“For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 6:23, ESV)

30/01/2022 – Morning Service: Gospel Basic 3 – What is faith?

Bible Readings:

John 14:1 – 24

Hebrews 11:1 – 22

Sermon Outline:

John 14:1 (NKJV)

1 “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me.

I What are we to believe?

Hebrews 11:3 (NKJV)

3 By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.

Hebrews 11:6 (NKJV)

6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

Titus 3:4 (NKJV)

4 But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared,

1 John 4:8 (NKJV)

8 He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.

II How are we to believe?

Matthew 10:37 (NKJV)

37 He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.

Matthew 16:24 (NKJV)

24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.

Luke 14:25–27 (NKJV)

25 Now great multitudes went with Him. And He turned and said to them, 26 “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple. 27 And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.

III Whom do we believe?

2 Timothy 1:12 (NKJV)

12 For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day.