• Believing Faith is a Gift from God

• Great Faith Individuals Mat 8:10; 15:28

• Faith of the Ephesians - Eph 1:15-16

• Increase our Faith - Luk 17:5 – Disciples

o Disciples go to the source for Faith. – Jesus Christ.

o Believing Faith – A gift from God. Eph 2:8-10

o Spiritual Gift of Faith - 1Cor 12:9; 1Cor 13:2

• Matt 17:20 – faith as small as a mustard seed.

• Definition of Faith

o Heb 11:1-3 – “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. 2 This is what the ancients were commended for. 3 By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.”

• What is lacking in your faith?

• 1The 3:10 – “Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you again and supply what is lacking in your faith.”

o What is lacking in your faith?

o What needs to be added to your faith?

o What ingredients/qualities are missing from your faith?

Faith in Jesus Christ gives us divine power through his precious promises to increase our faith for an effective and productive godly life.  

• Rom 1:20

• Rom 1:16-17

• 2 Cor 10:4

• What are the divine weapons? Prayer, Worship, Word, Fellowship.

• Escape the corruption in the world.

• Escape the influence of evil desires.

• How many promises of God are there in the Bible?

o 2Cor 1:20 For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God.

• “Trusting God in Everything.”

• “All of Christ for all of Life.”

• If the righteous are to live by faith? What grows our faith or increases our faith in the Lord?

• Seven Levels to Grow Your Faith

o Goodness

o Knowledge

o Self-control

o Perseverance

o Godliness

o Mutual affection

o Love

• Faith in Jesus Christ gives us divine power through his precious promises to increase our faith for an effective and productive godly life.