RENEW: Renewing the Faith
In this series, Renewing Faith, we’ve looked at the walk of faith of some well know, inspiring people: Esther, Rahab, Abraham, Peter, and Daniel. These are men and women who, in spite of their questions, uncertainties, doubts, and fears, chose to trust; chose to be courageous; chose to obey; chose to take great risks. However, not everyone who embraced this challenging journey of faith is well known. Today, I want to talk about one such person known only as the poor widow. We are not told her name but Jesus is deeply moved by her great faith!
Primary passages:
Mark 12:38-44
Other Bible references:
Hebrews 11:6
Deuteronomy 14:23
Bible references:
Daniel 1:3-5
Daniel 1:8-10
Daniel 2:13-19
Daniel 6:3-5
Daniel 6:16
1 Peter 3:15-17
Daniel 6:23-27
Primary passages:
Matthew 14
Other Bible references:
Hebrews 11
Mark 9
Mark 6
Exodus 3
In previous weeks, we have looked into the life and faith of Esther and Rahab. Today, we continue with Abraham. Jeff Foerster examines the story of Abraham, his faith, and his wanderings.
Primary passages:
Hebrews 11:33-38
Genesis 22:1-2
Other Bible references:
Genesis 12
Hebrews 12:2
Acts 4
Matthew 7:21
This walk of faith is a challenge! It’s always been a challenge even for the “heroes” of the faith! Trusting God is not as easy as we’d like it to be and when our trust meets life’s challenges our trust in God is not as strong as we hoped it would be. Last week we looked at faith of Esther! She chose to trust God even though she didn’t know what the outcome would be. This week we look at the faith of Rahab, a woman whose legacy echoes through the halls of history. It all centers on one courageous act, one critical decision.
Primary passage:
Joshua 2:1-11
Joshua 6: 22-25
Other Bible references:
Numbers 13
James 2:14-26
Hebrews 11:31
Matthew 1:5
This is the first sermon in the series RENEW: Renewing the Faith. I believe we have a wrong idea about growing and walking in faith. We believe that if we have strong and certain faith in the midst of tough circumstances and messy lives, we will never have unanswered questions or nagging doubts. This is…