Faith is part the sermon series by Pastor Kong,
Focus
Faith*
Forgiveness
Fortitude
The following are content i have digested:
Heb 11:1 Faith=>evidence = > substance => confidence =>attitude
Confident yet Not intimidates by { smarter people,better looking people, Older/Younger people}
Heb 10:35 Confidence require constant upgrading
Faith is not confidence that is{ demanding,arrogance,pushy,self-centered}
No confidence fail to please God. Confidence in prayer ... In our whole life confidence will be a great challenge. Devil attacks on the realm of our confidence Matt 4:1-3
Jesus did not bother to prove ..... (Ultimate Confidence no doubt , no worries)
=>Act on fear => Strengthen fear
=>Act on work => Strengthen work
=>Act on tiredness => Strengthen tiredness (my inference)
Matt 11:2 John Doubt => Give us a reason/prove, Jesus did not bother
John 13:3 => Revelation
[1] Position
[2] Power – what you have gift talent
[3]Purpose
John 13:3
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=> {Great Commandment, Great Commission, Cultural Mandate}
John 13:4 Not serving by Guilt but confidence == > {Will people look down on me? For serving ?}
=> Critic can never be please
=> Its not the circumstance but the attitude.
Thick Heart & Thin Skin vs Thick Skin & Thin Heart
=> Secret Place => Psalm 91:1
Knowing about vs Knowing....
Psalm 23:1 Relationship ......{The Lord,He,You }
Get it?
Building Self-Esteem
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Eph 3:20.
Confidence – not { rude...deeming people}
[1] Humility is not the same as humiliation
[2] Putting off sinful nature (Eph 4:22,Col 2:18) is not the same as putting down(reducing in worth) yourself.
[3] Self denial is not the same as self degradation (Gal 12:20)
[4] Unworthy is not the same as worthless (1Cor 6:20)
[5] Selfless is not the same as selfishness (Phil 2:4)
[6]Self affirmation is not as the same as Self Conceit
[7]Self aware is not the same as self absorb
