In this first sermon of the series "Try Faith", Pastor David unpacks what it means to have faith, starting with the definition from Hebrews 11:1: "Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see." He explains that faith is fundamentally about confidence in Jesus to bring hope to seemingly hopeless situations, even when we can't see the outcome. Pastor David observes that many Christians have "manufactured our end results" rather than living a truly Christ-reliant life, which is why we "say we believe, but we never see the power of God."
Pastor David uses Abraham and Sarah's story as a powerful example of faith in action. At ages 75 and 65, they were called by God to leave their home and family to follow Him into the unknown, with the promise of becoming a great nation despite their childlessness. Their willingness to step out in faith—despite the difficulty and their own imperfections—changed the world. Pastor David challenges us to move beyond auto-pilot and predictability, to take risks in response to God's leading, and to "try faith" both by engaging with church activities and by living with daily dependence on God.
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