Thoughts on Faith
I’m curious. We’re now two weeks into our new series, “Faith, Hope and Luck.” What have you learned? How have you been challenged? What’s stirring around in your heart when it comes to redefining faith?
Jeff
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apr 29, 2008by Buckhead Church
April 29, 2008 at 4:11 am
I’ve been wrestling with this question, How am I shrinking God?
April 29, 2008 at 6:45 am
I’ve been charged up. Blogging like crazy! http://www.jonese.us Can’t wait to see the series end but at the same time I want it to keep going!
April 29, 2008 at 7:28 am
what promise from God did it fall under when the leper asked if Jesus was willing to heal him. Andy said that the definition of Faith is the confidence that God is who he says he is and he will do everything he has promised to do.
I understand that he will not always be willing to heal us or our loved ones but I don’t understand what promise we are praying for when we do pray for healing.
April 29, 2008 at 8:23 am
I like the way Andy defined faith and at the same time eliminated the “well crap, I guess I just didn’t have enough faith” element.
I also noticed that when Andy is “live” at Buckhead, I still just look at the screen on the side. Its nice to have him there, but video church works for me.
April 29, 2008 at 8:58 am
I am so excited to hear this series on Faith! My life has been so full of twists, turns and detours and the only person (not that we should call God a person) who has been through it all with me is our Lord and Savior. I learned from a very young age that I was a sinner, but it was okay, because Jesus had come to die for our sins. The moment we acknowledge that we’re in!!!! I had Jesus with me all along the roller coaster ride of my life, which taught me faith. There were so many times that I should have folded and things looked so incredibly bleak, but I knew that being His child this is what was supposed to be happening, and even if it didn’t appear to work out for me on the surface, that it was really working out no matter what the outcome would be. This life that we lead as Christians is not for our glory, but for His glory and by going through the trials we are faced with as Christians and the way that we handle the trials is how the World sees Christ. When the trials start up again, I rejoice in the Lord because He is there with me and I get to show the world His love for us, His children. How powerful is that!!!!!!!
April 29, 2008 at 9:43 pm
Ellen– you’re right. Very powerful. Great post.
Thanks!!
Jeff
April 29, 2008 at 9:51 pm
Josh — Part of the promise is that we can cast all our anxieties on him because he cares for us. 1 Peter 5:7. In that process, the promise is that we have a Heavenly Father who we can approach with confidence knowing that He loves us. And the relationship we have with Him is greater than anything we could ever ask for.
Hope that helps.
Jeff
April 29, 2008 at 9:52 pm
Brian — thanks for the feedback. I’ll pass your comments about video along to Andy and our production team! :-)
Jeff
May 1, 2008 at 6:40 am
The description of “circumstantial faith” really hit me because, although I know I have a foundation of Faith in Christ alone, I still get caught up in the moment sometimes and catch myself leaning on the event/outcome/etc. It was nice to have that brought to the forefront of my thinking. Missed the second week with a sick son, but am looking forward to this Sunday!
May 7, 2008 at 2:48 pm
Funny, I began my journey last year in Starting Point. The whole time I yearned for someone to answer just a few of my questions regarding faith. Something that was completely void to me. In three weeks, I have had my eyes opened believe and confirm faith and had my faith tested all at the same time. I believe that GOD had a hand in choosing the right time for Andy to stand before us and present this series. I have reflected on my life so many times over the past weeks and can see where I had circumstantial faith. Now, I can also see that I have solid – hard as a rock – movin’ mountains – faith in Christ. Thank you Andy! I needed that!