Every Christian Has Faith

Rom. 10:17
• Knows he needs faith
• Wants to have faith
• Doesn’t want to lose his faith
• Makes claims to faith
Faith is Precious (2 Pet. 1:1)
Faith is something we share with others (2 Pet. 1:1)

Do you ever see things in your life - makes you

wonder - what’s happening to my faith?
Do you ever surprise self….?
What Is Happening
To My Faith?
 I. Faith Is Extremely Important

• Pleasing God (Heb. 11:6)

• Live by faith (Hab. 2:4; Heb. 10:38-39)
• Walk by faith (2 Cor. 5:7)
• Actions & obedience - outgrowth of faith:
> Prayer (Jas. 5:15)
> Forgive (Luke 17:3-6)
> Any obedience (Heb. 11)
• Foundation of our hope (Heb. 11:1)
 II. Faith Can Change

Various Forms of Faith:

• Weak (Rom. 4:19)
• Strong (Rom. 4:20; Acts 16:5)
• Little (Matt. 6:30; 8:26; 14:31; 16:8)
• Great (Matt. 8:10)

Means:
Could have faith - not be right!
 II. Faith Can Change

What Can Happen:

• Fail (Luke 22:32)

• Deny it (1 Tim. 5:8)
• Depart from it (1 Tim. 4:1)
• Shipwreck (1 Tim. 1:19)
• Stray (1 Tim. 6:10, 21)
• Overthrow (2 Tim. 2:18)
• Cast off (1 Tim. 5:11-12)
• Become unbelievers (Heb. 3:12)
 II. Faith Can Change

What Should Happen:

• Grow (2 Thess. 1:3)

• Increase (Luke 17:5)
• Strengthened (Col. 1:11; Eph. 3:16)
 III. What Happened?

•Ignore warnings - losing

Taken For
•Assume - stay same
Granted •Think: “Never happen..”

•Fail to feed it (Col. 1:9-11)

•Fail to add to it (2 Pet. 1:5f)
Neglect
•Fail to exercise (Lk. 17:7-10)
•Fail to check it (2 Cor. 13:5)
 Checking our Faith
• Do you believe what you have always believed?
• Do you feel that your faith is stronger now?
• Do you tolerate things - didn’t before?
• Are you as bothered by wrong (sin) as used to be?
• Are you bored with Bible study?
• Are some acts harder to do now?
• Does “saturated” or “damp” describe your faith?
• Has your appetite changed?
What Is Happening
To My Faith?
I. Faith Is Extremely Important

II. Faith Can Change

III. What Happened?