Series: Growing in Faith
Title: Increasing our Faith
Text: Luke 17:5 all verses NASB95
(last week review)
Little faith has some problems
1 Little faith is ineffective against anxiety
2 Little faith underestimates the ability of Jesus
3 Little faith is easily distracted
4 Little faith forgets what Jesus has done
5 Little faith gives up too soon
5 strategies to grow in our faith
1 Faith grows as we seek gods kingdom
2 Faith grows as we get to know Jesus
3 Faith grows as we worship
4 Faith grows as it is nourished by the word
5 Faith grows as we persevere
(then after I introduce it add a 6th strategy to the list)
6 Faith grows as we ask of Jesus
Luke 17:5
4 reasons we should ask Jesus to increase our faith:
I. Because You Will Be Tempted
a. Luke 17:1
b. Luke 17:2
c. Luke 17:3 (just the first part “Be on your guard!”)
II. Because You Are Called To A Holy Life
a. Luke 17:3-4 (The rest of the verse 3)
b. Matthew 18:15
c. 1 Peter 4:8
d. Romans 12:18
e. Matthew 7:1-3
f. Leviticus 19:17
g. Luke 17:3-4
III. Because You Will Encounter Great Evil
a. Luke 17:6
b. Matthew 17:20
c. Ephesians 6:12-13
IV. Because We All Battle With Unbelief
a. Mark 9:22-24
