Imagine how different your outlook on life would be if you had absolute confidence that God was with you, right here, right now? Imagine how differently you would respond to difficulties, temptations, and even good things if you knew with absolute certainty that God was in all of it and was planning to leverage it for something wonderful you could not yet see or understand. In other words, Imagine what you would think, what you would do, what you would feel, what you would say, what you would invest in, what you would live for if you had perfect faith. The whole story of the Bible is inviting us to believing in and grow in a relationship with God based on absolute trust not fear. Trust that we gave away in the Garden of Eden and continue to betray when we ignore God's place in our lives or make ourselves the center.  All true relationships are built on trust. Your family consists of people you trust. People get married when they find that one person they want to trust with their very life and divorce when that trust is betrayed. FAITH = RELATIONSHIP = TRUST. May you think that's not realistic, or perhaps beyond the realm of possibility for someone like you. It's Not. There are, however, specific means people have consistently used to enter into the flow of God's plans and develop a life altering faith. Faith Catalyst 1: Practical  Bible Teaching 

"If ours is an examined faith, we should be unafraid to doubt....There is no believing without some doubting, and believing is all the stronger for understanding and resolving doubt." — Os Guinness

Jesus taught from parables and people responded by saying things like "they were amazed for he taught as one with authority and not as the teachers of the Law." [Matthew 7:29] Jesus was practical. He said this is how the Kingdom of God applies to you, your problems and your desire to live a meaningful kind of life. Don't just study it, live it, embrace it and share with others, then you'll know that what I'm saying is true. Join us this week as we invite your to experience Practical Bible Teaching   Sermon Audio: Faith Catalysts Scripture 4.21.13 2 Sermon Notes: Sermon Notes 04.21.13 Faith Catalysts 1