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Christians are called to have a growing faith, built up by prayer and the encouragement of others, and also through testing.

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Examples of growing faith

2 Thessalonians 1:3 NIV
We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing.
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Weak faith

Weak faith rebuked

Matthew 6:28–30 NIV
“And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith?
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Other examples of weak faith

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Strong faith

Strong faith commended and encouraged

Hebrews 10:22 NIV
let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water.
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The faith of OT leaders

Obadiah; Hezekiah

The faith of Christian leaders

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Paul’s encouragements to Timothy:

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Other examples of strong faith

Habakkuk 3:17–18 NIV
Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior.
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The growth of faith

Praying for more faith

Luke 17:5 NIV
The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”
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The encouragement of others

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Faith strengthened through testing

Romans 4:18–21 NIV
Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, “So shall your offspring be.” Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead—since he was about a hundred years old—and that Sarah’s womb was also dead. Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.
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