Be Real | Week 4
“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.”
– Matthew 4:19
“…do the works I have been doing, and you will do even greater things than these…”
– John 14:12
“Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”
– Matthew 14:15
“They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.”
– Matthew 14:16
“Follow me”
“Follow me” | “Believe in me”
Because trust is the is the currency of a relationship.
God is most honored by living, active, here-and-now faith.
What would I do…
What would I do if I was confident that God was with me?
What fuels or facilitates the development of active, enduring faith?
Practical Teaching
When our active faith intersects with God’s faithfulness, our faith grows.
Personal Ministry
“I knew this was what God wanted me to do.”
Pushing through our inadequacy in order to say yes to God for the benefit of other people grows our faith.
“Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”
– Matthew 14:15
“They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.”
– Matthew 14:16
“So when Jesus heard what had happened, (to John the Baptist), he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place.”
– Matthew 14:13
“Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns. When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them and healed their sick.”
– Matthew 14:13-14
As evening approached, the disciples came to him and said, “this is a remote place and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”
– Matthew 14:15
You give them something to eat.”
– Matthew 14:16
“We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish.”
– Matthew 14:17
And he directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to the disciples…
– Matthew 14:19
Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.
– Matthew 14:19
They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up 12 basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
– Matthew 14:20
“I’ll do what I can do and trust God to do what only He can do.”
That’s the walk that builds your faith.
“Go and make disciples of all nations…”
– Matthew 28:19
Personal ministry positions us to experience God’s power in our weaknesses.
Personal ministry positions us to experience God’s faithfulness in response to our acts of faith.