Understanding Faith

00:00:00 Pastor Abe
Hallelujah! You are welcome to the Sunday School of today. Let us pray, Heavenly Father. We want to thank you for today. Thank you for your power. Thank you for your love. Thank you for your spirit, Lord. As we want to discuss your word today, give us the understanding of your word in the name of Jesus. Amen. All right, this another time for us to study the word of God, and it's always exciting when we study the word of God together. Amen. Right. Let's quickly do a review and discussion of Genesis chapter six to ten and Matthew chapters six to ten. How many of us were able to read it?

00:01:02 Pastor Abe
Man. Question one. What did you gain reading those Bible passages? What did you gain? Let's listen and share this.

00:01:26 Kara
What I gained is how it pointed out how the the first one that they talked about in. We had Matthew, how she was healed, but they didn't say that she was healed instantly. But then the woman who went to go grab Jesus's garment, they said specifically she was healed instantly. So what I got from that is that even though God says you're because of your belief and because of your forgiveness that you are healed, that doesn't maybe necessarily mean that right now I'm healed. That it might be a process, but God still is. It's still already done.

00:02:00 Kara
There is two different.

00:02:02 Pastor Abe
That's the question. Okay, quickly, I want. You are very much since anything to what she said. See her? I already did the question. Well, what was the question? Question is what did you gain? No, what she said. So she said, the healing of that woman. Yes, she said. Sometimes when those things you are healed, that it it does it does probably sometimes it may not be measurable instantly. But that, in process of time, right? Yes. So, in process of time, then you believe that it will not be instant. So, the other person. I want the question. I said, "What did you? What's your key?" Okay. Right. So, now, government want to say anything to that? Okay. So now, here's the thing. So what you have said is fine. But here's the thing. I want to be boldface and do a little explanation.

00:02:59 Pastor Abe
So when God says you are healed, it is instant. As far as God is concerned, it is already done. Resuming it is now next to us. So what you said in the process of time is not actually what shall be better. No, but. You are healed. You are healed. For example, someone who has wound on his leg, and the wound has stayed like like six years without healing, and someone prays, maybe you pray for that person, that person, and you declare, you declare that you are healed. Instantly, the person is healed if he believes. But.

00:03:59 Pastor Abe
The person will now continue to see improvement over time, day by day, day by day. But instantly, what has the Bible learned? What did we get? Mark, did you did you read it? I got to chapter seven, paragraph five. All right. But how about the New Testament? Matthew six ten. Did you read it?

00:04:30 Pastor Abe
What did you learn?

00:04:31 Lizzy
So as far as Genesis six to ten teaches us how Noah worked with God and how God was able to establish His covenant with people that He is not going to destroy everything He has made, and also made a covenant that He will not use water to flood the earth again. And Abraham worked with God in everything. And Matthew basically is all about faith. That's what I could gain from Matthew.

00:05:20 Pastor Abe
Okay, thank you very much. So she talked about she getting gaining faith. Matthew talked about the flood. Noah working with God, but something is exciting between chapters six to ten of Old Testament. The Bible says Noah worked with God. I love that a lot, and I am praying to also work with God more. That should be our prayers too. That should be what we want to work with God.

00:05:57 Pastor Abe
When we walk with the Lord in the light of His word, while the glory is shed on the way, while we do His good will, He abides with us still, and with all who will trust and obey. Trust and obey. There is no other way to be happy with Jesus than to trust and obey. It's very exciting that what we have been saying today is all about the messages of today. You know, that's how the spirit of God works. It's all about.

00:06:56 Pastor Abe
I was shocked when you mentioned that, but we're talking about Noah working with God. So it is our desire to work with God. All of us to pray, Lord, help me to work with you. Let's talk to God, Lord, help me to work with you. God, help me to work with you. Make make sure you are speaking to God. God, help me to work with you. In Jesus' mighty name, we pray. Now, question two. Now, Jesus said, " Not to be like certain people." So, if you read Matthew chapters six to ten, Jesus said, " You should not be like some certain people." Who are these? Can you mention them? Mention anyone? He said, " Do not be like some.

00:07:48 Kara
People. The people like don't be like the Pharisees, don't be like the worky.

00:07:56 Pastor Abe
No, but he is specifically made use a particular word. Okay, don't be like some people. Matthew chapter six to ten, hypocrites. Jesus used the word specifically. Said, don't be like hypocrites. Number one, who are the hypocrites? See this Christian, Johnny or Christian. Faith, I love it. It's so direct and simple. Jesus put it to us. He said, "Don't be like hypocrites." So if you if if you must be a Christian, you must not be like hypocrites. Hypocrisy is should not be there. So, who is an hypocrite? Who is an hypocrite? Okay, I will be able to.

00:08:56 Brook
He Was referring to people that he was referring to people that say the opposite of what they.

00:09:03 Pastor Abe
Of course we can take it at that.

00:09:08 Kara
Immigrants, someone who is preaching one thing but then doing the opposite.

00:09:13 Pastor Abe
Just like what you say, immigrants. A hypocrite is a pretender. Jesus warned against that. He said, "Don't be a pretender." Number two, he said, "Help it."

00:09:54 Pastor Abe
Who are they? Hidden. So who are those? Hidden. Who are those? She said, "No idea." Hidden.

00:10:09 Speaker 5
It's a bad person. It's a person doing.

00:10:16 Kara
Evil. Why? Is that evil? Something that's malicious? Somebody who?

00:10:26 Kara
Like I don't know. I'm.

00:10:35 Pastor Abe
Picturing animals. What is the difference between human and gentile?

00:10:39 Speaker 5
Is non - believer.

00:10:44 Pastor Abe
Correct. So a non - believer is a gentile. Gentile are those who categorically. Are evil. They don't even care whether you believe or not. Do you get it now? They are generally evil. So Jesus said, "You don't be like any of them." I love Jesus because he's always passing his instructions, right and direct. So he has warned against these things. So if any of us, I know.

00:11:23 Pastor Abe
There is none of us who falls into the second and third category, but many of the sons and daughters of God are hypocrites. Do you know that? Many, they are pretenders. They pretend to be holy. They pretend to pray. If you read Matthew chapter six to ten very well, Amen. So now obedience continuation. We started. Obedience. As obedience is an act of following instructions, an act of following instructions. That's obedience in in broad terms. Now, we are specifically talking about following the instructions of God. You and I must ensure that we follow God's instructions. Benefits of obedience.

00:12:23 Pastor Abe
In the previous teachings, I explained that most of these things, the benefits are not for God; they are for us. Remember, Hail Mary. Before I go to the next slide, what are the benefits of obedience? What do you think are the benefits of obedience?

00:12:53 Pastor Abe
Benefit of obedience.

00:12:56 Lizzy
Obedience. Like you have said, obedience is for our own good.

00:13:05 Pastor Abe
What benefit?

00:13:06 Lizzy
So the benefits is that. I can't remember anymore.

00:13:15 Pastor Abe
Amen. Benefit.

00:13:17 Kara
Of obedience. The first thing that comes to mind is a life of less anxiety, death and dying.

00:13:28 Pastor Abe
Okay, let's think of something. Let's put our hands together. Let Let's clap. In life, less anxiety. Yes, anxiety will be zero. Will be equal to zero. Very possible. Of course,

00:13:49 Speaker 5
Simple life that one can. Progress through everyday life.

00:13:56 Pastor Abe
So is idolatry? Yes, obedience will enable engenders progress. Benefit of obedience from our readers or general? Oh, general, every, every, yeah. Sealing the Holy Spirit. Okay, so through obedience, we have the Holy Spirit, and of course, the Holy Spirit of God. We have close relationship with you, right? Benefits of obedience. Now, you save yourself from both obedience and future problem. In Genesis chapter two, sixteen to seventeen, and Genesis chapter three, fifteen to nineteen. Let me start from chapters two, chapter two, sixteen to seventeen. The Bible says, "And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, 'Of every tree of the garden thou mayst freely.'"

00:14:51 Pastor Abe
Eat right, but on the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat. Now the last sentence says, 'For in the day that thou eat thereof, thou shall what? Thou shall do what?' Yes. So the last line there in that verse 17 says, 'For in the day that thou eat thereof, thou shall surely die.'

00:15:22 Pastor Abe
God gave His command. Now we are going to save ourselves from future problem when we obey. But in Genesis chapter chapter three, fifteen to nineteen, after the disobedience, what happened? Problem started. Let me tell us. There are some disobedience that will not have a complete remedy. Till kingdom comes, and that is why you and I will have to be very, very careful. There are some disobedience that will never have a complete remedy. Even God will, God will forgive you for disobeying Him, but some will not have complete remedy. So, say it again.

00:16:21 Pastor Abe
Oh, there are numerous the lot of disobedience that will not have complete remedy. God will forgive you. He forgives our disobedience, our sins, offences, and all that. But some we don't have total remedy, and that's why we have to make sure that. We obey the Lord. Now look at what happened. When they disobeyed the Lord, God said, "He's going to put our enemies in between the serpent who begot Eve and Eve." Said, "And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and a seed. It shall bruise thy head, right, and thou shall bruise his heel." Unto the woman he said.

00:17:16 Pastor Abe
I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception. In sorrow, thou shalt bring forth children, and a desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over you. Today, when a woman gets pregnant, is it easy? No. Even though God forgives all those things, but nature change. Nature change. When look at um the the Old Testament we read Genesis. Chapter six to ten. Do you see how God reduced the number of years that we will live? Did you read that, please? Okay, not the question. Okay,

00:17:59 Lizzy
Not the question. That I think God made a promise of how old people should live on earth. About one hundred above.

00:18:07 Pastor Abe
Okay, so yeah, so then God reduced the number of years we will live on earth from people living. Over nine hundred, eight hundred, some of the forty to one hundred, one twenty. It is. It is too bad. You know the funny thing. Later, God order rebuild it. When you read the book of Sir, God rebuilds it. Order. He rebuilds it to seventy.

00:18:47 Pastor Abe
But by reason of strength, it can be ninety, it can be hundred. But the minimum of seventy. Look at that. What do you think is causing that? Our insincerity with God, our inconsistency with God, our disobedience to to God, our sin is making God to do other things.

00:19:19 Pastor Abe
There are people who have cost their life because they are constantly disobeying God. Even a pastor, if forget about being a pastor, a prophet or an apostle, forget about that. What does this affront him? I give God is not created by you being a pastor, an apostle or a prophet. He gave you that office in the first place. He has a question.

00:19:49 Lizzy
So in Genesis, God was telling Noah that he should take some of the birds, the ones that are clean and the ones that are unclean. So why the ones that are unclean? What does that mean?

00:20:04 Pastor Abe
Okay, so God said we want to take them two by two. Yeah, two by two. So what that term means, unclean, is those who are part of spectacles, like a not of a. You know, so when you read the Bible, there are some words, old English terms used. So you have to properly understand and digest the English word used there. Amen. So look at that. So when we are not doing the right thing before God, He's never going to be happy.

00:20:48 Pastor Abe
Even though we are still going to die, I would have loved if we live up to eight hundred years, nine hundred years. Yes, Noah was the last man in that generation ever that lasted that. After that, people don't really live up to two hundred again. One sixty, one forty, twenty, one seven, twenty eighty. I know that. Why? We cannot be displacing God and expect God to be loving with us. You see, that's the purpose of Sunday school for us to talk together. It's a school. We cannot be doing anyhow and expect God to be running after us. And expect God simply because we have gifts. Yes, it doesn't matter.

00:21:46 Pastor Abe
Simply because you do, it doesn't matter. But when we obey obey God, God is what God is happy. But you see, but He already reduced the years from nine hundred something. As a matter of fact, God never said at first that they're going to live up to nine hundred. He just open it, continue to live until you die. Continue to live. God gave us open track. See. What in whatever thing you do, remember who, God. Whatever thing you do, remember God. Amen. So unto the woman is said, "I will give them double the sword today." When the woman conceives, it's not easy. It's not what. It's not easy. Then unto Adam is said, "Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast."

00:22:44 Pastor Abe
Eating of the tree of the of which I commanded, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it, for it is the ground for I said. Now, the ground is cursed, not cursed in terms of hey, wait, but you will need to till the ground. He said, He said, in sorrow shall thou eat of it all this life. You will need to till with hardness of heart. Do you understand what some of them say? So faith became power because God was so displeased. With the fact that they disobeyed him, God was so displeased with the fact that Adam and Eve went contrary against His will. Are we not taking part in what God said? Hey, yeah, Adam and Eve have long gone.

00:23:43 Pastor Abe
But are we not taking part in it right now? Yes. Those days there was no sickness. Did you read under those days? Who was sick? None of them was sick. But I pray that God will restore us in Jesus' name, and for anyone who is sick, be healed in the name of Jesus. Now the second blessings, the benefit. Of obedience, that blessings are not what delayed. Life is guarded by principles, both spiritual and physical. Life. There are principles that guide each area of life, be it spiritual or physical. For example, there are principles that guard marriage.

00:24:40 Pastor Abe
There are principles that get happiness, growth, success, etc. But when these principles are followed and obeyed, you cannot be denied of the results. When principles are obeyed, blessings are not delayed. God is a God of principle. He operates in principles. Hallelujah.

00:25:10 Pastor Abe
God does what he operates in principles. Amen. In the Lord operates in principles. Therefore, your life is also guided by principles, spiritual principles, and physical principles. If we violate any of those principles, then there is problem. But when we obey the principles, then places are not delayed. In Isaiah number one and verse nineteen, I want us to read together. Isaiah chapter one and verse nineteen. Let's read together. One to go. If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land.

00:26:10 Pastor Abe
Do you see that if you are willing and obedient, if you are willing and obedient, let me tell you the truth. Many of us we want something to be better, maybe spiritually or physically, in other areas of our life. We are showing the willingness, right? I want, I want. If you're asking, I want more money, I want more money. I want this. I'm showing willingness, but I went following the principles that we get you that bit. That is where the obedience comes in. So, if you look at the old one, the old ones are willing. Believe me, who doesn't want good things? But God says, if you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good of the land. Can I give again? Of blessed memory, said sometimes ago when.

00:27:08 Pastor Abe
He lacked finances, and then he was praying, and he prayed for many days, if I am not mistaken. And then he said, "The Lord said to him, 'He said Ken, you have been praying for money. I have heard you. You are only willing. No, no. He said, you are obedient. You are obedient to me, and I see that. But you are not willing.' Ken, the Lord said, Ah."

00:27:38 Pastor Abe
He is not willing. He said, 'The moment God said, "He is not willing."' He said, 'This is where he put.' He said, 'I got willing immediately,' and he said, 'In few days' time, money began to come.' Did you see that? The word of God is a principle that guards our life, guards everything. Amen.

00:28:07 Pastor Abe
So we are going to be finishing this Sunday school right now. We have been talking about obedience. Is there anyone of us that has any question or contribution? Remember, life is guided with principles.

00:28:38 Pastor Abe
The boundaries of mutual obedience. Principles. So we can answer it. What are those things we should do? What are these principles? Be consistent. How? Consistent.

00:28:58 Lizzy
Consistent in what? In being obedient and in your spiritual life.

00:29:03 Pastor Abe
Okay, so she mentioned obedience.

00:29:08 Pastor Abe
Following what? Following one thing. It's consistent here. Principles of spiritual. The what are the spiritual principles that you must follow? The boundaries of spiritual principles.

00:29:26 Lizzy
Spiritual, yes. Consciousness. What? Consciousness. Consciousness. But I'm going to talk more on that. So now, spiritual principles.

00:29:39 Pastor Abe
Are the things that are included in our salvation? For example, the Holy Spirit. The Bible says, "Grieve not the Holy Spirit." So, spiritual principle and truth is that the Holy Spirit of God will do. You should not grieve the Holy Spirit. Okay, the Bible says, "Grieve not the Holy Spirit." Do not. Uh. Uh. Do not. Um. I'm going to use American slang. Do not mess with the Holy Spirit. Don't mess with those. Don't pepper out. You know, don't pepper out. Yeah. You have the Holy Spirit with you, and then the Holy Spirit tells you, "Look, can you stand up to pray on Monday?" Said no. Tuesday.

00:30:37 Pastor Abe
They are not saying why is it? At the end, the Holy Spirit will just look at you. One number two, you cannot be having the the spirit of God and indulge in the hell. That's it. Amen. So he says, "Breathe not the Holy Spirit." Some people don't know that the Holy Spirit in you can say, "Hey, what what are you doing this for?" No, I I can't stay with this. So people don't know that it can it can do that.

00:31:08 Pastor Abe
The Holy Spirit is holy, and it cannot afford to stay in holiness. Holiness is another part of the shall principle. There's a principle of holiness. There's a principle of faith. There's a principle of righteousness. Do you get it now? Righteousness is a principle of forgiveness. There's a principle. That one is even wild. There's a principle of truthfulness.

00:31:37 Pastor Abe
There's a principle of Christians. We are so Christian, they can lie from morning to night, telling lies everything. If you ask them ten things, eight of those things is a lie. Amen. May God help us in Jesus' name. So that brings us to the end of the Sunday school today. Let's rise up as we continue the service. Hallelujah.

00:32:07 Pastor Abe
Amen. For next week, we are studying Genesis chapters eleven to fifteen and Matthew chapters eleven to fifteen. Amen.

00:32:20 Speaker 6
Hallelujah! Praise the Lord. Let's prepare our hearts and our spirits to receive from the Holy Spirit what He's saying.

00:32:36 Kara
Holy Spirit, we thank you for being here. We invite you into our midst. The Bible says in Job thirty three four that the Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life. Holy Spirit, just like the air, you refresh our breath. You refresh our minds. You renew our thoughts. Thank you, Holy Spirit, that you care about the minute details in our lives, and that you are there to help us through every decision, you every care on our hearts. You are there, Holy Spirit. We invite you into our service. We ask for your Control and your divine guiding over our service in Jesus' mighty name, Holy Spirit. May this be a resting and a dwelling place for you. Rest here and dwell here. Move throughout this atmosphere as you do. Speak to our hearts. Speak to our minds, just the way that you know how to speak to us. We thank you, Holy Spirit. We thank you for your your mighty power that you want to work within us. We thank you, Holy Spirit. We love you. Thank you for being here. Be in our midst in Jesus' mighty name. We pray. Amen.

00:33:35 Lizzy
Let's begin to worship the Lord. Let's worship His holy name. Let's exalt His name. Let's magnify His name because it's worthy of a praise. Let's give glory. Let's give Him honor. Let's give Him more adoration because it's worthy of a praise. Lion of tribulation, we worship Your holy name. We give You praise. We adore You for You are holy because You are awesome. Lord, we thank You. Time, time, we give you time for all of you. I've known all night. We are so blessed that it's all ours.

00:34:34 Lizzy
My friends, all our we need each other. We need each other. All our we need each other. All for all you are not enough. We are so blessed.

00:35:04 Lizzy
That it somehow works. And all we give and take, Jesus, all that we give and want for you. I want you, Nana. We are so blessed.

00:35:36 Speaker 6
Not so bad, Mama.

00:35:43 Lizzy
We need You, Lord. Jesus. What a wonder You are. Jesus. What a wonder You are! Oh Jesus, what a wonder You are! Oh Jesus, what a wonder You are! Jesus, what a wonder You are! Oh Jesus, what a wonder.

00:36:33 Lizzy
Now you are, oh Jesus, what a wonder you are! Jesus, what a wonder you are! Jesus, what a wonder. God, we thank you because you are wonderful. Thank you because you are marvelous. Lord, we thank you. Let's shout the holy name, O God, in Jesus' mighty name. We pray.

00:37:20 Kara
Amen. Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Father God. Let us pray our prayer points for this week. Father God, we thank you that we get to come before you and pray for these points. We pray for the salvation of souls wherever they may be, within our homes, within our streets, within our cities, within our country. Father God, we pray for every salvation of souls in Jesus' name. Father God, save all the souls who are lost in Jesus' name. Save the souls that are lost in Jesus' name. In the name of Jesus, Amen.

00:37:58 Kara
In the name of Jesus, Amen. Save the souls, Father God. Save the souls. Save the lost souls. Save the lost souls from the north and the east and the west. In the name of Jesus. In the name of Jesus. Save the lost souls. In the name of Jesus. Amen. The Bible says to continuously pray for our country. God, we pray for America. We pray for our leaders. We pray for everybody representing America. God, may they be rooted in Your Word. In Jesus' name. Father God, protect America. We pray for America. Lord, we pray uphold America in the name of Jesus. Let us strengthen America in the name of Jesus. Uphold America in the name of Jesus. Thank you God. What shall will be done in America in the name of Jesus? Thank you God. Thank you Jesus. Thank you Jesus. We pray for the safety and divine covering over our households.

00:38:56 Kara
We break every account from the devil against our lives and our families and our jobs in the name of Jesus. God, we ask you for your divine covering over our lives in the name of Jesus, over our lives and our families in the name of Jesus. Lord, we ask you for your divine protection over every one of us in the name of Jesus. Lord, we ask you for your divine protection in the name of Jesus. More divine protection of us over our families in the name of Jesus. Thank you, God. Thank you, Jesus. In the name of Jesus. Father, we pray. Father, by your mighty power, let your let all of our struggles, frustrations, and sufferings come to an end in Jesus' name. Proverbs 23:18 says, "Surely there will be an end, and the thine of expectation shall be not cut off."

00:39:49 Kara
Let struggles and suffering come to an end in Jesus' name. Declare that over your life, God. Let all the struggles and suffering come to an end in Jesus' name. Let all the struggles and suffering come to an end in my life in Jesus' name. Thank you, God. Thank you, Jesus. God, we pray for the fulfillment of God's purpose in our individual lives, so that we may know you more. That lives. And individual lives, our families, in the name of Jesus. Lord, we pray for the fulfillment and purpose to be fulfilled in our individual lives and our families in Jesus' name. We pray for the fulfillment of your purpose in our lives in the name of Jesus. Thank you, Father God, that you have heard our prayers. God, we pray that you that we thank you so much, and we pray that you have heard our prayers in Jesus' mighty name. We pray,

00:40:42 Speaker 6
Amen.

00:40:54 Brook
For our announcements today, August thirtieth, everyone, welcome to the presence of God. No one will leave here without an encounter from God. Every first Sunday of the month is our Thanksgiving service, thanking God for all He's done. And every second Sunday of the month is our Pentecost Sunday. X two. Every third Sunday is our Communion service, and every last Sunday is our Anointing service. Sprang by the Holy Ghost for anointing for His work in destroying every evil work of the devil, Isaiah ten twenty seven. So today is our anointing service. Get ready to have an encounter with the Lord. Our pastor's mom's birthday, Thanksgiving, and get together comes up on September twentieth. Here at the church service, after friends and families will join us. Yes. Our evangelism day is every Saturday from five to six.

00:41:49 Brook
Every Friday is our prayer intercession hour from 7 p. m. to 7: 30. Everyone is encouraged to come, pray for yourself, our people, and our nation. Be blessed.

00:42:01 Pastor Abe
Amen. It's time for administration. Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Jesus. Let's talk to God. Let's pray in the spirit. Remember, Caposukotor, leprecha, seta yagara. Lord, we invite you, Spirit of God, we invite you in this place right now. In the name of Jesus, thank you, Jesus. In Jesus' mighty name, Amen. I want us to take our hymn. Stand up, stand for for Jesus. Stand up, stand up for Jesus. How many of us know the hymn? Stand up, stand up for Jesus. Amen. Let's go. One, two, go. Stand up.

00:42:48 Pastor Abe
Stand out for Jesus, ye soldiers of the cross. Lift high His royal banner; it must not suffer loss from victory unto victory. His army shall be led till every foe is vanquished, and Christ is locked in the tomb. Stand up for Jesus. The trumpet call will be.

00:43:46 Pastor Abe
For so the mighty conflict ended his glorious day. He died a breathless enemy against whom no battle falls. Let courage rise with the Angel and strength to stand or fall. Stand up for Jesus. Stand in His strength alone. The power of flesh will fail you if you do not trust Your own.

00:44:42 Pastor Abe
Put on the gospel armor. It's built for we're brave. With beauty, built for danger, be not for wanting the lost ones around. Stand up for Jesus. The stripe. When I belong, these days the nights are full of darkness. The bitter song to him who will not commit a crime of love shall be the wind that cannot blow.

00:45:39 Pastor Abe
Pouring, showering, eternally. God's thunder says, "Stand up for Jesus. The strife will not be long. In other words, the problem is only going to be for a while. The challenge, the thinking, the problem will only be for a while. It's never going to last. He says, 'This day the noise of battle. The next.'" The victory song. He said, "You may have that much of God now, but the next time is going to be a song of victory." Amen. He said, "To him that overcometh shall be given a crown of life." Said, "Stand up for Jesus. You are going to talk to God. Oh God, give me the grace to stand. Talk to God. Oh God, give me the grace to stand. Give me the grace to stand. Oh God, give me this grace to stand in the name of Jesus."

00:46:38 Pastor Abe
Give me the grace to stand. Oh God, give me the grace to stand. I, in the name of Jesus, in Jesus' mighty name, this is very, very powerful. It says, "Stand up for Jesus." This trial will not be long. This day you have a noise of battle, but it says it won't be long because weeping may endure for a night; you may cry all night. The Bible. Says, but the next day, said joy comes in the morning. That is the word of God. The word of God says you may be in trouble right now. He says that things may appear not to be fine for you right now, but he says stand up for Jesus. Don't lose hope. He said the next morning, said joy comes. He said the next one shall be a song of victory.

00:47:35 Pastor Abe
He says they're going to sing a song of victory because the battle will be over. If you believe, shout hallelujah! To stand up for Jesus, hallelujah! Let's take our seat. Understanding faith, I'll be done in a few minutes. Understanding faith. I want us to pray, Lord, let the Entrance of your word bring understanding to us in Jesus name. Amen. I want us to understand the teaching of today very well. If you've never heard any of my teaching before, I don't want you to miss this. Amen. But Mark, you sing a very very good verse. I love it. I heard your voice. Did you hear him? Oh, it was great. It was very great.

00:48:32 Pastor Abe
You know the song before, right? What a very very powerful base! Hallelujah! Understanding faith. I want to do teaching on this, and I want you to get it at least understand the basis. In Hebrews number eleven, verses one to three, the Bible says. I want us to read together. We are reading. Verses one to three together, Hebrews number eleven, and we are reading verses one to three together. Want to go now? Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good report. Through faith we understand that the words were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.

00:49:31 Pastor Abe
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for. Now faith that many of us are looking for, that many of us want to get, he said. Now faith is the substance of things we hope for. Faith works on substance.

00:50:00 Pastor Abe
Faith does what? Faith works on substance. Without no substance, there is no faith. Faith without substance is nothing. Faith works when substance is available. The unavailability of substance of faith brings weakness, on the side. Discouraged, loss of trust, frustrations, and consequently, backsliding. You are weak in faith. You are discouraged. You lost of trust and you are frustrated because the substance of faith is not available. Now the question is, what is substance of faith?

00:50:58 Pastor Abe
Substance of faith are the ingredient information of faith that comes in bit by bit. Substance of faith are the ingredient information of faith. So substance of faith is an ingredient. It contains information about faith. It is not faith itself, but it contains information of faith. Right, you want to produce this chair. The sources of this chair is not very important. The the metal, right? But the the metal comes, the coffee comes. So, are you getting my teaching? Okay. The sources of it. First.

00:51:57 Pastor Abe
Works on substance. You look at faith. Works on substance. Faith without substance is not faith. Works when substance is available. Now, what is substance of faith? I said substance of faith are the ingredients, information of faith.

00:52:28 Pastor Abe
That comes in bit by bit. Then it comes together to produce it. Example: This chair was in pieces. About you have been cutting. Now you cut like enough.

00:52:59 Pastor Abe
Now the form inside in south. Now the matter right under the north, right? So, are you following? Are you following? Amen. Now, this form in the south, in the north, someone breaks because the body before. Another person is bring it, the metal. Another person is bring it. So, a bit of the wooden, a bit of the foam, and a bit of the metal are the ingredients for this chair. So, if anyone will ask you, "What is this chair made of?" you will say, "It's made up of wood, metal, wire, cotton."

00:53:57 Pastor Abe
And what before? This guy is right now.

00:54:02 Speaker 5
What are the ingredients?

00:54:03 Pastor Abe
Of faith? That's what I'm explaining now. So when the metal, the puzzle, and the form, when they put it together and they structure it, becomes what church. The substance of faith and the ingred information. For faith that comes in bit by bit, just like the ingredients, information. Yes, we are going there now. Ingredients, information that comes in bit by bit. The word of God provides such information, bit by bit. You get it now. Now, example. The Bible says, "Experience is better than what."

00:54:54 Pastor Abe
Sacrifice. In another place, the Bible says, "Ask God what you want, and He will give it to you." In another place, the Bible says, "Pray until your joy is full." So when you combine the three together, it justs information of faith or information that will make you believe in God. Information that will give you the confidence to pray. Are you getting it now? The Bible says that we must treat forbearance right, and the Bible encourages us to be obedient. So that is a bit of information. Take that. In another place, the Bible says, "Ask, Jesus Christ, ask, and it shall be given unto you." There we read, Matthew.

00:55:53 Pastor Abe
You remember, Matt? You remember, said ask, and shall be given to you. Yes. Then the second information, the third one, Jesus Christ said, ask until your joy is full. Now, when you combine the three information, that are coming in bit by bit, it gives you courage to go to ask when. You must have been obedient to the Lord. You ask the word of God that says, "Ask me, and I'll give unto you." That brings your faith alive. That makes your faith to the Lord. That is the substance of faith. So, in other words, if you want something, if those things are not in the word of God, it does not have substance.

00:56:52 Pastor Abe
You guys know. If you want something, that's one. If you want something, if there is no word of God that is supporting what you want, and you say I have faith for this, then you are only joking. It does not have sources. Now, the coming together of all the information. The substance of the word of God, how, is translated into faith. As Hebrews eleven one says, faith is the substance of things hoped for. Now, evidence of faith. The evidence of a claim is in its substance. Again, the evidence of a claim is in its substance. For example, there's a saying that says.

00:57:52 Pastor Abe
The taste, oh no! The taste of the pony is in the bitter. Am I right? Right. The taste of the pony is in the bitter. We've not we've not heard that before. That is saying that since the taste of the bitter of the pony of the pony is like a cake, is like cake. Let me use another word. You want to taste how? How biscuit tastes, you know, biscuit, biscuit, or cookie. Before you can know how it tastes, you have to taste, right? So, the evidence of a thing is in its substance. It's like the taste of a thing. The evidence of things is in the taste. Is in the taste, and that is the substance. Funny.

00:58:52 Pastor Abe
So the teaching is a bit hard today. You have bread. How can you tell if this bread has a lot of sugar, except when you eat it? What is the evidence that this bread has a lot of sugar? I have just tasted it. I have just eaten it. Why?

00:59:18 Speaker 5
Are you referring to how? Trees bear fruit. So now you can see things by the fruit that they produce.

00:59:32 Pastor Abe
No. So now I'm teaching about faith. Understanding faith. So faith is when you believe in God. Faith is when you are expecting God to do something for you, and then you say. I have belief that God will do it, but before we become discouraged, are we having the real faith or not? Are you getting it now? Before you say, "I have faith that God is going to do this," you are going to become frustrated if what you are believing cannot be found in the Word of God.

01:00:21 Pastor Abe
If it cannot be found in the word of God, then it does not have any substance. Say it again. For example, healing. Healing is in the word of God. So, which means you will need to look for where what the word of God has to say concerning healing. Then you cannot begin to have faith about healing. Healing has substance in the word of God.

01:00:52 Pastor Abe
So evidence, evidence. Now you understand. So now the evidence of a thing is in a substance, the word of God. So when you have a substance, it becomes an evidence of the fact of a particular thing, even if it is not yet seen. I have the thing.

01:01:23 Pastor Abe
And faith that this church is going to be filled with people. Now you can't see it yet, but what can you see? Why? Because of so many substances that are out in the word of God. Therefore, what we should do is to ensure we gather enough substance of faith. We gather enough word of God. Example of what?

01:01:52 Speaker 5
I think that's my mental block. There, what you're describing is learning examples.

01:01:58 Brook
Past occurrences are your evidence?

01:02:01 Pastor Abe
Oh yeah, yes. Read the word of God. So when you read the word of God, then the word of God provides you the substance that you need. So when it is in the word of God, then it is a substance and it provides an evidence that God exists. So. Many people are frustrated today, thinking God is not hearing them, thinking, "Oh, I have faith, but it's not working." But in actual sense, they do have faith because what they are believing does not have any substance in the word of God. Again, I am laying the foundation of how to understand faith. Now, let's see, Jesus is.

01:02:50 Pastor Abe
Action concerning faith and its results. Jesus Christ demonstrated something like that, and what? In Luke number nine, twelve to seventeen. Now let me summarize. Here, people wanted to eat. The multitude wanted to eat. Amen. The multitude wanted to eat. They were hungry. And then the disciples came to Jesus Christ and said, "Let these people go." So that they can go and buy themselves some food. But Jesus Christ asked them, "What do you have with you?" Understand the question. He asked them, "What do you have with you?" That was the question Jesus Christ asked them. That is the substance. If they had said, "We don't have anything," no substance. Otherwise, what with Jesus Christ? What would he have multiplied? Multiply zero by one billion. He says what? Zero.

01:03:48 Pastor Abe
So when Jesus wanted to feed the disciples, I mean the multitude, he asked them, "Is there any of you that has anything?" They said, "We have verse 16. There are five loaves, five loaves of bread, and two more fishes." Then the Bible says that Jesus Christ took the loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them. And break them, and give to the disciples. What happened? There was blessing of multiplication. How did Jesus do it? He was able to do that because they had substance. The multitude would probably have done, have done a hunger if they didn't have anything.

01:04:46 Pastor Abe
Multitude, the multitude of people. The Bible uses the word multitude for people. The people that followed Jesus would have gone hungry if they didn't have just five loaves of bread and two fishes. Obedience and what?

01:05:16 Kara
And the three things that make up substance.

01:05:19 Pastor Abe
So what? What makes up substance? I said substance is ingredients of information that you gather around, bit by bit, and you can see them from the word of God.

01:05:38 Brook
And you're talking about seeing examples, evidence of the word.

01:05:42 Pastor Abe
It's basically knowledge. Based on knowledge of the word of God, so it promotes obedience. That's your substance. Not only one, many. Because only one substance cannot produce faith. Substance comes in bit by bit. I think I can see that. I need to teach this in Sunday.

01:06:13 Speaker 5
School. I think I'm starting to understand.

01:06:17 Pastor Abe
Okay . So now that is why you should not stay stay without having nothing, because I have the word of God. Right. Yes. There is no one who doesn't have the word that expects miracle. For example, look at the. Sorry again. Yeah. Look at the. Uh. Look at the. What we read in Matthew, the woman with the piece of cloth. She had substance. What was the substance? The Bible says she heard. She heard that Jesus Christ is the miracle worker. Are you using the right word? Substance. Substance. Yeah, that's what the Bible says. Yes, substance. Yes. Use. Use the word. Can you reach that up? Now faith is the substance. A faith on form.

01:07:13 Pastor Abe
The evidence of this, I am going to teach. I understand. I am going to teach faith properly. Now I see that we need to understand what faith is. I am going to start that class next week. I am going to switch from the obedience we are teaching in Sunday school and start from faith.

01:07:37 Kara
Really quick, I feel like so bad. I am saying if I am not revealed, I am. I am substance. I have my mind, my body, and my soul. So I even have.

01:07:49 Pastor Abe
Faith in God. So you see, the mind, your soul — they are not substance. So, but don't worry. So it's a good thing that I'm teaching this today. That makes me see what we need right now. So I'm going to switch from the obedience we are teaching to the. Faith. I'm going to stand on the subject of faith, and you don't want to miss it. So it is better we ground the basis of faith now, okay? So that we can become giants in the world. Hallelujah! Because without faith, the Bible says you cannot please God. Hebrews eleven six. So without faith, you and I cannot even please God. So if I don't know faith.

01:08:42 Pastor Abe
If you don't obey, I will kill you. No. You see, so that is why we are going to teach it more properly. So invite people, let them come and listen to a sound teaching. Maybe that will help their mind. Amen. That is why many people go to church today. The only call for cosmetic reason, the worship, the gift offering, and that's all. Basically, love only here, everywhere in the world. For we need to sit down with the Word of God and be taught of God. Then we become giants in the kingdom of God. Faith is not trust. Trust is part of what we need to study.

01:09:41 Pastor Abe
The ingredients now you are getting it now, ingredients, but you don't believe. So when you read the word of God, trust is part of this. So that because the word of God has taught many times on trust, right? But don't worry, I'm going to start the topic of faith. Invite people, let them. And learn about it. Amen. So Jesus Christ was able to perform the miracle. Why? Because there was substance. Now, compare a no substance Jesus action. Compare a situation where there was no substance. Imagine chapter four, verse thirty-four. Then the Bible says that the.

01:10:40 Pastor Abe
The tempter came to Jesus to tempt him. The devil said, "If you let's be together, want to go? And when the tempter came to him, he said, 'If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.' Verse four. But he answered and said, 'It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds.'" Out of the Lord go. Now the devil asked Jesus Christ to turn stone to bread. Jesus Christ, a miracle worker, he declined to turn stone to bread because he saw that there was no substance in it. It is not written in the Word of God to turn stones to bread. So the idea is this: it is not faith.

01:11:37 Pastor Abe
When we start to match things together to produce something, again, when we try to swap things that are not it, and we want to make it look as if this is God doing something. For example, again, it is not proper when we turn.

01:12:07 Pastor Abe
Four. When we talk four plus two, which is supposed to six, is supposed to be six, right? When we turn it to forty two, do you understand? Turning four plus two to forty two is fraud because it says four plus two, and actually should be what six. But if anyone says. Four plus two is forty-two. That is fraud. That was what the devil expected Jesus to do. The devil said, "Here is two. Turn it to bread." Jesus responded, "There is no substance for that. It is not written in the word of God where."

01:13:07 Pastor Abe
God commanded, or said that you can turn stone to bread. It is not written in the Word of God where God says you can turn microphone to pizza. So He said, "Man shall not live by bread alone." Every time, every time you have no substance. Of the word of God, faith will not be produced. It is the word of God that produces faith. Faith is not abstract. Do you know what abstract means? Abstract is something that is not tangible. Do you understand? It's an abstract expectation. Faith is not abstract. Faith is tangible.

01:14:05 Pastor Abe
Because it has some substance, Hebrews 11:1. I want us to read it together again. Hebrews 11:1. I want us to read together, everyone of us. Hebrews 11:1. Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

01:14:36 Pastor Abe
It's a good thing that God has made me see that we need more teaching. Hallelujah! So invite people, let them come and learn the basis of the faith they believe. Hey, man, I want us to talk to God. God, help me with faith. Help my own belief. Lord, help my own belief. In the name of Jesus, help my unbelief. In the name of Jesus, help my unbelief. Oh God, help my unbelief. In the name of Jesus, help my unbelief. Oh God, help my unbelief. In Jesus, by today we're praying. I want us to pray concerning this week, Lord. As we enter this week, Lord, I enter this week with blessings, with goodness, with joy.

01:15:35 Pastor Abe
In the name of Jesus, let's talk to God. Lord, I enter this week with your goodness, with your blessings, with your joy. In the name of Jesus, Lord, I enter this week with your goodness. In the name of Jesus, thank you, Lord. Thank you, Lord. In the name of Jesus, thank you, Jesus. In Jesus, my team, I pray. I want us to stretch forth our hands as I pray for us. Father, in the name of Jesus, I decree and I pray that this week no devil will come against us in the name of Jesus. This week, every devil around us, around our home, businesses, job, work, life, I send the Lord rebuke you in the name of Jesus. Things that have not been become that have not been straightened up, receive the power of God.

01:16:34 Pastor Abe
And be stretching out in the name of Jesus, Lord. This week we receive new leading of the Spirit of God in the name of Jesus. This week we receive the blessings of God in the name of Jesus. This week we receive testimonies. This week our God shall be full in the name of Jesus. This week the devil will not have his ways in our lives in the name of Jesus. Thank you, dear God. In Jesus, mighty day we are free. Amen. Jesus. Hallelujah. Amen. And amen.