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Many of us have heard or read Luke 17:6, “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea.’ and it will obey you.” Here’s an opening question for you this morning. What do you think when you hear those words? Read the rest of this entry »

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If you were on a dark, cold, and stormy sea in a small inflatable life raft and I asked you if you would survive the night, you may answer, “I have faith in this life raft”. But tell me, if you make it through the night, will it be because of your faith or because of the life raft? Read the rest of this entry »

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I’ve often heard Christians say, “While we need to trust God, we don’t want to act foolishly.” As those who want to follow Jesus we need to be VERY careful how we think about that issue. For us, being foolish means we don’t trust God when he asks us too – we refuse to walk by faith. If we adopt our culture’s definition of what it means to be wise, and prudent – we will never walk by faith. Our culture would focus on being independent, God is pleased when we are dependent. Read the rest of this entry »

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The story of Rahab is very important – in many ways. It takes place during a critical transition of the Hebrew experience. The, once slaves, were about ready to move into the next phase of their relationship with God.

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Today we are going to start a series on faith. We are going to look at a few biblical characters in an effort to discover aspects of faith that are important. Today we’re going to look at Abraham and how he, not only listened and followed God, but how he also had an understanding of what God was doing. Read the rest of this entry »