Faithful Obedience | Pastor Corbett Casteen | Liberty Live Church

Church, there is only one way to be saved. There is only one way to God, and scripture tells us that it is through Jesus. There's not many paths that lead to one road. There is only one way. Only the righteous will be saved because when God destroys the wicked, he always makes a way for the righteous. But the reality is the only ones who are considered righteous are those who have placed their faith in Jesus. [01:04:25] (30 seconds)  #OnlyThroughJesus

Faith is living as if things hoped for are real. As sure as God warned that he was bringing a flood, he has told us that one day Jesus is coming again. And if you look all throughout scripture, if you look all throughout human history, what you'll see is that time and time and time again that God keeps his promises and he does what he says he will do. He's coming back to save the righteous and to judge the wicked. The question is, will you be ready? [01:06:40] (33 seconds)  #FaithIsLiving

What happened was we walked from one side of campus to the other. We walked along the side of a busy road, probably not the smartest thing we ever did blindfolded, but we walked along the side of a busy road. We crossed the street. We walked across the pedestrian bridge, and we safely arrived all the way at the other side of campus. Not because we could see where we were going, but because we were listening to a voice that we trusted. [00:47:28] (26 seconds)  #TrustTheVoice

Church, that's what's true in Noah's story. Noah couldn't see what God was doing but he trusted the voice of God. I want you to see what the text says. In verse 22 it said, Noah did this. He did all that God commanded him. Noah acted on what he could see. Noah acted not on what he could see, but on what God had said. Faith obeys even when we don't understand. [00:47:55] (28 seconds)  #ObeyInFaith

The passage tells us that Noah's faithful obedience condemned the world. And what that means is that his faithfulness exposed their unbelief. The passage doesn't mean that Noah formally judged or pronounced a legal decision over anyone, but rather when someone lives obediently to God amid widespread immorality, that person's righteous conduct exposes the unrighteousness that is surrounding them. Think about when a light enters a dark room. When a light enters a dark room, it stands out in the darkness. But not only does it do that, it reveals what was previously there. [00:59:05] (37 seconds)  #ObedienceRevealsSin

We must be living our lives as if the things that God has said, the things that he has promised are true. You see, if you knew that Christ was coming back today, I believe you would leave this place and you would call that loved one. You would call that friend and you would urge them to get in the boat. You would urge them to place their faith in Jesus. Because when time is of the essence, we do what matters most. Church, Jesus could come back today. But even if he doesn't, even if he doesn't return during our lifetime, may we reach the end of our life and be found faithful. [01:07:16] (45 seconds)  #LiveAsIfHeReturns

We cannot have a righteousness that comes from our own work. It has to be a righteousness that comes through placing our faith in Jesus and his finished work and what he has done on the cross. You see, God gave Noah a warning that the judgment was coming. His building of the ark was a warning to the people around him. Matthew tells us that they were eating, they were drinking, they were getting married. You know what that means? They were carrying on as business as usual. Completely unaware of what was about to happen. [01:04:55] (33 seconds)  #RighteousnessByFaith

Noah's condemnation of the world is not an inactive thing. It was passive. This is not something that Noah imposed, but rather it was an inevitable result of his faithful obedience. Church, what we can learn from that is that your obedience speaks as a testimony against an unbelieving world. Not only did Noah's faithful obedience condemn the world, but the passage said it resulted in the saving of his family. Noah's obedience provided salvation from the flood for his household. [00:59:42] (36 seconds)  #ObedienceSpeaks