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[0:39] Father, we are ready for you. Impart yourself to us. Let us receive of you. We pray that you infuse yourself into us via your word.

[0:50] Speak your word only and your servant will be well and will be made whole. We thank you. I pray for grace. I pray for supernatural flow. I pray in the name of Jesus for all trans that I will speak nothing but the remote word that says the Lord.

[1:06] For the edification of your people and the glorification of your name. Let the sick be healed. Let the lost be saved. Let the sinning be convicted. And let the confused be directed.

[1:17] We thank you in Jesus' name. And all shall say. And all shall say. Praise God. Praise God. The thing for our faith seminar is.

[1:29] We walk. By faith. And not by sight. We walk. Shall we all say that together please? We walk by faith. Please say it again.

[1:41] We walk by faith. We walk by faith. In 2nd Corinthians chapter 5 verse 7. It says that we walk by faith and not by sight.

[1:52] We walk by faith. How did you get to France? I got there by air. I got there driving. Or train. Or ferry.

[2:05] It's the same. Driving. Ferry. Train. Air. Alright. So if you say. We have only two ways to go in there. Either by air. Or by train.

[2:18] That means that when we say. We. Some of us will go by air. That means others go by. Yeah. That means. So when we say. When the scriptures say. We walk by faith and not by sight.

[2:28] What the scriptures mean is that. There is the option of walking by sight. Or walking by faith. It has to be a choice. Alright. It has to be a choice.

[2:39] We walk by faith. We. The we. Talking about. Those of us. The just. Because the just. Shall live by faith. So when you talk about. We walk by faith and not by sight. That means that.

[2:49] That in the coming year. In the days ahead. You can choose to reign. You can choose to win. By faith or. By sight. Or by the way. Everyone does things. There are ways.

[3:00] Everyone does things. Everyone. People do things. And there are ways of faith. Now. The way of. The ways of faith. The way. That has all the backing of heaven.

[3:13] Now. Faith is. It requires. Mental discipline. Faith is not cheap. Faith is actually.

[3:25] A hard work. Based on. Determination. We walk. By faith. The scriptures say. In Habakkuk. Chapter. 2. Verse 4. That. The just.

[3:35] Shall live. By his faith. In Romans. Chapter 1. Verse 17. The just. Shall live. By his faith. In the book of. Galatians. Chapter 3. Verse 11. The just. Shall. Shall.

[3:47] Live. By faith. In Hebrews. Chapter 10. Verse 38. The just. Shall live. By faith. Now. The just. Lives. By faith. That's how we get. Things done. That. Who is the just.

[3:57] The just. Is someone. Who has a relationship. With God. And if you have a relationship. With God. And you want to see God. At work. If God can only work for you. Based on the grounds of faith. So.

[4:09] Does that make sense. When your faith is. When the enemy. Attacks your faith. Because. As long as he can keep your faith down. He can keep you from. He can buy you from receiving from God.

[4:21] Are you ready for this? I want to focus more on. What Jesus said. To. Martha. What Jesus said to Martha. John chapter 11.

[4:33] Let's look at verse 25 and 26. I want to show you something. John 11. 25. 26. The scriptures say. That. Martha met Jesus Christ. And he says that.

[4:43] If you were here. My brother wouldn't have died. And Jesus said. That he would rise again. Martha said. I know. In the last day. He said. I am the resurrection and the life. Verse 25. Jesus said. I am the resurrection and the life.

[4:54] He who believes in me. Though. He. May die. He shall live. Go to the verse 26. Watch this. Watch this. Let's already demonstrate this. Let's go. And whoever lives. And believes in me.

[5:05] Shall not die. Do you believe this? Repeat the last one. Repeat the last one. I think that can just. With the believers down this.

[5:16] I like that one. Hey. I wanted to title the message. Believers down this. But. It doesn't make too much sense. In our modern days. But believe it down this. Do you believe it?

[5:29] If you can believe it. It's yours. It doesn't matter what Jesus. How powerful God is. It doesn't matter how much God wants to do.

[5:42] He said that. If you. He said. I am. Echo in me. The resurrection. And the life. Anyone who believes in me. Will not die. Anyone who believes in me.

[5:53] Even though he dies. He shall live. This sounds strange. But he said. Do you believe this? It's not about just. Say.

[6:04] Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Do you actually believe this? I remember last year. Pastor said. Pastor David said. This is my Bible. I am watching. Do you believe it? Or it's just a religious book?

[6:16] Do you believe it? If you believe it. He said. Then you will see it. So he said. Believe it. Dial this. A blind man came to Jesus. Matthew chapter 9. Verse 28.

[6:30] He followed Jesus to the house. And then Jesus said. What do you know? He said that Lord. I want to. Matthew chapter 9. Verse 28. It says. The man came to Jesus.

[6:41] He wanted his healing. And then when he had come into the house. The blind man came to him. And Jesus said to him. Do you. Watch this.

[6:52] Brothers and sisters. I don't know why you came here tonight. But there is so much in God for you. And the reason why this has been put together is.

[7:02] Listen. Some people are going to have it tough. In 2015. But not you. Not you. Your story will be different. Your story will be different.

[7:14] Kataya. I feel the Holy Ghost here. Your story will be different. Shout I believe. Shout I believe. I believe. It's all available for you.

[7:33] It's all available for you. I'm telling you. It's all available for you. You got to grab it. The young lady. She said she came to church.

[7:44] Pastor was preaching. Pastor said there is healing here. And she said. Last Sunday. She said. I connected myself. And then the next day. I went to my GP. I said. Check me. This chronic asthma is healed.

[7:57] She connected herself. She took delivery. See. God has so much for you. But it depends on you. Can I repeat that?

[8:08] God has so much in stock for you. But it depends on you. Stop saying. Oh God. Where are you? Where are you? He said. Where is your faith?

[8:20] Luke chapter 8 verse 25. He said. Where is your faith? You are asking. Where are you God? And he's also asking. Where is your faith? Where is your faith? Someone shout.

[8:30] I'm blessed. Where is your faith? Pastor John Luke. He said. Do you believe this? Do you believe this? It's not enough to sit in church.

[8:42] Sister. It's not enough. People sit in church. And they die. People sit in church. And they are expecting. A powerful prophet. A powerful man of God. To do it all. But Jesus said.

[8:52] I want to do it. But do you believe this? Your life can change in a moment. Do you believe this? I feel there is miracle power. Working power.

[9:02] I feel it. Listen. There is something in this building. There is something in the atmosphere. I'm telling you. There is something in the atmosphere. Someone's life is about to change. This is the time to release your faith.

[9:14] This is the time to engage your heart. Shout I believe. Shout I believe. I believe. Do you believe this?

[9:28] Matthew chapter 9 verse 28. And then Jesus said. Do you believe that I the son of man? Hey. Do you believe that I'm able to do it? What he says. They said.

[9:39] Yes Lord. Someone shout. Yes Lord. Yes Lord. They told you. You won't be married. The devil is a liar. Your marriage.

[9:50] This year. This coming year. Is happening. It's happening. God is giving you a child. Your child. You will have a miracle child. Your company. Your business will take off.

[10:00] Your business will take off. You will employ many people. It's going to happen this coming year. Do you believe this? Do you believe this? Do you believe this?

[10:12] Shout I believe. I believe. Quickly. Let me show you something. So.

[10:24] Jesus said. Verse 39. Jesus asked him. Do you believe this? He said. Yes Lord. Jesus said. He just touched his eyes. Saying. According to your faith.

[10:36] You can be following me. Chasing me everywhere. If you don't believe it. I can't help you. He had to. He had to check. If there is belief. Before he touched. He didn't go around just touching.

[10:47] The man was following him. But he said. Do you believe? If you believe. That I can touch you. It doesn't matter. Which kind of hand. It comes on your head. That's not the ultimate.

[11:02] God. Has put the responsibility. In the hands of every believer. Every person. That to each. And every one of us. It shall be unto you. According to.

[11:13] Your faith. Not your pastor's faith. Not your mother's faith. Not your father's faith. But according to your faith.

[11:25] I see God. Doing something good for you. I see God. Doing something good for you. Quickly. Someone shout. I believe. I believe.

[11:36] There is a miracle power here. I believe. Someone with an issue of blood. Right now. Blood. Is dried. Right now. I'm telling you. Right now. Feel the person somewhere here.

[11:47] There's blood. You've been bleeding. So you have been bleeding. As I speak now. It has ceased. Do you believe this?

[11:58] I believe. I believe. I believe. Don't wait to receive a letter. Whether you have received a letter. You have not received it. That's not the point. You are a believer. And that defines where you are going.

[12:09] Not letters. Letters or policies don't define where you are going. Who you become. Those things are not relevant. Because it said you either choose to walk by sight.

[12:19] Or by faith. You walk by sight. You get what you see. You walk by faith. You get what he says. You walk by sight.

[12:33] You get what you see. You walk by faith. You get what he says. Do you believe this? My final scripture.

[12:47] Thank you Jesus. Thank you Jesus. Holy Ghost. Thank you for the healing power. Thank you for your miracle working power. Thank you for grace in the house. Look. Look. I'm wondering how I'm going to work this one.

[13:00] Because this one is coming like a bombshell. Are you ready for this one? In John. John chapter 4. Some of you all know the scripture already. You should know that by now.

[13:11] John chapter 4. John chapter 4. What did I say? John chapter 4. John chapter 4.

[13:22] What verse am I talking about? Verse 46. We read from verse 46. We read down to verse 50. And then we'll pause on the verse 50 a little bit. And we'll take it through to verse 53.

[13:33] Is that okay? John chapter 1. John chapter 4. 4. Now. This is talking about. A noble man.

[13:45] He was a prominent man. And he came to Jesus. For help. So Jesus came again to Canaan of Galilee. Where he had made the water wine. And there was a noble man.

[13:56] Whose son was sick. At Capernaum. There was a noble man. Noble man. But his son was sick. Don't be fooled by the way I look.

[14:10] Don't be fooled by my position. Don't be fooled by the car I drive. By the house I live in. By the job I do. We can't be fooled by that. Or last two years or so.

[14:20] Last three years. The Duke of Edinburgh. His Royal Highness. He spent Christmas Day in hospital. Human beings are very susceptible and gullible.

[14:32] Susceptible to wins. Don't. A noble man. But his son was sick at home. Yet when he's in his office.

[14:44] You can say this man is like. I want to be like him. I want to be like him. Decide to be like what faith can give you. So. The noble man's son was sick. And the noble man came to Jesus.

[14:56] And look at what he said. Watch. Let's go. He heard about Jesus in the first place. Bible says that. Verse 47. When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee.

[15:06] Jesus was in town. He went to him and implored him to come down and heal his son. For he was at the point of death. He implored him. Please come down to. That's his purpose. Why did he go there?

[15:18] To go. His solution was Jesus come home. He knew what he wanted. Like some of us. Almost every. You know what you want. You know what you want.

[15:29] Maybe there is pain in your body. Or there is some death you have to deal with. There is a marital issue you have to deal with. And it is outstanding. So you. If God said. What should I do? He said. God. I want you to get my wife to come back home.

[15:41] Or my husband to come back home. Or get me a wife. You know what you want. Alright. So the man went to Jesus. He went. And when his purpose was to employ him.

[15:53] To ask him. Put pressure on him. Encourage him that Jesus would come home. For he. For he. He said. He employed him to come down. And heal his son. For he was at the point of death.

[16:04] Now. No he was. He was sickle. It was more than sickness. He has now gotten to the junction. He is about to roll.

[16:14] Into six feet. So the man. Was in a hurry. Jesus come home. Someone say Jesus come home. And when he went. He met Jesus.

[16:26] And then. Let's look at the verse. 48. Then Jesus said to him. Unless you people. You people. It's like you guys. You all. Unless you all see signs.

[16:38] And wonders. You by no means believe. So. See. See. Say see. Walking by sight. By. Jesus said. If you. If you don't. Some of us have been distracted by what we see.

[16:50] What we know. You believe so much. We believe so much in our specialists. That what the specialist has told you is final. So young as you are concerned.

[17:00] Whatever specialists say is final. In our current generation. Particularly in the west. And. All you have to do is to get media. Once you sit on television or radio. Anything you say.

[17:11] Is authority. It's okay. The devil is a liar. God's word is the final. God is the only one who has a final say. Oh yeah. Anyway. So. So.

[17:22] He. Jesus said. Unless you see signs and wonders. You will not believe. You want to see first. And then. Look. Look at the man. The man's. Statement. The next one.

[17:33] Then. The noble man said to him. Say. Just calm down. Stop this. Theology. See. When. When. When we are teaching. I say. Pastor. You just think. We've heard it before.

[17:44] Do miracles. Prophecy. Professor. Pastor. Professor. You want me to say. Sister. The Lord is a come. I see. I see the Holy Ghost power coming upon you.

[17:55] Someone shall hear them. Yeah. Someone shall hear. And people are receiving. People are receiving. He said. Pastor. That's what I want. Because. My son. Calm down quickly. Stop the teaching. Stop the theology.

[18:05] I don't need that. He didn't know that was the sickness. The sickness. The problem was not the boy. The problem was where the father was standing in the position.

[18:18] Is your faith. So as soon as you. Once you are in faith. Nothing is late. Once you are in faith. It does not take time. It doesn't take time.

[18:31] It takes. It does not take time. It takes. So quickly. The man came to. Jesus. He said. Come home. Sir. And Jesus said. Unless you see signs and wonders.

[18:42] You don't believe it. And then. The man said. Please come quickly. Before my son dies. And the verse 50. It was a lie. The verse 50. It says. Jesus said to him. Go. Go. Go your way. Oh boy. Go your way.

[18:53] Your son. What did you say? My son. Leave it. Now. That's the point. Bible says. So the man believed. The word that Jesus spoke to him. He changed his disposition.

[19:06] Because he came. For Jesus to come home. But Jesus just told him. So now. He either had to choose. Whether to see Jesus coming home. Or just take him for his word. Walking by faith is a choice.

[19:22] It's a choice. So. Bible says. The man who came to ask Jesus to come home. He went back home. Believed. Do you know what he believed?

[19:33] He believed that his son liveth. He came to Jesus. He said. My son is dying. Or my son died. And Jesus said. Your son liveth. My son died. Jesus said. Your son liveth.

[19:43] My son died. Either died. Coke or whatever. My son is dying. Jesus said. Your son liveth. Your son liveth. Listen. The situation that you think.

[19:53] Is going to pull you down. Doesn't have what it takes. Doesn't have what it takes. I like the way. I like the way. Papa pushes. Bishop. I have said. Bishop. I have said. That devil.

[20:05] That one who come and ask me. For bribe. Is not yet born. The one who harass me. Is not yet born. I'm telling you. That sickness. That. That. That problem. That will ground you.

[20:16] Is not yet there. Yes. Yes. What you think. Is going to pull you down. Can't pull you down. Doesn't have what it takes. Doesn't have what it takes. It's your fear.

[20:28] That will actually push you down. So. The man said. Come down. Before my son dies. Jesus said. Go. And Bible says that. And the man. Believed. And went his way. What did Jesus tell him?

[20:40] Go your way. Your son liveth. Two things. Go your way. Your son liveth. What did a man go? What did a man do? He went his way. That's faith. That's faith. Faith is action.

[20:52] He either wanted to see. He came to see Jesus come. But he just said. Go. I'm not coming. I'm not coming. You go. The words we are speaking. You don't need.

[21:03] Someone to call you specifically. Say that. There's someone sitting on the eighth row. There's ABC on your life. Because yesterday you had a dream. You don't need that. Once you get a word.

[21:14] That says that your son liveth. Hold on to the word. Connect your faith. Receive it in faith. And it takes. It happens. It happens. That's how the word of God works. So quickly. Do you believe this?

[21:26] Do you believe this? The man believed. The man believed. His son was at a point of that. He went. He went and met a man. And the man said. Go. He's leaving. And he also went to. And guess what? When he was going home.

[21:37] He was met on the way. By servants from his house. And he says. Sir. Your son lives. What did Jesus tell him? So he started going his way.

[21:50] And he realized that. See. Ah. This is what I want to say. As he started going his way. What Jesus said. Became a reality. If he hadn't gone his way.

[22:02] Jesus could have come to his house. But today I'm waiting for him. So to speak. You understand what I'm saying? Because he went his way. What Jesus said.

[22:13] Jesus said. Go your way. Your son liveth. Okay. Your son lives. He said. He is dying. Jesus said. He lives. And as soon as the man began going his way.

[22:25] He activated. In other words. Provision is already there. Your faith. Is what makes it a reality. Your believing. And taking an action. Based on your belief.

[22:35] Is what makes you a candidate. To enjoy. The provision God has made for you. For your marriage. The provision God has made for you. For 2015. The provision God has made for you.

[22:46] For your ministry. The provision God has made for you. For your health. The provision God has made for you. For your children's future and education. The provision God has made for you. For your business and career.

[22:56] The provision God has made for you. for your education, the provision God has made for you for your relationships, as soon as you believe and start acting, you find out that God has already made the provision. God has already made the provision.

[23:10] I see someone receiving your miracle now. I see someone receiving your miracle now. I see marriages now. I see miracle babies now.

[23:22] Do you believe this? Quickly, verse 43, 53 said, so the father, when the guys came, 52, 52, let's look at 52, then he inquired, and as he was now going down, his servant met him and told him, saying, sir, your son lived. The same thing you just said.

[23:50] Your son lived. On his way back, it was about 20 miles journey. About 20 miles journey. It was quite a long one. And they met him and said, your son lives. Long after Jesus has said.

[24:01] So he inquired. That's overnight. Because he inquired, then he inquired of them, of them, the hour when he got better, and they said to him, yesterday, so, it took a long journey.

[24:16] Overnight. Overnight. Some of us, 30 minutes, you're already in church. 20 minutes, you're already in church, and that is even too much for you. This man had to travel.

[24:28] Overnight. So on his way back, when they met him on the way, he hasn't even got to him yet. They told him, yesterday, at the seventh hour, your son got, then the man, verse 53, then, so the father knew that it was at the same hour.

[24:46] The same hour, which Jesus said, your son liveth. As soon as Jesus said, that thing was, it took effect. And as soon as he took the step, it manifested.

[25:02] When your miracle is at the point of the word of God entering your system, as soon as you hear a word from God, it has been delivered. But now, for you to take physical delivery, to see physical manifestation, you're believing.

[25:16] So you, as soon as you believe, you endorse, you authorize it to manifest. Your believing authorizes what God has released for you to happen in your life.

[25:30] Do you believe? Now, does it make sense when Jesus asks, do you believe this? Do you believe this? It's a choice. You have to make sure, you have to choose to walk by faith, not just by sight.

[25:44] So I'm going to lift up your right hand. Begin to talk to God. Say, Lord, I believe. Lord, I believe. I choose to walk by faith.

[25:56] I choose to believe in what you say. I choose to walk with you. In the name of Jesus, I choose to hold on to your word. I choose, I choose, I choose. Lord, I believe. Lord, I believe.

[26:07] Lord, I believe. Father, we thank you. We thank you that you've sent us your word, that only if we can believe, we will see the glory of the Lord. Lord, we believe.

[26:18] Lord, we believe. Lord, we believe. Lift up your hand, say this, say, Lord Jesus, thank you for your word. I receive my portion because I believe. From this moment, I choose to walk by faith and not by sight.

[26:34] In spite of what I go through, in spite of what I see, I choose to walk by faith. I choose to walk by what your word says. Thank you, Lord.

[26:45] In Jesus' name, someone shout Hallelujah. Did you receive something? Did you receive something? Put your hands together for the Lord. Hallelujah. Someone shout, Lord, I believe.

[27:00] Now, I'm pleased to let you know we are about to hear the main amen and I can guarantee you, you will be blessed. I can't wait.

[27:11] I can't wait. You will. I like that. You will be blessed. I will be blessed. Do you believe this? I will be blessed. Thank you for listening. For more resources, please visit www.caris.org and call us on 0207-740-9960.

[27:27] God bless you. Thank you.