Persistent Faith

Series: Living In Light of His Return

Pastor: Raymond Smith

Sunday Morning

Date: 7th December 2025

Passages:

• Luke 13:19
• Luke 17:5-6
• John 13:34-35
• Acts 18:4-6
• 1 Thessalonians 1:3
• 1 Thessalonians 1:7
• 1 Thessalonians 2:13
• 1 Thessalonians 2:19-20
• 1 Thessalonians 3:6-13
• 1 Thessalonians 4:9
• 1 Peter 4:8
• 1 Peter 4:12-13
• 1 John 4:7

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Persistent faith doesn’t stay the same; it grows, matures, and shows up in the choices we make. The Apostle Paul felt the weight of discouragement until he heard how the Thessalonian believers stayed faithful, and their faith encouraged him. Their lives show that faith rooted in the Word keeps growing, maturing, and influences the people around us.

How is your faith? Is it growing and maturing? Is your faithfulness an encouragement to others?

A persistent faith is seen in faith that matures, love that abounds, and a live shaped by the hope of Christ’s return.