Week 9: Bold faith in action - Rahab
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🗓️ 3 November 2025
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What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? (James 2:14)
Rahab is an unlikely hero. She started as a Canaanite prostitute, meaning she was a fallen woman living in a fallen city, and she eventually was listed in the genealogy of Jesus. Rahab’s life shows us that while faith is not about our works, a bold faith is actively lived out.
When two Israelite spies came to Rahab’s home in Jericho, she protected them because she had heard about the things God had done. She turned away from her religion and her culture and put her trust in God. Because of this, Rahab and her family were spared when Jericho fell. In order to be saved, she had to place a scarlet cord on her window. Rahab obeyed this command knowing that she had to obey God in order to be saved. Her faith led her to action.
Faith in Jesus transforms every part of us, including our actions. Our kids will have many chances to live their faith out loud. Sometimes that will mean taking a risk or standing out from the crowd. It might look like standing up for someone who is being picked on, leaving a party, putting an end to a rumor, or speaking God’s truth to someone they care about. We can encourage our kids to let God’s truth shape their actions, because when we do that, God does incredible things.
This week, let’s pray that our kids move beyond simply believing in God in their hearts, and move toward acting boldly on that belief.
Father God, help __________ to believe in you so deeply that their actions are changed. May their life reflect your love, grace, and goodness. When it’s easier to blend in, give them the faith to stand up for you and your ways. May they live a life that glorifies and expands your kingdom. Amen.
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| 0:00.0 | Christian Parenting. |
| 0:03.0 | Hey friends, welcome back to Pardon the Mess. |
| 0:16.6 | I'm your host, Courtney Defeo, and it is week nine, and we are going to pray about bold faith |
| 0:21.8 | in action for our kids. |
| 0:23.3 | But the first thing I wanted to say is I went to a funeral last week, and I'm in that phase |
| 0:28.1 | of life where my friends, parents are dying, and mine are getting older, and it's just really |
| 0:33.7 | weird. |
| 0:35.3 | It is literally weird because these college friends of mine, we all obviously went to |
| 0:39.5 | college together. We all then got engaged, had babies, so we did weddings, we did baby showers. |
| 0:44.9 | Now our kids are all at Auburn together. And now we're showing up at funerals for each other. |
| 0:49.3 | And it's just the most special moment. But really, you just take it all in. You're like, |
| 0:54.0 | life goes so fast. And I really |
| 0:55.9 | do love funerals because you see what life is all about and you see what people say about you. |
| 1:01.0 | And I was just thinking about Densal Witt, Rebecca's dad, and that what mattered most was his |
| 1:06.9 | faith. He loved Jesus so much. And every single person that got up talked about that |
| 1:12.2 | and knew that was his priority in life. They didn't talk about how much money he made or |
| 1:16.8 | trophies he got or, you know, how skinny he was or all the things that the world prioritizes. |
| 1:24.2 | But the things that matter were talked about. He loved his family and he loved God. And it was so sweet to see my |
| 1:31.5 | friend Rebecca's son, wet, get up and pray and talk about the impact that he had on all of the family. |
| 1:38.6 | And so I just want to remind us today that like we don't, yes, try to be successful. Yes, make |
| 1:43.6 | money for your family, but make |
| 1:45.2 | sure you are thinking about what matters most in the end. And that is your faith and that is your |
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