Expectant Faith Luke 8:40-41-49-56 Expectant faith might be born out of desperation, but it lives and grows out of trusting Jesus to meet our needs and to do what He alone can do. 1. We can approach Jesus with all our NEEDS .vv.41-42 2 .We can trust Jesus when things seem to go WRONG .vv.49-53. 3.We can trust Jesus to PROVIDE what we need. vv.54-56.For many people, the idea of faith is reduced to a set of beliefs we adhere to. For them faith is what we believe about God with little regard for what we might trust God to do on our behalf. Faith does not simply look to some future time when our faith will bring us into the presence and kingdom of God; biblical faith can look to God for His involvement and care in our lives now.Faith maintains TRUST in God to do what no one else can do.Jairus, a leader in the synagogue, likely viewed Jesus as a blasphemer and heretic . As a ruler of the synagogue, he was chosen by his peers, so we can assume he enjoyed popularity in his town . But suddenly all these accomplishments and the favor of friends faded into the background . Seeing his daughter on the brink of death catapulted Jairus into a different orbit . His theology seemed irrelevant as he tried to square it with his current situation . He did what any good father would do—he threw out his prejudice, his pride, and his principles for the hope that Jesus is who He says He is .
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Coming from Arab, Alabama, and growing up in Tampa, Fla. I moved with my family to Georgia in 1969. I was saved by God’s marvelous Grace in September 1972 at Blue Springs Baptist Church located down the road from North Cobb High School in Acworth, Ga. Called to preach at 16...
