Teaching by Tag: Faith
The Practice of Faith
Author, counselor and guest speaker Winston Smith teaches that although faith is often thought of as an emotion that leads to action, biblical faith is actually what we do regardless of what we feel. The best way to grow in our faith is to focus on the great faithfulness of our loving God. Because God is faithful, our faith is meaningful.
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Looking for a City: The Life of Abraham, Part 4
What happens when God seems to contradict Himself? When we look rightly upon the eternal promises of God, the things of this life fall into proper perspective. Gospel-centrality must permeate every area of our lives.
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Blindfolded, Part 3
How can we tell if God is really speaking to us? In the final part of our Blindfolded series, Pastor Mike shares several principles on how we can tell if it is God speaking …or something else. God will never lead us in a way that contradicts His word.
Watch / ListenBlindfolded, Part 2
In Kingdom living, we are often “blindfolded” and must walk by faith and not by sight. Faith in itself is not a departure from reason, but what do we do when faith and reason do not agree? Whenever we have to choose between human reasoning and God-exalting faith, is always best to step out in obedient faith.
Watch / ListenBlindfolded, Part 1
How do we live for the kingdom of God while we are in a world that has a totally different value system than the Scriptures reveal? Kingdom living is a life of faith, where we are “blindfolded” – we move forward without knowing all the details and are called to live a life that often contradicts what our natural senses tell us. Far better to walk blindfolded than to be blindsided by our fallen natural senses.
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Faithfulness: On the Backs of Giants
Pastor Mike teaches from Hebrews 11 on faithfulness. We are where we are today because we stand on the shoulders of past saints who were faithful to God’s calling. We must build broad shoulders so that future saints can stand on our faithfulness to the Gospel.
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