The Faith of God: Week 1, Day 1

All believers recognize the importance of faith. Faith is critical to our relationship with the Lord. Without faith, it’s impossible to please Him (Heb. 11:6). The question isn’t “Do we need faith?” The question is “Do we have faith?” and is it enough?

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TODAY I’M GOING TO START

A SERIES TEACHING ON

THE FAITH OF GOD,

AND I KNOW MANY OF YOU THINK,

OH, NO, ANOTHER TEACHING

ON FAITH.

THIS IS DIFFERENT.

THIS IS TALKING ABOUT

THE FAITH OF GOD

INSTEAD OF PUTTING FAITH IN GOD.

AND ONE OF THE POINTS

THAT I’M GOING TO BE MAKING,

I’LL JUST GO AHEAD AND SAY THIS,

THAT SOME OF YOU MAY THINK

THIS IS SO RADICAL

THAT YOU’LL JUST IMMEDIATELY

REJECT THE TEACHING

WITHOUT GIVING ME

A CHANCE TO EXPLAIN,

BUT IT’S NOT THAT WE

PUT FAITH IN GOD.

GOD GIVES US

HIS SUPERNATURAL FAITH.

AND EVERY PERSON

WHO HAS BEEN BORN AGAIN,

HAS THE SAME QUANTITY

AND QUALITY OF FAITH

THAT JESUS HAS

BECAUSE IT IS THE FAITH OF GOD

THAT YOU HAVE.

SO, THE BENEFIT OF ALL OF THIS

IS KNOWING THAT YOUR FAITH

IS NOT INADEQUATE,

IT’S NOT INCOMPLETE,

IT’S NOT SOMETHING THAT,

YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK

THAT GOD PASSED OUT

DIFFERENT MEASURES OF FAITH.

I’M GOING TO GET INTO THIS

IN MORE DETAIL

LATER IN THIS WEEK,

BUT SOME PEOPLE THINK THAT,

YOU KNOW, IT’S LIKE

GOD GIVES EVERYBODY

A MEASURE OF FAITH,

AND THEN SOMEBODY

JIGGLED HIS ARM

AS HE WAS GIVING YOU SOME

AND HE SPILT IT

AND YOU JUST BARELY GOT ANY.

AND SO, REALLY MOST PEOPLE

UNDERSTAND THAT FAITH

IS POWERFUL.

THE SCRIPTURE SAYS,

WITHOUT FAITH IT’S IMPOSSIBLE

TO PLEASE HIM, HEBREWS 11:6.

ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE

TO HIM THAT BELIEVES.

OUR FAITH IS WHAT

MOVES MOUNTAINS,

MARK, CHAPTER 11,

AND JUST SO MANY THINGS.

MOST PEOPLE UNDERSTAND

THAT FAITH IS POWERFUL,

AND THEY MAY LOOK AT SOMEBODY

LIKE ME OR THEY GO TO A MEETING,

AND THEY SEE SOMEONE

WHO HAS A TESTIMONY

ABOUT GREAT MIRACLES

THAT ARE HAPPENING,

AND THEY SAY,

WELL, THAT’S GREAT,

BUT THEY JUST DON’T HAVE ANY.

AND THEY SPEND MOST OF

THEIR TIME BEGGING GOD

TO INCREASE THEIR FAITH,

TO GIVE THEM MORE FAITH.

ONE OF THE THINGS

THAT THIS TEACHING WILL DO

IF YOU EMBRACE IT

AND UNDERSTAND WHAT I’M SAYING,

IS IT WILL SHOW YOU

THAT YOU DON’T HAVE

A FAITH PROBLEM.

WHAT YOU’VE GOT

IS A KNOWLEDGE PROBLEM,

AND I’M GOING TO BE

EXPLAINING THAT

IN A LOT MORE DETAIL.

BUT FOR ME,

THIS IS THE VERY FIRST THING,

THE VERY FIRST TEACHING

THAT EVER CAME OUT

OF MY UNDERSTANDING

OF WHAT I CALL

SPIRIT, SOUL & BODY,

WHO YOU ARE IN CHRIST.

AND THIS IS THE THING

THAT JUST CHANGED MY LIFE

AND OPENED UP EVERYTHING

IN THE WORD OF GOD TO ME,

AND THE VERY FIRST

APPLICATION OF THAT WAS

THAT I JUST FELT LIKE,

OH GOD, I KNOW

YOU’RE P…ALL POWERFUL,

I KNOW THAT FAITH WORKS,

BUT I JUST DON’T HAVE ANY,

AND WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO

TO GET MORE FAITH?

AND I WAS CONSTANTLY

BEGGING GOD.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED

WAS I REALIZED I HAD

THE GOD KIND OF FAITH,

A SUPERNATURAL FAITH

GIVEN TO ME AT SALVATION.

I DID NOT HAVE A FAITH PROBLEM,

WHAT I HAD WAS

A KNOWLEDGE PROBLEM.

I DIDN’T KNOW HOW FAITH WORKED,

AND ONE OF THE THINGS

I’LL BE TEACHING IN THIS

IS FAITH WORKS BY LAWS.

THERE ARE LAWS
THAT GOVERN FAITH

JUST AS THERE ARE LAWS

THAT GOVERN ELECTRICITY.

AND WHEN I SAW THIS,

IT TOTALLY CHANGED MY FOCUS.

INSTEAD OF BEGGING GOD

AND JUST WAITING ON GOD TO

SOMEHOW OR ANOTHER ZAP ME

WITH THIS SUPERNATURAL FAITH

THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN,

I HAD NO MORE DOUBT

AND UNBELIEF, AND I JUST

WAS OPERATING IN FAITH,

I BEGAN TO RECOGNIZE

I HAD FAITH,

IT WAS JUST A MATTER

OF DRAWING IT OUT,

LEARNING HOW TO USE

WHAT GOD HAD ALREADY GIVEN ME.

MY CONFIDENCE LEVEL

WENT THROUGH THE ROOF,

AND EVEN THOUGH
THERE WAS STILL

A LOT OF WORK AHEAD OF ME

TO UNDERSTAND AND TO RENEW

MY MIND AND LEARN THESE THINGS,

IT GAVE ME A HOPE

THAT I KNEW I HAD WHAT I NEEDED.

I JUST DIDN’T KNOW

HOW TO USE IT.

I DON’T KNOW IF THAT

COMMUNICATES TO YOU OR NOT,

BUT IT REALLY MINISTERED TO ME.

SO, THIS IS THE VERY FIRST

APPLICATION AFTER I SAW

WHO I WAS IN CHRIST,

AND I BEGAN TO START

APPLYING IT.

IT WAS TO UNDERSTAND

I HAD THE FAITH OF JESUS,

NOT FAITH IN JESUS.

NOW, I DON’T THINK

IT’S TOTALLY WRONG TO SAY

THAT YOU PUT FAITH IN JESUS,

BUT THE SCRIPTURE SAYS

THAT WE HAVE

THE FAITH OF CHRIST IN US,

AND I’M GOING TO BE

DEALING WITH THAT

IN A LOT MORE DETAIL.

LAST WEEK I SAT DOWN

AND TOOK SOME TIME OFF

AND I WROTE A LITTLE BOOKLET

ENTITLED, THE FAITH OF GOD.

NOW I TALK ABOUT THIS,

AND I MENTION IT

IN A NUMBER OF THE TEACHINGS

THAT I HAVE.

AND AS A MATTER OF FACT,

WE’RE GOING TO BE OFFERING

A COMPLIMENTARY TEACHING

THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS

AS A PACKAGE DEAL, ENTITLED,

YOU’VE ALREADY GOT IT.

AND THIS IS THE SAME PRINCIPLE,

BUT IT’S NOT JUST

APPLIED TO FAITH,

IT’S APPLIED TO HEALING,

IT’S APPLIED TO INTERCESSION,

IT’S APPLIED TO EVERYTHING.

SO THIS IS A BROAD APPLICATION

OF THIS TRUTH,

AND THIS IS SPECIFICALLY

TALKING ABOUT THE FAITH OF GOD.

THIS IS JUST A LITTLE,

I…I DON’T KNOW,

PROBABLY 20 PAGE BOOKLET

THAT…THAT I WROTE LAST WEEK

THAT IS A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THIS,

AND THEN WE WILL HAVE

THE ENTIRE TEACHING

THAT IS TAKEN

FROM THESE PROGRAMS

THAT WE’LL BE PUTTING OUT

ON CD OR DVD.

AND ANYWAY, WE’LL MAKE AN OFFER

AT THE END OF ALL OF THIS

AT THE END OF OUR PROGRAM.

SO LET ME JUST SAY THAT,

YOU KNOW, THIS IS A CONCEPT

THAT MOST CHRISTIANS HAVE,

THAT FAITH IS POWERFUL,

FAITH WORKS,

FAITH CAN MOVE A MOUNTAIN.

THE PROBLEM IS

I JUST DON’T HAVE ANY OF IT,

OR I HAVE VERY LITTLE OF IT,

OR MY FAITH IS SO IMMATURE

THAT IT JUST DOESN’T WORK.

AND SO WE’RE CONSTANTLY

RUNNING TO OTHER PEOPLE,

THINKING THAT, YOU KNOW,

WE NEED THEM TO BELIEVE FOR US.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS

ONE OF THE THINGS,

I LOVE PRAYING FOR PEOPLE,

I’VE PRAYED FOR, WHO KNOWS,

I WOULDN’T BE SURPRISED

IF I HADN’T PRAYED FOR

OVER A MILLION PEOPLE.

I’VE PRAYED FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE,

AND I DON’T MIND

PRAYING FOR PEOPLE,

BUT IT BOTHERS ME

THAT PEOPLE THINK

I’M THE ONLY ONE

THAT CAN RECEIVE FOR THEM.

IT’S JUST…IT’S WRONG.

IF YOU UNDERSTAND

WHAT I’M GOING TO BE TEACHING

IN THIS SERIES,

YOU HAVE THE EXACT SAME FAITH

THAT I HAVE,

THE SAME FAITH THAT PAUL HAD,

THE SAME FAITH THAT PETER HAD,

THE SAME FAITH THAT JESUS HAD.

YOU HAVE THE FAITH OF JESUS.

YOU’VE GOT FAITH.

NOW, THERE…YOU
DO HAVE TO GROW

IN YOUR UNDERSTANDING

OF HOW IT OPERATES,

AND SO THERE IS

A PROCESS INVOLVED HERE,

BUT THE WAY THAT MOST PEOPLE

JUST BASICALLY ARE IGNORING,

I BELIEVE IT’S

THROUGH IGNORANCE,

IGNORING WHAT THEY HAVE,

IT JUST…IT BOTHERS ME

TO SEE PEOPLE COME AND SAY,

I’VE PRAYED,

I’VE DONE EVERYTHING,

NOTHING WORKS FOR ME,

WOULD YOU PRAY?

I…THAT REALLY BOTHERS ME,

AND SO THIS IS WHAT

GOD HAS ANOINTED ME TO DO

IS TO SHARE THESE TRUTHS,

AND THIS IS ONE OF

THE MOST FOUNDATIONAL THINGS

THAT GOD EVER TAUGHT ME.

I PROMISE YOU, THIS IS GOING TO

BE A DEAL CHANGER FOR YOU.

LET ME START OVER HERE

IN LUKE, CHAPTER 17,

AND I’M NOT GOING TO READ

THE FIRST FOUR VERSES,

BUT JESUS WAS TELLING

HIS DISCIPLES THAT THEY NEED

TO FORGIVE.

AND THEY SAID, HOW OFTEN?

SEVEN TIMES?

HE SAID, NOT SEVENTY TIMES;

SEVENTY TIMES SEVEN.

AND WHEN THEY HEARD THIS,

THEY WERE SHOCKED

AND THEY SAID

IN VERSE 5,

THIS IS LUKE, CHAPTER 17,

VERSE 5, AND THE APOSTLES

SAID UNTO THE LORD,

INCREASE OUR FAITH.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS A POINT

THAT’S WORTH MAKING,

THAT THEY SAW JESUS

RAISE THE DEAD,

THEY SAW JESUS OPEN BLIND EYES,

THEY SAW JESUS CAST OUT DEVILS,

THEY SAW JESUS

WALK ON THE WATER.

THEY SAW MIRACLE AFTER MIRACLE

AFTER MIRACLE,

AND THEY NEVER SAID,

INCREASE OUR FAITH.

BUT WHEN HE TOLD THEM,

YOU NEED TO FORGIVE SOMEBODY

UP TO 490 TIMES IN ONE DAY,

WHICH TECHNICALLY SPEAKING,

I DON’T BELIEVE

IT’S ON THE 491ST TIME

YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO GET MAD

AND NOT FORGIVE.

HE WAS JUST SAYING

THERE SHOULDN’T BE ANY LIMIT.

IT’S LIMITLESS.

YOU NEED TO ALWAYS

WALK IN LOVE AND FORGIVENESS

TOWARDS THOSE WHO HAVE

DONE SOMETHING WRONG TO YOU.

WHEN THEY SAW WHAT

HE TOLD THEM THERE, THEY SAID,

INCREASE OUR FAITH.

SO THIS IS ONE OF THE POINTS

THAT, YOU KNOW, IT TAKES FAITH,

NOT ONLY TO SEE THE DEAD RAISED

OR BLIND EYES OPEN,

IT TAKES FAITH TO WALK IN LOVE

WITH OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS.

AND O…AND NOT ONLY

THE BELIEVERS,

BUT THE UNBELIEVERS,

AND THE THINGS

THAT ARE GOING TO HAPPEN.

IT TAKES FAITH TO LIVE

THE CHRISTIAN LIFE.

YOU CAN’T DO IT

IN YOUR OWN
STRENGTH AND POWER.

YOU HAVE TO APPROPRIATE

GOD’S POWER,

AND FAITH IS HOW WE DO THAT.

SO THEY…WHEN…

WHEN HE SAID, YOU’VE GOT TO

FORGIVE 490 TIMES IN ONE DAY,

THEY SAID, LORD,

INCREASE OUR FAITH.

THIS IS THE SAME QUESTION

THAT MANY, MANY PEOPLE

ARE ASKING TODAY,

AND LOOK AT HIS ANSWER.

HE GAVE A PARABLE HERE

TO ANSWER THEIR QUESTION.

SO, IN LUKE, CHAPTER 17,

AND VERSE 6, IT SAYS,

AND THE LORD SAID,

IF YOU HAD FAITH

AS A GRAIN OF MUSTARD SEED

YOU MIGHT SAY

UNTO THE SYCAMINE TREE,

BE THOU PLUCKED UP BY THE ROOT,

AND BE THOU PLANTED IN THE SEA;

AND IT SHOULD OBEY YOU.

NOW, HE GOES ON

AND GIVES SOME MORE

OF THIS PARABLE,

BUT THERE’S BASICALLY TWO POINTS

THAT HE WAS MAKING.

THE FIRST ONE IS RIGHT HERE

IN VERSE 6, AND BASICALLY,

WHAT HE’S SAYING IS,

GUYS, YOU DON’T NEED MORE FAITH.

USE WHAT YOU’VE GOT.

A LITTLE TINY AMOUNT OF FAITH

LIKE A MUSTARD SEED.

I DON’T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU’VE

EVER SEEN A MUSTARD SEED.

I HAVE SOME OF THOSE

AT MY HOUSE, AND I MEAN,

THEY ARE TINY.

IF I WAS HOLDING IT UP

RIGHT HERE IN FRONT

OF THE CAMERA

AND YOU WERE LOOKING AT IT,

YOU COULDN’T SEE IT.

IT IS TINY.

IT’S…IT’S SMALLER

THAN THOSE SEEDS

THAT THEY HAVE ON A BUN,

YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU’RE EATING

A HAMBURGER OR SOMETHING

LIKE THAT, THE SESAME SEEDS.

IT’S SMALLER THAN THAT.

IT’S LITTLE, TINY.

AND THE POINT

THAT HE’S MAKING IS, GUYS,

YOU DON’T NEED MORE FAITH.

USE WHAT YOU’VE GOT

BECAUSE ONE LITTLE
MUSTARD SEED

AMOUNT OF FAITH IS ENOUGH

FOR YOU TO TALK TO A TREE

AND SAY, BE UPROOTED

AND GO PLANT YOURSELF

IN THE SEA,

AND YOU DON’T HAVE TO TOUCH IT,

YOU DON’T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING.

THAT’S HOW POWERFUL FAITH IS.

SO, RIGHT HERE, HE…

IN LUKE, CHAPTER 17,

HE TALKS ABOUT,

YOU CAN SPEAK TO A TREE

AND COMMAND IT TO UPROOT

AND BE CAST INTO A SEA,

OR YOU CAN SPEAK TO A MOUNTAIN

AND COMMAND IT TO MOVE.

THAT’S THE POWER OF FAITH.

AND IN LUKE 17:6,

IF IT’S ONLY A MUSTARD SEED

AMOUNT OF FAITH, IF IT’S TINY,

THAT’S ENOUGH TO DO ANYTHING.

FAITH IS POWERFUL.

FAITH IS POTENT.

FAITH…YOU DON’T HAVE TO HAVE

A LOT OF FAITH.

AND I’VE GOT A TEACHING

THAT TOWARDS THE END OF THIS

I’LL BE REFERRING TO

SOME OF THESE THINGS

AND EXPLAINING IT MORE,

BUT LET ME JUST SAY

THAT FAITH ISN’T THE PROBLEM.

MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW

HOW TO USE FAITH.

FAITH IS GOVERNED BY LAWS,

AND ALSO UNBELIEF

WILL NEGATE FAITH.

UNBELIEF IS AN OPPOSING FORCE.

IT PULLS IN THE OPPOSITE

DIRECTION OF FAITH.

SO, IF…IF ALL YOU HAVE

IS A MUSTARD SEED

AMOUNT OF FAITH,

WHICH EVERY ONE OF US THAT HAVE

A FAITH IN CHRIST HAVE THAT;

YOU’VE GOT THAT FAITH.

IT’S ENOUGH IF IT’S BY ITSELF,

BUT IF YOU HAVE UNBELIEF

THAT IS COUNTERBALANCING IT,

THAT IS NEGATING,

THAT IS DILUTING YOUR FAITH,

THAT’S WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.

REALLY, IT’S NOT A…

IT’S NOT A FAITH PROBLEM,

IT’S AN UNBELIEF PROBLEM,

AND A LOT OF THAT UNBELIEF

COMES BECAUSE WE DON’T KNOW

WHAT THE WORD OF GOD SAYS.

SO THAT’S THE FIRST POINT

THAT HE’S MAKING

IN THIS PARABLE.

HE SAYS THAT…YOU KNOW,

THEY SAID, INCREASE OUR FAITH,

AND HE SAID, LOOK GUYS,

JUST USE WHAT YOU’VE GOT.

IF YOUR FAITH IS LIKE

A MUSTARD SEED,

THAT’S ENOUGH TO SEE A TREE

UPROOTED AND PLANTED IN THE SEA

IF YOU DON’T DOUBT

IN YOUR HEART.

AND THEN IN VERSE 7,

HE GOES INTO A SECOND THING,

HE SAYS, BUT WHICH OF YOU,

HAVING A SERVANT PLOWING

OR FEEDING CATTLE,

WILL SAY UNTO HIM BY AND BY,

WHEN HE IS COME FROM THE FIELD,

GO AND SIT DOWN TO MEAT?

AND WILL NOT RATHER SAY TO HIM,

MAKE READY WHEREWITH I MAY SUP,

AND GIRD THYSELF, AND SERVE ME,

TILL I HAVE EATEN AND DRUNKEN;

AND AFTERWARD THOU SHALT

EAT AND DRINK?

DOTH HE THANK THAT SERVANT

BECAUSE HE DID THE THINGS

THAT WERE COMMANDED HIM?

I TROW NOT.

WHICH THIS IS

THE KING JAMES VERSION.

THAT’S JUST OLD ENGLISH

FOR SAYING, I DON’T THINK SO,

THAT’S NOT THE WAY

THAT THINGS WORK.

AND IN T…VERSE 10, HE SAYS,

SO LIKEWISE YE, WHEN YE SHALL

HAVE DONE ALL THESE THINGS

WHICH ARE COMMANDED YOU,

SAY, WE ARE

UNPROFITABLE SERVANTS:

WE HAVE DONE THAT

WHICH WAS OUR DUTY TO DO.

SO I BELIEVE THAT THE SECOND

POINT HE’S MAKING

IN THIS PARABLE IS JUST SAYING,

LOOK, YOU’RE LOOKING AT FAITH

AS IF IT’S SOMETHING

THAT’S EXTRA,

SOMETHING THAT’S EXTRAORDINARY.

FAITH IS A SERVANT.

YOU OUGHT TO BE USING

WHAT YOU HAVE,

AND YOU NEED TO

JUST LIVE BY FAITH.

IN THE SAME WAY THAT A PERSON

THAT HAS A SERVANT,

WHEN THAT SERVANT
WORKS ALL DAY,

YOU DON’T JUST HAVE THE SERVANT

COME IN AND…AND YOU…

YOU TAKE CARE OF HIM.

NO, THAT SERVANT IS THERE

TO SERVE YOU.

NOW YOU MAY DISAGREE WITH THAT,

BUT THAT’S THE WAY THAT IT WAS

IN THE DAY

THAT JESUS WAS TALKING

IN THIS PARABLE,

THIS IS THE POINT

THAT’S BEING MADE IS,

THAT PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR YOU,

YOU DON’T…YOU…YOU PAY THEM,

IN OUR DAY AND AGE.

IN THIS DAY, THIS WAS TALKING

ABOUT LIKE A SLAVE OR A SERVANT,

AND THAT SERVANT,

YOU EXPECTED THEM

TO WORK FOR YOU.

IT WAS THEIR DUTY.

YOU EXPECT THEM

TO DO THEIR DUTY.

YOU DON’T SIT THERE

AND FEEL BAD FOR A PERSON

BECAUSE THEY’VE BEEN OUT

AND THEY WORKED ALL DAY

IN THE HEAT AND GOT SWEATY

AND COME IN,

AND NOW YOU EXPECT THEM

TO LAY DOWN,

AND YOU’RE GOING TO

TAKE CARE OF THEM.

NO, IT’S THEIR JOB

TO TAKE CARE OF YOU.

I BELIEVE WHAT HE’S SAYING IS,

THAT FAITH IS LIKE A SERVANT.

WE JUST AREN’T USING IT.

WE FEEL LIKE IT’S EXTRAORDINARY

FOR US TO BELIEVE FOR THINGS.

FAITH SHOULD BE

THE NORMAL CHRISTIAN LIFE.

YOU KNOW, IT SAYS

IN 2 CORINTHIANS, CHAPTER 5,

AND VERSE 7,

IN THE FIRST FEW VERSES

OF CHAPTER 5,

PAUL IS TALKING ABOUT,

THAT IF THIS EARTHLY TABERNACLE

WAS DISSOLVED, AND HE’S USING,

YOU KNOW, LIKE A TABERNACLE

OR A TENT TO DESCRIBE OUR BODY,

AND SAYING THAT OUR BODY

IS LIKE A DWELLING PLACE

THAT THE REAL US,

THE SPIRIT MAN, LIVES IN.

AND HE SAID,

IF THIS EARTHLY TABERNACLE,

OR IF THIS BODY

WAS TO BE DISSOLVED,

IF IT WAS TO DIE,

WE HAVE A BUILDING FROM GOD.

IN OTHER WORDS, HE’S SAYING,

THAT I AM CONFIDENT

THAT WHEN HE PASSED ON,

THAT HE WASN’T GOING TO

JUST CEASE TO EXIST,

BUT THAT HE HAD A GLORIFIED BODY

THAT HAD BEEN PREPARED FOR HIM,

AND HE WAS TALKING ABOUT THAT.

SO, DOWN IN VERSE 7,

2 CORINTHIANS, CHAPTER 5,

VERSE 7, HE SAYS,

FOR WE WALK BY FAITH

AND NOT BY SIGHT.

THE SCRIPTURE ALSO SAYS

THAT THE JUST

SHALL LIVE BY FAITH.

THEY DON’T VISIT THERE.

THEY DON’T VACATION THERE.

THEY DON’T SPEND THE WEEKEND

IN FAITH.

THIS IS WHERE THEY LIVE.

IT’S WHERE THEY DWELL.

SAD TO SAY, MOST CHRISTIANS

LIVE A LIFE…AND I’M NOT

SAYING THIS TO CONDEMN ANYBODY,

BUT TO OPEN OUR EYES

SO THAT WE COULD RECOGNIZE

WHAT WE’RE DOING IS ABNORMAL

AND WE NEED TO START LIVING

THE NORMAL CHRISTIAN LIFE.

BUT THE AVERAGE CHRISTIAN

ACTUALLY LIVES IN UNBELIEF,

THEY WALK BY SIGHT,

THEY ARE USING NOTHING

BUT THEIR SENSES,

THEY AREN’T WALKING BY FAITH.

AND THEN, ON THE WEEKEND

THEY GO TO CHURCH,

AND THEY TRY AND SPEND

AN HOUR FOCUSING UPON GOD.

OR IF YOU’RE REALLY SPIRITUAL,

YOU’LL SPEND SOMETHING

LIKE A DEVOTION,

AND YOU’LL HAVE

A DEVOTION EACH DAY,

WHERE YOU SPEND 20 MINUTES,

30 MINUTES, OR WHATEVER,

FOCUSED ON THE LORD.

EVEN THOUGH

THAT’S BETTER THAN NOTHING,

I’M NOT SAYING THAT THOSE THINGS

ARE TOTALLY WRONG,

WE ARE SUPPOSED
TO WALK BY FAITH

24 HOURS A DAY.

IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE CONSTANT.

IT’S NOT JUST SOMETHING WE USE

ON WEEKENDS OR A DEVOTION.

AND I BELIEVE

THAT THIS IS THE POINT

THAT HE’S MAKING.

THE FIRST POINT THAT HE MAKES,

TWO POINTS OUT OF THIS PARABLE.

THE FIRST ONE IS,

YOU JUST AREN’T USING

WHAT YOU’VE GOT.

A TINY AMOUNT OF FAITH

IS MORE THAN ENOUGH

TO SEE SUPERNATURAL RESULTS,

SO USE WHAT YOU’VE GOT.

AND THEN THE SECOND POINT

HE WAS MAKING IS,

THAT YOU NEED TO RECOGNIZE

THAT THIS IS THE NORMAL

CHRISTIAN LIFE,

YOU…YOU NEED

TO LIVE IN FAITH.

AND WHEN YOU START

LIVING BY FAITH, MAN,

I DON’T KNOW EXACTLY

HOW TO SAY THIS,

BUT IF YOU…IF YOU START LIVING

WHERE THIS…

EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU

IS BY FAITH.

YOU DON’T HAVE YOUR LIFE

DEPARTMENTALIZED INTO

YOUR SECULAR JOB PART,

AND THEN HERE

IS YOUR WEEKEND PART,

AND YOUR…

YOUR ENTERTAINMENT PART,

AND HERE…

HERE’S THIS OTHER THING,

AND YOU’VE GOT YOUR LIFE

DEPARTMENTALIZED.

BUT IF YOU GET TO WHERE

JESUS IS INVITED

INTO EVERYTHING,

AND YOU DO EVERYTHING

BY FAITH.

IF YOU’RE WORKING A JOB,

YOU DO IT BY FAITH.

YOU GO IN BELIEVING GOD,

THAT GOD IS GOING TO HELP YOU,

GOD IS GOING TO GIVE YOU

SUPERNATURAL IDEAS.

IF YOU GET TO WHERE

YOU LIVE BY FAITH AND…

AND YOU RECOGNIZE

THAT THIS IS JUST

THE NORMAL CHRISTIAN LIFE

AND THIS IS THE WAY YOU LIVE,

IT CHANGES EVERYTHING

WHEN YOU LIVE BY FAITH,

INSTEAD OF JUST VISIT THERE,

VACATION THERE.

YOU KNOW, I GOT

TURNED ON TO THE LORD IN 1968,

IS WHEN I HAD AN ENCOUNTER.

I WAS BORN AGAIN

TEN YEARS BEFORE THAT,

BUT 1968 IS WHEN I REALLY

COMMITTED MY LIFE TO THE LORD,

AND I STARTED SEEKING GOD.

A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENED.

I GOT DRAFTED, SENT TO VIETNAM,

13 MONTHS IN VIETNAM,

I JUST SAT AND READ THE WORD

DAY AND NIGHT.

I MEAN, UP TO 10,

15 HOURS A DAY,

I WOULD JUST SIT

AND STUDY THE WORD,

AND GOD BEGAN TO START

SHOWING ME THINGS.

SOME OF THE THINGS I SAID

AT THE BEGINNING
OF THE PROGRAM,

THAT THERE ARE LAWS

THAT GOVERN FAITH.

ONE OF THOSE LAWS

IS THAT IT’S BASED ON KNOWLEDGE,

AND THIS WORD OF GOD

IS WHAT GIVES US
THAT KNOWLEDGE.

I BEGAN TO START UNDERSTANDING

SOME THINGS.

I BEGAN TO START BELIEVING.

I GOT MARRIED IN 1972.

JAMIE AND I PASTORED

A LITTLE CHURCH

IN SEAGOVILLE, TEXAS,

AND THEN WE WENT

TO CHILDRESS, TEXAS.

AND IN CHILDRESS, TEXAS,

IS WHERE I GOT THIS REVELATION

OF THE FAITH OF GOD.

THIS WAS IN 1976,

AND I GOT THIS REVELATION,

AND I STARTED BELIEVING

AND WE SAW BLIND EYES OPEN.

WE SAW PEOPLE

THAT WERE BROUGHT IN

IN WHEELCHAIRS, AND ON STRE…

ON STRETCHERS
FROM AMBULANCES.

WE HAD THEM BROUGHT

INTO OUR CHURCH MEETINGS.

AND I STARTED PRAYING,

AND WE STARTED SEEING

MIRACLE AFTER MIRACLE

AFTER MIRACLE HAPPEN.

AND I REMEMBER IT WAS IN

CHILDRESS, TEXAS, IN 1976,

THAT I FINALLY REALIZED

FOR THE FIRST TIME

THAT I WAS LIVING BY FAITH,

I WAS WALKING BY FAITH.

IT WASN’T SOMETHING

I DID ON OCCASION,

BUT IT WAS THE WAY

THAT I WAS LIVING.

IT WAS MY WHOLE LIFESTYLE.

EVERYTHING ABOUT ME,

I WAS KEEPING MY MIND

STAYED UPON GOD,

AND I WAS TRUSTING GOD

IN EVERY AREA.

NOW, I’M NOT SAYING

THAT I WAS DOING IT PERFECTLY,

BUT I’M SAYING I REALIZED

THAT I WAS LIVING BY FAITH.

AGAIN, I DON’T KNOW IF

THIS COMMUNICATES
TO EVERYBODY,

AND IF YOU HAVEN’T

EVER EXPERIENCED THAT,

THEN THIS MAY SEEM

LIKE IT’S SO FAR OUT

IN THE FUTURE THAT YOU JUST

CAN’T OBTAIN THAT,

BUT IT IS OBTAINABLE TO WHERE

YOU WALK BY FAITH.

THAT’S WHAT

THE APOSTLE PAUL SAID.

2 CORINTHIANS 5:7,

WE WALK BY FAITH,

AND NOT BY SIGHT.

I WAS ACTUALLY TO A PLACE

TO WHERE WHAT I BELIEVED

WAS MORE IMPORTANT TO ME

THAN WHAT I SAW

AND WHAT I FELT

AND WHAT I HEARD

OTHER PEOPLE SAY.

AND I…I REMEMBER THE DAY

THAT I…IT’S LIKE I STEPPED

OVER A THRESHOLD.

AND I REMEMBER THAT,

THINKING, I AM ACTUALLY

LIVING BY FAITH.

I’M NOT LIVING BY

JUST SIGHT ANYMORE.

MAN, THAT’S AWESOME.

THIS IS WHAT JESUS

IS TALKING ABOUT.

HE…WHEN THEY ASKED HIM,

LORD, INCREASE OUR FAITH,

HE SAYS, YOU DON’T NEED

MORE FAITH.

USE WHAT YOU’VE GOT

AND RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS NOT

SOMETHING YOU DO OCCASIONALLY,

IT’S NOT SOMETHING

YOU DO ON WEEKENDS,

IT’S NOT SOMETHING YOU DO

JUST DURING A DEVOTION.

YOU HAVE TO LIVE BY FAITH.

THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY FAITH.

AND I TELL YOU,

IF YOU CAN GET THIS REVELATION

AND BEGIN TO

UNDERSTAND THESE THINGS

THAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT,

IT’LL TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE.

THIS IS NOT JUST FOR PREACHERS.

THIS IS NOT JUST FOR THE PASTOR.

THIS WHOLE CONCEPT OF CLERGY,

THEY’RE THE ONES

WHO LIVE BY FAITH,

THEY’RE THE ONES THAT HAVE

A RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD,

BUT I’M OVER HERE

AND I HAVE TO JUST GO

AND LET THEM BE THE ONE

WHO PRAYS FOR ME.

THAT WHOLE CONCEPT
IS INCORRECT.

EVERY ONE OF US NEED TO START

WALKING BY FAITH,

AND THAT’S WHAT

WE’RE TALKING ABOUT,

AND WHAT I’M GOING TO

BE SHARING WITH YOU

IN THIS LITTLE TEACHING,

THIS BRAND NEW BOOKLET

THAT I’VE GOT,

IS THAT YOU DO HAVE

FAITH ALREADY.

YOU DON’T HAVE TO GET MORE,

YOU DON’T HAVE TO HAVE

GOD INCREASE IT,

IT DOESN’T HAVE TO GROW,

YOU DON’T NEED TO DO ANYTHING

EXCEPT LEARN WHAT YOU’VE GOT

AND LEARN THE LAWS

THAT GOVERN FAITH.

ONCE YOU DO THAT,

I GUARANTEE YOU,

IT’S JUST A MATTER OF TIME,

ONCE YOU BEGIN TO

UNDERSTAND THESE THINGS,

UNTIL YOU START SEEING FAITH

WORKING FOR YOU LIKE A SERVANT,

AND IT WILL PRODUCE

MIRACULOUS RESULTS.

SO, THIS IS A LITTLE BOOKLET

THAT I WROTE JUST LAST WEEK,

AND IT’S ONLY ABOUT 20 PAGES.

THIS IS A BRIEF SUMMARY OF IT.

WE’RE ALSO GOING TO OFFER

CDs AND DVDs

THAT GO ALONG WITH THIS,

AND THIS WILL BE TAKEN

FROM MY TELEVISION PROGRAM.

SO IF WHAT I’M SAYING HERE

MINISTERS TO YOU, AND YOU SAY,

MAN, I WOULD LIKE

TO GET MORE OF THAT,

YOU CAN GO AND GET THAT.

THEN WE’VE ALSO

GOT A PACKAGE DEAL

WHERE WE’RE OFFERING THIS BOOK

ENTITLED, YOU’VE ALREADY GOT IT.

IT’S THE SAME CONCEPT

BUT IT’S NOT LIMITED

TO JUST TALKING ABOUT

YOU’VE ALREADY GOT

THE FAITH OF GOD.

IT’S TALKING ABOUT,

YOU’VE ALREADY GOT HEALING,

YOU’VE ALREADY GOT DELIVERANCE,

YOU’VE ALREADY GOT PROSPERITY,

YOU’VE ALREADY GOT EVERYTHING

THAT YOU’RE PRAYING

AND ASKING FOR.

SO THIS IS A BROAD

APPLICATION OF THIS,

AND WE ALSO HAVE THAT

NOT ONLY IN A BOOK FORM,

BUT ALSO IN CDs AND DVDs.

IF YOU’LL LISTEN,

OUR ANNOUNCER WILL GIVE YOU

THAT INFORMATION,

AND PLEASE CALL OR WRITE TODAY.

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>> LEARN HOW TO GROW

IN YOUR FAITH WHEN YOU GET

ANDREW’S TEACHING TITLED,

THE FAITH OF GOD.

ANDREW IS OFFERING HIS BOOKLET,

THE FAITH OF GOD,

AS HIS FREE GIFT TO YOU TODAY.

THIS OFFER IS LIMITED TO

ONE FREE BOOKLET
PER HOUSEHOLD,

AND IS AVAILABLE IN THE US, UK,

CANADA AND AUSTRALIA.

CONTACT US TODAY

TO RECEIVE YOUR FREE BOOKLET.

ANDREW’S COMPLETE SERIES,

THE FAITH OF GOD,

IS AVAILABLE IN A CD

OR DVD ALBUM MADE FROM

OUR DAILY TELEVISION BROADCAST.

EACH OF THESE
VALUABLE RESOURCES

IS AVAILABLE FOR A GIFT

OF ANY AMOUNT

WHEN YOU WRITE OR CALL.

THIS ENTIRE SERIES

IS ALSO AVAILABLE

FOR AUDIO DOWNLOAD

ABSOLUTELY FREE

FROM OUR WEB SITE.

OR YOU CAN GET THESE PRODUCTS

AS PART OF

THE FAITH OF GOD PACKAGE,

WHICH INCLUDES

THE FAITH OF GOD BOOKLET

AND THE BOOK,

YOU’VE ALREADY GOT IT,

PLUS TWO ALBUMS

IN YOUR CHOICE

OF EITHER CD OR DVD:

THE FAITH OF GOD

AND YOU’VE ALREADY GOT IT.

THE FAITH OF GOD PACKAGE

HAS A CATALOG VALUE OF $70,

BUT YOU CAN RECEIVE ALL OF

THESE VALUABLE
RESOURCES TODAY

FOR JUST $50.

GO TO AWMI.NET TO SEE

ALL THE WAYS YOU CAN GET

THESE PRODUCTS.

WE ALSO WANT TO REMIND YOU

OF ANDREW’S

LIVING COMMENTARY SOFTWARE.

THE LIVING COMMENTARY INCLUDES

MORE THAN 50 YEARS OF

ANDREW’S BIBLE STUDY NOTES

AND PERSONAL ENCOUNTERS

WITH GOD!

GET ANDREW’S LIVING COMMENTARY

TODAY FOR $120.

WE WANT TO SAY

A SPECIAL THANK YOU

TO THE GRACE PARTNERS

OF ANDREW WOMMACK MINISTRIES.

YOUR GIFTS MAKE IT POSSIBLE

TO PUT FREE MINISTRY MATERIALS

INTO THE HANDS OF

MANY PEOPLE IN NEED.

IF YOU’RE NOT ALREADY

A GRACE PARTNER,

WE ASK YOU TO PRAY ABOUT

BECOMING ONE TODAY.

YOU CAN BECOME
A GRACE PARTNER

THROUGH OUR WEB SITE

AT AWMI.NET.

WHILE THERE, YOU CAN DISCOVER

MORE PRODUCT DETAILS

AND DOWNLOAD

ADDITIONAL FREE RESOURCES.

YOU CAN ALSO ORDER RESOURCES

OR RECEIVE PRAYER

BY CALLING OUR HELPLINE

AT 719-635-1111.

OUR HELPLINE IS OPEN

24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK.

TO WRITE US, USE THE ADDRESS

ON YOUR SCREEN.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR GENEROSITY

AND HOPE TO HEAR

>> FROM YOU TODAY.

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>> WE WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT

ANDREW’S UPCOMING

SPEAKING SCHEDULE.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

TO COME MEET ANDREW

AT ONE OF THESE EVENTS

AND LET THE WORD OF GOD

TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE.

IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER,

JOIN ANDREW AT THE CAMPUS

IN WOODLAND PARK

FOR OUR ANNUAL

MINISTERS’ CONFERENCE.

ANDREW WILL BE JOINED

BY GUEST SPEAKERS

MARIO MURILLO, BOB NICHOLS,

DUANE SHERIFF, BOB YANDIAN,

BILLY EPPERHART,

AND GREG MOHR.

THEN, ANDREW WILL BE

SPEAKING IN COLORADO SPRINGS.

NEXT, ANDREW WILL BE SPEAKING

IN THE UK.

LASTLY IN OCTOBER,

ANDREW WILL BE

IN WALSALL, ENGLAND,

FOR THE ANDREW WOMMACK

MINISTRIES EUROPEAN

MINISTERS’ CONFERENCE,

WITH GUEST SPEAKERS

BOB YANDIAN AND BILLY EPPERHART.

AND IN NOVEMBER,

COME TO THE CAMPUS

AT WOODLAND PARK

FOR THE ANNUAL

WOMEN ARISE CONFERENCE,

WITH SPEAKERS

TERRI SAVELLE-FOY,

AUDREY MACK, AND CARRIE PICKETT.

PLEASE NOTE: ANDREW WILL NOT

BE SPEAKING AT THIS EVENT.

NEXT, JOIN ANDREW

AND GUEST SPEAKER
DUANE SHERIFF

FOR THE DALLAS

GOSPEL TRUTH CONFERENCE

IN ADDISON, TEXAS.

FOR MORE DETAILS

ON ANDREW’S NEXT MEETING

IN YOUR AREA,

VISIT OUR WEB SITE

>> AT AWMI.NET.

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♪ MUSIC ♪

>> IN THE BEAUTIFUL TOWN

OF WOODLAND PARK

CHARIS BIBLE COLLEGE

HAS BEEN CHANGING
PEOPLE’S LIVES

>> FOR OVER 25 YEARS.

>> THE PEOPLE HERE

ARE SO LIKE-MINDED.

>> THEY WANT TO HELP YOU GROW.

>> THESE ARE PEOPLE

WHO GENUINELY CARE ABOUT YOU.

THEY WANT THE BEST

>> FOR YOU.

>> BE PREPARED TO BE BLOWN AWAY

>> WITH THE TEACHINGS.

>> IT’S NOT JUST A SEASON

>> IN YOUR LIFE.

>> THERE’S NO WAY

>> YOU CAN’T CHANGE.

>> YOU CAN’T REALLY GO WRONG

GOING TO A PLACE THAT YOU GET

TO SIT AND LISTEN TO THE WORD

>> FOR FOUR HOURS A DAY.

>> BEING UNDER THE WORD

THAT MUCH JUST ALLOWED

GOD TO POUR SO MUCH

>> INTO ME.

>> IF YOU FEEL

SUPERNATURAL PEACE ABOUT

COMING TO CHARIS,

>> THAT’S GOD.

>> I KNOW YOU’RE LIKE HOW,

WHEN, WHERE,

ALL THESE QUESTIONS.

JUST DO IT.

>> THE LORD WILL PROVIDE.

>> I WAS DOUBTING

AND SECOND-GUESSING IT,

BUT WHEN I TOOK

THAT STEP OF FAITH, IMMEDIATELY,

>> LIKE THINGS WERE PROVIDED.

>> JUST BEING AROUND

LIKE-MINDED BELIEVERS,

TEACHERS WHO ARE
THERE FOR YOU

AND READY TO TALK TO YOU

AT ANY MOMENT

AND ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS,

>> THERE’S JUST NOTHING LIKE IT.

>> JUST FOLLOW THE LEADING

OF THE ONE THAT YOU SERVE

AND THAT’S ALWAYS GOING TO BE

>> THE RIGHT DIRECTION TO GO.

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♪ MUSIC ♪

>> DID YOU KNOW

ANDREW WOMMACK MINISTRIES

IS ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER,

YOUTUBE, INSTAGRAM,

AND PINTEREST?

WE PRAY THAT WE CAN BLESS YOU

WITH THE WORD OF GOD

WHEREVER YOU ARE IN THE WORLD

ON ANY OF THESE PLATFORMS.

FOLLOW ANDREW

>> ON SOCIAL MEDIA TODAY.

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>> ON MARCH 23, 1968,

ANDREW WOMMACK RECEIVED

A DRAMATIC REVELATION OF

GOD’S UNCONDITIONAL

LOVE AND GRACE.

SINCE THEN, ANDREW HAS SHARED

THIS NEARLY TOO-GOOD-TO-BE-TRUE

NEWS WITH MILLIONS OF LISTENERS

WORLDWIDE.

WITH HIS DAILY TELEVISION SHOW

REACHING 5 BILLION PEOPLE

WORLDWIDE,

ANDREW’S MESSAGE IS CHANGING

MORE LIVES THAN EVER BEFORE.

HE IS EXPANDING THE VISION

THROUGH CHARIS BIBLE COLLEGE,

WHICH HAS ALREADY DISCIPLED

THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS

AROUND THE GLOBE

AND CONTINUES TO GROW

EVERY YEAR.

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT

WHAT GOD IS DOING

THROUGH THE MINISTRY,

>> VISIT AWMI.NET.

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