If This Is Missing, Your Faith Is Fake

This is a powerful evangelical sermon about authentic Christian faith versus performative religion.

The piece argues that many people practice a hollow, emotion-based Christianity that lacks genuine transformation. True saving faith isn't just intellectual belief or religious activity it requires complete surrender, daily obedience, and visible life change.


Themes

1. Faith vs. Performance - Distinguishes between going through religious motions and experiencing actual spiritual transformation

2. The Cost of Discipleship - Emphasizes Jesus's call to "deny yourself" and "take up your cross daily," arguing that comfortable, self-help Christianity misses the biblical model

3. Biblical Evidence - Uses Greek word studies (pistis, aparneomai, zoe, tereo) and scriptural references (James on demons believing, Jesus's parables, Paul's teachings) to support the argument

4. Self-Examination - Challenges listeners to test whether their faith produces "fruit"—tangible evidence of life change in priorities, desires, and behaviors

5. Warning Against False Security - Cautions that many who consider themselves Christian may hear "I never knew you" from Jesus because they never truly surrendered


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