The Bible is full of characters that are dealing with significant issues of faith and doubt. In this sermon, Greg takes a look at the model of strength tester faith and shows how God doesn’t want a people who won’t be honest with him
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Honesty However Ugly
By Jim LePage in Sermons, Video August 19, 2012
Tagged as Carnival, Doubt, faith, Honesty, Strength Tester
Tagged as Carnival, Doubt, faith, Honesty, Strength Tester
Giving Birth To Hope
In this sermon, Dave Johnson (senior pastor of Church of the Open Door) takes us back to the opening verses of Colossians. Here, he explores how the “good news” of the Gospel provides us with a solid foundation of “hope.” This hope enables us to see beyond the difficulties and challenges that we face in this life.
Lessons From Karly
Being joyful can be difficult during hard times. In this sermon, Jeff Lexvold shows us an inspirational tale of finding God in the darkest places. He also talks to us about how to pray continuously during these times. Finally, he shows us how to give thanks no matter the circumstances.
Trusting a Killer God?
By Jim LePage in Sermons, Video March 6, 2011
Tagged as Abraham, faith, Isaac, Questioning, Sacrifice
Tagged as Abraham, faith, Isaac, Questioning, Sacrifice
The Genesis passage of God asking Abraham to sacrifice his beloved son, Isaac, raises questions about trusting in God. In this sermon, Greg honestly probes some of those questions about the passage. He also provides some thoughts on how we can replicate Abraham’s faith.
Growing Our Faith
By Jim LePage in Sermons, Video February 28, 2011
Tagged as Emmaus, faith, fear, following, Suffering
Tagged as Emmaus, faith, fear, following, Suffering
Sometimes in life, Faith is an intellectual issue. However, sometimes faith comes after following Jesus. In this sermon, Seth talks to us about examples of people following Jesus and then having faith. He also talks about what it looks like for our faith to grow.
Trusting In God Knows What
By Jim LePage in Sermons, Video February 20, 2011
Tagged as faith, God's Will, Plans, Protection, Trust
Tagged as faith, God's Will, Plans, Protection, Trust
When we lock our doors or buy insurance, are we trusting in God? In this sermon, Greg talks about what it looks like to trust God in a broken world. He also talks about what protection looks like when following Jesus. Greg also tries telling a joke. We apologize for that.
Imagine
By Jim LePage in Sermons, Video February 6, 2011
Tagged as Autism, faith, Heaven, Parenting, Unfixable, Vision
Tagged as Autism, faith, Heaven, Parenting, Unfixable, Vision
How does a person keep their faith when facing an unfixable situation? In this sermon, Greg speaks to the question by examining his family’s own struggle with having an adult son with autism. Knowing that he can’t fix the problem, Greg describes how his vision of the solution provides a solid foundation for faith.
Toppling the House of Cards
By Jim LePage in Sermons, Video January 30, 2011
Tagged as Doctrine, faith, House of Cards, Scripture, Theology
Tagged as Doctrine, faith, House of Cards, Scripture, Theology
Questions can sometimes topple faith like a house of cards. In this sermon, we introduce the idea that following Jesus is the central aspect of faith. This frees us to question and critique different aspects of our faith, without losing that faith.
Losing the Faith Game
By Jim LePage in Sermons, Video January 16, 2011
Tagged as Deeds, Delusional, faith, Faithometer, Marriage
Tagged as Deeds, Delusional, faith, Faithometer, Marriage
Faith is often understood in measurement terms. Some say people need amounts of faith to receive benefits from God. Faith, however, should be understood in relational terms and not “faithometer” terms. The illustration of a marriage best serves the idea of how faith in God works.
The Faith to Doubt
By Jim LePage in Sermons, Video January 9, 2011
Tagged as Certainty, Doubt, faith, Idolatry, Learning, prayer, Wrestling
Tagged as Certainty, Doubt, faith, Idolatry, Learning, prayer, Wrestling
Faith is sometimes understood as the lack of doubt. Doubt can be seen as the enemy of faith; however, doubt is not always the enemy. When wrestling with God, it is important not to doubt God’s character. We will always have doubt about questions on a broad range because we are human and finite, but God’s character need never be doubted.