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Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[upbeat music]
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In touch with Dr. Charles Stanley
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Reaching the world with the gospel of Jesus Christ
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through sound biblical teaching
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Next on In Touch,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Levels of Faith in the Life of the believer
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you face difficulties and trials
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and hardships in life,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how do you respond? Do you respond
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with doubt and fear and anxiety and fretting
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or do you respond by faith?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if you respond by faith, what level of faith?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You say what do you mean by "What level of faith?"
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's right, what level of faith?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You say, "Well, how do you know what these levels are?"
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well we're going to talk about it.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do you distinguish one from the other?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What does it mean in my life?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How does it affect my life?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Speaking of levels of faith, well we all operate
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on one of three levels of faith.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the older we are the more faith we ought to have
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's how we ought to go in our faith.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But some people will stay all of their lives on the lowest level because
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Number one, maybe they don't even know that there are levels of faith.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Secondly, too afraid to launch out. Too
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fearful to trust God. And so what happens is
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you go through life and you miss His best
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because you never grow in your faith.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's what I am going to talk \Nabout in this message, and that is the
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,levels of faith in the life \Nof the believer.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it is very evident in scripture \Nthat faith is very, very important
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the eyes of God, and that He sees
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,faith as very important in our life.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so, what we want to talk \Nabout in this message
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is this: How to raise your faith level.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How to get in a position, where you and \Nyour relationship to God, or
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the way you trust Him will position you, listen,\Nto be blessed to the maximum
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of your potential because
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the way you trust Him determines \Nthe way the blessings come.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You don't trust Him? You \Ndon't get blessed.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You trust Him? You get blessed.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the more you trust Him, and \Nthe way that you are able
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,walk in these levels of faith,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the greater the blessings that \Ncome in your way.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Think about how absolutely \Nessential and important faith is.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And let's think about it in this light:
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you look at the life of Jesus, \Nlook at His ministry,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,here is what you discover. You discover
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the theme of faith permeated \Nthe whole ministry
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of Jesus. No matter what.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I want to give you a few \Nverses of scripture ...
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, I won't have you turn to all\Nof these because
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have enough of them for you to turn to.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I want you to think about some \Nof these verses for example,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you find in the scriptures concerning
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His healing ministry. Listen to what
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He is continually saying, when He's \Nconfronting people,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether they are paralyzed, whether they are blind,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or whatever the situation may be.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Listen, for example, in Matthew 9
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He says to this lady, "Daughter, your \Nfaith has made you well."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then in Matthew 15, "O woman, your \Nfaith is great;
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be it done unto you as you wish."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in the second chapter of Mark. When \Nthese fellas are
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tearing up the roof of this man's house and letting
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their friend down by ropes,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so they could finally get to Jesus \Nand be healed,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jesus said to them seeing their faith,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Son, your sins are forgiven.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then he says in Mark 10 to the blind beggar,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Go your way, your faith has made you whole."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And again He says, your faith has saved you. Receive
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your sight. Your faith has made you well.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Be it done unto you according to your faith.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All through the gospels, Matthew, Mark,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Luke especially, what you find
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is Jesus- the theme of his relationship
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to this people, this needy people,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who have a health problem,\Nwhatever it might be
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's always, listen, based on their faith.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Remember he said on one occasion?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He couldn't do any miracles in a particular place because of their unbelief.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They didn't have any faith. They wouldn't trust Him.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And often times, you and I miss out on God's best blessings
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because we won't trust Him.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We don't believe that He loves us.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We don't believe that he will provide our needs. We don't
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,believe that He will heal us. We don't believe
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that He cares that much for us.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if you look at His ministry, what \Nwas he continually saying?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was, listen, it was trust Him. Faith, faith, faith, faith, faith.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if that's true in His ministry in His day,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if it was so important that he magnified the subject of faith,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nothing's changed. Because, you see, in our lifestyle
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in our life times, in the culture in which we live,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It makes no difference in what generation or what culture
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Faith permeates every aspect of our life.