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Missions-Minutes LET’S INCREASE OUR FAITH
by: Dr. Steve Heidenreich

2 Corinthians 10:15-16
“Not boasting of things without our measure, that is, of other men's labours; but having hope, when your faith is increased, that we shall be enlarged by you according to our rule abundantly, To preach the gospel in the regions beyond you, and not to boast in another man's line of things made ready to our hand.”

I have had the opportunity to speak in many mission conferences across America and around the world. Most of these have what we call faith promise missions programs. There are many ways that we can give to missions, but this is one of the most effective ways of supporting missionaries. Faith promise gives you an opportunity to go into all the world and preach the Gospel. Faith promise giving is the quickest way to help these missionaries to get their support. Faith promise giving is the quickest way for you to get God's blessing upon your life.

However, this begins with faith. Paul says in verse 15, “...when your faith is increased...” Everyone needs to be increasing their faith. Everyone starts with no faith, and then they begin to increase their faith from a little faith, to more faith, and hopefully to great faith. We need to be increasing our faith because there is more to do. We live in a great time of opportunity for serving our Lord. God is still alive, very active and working in His world. If we are ever going to accomplish all that God wants us to do, then we must be able to do the impossible.

We must increase our faith because there is more that can be done. There are more people to be reached, preaching that needs to be done, and more churches we need to start. The truth is, there is less time to get it done. Jesus is coming soon! I believe that Jesus Christ is coming in my lifetime. Because of that, I must increase my faith to be able to accomplish more than ever before. Opportunities are fading away, and time is getting shorter. So, we must do all that we possibly can to increase our faith so that we can accomplish all God wants us to do.

Here are a few ways that we can increase our faith:

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