Faith is trusting and relying on God.

2. Mark 9:14-16
And when they came to the disciples, they
saw a great crowd around them, and
scribes arguing with them. And
immediately all the crowd, when they saw
him, were greatly amazed and ran up to
him and greeted him. And he asked them,
“What are you arguing about with them?”
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3. Mark 9:17-18
And someone from the crowd answered
him, “Teacher, I brought my son to you, for
he has a spirit that makes him mute. And
whenever it seizes him, it throws him
down, and he foams and grinds his teeth
and becomes rigid. So I asked your
disciples to cast it out, and they were not
able.”
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4. Mark 9:19-20
And he answered them, “O faithless
generation, how long am I to be with you?
How long am I to bear with you? Bring him
to me.” And they brought the boy to him.
And when the spirit saw him, immediately
it convulsed the boy, and he fell on the
ground and rolled about, foaming at the
mouth.
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5. Mark 9:21-23
And Jesus asked his father, “How long has
this been happening to him?” And he said,
“From childhood. And it has often cast him
into fire and into water, to destroy him. But
if you can do anything, have compassion on
us and help us.” And Jesus said to him, “’If
you can’! All things are possible for one
who believes.”
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6. Mark 9:24-25
Immediately the father of the child cried
out and said, “I believe; help my unbelief!”
And when Jesus saw that a crowd came
running together, he rebuked the unclean
spirit, saying to it, “You mute and deaf
spirit, I command you, come out of him and
never enter him again.”
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7. Mark 9:26-28
And after crying out and convulsing him
terribly, it came out, and the boy was like a
corpse, so that most of them said, “He is
dead.” But Jesus took him by the hand and
lifted him up, and he arose. And when he
had entered the house, his disciples asked
him privately, “Why could we not cast it
out?”
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8. Mark 9:29-31
And he said to them, “This kind cannot be
driven out by anything but prayer.” They
went on from there and passed through
Galilee. And he did not want anyone to
know, for he was teaching his disciples,
saying to them, “The Son of Man is going to
be delivered into the hands of men, and
they will kill him. And when he is killed,
after three days he will rise.”
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9. Mark 9:32
But they did not understand the saying, and
were afraid to ask him.
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11. It is not on the
mountaintop that our faith
is TESTED, but in the valley.

12. It is not on the
mountaintop that our faith
is TESTED, but in the valley.
The disciples coming down with Jesus will be
unable to SUSTAIN their feelings and the
other nine will be MISLED by theirs.

13. It is not on the
mountaintop that our faith
is TESTED, but in the valley.
The disciples coming down with Jesus will be
unable to SUSTAIN their feelings and the
other nine will be MISLED by theirs.
If you do not maintain your walk with God,
you will FAIL today where you SUCCEEDED
yesterday.

14. Faith is more than the
PRESENCE or ABSENCE
of feelings.

15. Faith is more than the
PRESENCE or ABSENCE
of feelings.
Faith is more than DOING GOOD.

16. Faith is more than the
PRESENCE or ABSENCE
of feelings.
Faith is more than DOING GOOD.
They failed due to a lack of FAITH and
PRAYER.

17. Faith is more than the
PRESENCE or ABSENCE
of feelings.
Faith is more than DOING GOOD.
They failed due to a lack of FAITH and
PRAYER.
Their SUCCESS was not dependent on how
they FELT or what they DID; it was dependent
on their RELIANCE on the Father

18. Faith is TRUSTING and
RELYING on God.

19. Faith is TRUSTING and
RELYING on God.
The father has seen and experienced
enough to stir FAITH but also encountered
experiences that seed DOUBT.

20. Faith is TRUSTING and
RELYING on God.
The father has seen and experienced
enough to stir FAITH but also encountered
experiences that seed DOUBT.
INTELLECTUALLY I believe you can but
EMOTIONALLY I am just not feeling it.

21. Faith is TRUSTING and
RELYING on God.
The father has seen and experienced
enough to stir FAITH but also encountered
experiences that seed DOUBT.
INTELLECTUALLY I believe you can but
EMOTIONALLY I am just not feeling it.
They failed because they attempted to do
in their STRENGTH what they could only
do through the POWER God would give.

22. Please take a moment to fill out your
Communication Card
NEXT STEPS
( ) Do the home life help (in bulletin)
( ) Reflect on the relationship between faith and
feelings
( ) Reflect on the relationship between faith and
works
( ) Reflect on what it means to put my trust/faith
in Jesus
( ) Meditate on Matthew 17:14-23, Mark 9:14-32
and/or Luke 9:37-45.
( ) Other________________________