UNDERSTANDING AND PRACTISING FAITH
1.THE LIFE OF FAITH
a) THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY FAITH
HEBREWS 10: 35-39
b) WE WALK BY FAITH AND NOT BY SIGHT
2 CORINTHIANS 5:7 HEBREWS 11:1 ,6 JOHN 20:26-29
c) FAITH WITHOUT WORKS IS DEAD
JAMES 2:14-17 HEBREWS 11:1-35
2. GROWING IN FAITH
a) FAITH COMES BY HEARING THE WORD OF GOD
ROMANS 10:17 MATTHEW 4:4 DEUTERONOMY 8:1-3
MARK 5:22-24 ,35-42 MARK 3:21, 31-35 MATTHEW 16:21-23
b) WE MUST KNOW THE WILL OF GOD TO HAVE FAITH
1 JOHN 5:14-15
c) WE MUST LIVE A LIFE THAT IS PLEASING TO GOD TO HAVE FAITH
1 JOHN 3:21-23 JOHN 11:40-44
3. THE NECESSITY OF FAITH
a) WE NEED FAITH TO BE SAVED
MARK 16:15-16 JOHN 3:16
b) WE NEED THE SHIELD OF FAITH TO OVERCOME THE ATTACKS OF THE ENEMY
EPHESIANS 6:16 1 PETER 5:8-9 1 JOHN 5:4
c) WE NEED FAITH TO GET ANSWERS TO OUR PRAYERS
MARK 11:23-24 JAMES 1:5-7 LUKE 18:1-8
d) WE NEED FAITH TO MOVE MOUNTAINS
MATTHEW 17:20 MARK 11:23
e) WE NEED FAITH TO EXPERIENCE MIRACLES
JOHN 11:39-40 MARK 9:17-27 JAMES 5:14-15
4. GREAT FAITH AND LITTLE FAITH
a) WE MUST UNDERSTAND THE POWER AND AUTHORITY OF GOD'S WORD TO HAVE GREAT FAITH
MATTHEW 8:5-13
b) WE MUST BE DETERMINED IN FAITH AND UNDERSTAND THE MERCY OF GOD TO HAVE GREAT FAITH
MATTHEW 15:21-28
c) WE MUST KNOW THE LORD AND HIS POWER TO HAVE FAITH
MATTHEW 8:23-27 DANIEL 11:32
d) WE MUST KEEP OUR EYES ON THE LORD NOT THE CIRCUMSTANCES TO HAVE FAITH
MATTHEW 14:22-33
e) WE MUST FACE THE FUTURE WITH FAITH
MATTHEW 6:25-34
f) WE MUST REMEMBER THE MIRACLES OF GOD TO HAVE FAITH
MATTHEW 16:5-12 1 SAMUEL 17:34-37
5. FAITH AND HOLINESS
a) THE HOLY SPIRIT CONVICTS OF SIN BECAUSE OF UNBELIEF
JOHN 16:8-9
b) SATAN USES TEMPTATION TO MAKE US LOSE OUR FAITH
LUKE 22:31-34
c) FAITH IS COUNTED AS RIGHTEOUSNESS
ROMANS 4:3
d) WE MUST NOT MAKE A SHIPWRECK OF OUR FAITH
1 TIMOTHY 1:19
6. THE TRIAL OF FAITH
a) WE MUST PASS THE TEST OF FAITH
1 PETER 1:3-10 1 PETER 2 :19-24 1 PETER 3:8-17 1 PETER 4:12-19 1 PETER 5:6-11 HEBREWS 11:36-40 ACTS 14:21-23 GENESIS 22:1-18
b) APOSTLE PAUL FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT , FINISHED THE RACE AND KEPT THE FAITH
2 TIMOTHY 4:6-8 ACTS 9:10-16 ACTS 20:16-24 1 CORINTHIANS 4:9-14
2 CORINTHIANS 1:3-10 2 CORINTHIANS 4:8-12 2 CORINTHIANS 6:3-10 2 CORINTHIANS 11 :23-30 2 CORINTHIANS 12:1-10 ROMANS 8:35-39
c) WE MUST HAVE FAITH EVEN IN IMPOSSIBLE CIRCUMSTANCES TO RECEIVE THE PROMISES OF GOD
ROMANS 4:17-21
7. FAITH FOR ETERNITY
a) WE SHOULD NOT HAVE FAITH IN CHRIST ONLY FOR EARTHLY BENEFITS
1 CORINTHIANS 15:19 JOHN 6:26-71 HEBREWS 12:1-3
b) WE MUST HAVE FAITH IN THE AWARDS AND REWARDS THAT GOD HAS PROMISED US
JAMES 1:12 REVELATION 2:10 MATTHEW 5:10-12 ROMANS 8:17-18
2 TIMOTHY 2:12 2 CORINTHIANS 4:16-18
