Believe in Me?

August 4, 2024 | Rev. Max Smith, Deacon

Jesus says: believe in me.

Belief – faith – is not simply an assertion: yes, I believe. Particularly for our evangelist John, it is a way of life – a claim on us, a commitment, a set of values around which our lives are structured and lived out. It is the basis of our judgements about good and bad, right and wrong. What you believe determines what you expect; and what you expect determines what you see; and what you see determines what the options are. Jesus says believe in me: which means our lives, our world view, our expectations, the options, and what’s possible are all established in faith, by faith.

The Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning trailer states: our lives are the sum of our choices. And our choices are created, developed, delivered by our faith. This week we look more deeply into what faith means and provides