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accomplish his works in Christian life to sincere faith which first lived in your
move mountain. grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice
and I, am persuaded now live in you also.”
Again, we see Matthew 17:20, where Jesus Then in verse 6 and 7, the Apostle Paul tells
says, “because you have little faith. Truly I Timothy, his dear son, “For this reason, I
tell you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, remind you to fan into flame the gift of God
you can say to this mountain, move from to which is in you through the laying of my
there and it will move. Nothing will be hands. For Spirit God gave us does not make
impossible for you.” While the disciples us timid, but gives us power, love and
failed to heal the boy, they went secretly to self-control or discipline.”
Jesus and asked why couldn’t we drive out
the demons? We are just like the disciples, MEANING OF FAITH IN CHRISTIAN LIFE
in hard times we ask the question, “Why?” In Hebrews Chapter 1, we learn that faith
We need to learn to seek Jesus’ so that we means being sure of the things we hope for
can become more like him and operate in and knowing that something is real even if
the power he has given. we do not see it.
To be effect for the use of the Gospel, we How does we acquire faith? Faith comes
need to discover what makes us weak, sick, from hearing the message and the message is
poor, sin, and an unbeliever. In Matthew heard through the Word of Christ. There are
7:7, the Bible says, “Ask and it will be given times when you have to avoid hearing
to you; seek and you will find; knock and the unfruitful messages or corrupt messages.
door will be opened to you.” Know that the Protect the things entering your atmosphere
power from God has already been given to that are contrary to the Word of God.
us, control your life with faith, control your
business with faith and power. I encourage MEANING OF POWER IN CHRISTIAN LIFE
you to be faithful in God. The general meaning in a philosophical sense
the definition of power is the faculty of doing
Sometimes we need or performing anything; faculty of moving or
to encourage our of producing a change in something ability or
brothers and sisters strength.
in situations, we
must pray for the We see in Matthew 13:54, where Jesus was
weak. We see the coming to his hometown, he begun teaching
Apostle Paul do the people in the synagogue, and they were
this for Timothy, amazed. “Where did this man get this
his son in Christ in wisdom and these miraculous powers” they
2 Timothy 1:3. asked.” They continue asking questions
Paul said, “I thank about Jesus even, especially about his
God whom I serve biological background. We see in verse 55
as my ancestors and 56 where they believe they already know
did, with a clear conscience, as night and who he is and begin to asked the following
day I constantly remember you in prayers.” questions: “Isn’t this the carpenter son? Isn’t
In verse 5 he says, “I am reminded of your his mother’s name Mary, and aren’t his
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