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    FREE Will FREE Will OfferingsOfferings

    Free-Will Offerings for theon-going

    construction iswelcome

    As the LORD leads andpromps you to give make sure to DESIGNATEit appropriately. Useavailable envelopes every

    Sunday.

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    Just for Just for

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    Inter ChurchInter ChurchWorship CelebrationWorship Celebration

    TONIGHT TONIGHT at Sea Breezeat Sea Breeze

    HotelHotel5:30pm5:30pm

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    ENGLISH VERSION NCV

    Acts 20:24 Acts 20:24 (New Century Version)

    "I don't care about my own"I don't care about my ownlife.life.The most important thingThe most important thingis that Iis that I

    complete my mission, thecomplete my mission, thework that the Lord Jesuswork that the Lord Jesusgave me to tell peoplegave me to tell people

    the Good Newsthe Good News

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    FAITH sees what others CANNOTat His Life Main

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    FAITH

    Hebrews 11:6But without faith it is

    impossible to pleaseGod.

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    FAITH

    The Bible says that faithis believing in God who

    is calling thingswhich are not asthough they were.Romans 4:17

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    Abraham was first named "father" and then became afather because he dared totrust God to do what only God could do: raise the dead

    to life, with a word makesomething out of nothing.When everything was

    hopeless, Abraham believed anyway, deciding to live not on the basis of what he sawhe couldn't do but on what God said he would do.

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    Paul in v. 17 identifies God asHe who quickens the dead.Abraham and Sarah weredead, their bodies beingwell past the age of

    child-bearing (seeHeb. 11:11-12 ).

    How could two people, one

    ninety years old and theother one hundred, everhope to have a son?

    But when the flesh is dead,

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    We ought to marvel at thefaith of Abraham.

    All he had was the promise of God that he would be thefather of many nations; yethe believed this promise,gave the glory to God, andreceived the blessing.

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    A perfect illustration of themiracle of salvation inABRAHAMs FAITH.

    As long as people depend onthe flesh and feel they stillhave enough strength toplease God, they will neverbe justified.

    But when we come to theend of ourselves, admit weare dead, and cease to strive

    in our own efforts, then God

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    It was Abrahams simple faithin Gods Word that justifiedhim, and that is how sinnersare justified today!

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    FAITH

    - You dont see it yet, but youbelieve that it is there.

    - You cant feel it yet, but youbelieve that it is there.

    - You both believe and trustGod that it will come to pass.

    - Faith is both believing andtrusting God.

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    WHY LIVE by FAITH?

    Answer: It is EASY to obeysomeone you TRUST!

    Obedience becomes a PUREExercise.

    You Obey Quickly You donot Struggle nor Debate

    You SURRENDER! (Romans1:17 ; Romans 10:17 (NKJV)

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    GOD WANTS TO USE 2)People who are not afraid

    to DREAM.3)People who are not afraid to

    RISK Failure.4)People who are YEILDERS.5)People who are committed to

    the belief that theCHURCH must GROW.

    6)People who does not knowhow to QUIT.

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    FAITH movesthrough theFOLLOWING:

    Declarations - WORDSWORDSDedications - ACTSACTS

    Dreams - UNSEENUNSEENDirections SEENSEEN

    AHEADAHEAD

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    Lets believe

    TOGETHER!

    Small Groups for GRACESmall Groups for GRACE ACTS of Kindness toACTS of Kindness to

    MANYMANY Expanding of BORDERSExpanding of BORDERS More SERVANT LeadersMore SERVANT Leaders Doing HARD Things forDoing HARD Things for

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    FAITH sees

    by the way FEAR sees as well

    CHOOSE WHAT YOU WANT TOSEE

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    NOTICE

    You would notice in the BIBLEthat no one seems to berebuked because of BIGFAITH!

    Or even of FOOLISH FAITH CRAZY FAITH

    BUT ye of little FAITH isalways a direct SAWAY of

    JESUS!

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    WHY?

    WHAT doWHAT do you THINK? you THINK?

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    Last Word on FAITH

    FAITH exercised is not about wanting mans will

    to be done in heaven BUT rather desiring Gods will

    to be done on earth!

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    I Must be

    Fearless in takingFAITH STEPS!

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    1 Samuel 17 Winning Over GIANTS ...

    verse 45 David answered:verse 45 David answered: You've come out to fight me

    with a sword and a spear anda dagger. But I'vecome out to fight you in thename of the LORD All-Powerful. He isthe God of Israel's army, and

    you have insulted him too!

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    1 Samuel 17 Winning Over GIANTS ...

    46Today the LORD will help medefeat you. I'll knock youdown and cut off your head,and I'll feed the bodies of the other Philistine soldiers to

    the birds and wild animals. Then the whole world willknow that Israel has a real

    God.

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    1 Samuel 17 Winning Over GIANTS ...

    47Everybody here will see thatthe LORD doesn't needswords or spears to save hispeople. The LORD alwayswins his battles, and he will

    help us defeat you.

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    FAITH

    Romans 1:1717For in it the

    righteousness of God isrevealed from faith tofaith; as it is written,

    "But therighteous man shall liveby faith."

    (NAS)

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