Understanding And Practising Faith

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