Saturday, 17 May 2014

UNVEILING THE MYSTERY OF FAITH


God is a God of possibility! With Him, there is nothing impossible, and as God’s children, we are also ordained for possibility -Luke1:37, Mark14:36, Luke18:37, Jer32:17. Through the miracle of regeneration by the Holy Spirit we have been made one God- John1:12, 3:6, 4:24, John10:30.
The key to a world of possibility is “faith.”
Examples from Scripture
1.The Healing of the demon possessed man in Mk9:18,19; , Heb11:11
2.The miraculous conception of Sarah in Genesis 18:19. Sarah through faith and hospitality receive strength to conceive.
3.The healing of the woman with the issue of blood in Mk5:25-34
4.The healing of the two blind men in Matt9:26-30
WHAT IS FAITH?
Faith is not a principle or a strategy; it is a spiritual force
“My message and preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the spirit’s power so that your faith might not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power”. 1Cor2:4-5.
Faith is being fully persuaded of the truth, the circumstances not withstanding, until the truth triumph. Through faith Abraham obtained the promised of God -Rom4:17-21
HOW DOES FAITH COME?
Faith comes by hearing from God. There is difference between information and revelation. Information is what our senses tell us while revelation is directly related to God. It is revelation that produces faith and not information. Contrary to prevailing situation, Abraham heard God and through hearing God he receives faith.-Rom4:17-21. Paul overcame all challenges through faith. Acts27:22-38
The ever winning faith comes by hearing from God.
WHAT FAITH DOES
1.Faith pleases God.- Heb11:6
2.Faith guarantees answers to prayer –Mark11:24, Jam1:5-8
3.Faith overcomes – 1John5:4, Eph6:16
4.Faith guarantees performance – Lk1:45

5.Faith command signs and wonders – Mk16:17,18

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