What type of faith saves us? How do you know you are really a Christian? What is the difference between true faith and false faith? The answers to these question is the focus of James 2:14-26 and the subject of this sermon.

In this third sermon of the series Faith Arise, Pastor Ashwin talks about how God builds our faith through the storms of life. In Matt. 14:22-33, we find Jesus sent His disciples into a storm because He wanted their faith to arise! The disciples were desperate and paralyzed with fear as the wind and the waves battered their small boat. But it is through this storm they understood the identity of Jesus like never before. God still uses our personal storms to reveal Himself to us – not just what He can do but who He is!

In James 2, the author challenges us to treat each and every person the same, without showing favoritism to anyone. This sermon also challenges us to accept, listen to, pray for and serve those who are our neighbours.

In this sermon, Pastor Ashwin Ramani speaks about the only person in recorded history who amazed Jesus with his faith. As we look at this narrative from Luke 7, we see how faith calls for a high view of Jesus. It is not about believing with all our might, nor the name-it-and-claim-it phenomenon. Rather, faith is a response to God's character. it you want your faith to grow - you need to take a fresh look at who God says he is.

In this second sermon on Facing God’s Truth we are challenged with the fact that hearing God’s Word is important, but hearing alone isn’t enough. If we only hear, if we only accumulate more knowledge and insight, we may believe we are spiritually mature, yet James says,” we deceive ourselves”. Spiritual maturity comes to those who hear the Word and do what it says.