"The Power of Faith"

I suppose power is hard thing to understand sense we don't really see it, but rather we see the results of power. High horse powered engines usually have larger parts, pistons and crankshafts etc. High powered firearms usually have bigger cartridges and muzzles etc. Physically stronger people are usually larger people having bigger legs and arms etc. As impressive as all these things are it is what they do and are capable of that really wows us. A commercial passenger airliner traveling with the jet stream can break the speed of sound exceeding 800 mph. However, things do not always have to be the size of a Boeing 787 to impress. Microchips, an acorn, a seed, your cell phone may be small but can be extraordinarily powerful. An acorn holds the complete genetic blueprint to grow a massive oak tree.
We know that faith is essential, and we know it is a gift from God, but does it have to be a certain kind or size and do we need more of it in order to succeed?
One of the most raw and real statements found anywhere in Scripture is found in our text. A desperate father says to the Lord Jesus: "Lord, I believe; help Thou my unbelief".
We are going to discuss what happened on the mountain with Jesus and His Disciples. We will examine some of the Disciples failure to be able to act on Jesus's behalf. I want us to mostly consider, however, our powerful faith yet we find ourselves so weak and inept.
Our faith is powerful not because of us or the size of it but because of who our faith is in. We have seen the results of faith because we have seen the power of God. It is not faith we believe it is in God that we believe. "The faith of a mustard seed can move mountains".

See you Sunday!

In Christ,
Pastor Todd