Sentences with phrase «faith effort through»

«I'm very concerned about this moratorium because I believe the commissioner has made a good - faith effort through this to get buy - in.

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He was also familiar with the Una Sancta movement, an effort to overcome confessional divisions through the renewal of faith among both German Protestants and Catholics, to establish «fraternity in Christ across all barriers.»

Communities of faith are not bereft of the Spirit, and therefore of the possibility of renewal through the efforts of men and women who dare to act in the hope that the Church can contribute more to our public life than merely another interest group.

The development in our souls of supernatural life (based on the natural spiritualization of the world through the efforts of mankind): this in the last resort is the field where the operative power of faith is positively and without any known limits exercized.

I found my faith again in the margins — through the Gay Christian Network, for example, and among fellow doubters and dreamers who limp from their wrestling with God — and I'll be amplifying and supporting these efforts even more as they face potential new threats under this administration.

Through the efforts of President George W. Bush and the support of the faith community, that number is now up to 4 million Africans are on these life saving drugs.»

There have been times of deep desperation in my life when God has come through for me in remarkable ways, and other times when it's been a long, grueling, agonizing wait — when just mustering faith has taken all the effort I can possibly give.

With reason relativised, people are tempted to attain reality through a felt experience, a leap of faith, an effort of will, or simple scepticism.

Historian David Bebbington suggests a respected paradigm for those who identify as an evangelical: a transformed life through following Jesus, faith demonstrated through missionary and social reform efforts, a regard for the Bible as ultimate authority, and a central focus on the sacrificial death of Jesus.

The centuries which witnessed the mounting vigor in the Catholic Church in Western Europe were also marked by striking efforts to think through afresh basic issues of the Christian faith.

So when Paul urged the Ephesian church to «make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace,» he followed this with an acknowledgement of the Church's diversity, in which there are «apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers... so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.»

Martin it is not by works that we are saved but by grace that none should boast.Works do not get us us closer to God but good works come from a heart that loves God and desires to please him.John 3:16 is clear if we believe in Jesus Christ we shall have eternal life it is based not on what we do or have done but by the grace of God that has been poured out upon us because of Jesus Christ.God always gives us assurances or promises the condition to receive eternal life is to believe in Jesus Christ as the one who has saved from our sin.Personally i believe that the continued walk will determine our reward from the Lord again its not based on our effort but a trust or faith in God.This does not effect the gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ.

The Women's Wing said although it recognises the efforts and contributions of Mr Ashitey towards the NDC and Ghana as a whole, it is nevertheless of the view that the former Greater Accra regional Minister «should accept the results in good faith, since the right procedures through which he was elected to represent the party were the same channels through which Dr [Rawlings] has been duly elected».

Last week State Supreme Court Justice John C. Egan Jr. ruled that the Yankees had «made a good - faith effort to comply with the subpoena, culling through and producing a great deal of documents for inspection by the Corporations Committee,» which Brodsky chairs.

Citing The Church of Pentecost as an example of indigenous churches that have, through their own homegrown resources, provided a wide range of infrastructure being utilized by countless Ghanaians, Dr Bawumia underscored that the President's vision was certainly achievable, and urged Faith Based Organisations (FBOs) to complement Government's efforts to meet the social and other needs of Ghanaians.

I think both of you should go through this exercise together in an effort to move forward in good faith.

The common thread running through all of these efforts is, perhaps ironically, captured by the Reformation ethos of «preserving the faith while reforming the Church.»

She grew up in Seattle when social justice issues made regular headlines and her family was part of activist efforts through the faith community to re-settle Hmong and Vietnamese refugees in the 1970s.

We still need more homes for some great dogs though and we will be continuing our efforts with Lucy Pet Foundation and Paws for Hope and Faith through this Saturday the 8th.

Further the Employer after exercising good faith efforts to determine the cause of the program then presumably went through the effort and expense of hiring another nurse.

Good faith means remaining open and honest through the process and putting in an honest effort toward the success of the mediation.

On top of that, he adds, borrowers who make a good - faith effort to meet their obligations can typically get short - term financial help through revolving loan funds.