Transfer Of Faith

 

Daniel 3:10-27

10 Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, shall fall down and worship the golden image:

11 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, that he should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.

12 There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.

13 Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these men before the king.

14 Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up?

15 Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?

16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.

17 If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.

18 But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.

19 Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.

20 And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.

21 Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.

22 Therefore because the king’s commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flames of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.

23 And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.

24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonished, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king.

25 He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.

26 Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of the midst of the fire.

27 And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king’s counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.

Faith – One belief in God, or a belief on God’s ability to do for an individual.

Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Eighteen Definitions of Faith

1.        Substance of things hoped for (Hebrews 11:1)

2.        Evidence of things not seen (Hebrews 11:1,7)

3.        Invisible backing of elders (Hebrews 11:2)

4.        Creative power of divine works (Hebrews 11:3)

5.        Divine testimony of right doing (Hebrews 11:4)

6.        Cancellation of natural laws (Hebrews 11:5)

7.        Basis of pleasing God (Hebrews 11:6)

8.        Dependence upon God’s word (Hebrews 11:7)

9.        Trust in an unknown future (Hebrews 11:8-10)

10.      Counting things that be not as though they were (Hebrews 11:11-12; Romans 4:17)

11.      Seeing invisible things (Hebrews 11:13-16)

12.      Assurance of God’s faithfulness (Hebrews 11:17-19; Hebrews 10:23)

13.      Confidence in things to come (Hebrews 11:20-31; Hebrews 3:6,14; Hebrews 10:35; Ephes. 3:12; 1 John 3:21)

14.      Stimulus of the Christian faith (Hebrews 11:32-12:2)

15.      The life-blood of the just (Hebrews 10:38)

16.      Shield of Christian armor (Ephes. 6:16)

17.      Down payment of things desired (Hebrews 3:6,12-14; Hebrews 6:11-12; Hebrews 10:22-23,35-39)

18.      Guarantee of answered prayer (Matthew 21:22; Mark 11:22-24; Hebrews 11:6; James 1)

Romans 4:17 (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.

Transfer – To move from one area to another

Romans 12:3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

Every person has some measure of faith and that measure can grow to whatever size you need from God.

Every ingredient we need for a miracle all lies within ourselves. All that is left is an activation of our faith into the situation and let God do His stuff.

I Believe:

Truth

Repentance works

Baptism works

The Holy Ghost is God’s Spirit living in me

The Bible is God’s infallible word

Creation

Jericho fell

Noah was saved by an ark

Three Hebrew boys went through the fiery furnace

Lazarus was raised from the dead

Bartimaeus eyes were opened

The Holy Ghost fell as fire on Pentecost

Heaven

Hell

Eternity

Calvary

Healing

 

Faith becomes an acceptance of what we are convinced can or did happen.

We only have trouble transferring faith into our world.

Three Hebrew boys

Faith in God

Never tried in this much stress

Lifestyle that was conducive to faith working for them

Determination of their own action

Willingness to die for what they believed

Not careful to answer

Transfer of faith

Strongest men lost their lives in proving God and faith right

Revival came by a transfer of faith