Sermon Series: My Faith Looks Up to Thee

We sometimes use the word faith very casually. We say, “Just have faith.” We tell people to “keep the faith” or talk about making “a leap of faith.”

As Jesus' journey to Jerusalem nears its conclusion, he begins to talk about faith in ways that are anything but casual. He says profound things about the power of faith: “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you” (Luke 17:6). Or “Your faith has made you well” (Luke 17:19). In thinking about his second coming, Christ wonders aloud, “When the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?”

Jesus’ words are serious and compelling. They force us to consider what true, saving faith is. Jesus’ words move us to ask him to give us a greater, stronger faith. And his words help us to continually look to our God, who alone gives faith its power.