John 6:25-29, 40 When they found him on the other side of the lake, they asked him, “Rabbi, when did you get here?” Jesus answered, “ I tell you the truth, you are looking for me, not because you saw miraculous signs but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. On him, God the Father has placed his seal of approval.” Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?” Jesus answered, “The work of God os this: to believe in the one he has sent. 40 For my Father's will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life and I will raise him up at the last day.
What is a Simple Faith?
Galatians 1:6-7 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— 7 which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ.
Outside ring: Preferences
Next ring: Disputable matters / Opinions
Romans 14:1 Accept the one whose faith is weak, without quarreling over disputable matters.
Next ring: Convictions
BULLS Eye: Essentials
Simple Faith Series: I want to spend our time in the center ring.
Matthew 22:36-40 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
Sermon in Sentence: We can follow Jesus with Simple Faith
Jesus came - people wanted to know: What must we do to do the works God requires?
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life
Romans 10:9 If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
John 1:12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God