Faith

So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Romans 10:17 (NKJV)


Assyrian Presbyterian Church of San Jose

ܥܕܬܐ ܦܪܣܒܝܬܪܝܬܐ ܕܐܬܘܖ̈ܝܐ ܒܣܢ ܗܘܙܝ


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Introduction

 The Christian life is the only way of living.  The Christian life should be our lifestyle.  ܚܲܝܘܼܬܵܐ ܟܪܹܣܝܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ ܝܼܠܵܐ ܩܘܼܪܚܵܐ ܕܚܲܝܘܼܬܵܐ

-          II Corinthians 7:1ܒ. ܩܘܖ̈ܢܬܝܐ ܙ:1 

-          Matthew 7:14ܡܬܝ ܙ:14            

Love without hypocrisy, Hate evil, and Cleave to that which is good, tenderly affectionate to other believers, humbly seek to honor others, and enthusiastically serve the Lord. (Romans 12:9-11)

-          Romans 1:8-9ܖ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܐ:8 – 9      

Four Essential Duties For Christian Livingܐܲܪܒܲܥ ܕܝܼܠܵܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܕܚܲܝܘܼܬܵܐ ܟܪܹܣܝܲܢܬܵܐ  

1)      We are called to serve the Lord ܗܵܘܝܼܬܘܿܢ ܒܸܦܠܵܚܵܐ ܠܡܵܪܝܵܐ    

-  Romans 12:1 – Reasonable service - Latreia (Lat-ri-ah), it means reverential service of worship. ܖ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܝܒ:1، ܚܸܠܡܲܬܵܘܟܼܘܿܢ ܡܵܪܹܐ ܗܵܘܢܵܐ                          

-  Romans 12:7 – Ministry - Diakonia (Dee-ak-on-eѐ-ah), and that has to do with practical serviceܖ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܝܒ:7، ܘܐܸܢ ܕܚܸܠܡܲܬ: (ܟܵܠܵܚ) ܒܚܸܠܡܲܬܲܢ:                  

-  Romans 12:11 – Serving the Lord - Douleuo (Dool-yoo-o), it means intense service of slavery having no other masterܖ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܝܒ:11، ܗܵܘܝܼܬܘܿܢ ܒܸܦܠܵܚܵܐ ܠܡܵܪܝܵܐ.   

2)      Rejoicing in hope (vs. 12)ܗܵܘܝܼܬܘܿܢ ܒܸܚܕܵܝܵܐ ܒܗܹܒܼܝܼܵܘܟܼܘܿܢ: (ܓ̰ܪ. 12) 

-  No matter how enthusiastically we serve the Lord, there is always the hope in our hearts of the day when all our service will be done.

o   I Corinthians 15:55-58ܐ. ܩܘܖ̈ܢܬܝܐ ܝܗ:56 – 58  

o   Romans 8:19; 23ܖ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܚ:19، 23    

o   Psalm 16:9-11ܡܙܡܘܖ̈ܐ ܝܘ:9 – 11       

o   Psalm 73:24-26ܡܙܡܘܖ̈ܐ ܥܓ:24 – 26   

3)      Patient in our tribulation (vs. 12)ܗܵܘܝܼܬܘܿܢ ܒܸܚܡܵܠܵܐ ܝܲܠܨܘܼܘܵܘ̈ܟܼܘܿܢ: (ܓ̰ܪ. 12) 

-  We can endure trouble and the pressure because we know what's coming. 

o   Romans 5:3-5ܖ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܗ:3 – 5           

4)      We are diligently in prayerܗܵܘܝܼܬܘܿܢ ܕܵܝܸܡ ܒܨܠܘܿܬܵܐ. (ܓ̰ܪ. 12)   

-  I believe one of the reasons the Lord keeps the pressure on is to keep us in communion with him. 

o   Psalm 62:8ܡܙܡܘܖ̈ܐ ܣܒ:8  

o   I Thessalonians 5:17-18ܐ. ܬܣܠܘܢܝܩܝ̈ܐ ܗ:17 – 18   

Conclusion    Ephesians 5:15-16ܐܦܣܝ̈ܐ ܗ:15 – 16