We began a new series of messages at Legacy this past Sunday. We call it Faith! We have adapted some materials from the 252 basics materials to partner with families for a month of family worship to help them trust Jesus as they return to school this month. The description of faith we are working from is: Faith--is trusting what you can't see because of what you can see . Our key verse for the value is Hebrews 11:1 . Of course, I have my own translation of the verse, and it reads like this: Faith is trusting what we hope for will happen and the confidence to act when we cannot see it yet. I want to emphasize that faith is not belief only. 85% of Americans "believe" in God, and we tend to ask people what they believe in order to define their faith. However, the biblical word has more to do with trusting a person rather than accepting a set of beliefs. Biblical faith is to trust the person of Jesus, the Christ, enough to stake your life on both where you live your life...
run with endurance the race set out before you...Heb. 12:1-2