There is a universal language each of us speak and understand. As a matter of fact, most of us are pretty fluent in it and have had considerable exposure to it. I’m talking about SUFFERING. This is a subject that is totally ignored in some circles while it is exaggerated, celebrated, and idolized in others. The key to living in victory everyday is a product of finding balance in life. For that reason we seek to be balanced in all things by searching the scriptures for God’s thoughts on any given topic. If you are suffering today, know this, Jesus is feeling and experiencing every heartache and emotion with you. He is certainly not distant. He is more than just near. He is actually here, right now to meet with you!

Have you ever faced a situation or a season in your life when you just wished that you had more faith? Have you ever prayed to God “God give me faith, give me more faith, give me the gift of faith or like the disciples asked Jesus in Luke 17:5 “Increase our faith.”? The Bible has much to say about increasing our faith. The Spirit filled, Spirit authored pages of God’s Word contains and is the answer to every question and every circumstance that we may face. This morning we are going to answer the essential questions: What is Faith? Where does Faith come from? How do we GROW our Faith? and How do we put our Faith to work for us?