It’s now the Christmas season … my favorite time of the year. I love Christmas movies, even though they are corny… We have been doing a Wednesday series, Living a Radical Life for Jesus. Tonight, I want to look at Living with Radical Faith. What is radical faith? to understand what that is, we will look…

Today we are looking at John 6:28-29 . This passage is in the middle of Jesus’ interaction with the crowds he had miraculously fed on the other side of the Sea of Galilee from only 5 small barley loaves and two fish. He fed them, and then returned to Capernaum supernaturally walking on the water to meet…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

Introduction This week we are going to talk about faith. Faith is one of the most misunderstood concepts in the church today... and It is even more of a confusing concept in the culture. == Faith is not wishful thinking. It is not wishful thinking with some consideration of God mixed in. Some people…

God wants every believer to have a full assurance of salvation.

Great is Our God Isaiah 40:28-31 Introduction The story is told of a wife who went to wake her husband up one Sunday morning. “Honey, its time to wake up,” the wife said with a cheerful voice. The husband responded, “I don’t want to get out of bed!” “Now dear,” she responded, “we don’t want to be late…

12 Therefore lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees, 13 and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but rather be healed. This poetic expression, couched in Old Testament language ( Isaiah 35:3 ; Proverbs 4:26 ), is a message of encouragement.…

Passing Down a Godly Heritage 5 I remember your genuine faith, for you share the faith that first filled your grandmother Lois and your mother, Eunice. And I know that same faith continues strong in you. The greatest gift God has given to mothers is the power of influence The greatest gift God has given…

Good Morning, A few years ago we visited Yosemite national park and it is the most incredible stunning place on the planet… On the way home we took route 120 to leave the National park but after a while discovered the road had a lot sharp bend…and we started to suffer from car sickness and nausea… Then…

Faith What is faith? 1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Faith - Faithlife Study Bible Faith In the New Testament, the noun “faith” (pistis in Greek) and the related verb “believe” (pisteuō) both occur over 200 times, while the adjective “faithful” (pistos)…

Good morning, Can you believe that Christmas day is only just over three weeks away… This morning we are starting our advent series entitled, “Hope Rises.” Over next few weeks we are going to looking at the birth of Jesus through the lenses of Hope... . November has been a difficult month.. many of us…

We believe that God can, but do we believe that He will 24 Immediately the boy’s father cried out and said, “I do believe; help my unbelief.” What is faith and how do we get it? 1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. 2 For by it the men of old gained approval.…

A Present Hope 14 But and if ye suffer for righteousness’ sake, happy are ye : and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled; 15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and…

Intro: I have always heard that a Christian lives by faith, but What does it really mean to live by faith? Does it mean to never have doubts or fears? Does it mean to always ignore your circumstances and blindly trust? There are certainly times when it is harder to live by faith. Sometimes we think we…

Examining what Visionary Faith is not and what it involves.

Faith is not a static principle

So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love. Faith brings you to God Hope sustains you while you wait to be in His presence, Love is the actual experience that one will have eternally with God in heaven Hope – Webster’s Dictionary “A confident expectation that a…

The completeness of conviction and confidence expressed in the life of the believer, worked by the Holy Spirit. It derives from a reliance upon God and his promises alone, and results in boldness and steadfastness in service and in the face of difficulties.

Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for. Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim. “Go, look over the land,” he said, “especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named…

2) Do I own my faith? Is your faith the result of a cultural or family tradition — something you were raised with — or because you know it makes your girlfriend happy, or because your seminary scholarship depends on it, or because you live in a religious society where it's advantageous to be a "Christian?"Deep…