May 14, 2023 | Pastor Brian King
Passage: Ephesians 2:1-9
Sermon Notes:
Bad quote 1: “Faith is the pathway for abundance...expect the very best for yourself…this is about the true, utter, deep-down belief in your heart and your soul…that you deserve the very best in life.”
Bad quote 2: “Learn to harbor faith and use it to eliminate stress, anxiety, and fear. Think back to situations in the past when you made it through something you thought was insurmountable. Believe and expect that good things will happen, and they will.”
Faith = the true teaching of God.
“…stand firm in the faith.” 1 Corinthians 16:13
Faith = trusting God to do something specific to the moment. “Why are you afraid, you of little faith?” Matthew 8:26
“Faith alone is the teaching by which the church stands or falls.” – Martin Luther
“Faith is the connecting link between what Christ has done for the entire world and a person’s individual salvation.” -Steven Mueller
“As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and your sins.”
“God who is rich in mercy made us alive with Christ even when we were dead...” Ephesians 2:5
“…having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through your faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.” Colossians 2
Biblical faith is better because it clings to Jesus.
Faith is not: …a generic belief in the existence of God.…simple mental agreement with facts about God…a thing you do or a decision you make. …a deep-down belief that you deserve the very best in life.
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith… and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God…” Ephesians 2:8
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