Emunah is a Hebrew word that is usually translated into English as “faith.” It implies an active trust, a dynamic and relational experience tied to our behavior, not just to our words or theological concepts to which we ascribe. In Scripture, those who have faith are those who act. It is this truth that we will explore for the rest of the church calendar year. The series was kicked off on September 7 by our summer mission team, sharing about their experiences in Nicaragua with AMOS. Their stories demonstrate what faith in action looked like to them on the trip, and imagine how it might look to us as a church. From there, we’ll launch into several weeks of stories from Scripture about those who demonstrated emunah…a faith in action. Together, we pray that these stories, along with the Spirit speaking into this season of our Church’s mission, will inspire us to understand more fully what it might look like for us to be a people of faith…in action.
September 7: Faith in Action: FBC’s AMOS Nicaragua Team leads in worship
September 14: Faith in Action: Sarai and Abram (Genesis 12.1–9)
“Walking in faith when we don’t know where we are going”
September 21: Faith in Action: Hagar (Genesis 21.2, 8–21)
“Faith when our backs are against the wall”
September 28: Faith in Action: Moses (Exodus 2:23–25; 3:1–15; 4:10–17)
“Faith when our voices falter”
October 5: Faith in Action: Joshua (Joshua 1.1–9)
“Acting with faith toward new places”
October 12: Faith in Action: Rahab (Joshua 2.1–14; 6.15–17, 22–23)
“Faith when the walls crumble around us”
October 19: Faith in Action: Ruth (Ruth 2.1–16)
“When relationships inspire faith”
October 26: Faith in Action: Samuel (1 Samuel 3:1–21)
“The faith to respond ‘Here I am’”
November 2: Faith in Action: Elijah (1 Kings 19:1–18) (All Saints Day)
“When despair threatens faith”
November 9: Faith in Action: Amos (Amos 1:1–2; 5:14–15, 21–24)
“When injustice inspires us to act in faith”
November 16: Faith in Action: The Exiled (Jeremiah 29:1, 4–14)
“When faith looks like caring for neighbors”
November 23: Faith in Action: Vashti (Esther 1.10–22)(Reign of Christ/Thanksgiving)
“When faith means standing up for what is right”