Romans 10:17 “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. 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.11 Give us this day our daily bread. “ 

Almost every Miracle in the Bible happened "Every Day – On The Way” to do something else. Availability is more valuable than ability. 

To truly live a life of Everyday Faith, we need to discover where we are in our journey of following Jesus. 

• 1. Saved – Born-again 
• a. John 19:10 “For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
• b. Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
• 2. Water Baptized 
• a. 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 
• a. John 20:22 “And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, 'Receive the Holy Spirit.”
• b. 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 
• a. 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.”
• b. John 8:36 “So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.”
• 5. In Community 
• a. 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. 
• b. Acts 2:42 “And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. 
• 6. Contributing 
• a. 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 
• a. 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." 
• b. Ephesians 4:15 “We are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ.” 
• 8. Reproducing 
• a. 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.” 

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

But what happens when we get stuck? 

Genesis 12:1 

Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you. 

Genesis 12:4-5a 

4 So Abram went, as the Lord had told him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran. 5 And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their possessions that they had gathered. 

Genesis 13:14-18 

14 The Lord said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him, “Lift up your eyes and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward, 15 for all the land that you see I will give to you and to your offspring forever. 16 I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that if one can count the dust of the earth, your offspring also can be counted. 17 Arise, walk through the length and the breadth of the land, for I will give it to you.” 18 So Abram moved his tent and came and settled by the oaks of Mamre, which are at Hebron, and there he built an altar to the Lord. 

We have all heard the phrase “It’s just my lot in life.”

If we are going to move from one step to the next, we need to recognize where we are stuck. 

Many of us are stuck in the land of “were” because of decisions we made in the past. 

Genesis 12:1 “Now the Lord said to Abram, 'Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you.” 

Genesis 12:4 “4 So Abram went, as the Lord had told him, and Lot went with him.” 

Genesis 13:14 “The Lord said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him.” 

It is not by coincidence that God spoke after Lot moved. What are you dragging into your destiny that needs to be left in your history? 

"Lot" is the symbol of your attachment to where you were. 

 "Lot" is comfortable. 

 "Lot" is familiar. 

 "Lot" is smooth sailing, no changes and status quo. 

The people who were a comfort to you as you stepped out can now confine the voice of God. It is not that the people are bad; it is that your trust is in their comfort rather than in God's leading. 

• · This is why moving from Step 2, Water Baptized, to Step #3, Holy Spirit Activated, can be difficult. We are more comfortable in religion that we can control than in the Holy Spirit, whom we need to follow. 
• · This is why moving from Step 4, Healed and Set Free, to Step 5, in Community, can be a struggle. It is easier to build walls around our trauma to protect it than to get into Community and release it. 

What can God not say to you, because you won't hear Him in your current condition of comfort? 

When Lot disappeared, God reappeared. 

“The Lord said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him.” 

What do you need to walk away from so that you can hear God speak again? 

Because we have been stuck so long in the land of "Were," we find ourselves lost in the land of "Are." 

“Lift up your eyes and look from the place where you are.” 

The first step in getting unstuck is to quit looking at how stuck you “were” and lift up your eyes to look from where you “are.” 

Vision is knowing where you are but seeing where you want to be. 

• · I know I am only in step 4, but I see myself in step 6! 
• · I may be in the process of "Healed and Set Free," but I see myself leading a small group to keep people out of where I came through. 

14 “Lift up your eyes and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward.” 

Notice, Abram had to get God’s perspective and get out of his tunnel vision. 

God caused him to look “northward and southward and eastward and westward.” All too often, we only look in the direction we want to go, eliminating the All-Powerful God who has answers in every direction. 

Genesis 13:17-18a 

“Arise, walk through the length and the breadth of the land, for I will give it to you. 18 So Abram moved his tent…” 

God said, “I will give it to you.” But notice it was contingent on Abram’s obedience to move. 

This is the land of “Will Be” as you keep walking in Everyday Faith. 

Notice, I said “Abrams Obedience to move” not his Ability to move. 

God has given it to him, but He didn’t bring it to him. 

God has given it to you. But he is not going to bring it to you. 

What has God willed for you that you have not received, because the land of “Were” and “Are” is blocking the blessing of entering “Will Be.”  

This morning, step towards the land of “Will Be.”