S121017 Re-Gifting Pt1 WEB COPY

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RE-GIFTING Part 1: Passing On Your Faith

THE THINGS WE PASS ON Intentional and Unintentional ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦

Sickness Family traits and traditions Fear Faith (2 Timothy 1:5 NKJ)

A KING WHO RE-GIFTED HIS FAITH (2 Chronicles 32:1-8 NKJ) Wisdom and faith are not opposing forces ✦ Hezekiah was not in denial regarding the threat

Hezekiah communicated genuine encouragement ✦ He called the people up - Be strong and courageous ✦ He encouraged them to resist fear

Hezekiah gave faith based reasons for his unusual confidence ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦

Spiritual math - there are more with us than with them Operating from the place of strength God is not only with us, He will help us Hezekiah’s faith helped the people

RE-GIFTING YOUR FAITH The stronger your relationship the stronger your faith ✦ Hezekiah was serious about his relationship with God - led the nation back to Him ✦ Your heart can be confident with God (1 John 3:21 NKJ)

You have solid reasons for faith ✦ Promises of God’s presence and help (Hebrews 13:5-6 NKJ) ✦ You can employ the same strategy as Hezekiah

Your words are the containers by which you re-gift your faith ✦ Your choice as to what you fill your words with ✦ Words filled with faith in God will strengthen you and those around you

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