Matthew 13:58 NIV
And He did not do many miracles there (Nazareth) because of their lack of faith.
Hebrews 11:6 NIV
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.
Matthew 17:14-20 NIV
When they came to the crowd, a man approached Jesus and knelt before him. 15 “Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering greatly. He often falls into the fire or into the water. 16 I brought him to your disciples, but they could not heal him.”
17 “You unbelieving and perverse generation,” Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy here to me.” 18 Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed at that moment.
19 Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”
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.”
Irony of this Passage:
Disciples have small faith!
Jesus tells them to have Mustard seed faith!!!
Key: The seed can grow!!!
MUSTARD SEED FAITH
1. MUSTARD SEED
Mark 4:31-32 NIV
It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds on earth. 32 Yet when planted, it grows and becomes the largest of all garden plants, with such big branches that the birds can perch in its shade.”
2. GETTING YOUR FAITH TO GROW LIKE A MUSTARD SEED
A. PLANT
B. SUN + WATER
C. PROTECTING IT
D. HOLY SPIRIT GROW
E. EXCERISING
F. USING
APPLICATION – FAITH
Hebrews 11:6 NIV
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.
HOLY SPIRIT’S FAITH GROWTH
FAITH OVER FEAR
HEART BELIEVING
DO HIS WILL – HIS WILL IS FULL OF FAITH. EXPERIENCE MIRACLES
James 2:17 NIV
17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
What should I do?