Podcasts about Saving Faith

Today's passage is one of the "See For Yourself" passages Chapter 4 of Start Strong: A New Believer's Guide to Christianity. What does saving faith actually look like and how did Jesus define it? In this episode, we turn to Matthew 5:1–12 and the Beatitudes to hear Jesus describe the people who are truly “blessed.” Rather than offering a path to personal happiness or self-improvement, Jesus paints a picture of saving faith that recognizes sin, depends on grace, and trusts God for eternal life.In this week's episode, we explore:Why the Beatitudes are not a checklist for a better life, but a description of people who inherit the kingdom of heavenWhat Jesus means by calling the poor in spirit, the meek, and the persecuted “blessed”How the Beatitudes reveal the sharp divide between those in God's favor and those under judgmentThe four core convictions of saving faith: Recognize, Embrace, Accept, and Lean (R.E.A.L faith)Why future hope, not present comfort, defines who is truly fortunateHow Jesus' teaching exposes the lies we believe about God, ourselves, and where real life is foundAfter listening, you'll come away with a clearer understanding of what saving faith is—and what it is not. You'll see how the Beatitudes describe the heart posture of those who trust God rather than themselves, and why faith is ultimately about where you are headed, not how comfortable you are now.   Series: Start Strong: A New Believer's PodcastStart Strong: A New Believer's Guide to Christianity is available now wherever books are sold.

Teaching on Saving Faith using selected Scriptures

Living and dying by faith means having new desires and seeking new satisfactions.

THE SAVING FAITH

James 2:20-26 (NASB) 20 But are you willing to acknowledge, you foolish person, that faith without works is useless? 21 Was our father Abraham not justified by works when he offered up his son Isaac on the altar? 22 You see that faith was working with his works, and as a result of the works, faith was perfected; 23 and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “And Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God. 24 You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone. 25 In the same way, was Rahab the prostitute not justified by works also when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way? 26 For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead. The genuineness of your faith in Jesus Christ is proven by your works. 1) It is foolish to believe that a faith without works is saving faith (2:20-25) Real Faith Example #1 – Abraham Real Faith Example #2 – Rahab 2) Faith without works is dead faith (2:26)

This Sunday, we continue in our series from the Gospel According to Mark—Kingdom Come, God's Reign in a Chaotic World. This week pastor Glenn returns to take us further into chapter 5 where we find Jesus encountering a desperate father, a ruler of the synagogue whose 12 year old daughter is dying, as well as a very desperate woman who has had an issue of blood for 12 years. As in the previous two passages where the authority and power of Jesus was on display over storms and the demonic, this passage highlights two marvellous examples of His healing power! Read Mark 5:21-43 in advance to prepare for the message, and remember to bring your Study Guides!

Romans 10:9-10 — In this sermon on Romans 10:9–10 titled “Saving Faith,” Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones gives a roadmap through the Christian life as they experience God. Encountering God means that salvation is not only an intellectual decision or that God can be made known through reasonable thinking. Scripture demands that the Christian have faith in God and a faith that includes all of their being. But how can one possess such faith when they are full of fear and doubt? It is hard enough for a person to keep small commitments to themselves. Dr. Lloyd-Jones shows that it is precisely through encountering God that the Christian is given this faith by Him. God initiates this relationship that leads to Godly sorrow over sin, turning from them and putting faith in Jesus Christ. These are the very beginning steps in the Christian life and without them, one cannot be called a Christian. If one has been convicted of their sins, repented, changed their thoughts about God, and grieved over their sinfulness, they have shown the true marks of one who has encountered God and believed in the Lord Jesus Christ. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/603/29?v=20251111

Romans 10:9-10 — In this sermon on Romans 10:9–10 titled “Saving Faith,” Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones gives a roadmap through the Christian life as they experience God. Encountering God means that salvation is not only an intellectual decision or that God can be made known through reasonable thinking. Scripture demands that the Christian have faith in God and a faith that includes all of their being. But how can one possess such faith when they are full of fear and doubt? It is hard enough for a person to keep small commitments to themselves. Dr. Lloyd-Jones shows that it is precisely through encountering God that the Christian is given this faith by Him. God initiates this relationship that leads to Godly sorrow over sin, turning from them and putting faith in Jesus Christ. These are the very beginning steps in the Christian life and without them, one cannot be called a Christian. If one has been convicted of their sins, repented, changed their thoughts about God, and grieved over their sinfulness, they have shown the true marks of one who has encountered God and believed in the Lord Jesus Christ. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/603/29?v=20251111

We want to be as sure as we can that ours is a genuine faith.

Many people identify as Christians, yet struggle to explain what saving faith truly looks like. In Luke 7, Jesus gives us a vivid picture of saving faith through a forgiven sinner, a self-assured Pharisee, and an unpayable debt. Join us as we explore the burden of sin, the relief of forgiveness, and the love that inevitably follows when grace is real.Three aspects to saving faith...1) The burden of sin2) The relief of forgiveness3) The outpouring of loveText: Luke 7:36-50

Please enjoy this interview with Dr. Randall Balmer about his books “Bad Faith: Race and the Rise of the Religious Right” and “Saving Faith: How American Christianity Can Reclaim Its Prophetic Voice“. You can learn more at randallbalmer.com

Date: January 4, 2026Speaker: Joshua Earl

When we believe in Jesus, we receive him as living water, bread of life, and all-satisfying treasure. Saving faith is the awakening of joy in Christ.

Free Grace Baptist Church, Chilliwack, BC

November 23, 2025 Life in the next world is not like this one with people being married. All parts of Scripture declare there is a resurrection including the books of Moses. We must have a belief system regarding the next life that is based on Jesus' teaching and not on human speculation. Scripture: Luke 20:27-38

Dave Rich examines faith as a Christian virtue rooted in knowledge, assent, and trust in God's promises. Beyond justifying faith that receives salvation through Christ's righteousness, believers cultivate faith as a Christian virtue throughout sanctification. This active faith demonstrates itself through obedient works, as illustrated by Abraham and Rahab. Without faith as a Christian virtue, pleasing God remains impossible, making this essential for Christian ethics and daily obedience.Download Notes | Download Presentation ★ Support this podcast ★

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Christ Community Church (formerly ECC)

Category: James -- Series: Divine Wisdom for Dangerous Wandering James 2:14-26 - Saving Faith Can Be Seen (William Philip) (The Tron Church Glasgow)

Some think faith is plain wishful thinking, while others think faith is opposite of reason. From today's passage, we see that God gave both evidence and reason to trust in him, and calls us to put for our faith on him for his glory and for our own good. Come listen to Pastor Luck Yong as he delivers a sermon from chapter 37, verses 33 to 38, from the gospel of Isaiah.            

Dr. James Cassidy speaks at the Reformed Forum Annual Theology Conference, held at Lakeland Church in Gurnee, Illinois on September 27, 2025. The lecture, titled "The Seed of Abraham, Christ in the patriarchs and the promise" by Dr. James Cassidy, addresses the common theological perception that New Testament authors, particularly the Apostle Paul in Galatians 3, give a "surprise ending" to the Old Testament, seemingly reading it against its original intent. Dr. Cassidy argues against this view by showing that the Abrahamic Covenant is fundamentally a covenant of grace, centered on Christ as the singular "offspring" of promise. He explains that the promise is both individual (Christ himself) and collective (all those redeemed through him from every nation), a subtlety Paul rightly handles without misinterpreting Genesis. Crucially, the address highlights that the subsequent giving of the Mosaic Law 430 years later did not and could not annul the original promise of justification by faith, thereby maintaining the primacy and immutability of God's covenant of grace. Chapter Markers 00:00 - Introduction 00:23 - Greetings and Reading of Galatians 3:15–20 02:20 - The "Surprise Ending" View of the New Testament Reading the Old Testament 04:13 - Three Parts of the Address: Paul's Theology, Eschatology, and Primacy of the New Testament Reading 04:35 - Part 1: Paul's Theology of Abraham's Offspring (Galatians 3) 05:25 - Argument from the Lesser to the Greater: Human vs. Divine Covenants 07:13 - Paul's Interpretation: Offspring is Singular (Christ) and not Plural (Ethnic Israel) 08:24 - The Grammatical Ambiguity of "Offspring" (Collective and Individual) 11:12 - The Individual and Collective Scope of the Offspring (Christ and the Church) 11:35 - The Law's Function: It Did Not Annul the Promise to Abraham 13:30 - The True Seed of Abraham is Christ and Those In Him 14:13 - Part 2: The Eschatology of Abraham's Promise 15:35 - The Delay in Fulfillment: Hope Against Hope (Romans 4) 18:24 - Abraham as the Archetypal Believer and the Nature of Saving Faith 20:18 - The Promised Land and the City Whose Builder is God (Heavenly Fulfillment) 22:15 - Christ is the Mediator of the Abrahamic Covenant 23:43 - The Abrahamic Covenant's Fulfillment in the New Covenant 25:27 - **Part 3:** The Primacy of the New Testament's Reading of the Old 26:40 - Reading the Old Testament Through the Lens of Christ 28:13 - The New Testament is the Proper Hermeneutical Key to the Old 30:17 - Application: Gospel Living and World Missions 32:00 - Conclusion and The Blessings to All Nations 35:55 - Final Exhortation

A new MP3 sermon from The Narrated Puritan is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Saving Faith Can Be Experienced Subtitle: John Owen - Forgiveness of Sin Speaker: John Owen Broadcaster: The Narrated Puritan Event: Audiobook Date: 10/27/2025 Length: 24 min.

This is the eighth sermon in our sermon series entitled Hebrews: Jesus Is greater. For more information about Northfield Community Church in Northfield, MN, go to our website - northfieldcc.org.

Where there is a spiritual sense of truth, of the good and evil that is in doctrines, from an inward experience of what is so good, and from thence an aversation unto the contrary, and this obtained by reason of a habit or an habitual frame of heart, there is strength, there is steadfastness and assurance. This is the teaching of the unction, which will not, which cannot, deceive. Hence many of old and of late that could not dispute could yet die for the truth.

Title: Reject or Receive: “Abraham: The Invitation to Saving Faith”Text: Genesis 12:1-3; Romans 4:3Chris HefnerFour Aspects of Saving Faith1. Saving faith is always initiated by the Lord.2. Saving faith is an invitation to trust and obey.3. Saving faith operates on a trajectory of transformation even through the failures and sins of our lives.4. Saving faith acknowledges the impossibility of fulfilling God's promises through human efforts.

This episode is a replay of Charlie's interview by Jamie Bryant of Faith Bible Church (The Woodlands, TX) on their Epilogue podcast in a series devoted to the free grace view. They discuss the nature of "saving faith" (a term Charlie thinks needs clarification). Their talk covers the accusation of easy-believism, the intrusion of works into faith, and illustrations of the faith that saves. #gracelifeministries #eternalsecurity #simplebygrace #EpiloguePodcast #FaithBibleChurch

The Saving Faith of a Sick Woman

Father Eric Snyder continues our sermon series on the strange behavior of Christ with this sermon on Luke 17:11-19.

In this installment of Vos Group, Camden Bucey and Lane Tipton explore Geerhardus Vos's treatment of “faith as the correlate of kingdom power” from pages 387–390 of Biblical Theology. Moving beyond vague spiritualism or self-generated “manifestation,” they unpack Vos's insight that faith is not a creative force but a receptive grace. Faith does not actualize the kingdom—it receives it. Christ's miracles reveal the omnipotent power of God in redemptive form—beneficent and gracious acts for the good of sinners. These miracles elicit trust not because of any magical quality in faith itself, but because they manifest the glory and compassion of the Redeemer who speaks them into being. Faith, then, is the Spirit-given response of the regenerate heart—a resting and receiving upon the miracle-working Christ who is both the author and perfecter of our faith. In contrast to modern distortions that treat faith as self-empowerment, Vos directs us to the true object of faith—Christ alone. Faith is entirely dependent on divine omnipotence and grace. It is the instrument by which we are united to Christ and brought to maturity in him, sustained by the same omnipotent power that once stilled the storm and raised the dead. 00:07 Introduction 06:32 Faith and the Kingdom 10:13 Faith Is the Corresponding Response to God's Power 12:26 Miracles Are Beneficent and Elicit Trust 16:57 The Power of the Word 22:59 The Elements of Saving Faith 29:12 Unbelief 34:24 Preaching Christ without Doctrine 37:01 The Offense of Unbelief 41:36 The Vocabulary of Faith 50:30 Conclusion

On the surface, James seems to contradict Paul regarding the role of faith in salvation. But he's really answering the question, “What is true, saving faith?"

Gusto mo bang makita ang pamilya mo na sumasampalataya sa Panginoong Hesu Kristo? Ngayon na ang panahon upang sadya nating itanim at patubuin ang pananampalataya sa ating mga pamilya!Samahan ninyo kami ngayong weekend sa pagpapatuloy ng serye, “Knowing God: The Creator of the Family.”Speaker: Ptr. Bong SaquingSeries: Knowing God: The Creator of FamilyScripture Reading: Galatians 3:6-8, 26; Genesis 18:19; Isaiah 51:2Watch the full message here: https://go.ccf.org.ph/09212025

If we want to see our community and our nation come to faith in Jesus, it begins at home. The question is, how do we plant that seed of faith in our families? Speaker: Ptr. Peter Tan-ChiSeries: Knowing God: The Creator of FamilyScripture Reading: Galatians 3:6-8, 26; Genesis 18:19; Isaiah 51:2Watch the full message here: https://go.ccf.org.ph/09212025Eng

Is your faith the kind that will result in your salvation? Or is it dead faith, or temporary faith or worse? This sermon will explore the types of faith the Bible describes. This topic is so vital because each day we get closer to death and standing before God.

Sermon Recording from Sunday, August 17th, 2025.A study of James 2:14-26.Thesis: Faith that is the real thing is seen in our works.

A new MP3 sermon from The Narrated Puritan is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: How To Get Saving Faith Subtitle: Words of Warning Speaker: C. H. Spurgeon Broadcaster: The Narrated Puritan Event: Audiobook Date: 9/2/2025 Length: 9 min.

Tarry a moment at the well-head. Behold the pure river of water of life as it proceeds out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. What an abyss is the grace of God! Who can fathom it? Like all the rest of the divine attributes, it is infinite. God is full of love, for "God is love"; God is full of goodness, and the very name "God" is but short for "good." Unbounded goodness and love enter into the very essence of the Godhead. It is because "His mercy endures forever" that men are not destroyed; because "His compassions fail not" that sinners are brought to Himself and forgiven. Right well remember this, for else you may fall into error by fixing your minds so much upon the faith which is the channel of salvation as to forget the grace which is the fountain and source even of faith itself.

This episode features a full length Bible study taught by Pastor Jack Abeelen of Morningstar Christian Chapel in Whittier, California.If today you prayed with Pastor Jack to receive the Lord, we'd love to hear about it and get you started on the right foot. Visit us online at: https://morningstarcc.org/born-again/To see more of Pastor Jack's Bible studies, visit our Morningstar Christian Chapel channel at https://www.youtube.com/@morningstarcc.To subscribe to our Podcast newsletter go to http://eepurl.com/iGzsP6.If you would like to support our electronic ministry, you may do so by going to our donations page at https://morningstarcc.churchcenter.com/giving/to/podcast.Visit our church website at https://morningstarcc.org.

Faith in God's forgiveness means savoring the truth that a forgiving God is the most precious reality in the universe.

Matthew 25:31–46

Have you accepted the gift of salvation Jesus died to give you? If not, you can say "yes" right now.