A Maturing Faith, Part 1: A Pleasing Walk

Series: Living In Light of His Return

Pastor: Raymond Smith

Sunday Morning

Date: 28th December 2025

Passages:

• Genesis 5:24
• Genesis 6:9
• Genesis 17:1
• Exodus 12:1-51
• Luke 19:10
• John 3:17
• John 14:15
• Romans 8:29
• 1 Corinthians 1:30
• 2 Corinthians 5:7
• Ephesians 1:6
• Ephesians 4:1
• Ephesians 4:17
• Ephesians 5:2
• Ephesians 5:8
• Philippians 2:15
• 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8
• James 1:14-16
• 1 Peter 1:15-16

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A new year creates a natural break, but faith doesn’t deepen just because the calendar changes. A maturing faith shows up in every day life, in the way a believer lives under Christ’s authority.

It is God’s will that His people live set apart, marked by holiness rather than self-rule. When believers reject God’s commands, the issue is not preference or personality, but whether they truly submit to the One who saved them. Faith can only mature when the believer is fully submitted to God's will.

This message calls every believer to examine their walk and decide who will have authority over their life - God or self - as they move into a new year.