big faith

Hey y'all, in this episode of thoughtful ramblings, we see the flip side of my daughter Sam's story, her mom's heart.

Road tripping was such a cool way to say goodbye and start something new, something scary, something awesome.

God loves when we live with big Faith, and man...that's what this kid's got.  Big moves of God, require us to move big, and move with even bigger faith.  

Enjoy my thoughtful ramblings, love, Michelle

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Isaiah 54:2–4 “Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back; lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes. 3  For you will spread out to the right and to the left; your descendants will dispossess nations and settle in their desolate cities. 4  “Do not be afraid; you will not be put to shame. Do not fear disgrace; you will not be humiliated. You will forget the shame of your youth and remember no more the reproach of your widowhood. (NIV)

43 percent of Oklahomans attend church regularly

57 percent of people don’t attend church

1.6 million people don’t attend church

OKC metro over 800,000 who don’t attend church.

Indiana only 37 percent attend church regularly

4.2 million don’t attend church

INDY metro over 1.3 million don’t attend church

100,000 of the 384,000 in America close their doors

Isaiah 54:2–4 “Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back; lengthen your cords, STRENGTHEN your stakes. (NIV)

Colossians 2:7   rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. (NIV)

1. Strengthen your knowledge of God’s word

Matthew 7:24–27   “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25  The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 26  But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27  The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.” (NIV)

1 Thessalonians 5:11 So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing. (NLT) James 1:22   Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. (NIV)

2. Strengthen your prayer life

Romans 12:12   Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. (NIV)

1 Thessalonians 5:17   pray continually, (NIV)

Ephesians 6:18 Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere. (NLT)

Colossians 4:2   Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. (NIV)

January 9-29 is 21 days of prayer

3. Strengthen your commitment to God’s house

1 in 3 Christians have stopped going to church in person or online.

Weekly church attendance has declined from 45% in 1993 to 29% in 2020

Psalm 92:13 planted in the house of the Lord, they will flourish in the courts of our God. (NIV)

4. Strengthen your generosity

Isaiah 54:2 “Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back; lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes. (NIV)

4 Ways To Lengthen Your Generosity

1. Lengthen your generosity by going from giving nothing to giving something

2. Lengthen your generosity by going from giving something to tithing

Malachi 3:10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house Test me in this,” says the LORD Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it. (NIV)

3. Lengthen your generosity by going from tithing to giving to Dream Builders

Malachi 3:8 “Will a mere mortal rob God? Yet you rob me. “But you ask, ‘How are we robbing you?’ “In tithes and offerings. (NIV)

4. Lengthen your generosity by going from giving to Dream Builders to giving ridiculously to Dream Builders

2 Corinthians 8:2–5   In the midst of a very severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity. Entirely on their own, 4  they urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the Lord’s people. 5  And they exceeded our expectations: They gave themselves first of all to the Lord, and then by the will of God also to us. (NIV)

2 Corinthians 8:13 Our desire is not that others might be relieved while you are hard pressed, but that there might be equality. (NIV)

Isaiah 54:2 “Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back;

Throughout the scriptures, it's normal for God's people to experience God's power. Yet, for many of us it's normal to NOT experience God's power. Are you content with that? In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches a message entitled "Your Faith, God's Power: from Matthew 17:14-20. Renaissance Church - Richmond, Texas www.ren-church.org #alloflifealltheearth

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