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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...

GRACE ABOUNDS ONLINE BIBLE STUDY THEME: FAITH LIFE OF CHRISTIAN BELIEVERS (Part 19) TOPIC: FAITH THAT CONSUMES UNRIGHTEOUSNESS SPEAKER: Peter Ayoola Fakeye (PAF) Hebrew 11:7 The faith we have is the faith of Jesus, which He used to overcome everything that could ever befall humans when He was here physically. His Faith was channel towards His father and towards what the Holy Spirit could accomplish through Him. When we look at the text, we’ll see that it was as a result of the faith that Noah has in the ark (God's system), that’s the reason he could condemn the world of sin. The question is, was he really the one that condemn the world? I mean was it really the one that brought the flood to the world? Because the bible attributed it to Him, even though he might not have been the one that has brought the flood directly, but it was attributed to him; just as the finished work of Christ on the cross was attributed to us when we are not the one that has done work. This is the power of ...

GRACE ABOUNDS ONLINE BIBLE STUDY THEME: FAITH LIFE OF CHRISTIAN BELIEVERS (Part 18) TOPIC: FAITH THAT OVERCOME    SPEAKER: Peter Ayoola Fakeye (PAF) Hebrew 11:7, 1 Peter 3:20-32 We've established the fact that Noah's ark was a pointer to Jesus in our previous study. This is why Apostle Peter related it to our salvation; just as Noah and his household were inside the ark, and are saved from the destruction of sin and unrighteousness, so also we are inside Jesus when our sins and deaths were judged on His body on the cross. This is the meaning of our baptism that Peter was saying in the text, and it should be that which our faith must rest on. Just imagine Noah trying to get himself outside of the ark, then he would have been swept away by the flood of judgement. In fact, when we check how the ark was constructed in Genesis 6, we'll discovered that the ark has only one window which is on the top of the roof. I believe one of the reason for this is that, the people in the ark...

GRACE ABOUNDS ONLINE BIBLE STUDY THEME: FAITH LIFE OF CHRISTIAN BELIEVERS (Part 17) TOPIC: FAITH THAT OVERCOME    SPEAKER: Peter Ayoola Fakeye (PAF)   Hebrews 11:7 By Faith, Noah prepared the ark according to God's dimensions and instructions for the safety of his household.  1 Peter 3:18-22 Apostle Peter here used the ark noah built as an antitype to that which saves us in the above scripture. We could actually see that Faith in God's preparation for Noah and His household saved them from the Impending judgement against sin and corruption. Peter told us that the salvation of the ark of Noah can be liken to our Baptism, and this baptism is not just the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience towards God. In other words, he was saying this baptism is not just an external baptism which the Jews practice. By applications, it means it is not just behavioral modifications, but an answer of a good conscience towards God (It is in the conscien...

GRACE ABOUNDS ONLINE BIBLE STUDY THEME: FAITH LIFE OF CHRISTIAN BELIEVERS (Part 16) TOPIC: FAITH SEES INTO THE FUTURE    SPEAKER: Peter Ayoola Fakeye (PAF) Hebrew 11:7 Biblical faith only have one object, and the object of our faith both in old and New testament is CHRIST.  From our text, The Bible says;  "By Faith, Noah received the instructions and word from God for something that would happen in the future." Noah was singled out to receive instructions from God concerning preservation of lives because he has been engaging faith. Also, when the word of God reached Noah, there had never been sign of flood before. It has never happened in human history, and for Noah to receive that word from God, it is because he had engaged Faith in Him. The reason it appears we are in the dark; not living an excited life, and it looks like the future is bleak and obscure is because we have not been receiving the word of God by faith.  There is difference in hearing the word of...

  GRACE ABOUNDS ONLINE BIBLE STUDY THEME: FAITH LIFE OF CHRISTIAN BELIEVERS (Part 15) TOPIC: FAITH PLEASES GOD 2 SPEAKER: Peter Ayoola Fakeye (PAF) We'll see here the testimony of God Himself to Enoch that he pleased Him. It wasn't just a man that said that he pleased God, but God himself told him. Also, Moses was the one that wrote Genesis 5 (with the inspiration of God) where the account of Enoch is. This means that God also told Moses that this man 'Enoch' pleased Him and He told him to record it for our admonishing, that until now, we are still learning of his faith life, after thousands of years ago. Brethren! God want to set you apart to be a transformation to this world, but He sets apart those who please him. So, the question is "what pleases God?" What pleases God is faith in Christ and what He's done. When you see a man that puts his faith in what CHRIST has done for him, God is so pleased to set him apart and set him forth to be a vessel of impa...

GRACE ABOUNDS ONLINE BIBLE STUDY THEME: FAITH LIFE OF CHRISTIAN BELIEVERS (Part 14) TOPIC: FAITH PLEASES GOD SPEAKER: Peter Ayoola Fakeye (PAF) Hebrew 11:5-6 The Bible says, "Enoch received a testimony that God was pleased with him." I want you to know that God does not leave you in the dark about how He feels about you. Romans 8:16 The Holy Spirit expresses our acceptance and adoption into God's kingdom boldly in our spirit man, and He engages our mind and Consciousness with it. The bible says our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19). Therefore, the Holy Spirit transmits to our mind, how God feels about us when we yield to Him. The reason you feel God is displeased with you is because you have not been fellowshipping with the Holy Spirit in our spirit man. Rather, We have been out into complaining, grumbling and lamenting over the issues of life. Enoch was not occupied or distracted by the affairs of this world or by all the things happening around ...

GRACE ABOUNDS ONLINE BIBLE STUDY THEME: FAITH LIFE OF CHRISTIAN BELIEVERS (Part 13) TOPIC: FAITH NEUTRALISES SELF SPEAKER: Peter Ayoola Fakeye (PAF) Hebrew 11:5; Genesis 5:24 The Bible made a very strong statement here that, "Enoch walked with God to the point that he was not found in himself, but He was found with God, right in His presence." This is God's dream for humanity, that we will be found in Him; spirit, soul and body. Although, this dream shall be perfected at the second appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ. But in the meantime that we are here in this world, we already have the first fruit of this glorious redemption in our spirit man. We are not in possession of our spirit man the moment we come to God through faith in what Christ has done. The triune God becomes possessive of us with all that He is. The same nature of God is applicable to the spirit man of a born again child of God. For example, if God is eternal, then your spirit man is eternal and will nev...

GRACE ABOUNDS ONLINE BIBLE STUDY THEME: FAITH LIFE OF CHRISTIAN BELIEVERS (Part 12) TOPIC: FAITH BUILDS OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD SPEAKER: Peter Ayoola Fakeye (PAF) The first thing I will want us to note is that what makes Faith really Faith, is the object of our Faith, Which is Christ Jesus. Therefore, when I use the word Faith, I mean faith in the person of Christ and what He has done for us. Hebrew 11:5; Genesis 5:22-24 What Apostle Paul called Faith in Hebrew 11 is the same thing as 'walk with God' which Genesis recorded of Enoch. It takes faith to walk with God. We have seen in our previous discussion that, faith in Christ transcends what we can feel, taste, smell, see or hear. That is, it is beyond our five physical senses. Therefore, for us as christian believers, to rise above all what this physical world is throwing at us and engage a walk with the Lord, then it must have taken Faith in the person of Jesus. We had a report from the scripture that the generation which E...

GRACE ABOUNDS ONLINE BIBLE STUDY THEME: FAITH LIFE OF CHRISTIAN BELIEVERS (Part 11) TOPIC: FAITH AND SERVICE SPEAKER: Peter Ayoola Fakeye (PAF) Hebrew 11:4 We can see from our text that it was through the excellent sacrifice Abel brought that he could obtain a witness that he is righteous. The sacrifice you bring determine what God testifies about you. God told Abel that he was righteous because of the sacrifice he brought. Even his brother, Cain could understand what God has declared concerning him. Everyone could see God's hand over his life because it was evident. God doesn't just want to keep you in a corner where you won't be relevant in your generation. Instead, God really want to manifest His life (Righteousness) through you. But when you bring yourself and what you can offer on the platform before God (just like Cain), then God's righteousness cannot be established in you. God's righteousness can't be manufacture. It can not be established by your good w...

GRACE ABOUNDS ONLINE BIBLE STUDY THEME: FAITH LIFE OF CHRISTIAN BELIEVERS (Part 10) TOPIC: FAITH, A RESPONSE TO REVELATION SPEAKER: Peter Ayoola Fakeye (PAF) Hebrew 11:3; Genesis 4:3-5 In today's study, we will be learning from the life of Abel, how Faith in Christ transformed him. The Bible says; "by Faith, Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain...." Abel offered an animal to God as his sacrifice, but Cain didn't offer an animal, Instead he offered the fruit of the ground. Abel understood that they should have been struck dead when their parents fell into sin in the garden, instead, God offered a lamb in their stead. He understood that they were accepted and treated with mercy and grace based on the sacrifice of the Lamb. Therefore, they could stand in God's presence based on the covering of the Lamb (Genesis 3:21). This Lamb is a symbol and shadow of Jesus Christ, the Lamb who came to take away the sins of the world (John 1:29).  You will never...

GRACE ABOUNDS ONLINE BIBLE STUDY THEME: FAITH LIFE OF CHRISTIAN BELIEVERS (PART 9) TOPIC: FAITH HELPS UNDERSTANDING SPEAKER: Peter Ayoola Fakeye (PAF) Hebrew 11:3 I want to first talk about the first phrase in the scripture above; 'By faith we understand...' The first thing I will want you to note from the text is that faith in Christ helps us to have a proper understanding of God. I understand that people do say that "God's way is past finding out, and that our 'pea nut' brain can't be able to comprehend God." There is a lot of truth behind those statements. But I want you to know that God want us to understand Him. We may not be able to have a full grasp, but God want us to understand Him and His ways progressively. We will see that in many scriptures, God explained Himself to people. If we can't understand Him, then there is no point for Him to have explained Himself to people. It's true we can't understand God with mere logic but the tr...

GRACE ABOUNDS ONLINE BIBLE STUDY THEME: FAITH LIFE OF CHRISTIAN BELIEVERS (PART 8) TOPIC: GOD'S TESTIMONY AND FAITH SPEAKER: Peter Ayoola Fakeye (PAF) Hebrew 11:2 From the above scripture, we see the Bible says "it's by faith the elders (talking about old testament saint) earned a good testimony from God." Do you know when you're operating in faith in the person of Jesus, God waxes lyrical of you? Matthew 3:17 God was testifying of Jesus, (when John was baptising Him in the river of Jordan) that He is so pleased with His Son, Jesus. Also, when you put faith in Christ Jesus, God dosen't see you or your flaws again, but He sees the person and life of Jesus in you. And this same theme the Father sang of Jesus, also sings in our heart and should radiate on faces as the beloved of God. The old time saint put their faith in God's word pointing to Jesus, and put their faith in God's sacrificial system, also pointing to Jesus. This gave them a testimony from G...

GRACE ABOUNDS ONLINE BIBLE STUDY THEME: FAITH LIFE OF CHRISTIAN BELIEVERS (Part 7) TOPIC: FAITH BUILDS CONVICTION (Part 2) SPEAKER: Peter Ayoola Fakeye (PAF) Hebrew 11:1  Let me start by saying that, the life of Faith is the life God want us to live. As far as we have understood the scripture, you will agreed with me that we all possess the same Faith, "the very faith of our Lord Jesus Christ." But what differentiate us is our convictions. Conviction is strong persuasion or belief about something. Last time, we started looking at the life of Abraham, in respect to his convictions. And we will still be seeing an example of his life, how Faith shaped his conviction about what God has told him. Romans 4:19-21 The Bible says here that Abraham was not weak in Faith, which made him not to consider the external factors surrounding him. The reason we get wearied is because our faith is weak. This is a signal for us as Christian believers to know if we are weak in Faith or not. Anothe...

1. Who is Hanani to Nehemiah? 2. ______________ is the greatest of all the men in the east. 3. Elipphaz was from the tribe of ----------------------------------- 4. The month Chisleu is corresponding to which month in the lunar calendar? 5. What made Nehemiah sad before the king? 6. The letter given to Asaph was for what purpose? 7. A man who lived 140 years had 3 daughters; Jemima, Keiza and ______________ 8. Which gate did the sons of Hassenaah build? 9. ____________________ did not put their necks to the work of their Lord 10. ___________________ is the son of Paseah 11. Jadon was a member of the  _____________________ 12. The dung gate was repaired by _________________ the son of ______________ the ruler of Bethhaccerem 13. ________________________ is the sixth son of Zalaph 14. _____________& ______________ came against Jerusalem to fight them from joining the walls together 15. ___________________ is the brother of Nehemiah

GRACE ABOUNDS ONLINE BIBLE STUDY THEME: FAITH LIFE OF CHRISTIAN BELIEVERS (Part 6) TOPIC: FAITH BUILDS CONVICTION SPEAKER: Peter Ayoola Fakeye (PAF) Hebrew 11:1  You can pay for a good in a store, and it's possible for one reason or the other, you don't need the good at the present time. Then the store will give you a receipt lll is a l of evidence, that you have already paid for that good but you have not yet collected it. Therefore, anytime you want to collect it, you can't be deny under normal circumstances as long as you take the receipt (evidence) along.  The point I want to drive out from the illustration above is that, Faith is the receipt that the Holy Spirit has given to us to be able  to collect the finished work Christ has stored up for us. Faith is the receipt of whatever Christ has paid for. Whenever you have faith with you, you can be so assured that you lack nothing (2 Peter 1:5-8) . The reason we see ourselves as  a random person is because we probabl...