Little Faith vs. Great Faith

Posted by Vancollins On May - 11 - 2009

We see in chapter 11 of “Intensive Faith Therapy” that Jesus is very impressed by faith. During His earthly ministry, He often commented on the faith of the people he encountered. There were several times that He marveled at the “great faith” that some of those people had that came to Him. Other times, He was equally astonished at the lack of faith, or “little faith” that some of those that were the closest to Him had.

It is clear from scripture that Jesus expects us, those that are the closest to Him, to operate in “great faith”. Sure, it was wonderful that the Gentile woman and the Centurion soldier had faith that Jesus could solve their problems. However, it looks like He expected even more from his disciples. He expected His disciples to have enough faith to do something about the raging storm and the lack of food. He really expected Peter to walk on that water.
How would Jesus rate your faith today?

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Evidence of Your Faith

Posted by Vancollins On May - 11 - 2009

In Chapter 10 of “Intensive Faith Therapy” we received a better understanding of Hebrews 11:1, particularly the last part of the scripture, “the evidence of things not seen”. We looked at the meaning of evidence in the judicial system to get a better understanding of what exactly our faith is. We compared the credibility of factual evidence and hearsay. We discovered that in a court setting, you will have a better chance winning your case if you have factual evidence as compared to hearsay or circumstantial evidence.

We concluded that the best evidence that we have is the Word of God. What does the Bible say concerning your situation? Do you see it as credible?

We also looked at other types of evidence that is used in the judicial system, particularly the testimony of witnesses. Witnesses that can testify that they saw the incident happen are the most credible. Those that only think they know or was told by someone else that something took place are usually considered circumstantial or hearsay.

What is your faith made of? Remember, your faith is the evidence. What evidence are you working with? Do you have scripture that apply to your situation? Are you building your faith with the testimonies of people that are telling you that God can indeed make a way?

Court is now in session. We know that our faith must be tried and the evidence must weigh out. We know that we have solid, truthfully evidence of God’s goodness and faithfulness to his people in the Word of God. We are going to search out the scriptures and find our evidence. We believe that God is a faithful judge and that He is no respecter of person. We have no time for doubters and unbelief. We believe God’s Word and we are building strong faith in Him. God is faithful and He faithfully takes care of his children.

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Vanessa Collins is currently on the ministerial staff of Redeeming's World Church of Hammond, where Apostle Paul A. Southerland is the Pastor. She also serves as the Director of the Healing Rooms of Hammond, IN. Vanessa has over 20 years experience in church leadership, including teaching, evangelism (jail ministry), church administration (including finance and bookkeeping), and program coordination. Vanessa and her husband, Derrick Collins, have four children. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology, graduating with honors. Vanessa worked as an Environmental Engineer for Amoco Corporation for 13 years and served as Administrator/Teacher for the Hazel Young Academy for 8 years.

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