Below is a summary of the week and some questions to ask in your Tribe. Feel free to use any of the resources at the bottom too! The idea is that we are growing in our connection with God.
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This week we started our new series "Victory Beyond the Cup." This series is about all victories coming from Jesus. Because of Jesus' resurrection, we are not defeated. Jesus already won. Because he won, we are empowered and equipped to live victorious. "40 Days of Victory" is designed to practically equip us to live with biblical indestructible hope daily where we live, work, learn, and play. God's victories are given to us and through us. These 40 days are not only about our personal development but also the impact God wants us to have.
This week we talked about how a victorious life starts with a winning faith. Winning faith is a dreaming faith, speaking faith, forgiving and next step taking faith. When we have a losing faith we lose our self-confidence, our joy, and our hope. This story in 1 John talks about how to move from a losing faith to a victory.
KEY SCRIPTURES
KEY POINTS
Characteristics of "Winning Faith":
1. Faith to Dream (Acts 2:17)
In his book “Put Your Dream to the Test”, John Maxwell defines a dream as "A clear inspiring mental picture of future that energizes you." What is your dream?
2.Faith to Speak (Mark 11:22-23)
Once you see it, you can say it. Winning faith requires you and I to bold declare what he has spoken to us.
3. Faith to Forgive (Mark 11:24-25)
An author once said, "Holding on to unforgiveness is like having a poisonous snakebite. Once it happens there are two courses of action to follow, One may, in anger, fear, or vengefulness, pursue the creature and kill it. Or he may make full haste to get the venom out of his system. If we pursue the latter course we will likely survive, but if we attempt to follow the former, we may not be around long enough to finish it.”
4. Faith to Take Next Steps (II Corinthians 5:7)
We win one day at a time. The best way to exercise winning faith is to get up every day and take the right step that day.
If you haven't yet watched the sermon from this past weekend, we encourage you to check it out. The current sermon video will be available this Tuesday. Click on the link below to view:
Recent TVC Sermon Video
1. Are you in a losing faith, or a winning faith?
2. What do you feel like is your next step in your faith?
3. How can your Tribe support you this week?