I just want you to pre-mark your Bibles first.

Let's pre-mark to 1st Peter chapter 3.

1 Peter chapter 3, and we're going to start our reading at verse 13 i want to explain to you

why i believe the holy spirit has us going this particular route i'm excited and i'm also

divinely stirred because on today we are starting a brand new sermon series, our second sermon series of the

2026 calendar year entitled, Prove it. Somebody shout, prove it. This is a sermon series that has been

constructed by the Holy Spirit to ensure that our faith is solid.

Because if we be honest, many of us in the sacred sanctuary overflows and watching online,

you have faith that has cracks in it.

You have faith that has cracks in it it can't withstand another breakup it can't withstand another loss

layoff or hard questions from somebody that does not believe what you believe and you have

questions yourself about what they're questioning you with, and it just takes another

hard question to expose your faith has cracks in it. And I just believe this as I was engaged in

sermon, prep, and prayer for the last three weeks. God wants to take us beyond. He wants to

take us beyond just displaying wants to take us beyond just displaying.

Because many of us, you have a faith right now that looks good, it sounds good, it shouts

good, it sings good, well, kind of, it knows how to dance good, but it's never been tested, never been afflicted, never

been questioned. And all it takes is one conversation to show that you have borrowed faith,

not grounded faith. Like if your faith only works in church, it won't survive

in a classroom when your professors and atheists. If your faith only works in an atmosphere

with other believers, you won't be able to handle it when unbelievers ask you hard questions. If your faith only works

when you're experiencing promotion and gain, you're not going to know what to do when you're

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