Growing Faith - Part 1 09/01/2011

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Growing Faith 1

Read the story of the Centurion who amazed Jesus in Matthew 8:5-13. Think about how he trusts God. How would you characterise his faith?

How would you describe what faith is to someone who had no experience of church or religious thinking? Choose a situation in your life that is causing you some stress at the moment. How would you be acting if you really believed that God was with you and wanted the best for you?

Practical Teaching
Think about the last time you heard a sermon that made you actually change something in your life. How long ago was it? What happened?

How could you help yourself to maximise your practical response to messages? How disciplined are you at making sure you hear practical teaching regularly?

Read Matthew 7:24-27 and James 1:22-25.

Providential Relationships
If you told your faith story, who features in it at key times? Did you feel that God brought them into your life?

Who do you have in your life that encourages you in your faith, supports you when you doubt and asks you tough questions when you’re tempted to do something stupid?

Read and meditate on Ephesians 4:11-16, thinking especially about verse 15. How easy do you find it to have people say hard things to you? Are you able to ‘speak the truth in love’ to others when it is difficult?
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