Is Your Faith Growing or Regressing?

About this sermon

Speaker: Pastor Ken Addison, Teaching Pastor Beulah Baptist Church | Hopkins, SC Sermon preached: June 7, 2026 Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 1:3–4 In 2 Thessalonians 1:3–4, Pastor Ken Addison shows how trials can reveal the evidence of God’s work in the life of a believer. Paul thanked God for the Thessalonian church because their faith was growing, their love for one another was increasing, and their steadfastness remained strong even through suffering. This sermon reminds us that faith is not only how we begin the Christian life. Faith is how we continue walking with Christ every day. Saving faith rests entirely on the finished work of Jesus, and growing faith learns to trust God’s promises, obey His Word, and depend on Him more deeply through trials. Paul also rejoiced that the Thessalonians’ love for one another was increasing. Their suffering did not make them turn inward. Instead, it gave them opportunities to care for one another more deeply. Love for fellow believers is one of the clearest marks of genuine conversion. Finally, this message points us to the grace of God behind every evidence of spiritual growth. Growing faith, increasing love, and steadfast endurance are all works of God’s transforming grace. When we see those evidences in our own lives or in the lives of others, our response should be thanksgiving and praise to God. Watch and be encouraged to examine your walk with Christ and give thanks for every evidence of God’s grace at work. Thank you for watching. While you are here, we invite you to subscribe to our channel for more sermons and biblical encouragement. Beulah Baptist Church | Hopkins, SC We are a growing congregation located in southeast Columbia, SC. We seek to know Jesus and make Him known in our community and in the world. Website: https://www.beulahbaptist.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beulahbaptist.churchSC Instagram: https://instagram.com/beulahbaptist.church

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• Faith