hebrews 10:38


“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the people of old received their commendation.” —Hebrews 11:1-2


“The act of faith is what distinguished our ancestors, set them above the crowd.” —Hebrews 11:2 (MSG)


“By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.” —Hebrews 11:3


“The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.” —Psalm 19:1


“The fundamental fact of existence is that this trust in God, this faith, is the firm foundation under everything that makes life worth living. It’s our handle on what we can’t see.” —Hebrews 11:1 (MSG)


“And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.” —Hebrews 11:6


“His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’” —Matthew 25:23


“Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” —I Corinthians 13:7


“He also who had received the one talent came forward, saying, ‘Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you scattered no seed, so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here, you have what is yours.’” —Matthew 25:24-25


“The master was furious. ‘That’s a terrible way to live! It’s criminal to live cautiously like that! If you knew I was after the best, why did you do less than the least?’” —Matthew 25:26 (MSG)


“And he marveled because of their unbelief.” —Mark 6:6


“When he had entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, appealing to him, ‘Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly.’ And he said to him, ‘I will come and heal him.’ But the centurion replied, ‘Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof, but only say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I too am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes, and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.’” —Matthew 8:5-9


“When Jesus heard this, he marveled and said to those who followed him, ‘Truly, I tell you, with no one in Israel have I found such faith.’” —Matthew 8:10


“The apostles said to the Lord, ‘Increase our faith!’ And the Lord said, ‘If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.” —Luke 17:5-6


“…For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.” —Matthew 17:20


“For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.” —Matthew 25:29


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