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"Lord, I Believe, Help My Unbelief"

E.R. Hall, Jr.
08/29/21 - Sunday

Faith is important.

• We cannot please God without faith. (Heb. 11:6)
• Why did God send His Son? (Jn. 3:16)
• The Lord wants every creature to believe. (Mk. 16:16)
• "Things are written that you may believe…" (Jn. 20:30-31)

Faith must be seen.

• Saving faith is more than mere belief.
• "Faith of demons" is not enough. (James 2)
• Some had a cowardly faith. (Jn. 12:42; Matt. 10:28-33)
• True faith will be visible. (Mark 2:3-5)
• The faith that saves will submit to baptism. (Mk. 16:16)

Some have great faith.

• The centurian. (Matt. 8:5-10)
• Canaanite woman. (Matt. 15:5-10)

Weak faith is sometimes seen.

• The apostles. (Matt. 4:18-22; Mark 10:28-31; Matt. 8:23-27)
• Peter (Matt. 14:27-31)
• When bread was forgotten (Matt. 16:5-12)
• It is a "little faith" that worries about food and clothing. (Matt. 6:30-34)

Faith can and must increase.

• The father asked for help. (Mark 9:24)
• The apostles asked the Lord to increase their faith. (Luke 17:5)

The Growth of faith.

• The apostles believed when the witnessed the first miracle. (Jn. 2:11)
• The faith of the Samaritans. (Jn. 4:28-30, 39-42)
• The nobleman. (Jn. 4:46-53)
• Jesus would help the apostles to believe. (Jn. 11:15)