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FAITH THAT PLEASES GOD
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But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is,
and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently
seek Him.Hebrews
11:6
But without faith it is impossible to please Him,
if there is anyone who we ought to please, it should
be God.
for he who comes to God must believe that He is,
Our first hurdle is
believing that God exists.
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And
the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the
waters Genesis 1:1-
2
The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows
His handiwork.
Psalm 19:1
The fool has said In his heart, “There is no
God.”
Psalm 14:1
And God said to Moses,“I AM WHO I AM.” And
He said, “Thus you shall say
to the children of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you
Exodus 3:14
God is eternal. Nobody created God; He created all things, and He sustains all
things.
But the cowardly, unbelieving,
abominable, murderers, sexually immoral,
sorcerers, idolaters,
Revelation 21:8
and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.
Revelation 21:8
You believe that there is one God. You do
well. Even the demons believe—and tremble!
James 2:19
He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him
faith which is
demonstrated in diligent seeking and doing.
But do you want to know,
O foolish man, that faith without works is dead? Was not Abraham our
father justified by worksJames 2:20-
22
when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? Do
you see that faith was
working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect?James 2:20-
22
But the cowardly, unbelieving,
abominable, murderers, sexually immoral,
sorcerers, idolaters,
Revelation 21:8
and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.
Revelation 21:8
He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him
God is pleased with faith or by those who put their
faith in Him.
God is displeased by unbelief, and for those who do not believe in God, their immoral, sinful lifestyle will result in their condemnation
in a place, a lake burning with fire and brimstone.
If you have faith enough to pray,
you can please God:
Pray for God’s mercy or forgiveness.
Forgiveness is the greatest of all gifts that we can
receive from God.
Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-
five years in Jerusalem. But he did evil
in the sight of the Lord,
2 Chronicles 33:1-17
according to the abominations of the
nations whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel. For he rebuilt the high places
2 Chronicles 33:1-17
which Hezekiah his father had broken down; he
raised up altars for the Baals, and made wooden
images;
2 Chronicles 33:1-17
and he worshiped all the host of heaven[a] and
served them. He also built altars in the house of the
Lord, of which the Lord had said, “In Jerusalem shall My
name be forever.” 2 Chronicles 33:1-
17
And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the
Lord. Also he caused his sons to pass through the fire in
the Valley of the Son of Hinnom;2 Chronicles 33:1-
17
he practiced soothsaying, used witchcraft and sorcery, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in
the sight of the Lord, to provoke Him to anger.
2 Chronicles 33:1-17
He even set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to
Solomon his son, “In this house and in Jerusalem,
2 Chronicles 33:1-17
which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put My name forever; and I will not again remove the foot of Israel from the land
2 Chronicles 33:1-17
which I have appointed for your fathers—only if they are careful to do all that I have
commanded them, according to the whole law and the
statutes and the ordinances by the hand of Moses.”
2 Chronicles 33:1-17
So Manasseh seduced Judah and the inhabitants
of Jerusalem to do more evil than the nations whom the Lord had destroyed before
the children of Israel.
2 Chronicles 33:1-17
And the Lord spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they would not listen.
Therefore the Lord brought upon them the captains of
the army of the king of Assyria,
2 Chronicles 33:1-17
who took Manasseh with hooks,[b] bound him with
bronze fetters, and carried him off to Babylon. Now
when he was in affliction, he implored the Lord his God,
2 Chronicles 33:1-17
and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, and prayed to Him; and He received his
entreaty, heard his supplication,
2 Chronicles 33:1-17
and brought him back to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord was God. After this he built a wall outside the
City of David
2 Chronicles 33:1-17
on the west side of Gihon,
in the valley, as far as the entrance of the Fish Gate;
and it enclosed Ophel, and he raised it to a very great height.
2 Chronicles 33:1-17
Then he put military captains in all the
fortified cities of Judah. He took away the foreign
gods and the idol from the house of the Lord,
2 Chronicles 33:1-17
and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the Lord and in Jerusalem; and he cast
them out of the city.
2 Chronicles 33:1-17
He also repaired the altar
of the Lord, sacrificed peace offerings and thank offerings on it,
and commanded Judah2 Chronicles
33:1-17
to serve the Lord God of Israel. Nevertheless the people still sacrificed on
the high places, but only to the Lord their
God.2 Chronicles
33:1-17
Moreover Manasseh shed very much innocent blood, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another,
besides his sin by which he made Judah sin, in doing
evil in the sight of the Lord.Kings 21:
16
And the Lord spoke to Manasseh
and his people, but they would not listen. Therefore the Lord
brought upon them the captains of the army of the king of Assyria, who took
Manasseh with hooks, bound him with bronze fetters, and carried him off to Babylon.2 Chronicles 33:10-
11
And the Lord spoke to Manasseh
and his people, but they would not listen. Therefore the Lord
brought upon them the captains of the army of the king of Assyria, who took
Manasseh with hooks, bound him with bronze fetters, and carried him off to Babylon.2 Chronicles 33:10-
11
God in His mercy sent prophets
to bring His people back to Him.
before God sends His judgment, He sends the
prophetic voice which begin with Holy Spirit and His Word.
it makes the heart cold
and hard towards God,
and ultimately can cause unbelief.
Now when he was in affliction,
he implored the Lord his God,
and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,
and prayed to Him; 2 Chronicles 33:12-
13
and He received his entreaty, heard his
supplication, and brought him back to
Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord was God.
2 Chronicles 33:12-13
The evil king had faith
enough to pray for God to
forgive Him.
Not only that, God’s grace was such that he was
allowed to continue to reign
and brought reforms and progress to
Judah.
All because he had faith to ask for God’s mercy
and forgiveness.
We have to understand that
God is good, and His mercies endure forever.
no matter how far we’ve gone from
Him, no mater how deep in sin we have sunk, and no matter how filthy we have
become from wallowing in
immoral lifestyle, God is still good and
merciful.
Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty
things, which you do not know.’
Jeremiah 33:3
“Come now, and let us reason together,” Says the Lord, “Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow; Though they
are red like crimson, They shall
be as wool.Isaiah 1:18
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to
forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 1:9
It takes faith to believe that God can forgive you.
Forgiveness is the first and greatest gift from God. It restores our relationship
with Him.
If you have faith enough to pray,
you can please God:
Pray for a miracle from God.
But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is,
and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him
Hebrews 11:6
With men this impossible, but with
God all things are possible.
Matthew 19:26
For with God nothing will be impossible.
Luke 1:37
If you have faith enough to pray for a miracle, you can please God. If you can please God,
you can move His heart; and if you
can move His heart, you can move His hand
Examples in the Bible:
Luke 18:35-43, A blind man calls out:
Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me! When Jesus asked, What do you want
Me to do for you?
Examples in the Bible:
Luke 18:35-43, He replied, Lord, that I may receive my sight.
Jesus said, Receive your sight; your faith has made
you well.
Examples in the Bible:
James 5:17, Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for
three years.
Now when He rose early on the first day of the week, He appeared first to Mary
Magdalene, out of whom He had cast seven demons.
Mark 16:9-20
She went and told those who had been with Him,
as they mourned and wept.
Mark 16:9-20
And when they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe.
Mark 16:9-20
After that, He appeared in another form to two of
them as they walked and went into the country. And they went and told it to the
rest, but they did not believe them either.
Mark 16:9-20
Later He appeared to the eleven as they sat at the
table; and He rebuked their unbelief and hardness of
heart, because they did not believe those who had seen
Him after He had risen.
Mark 16:9-20
And He said to them, “Go into all the world and
preach the gospel to every creature. He who believes and is baptized
will be saved; Mark 16:9-
20
but he who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out
demons;
Mark 16:9-20
they will speak with new tongues; they will take up
serpents; and if they drink anything deadly,
Mark 16:9-20
it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will
recover.”
Mark 16:9-20
So then, after the Lord had spoken to them, He
was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.
Mark 16:9-20
And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with
them and confirming the word through the
accompanying signs. Amen.
Mark 16:9-20
And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast
out demons; they will speak with new tongues;
they will take up serpents;
Mark 16:17-18
and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no
means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick,
and they will recover.” Mark 16:17-
18
Believing is key to miracles.
Believing the signs will follow as Jesus
said. Do you believe His words.
Believing is key to miracles.
Believe in what Jesus said in Mark’s great commission because in reading the
Book of Acts, we find that Peter and Paul did
miraculous as said by our Lord Jesus.
Believing is key to miracles.
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