09 May From Faith to Faith – Strength to Strength – Glory to Glory #6

Faith To Faith Overview

In this powerful sermon on spiritual progression, Pastor explores the journey from Faith to Faith, Strength to Strength, and Glory to Glory, focusing on ’tilling up the fallow ground’ of our hearts. Drawing from Romans 1:16-17 and Psalm 84:4-7, he explains how faith begins when we receive God’s word through prophecy, scripture, or divine revelation, but requires perseverance through testing seasons. The message emphasizes that trials aren’t God punishing us, but opportunities for our faith to be refined like gold in fire. Using the metaphor of the Valley of Baca (weeping), Pastor shows how believers can transform difficult seasons into pools of blessing through persistent faith. He illustrates this with Jesus in Gethsemane, where strengthening from God led to more earnest prayer, not retreat. The sermon challenges listeners to hold fast to God’s promises regardless of circumstances, reminding us that faith is tested, not believers themselves, and that glory comes when we learn to walk in God’s strength rather than our own.

Faith To Faith Outline

• 0:00 – Series Introduction: Tilling Up Fallow Ground: Opening explanation of the faith journey and preparing hearts for God’s harvest
• 5:00 – Faith to Faith: Receiving God’s Word: How faith comes through prophecy, scripture reading, and divine revelation
• 12:00 – The Two Sides of Redemption: Understanding the legal versus practical aspects of God’s finished work
• 18:00 – God is Who You Believe He Is: Parable of talents demonstrating how our perception shapes our experience
• 25:00 – Strength to Strength: Community and Testing: The importance of fellowship and persevering through trials
• 32:00 – Valley of Baca: Transforming Weeping into Wells: How believers turn difficult seasons into places of blessing
• 40:00 – Glory to Glory: Finding God’s Power in Weakness: Learning to walk in divine strength rather than human ability
• 45:00 – Gethsemane Principle: Strengthened for Deeper Prayer: Using divine strengthening for more earnest seeking rather than retreat

Scripture References

Romans 1:16-17, Romans 10:17, Psalm 84:4-7, 1 Peter 1:6-8, James 1:2-4, Psalm 66:12, Matthew 26:36-44

Key Takeaways

• Faith begins when we receive God’s word, but requires persistent belief and action to manifest in our lives.
• God is limited in our experience by what we believe He can and will do, even though He is infinitely more.
• Trials test our faith, not us personally – the word within us is being refined like gold in fire.
• Fellowship with like-minded believers is essential for spiritual strength, like trees supporting each other.
• Difficult seasons (Valley of Baca) can be transformed into pools of blessing through persistent faith.
• When God strengthens us in trials, we should use that strength for deeper prayer, not retreat from difficulty.
• True spiritual strength comes from relying on God’s power when our human strength is exhausted.

Faith To Faith Notes

This transformative message on spiritual progression reveals the divine process by which believers mature in their walk with God. Pastor begins by explaining that faith often starts with a prophetic word, scripture revelation, or divine impression that speaks directly to our circumstances. Whether concerning health, finances, relationships, or calling, these divine encounters plant seeds of expectation in our hearts. However, receiving the word is only the beginning of the journey. The speaker emphasizes the crucial distinction between redemption’s legal and practical sides. While Christ’s work on the cross legally secured everything pertaining to life and godliness, believers must actively participate in the practical outworking through continued faith and persistence. This requires fighting the good fight of faith and laying hold of what was already finished at Calvary. The profound truth that ‘God is to you who you believe He is’ shapes our entire spiritual experience. Through the parable of talents, Pastor illustrates how our perception of God’s character directly impacts what we receive from Him. The servant who viewed his master as harsh and taking received judgment, while those who saw him as generous and multiplying received greater authority and blessing. This principle revolutionizes how we approach prayer, expectation, and spiritual growth. The journey from strength to strength occurs through community fellowship and trial endurance. Like balsam trees with shallow roots that need each other for support, believers require corporate gathering for encouragement and stability. The Valley of Baca represents life’s most challenging seasons – times of weeping, testing, and apparent barrenness. Yet those who persist in faith transform these desert places into wells of refreshing, creating pools of blessing for themselves and others. The Gethsemane principle provides the ultimate model for handling life’s crushing moments. When Jesus faced His darkest hour, divine strengthening came not for retreat but for more earnest prayer and deeper surrender. Similarly, when believers receive heavenly strength during trials, wisdom dictates using that power for increased spiritual intensity rather than casual relief. The imagery of olive crushing producing valuable oil illustrates how life’s pressures can yield tremendous blessing when properly processed through faith. Glory to glory represents the final stage where believers walk in divine power and authority, unshaken by circumstances that once caused fear. Like Adam before the fall, we’re designed to be clothed in God’s glory, walking in supernatural peace and confidence regardless of external challenges.

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