Faith: The Master Key to Your Breakthrough

A pastor led a man whose vision had terribly declined to his Bishop for prayer. The Bishop laid his hands on the afflicted man and declared, "Receive your healing in the Name of Jesus." After the prayer, the man was led out the same way he was led in. However, subsequently, something changed. His sight was restored and he could see clearly now! Glory to God! His faith had healed him!

The opening night of 40 Days of Exploits of Faith was explosive with the glory and power of God as the Phenomenal Faith Cathedral was packed with congregants from the length and breadth of Gospel Light branches in Accra. It was a sweet time of fellowship, edification and impartation as attendees were blessed to receive the ministry of Bishop Emmanuel Nterful.

The man of God was welcomed by the Presiding Bishop of Gospel Light International Church, Bishop Matthew Addae-Mensah, who announced that faith always defies challenges. 

Teaching on "Faith: The Master Key to Your Breakthrough," Bishop Nterful expounded Hebrews 11:1. He said, "Faith says, 'I have it.' Faith means you have it. If you have to have it in your hand before you believe it then it's not faith. You may not physically have seen it or touched it but you have confidence that you'll actually have it...the proof of things you've not seen is faith."

Bishop Nterful stressed that one cannot please God without faith (Hebrews 11:6). Adding, he noted, "Faith is believing the Word of God and believing God. God wants you to believe He is God and that He is able...a Christian who does not live by faith does not please God."

In fact, 'The just shall live by faith' is recorded four times through the Scriptures in Habakkuk 2:4, Romans 1:17, Galatians 3:11 and Hebrews 10:38, showing how indispensable faith is to the believer!

Come to think of it, the Christian life is called The Faith and we are called Believers.

The man of God declared, "Your faith in God pleases Him."

Bishop Nterful elucidated how to exercise your faith by describing the difference between what faith is and what faith is not.

He noted that believing with the mind is not faith. Neither is hope faith. Hope speaks of the future. Whereas faith speaks of NOW.

Bible faith is of the heart; you believe with your heart according to Mark 11:22-24. Walking attendees through several Scriptures including Romans 10:10, John 4:24, Romans 7:22, Proverbs 20:27 and 1 Peter 3:4, Bishop Nterful delineated the dichotomy between the spirit, soul and body, saying, "Your heart is your spirit. You are a spirit. You have a body. You have a soul. The real you is a spirit and God made you in His image. God is a Spirit...when God wants to contact you, He does so through your spirit."

He pointed out that faith comes to your spirit because it is your spirit that believes. Adding, the man of God cautioned, "As long as it is in your mind or you perceive it with your senses, it is not faith...faith is not reason...look unto Jesus and not the situation."

Amidst many prophetic declarations, Bishop Nterful bolstered the faith of attendees, inspiring confidence in God and His Word in their hearts.

He also journeyed through many accounts of people who exercised their faith to receive their miracles when they encountered Jesus in Mark 5:34, Mark 10:52, Mark 2:5 and Matthew 9:27. One thread that ran through each of these accounts was that each one received their miracle because of their faith.

In closing, Bishop Nterful said, "Mine is to believe, His is to do...once God sees your faith, everything will fall in place."

'Twas a night of faith! Tonight's Service is also at 6:00 pm at the Phenomenal Faith Cathedral. Be sure to attend and bolster your faith to an all-time high!