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9APRIL2013BODYOFCHRISTNEWSNowfaithisthesubstanceofthingshopedfortheevidenceofthingsnotseen.Hebrews111KJVIamsureyouarefamiliarwiththecli-chifyoucontinuetodothesamethingyouwillcontinuetogetthesameresults.Thetruthofthematteristhatbecausethingsaroundusareconstantlychangingifwecontinuedoingthesamethingswewillnotgetthesameresults.Insteadouroncefruitfulresultsbegintodecreaseandcouldpossiblydisappearaltogether.Hereisoneillustrationdemonstrat-ingwhy.WhatstorecanyougototodaywithadollarandgetthesameamountasyoudidtenyearsagoFiveyearsagoTwoyearsagoOneyearagoEitheroneofatleastthreethingshaveoccurredThepriceforproductshasincreasedtheamountquantityofaparticularproductoncereceiveddecreasesorthequalityoftheprod-uctsdiminishesmakingitlessvalu-able.Thereforethosewhocontinuetocarryadollartothestoreinordertomakeapurchasearegettinglessinoneformoranotheryearafteryearafteryear.Heresanotherexample.Whatifyouremployerpaidyouthesamesal-aryeveryyearwhileconsumerpricescontinuetoincreaseBecauseyourpaycheckstaysthesameyourpur-chasingpowerwilldecreasewhichmeansyouwillnotbeabletoaffordasmanythingsinthefutureasyoudidinthepast.Ifthistrendcontinuesyouwillsoonbeinfinancialdistress.Thesameprincipledemonstratedintheaboveexamplesisapplicabletoourfaith.WecannotpossessthesameamountoffaithfromdaytodayyearafteryearandthenexpecttogetwhereGodwantstotakeus.WhenourfaithisstagnantwearenotgrowingmaturinginourrelationshipwithJesusChrist.Byvirtueofwhoweareandwhoswearewemustallowourfaithtogrow.WemustbewillingtostepoutinfaithtogetoutofourcomfortzoneandstartrespondingtoGodsdirectionsevenifheisleadingustodosomethingdifferentsome-thingsooutlandishwehaventacluewhattheoutcomewillbeOfcoursedoingthesameoldthingiscomfortablebutconsiderwhathap-penedwhenAbramAbrahamMosesJoshuaJacobRahabElishaEstherRuthMaryPeterPaulandsomanyotherstrustedGod.Asaresultoftheirfaithsomethingdifferentsomethingamazingsomethingmarveloussome-thingsupernaturalhappenedintheirlivesWemustbewillingtoletourfaithleadustowhereGodwantstotakeus.LetsgetoutofourcomfortzoneandthenmoveintothenewterritoryGodhaspreparedanddestinedforus.NowisthetimeFormoreinformationregardingRev.Dr.HenryL.ArmingtonSr.pleasevisitCentralBaptistChurchthisSundaymorningforadynamiteworshipexpe-rienceat1045a.m.located2400CaliforniaStreetDenverColoradoorcbcdenver.orgviacyberspace.HenryL.ArmingtonSERMONNowistheTimeByRev.Dr.HenryL.ArmingtonSr.WemustbewillingtostepoutinfaithtogetoutofourcomfortzoneandstartrespondingtoGodsdirectionsevenifheisleadingustodosomethingdifferentsomethingsooutlandishwehaventacluewhattheoutcomewillbe