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    It’S a Matter of Faith
    It’S a Matter of Faith
    It’S a Matter of Faith
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    It’S a Matter of Faith

    By Barbara J. Tarver

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    Does it seem to you that some Christians seem to get all the breaks and things seem to always go their way? Have you wondered why this happens to them and not you? This book explains how one person has gotten Gods attention and favor in her life and how you can get it, too.

    Learn how she stood in faith when everything around her looked totally impossible. See how God miraculously saved a home from foreclosure just in the nick of time. Read about the two-year journey of believing for a car that was provided the day before it was desperately needed.

    There are examples to follow throughout Gods Word. Find out how Abraham, Noah, Ezekiel, Daniel, and others received favor from God just by believing what God told them was the absolute truth and standing on His promises. Learn how to truly grow in faith and favor by following those examples.

    Philippians 4:19 says, But my God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. You can experience the power of prayers prayed in faith, believing and see the miraculous happen in your life. God does not exclude people. If He does it for one person, Hell do it for you.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherInspiring Voices
    Release dateJul 15, 2014
    ISBN9781462410071
    It’S a Matter of Faith
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    Barbara J. Tarver

    Barbara was born and raised in and around Lafayette, Indiana, where she still resides. She has a son, a daughter-in-law, and three grandchildren. She is currently very involved in her church, where she teaches kindergarten in the school.

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      It’S a Matter of Faith - Barbara J. Tarver

      Contents

      Dedication

      Acknowledgements

      Hebrews 11 (NASB)

      Chapter 1 A Measure of Faith

      Chapter 2 Mustard Seed Faith

      Chapter 3 Opportunity for Faith

      Chapter 4 Hearing and Listening

      Chapter 5 Bowls of Faith

      Chapter 6 Dry Bones Live

      Chapter 7 Faith-Esteem

      Chapter 8 Stick Your Neck Out

      Chapter 9 Come Out of Your Wilderness

      Chapter 10 Get Up and Try Again

      Chapter 11 Throw Stones at the Giants

      Chapter 12 Ask, Believe, Stand, Receive

      Chapter 13 A Testimony of Faith

      Chapter 14 Faith to Be Saved

      Dedication

      I have been truly blessed to have had this writing experience. First and most importantly, I want to give credit to God for calling me to be his typist in this endeavor. Without my Lord, it never would have happened. So I dedicate this book to him in the hope of helping as many people as read it. That is the purpose in writing it. If it helps at least one person to strengthen his faith, the time and effort were worth it.

      Acknowledgements

      I would like to thank Pastor Carol Ferguson who read the manuscript to see that it was biblically correct. She has been a real inspiration to me from the time I told her of my plan to write It’s a Matter of Faith. Her love and support have truly made a difference in my life.

      Thanks, Mom and Dad, for teaching me that I can do anything I want to do. You have loved me unconditionally through thick and thin and brought me up to believe that what God’s Word says is true. Your prayers that I would grow up to love God were answered more than you will ever know. And thanks to my sister, Deb, for keeping me on my toes about what I believe and for still loving me into my adult years. You are my sister and my friend.

      I want to thank all my friends and family who supported me in this endeavor and all the other things I’ve gone through in my life, good and bad. You truly know how to be the caring friends and family God intended for me to have.

      I haven’t forgotten this quotation I heard a few months ago from Joshua Albright: The love of the Lord is not just good, it’s extravagant. Thank you, Josh, for reminding me.

      Hebrews 11 (NASB)

      1. Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.

      2. For by it men of old gained approval.

      3. By faith we understand that worlds were prepared by the Word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible.

      4. Byfaith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained the testimony that he was righteous, God testifying about his gifts, and through faith, though he is dead, he still speaks.

      5. By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death;and he was not found because God took him up; for he obtained the witness that before his being taken up he was pleasing to God.

      6. And 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 seek Him.

      7. By faith Noah being warned by God about things not yet seen, in reverence prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world, and became an heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.

      8. By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed by going out to a place which he was to receive for an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing where he was going.

      9. By faith he lived as an alien in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, fellow heirs of the same promise for he was looking for the city which has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

      10. By faith even Sarah herself received ability to conceive, even beyond the proper time of life, since she considered Him faithful who had promised;

      11. therefore also there was born of one man, and him as good as dead at that, as many descendants as the stars of Heaven in number, and innumerable as the sand which is by the seashore.

      12. By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac; and he who had received the promises was offering up his only begotten son;

      13. it was he to whom it was said, In Isaac your seed shall be called.

      14. He considered that God is able to raise men even from the dead; from which he also received him back as a type.

      15. By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even regarding things to come.

      16. By faith Jacob, as he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshipped, leaning on the top of his staff.

      17. By faith Joseph, when he was dying, made mention of the exodus of the sons of Israel, and gave orders concerning his bones.

      18. By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king’s edict.

      19. By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter;

      20. choosing rather to endure ill-treatment with the people of God, than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin;

      21. considering the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he was looking to the reward.

      22. By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing Him who is unseen.

      23. By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that he who destroyed the first-born might not touch them.

      24. By faith they passed through the Red Sea as though they were passing through dry land; and the Egyptians, when they attempted it, were drowned.

      25. By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they had encircled for seven days.

      26. By

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