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When My Love For Christ Grows Weak, When For
Deeper Faith I Seek

• Ps. 511-17 Luke 175 Heb. 64-6

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When my love for Christ grows weak, When for
deeper faith I seek.

• Knows he needs faith
• Wants to have faith
• Doesnt want to lose his faith
• Makes claims to faith

Faith is Precious (2 Pet. 11) Faith is something
we share with others (2 Pet. 11)
Do you ever see things in your life - makes
you wonder - whats happening to me? Do you ever
surprise self.?
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When for deeper faith I seek

• What Can Happen
• Fail (Luke 2232)
• Deny it (1 Tim. 58)
• Depart from it (1 Tim. 41)
• Shipwreck (1 Tim. 119)
• Stray (1 Tim. 610, 21)
• Overthrow (2 Tim. 218)
• Cast off (1 Tim. 611-12)
• Become unbelievers (Heb. 312)

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When for deeper faith I seek

• What Should Happen
• Groweth exceedingly (2 Thess. 13)
• Increase (Luke 175)
• Strengthened (Col. 111 Eph. 316)

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Apostles Dissatisfaction With Their Faith

• Their faith had failed them.
• In the storm they were afraid. Mt. 826
• On the sea, Peter doubted. Mt. 1431
• On the Mount of Transfiguration, they failed to
  perform a miracle. Mt. 1720
• They did not despair. Luke 175
• They sought improvement.
• NOTE 2 Cor. 135 Phil. 313ff Eph. 610 1
  Cor. 1613

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When for deeper faith I seek

• In times of temptation. Jms. 11-2 1 Jno. 54 1
  Cor. 1013
• In times of sadness and sorrow. Mt. 1528 Dan.
  313ff Heb. 135 121 Phil. 212-16 Rom.
  831-39
• In time of duty and obedience.
• Forgiveness. Lk. 171-4 Col. 312-15
• Giving. 1 Cor. 161-2 2 Cor. 96-7 81-3
• Assembling. Heb. 1024-25 Acts 207
• Seeking the kingdom first. Mt. 633

Faith is shown in obedience! James 218
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The Manner Of Increasing Our Faith

• Desire for more faith. Cf. Lk. 175
• Resort to the source of faithGods word.
  Rom. 1017
• Appropriate to our hearts and lives the teachings
  of Gods word. Jms. 121ff 214ff
• Pray for health take care of our bodies.
• Pray for daily bread work diligently.
• Pray for the lost go or send a teacher.
• Pray for increase of faith use the measure we
  have and seek to grow. (cf. Mt. 1312)

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Appreciate our Blessings Hebrews 64-6 cf. Lk. 15

• Our present spiritual blessings give us reason to
  maintain our hope
• Grace, fellowship, word. Eph 13 1 Cor 321-23
• Our hope anticipates even greater blessings. Rom
  824-25
• Full assurance of hope to the endnot sluggish.
  Heb 611-12

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Connection of Hope and Faith

• When our hope dims it is because our faith
  grows weak.
• Abraham obtained the promise because he patiently
  endured. Heb. 615 ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD! Gen.
  15 Rom. 4 Jms. 2
• We must imitate the patient endurance of
  Abrahams faith. Heb. 69-12

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What Happens
Taken For Granted

• Ignore warnings - losing
• Assume - stay same
• Think Never happen..

• Fail to feed it (Col. 19-11)
• Fail to add to it (2 Pet. 15ff)
• Fail to exercise (Lk. 175-10)
• Fail to check it (2 Cor. 135)

Neglect
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Checking our Faith
2 Cor. 135 Examine yourselves, whether ye be in
the faith prove your own selves. KJV

• Do you believe what you have always believed?
• Col. 412
• Do you feel that your faith is stronger now?
• Col. 27 2 Thess. 13
• Do you tolerate things you didnt before?
• Eph. 53-11
• Are you not as bothered by wrong (sin) as you
  used to be? James 44

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Checking our Faith
2 Cor. 135 Examine yourselves, whether ye be in
the faith prove your own selves. KJV

• Are you bored with Bible reading study?
• 2 Tim. 215 Ps. 12
• Are some acts harder to do now?
• Mt. 2526 Rom. 1211
• Does saturated or damp describe your faith?
• Be filled Col. 19 Abound 1 Cor. 1558
• Has your appetite changed? 1 Pet. 22

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Checking our Faith
2 Cor. 135 Examine yourselves, whether ye be in
the faith prove your own selves. KJV

• Examine yourself!
• Must be personal. Ezek. 1820 2 Cor. 510 Rom.
  1412
• Must be by the right standard. Prov. 1412 Jn.
  1248
• Must be thorough. Ps. 13923-24 Jms. 14
• Must be honest. Num. 3223 1 Jn. 18-10
• Must be continuous. 1 Cor. 927 Jms. 125 Rev.
  210

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Lord, Increase Our FaithLuke 175

• We are involved in a fight of faith. 1 Tim. 612
• We labor in a work of faith. 1 Thess. 13
• We are a member of the household of faith. Gal.
  610

Our salvation is dependent upon this prayer and
its answer!!!