Increase Our Faith (Luke 17:5)

“And the Apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.” — Luke 17:5

Summary:

The Apostles’ prayer acknowledges Christ as the source of grace and highlights that true disciples remain imperfect. Faith doesn’t cease at conversion; it evolves and sometimes demands immediate growth. As faith underpins humility, love, patience, and obedience, strengthening faith enables believers to forgive, confess Christ, sacrifice cherished possessions, trust God in dark times, endure suffering, and confront death with courage and purpose.

 

Outline:

• Christ is the source of faith
  • The Apostles address the Lord as the giver of grace and proper object of worship.
• True disciples remain imperfect
  • Believers recognise their deficiencies and desire freedom from them.
• Faith can and should increase
  • Faith admits of degrees, and greater measures are both attainable and necessary.
• Growing faith strengthens obedience
  • Faith enables forgiveness, confession, sacrifice, and trust when obedience is costly.
• Faith prepares believers to die well
  • Only God-given faith can sustain courage, testimony, and hope at life’s final hour.