lord, increase my faith mark 9:17-24

Lord, Increase My Faith

Mark 9:17-24

17 Then one of the crowd answered and said, "Teacher, I brought You my son, who has a mute spirit. 18 "And wherever it seizes him, it throws him down; he foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. So I spoke to Your disciples, that they should cast it out, but they could not." 19 He answered him and said, "O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him to Me."

20 Then they brought him to Him. And when he saw Him, immediately the spirit convulsed him, and he fell on the ground and wallowed, foaming at the mouth. 21 So He asked his father, "How long has this been happening to him?" And he said, "From childhood. 22 "And often he has thrown him both into the fire and into the water to destroy him. But if You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us."

23 Jesus said to him, "If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes." 24 Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, "Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!“

Mark 9:17-24

• The Importance of Faith


• The Struggle for Faith



• The Source of Faith




• Increasing Your Faith





• Salvation by Faith

The Importance of Faith 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.

Heb. 11:6

The Importance of Faith 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.

Heb. 11:6

24 "Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.“

John 8:24

The Importance of Faith 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14 Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.

Eph. 6:13-17

The Importance of Faith 5 And the apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith." 6 So the Lord said, "If you have faith as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, 'Be pulled up by the roots and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.

Luke 17:5-6

The Struggle for FaithWorrying About Food

5 Now when His disciples had come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread. 6 Then Jesus said to them, "Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees." 7 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, "It is because we have taken no bread." 8 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? Matt. 16:5-8

The Struggle for FaithWorrying About Tomorrow

27 "Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? 28 "So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; 29 "and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 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? Matt. 6:27-30

The Struggle for FaithWorrying About Storms

25 Then His disciples came to Him and awoke Him, saying, "Lord, save us! We are perishing!" 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.

Matt. 8:25-26

The Struggle for FaithWorrying About Storms

28 And Peter said, "Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water." 29 So He said, "Come." And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. 30 But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, "Lord, save me!" 31 And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, "O you of little faith, why did you doubt?“ Matthew 14

The Source of Faith

7 For we walk by faith, not by sight.

2 Cor. 5:7

The Source of Faith

Must Know About Jesus

The Source of Faith


Must Know Jesus

The Source of Faith


Must Know Jesus

Must Know His Word

The Source of Faith


Must Know Jesus

Must Know His Word

17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Rom. 10:17

Increasing Your Faith

2 As newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby.

1 Pet. 2:2


12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food. 13 For everyone who partakes only of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe. 14 But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. Heb. 5:12-14


Daily Bible Study


Daily Bible Study

Meditation on His Word


Daily Bible Study

Meditation on His Word

Being Taught by Others





• Salvation by Faith

Salvation by Faith

It Begins With Faith

Salvation by Faith

It Begins With Faith

It Ends With Faith

Salvation by Faith

• Believe in Him John 3:16

Salvation by Faith


• Turn (repent) from sin 2 Pet. 3:9

Salvation by Faith



• Confess Christ Rom. 10:10

Salvation by Faith




• Baptized into Christ Acts 22:16

Salvation by Faith





Added to His Kingdom, His Church

Salvation by Faith





Added to His Kingdom, His Church

• Live Faithfully Rev. 2:10

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