In this week of verse 15, we're focusing on faith.

Living with our faith stirred up is absolutely foundational to living an abundant life.

God is faithful no matter what, but faith allows us to have trust in that faithfulness, producing a peace and calmness in the midst of challenges that we desperately need.

I pray that your faith would be stirred up today as we look at the biblical principle that faith comes by hearing.

Welcome to the First 15 podcast.

Thank you. comes by hearing. Welcome to the first 15 podcast. Our scripture for today comes from Romans 1017. So faith comes from hearing and hearing through the Word of Christ.

Scripture offers us every truth we need to live a lifestyle of faith.

Within its pages are powerful stories describing the miraculous works of a God who remained faithful to a people who chose pride, selfishness,

and rebellion over his perfect loving ways.

And it contains incredible moments where God's people responded to his faithfulness with faith

and were greatly rewarded.

Proverbs 4 verses 20 through 22 says, my son be attentive to my words,

incline your ear to my sayings. Let them not escape from your sight. Keep them within your heart,

for they are life to those who find them and healing to all their flesh.

The desire of God for you and me is to be children filled with his life-giving words.

God longs for us to experience the joy, purpose, and peace of faith founded on His Word.

He longs for us to live our lives with Scripture

as a constant source of hope

when the world seems to be crashing down around us.

For a long time, the Bible bored me.

I knew I should read it, so I would try and make some time

here and there to read a little bit,

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