2. Week 1: Love Week 2: Joy Week 3: Peace Week 4: Patience Week 5: Kindness Week 6: Goodness Week 7: Faithfulness Week 8: Gentleness Week 9: Self Control

3. 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23

4. Introduction

5. What is faithfulness? Commitment to a relationship with God or fellow human beings; seen in that loyalty, devotion and service which is a reflection of God’s own faithfulness.

6. 22 Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. 23 They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23 (NKJV)

7. 13 if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot disown himself. 2 Timothy 2:13 (NIV)

8. Healthy disciples display God’s faithfulness because Jesus lives in them.

9. WITH GOD’S HELP I WILL DEMONSTRATE FAITHFULNESS IN MY: 1.BELIEF

10. 8 “And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: ‘The words of the first and the last, who died and came to life. 9 “‘I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich) and the slander of those who say that they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.

11. 10 Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.

12. 11 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who conquers will not be hurt by the second death.’ Revelations 2:8-11

13. 12 Anyone who meets a testing challenge head- on and manages to stick it out is mighty fortunate. For such persons loyalty in love with God, the reward is life and more life. James 1:12 (The Message)

14. WITH GOD’S HELP I WILL DEMONSTRATE FAITHFULNESS IN MY: 1. BELIEF 2. SERVING

15. 20 And he who had received the five talents came forward, bringing five talents more, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me five talents; here I have made five talents more.’

16. 21 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’ Matthew 25:20-21

17. 24–25 Let’s see how inventive we can be in encouraging love and helping out, not avoiding worshiping together as some do but spurring each other on, especially as we see the big Day approaching. Hebrews 10:24-25 (The Message)

18. WITH GOD’S HELP I WILL DEMONSTRATE FAITHFULNESS IN MY: 1. BELIEF 2. SERVING 3. GIVING

19. 10 “If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones. But if you are dishonest in little things, you won’t be honest with greater responsibilities. 11 And if you are untrustworthy about worldly wealth, who will trust you with the true riches of heaven?

20. 12 And if you are not faithful with other people’s things, why should you be trusted with things of your own? 13 “No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” Luke 16:10-13 (NLT)

22. 10 Bring all the tithes (the whole tenth of your income) into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house, and prove Me now by it, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. Micah 3:10 (AMP)

23. WITH GOD’S HELP I WILL DEMONSTRATE FAITHFULNESS IN MY: 1. BELIEF 2. SERVING 3. GIVING

24. CONCLUSION

25. 21 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’ Matthew 25:21