Matthew 17:14-21 When they came to the crowd, a man approached Jesus and knelt before him. Lord, have mercy on my sin, he said. He has seizures and is suffering greatly. He often falls into the fire or into the water. I brought him to your disciples, but they could not heal him. 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. Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed at that moment. Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked, why couldn’t we drive it out? 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.

The best way to grow in faith is to walk with the faithful.

I John 4:4, “You, dear children are from God, and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.”

We cannot expect to experience great acts of faith without devotion to God.

Faith must be cultivated so that it grows and does even greater things for God.

James 1:2 says, “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.”

Psalm 18:2, “The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock in whom I take refuge.”

God is looking for people who will believe him and take him at his Word no matter what the circumstances or what other people say.

The muscle principle. -If you want to be stronger you don’t need more muscles you need to develop the ones you have.

Challenge: Cultivate your faith by joining a Life Group.