2. What is faith? “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” - Hebrews 11:6

3. Faith and lack of faith were the only things that ever amazed Jesus. “…the just shall live by faith.” - Habakkuk 2:4

4. Not about the amount – the kind of faith matters. “Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” - Matthew 17:20

5. Two kinds of faith:

6. Living faith

7. Two kinds of faith: Living faith Dead faith

8. What makes faith dead? The object of it

9. What makes faith dead? The object of it - Our ability to be good apart from God’s grace

10. What makes faith dead? The object of it - Our ability to be good apart from God’s grace Our ability to avoid sin

11. What makes faith dead? The object of it - Our ability to be good apart from God’s grace Our ability to avoid sin Our religious performance

12. What makes faith dead? The object of it - Our ability to be good apart from God’s grace Our ability to avoid sin Our religious performance The people we surround ourselves with

13. What makes faith dead? The object of it - Our ability to be good apart from God’s grace Our ability to avoid sin Our religious performance The people we surround ourselves with Our knowledge

14. What makes faith dead? The object of it - Our ability to be good apart from God’s grace Our ability to avoid sin Our religious performance The people we surround ourselves with Our knowledge Our good intentions

15. What makes faith living? The object of it

16. What makes faith living? The object of it – Jesus

17. What makes faith living? The object of it – Jesus The love of God

18. What makes faith living? The object of it – Jesus The love of God God’s plan for the universe

19. What makes faith living? The object of it – Jesus The love of God God’s plan for the universe The Word of God