Psalms 46:10(NIV) “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations…
Exodus 14:10–16 (NIV) 10 As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up, and there were the Egyptians, marching after them. They were terrified and cried out to the Lord. 11 They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us to the desert to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt? 12 Didn’t we say to you in Egypt, ‘Leave us alone; let us serve the Egyptians’? It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the desert!” 13 Moses answered the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. 14 The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” 15 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on. 16 Raise your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea to divide the water so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground.
Faith that works James 2:14–19 (NIV) 14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? 15 Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. 16 If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? 17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. 18 But someone will say, “You have faith; I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds. 19 You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.
Faith that works is the only faith that works.
James 2:20–24 (NIV) 20 You foolish person, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless? 21 Was not our father Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? 22 You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did. 23 And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called God’s friend. 24 You see that a person is considered righteous*by what they do and not by faith alone.
*NLT Shown to be right with God
1. Faith connects
“Faith without works is dead, and works without faith are dead.”
John 15:5 (NIV) “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.
Your beliefs determine your behaviors. We begin and end in faith.
“You cannot be made righteous by doing anything but by trusting someone.”
In Christ alone, by grace alone, through faith alone.
“We are saved by faith alone, but the faith that saves is never alone” -Martin Luther.
Luke 6:43–45 (NIV) 43 “No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. 44 Each tree is recognized by its own fruit. People do not pick figs from thornbushes, or grapes from briers. 45 A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.
“When we sow the seed of faith, we produce the fruit of faithfulness.”
2. Faith walks 2 Corinthians 5:7(NIV) We live by faith, not by sight.
-Faith lives with conviction -Faith lives with meaning and intentionality. -Faith walks in dominion. -Faith walks in Obedience to Jesus
Obedience is the active part of Trust!
James 1:22 (NLT) Don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.
3. Faith Talks 2 Corinthians 4:13 (NIV)It is written: “I believed; therefore I have spoken.” Since we have that same spirit of faith, we also believe and therefore speak. -Talking the talk is part of the walk.
Romans 10:9(NLT) For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved.
Our declaration determines our direction.
Faith spreads the gospel. Romans 10:14 (NLT) How can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them?
