Text: Mark 11:23-24, Various
Flesh faith has natural tendencies and is based on what I see, hear, and feel.
Components of flesh faith:
1) Resistance to the truth of the Word.
2) Denial of facts, faults, and weaknesses.
3) Denial of God's power and promises.
Hebrews 11:1 tells us that faith is the evidence of things hoped for the substance of things not seen. Anything we can see is temporary in nature, while those things not seen are eternal.
Examples:
1) Luke 5:4-9 - the disciples with the fish nets. At Jesus' word, Peter let down the net even though they had caught nothing up to that point. All natural evidence said it was a waste of time, but Peter trusted and obeyed Jesus.
2) John 4:46-53 - The nobleman came to beg Jesus to come to his house and heal his son. Instead, Jesus told him to go home; his son was alive. All the nobleman had to go on was Jesus' word.
3) Acts 28:1-6 - Paul and the viper. After a shipwreck, the occupants of the land made a fire to warm the castaways. While helping gather sticks for the fire, a viper attached itself to Paul. He shook it off and went about his business. The natives waited for him to drop dead, but nothing happened. Paul trusted God nothing would harm him. He had a word from the Lord that he would appear before Caesar.
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