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GRACE ABOUNDS ONLINE BIBLE STUDY THEME: FAITH LIFE OF CHRISTIAN BELIEVERS (Part 23) TOPIC: THE FAITH EXERCISE SPEAKER: Peter Ayoola Fakeye (PAF) Hebrews 11:9 It is imperative that, when a person comes in contact with God through Christ, there is a response. And the response is FAITH. He cannot continue with his life as before the encounter. The Bible (from the text) makes us understand that, “by faith, Abraham dwelt in the land God has promised him as a stranger.” Yet he lived confidently and in quiet expectation that the land would at some period become the possession of his posterity. It was a strong instance of faith that he cherished throughout his lifetime on earth even when he was a stranger in that same land. Abraham never own a land except the piece he bought for his wife burial ground. The Bible says He lived in tents just like a nomad, such that he and his family lived from hut to hut and tent to tent (Genesis 12:6,8; 13:8; 22:19) . To me, this is a FAITH EXERCISE! Just i...

GRACE ABOUNDS ONLINE BIBLE STUDY THEME: FAITH LIFE OF CHRISTIAN BELIEVERS (Part 22) TOPIC: FAITH TAKES THE EXTRA STEPS NEEDED SPEAKER: Peter Ayoola Fakeye (PAF) Hebrews 11:8 I remember my friend and I were discussing about different ideas in the engineering field. And my friend made a sincere statement that, “men are not actually suffering from ideas but men are suffering from taking the extra steps.” Of a truth, if I ask an average person (especially a graduate) on different ideas on how to make money, I believe I will receive a lot from people. So having an idea is not the major problem, but the extra and appropriate steps is what most people might be lacking. And Faith in CHRIST is that which will help us to take the necessary steps needed to walk the journey of victory in different sphere of our lives. Romans 8:29 From the above scripture, we’ll see God’s design and purpose for man. God’s destiny and inheritance for us is to be conformed to the image of Christ. In other words, ...

GRACE ABOUNDS ONLINE BIBLE STUDY THEME: FAITH LIFE OF CHRISTIAN BELIEVERS (Part 21) TOPIC: FAITH SETS YOU ON THE RIGHT COURSE SPEAKER: Peter Ayoola Fakeye (PAF) Hebrew 11:8 From our text, we will see the reason God called Abraham; He called him to an inheritance. This is very Important for us to note, because it set a foundation for our faith and disposition towards God, because many people think God called them primarily to use them. No! That's not God's ultimate reason He has called us. Thinking that God's primary purpose for calling us is to serve Him or so that He can use us will give us a perspective of our relationship with God as master - servant relationship. I am not saying that you won't serve God in the process, but what I am saying is that, this is not the essence of our calling. Service to God is very important, because that's what you do in the course of our journey, so that you won't be idle. Serving God is very important, but I am driving the poi...

GRACE ABOUNDS ONLINE BIBLE STUDY THEME: FAITH LIFE OF CHRISTIAN BELIEVERS (Part 20) TOPIC: FAITH THAT RESPONDS TO GOD SPEAKER: Peter Ayoola Fakeye (PAF) At times, we feel that it is very easy to respond to God's call. Sometimes, we feel like “Let God just call me, and I will respond.” But the actual truth is that, if we have been responding to God's call, then our lives would have been radically transformed than it is now. Moreover, it is also easy to respond to God's call, when faith is engaged. Therefore, I say that the reason we have not been responding to God's call is because faith is not being engaged. Genesis 12:1 God told Abraham to leave his country, and his father's house to a land that He will show him. In all sincerity, no one will be able to answer this kind of call, if he has not yet encounter the Lord. An encounter with the Lord impacts faith in us to yield to Him. The reason we have not been yielding to God is because we have been occupied by self. W...