Go to the ant, you sluggard! Consider her ways and be wise – Proverbs 6:6   REFERENCE Proverbs 6:6-11   Ants are one of the most successful and resilient animal groups on earth. They help recycle over ninety percent of all dead insects. Research shows that ants have successfully colonized almost every landmass on earth, […]

But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!” – Matthew 14:30   REFERENCE Matthew 14:22-31   To conclude the series we started this week, let’s take a look at one major hindrance to faith that we all fall into every […]

Therefore take heed how you hear. – Luke 8:18a   REFERENCE Luke 8:18   We are all a product of what we hear and what we hear determines what we believe and how we act in life’s situations. The next hindrance to our faith is, ‘listening to wrong information.’  Proverbs 4:23 says, “Guard your heart […]

And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope until the end… – Hebrews 6:11   REFERENCE Hebrews 6:11-12   Another hindrance to faith is inconsistency in waiting on God. The waiting period is very important. While God uses it to develop your resolve and your […]

For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. – James 2:26   REFERENCE James 2:20-26   Yesterday, we began a journey on the hindrances to faith; we identified ‘ignorance of the Word of God’ as the number one hindrance. The second hindrance to our faith is, ‘failure […]

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. – Hebrews 11:1   REFERENCE Hebrews 11:1-6   Faith is the most potent force on the face of the earth. It is believing in what cannot be perceived with the physical senses. John calls it the victory that overcomes the […]

Abraham never wavered in believing God’s promise. In fact, his faith grew stronger, and in this he brought glory to God. – Romans 4:20 (NLT)   REFERENCE Romans 4:16-21   Waiting can be mentally torturing, it can be discouraging and overwhelming. It is a call to faith because you are not in control of the […]

Saul said, “When I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that you did not come WITHIN the DAYS APPOINTED…” – I Samuel 13:11   REFERENCE I Samuel 13:1-2 & 5-15   One of the reasons the Scripture is given to us, according to II Timothy 3:16, is for correction and instruction in […]

Saul said, “When I saw that the people were scattered from me… and that the Philistines gathered together at Michmash, then I said, ‘The Philistines will now come down on me at Gilgal…’” – I Samuel 13:11-12   REFERENCE I Samuel 13:1-2 & 5-15   Yesterday we examined Saul’s life and mentioned some of the […]

Then he waited seven days, according to the time set by Samuel. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him. – 1 Samuel 13:8   REFERENCE I Samuel 13:1-2 & 5-15   Whether we know it or not, at some point in our lives, we will all be confronted […]