GROWING OUR FAITH

in #bible5 years ago

August 9
Pastor Sam

##GROWING OUR FAITH

Colossians 2:5-7

“For though I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit and delight to see how disciplined you are and how firm your faith in Christ is. So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.”
‭‭Colossians‬ ‭2:5-7‬ ‭NIV‬‬

  1. Feed your Faith
  • through the word
  • faith begins where the will of God is known.

“How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭119:103‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Reading the word allows the Holy Spirit to bring out remembrance exactly what we need to apply to our daily situations.

“But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.”
‭‭John‬ ‭14:26‬ ‭NIV‬‬
https://www.bible.com/111/jhn.14.26.niv

  1. Exercise your faith
  • by your actions

“Oh, that my ways were steadfast in obeying your decrees!”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭119:5‬ ‭NIV‬‬
https://www.bible.com/111/psa.119.5.niv

Faith produces action.

“Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.”
‭‭James‬ ‭1:22‬ ‭NIV‬‬
https://www.bible.com/111/jas.1.22.niv

“In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.”
‭‭James‬ ‭2:17‬ ‭NIV‬‬
https://www.bible.com/111/jas.2.17.niv

  1. Speak your faith

“It is written: “I believed; therefore I have spoken.” Since we have that same spirit of faith, we also believe and therefore speak,”
‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭4:13‬ ‭NIV‬‬
https://www.bible.com/111/2co.4.13.niv

“The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭18:21‬ ‭NIV‬‬
https://www.bible.com/111/pro.18.21.niv

  1. Share your faith

“I pray that your partnership with us in the faith may be effective in deepening your understanding of every good thing we share for the sake of Christ.”
‭‭Philemon‬ ‭1:6‬ ‭NIV‬‬
https://www.bible.com/111/phm.1.6.niv

“Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done.”
‭‭1 Chronicles‬ ‭16:8‬ ‭NIV‬‬
https://www.bible.com/111/1ch.16.8.niv

“I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong— that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭1:11-12‬ ‭NIV‬‬
https://www.bible.com/111/rom.1.11-12.niv

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