Faith In His Greatness!

Pastor John Isaacs

Presented at Kingsway Community Church on January 3, 2010

Pastor John’s Phrase for 2010: Ephesians 1:15-22

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Three Steps To Take, In The Pursuit Of A Relationship With
God: James 4:8
1. Remove all Barriers
2. Increase your knowledge of God
3. Pursue an intimate relationship with Jesus.
Five Unique Abiding Styles:
(See the back of this page)
Relationship With God Begins With Faith: Hebrews 11:1,6
• Faith is the ________________ belief in the
trustworthiness of God.
• Faith is the ________________ of the mind that a
certain condition, situation, or statement is true.
Faith for Self – Faith for Others: Mark 10:52, Matthew 15:28
Three Enemies of Faith:
1. Apathetic Spirit.
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2. Anxious Spirit.
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3. Past Memories.
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My Notes:
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Faith To Live By: Psalm 18:28-36 ______________________________________

1. His _______________ displaces our darkness. ______________________________________

2. Not defeated by difficult __________________. ______________________________________

3. _________________ from our enemies. ______________________________________

4. Supernatural ________________ when needed. ______________________________________

5. In Him we _____________ ____________ difficulty. ______________________________________

6. His Spirit leads us into our ________________. ______________________________________

7. We will have ________________ in life.

Five Unique “Abiding” Styles

1. Contemplative
• Enjoy solitude and silence.
• Enjoy meditation and reflection.
• Extended worship and prayer times.
• High spiritual sensitivity.
• Tend to come across a little “weird.”
• Often great song writers and authors.
• Can feel drained if they spend too much time around people.

2. Intellectual
• Enjoy reading and studying the Word.
• Enjoy intellectually challenging books.
• They look for substance and theology.
• Once convinced they are passionate.
• Tend to come across a little stubborn.
• Able to explain what they believe.
• Can become skeptical of emotional experience.

3. Active
• Enjoy serving others for Christ.
• Enjoy being an instrument of God.
• They thrive on “kingdom” activity.
• They love to see growth and progress.
• They are good at motivating others.
• Tend to make good church planters.
• Too much activity can hinder spiritual intimacy.

4. Relational
• Prefer corporate prayer and worship.
• Enjoy group study more than individual.
• They thrive on fellowship.
• They love the concept of community.
• They are primarily motivated by others.
• They enjoy hearing testimonies.
• Can become too dependent on others’ faith.

5. Spiritual
• Thrive on feeling God’s presence.
• Love spiritual warfare and the supernatural.
• They seek out spiritual experiences.
• Active faith in praying for others.
• They are energized by God’s power.
• Enjoy dynamic praise and worship.
• Can become too dependent on subjective feelings.