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Understanding And Practising Faith
Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Dec 10, 2014 (message contributor)
Summary: 1) THE LIFE OF FAITH 2) GROWING IN FAITH 3) THE NECESSITY OF FAITH 4) GREAT FAITH AND LITTLE FAITH 5) FAITH AND HOLINESS 6) THE TRIAL OF FAITH 7) FAITH FOR ETERNITY
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
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
c) WE MUST LIVE A LIFE THAT IS PLEASING TO GOD TO HAVE FAITH
3. THE NECESSITY OF FAITH
a) WE NEED FAITH TO BE SAVED
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
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
b) WE MUST BE DETERMINED IN FAITH AND UNDERSTAND THE MERCY OF GOD TO HAVE GREAT FAITH
c) WE MUST KNOW THE LORD AND HIS POWER TO HAVE FAITH
d) WE MUST KEEP OUR EYES ON THE LORD NOT THE CIRCUMSTANCES TO HAVE FAITH
e) WE MUST FACE THE FUTURE WITH FAITH
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
b) SATAN USES TEMPTATION TO MAKE US LOSE OUR FAITH
c) FAITH IS COUNTED AS RIGHTEOUSNESS
d) WE MUST NOT MAKE A SHIPWRECK OF OUR FAITH
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
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