No more unbelief.

"But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John." Luke 1:13. You may expect that such a message in our opening scripture from an angel to any believing Christian should be received with faith and joy, but not so with Zacharias. Luke 1:18 tells us about his response, "And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years." In life you will experience situations and...

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What do yoy see.

What do you see? "And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?" Genesis 15:2 Our opening scripture reveals something very important in our walk of faith which I want you to understand today. Faith is seeing yourself in the light of the Word of God. Here in our opening scripture, the confession of Abram reveals to us that he was not seeing himself in the light of the Word of God. He was seeing himself going childless which was contrary to what God had already...

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Don't be weak in faith.

"And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara's womb:" Romans 4:19 Weak faith considers physical circumstances to determine whether to believe God or not to believe God. Abraham totally disregarded the physical evidences that he saw in his body or the deadness of Sara's womb that pointed to impossibility. If he had considered those circumstances, God's Word would never have come to pass in his life. How do you know you are walking in weak...

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The Power of words

"And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet. And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it."       Mark 11:13-14. Notice that Jesus was not praying when He cursed the fig tree in our opening scripture, He just spoke and those words came to pass even as He said. This same principle still works in our lives today....

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Faith in the Name

"And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils;" Mark 16:17 Every Christian has the same authority in the Name of Jesus. So the Name of Jesus does not work because one person is more anointed than the other. Anointing and authority are two different things. The Name of Jesus works not because of the anointing you carry, but because of your faith in the power in the Name. Matthew 7:21-22 says, "Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that...

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Have faith in God's Love

"For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them." Luke 9:56. God has not counted you out, so do not count yourself out. A woman was caught in the very act of adultery. They brought the woman to Jesus and said, "Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?" John 8:5. Jesus replied and said, "... He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her."John 8:7. And the Bible says that being convicted by their own consciences from the eldest to the youngest, they...

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Don't quit your believing.

"Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered. And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away."  Matthew 21:18-19 I want to bring to your attention something that affects us most times in our faith walk. It is declaring something sometimes and not seeing the result immediately. The fact that you did not see the result immediately after you spoke does not mean...

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Faith is anchored on knowledge.

"... The just shall live by faith."  Romans 1:17 Faith is not based on your feelings; it is based on the Word of God. For instance, when you go to a doctor and the doctor tells you that you are going to take such and such a drug for three weeks and you are going to be fine. Because of what the doctor said, you went and took those drugs expecting to get better just as he said. You expressed faith in the doctor's words and acted accordingly. So, what is faith? We can define faith as acting on the truth that we believe in the Word...

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How much can you receive?

"So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God."  Romans 10:17 From our opening scripture, it becomes obvious that whenever you hear the Word of God, faith comes to your heart. In other words, faith is an offspring of the Word of God. Developing your faith is so vital because it is what determines what you are able to receive from God. In James 1:5 the Bible says, "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him." This reveals to us that...

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Get your heart right

"My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh."     Proverbs 4:20-22 Speaking the right words will cause God's life to dominate you and keep you in health. What are you then going to do to maintain such quality of life? The Bible says in Proverbs 4:23, "Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life." Proverbs 4:23 in the Good...

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Renew your mind.

"And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God." Romans 12:2 I want you to know today that if you are struggling with unbelief, fear and discouragement in your life, you cannot just wish it away. These negative mind-sets have formed strongholds in your mind that can only be completely broken by the Word of God. God's Word is the therapy you need if you are dealing with these negative mind-sets. I encourage you to get...

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Faith is substance.

"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Hebrews 11:1 Faith gives substance. When I did a check on the word substance, it refers to a support. For instance, the reason why a building stands without collapsing is because it has a foundation. That is what your faith does for you. Your faith gives you the support you require to stand in the midst of all life's storms. This is why the Bible instructs us in 2 Corinthians 1:24 to stand by faith. The word substance in our opening scripture also means...

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God does not find fault.

"If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him."     James 1:5 The expression ‘upbraideth not’ in our opening scripture, means that God gives without finding fault. I want you to get that in your heart, knowing that when you ask God for anything, He is not going to chide, taunt or rebuke you for asking Him. God gives without finding fault. So, when you ask Him for anything, ask with confidence. Faith is being confident in God. In...

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Understaning faith.

"That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them." Mark 4:12 If you want to move from hearing the Word of God to doing it, you must understand what you are being taught. This is because if you lack understanding of the Word of God, there will be no faith in your heart. Faith is based on clear and accurate understanding of the truth. So, when you understand the Word of God, faith is ministered to you. You...

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Make a request.

"Make a request, and it will be answered; what you are searching for you will get; give the sign, and the door will be open to you:" Matthew 7:7(BBE) 　 God is more willing to meet all your needs and to answer all your prayers. That is why Jesus said in Matthew 7:7 (BBE). "Make a request, and it will be answered; what you are searching for you will get; give the sign, and the door will be open to you:" do you believe...

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Calling things tha be not ...

"… and calleth those things which be not as though they were."  Romans 4:17 From our opening scripture we see that God calls things that be not as though they were. So the man who is living by faith is living in the past tense of God's Word. For instance the Lord said to Abram in Genesis 17:5, "Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee." Initially his name was Abram, everybody called him Abram. But now God changed his name to Abraham to suit who He...

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According to your faith

"And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them. And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching." Mark 6:5-6 Jesus could not do any mighty work in His home town because of their unbelief. He could only heal a few sick folks (See Mark 6:1-6). This shows us that faith releases the power of God and unbelief limits it. God cannot do beyond your faith. So if you have not received your answer, the problem is not with God, it is because of your...

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Don't give up.

"Jesus told them a story showing that it was necessary for them to pray consistently and never quit."         Luke 18:1 (MSG) It is made clear from our opening scripture that God does not want you to quit. In other words, God does not want you to give up or be discouraged in your life. If you pray and you do not see a physical manifestation immediately, what should you do? For some people, that is the time to give up. But no! Do not give up. Hang in there and refuse to quit. The Bible says, "......

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Ask in faith

"And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear."      Isaiah 65:24 From our opening scripture, the Bible lets us know that before we call He answers and while we are yet speaking, He hears us. God does not hear us because of much speaking. In other words, God does not hear us just because we prayed again and again. He hears us the moment we pray in faith. George Muller was traveling in a ship one time and there was mist in the sea and they could...

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The Thomas kind of faith.

"But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe." John 20:24-25 The Thomas kind of faith is the kind of faith that wants to see first before it believes. That was why Thomas insisted that except he saw in the hands of Jesus the print of the nails, put his finger...

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You have what you say

"...For verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you." Matthew 17:20. What you say reveals the level of your faith. Your confession is always an indication of the level of your faith. What you are saying reveals what you believe. You speak what you believe. The Bible says, "Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks." Matthew 12:34. So, every time you open your mouth, you are saying...

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We receive by faith

"If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?" Luke 11:13 I got filled with the Holy Spirit very quickly after I got saved because I acted in faith based on the Word of God. On the 8th of September 1993, I went to church. The Pastor was praying in tongues and every other person around me was also praying in tongues. So I said, "Father in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth, am born again and by my faith I now receive...

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It is written

"(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were." Romans 4:17 Whatever is written about you in the Word of God is what you are in the sight of God. This is because God's Word is the highest form of spiritual reality. So, let us now see some of the things written concerning you in the Word of God . God's Word says in 1 Peter 2:24, "… by whose stripes ye were healed." That means that in God's sight you...

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Faith to be healed

"And when Jesus went on from there, two blind men came after him, crying out, Have mercy on us, you Son of David. And when he had come into the house, the blind men came to him; and Jesus said to them, Have you faith that I am able to do this? They said to him, Yes, Lord." Matthew 9:27-28(BBE) From our opening scripture, we see two blind men crying out to Jesus to have mercy on them. Notice what Jesus said in answer to their request. He asked them, "… Have you faith that I am able to do this?" What is faith? Faith is the visible expression...

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Your faith is your victory

"Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all."    Psalm 34:19 Do you know that all the things that happened to Job in the Bible took place within six months? Those long standing challenges we read about in the Bible all lasted for six months. And at the end of six months, he came out of them all. Many years ago, I used to think that the time it took to solve a problem showed how difficult that problem was. But God corrected my thinking and said, "The time it takes to solve a problem...

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Foundation for a Life of Faith.

""Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice, Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness: When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years. Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway err in their heart; and they have not known my ways. So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.)" Hebrews 3:7-11 our opening scripture shows us that, the only way into God's rest is by faith. Hebrews 3:12 goes on to say, "Take...

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Faith is of the spirit

"For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." Romans 10:10 Our opening scripture shows us a very important principle in our walk of faith. The Bible says, "For with the heart man believeth …" The heart here is not referring to the heart that pumps blood. God is referring to your spirit. In 1 Peter 3:4 Peter called him the hidden man of the heart. In Romans 7:22 and 2 Corinthians 4:16 Paul called him the inward man. That inward man is your spirit and that is the part of you that...

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Faith is based on the Word of God.

"The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed." Matthew 8:8 For you to operate in consistent faith, you must live by the Word of God and not your feelings. If you base your faith on your feelings, your Christian life will be difficult and unfulfilling. Faith is not based on feelings, physical circumstances or sight. That is why the Bible says in 2 Corinthians 5:7, "(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)" Therefore, faith is only based...

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What are you saying?

"We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;" 2 Corinthians 4:13 Our opening scripture is teaching us a principle of scripture which states thus: "I believed, and therefore have I spoken;" This reveals to you that what you are saying about your health, finances, marriage, spouse, children, job, etc. is what you truly believe with your heart. This is because the Bible says in Matthew 12:34, "… for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth...

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What is faith?

"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Hebrews 11:1 The word faith is from the Greek word 'Pistis'. It means a firm conviction, being fully persuaded, confidence, assurance, etc. Therefore, we can define faith as present tense confidence of what you hope for. Or being sure of what you hope for. If you are not sure, confident or convinced concerning the reality of what you hope for, it means you do not have faith. It is also important for you to understand that hope is not faith and faith is...

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