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Mar 23, 2014

God Wants You To Grow In Faith

Passage: 2 Thessalonians 1:3-12

Preacher: Pastor Tim W. Young

Series: Christian Growth

Category: 2 Thessalonians

Summary:

OT Reading - Isaiah7:1-9; NT Reading - 2 Thessalonians 1:1-12; Main Text - 2 Thessalonians 1:3-4

Detail:

“God Wants You To Grow In Faith”

 

2 Thessalonians 1:3-4 3  We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing. 4 Therefore we ourselves boast about you in the churches of God for your steadfastness and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions that you are enduring.

 

If Your Faith Is Not Growing, Your Failure To Trust Christ Is Showing

 

1. God Wants Your Faith to Grow As You Grow Older In the Faith

 

               Paul prays that the Thess. Faith might grow more in this 1st Letter

 

                              1 Thessalonians 3:10

 

                              1 Thess 3:6 - They were believers –

 

               Paul thanks God their faith has grown now in his 2nd Letter

 

                              We ought always… as is right,

 

                              He says it grew abundantly

 

                              It is saving faith –

 

2. God Gives Us Many Examples of Faith That has Not Grown

 

               Look at those Jesus called “men of little faith”

 

                              Mat 6:30-31 – They doubt God’s……

 

                              Mat 8:25-26 -= They fear….

 

                              Mat 14:30-31 – they lack belief in the…

                             

                              Mat 16:7-8 – Doubting God’s future…..

 

                                             Rom 8:28

 

               Look at the Cause of Little Faith

 

                              Heb 12:1

 

               Look at how faith grows

 

                              Rom 10:17

 

                              Mark 9:22-24