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Why Faith Is More Powerful Than You Think

Shepherd's Grove • Sep 20, 2025 • 38 min

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Take this message with you through a journey of Scripture, reflection, and prayer.

Summary

In this sermon, Pastor Bobby Schuller teaches that biblical faith is a tangible substance that comes exclusively from hearing and reading the Word of God. Rather than relying on passive agreement or past miracles, believers are called to cultivate active, living faith by regularly feeding on Scripture and putting God's Word into action. As we stand on His promises, speak His Word, and exercise our spiritual authority in Christ, God's healing power brings transformation to our lives and communities.

Themes

Faith and WorksDivine HealingSpiritual AuthorityCommunity of FaithMeditating on Scripture

Key Points

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Faith is a tangible substance that grows as we continuously take in the Word of God rather than coming through prayer alone or witnessing miracles.
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A believing community creates an environment where God's power and miracles can flourish, whereas unbelief hinders spiritual breakthrough.
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Unbelief fades as we consistently wash ourselves in Scripture, whereas miracles alone can be forgotten over time if not grounded in God's Word.
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There are two kinds of faith: dead faith that passively agrees with truth, and living faith that takes active obedience and speaks God's promises.
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Believers can release their faith in three practical ways: by acting on God's Word, speaking it aloud, and standing firm on His promises.
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In Exodus 15, God revealed Himself as Jehovah Rapha—the Lord who heals—when He transformed the bitter waters of Mara through the wood thrown into the pool.
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Believers have been given spiritual power of attorney through Jesus Christ to evict sickness, addiction, anxiety, and sin from their lives.
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Jesus demonstrated that He is the resurrection and the life today, inviting believers to trust His present power rather than postponing God's promises to the distant future.
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Walking in spiritual victory requires deliberate effort and time spent in Scripture rather than being consumed by digital distractions or spiritual laziness.

Sermon Moments

“Faith is a substance... There's only one way to get faith: hearing the word of God.”

“The word doesn't fade in your heart and in your mind; it grows and increases your faith.”

“God showed him a piece of wood and he threw it into the water... the cross heals the bitter waters.”

“Jesus Christ has given you power of attorney. It's time to evict some things—evict sickness, evict depression, evict addiction.”

“Living faith acts, speaks, and stands. Dead faith sits in the gas tank until it goes bad.”

“You cannot be a spiritually lazy person and walk in victory.”

“If every time you reached for your phone to do something recreational you reached for your Bible, you would read the Bible front to back every two weeks.”

This Week

Commit to reading and meditating on Scripture daily to consistently build up the substance of faith in your heart.

Surround yourself with a faith-filled community of believers who encourage trust in God's Word rather than feeding unbelief.

Exercise your spiritual authority in Christ by verbally commanding sickness, fear, and doubt to leave your life and home.

Put your faith into action this week by taking practical, obedient steps on something God has called you to do.

Replace recreational phone and screen time with intentional time reading and meditating on God's Word.

When facing bitter or challenging circumstances, look to the cross of Christ for God's healing solution rather than grumbling.

Pray for and declare present-day healing and breakthrough for yourself and others, trusting in Jehovah Rapha today.

Remember This

Faith comes exclusively through hearing and receiving God's Word, and it becomes a living force when put into action through speech, obedience, and standing on His promises.

A Challenge for You

Pastor Bobby Schuller challenged believers to stop being spiritually lazy and choose to be "living faith" people who walk by faith, actively looking to the cross and putting God's Word into action.

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