1. THE RACE OF FAITH Romans 4 message seven

2. 1. The essence of faith is when you refuse to be held captive to a status quo comfort zone An Experiential Exegesis

3. 2. Faith responds by allowing God to upset what you are used to, in order to move you forward to where you will be used An Experiential Exegesis

4. 3. Faith recognizes that you’ve got to believe in God anyhow, and trust God, in order for God to come through somehow An Experiential Exegesis

5. Thesis God will always empty you of self before he will ever use you to accomplish any great thing for him.

6. Definition Favor is the Old Testament word for grace.

7. Point 1 It is not to the one who works, but it is to the one who trusts that righteousness is given.

8. Definition Counted means to credit to your account.

9. God forgave David on the basis of his faith in God, not on the basis of what he could offer. Point 2

10. The picture of baptism cannot save you if it does not truly picture the reality of your faith in the death of Christ on your behalf. Point 3

11. Point 4 The law brings you the standard of God, so then you will be without excuse when he judges you for not getting saved by faith.

12. Definition Faith in God means believing what God says to enable him to perform what he says.

13. Point 5 The perfection of the object makes up for any imperfec-tion in the believer.

14. COME FORWARD FOR PRAYER