WHAT KIND OF FAITH IS YOUR FAITH JOHN

WHAT KIND OF FAITH IS YOUR FAITH?

JOHN 12: 37 -43 37 BUT THOUGH HE HAD DONE SO MANY MIRACLES BEFORE THEM, YET “ 37 THEY BELIEVED NOT ON HIM: 38 THAT THE SAYING OF ESAIAS THE PROPHET MIGHT BE FULFILLED, WHICH HE SPAKE, LORD, WHO HATH BELIEVED OUR REPORT? AND TO WHOM HATH THE ARM OF THELORD BEEN REVEALED? 39 THEREFORE THEY COULD NOT BELIEVE, BECAUSE THAT ESAIAS SAID AGAIN, 40 HE HATH BLINDED THEIR EYES, AND HARDENED THEIR HEART; THAT THEY SHOULD NOT SEE WITH THEIR EYES, NOR UNDERSTAND WITH THEIR HEART, AND BE CONVERTED, ANDI SHOULD HEAL THEM. 41 THESE THINGS SAID ESAIAS, WHEN HE SAW HIS GLORY, AND SPAKE OF HIM. 42 NEVERTHELESS AMONG THE CHIEF RULERS ALSO MANY BELIEVED ON HIM; BUT BECAUSE OF THEPHARISEES THEY DID NOT CONFESS HIM, LEST THEY SHOULD BE PUT OF THE SYNAGOGUE: 43 FOR THEY LOVED THE PRAISE OF MEN MORE THAN THE PRAISE OF GOD” 2

EPHESIANS 2: 8 -9 8 FOR BY GRACE ARE YE SAVED THROUGH FAITH; AND THAT “ 8 NOT OF YOURSELVES: IT IS THE GIFT OFGOD: 9 NOT OF WORKS, LEST ANY MAN SHOULD BOAST” § ROMANS 10: 17 3

ROMANS 5: 1 -2 1 2 4

INTRODUCTION SOME HAD GREAT FAITH LITTLE FAITH WEAK FAITH DOUBTING FAITH NO FAITH As we study about the KINDS of faith, examine YOUR faith to determine were your faith stands in the light of God’s word §Psalms 26: 2; 2 Corinthians 13: 5 5

“FAITH” DEFINED § § 6

LITTLE FAITH - MATTHEW 6: 30 § DOUBT GOD’S PLANS, POWER & PROMISES TO BLESS § MATTHEW 6: 25 -33 § DOUBT GOD’S PROTECTION - MATTHEW 14: 31 § EXPRESSES THIS DOUBT BY FEAR -MATTHEW 8: 26 § MANIFESTS A LACK OF SPIRITUAL MATURITY AND UNDERSTANDING § MATTHEW 16: 5 -12 7

WEAK FAITH - 1 THESSALONIANS 5: 14 § WITHOUT STRENGTH, HOPE, ENDURANCE & FULL CONVICTION § ROMANS 4: 17 -22 § THE SPIRITUAL NEED TO GIVE ATTENTION TO THE WEAK CHRISTIAN & HOLD ON TO HIM § ROMANS 14; 15: 1 -7 § GALATIANS 6: 1 -2 § PHILIPPIANS 2: 1 -5 8

HIDDEN FAITH - JOHN 12: 37 -43 § WILL NOT CONFESS CHRIST - MATTHEW 10: 32 -33 § FOLLOW WRONG VALUES AND PRIORITIES § CREEDS & DOCTRINES OF MEN § MATTHEW 15: 7 -9, 13 § OPINIONS - PROVERBS 14: 12 § REFUSES TO HEAR & OBEY THE WORDS OFCHRIST § JOHN 12: 46 -50 9

NO FAITH - JOHN 12: 37 -40 § IGNORES & REJECTS THE EVIDENCES OF THE SCRIPTURES § JOHN 12: 37; ROMANS 1: 16 -21 § RESULTS IN HARDENED HEARTS § JOHN 12: 39 -40; ROMANS 1: 21 -22, 28 § RESERVED FOR THE DAY OFGOD’S RIGHTEOUS VENGEANCE § 2 THESSALONIANS 1: 7 -9 10

DEAD FAITH - JAMES 2: 14 -26 WITHOUT WORKS OF OBEDIENCE § NO PROFIT - 2: 14 -16 § DEAD - 2: 17, 20, 26 § UNSEEN - 2: 18; MATTHEW 5: 16 § LIKE THE DEVILS - 2: 19 § BARREN (N 0 FRUIT OF OBEDIENCE) - 2: 20 § DOES NOT JUSTIFY - 2: 21 -25 11

GREAT FAITH - MATTHEW 8: 8 -13 § TRUSTS THE WORDS OF CHRIST - THAT WHATHE SAYS WILL COME TO PASS § MATTHEW 8: 8 § SUBMITS TO THE AUTHORITY OFCHRIST - DOES NOT QUESTION HIS COMMANDS - MATTHEW 8: 9 § GOD IS AMAZED BY SUCH FAITH -MATTHEW 8: 10 § HE GREATLY BLESSES SUCH FAITH -MATTHEW 8: 11 -13 § CONSIDER THE CASE OF PETER - LUKE 5: 1 -10 12

THE FAITH OF PETER - LUKE 5: 1 -5 “ 1 AND IT CAME TO PASS, THAT, AS THE PEOPLE PRESSED UPON HIM TO HEAR THE WORD OF GOD, HE STOOD BY THE LAKE OFGENNESARET, 2 AND SAW TWO SHIPS STANDING BY THE LAKE: BUT THE FISHERMEN WERE GONE OUT OF THEM, AND WERE WASHING THEIR NETS. 3 AND HE ENTERED INTO ONE OF THE SHIPS, WHICH WASSIMON'S, AND PRAYED HIM THAT HE WOULD THRUST OUT A LITTLE FROM THE LAND. AND HE SAT DOWN, AND TAUGHT THE PEOPLE OUT OF THE SHIP. 4 NOW WHEN HE HAD LEFT SPEAKING, HE SAID UNTOSIMON, LAUNCH OUT INTO THE DEEP, AND LET DOWN YOUR NETS FOR A DRAUGHT. 5 AND SIMON ANSWERING SAID UNTO HIM, MASTER, WE HAVE TOILED ALL THE NIGHT, AND HAVE TAKEN NOTHING: NEVERTHELESS AT THY WORDI WILL LET DOWN THE NET” 13

THE FAITH OF PETER - LUKE 5: 6 -10 “ 6 AND WHEN THEY HAD THIS DONE, THEY INCLOSED A GREAT MULTITUDE OF FISHES: AND THEIR NET BRAKE. 7 AND THEY BECKONED UNTO THEIR PARTNERS, WHICH WERE IN THE OTHER SHIP, THAT THEY SHOULD COME AND HELP THEM. AND THEY CAME, AND FILLED BOTH THE SHIPS, SO THAT THEY BEGAN TO SINK. 8 WHEN SIMON PETER SAW IT, HE FELL DOWN ATJESUS’ KNEES, SAYING, DEPART FROM ME; FORI AM A SINFUL MAN, O LORD. 9 FOR HE WAS ASTONISHED, AND ALL THAT WERE WITH HIM, AT THE DRAUGHT OF THE FISHES WHICH THEY HAD TAKEN: 10 AND SO WAS ALSO JAMES, AND JOHN, THE SONS OF ZEBEDEE, WHICH WERE PARTNERS WITHSIMON. AND JESUS SAID UNTO SIMON, FEAR NOT; FROM HENCEFORTH THOU SHALT CATCH MEN” 14

THAT SAVES … § IS NOT: § § HEBREWS 11: 6; 2 PETER 1: 5 -10 § IS ONLY § § JOHN 3: 14 -17 N(UMBERS 21: 4 -9); JAMES 2: 24 15

QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER § WHAT KIND OF FAITH DOYOU HAVE? § WHAT KIND OF FAITH WILLYOU HAVE FROM THIS DAY FORWARD? § MATTHEW 7: 21; LUKE 6: 46 § “…WHEN THE SON OF MAN COMETH, WILL HE FIND FAITH ON THE EARTH? ” § LUKE 18: 8 16

ACTS 2: 38 “…WHAT SHALL WE DO? ” ALIEN SINNERS MUST… § HEAR THE GOSPEL –ROMANS 10: 17 § BELIEVE –JOHN 8: 24 § REPENT –ACTS 17: 30 § CONFESS CHRIST –MATTHEW 10: 34 § BE BAPTIZED IN WATER TO BE SAVED –ACTS 2: 38 AN ERRING CHILD OF GOD MUST… § REPENT AND PRAY FORGIVENESS –ACTS 8: 21 -23 CHRISTIANS MUST LIVE “FAITHFULUNTO DEATH” § REVELATION 2: 10