Eccl 9:11
“I returned and saw under the sun that— The race is not to the swift, Nor the battle to the strong, Nor bread to the wise, Nor riches to men of understanding, Nor favor to men of skill; But time and chance happen to them all.”

Some people say:
“Before I even pray, God already knows what I’m going to say. So why do I need to pray?”
“I’m at peace. There’s nothing I need to ask God. So why do I need to pray?”
“There’s something I want to ask of God. But it’s not in accordance to God’s will. He probably won’t hear. So why do I need to pray?”

This sermon will look at Joseph’s life and how he portrayed his faith to see what true faith in God is.

Eph 2:8
We have been saved by grace and through faith. So our faith has got to do directly with our salvation. If we reflect upon our journey of faith, when we first came to know and believe in the Lord, there were many things that required us to switch our thinking on, and believe. That was the beginning of our faith. As we understood the teachings of salvation, it was by faith we embraced the teachings and acted upon them. Why were we baptised? Was it because we were simply nice, kind, good people? There are many nice/kind/good people according standard of the world but they may not necessarily accept baptism. Why? Because they don’t have the faith baptism is something critical. But when we understood the significance of baptism, understanding he who believes will be saved (Mark 16:16), we believed. We realised that if we wanted to be saved, we must get baptised!

Every generation of believers must remain fearful of the Almighty One. That’s why teaching children not just of the knowledge of God, but also to fear God, is important.