Kingdom Come: Believe The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is near; repent and believe in the good news.” (Mark 1.15)

It’s a change of thought that produces a change of life, a U-turn. Kingdom Come: Believe To repent is to reconsider your strategy for life; think about your thinking. It’s a change of thought that produces a change of life, a U-turn. Result: you become childlike. [Jesus] Truly I say to you, unless you repent and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 18.3)

It’s where what God wants done is done. Kingdom Come: Believe What is reality? God and his kingdom, which is the range of God’s effective will. It’s where what God wants done is done. You have a kingdom, and you’re in a kingdom.

Faith is reason + courage. Kingdom Come: Believe Faith is reason + courage. A believer: someone who chooses to act on what they decide is true. There may be doubts. In faith there is enough light for those who want to believe and enough shadows to blind those who don't. (Blaise Pascal) A faith without some doubts is like a human body with no antibodies in it. (Tim Keller)

Faith is reason + courage. Kingdom Come: Believe Faith is reason + courage. A Christian believer acts with confident reliance on Jesus. Faith is deliberate confidence in the character of God, whose ways you may not understand at the time. (Oswald Chambers)

Jesus and faith: He taught it Kingdom Come: Believe Jesus and faith: He taught it Then Jesus said to the disciples, “Have faith in God. I tell you the truth, you can say to this mountain, ‘May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and it will happen. (Mark 11.22-23a)

Jesus and faith: He highlighted it Kingdom Come: Believe Jesus and faith: He highlighted it Jesus said to the woman, “Your sins are forgiven. ...Your faith has saved you; go in peace.” (Luke 7.48-50)

Jesus and faith: He complimented it Kingdom Come: Believe Jesus and faith: He complimented it [having heard the centurion's response] Jesus said, “I tell you, I haven’t seen faith like this in all Israel!” (Luke 7.9)

He wondered at its absence Kingdom Come: Believe Jesus and faith: He wondered at its absence And because of their unbelief, Jesus couldn’t do any miracles among them [in his hometown] except to place his hands on a few sick people and heal them. And he was amazed at their unbelief. (Mark 6.5-6)

He made himself the object of faith Kingdom Come: Believe Jesus and faith: He made himself the object of faith [the Jewish crowd] replied, “We want to perform God’s works, too. What should we do?” Jesus told them, “This is the only work God wants from you: Believe in the one he has sent.” (John 6.28-29) Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me. (John 14.1 NASB)

What does it mean to “believe in Jesus”? Kingdom Come: Believe What does it mean to “believe in Jesus”? TRUST

What does it mean to “believe in Jesus”? Kingdom Come: Believe What does it mean to “believe in Jesus”? T - I TURN everything over to Jesus If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. (Romans 10.9)

What does it mean to “believe in Jesus”? Kingdom Come: Believe What does it mean to “believe in Jesus”? R I Relax in Jesus’ love “Nothing will ever be able to separate us from his love. Death can’t, and life can’t. The angels can’t, and demons can’t. Our fears for today, our worries about tomorrow, and even the powers of hell can’t keep God’s love away. Whether we’re high above the sky or in the deepest ocean, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 8:38-39 (NLT)

What does it mean to “believe in Jesus”? Kingdom Come: Believe What does it mean to “believe in Jesus”? U I USE my life to serve God by serving others Give yourselves completely to God—every part of you—for you’ve been saved from death and you want to be tools in the hands of God, to be used for his good purposes.” Romans 6:13 (LB) “God has made us what we are, and in our union with Christ Jesus he has created us for a life of good works, which he has already prepared for us to do.” Ephesians 2:10

What does it mean to “believe in Jesus”? Kingdom Come: Believe What does it mean to “believe in Jesus”? S I SUFFER for doing what is right “For you have been given not only the privilege of BELIEVING in Christ but also the privilege of SUFFERING for him.” Philippians 1:29 (NLT) “If you suffer for doing what is right, God will reward you for it. So don’t be afraid and don’t worry.” 1 Peter 3:14 (NLT)

What does it mean to “believe in Jesus”? Kingdom Come: Believe What does it mean to “believe in Jesus”? T I TRUST what Jesus says The word of the Lord always holds true, and everything he does is worthy of our trust. Psalm 33:4 (NLT) God can’t break his Word. So we who have trusted our very lives to God have every reason to grab the promised hope with both hands and never let go! Hebrews 6:18

What does it mean to “believe in Jesus”? Kingdom Come: Believe What does it mean to “believe in Jesus”? T I trust what Jesus says [To have faith in Christ] means, of course, trying to do all that He says. There’d be no sense in saying you trusted a person if you would not take his advice. (CS Lewis) “It is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you.” (Tim Keller)

Final thought: Faith is energized by love for Jesus. Kingdom Come: Believe Final thought: Faith is energized by love for Jesus. ...faith activated and expressed and working through love. (Galatians 5.6b Ampl)  

Does your faith make you act in confidence? Kingdom Come: Believe And you? Does your faith make you act in confidence? Are you relaxed in his love? Are you serving God by serving others? Are you becoming captivated by Jesus?

Imagine ROOTS full men and women of faith, energized by love! Kingdom Come: Believe And ROOTS? Imagine ROOTS full men and women of faith, energized by love!