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3/1/2004 Update:
New mathematical formulae of faith have been adduced, click here for Bible Physics/Book of Romans useful in modern belief and logic applications.
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Faith
--Sermon by Dr. Bob Benchoff, August 24, 2002.
--Revised January 17, 2004.
--Revised December 2, 2004.
By faith Moses parted the Red Sea.
By faith Enoch was taken up so he would not see death.
By faith Noah built an ark.
By faith priests marched their people around the city of their foes, and the walls fell.
By faith Mary said the Lord has mercy on those who fear him, from generation to generation.
By faith disciples dropped what they were doing and followed Christ.
By faith Shadrak, Meshak, and Abednego inside a firey furnace were not harmed.
By faith the doors of the prison opened for Paul and Silas, and their fetters unfastened.
By faith the people of Israel sojourned or encamped, according to the sign of the Lord.
By faith Isaiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, and others prophesied.
By faith Matthew, John, Nephi and others wrote testaments of the Lord.
By faith people give of themselves and their talents and become missionaries.
By faith great people gave charitably.
By faith you can say Jesus is Lord.
By faith Jesus Christ walked on water and encouraged his disciple have sufficient faith to walk on water with him.
What tremendous faith it took to endure being nailed to a cross. What strength of faith Christ used to look past temporary matters, to have the courage to look to God for future permanent bliss.
By faith the Lord laid bare his holy arm for all nations to see.
Jesus Christ and his disciples used faith to heal the sick, feed the hungry, help the wretched, and cure all manner of sufferings; even through prayer and fasting to help a man possessed of a Legion.
In faith Jesus Christ prayed.
In prayerful faith Pastor Stan Davis bought his wife a multitude of diamonds.
In faith David received the ark of the covenant, and built a house of cedar.
In preparation and faith ministers preach to their congregations.
In faith sinners repented.
In faith people are baptised and called holy.
In leading his people the Lord's way, Lehi was able to use a device according to the faith and diligence he gave it.
God told Moses to tell the desert rock to give water to his people, and in faith Moses struck the rock twice with his staff.
The Bible explains that our Lord is not just of words, our Lord is far more: our Lord is of action.
Clearly you should have faith in the name of Jesus Christ, and also you should have faith in the works of Jesus Christ.
If you have faith the size of mustard seed, you can move mountains.
Don't be a sayer only, but a doer also. The works of Jesus Christ are an example for you.
Have faith and do works that produce righteous faith in Christ for and among others: do not simply do works for your own selfish benefit.
The good works of Jesus Christ are these: charity, and abiding in Jesus Christ's Holy Words.
These are the foundations of faith. Words alone, and knowledge, come and go. But your charity and your selfless accomplishment of charity that you have done in the past is eternal.
So you are given an absolute foothold in the midst of swaying relativity. You are sent out in faith by Jesus Christ, as a sheep among wolves.
Thank you for your faith and work to read this sermon about Jesus Christ. In Jesus' name I pray your faith and charitable works of faith in Jesus Christ are returned to you 100 fold, for you and yours.
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Revision note December 2, 2004: For further reading of acts of faith, read Hebrews Chapter 11.
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