As the theme for 2023 is "Living Faith", we will learn how living faith impacts our lives.
2 Corinthians 5:5-7
5 Now the one who has fashioned us for this very purpose is God, who has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come. 6 Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord.7 For we live by faith, not by sight.
"We live by faith, not by sight."
Our Identity: Faith defines who we are
Romans 3:22 "This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe."
Our Quality: Faith determines how we are
Romans 1: 17 "The righteous shall live by faithfulness."
Our Duty: Faith directs what we do
Galatians 5:7 The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.
Ephesians 2:8, 10
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith...we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.