Your Faith Can Grow!

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Your Faith Can Grow!Your Faith Can Grow!

John 4:46-54

(Pew bibles page 942)

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Your Faith Can Grow!Your Faith Can Grow!

Romans 1:16-17

“For I am not ashamed of thegospel of Christ, for it is thepower of God to salvation foreveryone who believes, for theJew first and also for the Greek.For in it the righteousness ofGod is revealed from faith tofaith; as it is written, "The justshall live by faith.”’

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Your Faith Can Grow!Your Faith Can Grow!

Romans 1:16-17

faith tofaith“For I am not ashamed of thegospel of Christ, for it is thepower of God to salvation foreveryone who believes, for theJew first and also for the Greek.For in it the righteousness ofGod is revealed from faith tofaith; as it is written, "The justshall live by faith.”’

From Faith To FaithFrom Faith To Faith

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Crisis FaithCrisis Faith

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Crisis FaithCrisis Faith

John 4:46-47

So Jesus came again to Cana ofGalilee where He had made the waterwine. And there was a certainnobleman whose son was sick atCapernaum. When he heard that Jesushad come out of Judea into Galilee, hewent to Him and implored Him tocome down and heal his son, for hewas at the point of death.

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Crisis FaithCrisis Faith

The official had heard of Jesus.The official had heard of Jesus.

Who was this official?Who was this official?

The Official Request.The Official Request.

Jesus' reply seems harsh.Jesus' reply seems harsh.

Crisis faith is No were else toturn.Crisis faith is No were else toturn.

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Always Turn To GodAlways Turn To God

Psalms 121:1-8

I will lift up my eyes to the hills-From whencecomes my help? My help comes from theLORD, Who made heaven and earth. He willnot allow your foot to be moved; He whokeeps you will not slumber. Behold, He whokeeps Israel Shall neither slumber nor sleep.The LORD is your keeper; The LORD is yourshade at your right hand. The sun shall notstrike you by day, Nor the moon by night. TheLORD shall preserve you from all evil; He shallpreserve your soul. The LORD shall preserveyour going out and your coming in From thistime forth, and even forevermore.

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Confident FaithConfident Faith

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Confident FaithConfident Faith

John 4:50

Jesus said to him, "Go your way;your son lives." So the manbelieved the word that Jesusspoke to him, and he went hisway.

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Confident FaithConfident Faith

Jesus' Miracle.Jesus' Miracle.

He believed and went on his way.He believed and went on his way.

What does this say about theofficial's faith?What does this say about theofficial's faith?

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Abraham’s Confident FaithAbraham’s Confident Faith

Romans 4:19-22

He did not weaken in faith when heconsidered his own body, which was asgood as dead (since he was about ahundred years old), or when heconsidered the barrenness of Sarah'swomb. No distrust made him waverconcerning the promise of God, but hegrew strong in his faith as he gave gloryto God, fully convinced that God wasable to do what he had promised. Thatis why his faith was "counted to him asrighteousness."

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Confirmed FaithConfirmed Faith

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Confirmed FaithConfirmed Faith

John 4:51-53

And as he was now going down, hisservants met him and told him, saying,"Your son lives!" Then he inquired ofthem the hour when he got better. Andthey said to him, "Yesterday at theseventh hour the fever left him." So thefather knew that it was at the same hourin which Jesus said to him, "Your sonlives." And he himself believed, and hiswhole household.

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Our God Keeps His PromisesOur God Keeps His Promises

Hebrews 11:11

“By faith Sarah herself receivedpower to conceive, even when shewas past the age, since sheconsidered him faithful who hadpromised.”

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Our God Keeps His Promises

1 Thessalonians 5:23-24

Now may the God of peacehimself sanctify you completely,and may your whole spirit andsoul and body be kept blamelessat the coming of our Lord JesusChrist. He who calls you is faithful;he will surely do it.

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Our God Keeps His Promises

Romans 3:3

“For what if some did not believe?Will their unbelief make thefaithfulness of God withouteffect?”

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Confirmed FaithConfirmed Faith

God doesn't want you to guess

He wants you to know!

Psalms 34:8Psalms 34:8

“Oh, taste and see that the LORDis good; Blessed is the man whotrusts in Him!”“Oh, taste and see that the LORDis good; Blessed is the man whotrusts in Him!”

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Contagious FaithContagious Faith

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Contagious Faith

Faith is not really faith until we shareit with others.

Acts 4:18-20

And they called them and commandedthem not to speak at all nor teach inthe name of Jesus. But Peter and Johnanswered and said to them, "Whetherit is right in the sight of God to listento you more than to God, you judge."For we cannot but speak the thingswhich we have seen and heard."

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