Romans 10:17 NIVConsequently, FAITH comes from

hearing the message, and the message is heard through the

word about Christ.

Hebrews 11:6 NKJV

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.

HOW DOES GOD BUILD YOUR FAITH?

Lou FerrignoTHE INCREDIBLE HULK

God Builds My Faith & YOUR FAITH

By TESTING it!

James 1:2-4 NIV

2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know

that THE TESTING OF YOUR FAITH develops perseverance. 4

Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and

complete, not lacking anything.”

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Job 7:17-18 NIV “What is man that You make so much of him, and

that You give him so much attention that You examine him every morning and TEST him every

moment?”

HOW DOES GOD TEST YOUR FAITH?

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1.DIFFICULTIES

1 Peter 1:6-7 NIV

“6 In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in ALL KINDS of Trials. 7 These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith — of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.”

Isaiah 48:10 NIV

“See, I have refined you, though not as silver; I have TESTED you in the furnace of affliction.”

James 1:2-4 NIV

2 Consider it PURE JOY, my brothers and sisters, whenever you

face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that THE TESTING OF YOUR

FAITH develops perseverance. 4 Perseverance must finish its work so

that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.”

2.DEMANDS

God says, “Don’t worry about anything…” Philippians 4:6

God says, “Do good to your enemy…” Matthew 5:44

God says, “Do not return evil for evil but return

Good for evil.” Romans 12:17

God says, “Forgive them...” Luke 23:34

God says, “In everything, give thanks…” 1 Thessalonians 5:18

WHEN YOU ARE….

The Israelites … in the wilderness…Exodus 16:4

“The people are to go out each day and gather enough manna for that day. In that way, I WILL TEST

them and see whether they will follow My instructions.”

John 6:5-75 When Jesus looked up and

saw a great crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip,

“Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” 6 He

asked this only to TEST him, for He already had in mind what He

was going to do. 7 Philip answered him, “It would take

more than half a year’s wages to buy enough bread for each

one to have a bite!”

Jesus gave the Disciples an IMPOSSIBLE Task…

NOAH

Hebrews 11:7 NIVBy faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in

holy fear built an ark to save his family.

ABRAHAM

Hebrews 11:8 NIV By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going.

3.DELAYS

•It takes averagely an hour & a half to watch a movie; It takes an hour for your mum to finish cooking; It takes 24 hours for the plaque to colonize your teeth; It takes 80 hours 42 min to complete a household task in a family who has children under age 12...It takes 1 week for a bacon to loose its freshness at 32 degree; It takes 9 months for the baby to be delivered; It takes 2 years to complete a diploma; It takes 3 or 4 years to complete a degree; It takes 6 years to complete your primary & 7 years secondary Plus K1 & K2 1 year each & nursery 2 years; It takes 4 years to watch the next World Cup;It takes 4 years to watch the next Thomas Cup;It takes 365 days for the globe to go round the sun;It takes 40 years for the Israelites to go through the wilderness…

Duration : the Encyclopedia of How Long Things Take…

Deuteronomy 8:2 “... God led you all the way in the desert these 40

years, to TEST you in order to know what was in your heart.”

Isaiah 64:4b “... God acts on the behalf of those who wait for Him.”

Psalms 37:34 “Wait for the Lord and keep His way. He will exalt you to

inherit the Land.”

4.DOLLARS

2 Fish & 5 Loaves

Luke 16:11“If you haven’t been trustworthy in handling worldly

wealth, who will trust you with true riches?”

Leviticus 27:30“‘A tithe of everything from the land, whether grain

from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the LORD; it is holy to the LORD.”

Malachi 3:8-11 NIV8 “Will a mere mortal rob God? Yet you rob me. “But You ask, ‘How are we robbing You?’ “In tithes and offerings. 9 You are under a curse—your whole nation—because you

are robbing me. 10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. TEST me in this,” says the LORD Almighty, “and see if I will not throw

open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it. 11 I

will prevent pests from devouring your crops, and the vines in your fields will not drop their fruit before it is ripe,”

says the LORD Almighty.

2 Corinthians 8:7b-8 NIV

“Excel in the grace of giving. I am not commanding you, but I want to TEST the sincerity of your love by

comparing it with the earnestness of others.”

James 1:2-4 NIV

2 Consider it PURE JOY, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face

trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that THE TESTING OF YOUR

FAITH develops perseverance. 4 Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking

anything.”