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Encouraging, comforting, and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory. (1 Thess. 2:12 NIV)

Faith

With God, everything is possible

Everything Is Possible – Mark 9:23

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To the one who believes, and does not doubt, everything is possible. Nothing God calls us to do will be impossible for the one who believes.

Faith expressing itself through love

Faith Expressing Itself Through Love – Galatians 5:6

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We are not saved by anything we could possibly do, it is a work of God received by faith. A faith that expresses itself through love.

run to get the prize

Run to Get the Prize – 1 Corinthians 9:24

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Like runners training for a race, as believers, we need to persevere in our faith. Run to get the prize at the end.

credited as righteousness

Belief Credited as Righteousness – Romans 4:3

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Abraham is the example of salvation by faith and not by works. Abraham believed God, and God credited it to him as righteousness.

justified freely by God's grace

Justified Freely by God’s Grace – Romans 3:22-25

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It is by God's grace that I have been freely justified through faith in Christ Jesus. A gift freely given and totally undeserved.

faith of a mustard seed

Having the Faith of a Mustard Seed – Matthew 17:20

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Having the faith of a mustard seed will allow you to do whatever God has called on you to do. Even if that is to move a mountain.

Arminianism: It’s All About Grace

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For the Arminian, God's grace frees the will of a depraved humanity enough to allow us to accept or reject his gift of salvation to us.

a living faith

A Living Faith – James 2:14

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Does your faith in Christ prompt you to give to the needy, to care for the down and out, or to comfort those experiencing loss?

now faith is

Faith Is Confidence and Assurance – Hebrews 11:6

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Faith is believing that God exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. Don't just believe he exists. Seek after him.

repentance and faith

Repentance and Faith – Acts 20:21

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Paul's primary mission was to call people to turn to God in repentance and to have faith in our Lord Jesus. Should we not follow his example?

the doctrine of the sovereignty of God

The Doctrine of the Sovereignty of God

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God is sovereign, and has a plan and purpose for his creation that will be accomplished. But his plan takes into account his foreknowledge of our choices.

The call of Abraham

The Call of Abraham and His Response of Faith

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Genesis records for us the call of Abraham. While little is know of his background. He responded to God and was considered righteous.