“What Does It Mean to Believe?” Matthew 16: 13-20

This question was chosen because Sunday we receive the confirmands during the Sanctuary worship service. Customarily, I focus the sermon around their profession of faith.

of course, I doubt that if someone asked the resurrected Christ what it meant to believe, he would answer, "Go to confirmation class for the next 8 months, do sermon outline, etc."  On the other hand, reading the Bible and being in worship surely help us live out our profession of faith.

I read this in a sermon a few years ago, and I have been pondering it this week.  

 "Well, this is what I believe: The call is not to be a preacher or teacher or doctor or mother or father or elder or deacon or orthodontist or floor manager at Macy’s — even if you are any of these things. The call of Jesus is not to a particular job, but to a way of living life, no matter what job you have. When Jesus calls, you don’t get a new job; you get a whole new life." Tom Are, Jr. 11/11/12 Sermon “It's a Whole New Life”

What does a new life look like for a confirmand in 8th grade? For that matter, what does a new life look like for all of us?  

What do you think it means in your life for you to believe in Jesus Christ?