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Welcome to Pine Grove Church of Christ. Pine Grove Church of Christ – 07/25/10. “O You of Little Faith”. Pine Grove Church of Christ – 07/25/10. “O You of Little Faith”. Faith comes by Hearing ( Romans 10:17 ) The just shall live by Faith ( Habakkuk 2:4 ) Faith pleases God ( Hebrews 11:6 )
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Welcome to Pine Grove Church of Christ Pine Grove Church of Christ – 07/25/10
“O You of Little Faith” Pine Grove Church of Christ – 07/25/10
“O You of Little Faith” • Faith comes by Hearing (Romans 10:17) • The just shall live by Faith (Habakkuk 2:4) • Faith pleases God (Hebrews 11:6) • Faith overcomes the World (I John 5:4) • Great Faith (Matthew 8:8-10) • Dead Faith (James 2:17) • Little Faith (Mt. 6:25-34; 8:23-27; 14:22-33; 16:1-12)
“O You of Little Faith” • A Rebuke of Worry
A Rebuke of Worry • Matthew 6:25-34 • (30) “Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?”
A Rebuke of Worry • Psalm 37:25 – • “I have been young, and now am old; Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his descendants begging bread.”
A Rebuke of Worry • I Timothy 6:6-8 – • “And having food and clothing with these we shall be content” • Matthew 6:9-13 – • “Give us this day our daily bread”
A Rebuke of Worry • Philippians 4:11-13 – • (11) “I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content” • (12)“I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need” • (13) “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me”
A Rebuke of Worry • Habakkuk 3:17-19 – • (17) “Though the fig tree may not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines; Though the labor of the olive fail, and the fields yield no food; Though the flock may be cut off from the fold, and there be no herd in the stalls” • (18-19) “Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation. The Lord is my strength”
“O You of Little Faith” • A Rebuke of Worry • A Rebuke of Fear
A Rebuke of Fear • Matthew 8:23-27 • (26) “But he said to them, ‘Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.”
A Rebuke of Fear • Psalm 27:1 – • “The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid?”
A Rebuke of Fear • Hebrews 13:5-6 – • (5) “I will never leave you nor forsake you” • (6) “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?”
A Rebuke of Fear • Romans 8:31-39 – • (31) “If God is for us, who can be against us?” • (35-39) Nothing “shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord”
“O You of Little Faith” • A Rebuke of Worry • A Rebuke of Fear • A Rebuke of Doubt
A Rebuke of Doubt • Matthew 14:22-33 • (31) “And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, ‘O you of little faith, why did you doubt?”
A Rebuke of Doubt • Hebrews 11:6 - • “But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.”
A Rebuke of Doubt • James 1:5-8 – • “But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind”
A Rebuke of Doubt • Acts 10:17-20 – • “Arise therefore, go down and go with them, doubting nothing; for I have sent them.”
“O You of Little Faith” • A Rebuke of Worry • A Rebuke of Fear • A Rebuke of Doubt • A Rebuke of Shallow Thought
A Rebuke of Shallow Thought • Matthew 16:1-12 • “But Jesus, being aware of it, said to them, ‘O you of little faith, why do you reason among yourselves because you have brought no bread?”
A Rebuke of Shallow Thought • Romans 14:14-21 – • “for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit”
Conclusion • Four attitudes: Worry, Fear, Doubt, & Shallow Thought • All are characterized by one common factor: • “O you of little faith” • Let us grow in our faith so that we may not worry, fear, doubt, or have shallow thought. • So that we can be as the centurion, a man of great faith.
Welcome to Pine Grove Church of Christ Pine Grove Church of Christ – 07/25/10