WALKING BY FAITH, NOT BY SIGHT

When you walk through the night hold your head up high – and don’t be afraid of the storm…” Many of us may be familiar with some of the inspirational words of the old song – “You’ll Never Walk Alone.” To live our lives in this manner requires a living faith in our loving God – and His Son and our Savior Jesus Christ. Just what is faith? “Now faith is the substance (margin = realization) of things hoped for, the evidence (margin= confidence) of things not seen (Hebrews 11:1). Our incredible odyssey – or journey toward the Kingdom of God requires us to live our lives by the power of faith. “For we walk by faith, not by sight” (2 Corinthians 5:7). In part 3 of our sermon series on the topic of faith, let’s examine this passage more closely.

John Cafourek (1945-2017) served in the ministry of Jesus Christ with his wife, Sandy, for 46 years.

John was born in South Dakota. He attended Ambassador College in Pasadena, California, from 1965 to 1969, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He received a Master’s Degree in psychological counseling from Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, in 1978. John pastored churches in Nebraska, North Dakota, Missouri, Mississippi, Washington, and Oregon.

He directed speech clubs for men, gave seminars on abuse and addictions, and traveled as an international speaker in Canada, England, New Zealand, Jamaica, Australia, and other areas. He also directed a United Church of God preteen camp for children ages 6 to 12 and served at the church’s teen camp.