Dave Gudgel - February 5, 2017
Strong Faith - Hebrews 11:30
If you’re a person of faith, it’s just a matter of time before your faith is tested. Problems, hardships, trials, and scary situations are going to hit you like they hit everyone else.
That’s when faith can make all the difference in the world. Especially strong faith. The kind that stands firm when faced with gigantic life-threatening fear-producing situations that come your way.
The Israelites faced their share of circumstances that could have easily freaked them out. Like the one at Jericho – a city that stood between them and the Land of Milk and Honey. What they learned and did, not only led to a better outcome in their day, but it could do the same in ours.
From Series: "Daring Faith"
This Week's Sermon: "Perfecting Faith"
We love it when things are perfect. Probably because achieving a state of perfection is so rare. The odds of pitching a perfect game in baseball are 1 in 18K+. In professional bowling the chances of scoring a perfect 300 are 460 to 1. It’s no wonder a perfect game makes headline news.
And when it comes to a life of faith, what are the chances of living a perfect life? Well, unless you’re Jesus Christ, the answer would be zero. Which means every single person who would like to live with perfect faith, won’t. It’s just not going to happen this side of heaven.
But that isn’t a cause for depression or for giving up and deciding to simply “eat, drink, and be merry.” Actually, it can give one the perspective needed for progress in faith. Perfecting faith. The kind we’ll be focusing on this Sunday as we look at the life of faith that Abraham lived.
