A Living Faith
True prayer and worship require a living faith that takes time to hear from God and respond in trust and obedience regardless of the current circumstances.
Psalm 95
The Strength to Rejoice
Righteousness, peace and strength are mine not because of my current circumstances or vain desires, but from a true faith in God’s love, mercy, and goodness toward me and His people.
Habakkuk 3:17-19
Who Is Jesus?
Jesus is God’s Son who came to deliver God’s people.
Mark 1:1-15
Standing Strong In Fiery Trials
To stand strong in the fiery trials of exile, God’s people must walk by faith – displaying humble confidence in God, trusting in His Sovereign Power, and obeying God and His Word regardless of the consequences.
Daniel 3 (Daniel 3:16-18)
The Way – Trusting In God’s Sovereignty
To walk in God’s Way while surrounded by those who reject it, God’s people must learn to trust in His Sovereignty, knowing He rules all things and will fulfill His Word.
Psalm 1 – 2
The Lord Will Provide
The LORD sees me and provides for me, even sacrificing His own Son so that I might be spared and blessed.
Genesis 22:1-18
The Obedience of Faith
True faith leads to a life of growing obedience to God’s covenant and commands.
Genesis 17 (17:1-14; 23-27)
Embracing The Covenant Promise By Faith
God’s Covenant is given in order to confirm His promises so that we might embrace them by faith.
Genesis 15
The Lord of Life
Jesus healed the man who was blind from birth to show that He is the Messiah, the Light of the world, Who came to call sinful humans out of the darkness into His glorious light.
John 11
The Lord of Light
Jesus healed the man who was blind from birth to show that He is the Messiah, the Light of the world, Who came to call sinful humans out of the darkness into His glorious light.
John 9:1-7
The Sovereign King
Jesus is the Sovereign Lord over all Who calls us to embrace Him in humble faith for Who He is, not for what we want Him to do for us.
John 4:43-54
But God…
The Believer’s testimony is that God mercifully stepped into our dead existence and brought us to life.
Ephesians 2:1-10
Faith For Tomorrow
Justification by faith today provides hope for tomorrow.
Galatians 2:15-16
The Advent Promise Received (Candlelight Service)
We should receive the salvation offered in Christ with joy and faith, praising God and spreading the good news to others.
Luke 2:1-20
The Advent Promise Delayed
The key to sustaining faith and resisting doubt, discouragement, and disobedience is to regularly remember and recount God’s Story of Promise.
Exodus 1:11-14
Sola Fide – Justified by Faith Alone
The Gospel tells us we are accepted before God because of Christ’s righteousness and atoning work alone, apart from any works or merits of our own, and that His righteousness is received by faith alone, apart from any efforts on our part.
Romans 5:1-2
Hope: The Product of Faith
If you believe in the completed work of Christ then you must have hope in the work that has been done /is being done/will be done for you.
Romans 4:13-25
O Peter of Little Faith
We can have faith in God because God is faithful and has always been there for us and always fulfilled His promises.
Matthew 14:24-31
What Does The Prophet Know?
When the prophet is surrounded by wickedness he puts his trust in the God who answers the one who calls on Him.
1 Kings 18:17-24, 36-37
The Fugitive’s Fear
When David does not seek God and trust in His Word but instead acts based on his internal fears, he wanders into a period of exile and sin.
1 Samuel 26-28:2 (1 Samuel 27:1)
The Fugitive’s Faith
When persecuted David displayed an obedient faith that feared and sought God, was sensitive to his own sin, and looked to God for deliverance.
1 Samuel 23-24 (1 Samuel 24:11-15)
In the Hall of the Mad King
David experienced God’s favor and protection as Saul descended into madness and tried to kill him.
1 Samuel 18-19 (18:6-16)
The Shepherd Singer
David expressed his faith in God’s loving care through songs of worship to His Shepherd King.
Psalm 23
The Shepherd Warrior
David, anointed with Spirit, was filled with faith to face and conquer the enemies of God so that the people of God might enjoy the fruits of his victory.
1 Samuel 17
Jesus Is the Resurrection and the Life
Jesus is the resurrection and the life, the One who has conquered death and offers eternal life to everyone who believes in Him.
John 11:21-27