Topic: Faith

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Is faith a sense, like sight or hearing?

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Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things you do not see, taste, feel, smell, or hear. But the sense of faith is just as real as your sight is, or any other of your senses. You see what I mean? You believe it, you just…There’s no one can make you doubt it, because you ar...

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Why did Martha believe Jesus could still help after her brother had died?

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The woman, Martha, knew that the Shunammite realized that God was in His prophet. And if God was in His prophet, surely God was in His Son. So if she could get to Jesus, she would have the remedy. So she runs and falls down before Him. She said, “Lord, if,” that’s what He was, Lord, “if Thou would h...

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What difference does it make whether a person comes to criticize or comes looking for good?

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It’s your attitude towards…Your approach towards a Divine working of God, will determine what you’ll get out of it. If you come and say, “Well, I…Glory to God.” Stand there and chew your chewing gum, and say this, “I’m just going around to see what them holy-rollers is doing. I didn’t see nothing.”...

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What did Peter answer when he was told to let down the net after fishing all night and catching nothing?

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Peter said, “Lord, we’ve seined all night long, and haven’t taken a fish,” but said, “at Thy word I’ll let down the net.” Now, they were fisherman. They knowed the fish calendar. They knowed how the winds was blowing. And just think, fished all night and hadn’t taken a fish. And God told them, “Let...

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What does the right mental attitude toward one of God's promises do?

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You don’t know how you’ll get up out of that chair, and get away from there tonight. See? You don’t know how you’re going to do this, and how these other diseases are going to be healed, “But at Thy Word, Lord, I’m going to let down the net.” “At Thy word, Lord, I’m going to rise up from here. I don...

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What did God give man the five senses for?

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Now, God put man first in His Own image, which was in the image of God. And God is a Supernatural Being; he was a supernatural man. And then He put him in five senses, and none of those five senses declare his Heavenly home. Those five senses declare his earthly home. And God give him five senses to...

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Can a person come to know God through education or scientific research?

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Now, in the garden of Eden there were two trees. One of them was the tree of knowledge; one was the Tree of Life. And man can never know God by knowledge. So no matter how well you get educated, how smart your pastor is, how many degrees he’s taken, you can’t…God is not known by education, neither i...

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Why did the woman who touched the hem of Jesus garment feel virtue when the soldier who struck Him did not?

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When you come be-…friend, let me say this to you: it’s your mental attitude, the way you approach anything. The woman that touched the hem of the Master, she felt virtue. But the soldier who put a rag around His head, and hit Him on the head, said, “If you’re a prophet, tell me who hit you, and I’ll...

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How does a believer claim the redemptive blessings that were purchased at Calvary?

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It’s just like when you receive the Holy Spirit, God gives you a bank book. And at the bottom of every check, it’s got Jesus’ Name signed on it. And anything you got need of, just fill out the check and send it in. He’ll—He’ll—it’s good. Don’t you believe that? Why? The deposit was put in the bank a...

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What does he say about teaching a five-year-old child the Kingdom of God compared with teaching someone with a college degree?

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I can teach a five year old child the Kingdom of God, better that I can teach a man that’s got a—a degree out of college. I can teach him Christ better. He’s simple. He just listens to what you say. Watch coming to the platform. You’ll never see God turn a child down. He don’t do it. No, sir. Becaus...

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What foundation can a person rest his faith on?

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Now, here it is. I want you to get it. How much more foundation could you place your faith on any level than the Word of God? What more could you put faith in? When He said, “Heavens and earth will pass away, but My Word shall never pass away.”… Then it is a fact that God’s Word is eternal. And the...

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How did Mary respond to the angel's word that she would have a child?

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And here it is. Listen, audience. The girl never questioned the Angel. It had never happened in all the world. Never had there be a baby borned virgin birth. And she didn’t question Him. She just took God at His Word. And immediately, she begin to rejoice, and begin to testify, telling the people th...

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What did the lepers at the gate decide to do when they said, Why sit we here until we die?

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Look, there was some lepers laid at the gate. They said, “Why set we here till we die?” If they set there, they died; if they went in the city, they died. And they only had one chance, that was go down to the enemy’s camp. And said, “If they’ll save us, we live; but if they kill us, we die.”

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Why did Peter let the net down again after fishing all night and catching nothing?

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Now, Peter was just not an ordinary fellow had fished one or two nights. He knowed all the signs of fishing; just how the moon’s supposed to be, just how the waters are. And they’d fished all night long, and had taken nothing. Now, just think, here it is, I want you to get it. See, they had fished a...

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Does the devil take notice of loud praying and anointing with oil?

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Now, you couldn’t have poured enough oil on her, anointed her with oil. You couldn’t have stomped, or hollered, or…devil don’t care how loud you holler. He don’t pay no attention to that. That’s right, but he will recognize faith. Yes, sir. He will have to know where truth lays, and he will recogniz...

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What is faith worth if a person is not willing to act on it?

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How many have faith? Raise your hands as a witness to God. Now, your faith without your works is dead. You might as well not have faith if you’re not willing to put it to work. Now, as the Holy Spirit moves into the building tonight, let’s us take the initiative side. Let’s believe with all of our h...

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What difference does it make what a person expects when they come to a meeting?

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Let’s take just a little subject for the next ten, fifteen minutes and say, on the word, “Expectancy.” You know, usually you get what you expect to get. If you come to the meeting saying, “Well, I’m going down there just to see what I can see. I don’t believe it in the first place.” Well, the devil’...

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What reasoning led the lepers to go down to the camp of the Syrians?

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And these lepers says…Well, the Syrians had them besieged and they was starving them to death. Now, they said, “Why set we here until we die? Now, we got to do something. Now, let’s see, there’s only two roads.” One of them led in the city. They had three things they could do. They could go into the...

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Will faith do any good without works?

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How many in here believes God’s going to hear tonight and answer prayer? Oh, isn’t that wonderful? Brother Lindsay, that was a mighty nice then to see a solid ground there of—of every person believing—on believing grounds. Anything could happen. Now, the one thing I’m going to ask you to do, is…How...

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Should someone who came to be healed rejoice even if God says nothing to them?

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And that’s the way God wants you to say, “Why, thank You, Father. I come up here to be healed, and it’s all explained to me. And You’ve proven it to me now. So I’m ready to go away from here rejoicing. Praise the Lord.” And go away just rejoicing and made well. That’s the way to do it. No matter if...