As followers of Christ, we are often referred to as “People of Faith.” How do we know that the faith we say we have is genuine? Faith is insufficient if it is faith in the wrong thing. Someone can be truly sincere in their faith and yet still be sincerely wrong. So again, how do we know that our faith is genuine? In our text today, we will first see a demonstration of genuine faith in Christ and then we will take a few minutes to consider some of the implications of this event in regard to our personal lives and the ministry-life of this church. It is important for us to embrace the truths taught here in these verses so that we will know how to communicate to the lost and dying world that there is good news—Jesus provides a way of salvation if you will only repent and believe!