Without Faith, It Is Impossible to Please Him — Timothy Tow

Let us turn to our scripture text Hebrews 11 verse 6. Hebrews 11 6 and I shall read. But without faith it is impossible to please him. For he that come up to God must believe that he is and That he is a rewarder of Them that diligently seek him.

Lord bless the reading of his word. Pastor will now lead us in prayer before bringing God's message to us without faith. It is impossible to please him.

Let us look to God in prayer eternal God God who art our loving Heavenly Father. How happy we are to be In thy house Every Lord's Day according to thy Provision and to thy holy commandment. Once again this morning Lord We seek thy face for all our needs especially our Spiritual needs help us to turn to the right path that we should be concerned Much for others Than Ourselves.

For the many who still do not know thee O Lord We pray especially for 85 of our Singapore Population who do not know thee and We are to pray that they come to know Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. That we also pray Constantly for those in authority and who govern over us for our Prime Minister for all our Ministers that they will come To know Jesus Christ To be the Son of God To whom they must all look up without whom We have no understanding and we are lost.

We pray that you will Keep us from all evil the terrorism That is in the world today and the wars and rumors of war Which are so true Which May come Even early in a lifetime. So we Seek thee even that we day by day may know How we should live a life That is pleasing to thee this morning We are to pray for our own church members For all those that are sick Who are not able to come to service?

And we think especially of our dear Elder Mahadevan That he is now under Chemotherapy. Oh Father May not touch him and Heal him According to our Christ he desires to serve you Even when he is sick, he would like to be very much a participant of Worship here as Lord.

We are going to the Holy Land Leading 47 Pilgrims we need Your mercies and the help and guide to keep us from all harm and evil Grant our safety Back and forth until we return. Loving Father. So We pray thee to Use us as missionaries To spread the gospel.

Every member of our church Can do the same? We pray thee that Thou is a guide them and lead us In every way in the days ahead. In Jesus Holy Name, we pray Amen, the title of my message is Without faith, it is impossible To please him.

Salvation Begins with Believing in Christ

So we see how important is faith in our life. Nearly a hundred years ago My grandfather was pastor of a small English Presbyterian Church in Upper Serangoon. All Chinese pastors Were paid by the English Presbyterian Mission and every month when my grandfather went to get his Salary as I was the eldest grandson He would bring me along.

My grandfather preached that we must believe in order To be saved. I sat in the congregation Week after week, I disagreed in my heart and offered Good works. Instead I needed to do something good for God.

For how can salvation Be obtained so easily. Believe and be saved Said my grandfather again. Then suddenly I woke up to hear the word believe from many other Declarations in the Bible the first one Is most famous for John 3 16 For God so loved the world That they gave this only begotten Son.

That whosoever believeth in him Should not perish but have everlasting life. Then Paul in Romans 10 9 said that if thou confess with a mouth The Lord Jesus if you confess that is outwardly you state your belief Believing outwardly that he died on the cross To pay the penalty of Your sins and shall believe in thine heart that God raised him from the dead.

Faith in Christ’s Resurrection and Salvation

This belief of Jesus Rising from the dead is most important because If he did not rise from a dead we are still in our sins must believe In the heart that God raised him from a dead dead. Then we will be saved.

I preached this message at our Easter Sunrise service and I said we so many times think I Must do this or do that to please God. But no. The first thing is must believe that he rose from the dead then you will be saved.

We are going to the Holy Land In less than a week's time to be exact this early First day morning when in the Holy Land. The last place will visit is the empty tomb and we see the empty tomb and believe that Christ Rose from the dead as I believe all our pilgrims going with me this time will believe Then we all be saved.

What a blessing Of visiting the Holy Land to those who Believe. But we must not think of just only that we must not only believe Jesus Rising from a dead to be saved. You'll be surprised what other things We must also believe.

Believing in Christ’s Virgin Birth and Deity

We must believe also That our Lord was born of the Virgin. Do you believe that? Isaiah 7 and 14 and that he was conceived of the Holy Ghost. Matthew 120 as you come to church week after week You have always thought like me before You have to do something good for God To be saved not do something good, but rather first of all believing in Jesus to the point Doesn't a new awakening relieve us from the heavy burden That was there but the Bible says also.

But without faith it is impossible to please him. For he that cometh to God must believe that he is Believer that he is God. You believe that Jesus is God. Also our faith in God's must believe That God is and in all things Showing ourselves a pattern of good works according to Titus 2 7 which is the Apostle Paul.

Faith Expressed Through Good Works

Speaking again our faith in God must believe That he gave himself for us. That he might redeem us from all Iniquity and purify unto himself. The peculiar people zealous of good works again. Titus Chapter 2 verse 14.

Our faith in God Must be subject To principalities and powers. Christians Are law-abiding citizens and they keep to the orders of government To obey magistrates and to be ready for every good work. Titus Chapter 3 verse 1.

Our faith in God Must be careful to maintain good works again says Titus chapter 3 verse 8. And finally according to Titus who exhausts us. Let us all maintain good works for necessary uses that may be not unfruitful.

Titus 3 14 on the one hand the Bible teaches us that we are saved Simply by believing. On the other hand we are told To be saved we must also maintain good works. Both are right. We say in the following as you read to me the words of James.

James on Faith and Works

It's a test of good works and I want you now to turn To James all of you having your Bibles. Our Bibles are not meant To be brought to church and taken home. But here As you read them Please follow James Chapter 2 verse 14.

And to the end what doth it profit my brethren. Though a man say he hath faith and hath not works so faith can Can faith save him. What I read just now was. Both statements are right if a brother or sister be naked and destitute of daily food.

Verse 16. And one of you Say unto them depart in peace Be warm and filled Notwithstanding He give them not those things Which are needful to the body. What doth it profit. You say faith must be Proved by works.

Yes a man verse 18 17 even so faith If it has not works is dead being alone. Yes a man may say thou Has faith and I have works. Show me my faith by faith Without works and I show thee my faith by my works.

Which is right now? Believers that there is one God. Thou do as well the devil's also believe and Tremble, but will thou know all the man. The faith of the works is dead. Was not Abraham verse 21. Was not Abraham our father Justified by works.

When he had offered Isaac his son Upon the altar just now How faith wrought With his works and for works Was made made perfect and the scripture was Fulfilled. Which said Abraham believed God and he was imputed unto him for righteousness.

And he was called the friend of God. You see how? Never works a Man is justified and not by faith alone. Likewise also was Rehab the harlot Justified by works. When you receive the messages of two spies and then Let them out By another way unless they be caught by the police of Jericho for as a body without The spirit is dead so faith Without works is dead also.

A Balanced Faith That Pleases God

What is the title of our message of our sermon without faith. Indeed it is impossible to please him, but our faith must be balanced By Good works. Do we have this? Let us pray Oh Lord as you come to church Each week help us to improve in our understanding.

And your Understanding of thy word especially on our Salvation we pray all this in Jesus name. Amen.