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“We always thank God for all of you and continually mention you in our prayers. We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.” 1 Thessalonians 1:2-3
What does it mean to live by faith? Faith: “A complete trust in someone or something’s ability and reliability.” “Living with confidence as if a future possibility was a current reality.” “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.”Hebrews 11:1
Our Purpose: is to be a people who live by faith in Jesus Christ We have an: • unbreakable foundation - the object of faith “…these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.” John 20:31
Our Purpose: is to be a people who live by faith in Jesus Christ We have an: • unbreakable foundation - the object of faith “we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus” Colossians 1:4
Our Purpose: is to be a people who live by faith in Jesus Christ We have an: • unbreakable foundation - the object of faith • irrevocable commitment - the opportunity of faith
Our Purpose: is to be a people who live by faith in Jesus Christ “By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family.” Hebrews 11:7 The ark only makes sense when it starts to rain
Our Purpose: is to be a people who live by faith in Jesus Christ We have an: • unbreakable foundation - the object of faith • irrevocable commitment - the opportunity of faith • unyielding pursuit - the action of faith
“To be one who exists in Christ is to have a life defined by a certain kind of actions. This is not merely the repetition of “belief” in Christ, but a whole life lived so as to please our God and Father.” JR Daniel Kirk