Romans 10:17 “17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.”

For the first quarter of the year, we will memorize Hebrews 11:6 and stand to declare it at the beginning of each message.

Hebrews 11:6 (NIV) And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

1. God wants to use you Everyday, On The Way!

2. I will say or do things to specifically show the disconnect between“Sunday Morning” and “Everyday Life.”

In the opening message of this series, we are establishing 2 things:

1. Discover the disconnect between the "SUNDAY YOU" and the "EVERYDAY YOU."

2. For Matthew 6:10-11 to happen, “the Kingdom of God to come,” it is not “Suddenly” but in the “Everyday Life!”

Matthew 6:10

“Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.”

Almost every Miracle in the Bible happened "Every Day – On The Way” to do something else, not as a specialized set moment in time.

God knows the moment; most people just made themselves available for God's moment.

Luke 10:38-42

38 Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. 39 And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching. 40 But Martha was distracted with much serving (or obligation). And she went up to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me.” 41 But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things,42 but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.”

Transformational Thinking Moment:

Anything (Fun, Church, Career, Hobbies, Dinner) done outside of the Presence of God that is done in your power, not God's, will produce less than desired results! That is why many of us live on the edge of exhaustion. We are trying to make it better to impress God, but when we do it in his presence, it is blessed by God.

If we are working for God and not from God, we have missed it, and Christianity is not different than any other "works-based religion."

As we are in this scripture, we see two ladies, Martha and Mary. Most of us would say, "Oh, Pastor, I just love to be like Mary and sit at the feet of Jesus and worship.”

But the truth is, 99% of us fall into the Martha Category.

This is where most of the confusion enters our journey of following Jesus. We have gained identity from what we do for Jesus and not what is accomplished from Jesus.

To truly live a life of Everyday Faith, we need to discover where we are in our journey of following Jesus. We have narrowed this journey down to 8 steps that we will unpack in the rest of this series.

1. Saved – Born-again

• John 19:10 “For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
• Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

2. Water Baptized

• Matthew 28:19 “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.”

3. Holy Spirit Activated

• John 20:22 “And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, 'Receive the Holy Spirit.”
• Acts 1:8 “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

4. Healed and Set Free

• John 8:31-32 “So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, 'If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
• John 8:36 “So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.”

5. In Community

• Hebrews 10:24-25 “And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.
• Acts 2:42 “And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.

6. Contributing

• Romans 12:3-8 “3 For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. 4 For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, 5 so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. 6 Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; 7 if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; 8 the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.

7. Personal Growth

• 2 Peter 3:18 "But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen."
• Ephesians 4:15 “We are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ.”

8. Reproducing

• 2 Timothy 2:1-2 "You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus,2 and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.”

John 12:1-2 “Six days before the Passover, Jesus therefore came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 So they gave a dinner for him there. Martha served.

In this 8-step journey, prayerfully identify where you are and consider how to take the next step in following Jesus.

It all begins with Jesus.

Every step after that, I want you to do it from Jesus, not for Jesus.

Take your first or next step of faith this morning.