09/08/2026
SPIRITUAL GROWTH with Rabbi, Apostle Innosaint Makhole Phiri -
HOW TO INCREASE YOUR CHRISTIAN FAITH
Jesus said in the New Testament: "I tell you, if anyone believes in Me, he will do the (kind of) things that I do; and greater things he will do, because I go to the Father," [John 14:12].
How do you grow faith? ..to have increasing faith in the guidance of the Spirit of Christ. The only mediator between God and men, is the man Christ Jesus; He mediates for you. So how can you have increasing faith? Here's some steps that you can take -
a) Feed your faith.
Receive a measure of faith from God, through receiving the Word of God by studying the Bible. According to Romans 10:17, "So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God." Faith does not come mainly by praying, begging or fasting or Daniel and Romans 10:17 would only be a suggestion. The Bible does say "pray always"; so, an attitude of prayer is essential, but faith comes by hearing and then applying the Word of God. You must continue to read and study the Word of God (The Bible) so that your faith will grow. Scripture [in 2 Thessalonians 1:3], "your faith grows exceedingly" by living in God's promises in the Bible.
b) Check the Bible where it says Jesus Christ had the (full) faith of God without measure.
He is the living word of God. Faith is called a "fruit of the Holy Spirit" that Jesus promised to send after He went to the Father. This may be noticed in the reborn person's spirit even at difficult times; not just on your best days: "..the fruit of the Holy Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,."
c) Be born again as a believer by repentance (turning around) and continuing in Christ, so that you will receive within you a measure of faith and the Spirit of God.
That means that if you have been born again, then you will have some portion of the nature of God as the Word says. So no one has an excuse: "Do not think of yourself more highly than you should, but rather think of yourself soberly, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given to (you) each person," [Romans 12:3]. Let faith arise in you, and it can in the area of unseen things that you believe within God's will, so then it can be applied to you and actualized by you. You will see results by faith. This is not just a hope; it is the way of God for access to the things of God.
d) Love your brother.
How can you love God whom you have not seen if you cannot love your brother whom you have seen. God will reveal Himself to you through His people, His love, through His son, His Word, and by the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Christ. Galatians 5:6 says that faith works by love.
e) Having faith to move problems as mountains is simply trusting God to keep His Word.
Believe that God cannot lie. You cannot trust God without knowing Him through fellowship of God's presence. This fellowship is quality time spent alone in study, praise and prayer with God, getting to know Him and His life, way and truth (presented in The Bible). Here are the 3 things we must know about Abraham: (1) he had extremely strong faith, (2) not concentrating on his circumstances and (3) trusting that God could do what He promised, by Praising God.
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