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Living Faith

Living Faith St. Louis (LFSTL) is a new church plant in St. Louis, Missouri, focused on teaching the Bible through clear, expository preaching. This podcast is the primary audio feed for LFSTL and features weekly sermons from Pastor Blade Sbisa. Messages walk through Scripture passage by passage, explaining the text in its context and applying it to daily life. Occasional guest speakers and special teaching series will also appear on this feed.

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    Our Identity | The Old Man "in Adam"

    In this episode, we walk through the sobering reality of what it means to be “in Adam” a biblical identity marked by unrighteousness, condemnation, and separation from God. From Genesis to Romans, Scripture shows that Adam’s fall didn’t just affect him it defined all of humanity by nature. Through one man, sin entered the world, and death passed upon all. In this message, we unpack three major dimensions of that fallen condition: condemnation, abomination, and alienation. We trace how Scripture describes humanity as under sin, without perfect righteousness, and even as enemies of God. We look at what it means to be servants of sin, dead to righteousness, and walking according to the course of this world. And we examine the sobering truth of spiritual alienation separated from life, hope, and God, belonging by nature to the kingdom of darkness. But the story does not end in Adam. The final movement of this message turns to the hope of the gospel: “But now in Christ Jesus” (Ephesians 2:13). What was once condemnation becomes justification. What was abomination becomes sanctification. What was alienation becomes reconciliation. In Christ, there is a new identity new life, new citizenship, and a new standing before God. Thanks for listening to the Living Faith St. Louis podcast. This episode is part of our weekly sermon ministry from Pastor Blade Sbisa, with occasional guest speakers and special series.  For more information, visit the LFSTL website.

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    The Cost of Discipleship - Work

    This teaching walks through the reality that biblical ministry is not casual or accidental; It requires intentionality, sacrifice, and a clear understanding of what we are being called to accomplish for the Lord. Each movement of the WORK of the ministry comes with a cost that must be counted faithfully as we follow Christ. 1. Equipping ourselves in the word of God for the work   Key Point 1: Biblical ministry will require us to count the cost of preparation as we look ahead to the work before us.  Before any public ministry or visible fruit, there is the hidden work of being rooted in Scripture. Preparation is not optional, it is the foundation that sustains every act of service that follows. 2. Engaging in the work of the ministry Key Point 2: The work will require us to count the cost of our participation as we look among ourselves for our unique role in the body of Christ.  Ministry becomes real when we step into active participation. Each believer has a role within the body, and engaging that role requires humility, availability, and commitment to serve alongside others. 3. Edifying the body unto perfection Key Point 3: The work will require us to count the cost of perfection as we look above to Christ Jesus.  Spiritual growth and maturity in the church is directed upward—toward Christ. Edification is not self-improvement alone, but Christ-centered transformation that shapes the entire body toward maturity 4. Extending & exemplifying the word of God to others Key Point 4: The work will require us to count the cost of our propagation as we look around & across cultural barriers to sow the word of God into the souls of men.  Thanks for listening to the Living Faith St. Louis podcast. This episode is part of our weekly sermon ministry from Pastor Blade Sbisa, with occasional guest speakers and special series.  For more information, visit the LFSTL website.

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    The Cost of Discipleship - The Requirements

    In this episode we continue our discipleship series with a message titled The Cost of Discipleship, focusing on what God requires in the formation and multiplication of mature believers. Discipleship is not presented as a secondary ministry of the church but as the central mission of making followers of Christ who are grounded in truth and equipped to reproduce spiritual life in others. This message walks through three foundational qualities that shape every disciple. First, the work of the Spirit of God, who seals believers, reveals truth, and produces spiritual fruit that cannot be manufactured by human effort. Second, the necessity of a teachable heart, marked by humility, surrender to Scripture, and a willingness to be shaped through instruction and correction. Third, the call to faithfulness, where consistency and endurance become the evidence of stewardship in the life of a believer. Together these truths remind us that discipleship is not built on talent or personality, but on Spirit dependence, humble learning, and steady obedience over time. As the church embraces this calling, God forms believers into mature followers of Christ who are able to strengthen others and carry the gospel forward. Thanks for listening to the Living Faith St. Louis podcast. This episode is part of our weekly sermon ministry from Pastor Blade Sbisa, with occasional guest speakers and special series.  For more information, visit the LFSTL website.

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Living Faith St. Louis (LFSTL) is a new church plant in St. Louis, Missouri, focused on teaching the Bible through clear, expository preaching. This podcast is the primary audio feed for LFSTL and features weekly sermons from Pastor Blade Sbisa. Messages walk through Scripture passage by passage, explaining the text in its context and applying it to daily life. Occasional guest speakers and special teaching series will also appear on this feed.