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!! Introduction - The Time of Trouble is Coming
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Mark 13:19-20 "For in those days there will be tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of creation which God created until this time, nor ever shall be.
And unless the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect's sake, whom He chose, He shortened the days."
"The tempest is coming, and we must get ready for its fury by having repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
The Lord will arise to shake terribly the earth.
We shall see troubles on all sides.
Thousands of ships will be hurled into the depths of the sea.
Navies will go down, and human lives will be sacrificed by millions.
Fires will break out unexpectedly, and no human effort will be able to quench them.
The palaces of earth will be swept away in the fury of the flames.
Disasters by rail wi11 become more and more frequent; confusion, collision, and death without a moment's warning will occur on the great lines of travel.
The end is near, probation is closing.
Oh, let us seek God while He may be found, call upon Him while He is near!" MYP 89, 90.
"We who know the truth should be preparing for what is soon to break upon the world as an overwhelming surprise."
8T 28; 7BC 911.
Luke 18:8 " Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?"
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I believe with all my heart that Jesus will come very soon.
Unless something tragic happens in your life very shortly, then you will be here to see the most incredible event in human history.
You will be here to see Jesus return in all His glory, with the whole host of heavenly angels.
And if that is true, you will also be here for the tribulation that precedes His return.
My question for you is, "Will you have the faith to stand through that great tribulation?"
!! Faith & The Gospel
What exactly is faith, anyway?
We certainly talk a lot about it.
And rightly we should.
The Bible also has a lot to say about faith.
I would like to suggest that the whole Bible is a story of a faith relationship between a people and their God, even though at times the faith of the people was somewhat weak.
In fact faith is a crucial element of the Gospel message.
As such, it is an absolutely vital part of the plan for our salvation.
Your salvation and mine.
If someone asked you, "What is the Gospel?" what would you say? Have you ever really thought about it.
The Gospel is our message to the world.
It is our great commission from Jesus.
What would you say the Gospel is?
I think that Paul captured the very essence of the Gospel in Ephesians 2:8-9.
Paul says,
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Eph 2:8-9 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest any man should boast.
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Based partly on that passage, I have constructed for myself an outline of the Gospel that I use to guide my witnessing efforts.
I believe that this simple outline encompasses the main elements of the Gospel message.
My outline is very simply this:
Salvation, from the guilt, power, and presence of Sin, by Grace, through Faith, in Jesus.
\\ Salvation, from Sin, by Grace, through Faith, in Jesus.
Of course, we have the sin part of that down pretty well.
But of the rest of the Gospel message - Salvation, by Grace, through Faith, in Jesus - faith is the only part that we have an active role in.
Our salvation rests wholly in the merits of Jesus blood applied on our behalf.
Grace is, by definition, God's unmerited favor toward us.
Faith is the only part of the plan of salvation that we participate in.
I believe it is vitally important that we understand what faith is.
!! What Faith Is Not!
So, what is faith?
Actually, I believe that we should start by identifying what faith is not.
I'll steal an illustration from Morris Venden.
A little town in Texas was experiencing a terrible drought.
Actually, the way things are going in Texas right now, this might not be such a far-fetched story.
Anyway, the drought was so bad that the whole town came together to pray for rain.
One little girl brought an umbrella to the prayer meeting.
And sure enough, in the middle of the meeting, it began to rain.
Many people said that it rained because the little girl had enough faith to bring the umbrella.
But my question to you is, "Did it rain because that little girl brought an umbrella, or did she bring an umbrella because she knew it was going to rain?"
There is a big movement among our brothers and sisters in different denominations called the "Word of Faith Movement."
These people believe that faith is a belief that you can gin up within yourself through discipline.
They think that if you can believe hard enough, you can cause that belief to become a reality.
You can be healed from your illnesses if you only have enough faith.
You can have better relationships if you only have enough faith.
If you have enough faith, you can be successful in your business, in your marriage, and in your church.
All the gifts of God are at your disposal, if you will just have enough faith to receive them.
Faith is not a force that we use.
It is not a tool at our disposal to get us the things we long for.
It is not an act of will that we can channel to our own ends.
Look again at how Paul describes faith to the Ephesians in chapter 2:8.
"For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God…" Faith is not an act of human will, it is a gift from God.
In Romans 12:3, Paul tells us that God gave to each person a measure of faith.
That seed of faith is in each and every person.
We also see in Hebrews 12:2 that Jesus is the Author and Finisher of our faith.
!! What Faith Is!
So once again we are back to our question, "What is faith?"
Does anyone here know where to look for the Biblical definition of faith?
We usually jump straight to Hebrews chapter 11 - the great faith chapter of the Bible - and then use verse 1 as our definition.
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Heb 11:1 "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."
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Okay.
There is our definition of faith.
But what exactly does that mean? "The substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."
Fortunately, God doesn't just leave us with that.
He goes on through the whole chapter to expound on that thought and to give a whole list of examples of people who had great faith.
There is a verse in Hebrews chapter 11 that gives a much more practical definition of faith.
As we look at this verse, I hope that you will begin to see that faith is not a mysterious force.
The concept of faith is really very simple.
Look at Hebrews 11: 6.
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Heb 11:6 "But 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 diligently seek Him."
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I think that this verse captures the two essential elements of faith - belief and trust.
Faith is really a very simple thing.
Faith is belief and trust in God.
To have faith, we must believe that God is - that He exists - and we must trust in His promises.
You see, faith implies relationship.
Faith simply characterizes the kind of relationship that we have with God.
!! God Is!
I want to put this in perspective for you.
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