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GRACE ABOUNDS ONLINE BIBLE STUDY THEME: FAITH LIFE OF CHRISTIAN BELIEVERS (Part 29) TOPIC: Elements of Faith SPEAKER: Peter Ayoola Fakeye (PAF) Hebrews 11:14 Faith is the life that exist in God. When you live according to Faith, then you are living like God. The bible made us understand (from our text) that all the patriach died in faith. The words 'in faith' (translated kata pistin in Hebrew) could more literally be translated 'according to faith', which shows faith to be the rule of their life till death. They could actually be able to make Faith in God as the rule for their life because they saw something.   What we are seeing will determine if we will live a faith life or not. Living a faith life is not automatic, rather it is as a result of what we see. If you always see yourself via your circumstances and what the world is telling you, then Faith can not be inspired. But when we start seeing ourselves in the light of the revelation of Christ and what he has done, ...

GRACE ABOUNDS ONLINE BIBLE STUDY THEME: FAITH LIFE OF CHRISTIAN BELIEVERS (Part 28) TOPIC: FAITH OPENS YOU UP TO SUPERNATURAL STRENGTH 2 SPEAKER: Peter Ayoola Fakeye (PAF) Hebrews 11:12 NKJV Faith makes sense The Bible tells us that Abraham was as good as dead! The death the bible was referring to is the physical death- Abraham was already dying. At that point, everyone must have written him off because no one would expect him to bear a child. But this man, Abraham kept his faith on God and what He has said concerning him. So when he was dying, he knew there was nothing to lean on in term of the flesh. It doesn't make sense for him to have depended on His strength; but the only thing that make sense was to depend on the all sufficient God. The reason it looks our self-effort and self-reliance make sense to us is because we are still alive to the flesh.  This scenario also brings a picture of what Christ Jesus experienced on the cross. When Jesus was on the cross, people were t...

GRACE ABOUNDS ONLINE BIBLE STUDY THEME: FAITH LIFE OF CHRISTIAN BELIEVERS (Part 27) TOPIC: FAITH OPENS YOU UP TO SUPERNATURAL STRENGTH 2 SPEAKER: Peter Ayoola Fakeye (PAF) Hebrew 11:11 From our text, we will see that the bible gives us the reason Sarah could engage her faith in God. The bible says "because he judged him faithful who has promised." I have always said that faith is not illogical! Christian Faith is not just a figment of imagination. It is just that the Christian faith won't make sense if our considerations and line of thoughts are only sensual. But if we can start seeing with the eye of God, we will be propelled to launch out in faith. There is always a reason behind every faith move and it is based on what you’ve considered about God.  We will always act foolishly when our consideration is only sensual. Do you know it is unwise to leave God behind your program and begin to walk the journey of life all by yourself? It is actually foolishness when we think o...

GRACE ABOUNDS ONLINE BIBLE STUDY THEME: FAITH LIFE OF CHRISTIAN BELIEVERS (Part 26) TOPIC: FAITH OPENS YOU UP TO SUPERNATURAL STRENGTH SPEAKER: Peter Ayoola Fakeye (PAF) Hebrew 11:11 By faith Sarah received strength of the Lord to conceive a seed. Simple and sincere faith opens you up to God. When you are in faith in what Jesus has done, what you are actually meant is that “I don't have strength on my own. Sarah, being ninety years of age means that naturally she can’t carry any child of her own. Even If God had supernaturally given her seed through her husband, she would also need a supernatural strength to carry the seed in her womb. Therefore, she must have been open to receive this supernatural strength from God else she would have wasted the seed and probably wasted her life in the process.   God fixing us up and solving our problems is definitely not the problem, but many times we have failed to open ourselves up to receive the strength that comes from the Holy Spirit to...