Fellowship Bible Church - Mullica, Hill N.J.

Faith-defining moment examples:

•Choosing to do your quiet time each day
·Choosing to share Christ with your friend or neighbor
·Saying no to your flesh and yes to the Spirit
·Choosing forgiveness over bitterness

Faith-defining moments expose the reality of our faith.

The Disciples had a faith-defining moment:
it exposed immature faith that needed to be challenged.

The Religious Leaders had a faith-defining moment: it exposed dead faith that needed to be rebuked.

A Gentile Woman had a faith-defining moment:
it exposed growing faith that needed to be showcased.

The Disciples had a faith-defining moment:
it exposed immature faith that needed to be challenged.

• Following feeding of 5,000

The Disciples had a faith-defining moment:
it exposed immature faith that needed to be challenged.

• Following feeding of 5,000
·Do you still not see or understand?
·Have your hearts been hardened?
·Though you have eyes do you not see?
·Though you have ears do you not hear?

The Disciples had a faith-defining moment:
it exposed immature faith that needed to be challenged.

• Following feeding of 5,000
• Following both miraculous feedings the disciples were not commended for their faith. They were in a faith-defining moment and it exposed an immature faith that needed to be challenged.

When you do not allow faith-defining moments to mature your faith, you will walk away with greater insensitivity to the Lord.

The Religious Leaders had a faith-defining moment: it exposed dead faith that needed to be rebuked.

•The Pharisees Said the Outside Defiles You

The Religious Leaders had a faith-defining moment: it exposed dead faith that needed to be rebuked.

• The Pharisees Said the Outside Defiles You
“Its purpose was to regulate a man’s life completely. If the law was
silent or vague about a particular subject, one could be sure that
the tradition would be vocal and explicit.” (EBC)

The Religious Leaders had a faith-defining moment: it exposed dead faith that needed to be rebuked.

• The Pharisees Said the Outside Defiles You
• The Pharisees Demanded a Sign to Authenticate Christ (Mark 8:11-13)

The Religious Leaders had a faith-defining moment: it exposed dead faith that needed to be rebuked.

·A dead faith exalts doing your works to get points with God instead of living by faith.

·A dead faith looks for their own sources of confirmation instead of the abundance of confirmation right in front of them.

If you’re searching for God, you cannot come to God on your terms. You have tosubmit yourself to His.

“Within every congregation there is a small nucleus of people who believe, and they are surrounded by a much larger group who believe that they believe.” (James Moffat).

Do You...
•Enjoy having fellowship with Christ and His redeemed people? (1 John 1:3)
•Admit and confess your sin? (1 John 1:8)
•Obey God’s Word? (1 John 2:3-5)
•You love God rather than the world? (1 John 2:15)
•Seek to maintain a pure life? (1 John 3:3)
•See a decreasing pattern of sin in your life? (1 John 3:5-6)
•Demonstrate love for other Christians? (1 John 3:14)
•”Walk the walk," versus just "talking the talk"? (1 John 3:18-19)
•Maintain a clear conscience? (1 John 3:21)
•Experience victory in your Christian walk? (1 John 5:4)

A Gentile Woman had a faith-defining moment: it exposed growing faith that needed to be showcased.

• MacArthur believes this event highlights the substance and object of this woman’s faith. The substance was her humility, reverence, and persistence. The object was the Lord Jesus.

We should be ready to showcase our faith with unexpected people and places.

The Disciples had a faith-defining moment:
it exposed immature faith that needed to be challenged.

The Religious Leaders had a faith-defining moment: it exposed dead faith that needed to be rebuked.

A Gentile Woman had a faith-defining moment:
it exposed growing faith that needed to be showcased.