How to Know If Your Faith is Real

If you are person of faith - how do you know if your faith is real? And how do you define your faith - by your own standards, or by a higher authority?   The Bible challenges us to examine ourselves to see whether we are 'in the faith' (2 Corinthians 13:5). It seems there are plenty of religious people who think they have faith, but don't.   This sermon examines the three ways we can test if our faith is real:   Guilt  Grace Gratitude   The presence or absence of these things in our lives (and how we deal with them) shows us a lot about our faith - and whether it is true faith according to God.   MAIN TEXT 1 Samuel 12:1-25   SPEAKER David Varney, Pastor Foundation Church Belfast   FOUNDATION CHURCH BELFAST Every Sunday 10:30am - 2d Knockwood Crescent, Belfast, BT5 6GE   ADVANCE MOVEMENT We are part of the Advance Movement of churches and the wider Newfrontiers family