Faith Matters: Discovering, Living, and Leaving a Legacy of Faith (Things Matter Book 7)

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Faith Matters – Book Summary
Faith is the heartbeat of the Christian life. From the moment we first believe to the day we finish our race, faith sustains, shapes, and carries us. Yet in a world full of doubts, distractions, and difficulties, many have forgotten what it truly means to live by faith.
In Faith Matters, R.C. Nash — pastor, consultant, and mentor — invites you on a journey to rediscover the power of faith. Drawing from Scripture, church history, personal experiences, and modern stories, Nash demonstrates how faith is more than just belief or hope — it is firm trust in God’s promises and character.
Across twelve chapters, Faith Matters explores:

What faith is and why it is essential for every believer.
Faith in action, inspired by Abraham, Moses, Rahab, and the disciples.
The struggle of faith, and how God restores us in doubt and weakness.
Saving faith, received by grace and simple childlike trust in Christ.
Walking daily in faith, choosing trust in the ordinary rhythms of life.
Faith in trials, refined through hardship and sustained by God’s grace.
Faith and prayer, where trust becomes the language of relationship with God.
Faith that moves mountains, believing God for the impossible.
Nurturing faith through Scripture, feeding on God’s Word as the soil of faith.
Faith in community, strengthened through the “one another” life of the church.
Passing faith to the next generation, leaving a legacy for children and grandchildren.
Faith at the finish line, finishing the race well with eyes fixed on Jesus.

More than just a teaching manual, Faith Matters is a deeply personal reflection. Nash shares stories of mentors like Dale Thomas and Dave Butts, as well as his blind father, who prayed Psalm 19 over him every day, along with seasons of ministry hardship and depression, and the grace-filled people God placed in his life at just the right moment. Many chapters were written through tears of gratitude for God’s unfailing mercy and for the privilege of seeing faith lived out in others.
At its core, Faith Matters urges us to live a faith that begins, grows, endures, multiplies, and finishes well. It is a faith passed down from generation to generation, rooted in Jesus Christ, the author and perfecter of our faith (Hebrews 12:2).
Ultimately, faith matters.