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Faith: You Gotta Have It

Three Reasons Why Faith Is So Important:

1. We can’t without it.
   
   ^{Hebrews 11:6}

   
   

2. We can’t have our without it.
   
   ^{John 14:6/ John 3:16/ Ephesians 2:8-96}

   
   

3. It’s the key to our with .
   
   ^{Hebrews 11/ Matthew 21:21-22/ James 1:6-7}

   
   

Three Things Biblical Faith Is Not:

1. It’s not a and .

   
   

2. It’s not a that manipulates .

   
   

3. It’s not the of .
   
   ^{Daniel 3:16-28 / Acts 12:1-17 / Judges 6-8 / Luke 24:13-35}

   
   

The Truth About Biblical Faith:

1. It’s simply enough to do .
   
   ^{James 2:14-17 / Hebrews 11}
   
   

Biblical faith is an .

Biblical faith is neither nor .

Biblical faith is what us, not what us.

2. We don’t usually need more faith. We just need more .
   
   ^{Luke 17:3-6}
   
   

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WARM UP

1. Have you ever tried a new hobby or activity that turned out to be way harder than you expected? What went hilariously wrong?

   
   

2. Throughout this Foundations series, we’ve discussed God’s existence, evidence for the Bible, why we’re here, Jesus, The Holy Spirit, eternity, discipleship, the church, sex, money, evangelism, and faith. Which of these topics has stood out to you the most, and why?

   
   

3. This weekend, Larry shared some thought-provoking points about faith. Did his message call into question or change any of your views on faith? If so, how?

   
   

KNOW IT

1. Read or listen to Hebrews 11 and pay special attention to the action steps that were taken by these heroes of faith. In what ways did they obey God, and how did God respond to them? Highlight or write down a few that resonate with you.
   
   

How does the faith described in Hebrews 11 compare to our modern understanding of faith?

2. Read Matthew 14:22-33. How does this passage frame faith? Is it big steps or simply staying focused on Jesus–or both?
   
   

Peter takes two key actions: boldly getting out of the boat to walk on water and desperately crying out to Jesus as he sinks. Which part of Peter’s experience—stepping out or crying out—do you relate to most, and how so? There’s no wrong answer.

SHARE IT

1. Who is in your “hall of faith”? In other words, who are the people who have inspired and strengthened your faith through their example?

   
   

2. Can you think of a time when you felt God calling you to do something, but you were afraid to do it? Did you obey, and how did it turn out?

   
   

LIVE IT

1. We learned this weekend that there are two kinds of doubt: the kind that brings fear but we obey God anyway, and the kind that gives way to disobedience. What doubts hold us back from obeying God? How can we get to a place of surrender despite struggling with doubt?

   
   

2. Is there a next step of faith or obedience you feel called to take? Share it with your group so we can pray for and support each other.

   
   

HAS YOUR GROUP SIGNED UP FOR SERVE YOUR CITY?

On May 3 & 4, the Church is leaving the building! No in-person services will be offered on any North Coast campus as we head out to serve our cities in the name of Jesus. Register for a project as a Life Group today!

https://www.northcoastchurch.com/serve-your-city