Sola Fidei - (Faith Alone) Characteristics of Genuine Faith - Day - 3

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[0:33] Father, thank you for the privilege to hear your word. We pray that as we hear your word, you deposit yourself into us, reveal yourself into us. Oh Lord, we are thirsty for you.

[0:44] We are hungry for you. Bread of heaven, feed us till we want no more. We want more of you this morning through your word. As your word comes, let our hearts be warm, strangely warmed.

[0:56] As your word comes, oh God, let there be enlightenment. As your word comes, let your word, which is medicine to our flesh, let it heal our bodies. As your word comes, let the lost be saved.

[1:08] Let the confused receive direction. Let the sinning be convicted and be straining to walk away from sin. In the name of Jesus and above all, let faith rise up.

[1:20] Let faith be built. Let faith be generated. We thank you in Jesus' name. And someone says, Amen. Amen. Shout the living Amen. Amen. And all shall say, Amen.

[1:33] And all the people shall say, Amen. Now, on Friday and yesterday, we've been talking about one theme, our faith seminar, which is, Sola Fide.

[1:46] Let's all shout, Sola Fide. Sola Fide. I can't hear you. Sola Fide. Which means, Faith alone. Say it again. Faith alone. Say it again. Faith alone.

[1:56] So, it's faith alone. What do we mean by faith alone? Bible says that the just shall live by faith. Alright. So, we are saved by faith. We walk by faith.

[2:07] We live by faith. And nothing else but faith. Because everything God does, He does it based on His own intention and His own programming. So, God doesn't have to change His programming to fit anybody's programming and desires or whims.

[2:21] God, if we have to receive from God, He works with His own programming. And actually, you know what I like about God? He doesn't require much from us. He doesn't require much.

[2:33] He's packaged everything. So, you don't have to be in trouble to cry and cry and cry before you hear. He hears your prayers because He's part of the package.

[2:45] He's packaged everything. So, when Adam and Eve missed God in the garden, when they sinned, the devil thought, yes, I got him now. But, little did he know that God has, Bible said, before the foundations of the earth, the lamb was slain.

[3:02] So, before Adam was even created, before Adam showed up, there was blood. There was blood that was speaking. Blood, the blood, the lamb had blood before blood was created.

[3:12] So, when you read in Revelations, he said, then in the midst of the throne, I saw the lamb as it has just been slain.

[3:24] The Revelation chapter 4. It's like the lamb is still bleeding. The bleeding is fresh. The blood is fresh. The eternal freshness of the blood of the lamb. It was there before the foundations of the earth, but manifested in time.

[3:39] Because God does not live in time. That's right. God does not live in time. He lives in eternity, but has time under His control. He created time. So, before time, oh, Bible says in Acts that not unto God are all His works from the foundation of the earth.

[3:57] God knows. He always knows what He will do. John 6 says, Jesus said, then where shall we find bread for these people? He asked them back. Bible said, for He Himself knew what He will do. God has never run out of ideas.

[4:11] Never, never, never. He has never run out of what to do. He always knows. Actually, He has the answer before the question came. Oh, He didn't hear what I said. God has the answers.

[4:22] You see, before He says the question, He has the answers. Or before any problem comes, the solution is already in God. So, that is why I'm here to announce to somebody. Bible says that we are complete in Christ Jesus.

[4:34] According to Colossians chapter 1 verse 10, I think so. He said, for you are complete in Him. You are complete in Him. So, it doesn't matter what seems to be missing in your life. My announcement to you is that you are complete in Him.

[4:47] Sharius! Yes! Sharius! Yes! So, you don't... God already plans it. And then you don't have to bring much to the table.

[5:00] You don't have to. You don't have to. As I told you during the reformations, we have the five solas. Solafide, so by faith alone. Solagracia, by faith alone.

[5:11] Solagraps, by scriptures alone. Solagraps, by glory of God alone. Solus Christos, by Christ alone. All these solas. Christ, okay. Christ alone. Faith alone.

[5:22] Grace alone. Scripture alone. To His glory alone. You don't have much to do about all the five. You only have one. One. You only bring one. And He said, I take care of the four. So, you just take care of the 20%.

[5:34] And I'll take care of the 80%. Isn't that a good deal? Isn't that a good deal? And even the 20%. And He said, no one can come to me unless God draws him.

[5:45] So, when you read Romans chapter 8, verse 29. He said, for those He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed into the image of His Son.

[5:58] So that Jesus will be first born. Amen. Amen. Jesus becomes first born. But before Jesus, hey, I like this. Before Jesus came to die, He has already programmed that you will be seeing Jesus as the younger brother.

[6:13] Hallelujah. He foreknew you. Foreknew. What does it mean? Before. He knew you before. Before when? Before you showed up. He said, before I knew you.

[6:23] So, He always knows before you showed up. Now, so the point I'm making is that even for you to be careful, don't see he foreknew. He has already predestined to be conformed into the image of His Son.

[6:34] That He might be the first among many men. And Romans says that. And those He predestined, He also called. So, your justification for what comes after your calling.

[6:46] So, the faith that gets you justified is not actually from yourself. Even though you have to comply with God to release that faith.

[6:57] So, what I'm trying to say is, practically, you didn't have to bring anything on them. It's just that you have to just trust God. That's why we sing them. He said, great and mighty God. Do you believe it? Yes.

[7:07] He said, you are in. He called Abraham. Abraham, I want to bless you. Do you believe it? Yes, Lord. Okay, then receive it. So, you don't have to do much. You have to, I feel the Holy Ghost here. You have to accept what He says.

[7:19] Once you accept what He says, it becomes yours. You don't have to reinvent the wheel. He didn't ask you to reinvent the wheel. He said, believe in all this.

[7:30] He said, yeah, Lord. Jesus, they came to Jesus. Mark chapter 1. He said, Lord, I want you to hear Him. He said, do you believe that I am able to do this? He said, yeah, Lord. He said, receive it.

[7:43] A man came to Jesus. He said, heal my son. For every now and then he has faiths. And he throws him into fire. And Jesus said that. And He said, if you are able to.

[7:54] He said, if I am able, all things are possible to him who believeth. Mark chapter 9, verse 23. He said, all things are possible. It's not about my ability. It's your believability.

[8:09] Someone shout, I believe. I believe. What is breaking many people is their unbelief. It's not Satan. It's unbelief.

[8:20] Unbelief creates the room for Satan to operate. Because your unbelief disengages God. It says that.

[8:32] By all these things, as I said. Grace alone. Grace is God at work. God giving us Himself. This morning, the first service, I said something. That, watch this. I said, grace is not an Old Testament word.

[8:44] If you read through the Old Testament, you will never see grace there. Bible says in John chapter 1, verse 17. That grace came with Christ. So grace is a New Testament word. Grace is God actually now amongst men.

[8:56] Working amongst men. All right. And you don't go and bring Him. He chooses to come. So you don't do anything about grace. You can't do much about grace. And then number two. When we say Christ alone, what can you do about Christ alone?

[9:07] He has come to die. He has done it. Everything is done. Done. Deal. A done deal. Okay. And then when we talk about to the glory of God alone. What? What? What? What? What? You can't take the glory.

[9:17] You can't. It's God's glory. You can't do anything about it. Just give it to Him. That's right. So when we come and we are praising God, we are just ascribing glory to Him. It's just an act of saying that God, He belongs to you.

[9:28] We are not singing to be happy. Get it right. We are not singing to be happy. When we come to church and we are singing, we are not singing to be happy. We are praising Him. The Bible says that praise Him with a song.

[9:39] So we are praising Him. We sing hymns to praise Him. It's different from what you do in your house when you are having a party or when you go somewhere and there's music. Even though this is music, we are praising Him with the music, in the music.

[9:51] When you come to church and we are praising God, please put aside your crown. All right? Remove the crown. Because you are nobody. You are nobody.

[10:01] Before God, you are nobody. And the more you make yourself nothing before God, the more He makes you something before human beings. The Bible says, what you have there, which you didn't receive.

[10:12] And then He actually goes on to say in John 3, verse 27, that a man can receive nothing except if He is given to him from above. Say, bless you, Lord. Bless you, Lord. So when you come to the presence of God, the first thing you have to remember is bless the Lord, O my soul.

[10:26] Come with blessings. Come with joy in your heart. All right? So you don't really have to do much. But the only thing He requires of you is faith. So when He called Abraham, He said, Abraham, do you believe it? Do you believe that I'm going to give you a chant?

[10:37] He said, yes, Lord, I believe. Abraham believed God. And that was it. He was in. God called Abraham. Abraham believed. And he was in. So that's what faith alone means.

[10:48] Sola fidei. Sola fidei means that faith alone. You don't have to add other things. You can't write the scriptures again. All right? You can't write the scriptures. So scripture alone. But faith alone means that nothing but faith is what works.

[11:01] Jesus, Luke chapter 5, they uncovered the roof of the Bible. And when Jesus saw their faith, He didn't even consider what damage they might have done. What the conditions were. Those things don't.

[11:11] Jesus just looks for faith. When a son of man comes back, shall he find faith on earth? Luke chapter 18, verse 8. The son of man is just looking for faith. He says, Peter, Peter, Satan has sought to shake you like wheat.

[11:23] Luke chapter 22, verse 31. Satan has sought to shake you like wheat. Ben, verse 32 said, but I have prayed for you that your faith, your faith fails not. And so it's your faith. Once your faith is in place, you are okay.

[11:35] Someone shout hallelujah. Yeah. And I like what Paul said in the book of Acts, verse 27. He says that, and I believe God, the angel of God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood by me by night and told me that there will not be loss of life.

[11:48] God said, I've given you into your hands all those who are traveling with you. That's an apostolic commission. I've given you. So anyone who is under your covering is covered. That's why it matters what apostolic covering you sit under.

[12:03] Because the covenant commission or the covenant assignment or covenant instruction under the commission, did you hear the testimony? She said, since I came to Caris, my life has changed. Since I came here, I was struggling, things that were not going on.

[12:16] I mean, how can you just receive 29,000 pounds like that and then as though that was not enough, you are back again? Meanwhile, some of these people didn't even join in their fasting.

[12:33] It doesn't take that too. It takes God. Because when your faith says yes, your records don't matter.

[12:46] You didn't hear what I said. When your faith says yes, your records don't matter anymore. I've done this. I've done that. I used to be that.

[12:56] I used to be this. I used to be that. It doesn't matter anymore. Once your faith says yes, that's what God is considering. So God is more interested in your faith than your works. So say faith alone. So master, what are you trying to suppose?

[13:09] That all I need is faith and I'll be okay. Yes, that's what I just said. And when it comes to life, all you need is God. And then when it comes to God, all it takes is faith. That's faith.

[13:21] Faith is what moves heaven. Without it, without faith, impossibilities set in. Faith alone. Now, today I want to, I will leave the recap of what we have heard.

[13:34] Today I just want to talk briefly about the ingredients of the faith that works alone. The faith alone, the ingredients. Or the characteristics of genuine faith.

[13:47] Because you know the problem? Most of the time, people operate with something else which is not faith. But they think it's faith. And so when they don't see the results, they are saying, ah, this thing is not working.

[13:58] This thing is not working. Have you actually been in faith? That's the question here. So I'm going to talk about the ingredients or the characteristics, the signs of a genuine faith. The faith that works.

[14:09] The faith that receives heavenly accreditation and heavenly recognition. That's what I want to mention briefly. Number one. So signs of true faith. Qualities of true faith.

[14:20] Number one. Not in any particular order. Number one, the qualities and the characteristics of a genuine faith. A genuine faith or true faith sees. S-E-E-S.

[14:31] Remember Bible says we walk by faith and not by sight. So what scene are you talking about then? Genuine faith sees. Let's all say that together.

[14:42] Genuine faith sees. Say true faith sees. True faith sees. Look at 2 Corinthians chapter 4 verse 18.

[14:55] Hallelujah. Hmm. Whilst we do not look at the things which are seen. But at the things which are not seen.

[15:07] What are we supposed to be looking at? Things that are not seen. Does this sound right in your mouth? Whilst we look at the things which are not seen.

[15:18] Which we do not see. Say. So whilst we. Whilst we do not look at the things which are seen. So the things which are seen. He said don't look at it. We don't look at that.

[15:30] So what do we look at? But we look at the things which are not seen. Because faith definitely will see something. But it sees the unseen. It puts it to be seen.

[15:41] As seen the invisible. Look at Hebrews chapter 11 verse 27. Have you seen it? Let's not read it from the screen. I think I like this. Let's not read it out loud. Very loud. Okay. Are you ready? Okay.

[15:52] Let's go. To Le Mans. By faith. He forsook Egypt. Not fearing the wrath of the king. For he endured as seeing him who is invisible. Talking about Moses.

[16:04] Moses forsook Egypt by faith. Why? Because he endured as seeing him who is invisible. How does the King James put it? For he endured as seeing him who is invisible.

[16:17] Very so. So he saw what was not visible. That's why he said once we look not at the things that we see. But we look at the things that are invisible. The things that we don't see.

[16:30] Are you getting what I'm saying? So faith sees. Faith sees. Hebrews 11.1.

[16:42] Faith. Now faith is the substance. Greek word. Hopustasis. Substance of things hoped for. The evidence.

[16:54] Listen. Faith is a substance. Faith has substance. Substance. It's not ethereal. It's not cerebral. It's not a fiction.

[17:05] Alright. Faith has substance. The tangibility of faith. Faith is the substance of things hoped for.

[17:19] So it's over there. That's what you are hoping for. Faith reaches out to what hasn't happened yet. And shows you. You begin to see it and walk in it. Amen. The evidence.

[17:31] Watch this. The evidence of things not yet seen. Right. So this is how Jesus put it. I said it. Was it yesterday? That actually. Abraham was saved before Jesus came to die to save us.

[17:45] Ha ha. Hmm. Hang on here, Siana. That's psychologically inaccurate. Right. Abraham came. Abraham was saved.

[17:55] Or Abraham was justified. By faith. Before Jesus Christ came to shed his blood for justification. Because when Abraham.

[18:08] In the days. In the days of Abraham. Bible says that. Abraham was seen what ordinary people didn't see. After God spoke to him. And so look at Galatians chapter. Galatians chapter 3.

[18:20] Verse 7. Galatians chapter 3. Verse 7. Thank you Holy Spirit. We give you praise. Verse 6 says. Just as Abraham believed God.

[18:32] As it was accounted to him for righteousness. Therefore know that only those who are of faith. Are the sons of Abraham. And the scriptures. Who does it? The scriptures foreseeing that God would justify the Gentile by faith.

[18:45] Preach the gospel to Abraham beforehand. The gospel. What do you think is the gospel? Christ died for us. He died. He was very resurrected for our sins.

[18:55] That's the gospel. Okay. The simplest one of the gospel. According to 1 Corinthians chapter 15 verse 3 and 4. The definition. The clear definition of the gospel is there. In Romans chapter 1 verse 16. It says. I'm not ashamed of the gospel of Christ.

[19:06] For it is the power of God unto salvation. Alright. The power of God. The gospel is the power of God. Watch. It's as interesting. The gospel is the power of God unto salvation. Bible says that. God. Like this. Galatians chapter 3 verse 8. God foreseeing that the Gentiles.

[19:17] Will be justified by faith. Preach the gospel to Abraham beforehand. Saying. In you shall all the nations be blessed. So the gospel was preached to Abraham beforehand.

[19:32] And what happened to Abraham? Saying. So then those who are of faith are blessed. We believe in Abraham. So when you. Oh I like that. That's it.

[19:43] When you believe. When you are of faith in Christ. You come and join Abraham's team. The team of those who are justified. Those who are in it already. So we are blessed with Abraham. Abraham was blessed. Why?

[19:53] Long before Jesus came to die. Because as I said yesterday. The blood was actually shed at the foundation of the earth. From the foundation of the world. So the blood has always been speaking. But it must be manifested in time.

[20:06] So that's why Bible says in Galatians chapter 4 verse 4. When the fullness of time came. Jesus Christ. God sent forth his son. Born of a woman. Born under the law. So that was time.

[20:17] It was time. It had to happen in time. Other than that. It's not valid on earth. We must. It must be on timeline some way. Even though it's already in heaven.

[20:28] Eternity doesn't work with time. Alright. Eternity is just timeless. So it's already has happened. You got saved. In time. When you confess.

[20:39] Accepted Jesus. When you put your faith in Jesus Christ. But before God. You were saved long time. Before the foundation of the earth. So Abraham. Watch this. Abraham believed God.

[20:49] And so why we also believe. We become like Abraham. Hello. Hi. Man. Most of us are so deceived. I said something. The first service. That most time.

[21:00] It's very easy to be deceived. And to come to church. And thinking that. God owes you something. I came to receive from God. I came to receive from God. So I have to be treated like a customer. Customer. In church.

[21:11] It's not customer service. No. No. It's worship. Worship service. So are you worshiper? If you are not a worshiper. We are not here to serve you. We are here to serve him. Do you understand that?

[21:24] But others are here to help all of us. To serve him. So I am doing my job to help. I just will do their job. So why don't you ask us. You join somebody to. That's part of the service now. So if you are in the church for more than two weeks.

[21:36] And you don't do anything. I don't think it speaks well of you. Someone say ouch. Ouch. Ouch.

[21:50] Now Jesus said to the Jews. In John. Chapter 8. Verse 58. From verse 56. He told them. Your father Abraham.

[22:00] Rejoiced to see my days. And he saw it. And was glad. Do you see that? What did Abraham do? He saw it. What did he see? Faith sees.

[22:12] Abraham saw it. Long time. And he downloaded the benefits. Of what Jesus was coming to do sir. Abraham saw it. What are you seeing? Faith sees.

[22:26] The genuine faith. Watch this. So what am I trying to say? If you have true faith. You'll be seeing things. When I say this. I don't mean visions. Alright. I'm not saying. If you have true faith.

[22:38] You see the reality. Of what hasn't happened yet. And you walk in the reality. So you are. You are. You are. A married woman.

[22:49] Waiting for a child. Expecting a child. You'll be married. And you'll be living God for a child. By faith. Once you see it in scriptures. By faith. You begin to walk in the reality. Of you have seen your child. You have seen a child.

[22:59] You can actually name your children. Before they are born. Depends on the level of your faith. Depends on the level of your faith. Last Friday. The lady's testimony. She said. She said.

[23:10] In the beginning of the month. She said that. She said to herself. Based on what pastor has been saying. Before the end of this month. I'm going to get a new job. She said before the end. And she started. She kept confessing it. She kept believing it.

[23:21] Confessing it. Holding on to it. Confessing it. Holding on to it. And the last. I mean. 27th of the month. The last day before the end of the month. She received a letter. She received the information.

[23:32] You got it. Because she came. And she kept hearing God's word. So she saw herself. She began to define where she's going. So. Most of us come to church. Expecting the prophet.

[23:43] The anointed man of God. To begin to lay his hand on your head. Faith. Everybody say. Faith sees. Faith sees. Say it again. Faith sees.

[23:54] Number two. Genuine faith. Doesn't just see. It can be seen. All right. It can be seen. Oh bro. It can be seen.

[24:04] Don't be making noise. I have faith. We will see it. Because faith is an action word. It's not. It's not like. Something static.

[24:16] I have faith. No. Faith is action. Activity. It's dynamic. In its manifestation. So. Now. What's the scripture I want to show you? Faith can be seen. In Luke chapter 5.

[24:26] Verse 17. 18. 19. Verse 17 talks about how. Jesus. It came to pass. Jesus was in a place. He was teaching. And the power of God was present to heal. There were Pharisees. And teachers of the law around.

[24:38] And the power of God was present to heal. During the teaching. So that's why I'm not surprised someone is getting healed. Amen. Amen. Say I receive my healing.

[24:48] I receive my healing. Say I receive my healing. I receive my healing. Now. Now. Say it again. I receive my healing. I receive my healing. Now. Now. Now. So. When he was teaching.

[25:00] The power of God was present to heal. And some boys. Some guys came around. Some men came around. They saw the power. They saw it. They saw it. But they saw. The thing is there. So they went home to go and bring their paralyzed friend.

[25:12] And when they came. There was no space. So they let him down through the roof. And the verse 20 says that. And when Jesus. Verse 20 says. And when Jesus did what? Destroy the pain. Let's not read the other.

[25:22] Let's read. When he saw the pain. One more time. When he saw the pain. He saw it. So when Jesus says so. He saw it. Faith can be seen. When you have faith.

[25:34] It's manifesting that can. Your actions. It can tell in your actions. Faith can be seen. Amen. Amen. And in Acts chapter 14.

[25:45] I like this one. Verse 8 and verse 9. Acts chapter 14. Paul was preaching. In Lystra. Paul was preaching. Acts chapter 14. Verse 8 and 9. Paul was preaching. See.

[25:56] And in Lystra. A certain man without strength in his feet was sitting. A cripple from his mother's womb. See. The state of your condition doesn't matter. Everybody's problem has an age.

[26:13] Yes. There are some problems are 20 years old. Others are 10 years old. Others are five weeks old. Others are three days old. Whatever the problem is. The age is not the problem. Because God.

[26:24] It doesn't take time. It takes. It doesn't take time. It takes time. So. The time is not the problem. Because we can tell from Abraham's situation. That it wasn't time.

[26:36] Because if it had to be time. Sarah. There was no way. Bible says that Sarah received strength to conceive. When she was past the age. Hebrews 11. 11. You know that age has to do with time.

[26:48] When time was not on her side. When it was too late. When it wasn't possible physically. Time wise. On the timeline. She has gone beyond the time of giving birth. On the timeline.

[27:00] Some of you may look like. You have gone beyond. The place of getting married. The time of having your children. The time of. Oh maybe now the doctors have.

[27:10] I have taken my womb out. So. It is too late now. See. You are talking in terms of time. You see. Didn't God create a womb. He created it. So if you need.

[27:21] If you need. A womb for a baby. He will give it. Because Sarah didn't have a womb. Her womb was dead. Bible says. Hebrews 11. Verse 11. By faith.

[27:32] Sarah herself received strength. To conceive. And bore a son. When she was past the age. Let's say past the age. Past the age. What do you mean?

[27:42] So the age. She was supposed. It is supposed to be. In a certain age bracket. She was outside of the age bracket. Sarah was outside of the age bracket. I don't know what.

[27:55] What you are. Outside of. But. What you are. You are disqualified from. My Bible says that. By faith. Sarah herself received strength. To bear. To give it. So. Back to what I was talking about.

[28:06] In Listera. The man was crippled from his mother's room. Acts chapter 14. Verse 8. Crippled from his mother's room. And. Oh. I like this one. Look at the verse 9. Let's already out loud from the screen. Verse 9.

[28:17] Let's go. This man. Which man? This man. Look at verse 8. It said that. A certain man. So a certain man can be anyone. Oh yeah. Who am I talking about?

[28:28] I am me. Who am I talking about? I am me. I say who am I talking about? I am me. A certain man can be any man. Yes. But that certain man. Depending on where he is.

[28:39] What he is doing. He becomes this man. Yes. Ha ha ha. Now we're narrowing it because this man. The thing that is about to be specific to this man.

[28:51] So verse 9. Let's read the verse 9 again. Let's go. Let's go. This man. Had Paul speaking. Paul observing him intensely. And seeing that he had faith to be healed.

[29:05] What did Paul see? What did Paul see? Paul saw the guy has gone to faith. To be healed. I don't know what he saw. But I submit to you.

[29:16] It wasn't something spiritual. He saw something physical. He saw that the man has gone faith to be healed. The man has gone faith. Genuine faith can be seen. Genuine faith can be seen.

[29:28] If you have faith. It will show. If you have faith in God. It will show. From the way you cry. From the way you worry. From the way you wake. From the way you approach troubles. If you have faith in God.

[29:40] It will show. Bishop Oedipo. Bishop Oedipo. When the wife was pregnant. One day.

[29:51] Came back home. And then. The wife said. Daddy. I started bleeding. I have. Miscary. He said.

[30:01] What is it? He said. I am bleeding. I am miscarrying. He said. Are you pregnant with blood. Or human being? If you are bleeding.

[30:12] What is it? Blood. It doesn't mean human being has passed. It is just blood. But you are pregnant with human being. It is not blood. So he said. This is not a subject for discussion. Bring me my food. And let me eat.

[30:25] He can't be bothered by. Things like that. He went to. He finished eating. Live normal life. The devil couldn't hang around that. There we go. So faith can be seen.

[30:38] Faith can be seen. Let's all say. Faith can be seen. Faith can be seen. So number one. Faith sees. Two. Faith can be seen. Number three. Hmm. Hmm.

[30:48] I like that one. Hmm. Faith has actions. In James. James chapter 2. Verse 20 to 24. It talks about how.

[30:59] Oh foolish man. That is how he started it. From verse 20. From verse 20. But you. But do you not know. Oh foolish man.

[31:10] That faith without. You see. It's kind of. Naive. Childish. And. Unwise. To assume that.

[31:21] When we talk about faith alone. So just there. I believe. No. When you believe. Faith. That doesn't have works. It's not faith. It's not the faith. We are talking about. So it's.

[31:31] It's supposed to be. A fide viva. Faith. A living faith. An action faith. Say action faith. Action faith. Say action faith. Action faith. If you genuinely have faith.

[31:42] It will have actions. The faith that works. Is the faith that has got actions. That's why it can be seen. The guy saw there. Jesus was still preaching. The power of God was there.

[31:53] To heal. He went back home. They went home. Went and brought there. And Bible said. When Jesus saw their faith. What was their faith? The things they were doing. The actions. The actions. He saw their faith.

[32:05] The woman came to Jesus. The Syphorician woman. In Matthew chapter 15. He said that. I want you to heal my daughter. Jesus said. No. I was not sent to the. I was sent to the children of Israel. I can't give the children's food.

[32:17] To the. Bread to the dogs. And she said that. Even. When the children eat the crumbs. The dogs will eat the crumbs. Jesus look at the guy. And Bible said. Jesus said. I have not seen such faith.

[32:28] I haven't seen. See. The way she was talking. And her attitude. Was. Bible. That woman was not. Was a Gentile. See. Faith. Faith.

[32:38] Faith. Faith. Faith. Faith. Faith. Faith. Faith. Faith. Faith. Faith. Faith. Faith. And God can't help you without your faith. You know. So.

[32:48] God is a fair God. He has a soul loaded with goodness. Goodies. And messes. But it can't. It cannot be your reality. It cannot be your experience. If you don't walk in faith. Do you understand what I'm saying?

[33:00] And so. The woman came. Jesus said. I have not seen such faith in Israel. I have not seen such faith. Because. She was loaded with faith. And her faith was speaking. She was actually saying.

[33:11] My child can't die. As long as you are here. As long as you are here. This woman was. In Mark chapter 5. Jesus was passing. He was going to Jairus' house.

[33:21] To go and heal Jairus. Mark chapter 5. From verse 25. Bible said that. There was a certain woman. Who had an issue. A certain. Say a certain. Say a certain. And the Bible said. There's a certain woman. Who had.

[33:32] King James. I think King James. Is the word. Issue of blood. Who had. Who had. An issue of blood. 12 years. What did she have? Issue of blood. One of the interesting things. About issues.

[33:42] Is some issues are visible. Others are not visible. Her issue of blood. Was not noticeable. Was not visible. Visible. I don't know what issues you have. Maybe yours may not be. Issue of blood. It can be issue of health.

[33:53] It can be issue of money. Issue of wife. So. I don't know what your issue may be. Maybe your issue may be. Issue of job. Issue of. The state of your children. The state of your family life.

[34:04] Issue of. The state of your business. Business really looks bad. Issue of a court case. Issue of. But you see. We all have. All kinds of issues. Different issues. Some of the issues are very ancient.

[34:15] Some of them are very basic. Child. Baby. Baby issues. Some of us are. Oh. Your issues. Grandmother issues. You. He said that. You cannot add a cube to your life by worrying.

[34:29] In a sense. Sufficient unto the day is the evil death. Every day has got evil. So you don't laugh today. Tomorrow. So you don't know what is coming. Someone say thank God.

[34:42] Say thanks be to God. Thanks be to God. You know. It looks like what you are going through. Is wrong you. But the devil is a liar. He said that. Satan has sought to shake you like wheat. Do you know what it means to me? That's it.

[34:57] Someone say hallelujah. So she's got an issue of blood. And she came behind the press. And Bible says in Mark chapter 5. Verse 25 downwards. She said to herself. If I can only touch the hem of his garment.

[35:08] I shall be made whole. And she pressed on. She pressed on. And she risked her. Because she's been losing blood for so many years. So you can imagine how anemic she had become.

[35:19] And yet these strong men were fishermen. Those that the guys were strong. Because they were eating good food. I mean proper food. So he can. And he was pushing them. She pushed them. And she managed to touch the hem of his garment.

[35:30] Jesus said stop. He said someone touch you. He said who touch you. He said someone. No Peter said Jesus. You can't be saying that. Are you okay. Because everyone is struggling you. You are saying. Like the session I gave is. Like I go to Pastor Ho.

[35:41] And I tell Pastor Ho that. No everybody. People are looking. Somebody is looking at me. But when you are standing. Everybody. People are watching you live. Somebody will look at you. How can you go and say. Someone is looking at me. So that's how Peter.

[35:52] Them interpreted. But Jesus was talking. A different language. He was speaking a different realm. He said someone touch me. And he said who touch me. The woman. Once the woman saw that she could not be hidden. Because faith can be seen.

[36:02] She came. She came and said. He said your faith. The actions you took. Your actions. The actions you took. Is the definition of faith. Verse 34. Mark chapter 5.

[36:13] Verse 34. He said that. Daughter. Be of good cheer. For he said that. He said to her daughter. Your faith. What? Your what? Your what? Your what? What constituted that faith?

[36:25] The actions you. So faith. The faith that works. Is an action faith bro. The faith that works. Stop giving the responsibility. To a prophet. A pastor. A bishop. An apostle.

[36:36] Take responsibility. Get into the word. Pick the word. Stand on it. Walk with it. And you will see that. God will honor his word. God will honor his word. God will honor his word.

[36:47] God will honor his word. Forever. Lord. Your word. Is settled. Hallelujah. In Hebrews chapter 11.

[37:00] Verse. I think verse 4. Bible says that. By faith. Abel offered. Verse 5. I think it talks about. Enoch. Enoch. Please God. Enoch. Please God. Some of you think it's by taking away.

[37:12] He was taken away by faith. But. When you read. Bible says. Because before. He did something. What he pleased God. Taking away. I haven't done anything. Pleasing God. Faith is an action. By faith.

[37:23] Enoch. Please. By Noah. Verse 7. By Noah. By faith. Noah moved. By faith. Noah moved. Bible talks about. I think verse 9. By faith.

[37:33] Abraham obeyed. By faith. Sarah. Verse 11. Sarah herself. Received strength. To convey. Why? Because she judged. All right. So by faith. Sarah judged.

[37:45] What are you doing? If you have faith. Faith is action. Faith. Faith is action. Faith will make you do it. Faith will make you act.

[37:55] Faith will make you behave. And you can't say I have faith. And you are just there. James. We didn't finish. We did Abraham's one. In James chapter 2. Verse 20. 21. He said. Oh foolish man. Don't you know that faith without works is dead?

[38:07] What does that mean? It's non-existent. Was not Abraham our father justified by works? Did you see that? That's a serious problem. So that gave. That gave Martin Luther. A major problem.

[38:18] Because he was the major proponent. Of justification by faith alone. Then the Bible is saying that. Abraham was justified by works. So.

[38:29] So. It became. A major problem. To the extent that. Martin Luther. Said that. The epistle of James. Was the epistle of straw. He said that. If he had the chance. He would rip it out of the Bible.

[38:42] Because. It was. It was. It was punching a major hole. In his. Doctrine. Of justification. By faith alone. And not by works. But James clearly says that. Abraham was not justified by faith alone.

[38:54] He said that. He said. Was not Abraham our father justified by works. When he offered Isaac on the altar. So then. Why is he faith alone?

[39:05] Faith. Amen. Feed the fever. Faith. Action. Faith. Faith alone just means. Faith that has action. That's why he starts by saying. You say you believe in God.

[39:16] Verse 18. The demon Satan. Verse 18 and 19. He said Satan. You see. Someone say you have faith. And I have the. The verse 19. Satan himself believes. Even the demons believe.

[39:27] And they take it to another level. They're trouble. So you saying. I have. I believe. I have faith. It's not necessary. It's not really. You have to. Your faith must have works.

[39:39] To back it. So that is why he said that. Oh foolish man. Don't you know that faith without works is dead? It's just like a human being without. A human being without a spirit. Alright. So faith is like.

[39:50] A car without an engine. It's not a car. It's a shell. It's not a car. People may think it's a car. Religious car.

[40:01] See that's the problem between religion and real. True. Worship. Because religion. People see you. They think that you've got it. Bible says. They have the form of godliness by denying. So you can have the form.

[40:12] But not have the spirit behind it. So you can be going to church. And church. And church. And church. And yet you are not connected with heaven. When they came back to Jesus. Telling Jesus. That demons were subject to us.

[40:23] June chapter 10. From verse 19. He said. Don't be happy. Because demons are subject to you. But why? He said. Be happy. Because your names are registered in heaven. Your connection with heaven. Is what defines your value on earth.

[40:35] Let me say that again. Your connection with heaven. Is not defines your value on earth. There are too many people. Who are going to church. And equating that to connection to heaven. No. What gets you connected to heaven.

[40:46] Is your faith. The faith in your heart. Is what determines your writing before heaven. Faith is what determines your writing. Without faith. Faith you are dying. You are dying.

[40:57] He said that. The just shall live. So without faith. You are dying now. Someone shout. I am blessed. I am blessed. And so.

[41:08] Faith that works. I want to finish that Abraham's own. Abraham's. When he said Abraham was justified by works. That statement embedded in it is. Abraham was justified by faith that has works.

[41:20] Yes. So it was his works that authenticated the faith he claimed he had. Do you understand that? It's the works behind the faith that actually showed that there was faith.

[41:31] Yes. So it's not just like he said he did something. Because if you go and do what he did. You won't get what he got. That's it. That's the problem. There are too many people.

[41:43] He said someone gave a testimony. That I gave my tithe. And God is blessing me. So he to go and get his tithe. Come and give. So that God bless him. But no faith behind it. That's why you miss God.

[41:53] Because many people are tied down with their works. They look at what others are doing. How others will see them. And they also define. They. I mean.

[42:03] Well. If I. Everybody is jumping. Why don't I jump then? If everybody is fasting. Why don't I also fast? But you are fasting without faith. You are jumping without faith. You are dancing without faith.

[42:14] You are preaching without faith. Paul said that our preaching will be in vain. And our faith will be nothing. You are. See. Anything that is done without faith. Bible says it's a sin. Romans chapter 14 verse 23.

[42:24] If there is no faith in it. Heaven cannot recognize it. Heaven is not authorized. Allowed. Permitted to recognize. Any action that has not got faith behind it. But if there is faith in your heart. It will invariably affect your actions.

[42:36] Amen. Yes. Wow. Shout hallelujah. Hallelujah. Shout acts in faith. Action faith. You know some can shout it.

[42:47] Shout acts in faith. Action faith. I mean shout it. Action faith. Action faith. For the last time. Learn ourselves action faith. Action faith. Yes.

[42:59] Kabababababa. I feel the Holy Ghost in it. Let me work this now quickly. The next one. So for genuine true faith. For true faith. The characteristics of true faith. Number one.

[43:09] True faith is what? It sees. It sees. Number two. It sees. Can we see? Number three. Number three. Number four. True faith. Thank you Jesus.

[43:20] True faith. True faith. Is word based. Word based. Oh I believe.

[43:30] I believe. And someone will say. There are different types of faith. You know. So the father sits on the chair. Have faith in the chair. That's all. No this is not the kind of faith we are talking about. Bible faith is different from positive confession.

[43:41] Bible faith is different from mental projections. Ah. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Let's go. Ready. Ready. Yeah. Okay.

[43:52] No. No. That's not Bible faith. That's not Bible faith. The doctor said. The doctor said. You are. You are not. You can't get your healing. So you also decide. No. No. No. No. They are lying. I refuse.

[44:03] You will be dying while you are refusing. You will be dying while you are refusing. Bible faith. Bible faith. Bible says that. Faith comes by hearing. And hearing. Hebrews chapter 10 verse 17.

[44:14] And hearing by the word of God. So anything outside the word of God. You are on your own. It's not faith. It's fake. Fake. So anything. That has not God's scripture behind it.

[44:26] It's not faith. Because God is not in it. Right. God cannot put his weight behind anything he hasn't said. Okay. So that's just. You see why it's serious to read your Bible as a Christian.

[44:37] Yes. I mean. But sir David, you need to push it. At least. So I can stay safe by saying this. Last faith seminar. Any Christian doesn't read his Bible. It's a useless Christian. And you are always complaining.

[44:51] You are always looking for deliverance. Always looking for miracles. You are always. Shame. Shame. Grow up. Grow up. Grow up. Christianity is not fanfare.

[45:03] No. No. Show up in church and expect everything will work for you. No. Have you noticed that doesn't work like that? It doesn't work like that. It doesn't work like that. May I tell you bro and sis.

[45:16] It doesn't work like that. Showing up in church doesn't just make everything work. You have to work it. Take responsibility. Take responsibility and work it. It is working for somebody.

[45:28] It is working for somebody. It is working for somebody. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. You got to work it. You got to work it.

[45:40] Any faith that makes God absolutely responsible is an irresponsible faith. That's right. You need a word from God first.

[45:50] Yes. Can I tell you about Abraham? Yes. Romans chapter 4. Romans chapter 4 verse 18. The Bible says that verse 17 talks about how Abraham, verse 17, for us it is written, I've made a father of many nations before whom he believed God.

[46:08] Who gives life to the dead and calls the things that be not as though they were. Verse 18. Look at verse 18. Verse who? Contrary to hope. In hope believed. Say in hope believed.

[46:18] In hope believed. Oh, I don't hear you. In hope believed. So Abraham believed in hope so that he became the father of many nations on what grounds? According to what was spoken.

[46:31] Most of the time we miss that aspect. What was S-P-O-K-E-N. What was spoken. It will be according to what was spoken. What God tells you is what he's committed to fulfill.

[46:44] Fulfilled. That's right. So if it's going to be genuine faith, it must come from what God said. It starts with, did God say? Peter, in Matthew chapter 14, verse 28, Peter said to Jesus, Lord, if it is you, beg me to come.

[47:00] And Jesus said, come. Come. So that word, come. If it is you, command me to come. Jesus said, come. Only one word. Come. And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to Jesus.

[47:13] How did that happen? Because he had the word. He had the word. And then he kept his focus on the word. But when he lost focus on the word, he began to sink.

[47:25] So keep the word in view. First of all, it starts with the word. Faith comes by hearing and hearing. Romans 10, 17. Hearing of the word.

[47:37] Word. Word. My brothers and sisters Christians, let's wake up. Wake up. Don't abandon your Bible and put you under your pillow thinking it will work for you. It doesn't work like that.

[47:49] Don't try to chase demons lifting Bible. You are playing. It's like people, children play with toys. And you say, hello. Okay. I am Kung Fu Panda. Ooh. Ooh.

[47:59] Maybe the cartoon you've been watching has entered your head. Listen. It's cartoonic. It's cartoonic to take the Bible and think you can change devils away with the physical Bible. It's not a charm. It's not an amulet.

[48:10] It's the word in the scriptures that enters your heart by faith. That is what delivers. The word in your heart by faith is what delivers. The word in your heart by faith is what delivers.

[48:21] The word in your heart by faith is what delivers. So it starts with the word. Bible says that Abraham, he became a father of many nations according to what was spoken. He, what, what, what, check what was said.

[48:33] Verse 18. Verse 18 again. He says that so shall thy descent. That's all. That's all. God took him, showed him the stars. Showed him the stars. He said, can you count them?

[48:45] So shall your descendants be. According to Genesis chapter 17. He said, so Abraham held on that word. And he believed in that sentence. So shall thy seed be.

[48:57] And it neutralizes childlessness. That's word alone. That word alone. Faith actually is a reaction to where God's word.

[49:09] So there's no way you can say you have faith. And when you say you have faith, the next thing I may ask you is, what word? I'm believing I'll get a good job. I'm believing. I'm hoping.

[49:19] I'm believing. On what basis? On what grounds? I'm believing. I'll be healed. I'll be healed. Okay. Okay. The doctor said it about me. They are lying. Hey. Me. They are lying. On what grounds? On what grounds?

[49:30] There must be a word in your heart that by his stripes I am healed. By his stripes I am healed. I am the Lord that he let thee. There must be a word on your heart. A word from the scriptures.

[49:41] That is why if I were you, I would get myself busy with scriptures. Sola scriptola. Scriptures alone. Not any story books.

[49:53] No. Let me tell you something. Listen, listen, listen. This is a very good one. Listen. This is very good. I want someone to understand this. Where do we share testimonies? We share testimonies to let you know God is working.

[50:04] That's all. So it gives you hope. But faith doesn't come just because you heard somebody's testimony. There must be a word content. Yes. All right. So you yourself can be inspired. Yours can also come.

[50:15] And on that grounds, you believe God's word. Yes. Do you understand that? So miracles don't necessarily, don't generate faith. Some miracles in others will make you realize God is working.

[50:26] So it can help boost your faith. But the faith that delivers is the faith you have seen. What you have seen God's word saying to you. Jesus just told Peter, come. And he tried to go. And the thing was working.

[50:37] Working for him. Let me finish. Let me finish this. The word. Abraham. Let's go back to Abraham. I feel the Holy Ghost in here. I'm telling you, this week will be your best week. I said this week will be your best week.

[50:51] This week will be your best week. Who am I talking to? I am me. This week will be your best week. Say yes. Say yes.

[51:08] Listen. For your information. For your information. A whole human being was created by a word. And God said. God does by saying. God said he will not do anything without telling his prophets.

[51:21] Alright. So God will say it to his prophets. So that prophets speak. They don't draw. They speak. So prophets speak. The word prophecy. Has everything to do with utterance.

[51:33] So prophets speak. So he will tell his prophet to speak. He said. I was taken to the valley of dry bones. Ezekiel chapter 37. And they were full of dry bones. Very dry. And the Lord said to me.

[51:43] Son of man. Can these bones leave? I said. I don't know. You know. He said. Prophesize. I said. Ah. So I prophesize as I was commanded. I prophesize as I was commanded. Did you see that? Did you see that?

[51:54] There was an instruction. There was an instruction. Given to me. I was commanded to profess. So I also professed as God told me. And I began to see the results. You shall see results.

[52:05] You shall see results. You shall see results. You shall see results. Shut them in. Shut them in. Don't let any situation keep you down.

[52:23] Don't. As long as you've got access to God's word. The story hasn't ended. The battle has not ended. The story hasn't ended. It is not over until you win.

[52:36] It is not over until you win. Once you get God's word. He said. And this is the victory that overcomes the world. Even our faith. This is the victory. That all. Ah.

[52:46] I feel the Holy Ghost here. Whosoever. Is born of God. Overcomes the world. And he said. In case you don't know. The victory that overcomes the world.

[52:58] Is our faith. Shut up in. I believe. Shut up in. I believe. I believe. Oh. Shut up. Shut up. Shut up. Shut up. Shut up. Shut up. Spill out that.

[53:12] Cartooning Christianity. And start to walk by faith. Start to walk by faith. Fear not. Only believe. Fear not.

[53:23] Only believe. Listen. He said. And I prophesied. As I was commanded. I stand here in my office as God said. Did you hear the testimonies?

[53:36] They said. And Pastor declared. And I release my faith. And I saw it. I also stand here. And I prophesied over your life. That this week will be your best week. This week will be your best week.

[53:48] This week will be your best week. This week will be your best week. In the mighty name of Jesus. In the mighty name of Jesus. Miracle money.

[53:59] Miracle job. Miracle in your house. Miracles all around you. 24 hour miracles. 48 hour miracles.

[54:10] 72 hour miracles. So shall it be. So shall it be. So shall it be. According to the word of the Lord. I prophesied over your life.

[54:22] You are blessed. If you believe in nature. Hallelujah. Show. Shout. Hallelujah. Jesus. Jesus.

[54:34] For one minute. Let me land on this. Bible says verse 21. He started getting not at the promise of God. You start with promise.

[54:45] And you go through with the promise. So in spite of what you see. Romans 4. 21. Says that Abraham started getting not. At the promise of God. That tells you he started with the promise.

[54:57] He did not waver. King James used the word staggered. He did not waver at the promise of God. He staggered not. At the promise of God. Through unbelief. But was strong in faith.

[55:09] Listen. So. For faith to work and deliver. For it to be genuine faith. Number one. It must see. Number two. It must be seen. Number three. It must be an action.

[55:20] It must have action. Fide viva. Number four. It must be word based. And number five. It's the faith that speaks. Your faith can never rise above the level of your confession.

[55:35] Bible says they were speaking poorly. The simplest one I can tell you. Is Romans 10. 10. Easy to remember isn't it? Romans 10.

[55:46] Bible says. For with the heart. Man believes. And with the mouth. Did you see that? It's serious. Confession. Confession. Is made unto salvation.

[55:56] If you don't confess. You are not getting said do. What you say determines what you get. What you say is what you get.

[56:10] Don't keep quiet. Bishop Werdepo said something. I heard it. I loved it. A gentleman went to the hospital. To do a test. Because he was feeling funny in his body. He did a test. And it was HIV positive.

[56:22] They had the results. The guy started. They said. No. I don't have HIV. No. I don't have HIV. Hey. I don't have HIV. He said. You have it. He said. I don't have it. He went to. He went to Bishop. He said. Bishop. He's Bishop. They said. I have HIV.

[56:33] But I don't have it. I don't have it. I don't have it. They said. I said. I don't have it. Bishop. And Bishop said. You don't have it in Jesus name. Go. Just because of his confession. Bishop also repeated it. He went back again to do the test.

[56:44] HIV negative. HIV negative. Why are you not speaking? And you are quiet. Even some people can't say. Amen. Amen. The children.

[57:00] The children that God has blessed you. They will kill me. This children will kill me. This is my job. It's killing me. Hey. I don't know what I will do. Stop that nonsense. Bible says that.

[57:11] The woman with the issue of blood. She said to herself. Sometimes you may not have a pastor there to preach. But say to yourself. To herself.

[57:22] If I may touch the hem of his garment. I will be made whole. Say it. Don't be quiet. God gave you the mouth to speak. Don't. So don't.

[57:33] Yeah. The situation is there. Your health is so bad. Things are so bad. Your health is troubling you. This thing. But we know that. But what. Okay. Let me show you something last. Ika.

[57:44] Imo. Imo. Imo. Mark chapter 11. Verse 22. 23. He said. Jesus said to them. Have faith in God. Look at someone. And tell the person. Have faith in God.

[57:55] Have faith in God. Say it again. Say it again. Have faith in God. Say it louder. To the person. Have faith in God. This is my marriage.

[58:05] It's not working. Things are so bad. Stop that. Please. Stop that. You are spoiling our preaching. You are spoiling our church. Work it out.

[58:20] But. See. Don't just say anything empty. Don't just say anything empty. Find a word. Look for a word. And speak it out. Everyone has a problem. You are not the only one with a problem.

[58:30] Give me a break. It's only children who. Someone collects his sweet and his crying. It's pediatric. Leave that. Pediatric. Everyone has got a problem.

[58:42] But. What you do. Within the problem. Is what determines. Your. The value. Who you actually are. Am I talking to someone? Yeah. Yeah. Mark chapter.

[58:52] 11. Verse 23. So. Have faith in God. Look at the next verse. Verse 23. For. This is Jesus talking. If you have a red letter edition of the Bible. You will see that it is printed in red.

[59:04] Like. My. My own here. To be printed in red. That means Jesus said it from his own mouth. He said. For. Assuredly I say to you. Whoever. Say whoever. Whoever. Do you realize I told you that.

[59:16] Your history doesn't matter. Whoever. Your records don't matter. Because Jesus said whoever. Whether with good record. Bad record. It does not matter. Whoever.

[59:27] Once you have faith. This is how you have faith in God. Who. For assuredly I say. Whoever. Shall. Shall do what? Save. Shall do what? Save. I speak in faith.

[59:38] Shall do what? Save. And you are so gentle. With your. With your. Lifted. Me.

[59:49] I don't. I don't talk. You are dying. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. Fred Price say that. Me. I'll be making a lot of. And I'll keep talking. Even if I'm dying.

[59:59] I won't die silent. Alright. Let's finish. Whoever shall say to this mountain. Be removed and be cast into the sea. And does not doubt in heart. In his heart.

[60:09] But believes that those things that what he says. Will be done. What. And he will have whatever. Whatever they say. Whatever the doctor says.

[60:22] Whatever the economy says. Whatever the people say. Whatever the pastor says. Whatever the prophet says. Whatever the prophet says. Whatever that same person who have faith in their heart.

[60:35] Whoever. Whoever. You don't need to be a prophet. Listen. Don't sit down for your family to break down. Don't sit down for your children to go away. What? Lay hands on them.

[60:47] Speak into their lives. Say you will do well in school. The report. Bad reports keep coming. And you are saying. Oh. This is my son. See the report. Even speak to the report. And speak to the child.

[60:57] He's going to school. Say you will do well. Amen. I command good reports. Amen. That's how it works. But you are sitting down. And things are collapsing before your very eyes. And you are saying. Oh. And you are repeating what they are saying.

[61:09] Amen. What are you also saying then? Amen. What are you saying? Someone. You have to speak. That's why when we come to church.

[61:20] We shout. Amen. We say I'm blessed. That's why we say these things. Because it says you shall have also a bad. You say. When you say it in faith. You have to speak out. Yes. Someone shout.

[61:33] Lord, I believe. Lord, I believe. If you are not saved. You are not safe. Because life is dangerous. Life is not under your command. I don't see why I should end this service.

[61:44] 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.

[61:55] 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'm a sinner. I've sinned against you.

[62:05] 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.

[62:16] 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.

[62:28] With you. That I'll save 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.

[62:40] 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.

[62:50] 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.

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[63:13] God bless you.