Faith in our everyday lives

1. The Power of Expectation
Faith in Our Everyday Lives

2. Agenda
• Prayer
• Song
• Activity #1
• Activity #2
• Scriptures
• Closing prayer

3. Activity #1
• I will place a famous name on your back.
• You will have one minute to ask others a YES or NO
question to be able to guess the name.
• During the first round, A few participants will be
selected to deceive you.
– I will hand additional papers that will say DECEIVER if you
are chosen for this part. If your slip is blank, you are to tell
the truth.
– Do not let anyone else know if you are a deceiver or you
are chosen to tell the truth.
• During the second round, EVERYONE will tell the truth.

4. Activity #2
• What are things that we expect on a day-to-
day basis?
• What happens/ how do we feel when those
expectations are not met?

5. Faith Defined
Hebrews 11:1 (KJV)
11 Now faith is the substance of things hoped
for, the evidence of things not seen.

6. Faith is a Part of Everyday Life
2 Corinthians 5:7 (KJV)
7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)

7. Growing Faith
• Romans 10:17
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing
by the word of God.

8. Faith is Necessary
• Hebrews 11:6
But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that
cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder
of them that diligently seek him.
• Matthew 9:2
And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying
on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the
palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.
• Matthew 9:22
But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said,
Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole.
And the woman was made whole from that hour.

9. Faith is Power
Matthew 17:20
And Jesus said unto them, Because of your
unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith
as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this
mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it
shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible
unto you.

10. Faith is an Action
James 2:26
For as the body without the spirit is dead, so
faith without works is dead also.