Reference

Acts 2:22-24
Building Faith: Step One

Peter's message on the Day of Pentecost was a revelatory message intended by the Holy Spirit to build the faith of it's recipients. Because of this purpose, we began to dig into the steps for "building faith" in our lives with this message!

Acts 2:22-24

1. THE WORD OF GOD IS THE CORNERSTONE OF FAITH
     *Romans 10:17
          -It is the hearing--the receiving and understanding of the Word of God--
           that builds faith in our lives! It requires active listening through the 
           pursuit to understand!

2. UNDERSTANDING THE WORD OF GOD COMES THROUGH PURSUIT
     *John 1:1
          -The pursuit of understanding the Word of God is the pursuit of 
            intimacy with Jesus!
     *Jeremiah 29:13
          -If you desire to understand scripture, you can do so the same way you 
           pursue finding Christ: Seek it! Dig in, search, ask questions, and rely on 
           Holy Spirit's wisdom!
     *Mark 4:10-12
          -7 times in scripture God tells us that "Though they see and hear, they 
           do not understand". It is vital that we listen with our ears open and   
           seek understanding with our hearts open!

3. EARS AND HEART MUST PARTNER TO TRULY LISTEN TO GOD
     *Isaiah 6:9-13
          -It is not a word of condemnation or refuse that God says He will lay 
           waste of EVERYTHING and DESTROY EVERYTHING! But it is a word 
           of hope and salvation because it is only after all that we are has been  
           decimated and removed that the seed of the Holy Word of God will 
           sprout from the stump that's been left behind!
     *Isaiah 43:8
          -When our hearts have been partnered to our ears, God will bring 
            understanding to and use even the most unlikely of us!  Because it's 
            not about our gifts or ability, but about our hearts that have been 
            surrounded by intimacy of God and filled with understanding of His 
            Word!

LET HIM WHO HAS EARS HEAR WHAT THE SPIRIT IS SAYING!!!