Teaching Series: Uncovering The Root Of The Faith That Works PT. 4A
Ministering: Pastor David Oyedepo Jnr.
Where faith lacks proofs, it is fake, the presence of faith is the guarantee of victory, your position is determined by your faith and not by opposition, challenges are common to all men, but victory is common to men of faith, even though faith is hidden in nature, its evidence cannot be hidden.
Faith is not theoretical, it is practical, Faith cannot be subjected to intellectual arguments, Faith is about engaging God and God cannot be confined to the limits of man.
-Mark 10:27
27 And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.
– Eph. 3:20
20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
God operates in the realm of absolute possibility so don’t subject your faith to the limitations of your intellect, when faith comes alive, it comes in contact with the raw power of God.
What is Faith?
Faith is a spiritual mystery, not a religious ideology.
1 Tim. 3:9
9 Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
Faith is a spiritual force, not an intellectual fact.
2 Kgs. 7:1
7 Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the Lord; Thus saith the Lord, To morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.
Eph. 3:20
20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
Faith is engaging with the raw power of God; it is not a belief system.
Luke 8:45-46
45 And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
46 And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.
When your faith comes in contact with the power of God, you become a threat to hell.
Faith comes in contact with God’s power to deliver what you desire.
Characteristics of the Faith That Works
It must be daring.
Exo. 14:15
15 And the Lord said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:
It must give rest.
Dan. 6:4-10
4 Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.
5 Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.
6 Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever.
7 All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.
8 Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
9 Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.
10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
It must give God glory.
Rom. 4:16-21
16 Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,
17 (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.
18 Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.
19 And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah’s womb:
20 He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;
21 And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.
- Until the name of Jesus is provoked, salvation is not in view.
- The name of Jesus is your answer code.
- Prayer is like a relay race that begins with man but ends with Christ.
Heb. 7:25
25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
No matter your confrontation, there’s preservation and rescue in the name of Jesus.
When you consciously carry the name of Jesus, you are continually in dominion.
You can enter any atmosphere and charge it with the name of Jesus.
The anointing of Jesus is an anointing without measure, there is nothing you bring in contact with that name that will not be destroyed.
When the name of Jesus is engaged, dominion is naturally manifested.
The Trigger for Signs and Wonders:
- The name of Jesus is the trigger for signs and wonders.
Phil. 2:9-11
9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
- The authority in the name of Jesus is a gift from God to His son.
- Be conscious of the potency of the name of Jesus.
Acts 3:1- 6
3 Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.
2 And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;
3 Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.
4 And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us.
5 And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them.
6 Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.
What is in the Name of Jesus?
- The Name of Jesus carries salvation.
Acts 4:12
12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
- The Name of Jesus secures answers to prayers. – John 14:13
Heb. 7:25
25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
- The Name of Jesus carries healing virtues.
Acts 3:7, 15-16
15 And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
16 And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
- The Name of Jesus is a strong tower in the days of battles.
Pro. 18:10
10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
- The Name of Jesus opens impossible doors.
Rev. 3:7-8
7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;
8 I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.
- The Name of Jesus is self-anointed to destroy yokes. – SoS 1:3,
Isa. 10:27
27 And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.
- The Name of Jesus establishes dominion. – Phil. 2:9-10
Acts 4:15-20
15 But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,
16 Saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it.
17 But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.
18 And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.
19 But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.
20 For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.
