To better explain the slides from Learning to Live the Spirit-Filled Life (v2-20-2011b) I want to first clarify some of my perspectives on the concept of 'faith'.
'Faith' is one of those words that is used in many different ways. I'm using the word 'faith' in the sense of (1) trusting that someone will do what they said they would do AND (2) trusting that someone will be who they said they would be.
I was challenged a few years ago by this question: "What is the object of your faith?"
When I honestly considered who or what I was really trusting in as I sought to follow Christ, I realized that often the object of my faith was not Christ. Rather than trusting in Christ to do what He said He would do as recorded in the Bible, I was either (1) trusting in my own efforts or (2) trusting in the popular-but-unbiblical concept of "faith in faith". No wonder I knew little of Christ's power in my daily life.
As more than one person has said, "faith is only as good as the object on which it is placed" (http://www.equip.org/articles/faith-in-faith-or-faith-in-god- by Hank Hanegraaff). Hanegraaff goes on to say, "It is not our faith that sits on the throne, but our sovereign God (1 Chron. 29:10-12)." As I have chosen to transfer my trust to Christ Himself rather than the size of my faith or my own ability to have faith, I have regularly experienced Christ's power and peace in ways I did not before. And my faith in Christ has grown as a result :)
