I'm Living the Moment While Believing the Next One!

This sermon explores the developmental nature of faith through the life of Abraham, challenging the common misconception that faith immediately changes our circumstances. Bishop Jackson teaches that before faith works for us by moving mountains or bringing blessings, it first works on us by making us right with God, transforming our character, and establishing us as friends of God. Using Abraham's journey from Ur to Canaan, including his encounter with famine and temporary departure to Egypt, the message emphasizes that faith doesn't always eliminate difficult situations but ensures God's presence and greatness within those situations. The sermon culminates in the revelation that those who trust God become like trees planted by rivers of water—unmoved by drought or heat because their source isn't dependent on circumstances but on their position in God.

Key Points:

Faith begins with believing God, but trust is demonstrated through action—Abraham had to pack up and move to express his faith

The first thing faith does is make you righteous before God, not immediately change your circumstances (Romans 4:3)

Abraham's faith was remarkable because he believed and obeyed a God he had never served, leaving his father's house of idol worship