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The next time you are faced with the choice of acting in faith (trusting, believing and obeying), or unbelief (distrusting, doubting and opting to do it your way and then hoping God will bless it), I hope you will see it as more that just a choice, I hope you will start seeing all those times as tests. Tests to show that you really believe God.

Jesus talks a lot about faith and its importance. He commends the faith of some and is amazed at the unbelief of others. We begin this series on Faith by looking at the basic meaning of faith, and some of its prerequisites.

“I Believe in The Communion of Saints” Hebrews 12:1 “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us” In The Apostles’ Creed we affirm, “I believe in the communion of saints.” Because these words come near the end of the creed, we may ten...

“I Believe He Will Come Again to Judge the Living and the Dead” John 14:1-3; II Peter 3:3-10 II Timothy 3:1-5 In the Apostles’ Creed we affirm that we believe “He will come again to judge the living and the dead.” These simple words consist of two complementary truths: 1) Jesus is coming again. 2) Jesus is coming again to judge the living and the dead. The New Testament refers to the second coming...

“He Ascended into Heaven and Sits at the Right Hand of God the Father Almighty” This is one of the key affirmations of the Apostles’ Creed and it is also one of the most neglected areas of Christian faith. Even though we (along with all Christians) believe in the ascension of Jesus, we don’t think about it very much, and we don’t talk about it nearly enough. Although we would never say it this way...

What would happen to your faith if tomorrow morning both CNN and Fox News were carrying this story: “Body of Jesus Found near Jerusalem"? Suppose the story was running because someone really did find the bones of Jesus in a box in the Holy Land. What would be left of our Christian faith? Would it matter at all? Or would we go on as if nothing had happened? On this point the Apostles’ Creed offers...

“I Believe Jesus Was Conceived of the Holy Spirit, Born of the Virgin Mary” “The angel answered, ‘The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God’” (Luke 1:35). Today we are looking at the part of the Apostles’ Creed which states: “I believe in Jesus Christ … who was conceived of the Holy Spirit, born...

“I BELIEVE HE DESCENDED INTO HELL” 1 Peter 3:18-22, Hebrews 11:39-40, Luke 23:42-43 I. While every article of the Apostles’ Creed is essential to our faith, and understanding what God has done for us in Jesus Christ, the crucial results of Jesus’ descent into Hell are lost on many because people are hesitant to even consider Hell. A. Actually two of Jesus’ most important statements are tied to thi...

I Believe in the Life Everlasting (Easter 2018) "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.” John 3:16 On this Easter morning we continue in our study of the Apostles’ Creed, by looking at the affirmation, “I believe in the life everlasting.” We want to look at what the Bible calls eternal life and ask ourse...

I Believe in the Resurrection of the Body 1 Corinthians 15:12-19 In these words of The Apostles’ Creed, “I believe in the resurrection of the body,” we affirm what the Bible says comes afterlife, and that is a physical afterlife. In order to understand this affirmation of our bodily resurrection and the significance of that hope, you have to also understand what the Bible teaches about death. So i...

“I Believe in the Forgiveness of Sins” Psalm 130:3-4 Before Martin Luther became the father of the Protestant Reformation, he was a Catholic priest. He was obviously brilliant and devout. But he was burdened with a nagging sense that his sins were not forgiven. It was as if God’s judgment hung over him like a heavy weight. He never felt the assurance that his sins were forgiven. After years of thi...

The Temptation of Jesus – Part 2 Luke 4:3. And the devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.” As we look at the Temptation of Jesus, 2 questions come up: 1. COULD JESUS HAVE SINNED? 2. WHY WAS TURNING STONES INTO BREAD WRONG? The answer to the first is yes, or He couldn’t have been our Savior. The answer to the second is found in Jesus’ answer to the devil....

I Believe in the Holy Spirit -John 14:16-25 In the Apostles’ Creed we affirm, “I believe in the Holy Spirit.” Have you ever thought about what you are saying when you stand and make that affirmation? Interestingly, many have never really considered this, and in doing so miss out on much of the richness and fullness of the Christian life. In this teaching we explore Who the Holy Spirit is and the p...

“I Believe In The Holy Catholic Church.” (Matthew 16:13-19) "I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it. (Matthew 16:18) Some are bothered by the word “catholic” when we say, “I believe in the holy catholic church.” They think it has something to do with the Roman Catholic Church. This is not so. Note that the word...

From the early days of the church Christians have affirmed their faith in Jesus with these words from the Apostles’ Creed: “I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of Heaven and earth… and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord.” With these words we enter the second major section of the Apostles’ Creed. The Creed itself is Trinitarian—with a section devoted to the Father, a section to the Son...

Hebrews 11:6 “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him” (Hebrews 11:6). Today we begin looking at the Apostles’ Creed by considering its first phrase, “I believe in God The Father.” The Bible declares God’s existence. It does not attempt to prove it. Certain things are so true that...

REPENTANCE Rightly Understood, The Entire Life of the Believer Is to Be One of Repentance Spiritual Growth “Moving on Toward Perfection RELIGIOUS REPENTANCE Religious Repentance os Selfish Religious Repentance is Self-Righteous Religious Repentance is Bitter All the Way Down TRUE REPENTANCE Deep Humility vs. Pride Wise Courage vs. Anxiety Burning Love vs. Indifference Godly Motivations

Like a Little Child - “My God Can Do Anything!” Luke 1:34-37 "I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it." - Mark 10:15 "How will this be," Mary asked the angel, "since I am a virgin?" 35 The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be ca...

“Like a Little Child – God Forgives Me” Luke 7:36-48 If there is one thing children seem to grasp well, it is the concept of forgiveness. Two children can be at each other’s throats one moment, forgive each other, and two minutes later you would never know that there had ever been a strain in their relationship. It’s the same in their relationship with God. They take 1John 1:9 for what is said: “I...

“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” - Isaiah 41:10 Jesus tells us in Mark 10:15, “I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the Kingdom of God like a:.little child will never enter it. The way that a little child would describe God’s omnipresence would be to personali...

Jesus says that He has come into this world where the thief is killing, stealing and destroying so that we could have life, and have it abundantly. Are you living the abundant life that Jesus offers? If not, you are really missing out on a wonderful thing!

I have discovered you can never enter the Kingdom of God by questioning God’s motives, existence, etc. Even though I live in the Kingdom, I can never prove it to you. The only way is to approach God like a little child, trusting and believing what He has revealed of Himself in His Word and through His followers down through the ages. As long as we stand back, arms folded, saying, “I want to believ...

"Committed or Completed?" (Acts 19:1-7) Paul asks these 12 disciples, “Into what, then were you baptized?” when he discovered they had not received the Holy Spirit. I have discovered through the years in talking with thousands of people about their faith journey that this is an important question for us all to ask ourselves. When you were baptized, what was the reason for it? Was it to receive the...

Extra Grace Required – The Hypocrites Matthew 15: 1-9 "You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you: 'THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME." (Matthew 15:7-8) This past year could be officially labeled the Year of Hypocrisy Revealed. As I have read one news account after another, the words of Numbers 32:33 have come to mind: “You have sinned against the L...

"BEHOLD, THE VIRGIN SHALL BE WITH CHILD AND SHALL BEAR A SON, AND THEY SHALL CALL HIS NAME IMMANUEL," which translated means, "GOD WITH US." (Matthew 1:23 NASB) Have you ever noticed just HOW remote, HOW nondescript, How lowly every aspect of Jesus’ birth was? Consider His city of birth, Bethlehem, His home town, Nazareth, His place of birth, His name, His appearance, His first visitors, His paren...