The Spirit Of Faith

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[0:38] Father, thank you for the privilege to hear your word. We pray that let the heavens be open. Download yourself into us. Power yourself into us through your word because without your word, we will be vulnerable in this world.

[0:51] But with your word in our hearts and our mouth, we will have an upper hand and rule our world. Give us your word. Open us up into chambers of your word which man cannot give us, but by your spirit.

[1:06] Holy Spirit, you who are the majesty veritatus, the teacher of truth, teach us the truth of God's word. Make everything that God has packaged for us in the realm of the spirit.

[1:20] Make it a reality for us through the teaching of your word. I humble myself and submit myself to you, Holy Spirit. Let my speech be your speaking that through me you will impact your people and reveal the purpose of the unique triune God for our time and our day.

[1:40] We thank you in Jesus' name. And all shall say... Amen. And all shall say... Amen. All right. I want to, by God's grace, talk about the spirit of faith.

[2:00] The spirit of faith. Everybody say the spirit of faith. The spirit of faith. Say it again louder. The spirit of faith. Say it for the last time. The spirit of faith.

[2:12] The spirit of faith. As I told you, when it comes to harvest, so long as God is concerned, there are things that you need to do so as to provoke your harvest.

[2:27] There are things that you need to do. Most religious folks have made us feel that God, when we say God is all-powerful, it means he can do anything he wants to do.

[2:46] If he wants to bless you, he'll just bless you. If he doesn't want to bless you, he'll just not bless you. So, if God will bless you anyway, just live your life and it will come anyway. No.

[2:57] It doesn't happen like that. Bible says clearly, categorically, that the blessing of God is not indiscriminate. So, when a bouquet is thrown, it's like anyone who gets to catch it.

[3:13] Usually, if you are taller, it's better. But... Yeah. Anyone who catches, gets it. No, blessing is not like that.

[3:24] It's not like God says, okay. Get ready. See, see, see.

[3:37] See, Nanako. He throws it. That is not how the blessing of God works.

[3:50] In James, it makes us to understand that seeth a man, James 1.25, seeth a man, who looks into the, this, the perfect law of liberty. And this man, not being a forgetful year, and not being a forget, he said, this one, this one, will be blessed in whatever he does.

[4:09] So, it's not everyone who gets blessed. He told Abraham in Genesis chapter 12, verse 3, that, I will bless those who bless you. And I will curse those who curse you.

[4:20] So, the blessing and the cursing depends on where you stand, where you are coming from. He said, I will bless those, so it's not like I will bless everybody. No. Because I'm putting my blessing on you, anyone who stands on the right side of the blessing is to be a blessing.

[4:35] A blessed person can, a blessed person ends up bringing curses in people's lives. Anyone who is blessed, be careful how you treat the person, because the blessing comes with an attachment.

[4:50] And the attachment is cursed is to deal with those who try and curse the blessed man. So, he may not know you are cursing him, but his blessing will find you out.

[5:02] His blessing will begin to work against you. And so, you are cursing him, and it turns into a curse for you. You want to be blessed?

[5:13] That's one of my principles in life. When I see God is blessing you, I find a way of attaching myself to you. If I can't attach myself, I will find a way of honoring you, blessing you, speaking well of you, and not say negative about you because you are a blessed person.

[5:31] Yeah, you are a blessed person. Or if I speak negative about you, what is happening is that I'm trying to tell God that he was not wise in blessing you.

[5:43] And he will prove to me, as I speak against you who are blessed, he will prove to me that I have the problem. So, blessing is not indiscriminate.

[5:58] Jesus said in Matthew chapter 5, blessed are they that for they shall be. Blessed are they. So, those who are doing something, that determines the blessing. What are they?

[6:08] The blessing that. So, Matthew chapter 5, and seeing the multitude, he went up to the mountain. And when he was set, his disciples came unto him. And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying, blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom.

[6:23] So, blessing is not like general and just gets to everybody. Blessing has a lot to do with where you are standing, the position you are in, and what you are doing. And mainly who you are honoring or dishonoring.

[6:42] Blessing. So, many people have been made to feel like if God wants to do it, he will do it anyway. No, no, no, it's not like that. God, sometimes God will be waiting if he wants to do something.

[6:55] For instance, everyone who is born again is blessed. According to Ephesians 1, 3. Blessed be God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has.

[7:06] It's not who will. Who has. Blessed us. Not who will bless us. He has. Blessed be God, and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has.

[7:19] Say has. Has. Say, I am blessed. I am blessed. Say, I am blessed. I am blessed. So, you are already blessed by virtue of coming into Christ. But the blessing must manifest physically.

[7:33] It's because he has already blessed us with every spiritual blessing, not on the earth. It's in heavenly places. You know, in spiritual. Here he says, in heavenly places.

[7:44] Other places, spiritual places. In heavenly places, we are already blessed. But now, it must show in earthly places. And for the blessing to manifest on your life, there are things you have to do.

[8:01] If I want financial blessing, I sow seeds. I sow financial seeds. You say, oh, I'm praying for you, for your wedding. I'm praying for you, for this. I'm praying for you.

[8:11] These people will just pray for you. You plant mangoes. You reap mangoes. You plant tomatoes. You reap tomatoes.

[8:22] You plant cucumbers. You reap cucumbers. So, if what you are doing is, hello, hello, hello, people will also give you, hello, hello, hello.

[8:37] If what you are doing is looking out for people's needs and helping them, people will also look out. Some of you, your children, in their critical moments of need, where you are not there, for some strain, some help will rise up.

[8:53] And I'm talking about some 10 years away, some 20 years away, when you are relaxing in life and it's your children's time to blossom, suddenly, people will be helping them.

[9:04] They may find themselves somewhere in India, in China, and opportunities. Someone says, I don't know you, but I just want to choose you and do it for you. No, no, no, no. You check, somewhere in the person's history, especially their parenting, or something has happened that is waiting for a day to be triggered.

[9:20] And some of you, at the moment, may look normal, but there's something in your life waiting for an appointed time, waiting for a certain day to be triggered. And I know it shall happen.

[9:31] I know it shall happen. Amen. Because it says, your labor will not be in vain. Amen. Amen. Amen. It shall happen. Amen. Amen. That's what gives me the audacity to say, watch my children's future.

[9:45] They'll be okay. Amen. They'll be okay. Amen. They'll be okay. I labor without targeting reward on earth. I labor selflessly and put all into it.

[9:58] Trusting that, because if I want to be a professional footballer, what do you think? At this over 40 age, it's too late.

[10:11] If I want to be like a top boxer, because the older you are, the more impossible it becomes to do some things. Some of us at your age, you already have a grandchild.

[10:25] If you want to start having two more children, it's... Oh, I know what you say. Oh, with God, all things are possible. No, no one discusses.

[10:37] So, blessings are not indiscriminate. Okay? Blessings of God are always targeted. So remember, this is just to chip in, that anytime you are doing something, remember, God sees it.

[10:50] Remember, don't look for men to reward you. Always remember that God is a rewarder. Brothers and sisters, that's how I've always lived my life.

[11:03] That's how I've helped people who have hurt me. But it didn't matter. I've selflessly gone out on my way to all I normally do, always try to help people, not expecting returns.

[11:18] Instead, blessings I don't expect returns. Blessings. And blessings that you may think I don't deserve. Or I may know I don't, this is not my, it keeps coming.

[11:32] Very interesting. When I tell you I have a covenant of promotion with God, and if you are hanging around me, you'll be promoted. Don't just think that the covenant of promotion is wishful thinking.

[11:45] No, there are things that I do that stir up, that activate, that validate the covenant. So most of the time I go out of my way to do things for people, it's not because I'm, I don't want anybody to do anything for me or I just want to do, it's because when I do those things, it always builds up into my, as an equity for my future.

[12:11] Oh, and so I have a future. Serious. It's serious. Serious. Besides being the pastor, that aside, there are people seated here who can testify that, pastor has really been good to me.

[12:29] Yes. Contest my heart. No, besides being a pastor, I'm talking about just out of your way unnecessarily. So when I'm talking about the covenant of promotion, there are other things I practice which are working things behind.

[12:48] In Christianity, don't just talk. It invalidates your faith. Mere talk mere talk doesn't carry weight in the realm of the spirit which is different from confession.

[13:04] I'm going to confession. Confession is something that is coming from your heart which you believe and you say it and that's what you actually know and that's what you are. So don't just talk.

[13:18] Back your speaking with your actions. and for those of us who have grown up in life always thinking people must do things for us, I think as you are growing, please change your perspective because you end up becoming always bitter.

[13:41] That's how you must think that you are a helper. You may never know. You may one day end up helping Donald Trump before he becomes you never know.

[13:53] Oh, the one sitting near you is a very powerful person just that you don't know. It is only the normal people who deal with people based on how they see you today. I know some of us the way we grew up we don't triple like just we triple based on we are careful because we never know who you become because we used to watch all these kind of dramas, drama, TV drama and as you grow up showcase it becomes part of your thinking the things you do today will enter your children's future.

[14:29] Blessing is not indiscriminate. Some of us when you do anything in church you think you are doing somebody a favor. No. No. Keep serving.

[14:42] Keep serving. Keep serving. Keep serving. One day. One day. One day. You never know when God will show up in some strange area where you need desperate help.

[14:57] You will receive help you know you don't deserve. You are wondering why? What did I do to the best day? Sometimes at the time blessings show up you've forgotten seeds you have sown. It's always like that.

[15:08] It's always like that. But if you keep sowing the seed and watching my seed, when are you growing? Every time. It takes a long time. You never see seed grow. But sow and keep going. Let your life be someone who is practicing sowing seeds.

[15:23] And keep going. And one day by the time you realize all in front of you have become like a huge orchard you can never finish enjoying.

[15:34] Your children can never finish enjoying. And you keep... Bible says the liberal soul shall be made fat. So now when we are talking about harvest, say harvest. harvest. When we are talking about a season of harvest, we are talking about a season when people have to do things.

[15:48] Praise for breaking that. Did you hear the lady's testimony? The gentleman's testimony? No, it's a lady. She said that she went home and she wanted to eat after service, but she said the service meant so much to her.

[16:00] Something. And so she went home and then decided to, about five minutes, do her own praise and worship. Do her own praise and worship. Not knowing God was bringing testimony ahead of her. Within 24 hours.

[16:12] that person who had a heart attack in her family, who was on the path of danger, was discharged immediately. They said we have to do an angiogram.

[16:26] But she prayed and the doctor said now you can't go home. Because she was engaging in praise. Praise will bring in your harvest. One of the things that you can never do without is your faith.

[16:40] In times of harvest, it takes faith to harvest. It takes faith to bring in your harvest. Someone shout faith. Shout faith. We are talking about violent faith.

[16:55] Violent faith. Aggressive faith. Determined faith. Faith that doesn't know I give up. A faith that says that once God has said it, I'm going to hold on to it to my last breath.

[17:08] violent faith. Faith that will define what people think. Most of us, we allow public opinion to influence us too much.

[17:21] You must be able to come to a place where you know that it's God's opinion that matters. And public opinion, a time is coming when it will be suspended. They will realize that you were right.

[17:32] They will realize you are right. Why? How? That is how your success, your testimony is going to confuse your enemy. I said, that is how your testimony is going to confuse your enemy.

[17:43] In the mighty name of Jesus. Someone shout hallelujah. So quickly, faith is very important. It is essential as you grow in God.

[17:54] Your faith is necessary. How your faith pans out. It takes faith to be able to break in the harvest. Now, spirit of faith, what is the spirit of faith? Before you go there, in Matthew chapter 11, let's look at Matthew chapter 11.

[18:07] Thank you, Holy Spirit. Matthew, Matthew, the book of Matthew chapter 11.

[18:21] Somebody's about to meet your wife or husband before the end of the year. I feel someone is about to meet their life partner.

[18:36] Amen. before the end of the year. Don't go to somebody after Jesus said that. That's the one pastor was talking about.

[18:55] Matthew chapter 11, verse 12. Shall we all read it out loud from the screen, please? Is it on the screen? Shall we go? Let's go. Let's go. And from the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven suffered violent and the violent take it by force.

[19:13] And who takes it? The violent. How does the violent take it? By force. Since the days of John the Baptist, to be able to rake in what God has got for you, it requires some aggression.

[19:27] aggression. Not aggression against human beings, but spiritual tenacity and doggedness. You are so dogged, unflinching.

[19:38] You are so determined that what if God said it, it must open for me. It must happen. And I'm holding on to God's word. It must happen.

[19:49] It must happen. It must happen. And I see it happening for you. Since the days of John the Baptist, the kingdom of God has suffered violence and the violence will take it by force.

[20:02] In Mark chapter 10 verse 46, blind Bartimaeus, Bible says that, and he came to Jericho. Mark chapter 10 verse 46.

[20:14] Thank you Holy Spirit. Thank you Holy Spirit. There's an atmosphere of miracles here. Mom, that thing you said was so profound, so deep.

[20:29] I was thinking that, wow, at time, but then it was so deep. Nets. You are about to have Nets miracle.

[20:47] Nets. Nets. Nets. Nets. Nets. In Mark chapter 10 verse 10 it said, and they came to Jericho and he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, son of Timaeus, sat by the wayside, begging.

[21:10] And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me. And many charged him that he should hold his peace.

[21:23] He cried more a great deal. Thou son of David, have mercy on me. He cried more a great deal.

[21:35] It requires some level of violence. They said, you know, keep quiet. It's okay. Don't be making noise. But he released it higher after they tried to intimidate him.

[21:46] After they tried to stop him, he did it even more. not because he disrespected them, but because he realized that this is what it would take for him to be free.

[21:58] He realized that he had come into contact, face to face, with the favor and the hand and the finger of God, he had to cash in on it. Never let anybody intimidate your shout in church.

[22:17] Those who intend to be gentle, don't worry, leave them. It doesn't matter. That's fine. There's nothing wrong with being gentle. But there's everything wrong when an opportunity is passing you by and you lose it because of gentility.

[22:32] Shout hallelujah! Blind Bartimae shouted. And the sister sitting near him looked at him.

[22:45] Why you shouting like that? Why shouting under? Why? The pastor declared that someone is going to receive a marriage. Sister Bartimaeus jumped and lifted her two hands and was shaking.

[23:06] And then other sister was folded her hands and couldn't see what's going on. You know, sometimes people can look at you and look at you and you don't have the problem.

[23:28] Blind Bartimaeus said, I won't keep quiet. He shouted out, the more, the more, because he knew his time has come.

[23:38] and Bible says that. He shouted out the more. And then Jesus, and Jesus stood still and commanded him to be called. And they called him and they called the blind man saying, be of good comfort.

[23:53] Rise, he called it thee. And he cast, the blind man, casting away his garment, rose and came to Jesus. Verse 51, And Jesus answered and said unto him, what would thou that I should do for thee?

[24:11] The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight. And Jesus said unto him, go your way. Let's all read it together. Let's read that very loud.

[24:23] And Jesus said unto him, go thy way, thy faith hath made it all. What did he say to him? Go thy way, thy faith made it whole. What did he say I've made you whole?

[24:35] He was calling Jesus, Jesus help me. But Jesus said it's not me, it's your faith. I carry what it takes, I have what it takes to help you, but your faith is what to draw it. So he said that Jesus said, your faith had made up, but he didn't do anything, he was just shouting, you see, Jesus said that was the faith.

[24:56] That was the faith. So we saw him, ah, I got you, I got it, I got it. We just heard someone shouting, so you in your human realm think it's just a shout, but God know that that is faith.

[25:09] But God know that that is faith. But God know that that is faith. God said that is faith. You said that's a shout, God said that's faith. You said that's noise, God said that's faith.

[25:20] You have someone with faith in your heart. Shout hallelujah. See, the more often than not people come to church, they see you shouting, they see you excited, they think that I have to hear what's it?

[25:37] See, they judge you in human terms. Or let me put it in a theological language, they judge you anthropologically in anthropological terms.

[25:54] in human terms. So, all they saw is you shouted, you lifted your hands. But they didn't know that actually that action was faith in the realm of the spirit.

[26:07] In human realm, because the two of you, lift up your left hands. Break it down.

[26:23] lift it up again. Now, two hands are being lifted. So long as we are concerned, visually, they have lifted their hands, but we don't know the condition of their hands.

[26:35] So, both of them are saying the same thing, doing the same thing, but let's say this guy did it because as he's lifting his hands, he's been lifting God for a miracle. And that's why he lifted his hands.

[26:46] And so, you, you would judge him like the way this guy has been lifting the hands. You think it's just hands. That is why, watch this, that is why when you, something, I feel like preaching, when something moves you in your spirit, don't be so concerned about how they will judge it.

[27:07] because you keep judging others, so you think that's how others will judge you. But so long as God is concerned, so long as violent faith is concerned, you have to go past the human barrier, you have to go past the human border, and sometimes you may be in church, and you can hear God's power, word coming, miracle coming, and you feel like, ah, I remember the scripture in the book of Acts, Acts chapter 14.

[27:32] The Bible says that when Peter, Paul was preaching, there was this man, there was this man who was born crippled from his mother's tomb, and whilst he was preaching, he was sitting down, and Paul seeing the man, Paul saw, Paul, preaching, the man listening, Paul observing intentionally, that he had faith, Paul observing intentionally, seeing that he had faith, what did he see?

[27:59] So how do you see faith? He saw the man, he saw the man, he saw the man, so, and I'm sure, the man's behavior was interrupted with his concentration, he saw that the man had faith to be healed, and so, when you have faith to be healed, don't sit down and cross your leg, and, if I were you, if I were you, you came with a problem in, in your legs, you can't walk, but you could tell, something, God wants to heal me, don't feel shy, just jump, just jump, try and walk, just try and walk, just try and walk, just try and walk, just try and walk, and by the time you realize, by the time you realize, I'm walking, I'm walking, I'm walking, I'm walking, son, my faith is working, my faith is working, faith, you gotta take responsibility, but the problem is, when you want to step out in faith, you may have a social issue, because people may not know what's happening in your heart, because there is no apparatus to detect, how did

[29:28] Paul know? Paul realized that the atmosphere of the word was so strong, and he saw that the guy is ready, can you imagine, if he had behaved like some of us?

[29:46] If God wants to heal me, he will heal me anyway. Oh God, today, let your servants come and tell me that this is what the doctors have said, you don't have to wait for that.

[30:05] Ask the word, it's coming, get yourself ready, look for where God is going to speak to you. Pastor, I heard it in my spirit that someone is meeting their life partner before the end of this.

[30:19] I heard it, I heard it, I heard it. And listen, some of you, some of you, as it's the word is said, the difference between faith and mental projection is, as he said, something hits you, you know, it's like it's me, you can't, you can't explain why you think it's you, but deep in your heart, you know that the man of God is talking about me, you know that he says someone is about to get a contract, but this thing is me, this thing is me, and then as soon as you connect, you take some actions, you take some actions, you take some action, you shout, you shout, you take some steps, shout hallelujah, shout hallelujah, shout hallelujah, shout hallelujah.

[31:19] Some of you know, you know that this year will not just end without you having a testament. Listen, I mean, you can't explain it, but you know.

[31:37] Does anyone understand what I'm saying? You, you know. Sir, when we were leaving Graceland, some loved ones were calling me, said, oh, I have not been able to sleep last night.

[31:54] I said, why? He said, of course, of your pocket. Those who left with me the last day when we packed everything, we were shattered. I said, finally, I feel we are stepping into greatness now.

[32:08] Whilst others thought, because that's the norm, everyone who moves out of their property prematurely get into trouble. we moved and the church, instead of sinking, is not walking, squashing, not swimming.

[32:23] We are sown. We are sown. We are sown. But you know the truth? The truth of the matter is, I knew it.

[32:36] I was not perturbed once. I was not worried. I was actually excited. I remember one of the things that was keeping me excited was the opportunity to get our screens.

[32:49] I was very excited. I said, you wait. This is just preparation. When you are entering the hotel, they have also tried to, they have done all the words.

[33:01] That's small for what God is going to do with us. That's small. That's small. Mark my words, that's small. We are about to show this generation how excellent that this first century type of church with the first century kind of passion.

[33:25] Show the eyes. They are about to see. You enter a church and you are wondering, should I sleep on the floor?

[33:38] How? And then those who are so mentally calculative. But where did they get all this money from? Where is money? How? How?

[33:49] Hey, what is this? I, I, I, I saw it in my spirit.

[34:00] I knew it. I knew it. I'm telling you, I knew it was going to happen. I knew it. So I started taking some steps of faith.

[34:12] I knew it. That's how faith is. You, you have, you have this inner conviction, inner witness, that you cannot be sick. That's how fear also works.

[34:23] Sometimes you have this inner fear, inner fear, this man will leave me, this boyfriend will leave me, or this inner fear that they will sack me from this company. You are going for interview, you have this inner fear, I don't think I'll get a job.

[34:36] That's how fear also works. Fear will contaminate your faith. And Satan will find every way to inject fear, inject fear, inject fear, inject fear, to neutralize your faith.

[34:50] And then he will send people who don't have faith to come and advise you to be careful. And they will come and highlight the enormity and the gravity of your problem. They will come and tell you.

[35:02] And every now and then Satan's job is to paint how harsh your condition is and tell you that please be real. Be real. It will not happen. Be real.

[35:13] Be real. And yet you know that my God is able. You know God will help me. You know. I remember Stella, she walked into a service prayer meeting and she said she didn't want to come because the doctors are giving her bad news about cancer.

[35:32] She didn't want to come to the service. And the sister said no come. Don't worry. I don't want to go. So she came late and dragged herself there and before she entered she said if this man of God is a real man of God.

[35:44] God doesn't normally answer those kind of prayers. He doesn't have to prove anything to you. He doesn't have to prove. But for some reason sometimes God will wink and try and help someone.

[35:57] She said if this man is a man of God, when I get in let him call me and pray for me. She said you remember the story? What happened to you? Bring her microphone. She said as soon as she entered the service I said the Lord told me to pray for you.

[36:16] When you were coming to the service what did you say? I just said to God if Papa is a man of God let him call me because it was so hard.

[36:28] A bad situation. And when you got in what happened? When I got in I was the first person to call God asked me to pray for me. And cancer and today God has taken care of that cancer because of prayer.

[36:46] The same God is fighting for you. And see the same God fighting for you. I see the same God fighting for you. I see the same God fighting for you.

[36:56] I see the same God fighting for you. God who fights for you. God who fights for you. God who fights for you. In the name of Jesus So Jeremy In the name of Jesus should Hallelujah.

[37:25] Blind Batimoyos. Everybody here at one point in time will fall into that category. And you come to a junction.

[37:37] Do I comply with my socialist feeling? Or I should just go with my heart of faith. Everybody.

[37:50] If you're going to walk with God, you're going to come to that crossroad. Sometimes as I'm preaching, some of you there are times you feel like running to lie on the floor. You know that's my miracle.

[38:01] Listen, don't be concerned about the instant reaction. Think about the result of that step of obedience. Yes. Because the truth of the matter is, there are people here with critical conditions.

[38:17] You actually need the help of God. Remember? You have come to sit here like you are in a plane. We have come to clinic. We have come to the house of God.

[38:28] God is of power to establish you. So when you come, you must be determined that God, it must happen for me. It must happen for me.

[38:41] It must happen for me. I see it happening for somebody. I see it happening for somebody. I said I see it happening for you. Before the end of this year.

[38:54] Before the end of this year. Before the end of this year. I see it happening for you. I see it happening for you. I see it happening for you. Shout yes Lord. Yes Lord. Yes Lord.

[39:04] Please be seated. He said. I see it happening for you. I see it happening for you. He said. I see it happening for you. He said. I see it happening for you. He said.

[39:15] He said. Behold. I am the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for me? Is there anything too hard for me? Is there anything too hard for me? Is there anything too hard for me? Is there anything too hard for me?

[39:27] Is there anything too hard for me? Nothing is too difficult for you. is there anything too hard for me? is there anything too hard for me?

[39:39] nothing is true did it come for you? Mary said how can these things be? since I know no man the angel said that is not your problem for the only God shall come upon you and the power of the highest shall overshadow you for with God nothing shall be impossible listen people people don't have to understand why you shout your results will speak encourage we in Kari we invest a lot of money into God's work a lot of money and I found out that God takes care of it takes care of it your miracle is waiting for you

[40:50] God is witnessing to you in your spirit it's not in your mind it's in your spirit faith is a matter of the spirit doubt is a matter of the mind so sometimes you can have faith in your spirit and your mind is trying to mess up your spirit that what you have to do is to fix your mind he said when I am afraid I will trust in you Bible says he shall keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on him Isaiah 26 verse 3 and in Psalm 56 verse 3 he said whenever I am afraid I will trust in you every now and then the enemy will try to intimidate you that sickness the doctor said it won't get healed they prayed for you but it won't get healed there are people here who the enemy has told you that you can't have a child told you I have seen people who have had a child Pastor the last testimony we heard from Papa the woman who was married for several years and I think is it 30 something years and 20 you remember you know which one

[42:01] I am talking about the one that husband died it's 30 something you know it's very strange they have been trying for a child never they have money but they have tried everything but they are committed Christian for about 30 something years no child no child and the husband got a big promotion and they went somewhere another city or something like that and one day the husband was on his or his way from work and had a car crash and died on the spot they have been trying the woman was shattered I think she was in her 50s or something yeah 50s yeah she was shattered now what God have trusted you but you know what she still praised God she was still praising God two and a half months or three months after the husband died she found out she was pregnant she found out she was pregnant the baby has been born and dedicated in church

[43:05] Bishop David Oyedi post ministry this is the same ministry we salute to what makes you think your problem is not solvable what makes you think you can't have a child the devil is a liar they have taken my womb and so what is there a womb you need or a child you need you have to have a child you feel too sorry for yourself because of the things you see but the things God is showing you in his word about your future you are not even able to see because you are so not fixated on your issues so you can see what God is showing you your future is far above what you know it's far it's far it's far stop being afraid trust God I dare you to trust God

[44:06] I dare you to trust God I dare you to believe God I dare you to put your hope in God blind Bartimaeus heard that Jesus was passing he shouted everybody said keep quiet because he knew that there's not a time to shout they knew there wasn't a time to shout but his spirit said shout for him and that shout people thought it was a shout but Jesus said that's not a shout that is an expression of faith that is an expression of faith that is an expression of faith that is an expression of faith don't let anything hinder you from expressing your faith faith unexpressed is fake so you can tell me I have faith in my heart I don't have to do anything it's not true if you have faith in your heart you will do something you will say something you will take

[45:10] Bible said poor soul that he had faith to be healed Jesus said your faith he was just shouting Jesus said that was a shout of faith the woman with the issue of blood Mark chapter 5 she came behind the breast and touched his garment for she said to herself if I can only touch the hem of his garment I shall be made whole and when he touched him Mark chapter 5 30 Jesus stopped and he said who touched me Peter said everyone is touching you how can you see no Jesus said someone didn't just touch me the person was drawing from me and then the woman realized she couldn't hide she came and said it's me and she told Jesus the whole story and in verse 34 find out what Jesus told her and in verse 34 and he said to her daughter your faith has made you well not I not my power your faith your faith your faith your faith your faith people

[46:15] Peter said this is an ordinary touch Jesus said it was faith it wasn't a touch it was an expression of faith don't don't don't stifle the expression of your faith don't stifle it don't sit on it don't say no no express it and God will react when your faith says yes God will not say no let me run down let me run down someone shout I am blessed I am blessed do you know why I said she shout I am blessed that's why I want to finish now oh my god the reason I said she shout I am blessed there is why we keep saying homologia I said 2016 somebody is blessed there is a reason because these are all actions of faith what did I tell you I am preaching about the spirit of faith first of all faith ok 2 Corinthians chapter 4 verse 13 put you on the screen because of my time somebody is about to have a shock because because because you go back to the doctors and they will say hey what's happening what's happening what's happening what's happening they will say where have you been you will tell them you've been to

[47:39] Caris you hear that gentleman's testimony he says since I joined this church things are beginning to work for me blessing has a lot to do with who you affiliate yourself with may I say this please with all humility but with intensity integrity the church you attend matters it matters it matters the church you attend matters you may not like one or two people you may not like this usher the way nobody talks to me but I'm telling you sometimes sometimes I feel like picking a phone and asking people that now that you are beginning to pull a fast one on God and church when you find out that you are in desperate need of our help what do you want us to do now that you have chopped us off sometimes people forget where they are coming from and people forget their previous wounds it doesn't heal completely you are in the room it looks warm don't sell your coat here because we will not sleep here so sometimes to be honest as a pastor because I'm not a customer service oriented pastor in other words trying to look for members we don't do that we can't reduce the work

[49:27] I just have to grow the grass and the people God has sent me to solve their problems they will find out this is where I'm supposed to be this is my place your spirit will tell you this is my place and some people the same thing that has taught them from their infancy you don't finish your course you don't finish your marriage you don't finish this you don't finish your job everything you try to do it stops halfway you have found a church like this out of your own self self self tedness you've decided to or because what somebody said that's why this rumor it is killing you you find a place you can tell that this God has helped me enormously and God and God is still helping me and then you decide to allow the same thing that has interfered with your life all your life your schooling your business your relationship you have left several relationships because it looks like something goes wrong you found a place where

[50:34] God can help you to deal with that thing when that thing is about to be dealt with you protect it at the end of the day we have where I said mom I've seen people leave church gone and roam and roam and roam and come back they go and come back they go and find out that hey carrie's is good though come back to receive help from God you buy it as well humble yourself you know there are times you call vodafone you call ee you are very upset but you really need your phone to work so you just have to you have to call you are very upset but you have to call I ordered something some time ago they were supposed to next day delivery it didn't come the next day from Jessup the next day it didn't come we called them chased them up one customer service told what what can I do I don't know we have said how dare you talk like that

[51:34] I wanted to call cancel that but when you cancel you still suffer I really wanted to cancel that thing but I just feel like if I cancel I lose more and they will tell you when we get the goods back sometimes you just have to swallow the pride and receive the help like that with meekness the engrafted word of God so that you can maintain your future dignity I want to give you a belt so that your trousers doesn't fall off but because of the way I'm talking you don't want to take the belt please you need it you ignore the way I talk and accept the belt somebody gets in it hurts my heart when I see how people get interrupted when they are getting closer to help from God it hurts it hurts my heart based on mundane carnal things and most of it is just emotional

[52:57] I don't feel like that it's Paul's blessing more than anything and I've been a pastor too long to see people keep going on this treadmill run and run and run and run something must break once and for you have to defeat that thing that's the difficult aspect of pastoral work because we live in a generation where it's a generation of hoppers and shoppers shopping and everyone has to be careful about the way they treat you and you are managing and swimming on the surface and the deep wounds and deep issues that are responsible for your greatness no one can touch it because you won't allow anybody your mother couldn't address it your boyfriends couldn't address it your girlfriends couldn't address it everybody knows it your close friends can't address it because you have a way of polishing up and presenting yourself when you come to church by the

[53:59] Holy Ghost we may say some things but you may not like it but you know that your blessing is here it is not because we don't value you but actually we didn't actually know that it was even hurt offending you just that the thing inside you is reacting that something is reacting too many people I have loved and given opportunities but the same things that make them fail in life always jump in most people have been trained to be so self-centered so they can't stand any little pressure but I was telling some guys to work in a top organization it comes to be a lot of pressures to work around the prime minister so that tells you a lot of the folks we are used to can never rise because they can't take pressure they are golden boys and I believe we need to challenge that thing that sometimes it should have been dealt with when you were growing so it's easier but it wasn't dealt with

[55:07] I believe sir I believe that some people cannot sustain marriage I believe it because the way you are the way you are is going to be a big ask for anyone to get married to you and stay with you the church you are that's why the church you attend matters in matters the hospital you receive your treatment from matters I get what I'm saying the hospital will release your treatment from matters it will be very far from your house but please you are better off going there let me finish this message on faith in the book of did I say 2 Corinthians 4 verse 13 let's read it on the screen interesting are you ready to read it aloud with me please let's read it aloud let's go we also believe and therefore speak say spirit of faith what I want you to understand about spirit of faith is not it's not necessarily the Holy

[56:32] Spirit one and it's not entirely the human spirit so what it is it is the human spirit infused or infused with the Holy Spirit that's what it's called the spirit of faith the spirit of faith is the human spirit infused so when you are not born again you can't have the spirit of faith the spirit of faith is the human spirit infused with the Holy Spirit that is the spirit of faith we have it we have it We have it.

[57:13] It's the spirit of faith. And so you can tell that faith is of the spirit. Faith is not of the mind. As I said earlier, doubt is of the mind.

[57:27] Faith is of the spirit. So how do you generate your faith? Keep feeding your spirit with God's word. Keep feeding your spirit with God's word.

[57:39] That's why you can't afford not to be coming to church. Or listening to God's word. Or you have to keep feeding your spirit. And then from God, it's downloaded into your spirit. And then you accept it and trigger it.

[57:50] And answers begin to come. Spirit of faith. But when you have a spirit of faith, it always reflects first in your language. What you say will determine your harvest.

[58:03] Ha! Tell someone, be careful what you say. Be careful what you say. Say, be careful what you say. Be careful what you say. Because it will determine your harvest. What you say will determine your harvest.

[58:39] Which is issued out in what you say. An inward witness. Confession starts from inside. Now, sir, it's very interesting. I'm about to say something.

[58:50] This is a very important point. Don't miss it. I need to hold my Bible as I say it. The Bible says, the Bible says, the Bible says that in the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

[59:06] God created man. And when he created man, when he was about to create man, he said, let us make man in our image and our mind. And let them have the meaning. The Bible says that God made man in Genesis chapter 2.

[59:19] And God made man and he breathed into him, into his nostrils. And man became a living soul.

[59:31] Genesis chapter 2, verse 6, 7, 8, somewhere there. And so God formed man. It's interesting when you read the Bible. Can I just indulge in taking your mind on to some interesting things?

[59:44] Those of you who are good students of the Bible who enjoy reading, you find some interesting stuff. The Bible says that in the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. God created the heavens and the earth.

[59:59] And the earth was. When you read King James, he said the earth was. But the original Greek was the earth became. The earth became.

[60:16] Void. Interesting. That word that was translated, and the earth was. The word was is the same word that was used in Genesis chapter 19, verse 26, which says that, and Saul's wife looked back and she became.

[60:33] That word became is the same word that was used in Genesis chapter 19, verse 26, so his wife looked back and behind, and she became. That became is the same word that was used in the earth was. So God created the earth in a certain way, but it became what it wasn't created.

[60:49] So theologians believe between Genesis chapter 1 and Genesis chapter 2, thousands of years. And they believe probably, they're fitting that probably that's where the dinosaurs and all those things, thousands of years, because something happened and destroyed what God has created.

[61:03] All darkness came on earth. And so God, spirits came and moved. And then God said, let there be. And God, in fact, said let there be light, and there was light.

[61:15] And Bible says that God separated light, and then let the earth. So first, he brought darkness out and brought the earth, the land, from the waters.

[61:25] The land was already there. That's not faith, but it's interesting. Just go and do something. But in Genesis chapter 2, verse 1, chapter 2, God rested. Go to Genesis chapter 2, verse 1.

[61:37] Interesting. The earth. So thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them were finished. Go to the next verse. Verse 2. And then God rested.

[61:47] Verse 3. From his, go, go, go, go, go, go. Verse 2 again. Verse 2, verse 2. Which are, God rested the seventh day from his work, which he has made.

[62:01] In the second one, God made. He didn't create the heavens and the earth, because the first one was created, and then he made it.

[62:11] But that's just to tickle your intellectual interest. But the main point is that God formed man.

[62:22] When you go down verse 6 down 1. God formed man, and man was just clay from the dust of the earth. And then, and then, and then, Bible says, and the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils, and the breath of what?

[62:39] Life. And man became a living soul. So, God, watch this. What did God breathe into? It's like, resuscitation kind of, but in the notes, God breathed into his nostrils.

[62:52] Ah! The breath of life. And then man also. Where did you get it from? God. Now, watch this.

[63:04] So, the breath is spirit. And watch this. How many of you can speak without releasing breath? So, when you speak, you actually release spirit.

[63:19] You release breath. So, that's why when you download your system with what God has said, and you speak it, you release life. Hallelujah. You, you can't be quiet.

[63:33] You can't be quiet. You have to speak. How do you get born again? He said that, if, if you can believe in your heart. He said, with the heart, man believes it.

[63:45] And with the mouth, confession is slayed. When you speak, you release the life of God into reality. So, in Psalms 107 verse 2, he said, let the redeemed of the Lord say it.

[63:57] You have to speak. You have to speak. You got to speak. He said in Matthew chapter 17, verse 20. Interesting text. Matthew 17, verse 20.

[64:08] Look at this. Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! I like this one. He said, Jesus said unto them, because of your own, verily I say unto you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, what will you do? If you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, what will you do?

[64:24] You shall save. Faith will save. Faith will save. Oh, now me, I've given up. Now me, I've given up. I'm tired. I can't be bothered.

[64:34] That's why situations haven't changed. God may want something very badly for you, but your confession will neutralize it. Because it is, ma'am, it has been programmed and coded into life, into creation, that speech activates things to happen.

[64:55] So, in fact, he said in Proverbs chapter 18, or let's go to chapter 12, verse 14 instead. Proverbs 12, 14. Let's not read it from the screen. If they put it on the screen. Let's go. Let's read it out loud.

[65:08] A man shall be satisfied with good by the doing of the man, and the difficulty of a man by the man. What shall you be satisfied with?

[65:19] With good based on what you are saying. That's what will satisfy you. The things you are saying is what will come. Proverbs chapter 18, verse 20.

[65:31] Proverbs 18, 20. Let's read that out. Let's read it out. Let's go. Let's go. A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth, and the fruit of his mouth, and the fruit of his mouth.

[65:43] Shall he be filled? One more time. A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth, and with the increase of... So what you are saying is what will satisfy your belly.

[65:55] It's life. It's been programmed. So how do you make this faith to work for you? He said, we have the spirit of faith. Therefore, therefore, have we spoken.

[66:05] Therefore, have we spoken. So we do we have... And since we have the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, I believe, therefore, I speak. We also believe, and therefore, we speak.

[66:18] The spirit of faith is the speaking spirit. And what do we speak? That's why we say homologia. Homologia is what God has said.

[66:29] You take it and... Watch this. Not you just take it and say it. Take it, enter, let it enter your heart, and then release it from your heart. Keep speaking it.

[66:41] When I was preaching, I was saying something. I've been saying something. Someone is receiving healing, and you believe it's you. And you pray, amen, amen. When you leave, keep saying, I'm receiving my healing. I receive my... Speak what you...

[66:52] What has entered your heart. The word that has settled. Speak it out. Speak it out. Don't wait for someone to endorse it. You don't need that. It will delay your miracle. Or you'll miss out on your miracle.

[67:03] Don't wait for anybody's endorsement, because God's endorsement is good enough. Once he says it, he has released it. That is how faith works. And for your faith to be radical, the main scripture I started with, blind Matthew Myers, what did he do?

[67:17] The Bible says that he shouted. Think about it. Radical faith. Who speak? Shout. Yeah. Yeah. He shouted. People say, he shouted.

[67:28] Jesus! Jesus said, the man has faith. Faith will speak. How many know shouting is a higher level of speaking? Yeah.

[67:38] So if you have faith, and for your faith to be violent and take things violently, you have to be able to speak out, shout out boldly. Ignore the ridicule.

[67:50] Ignore who is looking down on you. Because the truth is, they don't know what they are doing. They don't know. They actually need you to keep speaking for them to see the miracle which will end up being a blessing to them.

[68:01] Don't be silent. Don't be silent. God sent me to tell someone, your miracle is in your heart. You will not shout hallelujah.

[68:18] Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Shout hallelujah. Hallelujah. Shout hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Lift up your right hand. We are going to do some confession.

[68:30] Say, Lord. Lord. I believe. I believe. I receive. I receive. My miracle. Now. Lord. I believe.

[68:42] I receive. My testimony. Now. Lord. I believe. I receive. My miracle.

[68:54] Now. Now. Now. Lord. I declare. According to your word. I am blessed.

[69:06] I am blessed. I am blessed. I am blessed. My health is blessed. My family is blessed.

[69:18] My marriage is blessed. I am blessed. In my finances. I am blessed. This December.

[69:30] I am blessed. Bled joule the Lord. I am blessed. I am blessed. When I go out. I am blessed. When I come in.

[69:41] I am blessed. When I sit down. I am blessed. When I rise up. I am blessed. My food is blessed.

[69:54] My drink is blessed. I am blessed I am blessed before the end of this year my blessing will begin to speak out because the Lord is on my side and victory belongs to Jesus if you believe give the Lord a chance give the Lord a chance give the Lord a chance lift up your hands and thank him come on lift up your hands lift up your hands lift up your hands they thought you will be stranded they thought you will be put to shame but you will not be put to shame you will not be disgraced you will not be disgraced

[71:08] This is your year This is your year This is your year This is your year Lord If you are not saved You are not saved Because life is dangerous Life is not under your command I don't see why I should end this service Without giving you an opportunity to say Yes Lord, pastor pray with me Because I want to have this bread Which means I want to put all my confidence in him All my hope in him I want to give my life to Jesus If that is your genuine desire Just lift up your hand and say this after me Say it genuinely from your heart Say Lord Jesus I know I am a sinner I have sinned against you I ask you to forgive my sins Wash me with your blood Thank you Lord for dying on the cross To save me From today I will serve you

[72:10] I believe in you I put all my hope in you I put my faith in you As my Lord And personal savior I receive you into my life I make a vow With you That I will serve you All the days of my life Satan Get behind me I don't belong to you I belong to Jesus Thank you Lord For saving me In Jesus name Father I thank you Your word says that You know your sheep And your sheep know your voice No one can come to you Except your father brings him I pray that let your grace be upon them Help them to be strong I pray that the grace of God Will come upon you The power of the Holy Spirit Will come upon you And help you to be a strong Christian In Jesus mighty name Amen Thank you for listening For more resources Please visit Carious.org Or call us on 0207 740 9960 God bless you God bless you