021418WED Sermon Notes

The Promise Comes By Faith

Romans 4:13-25

Theme:  To know the promise of righteousness that comes though a life of faith.

Question: What is faith?

Write Your Answer: 

1. What Faith is Not:

• Faith is not believing something that you already know is true
  
• Faith is not disregard for the truth
  
• Faith is not a feeling
  
  

1. What is Faith:

• Faith is believing God and acting upon it
  
• Faith is trusting in the promises of God and leaning upon them
  
•   What Faith Does:
• Faith brings us into the favor of God
  
• Faith brings us into the family of God

Questions to Consider?
1.   When you face a crisis in life:  How big is your God?

2.  Do you find yourself always wanting to live in what you know, rather than trusting God in the moments you don’t know.

3.  In what ways today are you acting upon what you know to be true?

4.  What lessons have you learned when you have leaned on God’s Promises?