Sunday, March 13, 2016

What do You do when Your Faith Don’t Measure Up 03.13.16

Sermon Text: Mark 9: Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!”

Sermon Title: What do You do when Your Faith Don’t Measure Up (What’s Wrong with My Faith?)

Point 1: Enough faith is not enough faith. Vs. 19c… [Jesus said] bring the boy to me.
Vs. 20, 21 So they brought him. When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth. Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has he been like this?” From childhood he answered. You have to love this about Jesus, because Jesus is so compassionate. Jesus wants to know how long has the man been dealing with this. It’s not just how long has the boy been possessed, it’s how long has this parent been dealing with his son. How long has this family been going throw? How long has their lives been turned upside down.

Point 2: Desperate faith is for desperate times vs. 22a “It has often thrown him into fire or water to kill.

Point 3: Mismeasurement of your faith vs. 24b I believe; help me overcome my unbelief
Vs 22 says the man says …if you can do anything, take pity on us and help us. Notice in vs. 23 Jesus pushes back IF YOU CAN... EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE FOR HIM WHO BELIEVES. In other words, Jesus was saying this don’t make this a size of God problem.
When Keara believed Jesus did for her like he did for the man. Vs. 25 Jesus rebuked the evil spirit “You deaf and mute spirit, “ he said, “I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.” Vs. 26 The spirit shrieked, convulsed him violently and came out. The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said, He’s dead. Vs. 27 But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him to his feet, and he stood up. Vs 28b …Why couldn’t we drive it out?” Vs. 29 …This kind can come out only prayer [and fasting]

Life Application:
1.  Fast and pray…LORD INCREASE MY FAITH & JOY UNTIL YOU TURN IT AROUND
2.  Don’t ever give up…don’t give in…don’t give out…
3.  Walk by faith and not by sight…what you see/feel will shake you faith will make you…



Small Group Questions:
1.  What other time in scripture when Jesus told the disciples why did they half believe? “oh ye of little faith” The Greek means why did you half believe Matt 6: 30, 8: 26, 14: 31, 16: 8. Have the group to look them up and discuss them
2.  Is there a time when you didn’t believe/have faith fully but then you gain faith and God turned things around? Please share.
3.  Is there anything that you don’t have enough faith for now and you want the group to pray with you and believe God?

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