Cross Fellowship Church Palmer Park

Moving Forward in Faith
Romans 4:18-25

In moving forward in faith, we find
ourselves in God’s promises (vv. 18).

In moving forward in faith, we find ourselves in God’s promises (vv. 18).

“According to that which had been spoken ‘so shall
your descendants be.’”

In moving forward in faith, we find ourselves in God’s promises (vv. 18).

A promise is an assurance from one person to another that the former will or will not do what he has said.

Here’s how claiming a promise from God works:

Here’s how claiming a promise form God works:

•God allows a need to come our way.

Here’s how claiming a promise form God works:

•God allows a need to come our way.
•We seek God in His word and prayer.

Here’s how claiming a promise form God works:

•God allows a need to come our way.
•We seek God in His word and prayer.
•God speaks to us through His word.

Here’s how claiming a promise form God works:

•God allows a need to come our way.
•We seek God in His word and prayer.
•God speaks to us through His word.
•We claim God’s word to us in prayer.

Here’s how claiming a promise form God works:

•God allows a need to come our way.
•We seek God in His word and prayer.
•God speaks to us through His word.
•We claim God’s word to us in prayer.
•We obediently meet the conditions to God’s promise.

Here’s how claiming a promise form God works:

•God allows a need to come our way.
•We seek God in his word and prayer.
•God speaks to us through His word.
•We claim God’s word to us in prayer.
•We obediently meet the conditions to God’s promise.
•We walk by faith as if it is so.

Here’s how claiming a promise form God works:

•God allows a need to come our way.
•We seek God in His word and prayer.
•God speaks to us through His word.
•We claim God’s word to us in prayer.
•We obediently meet the conditions to God’s promise
•We walk by faith as if it is so.
•We allow God to fulfill His promise His way in His time.

Here’s how claiming a promise form God works:

•God allows a need to come our way.
•We seek God in His word and prayer.
•God speaks to us through His word.
•We claim God’s word to us in prayer.
•We obediently meet the conditions to God’s promise
•We walk by faith as if it is so.
•We allow God to fulfill His promise His way in His time.
•We give God the glory when the promise is fulfilled.

In moving forward in faith, we choose to believe the impossible (vv. 19-21).

/In moving forward in faith, we choose to believe the impossible (vv. 18-19).

yet, with respect to the promise of God, he did not waver in unbelief but grew strong in faith, giving glory to God,

/In moving forward in faith, we choose to believe the impossible (vv. 18-19).


“By faith Sarah received ability to conceive event beyond the proper time of life, since she considered Him faithful who had promised.” (Heb. 11:11)

In moving forward in faith, we choose to receive the imperishable
(vv. 22-25).

In moving forward in faith, we choose to receive the imperishable
(vv. 22-25).

"Therefore it was also credited to him as righteousness. Now not for his sake only was it written that it was credited to him, but for our sake also, to whom it will be credited, as those who believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead, He who was delivered over because of our transgressions, and was raised because of our justification".

In moving forward in faith, we choose to receive the imperishable
(vv. 22-25).

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “But the righteous man shall live by faith.”
Romans 1:16–17

Moving Forward in Faith
Romans 4:18-25

A link in the chain…

“So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria (people-centered multisite expression) enjoyed peace (growing closer relationally), being built up; and going on in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit (growing deeper spiritually), it continued to increase (growing larger numerically)." - Acts 9:31