Faith For A New Thing
from Centerpointe Apostolic Church
What does it mean to have faith for something you have never seen before? This message takes us on a journey through two connected stories in Matthew 8 -- the healing of a leper and the encounter with a Roman centurion -- and reveals a stunning contrast between following a familiar pattern and daring to believe God for something entirely new. The leper approached Jesus with humble, vulnerable worship, declared his need, and received a miracle according to an established pattern. But the centurion threw a wrench into that pattern. He had no blueprint, no precedent, no story to point to -- only a deep, settled conviction that Jesus did not need to show up in the way he had always shown up. And that raw, unconventional faith stopped Jesus in his tracks. The message challenges us to examine whether our own faith has grown comfortable with what God has done in the past while remaining closed off to what he is ready to do right now. Isaiah 43:19 reminds us that God declares his intention to do a new thing, and the question placed before us is whether we are spiritually positioned to recognize it when it comes.
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