THE IMPACT OF FAITH

“Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”  ROMANS 15:13

MATTHEW 6:30

“If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith?”

MATTHEW 8:26 

“He replied, ‘You of little faith, why are you so afraid?’ Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm.”

MATTHEW 14:31

“… ‘You of little faith,’ he said, ‘why did you doubt?’”

MATTHEW 16:8

“Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked, ‘You of little faith, why are you talking among yourselves about having no bread?’”

MATTHEW 17:20

“He replied, ‘Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”’

FAITH HAS THE POWER TO FEAR OUT OF YOUR LIFE!

 Anxiety         Insecurity        Discouragement

THE KEY: FAITH GROWS!

To GROW Our FAITH We Need . . .  

“Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God…”  ROMANS 10:17

“Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.”  JAMES 1:2-3

“And let’s consider how to encourage one another in love and good deeds, not abandoning our own meeting together, … but encouraging one another…”  HEBREWS 10:24-25

 AND . . .

GENEROSITY IS NOT AN OFFERING –GENEROSITY IS A STEP OF FAITH

“Your heart will be wherever your treasure is.”  MATTHEW 6:21

 Values Mentioned Most in the Bible:

¨ FAITH: 246

¨ LOVE: 733

¨ HOPE:  185

¨ GIVING: 2,285

1. Generosity breaks the

“You cannot serve both God and money.”  MATTHEW 6:24

Thinking That…

• Having more will make me more happy

“Those who love money will never have enough. How absurd to think that wealth brings true happiness! The more you have, the more people come to help you spend it!”  ECCLESIASTES 5:10-11

• Having more will make me more important

“Don’t always be wishing for what you don’t have. For real life and real living are not related to how rich we are.”  LUKE 12:15 (LB)

• Having more will make me more secure

“Your money can be gone in a flash, as if it had grown wings and flown away like an eagle.”  PROVERBS 23:5 (TEV)

2. Generosity strengthens

“Your giving proves the reality of your faith …”  2 CORINTHIANS 9:13

“Give … not with regret, or out of a sense of duty; for God loves the one who gives gladly. God is able to make it up to you by giving you everything you need and more so that there will not only be enough for your own needs but plenty left over to give joyfully to others.” 

2 CORINTHIANS 9:7-8

“Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,’ says the Lord Almighty, ‘and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.’”  MALACHI 3:10