Approved by Faith (Mother’s Day) – May 11, 2025

Pastor Jeremy Mayol

Hebrews 11:1-3 (CSB)
1 Now faith is the reality of what is hoped for, the proof of what is not seen. 2 For by this our ancestors were approved. 3 By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are not visible.

Foundational Phrases of Faith for My Life:
1. “If I can see it, it’s not faith.”

Hebrews 11:1 (CSB)
1 Now faith is the reality of what is hoped for, the proof of what is not seen.

2 Corinthians 5:7 (CSB)
7 For we walk by faith, not by sight.

Mark 9:17-23 (CSB)
17 Someone from the crowd answered him, “Teacher, I brought my son to you. He has a spirit that makes him unable to speak. 18 Whenever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams at the mouth, grinds his teeth, and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to drive it out, but they couldn’t.” 19 He replied to them, “You unbelieving generation, how long will I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him to me.” 20 So they brought the boy to him. When the spirit saw him, it immediately threw the boy into convulsions. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth. 21 “How long has this been happening to him?” Jesus asked his father. “From childhood,” he said. 22 “And many times it has thrown him into fire or water to destroy him. But if you can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.” 23 Jesus said to him, “‘If you can’? Everything is possible for the one who believes.”

2. “I am either beginning, continuing, or ending a legacy of faith.”

Hebrews 11:2 (CSB)
2 For by this our ancestors were approved.

Matthew 21:22 (ESV)
22 And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.

2 Timothy 1:3-5 (CSB)
3 I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as my ancestors did, when I constantly remember you in my prayers night and day. 4 Remembering your tears, I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy. 5 I recall your sincere faith that first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and now, I am convinced, is in you also.

3. “Faith will lead me to uncomfortable spaces.”

Hebrews 11:3 (CSB)
3 By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are not visible.

Hebrews 11:6 (CSB)
6 Now without faith it is impossible to please God, since the one who draws near to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

1 Peter 1:6-7 (CSB)
6 You rejoice in this, even though now for a short time, if necessary, you suffer grief in various trials 7 so that the proven character of your faith—more valuable than gold which, though perishable, is refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Matthew 17:20 (CSB)
20 For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, “Move from here to there,” and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.

 

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