The Testing of Your Faith

Introduction

Introduction

2006 Iowa vs Syracuse 2OT

1 and Goal from 10 (Pass Interference)

Run to the one

Run Hit behind the line

Pass Interference

Run Stopped

Run Stopped

Play Action to the Left, hit and stopped

4th and Goal, hit well behind the line

Count it Joy

James 1:2

James 1:2 ESV

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,

Agnostic Challenging my faith

One of the types of trials will be challenges to your faith

Agnostic Challenging my faith

Christianity is a religion that claims to be THE TRUTH (I am the way…)

Its claim is either true or false

If it is false, it does not matter

If it is true, nothing else matters

Christianity, Scripture has withstood assault after assault for thousands of years

Greeks oppressing and killing Christians

Atheist saying Christianity is just an emotional response to unanswered questions

You can count it joy when your faith is put on trial

Testing Produces Maturity

James

James 1:3–4 ESV

for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

Training for a marathon

Training for a marathon

The agony of training

When your faith is tested and survives, you will become emboldened

So Little faith because of so little risk

The Christian faith is not fragile

Unboxtherapy - product being tested

Conclusion

Your faith has to become your own

Terrifying to think about letting our faith be tested

because we are still young and new in the faith

because some of you have not actually put your faith in Christ

?What is this faith?

Gospel

Peter on Water

Iowa vs Saracuse

Invitation