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Preaching at Iconium
After leaving Antioch, Paul and Barnabas went to Iconium
In Antioch they had been run out of town after preaching there for a long time
They had built a diverse community of believers there
But the Jews were not willing to accept the gentiles
Now, at Iconium, a great multitude, both of Jews and Greeks “believed”
Notice this is the term they most often use for being saved
Eventually, unbelieving Jews began to stir up the Gentiles and poison their minds
have you ever known someone to “stir up” trouble?
These Jews didn’t care about the gentiles at all, but they stirred them up to use them against the Christians
But they still “stayed a long time” , speaking boldly
The Lord granting signs and wonders by their hands
Finally, a violent attempt was made to stone them, and so they fled to Derbe and Lystra and Lycaonia
And they were preaching the gospel there
the one thing that does not change - they were preaching
they may be forced out of one city or another, but they cannot be forced into silence
they would rather leave than deny the Lord
The Place: Lystra.
Where they had gone after fleeing Iconium
A person who has never walked
imagine just how impossible his problem was
no possibility of hope for him -
And Yet he had “faith”
Paul “observed him intently” and “perceived that he had faith to be healed”
This man had something that not everyone had
Even though he had no evidence to support his hope
He, like Abraham, considered not his own body. . .
against hope believed in hope
this is “faith”
The bible said he had “the faith to be healed”
You Must have “Faith”
The bible says that without faith it is impossible to please God
You must believe that He is
You must also believe that He is a “rewarder” of those who diligently seek Him
Are you Seeking Him?
Then you must, I say Must believe that God will “reward” you.
He wants to answer your prayers
He has already appropriated the provision for your needs
He has already put in your the power to prevail in your situations
Your are more than a conqueror through HIM
But you must believe!
That part depends on you.
You must train yourself to have faith
train yourself- Why would this seem strange
we train for sports
we train for careers
we train for games and activities
we train to be in shape
We train for just about everything we really want
Train yourself to have faith
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In all these cases we see faith as a conditional step to obtaining
The word “if” is used emphatically
Jesus repeated this theme so often in order to “train” the disciples to have faith
when they asked why they couldn’t cast our a particular demon, Jesus replied “because of your unbelief”
How to “train” your faith
For some people faith may seem to come naturally
In the same way that some people are just naturally in physical shape
In the same way that some people are just naturally in physical shape
While others may have to work at it
We don’t know if this crippled man just had a natural faith, or if he had been reading the scriptures and praying in faith for a long time
Either way, if you are not satisfied with the level of faith you have - work at it
Jesus criticized his disciples concerning their faith on several occasions
having little faith
no faith
asked how long…?
Why would He criticize something they had no power to change?
Steps to increase your faith
Put positive truth in your mind and Spirit ()
Stop putting faithless words and false belief in your mind and spirit ()
3. Use your own words to constantly reinforce and not break down what you are trying to believe ()
4. Speak about and meditate on these positive things ()
Stop putting faithless words and false belief in your mind and spirit ()
3. Use your own words to constantly reinforce and not break down what you are trying to believe ()
4. Speak about and meditate on these positive things ()
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Put positive truth in your mind and Spirit ()
Stop putting faithless words and false belief in your mind and spirit ()
3. Use your own words to constantly reinforce and not break down what you are trying to believe ()
Put positve truth in your mind and Spirit ()
Stop putting faithless words and false belief in your mind and spirit ()
4. Speak about and meditate on these positive things ()
Meditate on these things - you might have to make a conscious effort
3. Use your own words to constantly reinforce and not break down what you are trying to believe ()
trust your faith and doubt your doubt
4. Speak about and meditate on these positive things (Psa.
19:14)
He had faith to be healed
So Paul, when he decided this person had faith, said loudly, stand upright on your feet
and the man leaped and walked
this was not just because of Paul’s healing power
Paul’s faith and understanding joined with this man’s faith and resulted in a miracle of God
People became so amazed they thought that Pal and Barnabas were Gods
attempted to do sacrifice for them
But they refused
They were able to take this opportunity to turn the people’s attention to their need to repent
God calls us to turn from these “useless” things
how many useless things do we still need to turn from?
God calls us to repentance -
repentance from sin, and toward HIM
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