The Faith Factor by Nathan Harrod February 12, 2023 · Centerpointe Apostolic Church (Murfreesboro, TN) Kind: sermon Scripture: Hebrews 11, Hebrews 11:1-6, Luke 22:31-32, 2 Corinthians 5:7, Luke 6:38, Mark 5:25-27, Luke 8:48 Source: https://acts238.life/repository/sermons/nathan-harrod--the-faith-factor Published by Acts 2:38 Life from the sermon transcript on that page. Free to copy and share with attribution. ------------------------------------------------------------ Such a wonderful presence of the Lord that we feel here this morning. So thankful for what we feel. Thankful for what God has already done. And before we finish the, this morning, God is going to do great things among us. Whatever your need may be, we serve a great God that's here to heal. He's here to deliver. He's here to change lives. If you are here this morning and you need a miracle in your life, a miracle in your body, if you have never received the gift of the Holy Ghost with the evidence of speaking in other tongues, I believe that before we finish this morning, God is going to touch you. God is going to change you. It is not an accident that you came into the house this morning. Amen. Honored to be here. Thank you, Pastor Allen and Center Point, for the opportunity to be here for this service. I give honor to this leadership, and I'm so thankful to be here. Is great, great church. So good to be here. Thank you, Brother Elkins, who's been in communication with me throughout this, throughout this last few months. And I'm thankful to be here, and to see what God is going to do on this Mission Sunday. And you received a card, Global Connect card, when you came in, and something that we're not going to fill out just yet, something that we will use at the end. But we're going to let the Lord talk to us, because the Lord is going to use this church to impact Millions around the world. And we want what people feel here to get out there, not only in this community, but all around the world. And we're going to do our part here this morning. You may return to your seats this morning. Man, I want to thank this church for all that you have done for us, for my family. And this church has been a supporter of global missions around the world. In this church has been a supporter of my family for these last few years, and we thank you for being a part of what God is doing around the world. As Pastor Allen mentioned, we are now in a time of transitioning, as the Lord has given us the opportunity to help lead the Europe region — 49 countries in Europe region. And, um, so we, after 19 years of working in Barcelona, Spain, the Lord is transitioning us to work with 49 countries. And we're believing that God is going to give great Revival throughout the European region. It's a place that, when we look at biblical, biblical prophecy, it's very important. And we believe that God is going to give great Revival. God has done amazing things in these last few years in the nation of Spain. And, um, we're so thankful what he's done. The church that we Pastor in Barcelona, the Lord has allowed us to start 13 daughter churches outside of our church, and we're working on starting another one this year. And, uh, so continue to pray for the work in Spain, that it moves forward. God has done tremendous things there. In just the last few years, we have grown to a hundred churches throughout the nation of Spain. And now we have just sent out our first missionary this last year to the nation of Romania. So his missions is something that we believe in around the world. And it's something that we don't only receive the support of missions, but we're trying to, uh, plant that into our churches around the world, so that every country can send out missionaries around the world. I want us to go to the word of the Lord this morning. If we could all stand, let's go to Hebrews chapter 11. Hebrews chapter 11, and verse 1. Very familiar portion of scripture. Hebrews 11 has been called the faith chapter, at least many of the biblical Heroes of Faith, and it shows what Living Faith looks like, and what it will produce. And in Hebrews chapter 11, it says: "Now Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of Things Not Seen. For by it the elders obtained a good report. Verse 3: Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made all of things which do appear. Verse 4: By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts, and by it he being dead yet speaketh. Verse 5: By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death, and was not found, because God had translated him, for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. Verse six: But without faith it is impossible to please him, for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him." We see in verses 7, verse 8, verse on, verse 11, verse 20, verse 21, verse 24, we see Faith being a factor here in this, in this chapter of faith. And I want to talk to us for a few moments this morning, and about faith. And when we are done, we're going to connect our faith with the word of God, and God is going to do great things among us. The reason that we are here this morning is because we have faith. You may feel that your faith is low, but if you made it through the doors of the church this morning, there's enough faith to move mountains this morning. If you got up out of bed, you may have felt that your faith was struggling, but there was enough faith to get you into the presence of God this morning. So there's enough Faith to see a miracle in your life. There's enough Faith to break every chain that is binding you this morning. There's enough Faith here to change everything around us. I want us to lift our hands one more time, and let's pray in faith, believing that God is going to speak to us this morning. Lord, we thank you, Lord, for what you are about to do in this place. I take dominion and authority over everything that would be contrary to your word. Lord, I lose faith in this place this morning. We thank you in advance for what you are about to do. Lord, I lose faith in this place. We lose Miracle signs and wonders. Lord, let your spirit, Lord, free slowly flow in this place this morning. In the name of Jesus, we thank you in advance. In Jesus' name. Let's clap our hands to the Lord one more time. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Everyone shout hallelujah. You may be seated. In the name of Jesus, amen. And for our friends who speak Spanish, is amen. Amen. There's a few of you out there. Amen, amen, man. We see by looking at Hebrews chapter 11, the example and the importance of faith. That without faith, it's impossible to please God. That everything we do in our walk — Revolt revolves around faith. Our walk with God, it revolves around this thing that we call faith. Faith is not just part of our walk with God. Faith is everything. Even Satan is aware of how important your faith is. That is why Satan is in a constant battle to Rob us of our faith. It was even Jesus who warned Peter to hold on to his faith. Jesus told Peter that Satan was coming after his faith. In Luke chapter 22 and 31, it says: "And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as weak. But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not." When we look at this scripture, Jesus did not pray that Peter's finances would not fail him. He did not pray that his health would not fail him. He did not pray that his family wouldn't fail him, or that his friends wouldn't fail him, or that his relationship wouldn't fail in me. Why, why is it that he prayed for his faith? Because if your faith does not fail you, it has the power to restore everything else that fails you. There may be a lot of things that have failed in our life, but if I can maintain my faith, it is my faith that will restore everything. Be — maybe my, my health has been under attack, but if I can hold on to my faith. Maybe my family is under attack, but if I can hold on to my faith. It is my faith that has the power to restore everything that may be touched by the enemy. Faith is the economy of Heaven. Paper, as paper money, is only a symbol of value. The actual value of money depends on your perception of its strength to accrue worth. Right now, are the American dollar is pretty strong around the world, in the world markets. You, you can't wear it, or eat it, or drive it, or live in money. But, but money is that Medium of Exchange. You can get whatever you need to buy with, with money. And the world does not respect Faith as having much value, because they do not understand Heaven's economy. That's why they mock faith. But it is through faith that God moves. It is through faith that God operates. Your worship this morning was an Act of Faith. When you lifted up your hands this morning, it was an act of faith, believing that God is here. When you opened your mouth and begin to worship and to sing, you saying, it was an Act of Faith. And God responds to Faith. That's why, when we begin to worship, we feel something begin to change in the atmosphere, because it is our faith that begins to connect with God. What is faith? Faith — faith is not a feeling. Faith is not an emotion. Faith is belief in what God has said. Because at times I do not feel Faith, but I know what his word has said. Therefore, I believe what he said is true. I understand what we say when we say, "I feel Faith in the building this morning," and, and that's great when we can feel it. But there are times when we do not feel Faith. But when I connect my faith to what he has said in his word, I can have faith without feeling anything. I can come to church, but without faith, I'm just attending a meeting this morning. I can pray, but without faith, I'm just saying words this morning. I, I can give, but without faith, I'm just making a donation this morning. Everything that we do, it revolves around faith. Second Corinthians 5 and 7 says, "For we walk by faith, and not by sight." I believe that sometimes we make the mistake of praying for Faith: "Lord, Give Me Faith. Lord, help me, help me to believe. Lord, Give Me Faith." And very often people make that mistake. But the Bible says, but faith comes by hearing the word of God. So when I feel nothing, but I begin to hear his word, my faith begins to grow. Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. So when I read his word, I, I hear God speak. When I hear the preach word go forth, I hear God speak. So when I — whatever I may be facing, I may not feel Faith. But if I can get into his word, if I can hear his word, faith comes by hearing. And if I can begin to hear his word, my faith will begin to grow. I begin to hear him say things like — I, I hear him say things like, "By his stripes, I'm Healed." I hear him say things like, "I'm your savior." I hear him say things like, "I'm your provider." My faith is based upon what his word says. My faith does not care what I can see or sense in the natural. My faith is based upon what he has said. In the natural, I may be facing sickness, but my faith says, "By his stripes, I'm Healed." By — in the natural, I may be bound by drugs or many different things, but when I look at the word of God, it says that I'm free, in the name of Jesus. So I may not feel Faith this morning, but if I can hear his word, my faith will begin to rise, and I step into a place where God can do the miraculous. We're saved by faith. Bible says, "For grace are ye saved through faith." And it is through that faith of what happened on Calvary that we receive the baptism of the Holy Ghost. We take that step of baptism in Jesus' name, for the Forgiveness of sins, because we have absolute belief in what Jesus did on Calvary. And the word of God is so powerful, that even people that have heard, that, that even people that have never heard this gospel message, their hearts begin to change when they hear the word of God. The word of God is so powerful, that people that have never heard this gospel, when they begin to hear it, something happens in their heart. Their faith begins to rise. They don't even realize what is going on. But faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. They may have different religious backgrounds. They may have different, uh, philosophies. But when they hear the word of God, faith begins to be ignited within them. Just this last month, in our church and in Barcelona, a lady who has been coming for a little bit of time — a, a lady who is of the Muslim faith — she came into our church and began to hear the word of God. In just, just three weeks ago — they could put that picture up on the screen — she came down, lifted up her hands and began to speak in other tongues. She still has the hijab on there. We just baptized her two weeks ago in the name of Jesus. What happened? She came from a different religious background, but when she began to hear the word of God, something rose up within her. She said, "I believe what you're talking about." Something stirred in her. She lifted up her hands and began to speak in other tongues, as the spirit of God gave the other. That faith in the word of God is so powerful that it changes everything. Seeing people around the world, of different nationalities, different ethnicities, different religious beliefs — when they hear the word of God, it is — the word of God is so powerful that it changes everything. Causes Faith to rise. It's faith that produces the miraculous. Genuine faith in God and in his word is stepping out upon what he has said, regardless of what one sees or feels or senses in the natural. Faith is a decisive act, depending only upon the word of God. Faith ignores every natural symptom or evidence which is contrary to the word of God. And faith says anything is possible. Our natural mind — we, we, we, we have a problem at times believing that God can really do anything. We say, "Well, I know he can heal a headache, but this situation is pretty difficult." And I'm not against modern medicine. Thankful for modern medicine. Thankful for — but, but when we begin to hear the word of God, there should be something that rises up within us that says God can do anything. Doesn't matter how big or how small it is. God can do anything. We — what we have to do is, we've got to begin to listen to the voice of God. Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. We're quick to listen to everyone else. We go down to the doctor, and we're quick to listen to what the doctor's prognosis is. We're, we're quick to repeat what he has said to us. But if we could learn to go to the word of God, and begin to repeat what the word of God is — says, the word of God Says, "By his stripes, I'm Healed." "I, I know I'm being attacked to my body right now, but the word of God says I'm Healed." So in the city, and one of our churches, and outside of Barcelona, a, a while back, and there was a girl, an eight-year-old girl who came in to our, to that service. And in that service, we begin to pray for the sick. We begin to pray for healing. One of the, the lady — one of the first ladies who came around the front was a lady, a first-time visitor. For the first time — she was blind in one of her eyes. And we begin to talk about God, a God that does the miraculous. A beautiful lady whose first time in a Pentecostal type church. But she came up, and she heard the word of God. And as she heard the word of God — faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God — and she came around, lifted up her hands, and very simply, as we begin to pray, God opened up her blind eyes. She began to weep, and begin to cry, that first time visitor. In that same service — in that same service, there was an eight-year-old girl that was born with one leg shorter than the other. He could put that picture up there. And as we've sat down, I told the church, I said, "Let's just believe that God can do anything." I said, "I know it's crazy, but let's believe that God can cause a leg to grow to the length of the other." We all stood around, and we begin to pray. And as we begin to pray and call upon the name of Jesus, we all watch, with our own eyes, as that leg that was shorter than the other begin to grow to the length of the other. I don't know how God does it. I don't understand how he does. I just know that through faith, anything is possible. I just know that if we can believe that our God Is A Healer, then anything can happen. Because when we hear the word of God, faith begins to rise. I was in the nation of Hungary, and there was a lady in that service who came in. She had a tumor the size of a golf ball that was on the side of her, of her side of her neck. And she came around the front, and, and we — I began to talk with her, and she said, "I, I, I've got this tumor, and the doctors are scared to operate because of how is it is attached." She said, "But I've just heard you preach about a God that heals, and, and if what you're saying is true, I want to try it out." She lifted up her hands — you could put that picture up there, on there. She lifted up her hands, and we begin to pray in the name of Jesus. And that tumor that was on the side of her neck instantly disappeared. She began to dance. She began to weep. She began to shout. I don't understand either how God does it, but I know, in the economy of Faith, anything is possible. There's nothing too big. There's nothing too small. If we can believe that God is able, God can do it. Faith — faith is the economy that we must move in. Even what we do here this morning with our faith promise, faith in our giving. We, we — we're not here this morning just for, for donations. Today is, is, is Mission Sunday, Faith Promise Sunday. But we understand that Faith, mixed with our giving, is going to produce something that is bigger than we are. This isn't just a Sunday where we make random pledges for Ministry around the world. We want to put that factor of faith. It is that Faith factor that changes everything that we are doing. We could get up, and we could talk, and give you sad stories around the world. And because we are generous people, we would be glad to help. We would be glad to give. But, but faith is the factor that changes everything. When I give with faith, that is when God can take what I have given, and he, he can multiply it. The Bible says in Luke chapter 6, verse 38: "Give, and it shall be given unto you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, it shall men give unto your bosom. For with the same measure that you meet with all, it shall be measured to you again." When, when I connect even my giving with the word, what the word of God says, something Supernatural happens. I don't — I don't give to get, but I know that there are certain biblical principles of blessings that come into effect. When I give with that factor of faith — I, I don't give because of need. I give because I want to be a part of the Revival that God has given around the world. I don't give just to be a helper, a blessing to someone. I give because I'm investing, and I want to be a part of the Revival that God has given. I give because I want to be a conduit through which God can move and use me to facilitate Revival. And this church has given and facilitated Revival around the world for years now. But what we do this morning, we don't want to do out of habit. But we want to give through faith. We, we want to step to another level, and say, "Yes, we've given our offerings. We've given our tithing. But, but let's add Faith to the mix this morning, that when we make our pledges — Lord, what can I give by faith?" Because it is in that area of Faith, the miraculous begins to happen. I've seen it. I've seen the principles around the world. I've seen the principle around the world. I've seen, I've seen what God has done through, through other people. And, and I've seen even in other poorer Nations, they, they have connected their faith with what God is doing. Been to Third World Nations, much like your pastor. We've seen people give that didn't have. But it wasn't about the amount they were given. It was about the faith that they were given. I was in a service a few years ago in Africa, Malawi, Africa. And in that service, that, that, that the offering that they took up just, just ripped me apart. Because I saw people that didn't really have a lot. They could put that picture up on the screen there. They didn't have a lot of cash, and they gave the cash that they had. But those that didn't have cash, Broughton gave their pair of shoes. That green plate sticks out to me. In that country of Malawi, that's, that is there — everyone carries everything that they have, because they're so poor. So they carry it with them. So when it was time to take up the offer, and I, I watched people as they begin to — those who had the, the funds of the, the, the, the bills to give, they gave those. And others came and began to bring what they had, and put it in the offer. And you see shoes there. You see clothes. There are different things that was given, that would be gathered together, and that would be sold afterwards to be given, because they had faith that God wanted to use this offering. This was an offering for home missions, for them. They were going to put the roof on a church, on a nearby building, so that they could preach the gospel in a new city. And I saw those people. They didn't come weeping, but they came dancing. And they became — they came with faith, believing that God was going to provide. They came with faith, lay in the things that they have. It was something that, that gripped me. I was thinking, "Man, I've got another pair of shoes back at the hotel, so this, this isn't really a sacrifice for me." I, I took — but I, but I wasn't going to be outdone. I took my shoes off too, but put my shoes in the offering. But, but it wasn't really a sacrifice. Those that were giving, were giving they're all. And, and God is not asking for your shoes this morning, but God is asking to, for you to give with faith, and, and to step into that Realm of the supernatural. It is in that area of faith, when we leave behind the natural and we step into the supernatural, that the miraculous can begin to happen. It's Faith. There's faith — faith produces Deliverance. Mark chapter 5, verse 25, says: "And a certain woman which had an issue of blood 12 years, and had suffered many things of many Physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing better, but rather grew worse." Her health had failed. Physicians had failed. Money had failed. Time has failed. And then verse 27 says: "When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched His Garment. For she said, 'If I may but touch his clothes, I shall be whole.'" There was something that was within her, that said — she said to herself, "If I can just get there, and if I can just touch him, I know that I will be made whole." The Bible says in Luke 8 and 48, "He did" — and he said unto her, "Daughter, be of good Comfort, thy faith has made the whole." That's why we must hold on to our faith. Don't let your faith fail, because faith will restore your loss and win your battle. The devil is really not after your family. He's after your faith. He's really not after your health. He's after your faith. Because if he can get your faith, then he wins the battle. But when we've gone through the trial, when we have gone through the flood, when we've gone through the Health crisis, if we can hold on to faith, it is the faith that is going to restore everything. It's the faith that I'm going to receive my Miracle. It's through faith, in my finances are going to be restored. It's through faith that my family is going to come into the kingdom of God. "Satan, you might have tried to touch me, but you're not going to get my faith." That's why you have to fight the good fight of faith, and say, "Devil, it doesn't matter what's going on, what's coming against me. You may have touched my family, but you're not going to touch my faith. You may have touched my, but you're not going to touch my faith." And if you can hold on to your faith this morning, it is your faith that will restore everything that you have lost. Want us to stand together. Your faith — that Satan wants, this morning. He doesn't want your family. He wants your faith. That's why we have to stand up and say, "Oh, no, no, no. I'm going to fight the fight of faith. When I don't feel Faith, I'm going to put my faith in what the word of God is, says. When my body is under attack, and I don't feel Faith, I know what his word is, says: 'By his stripes, I am healed.' The word of God says, 'I am whole,' in the name of Jesus." Don't, don't let your faith fail you this morning. Faith is, is that part, that is that important part, that, that it, that must be integrated into every part of our life. Faith — what do you have faith for this morning? If you have faith for it, it can happen. If you need healing in your body this morning, if you have faith, God — God can heal you this morning. If you have never received the Holy Ghost this morning, if you have faith, God can fill you this morning. If you are struggling in your mind, but you don't have answers, but you have faith — I'm not talking about a feeling this morning. I'm talking about a belief in what the word of God has said. His word has said, "I'm free." His word has said, "I'm Healed." His word has said, "These things are going to change." I have faith in what his word says. The musicians could come. It was a few years ago that everything — it seemed like everything was coming against my faith. I, I had, uh — I had — my family's health was under attack. My, my family's — my son had begun to lose his hearing. And my wife took him, took him to the, the doctors. And the doctor did test there in Barcelona, and they said, "There's something wrong. We're not really sure. We're gonna — we're going to, uh, run some more tests." And it was during that time that my faith became under attack. I would go to churches, and I would see God heal other people, and I would come home, and my son was suffering. I remember one particular service I was preaching, and I — in the city of Zaragoza, and we begin to pray for the sick. I preached on healing, and there was a, a lady who come, came around the front who was deaf in one of her ears. We begin to pray, and immediately she was healed. She began to shout. She began to dance. She was healed. And my son was sitting on the front row, and he couldn't hear me preaching. We took him to Specialists. They said, "We don't know what's going on." In that same service, there was a man to the left side. He had had — probably had surgeries on one of his ears. He had lost his hearing. He was healed immediately. That deaf ear opened up. And I remember being frustrated, because my son was sitting on the front row, and couldn't hear me preach. And I went home, and I, I wrote down on a yellow Notepad. Talked with a pastor, and he encouraged me to write down what I had seen God do, and the miraculous. People had been healed of ear conditions. And I began to write, write them down. And I put it on the refrigerator, of the names, the dates, where I had seen God heal this particular issue. And I would go by the, the refrigerator every day, and I'd put my hands on, and say, "Lord, now you did it for them, so you're going to do it for my son." This went on for months. And, uh, I'm — another service I was in, I was in Madrid, one of our churches in Madrid, and praying. God did miraculous things. It was a lady who came dancing up the middle aisle, holding this card in her hand. She comes dancing up. She says — dance and shouting. It's crazy Pentecostal type service going on. And, and I say, "What's —" she comes up to me. I said, "What's going on?" And she, she showed me her card from the government. She said, "I'm — I've been legally deaf. Here's my card from the government that shows, you know, I haven't had to — I, I, I, I can't work." She said, "But as we were praying, my — both of my ears have popped open. I can hear perfectly." And she was just dancing. And, and something — I got angry, and I said, "Now, Lord, my son's back in Barcelona, and he can't hear me right now. And you're healing everybody else, but you're not healing my son." And something rose up within me, and I began to have a conversation with the Devil. Now, I don't know if that's — we should do that in church. I don't know. But that's — I just started — I decided to have a conversation with the devil at that point. And people are dancing, and people are being healed all over the place. And I, I just began to speak out. I began to yell. "Is that all right, devil?" I said, "I am going to keep preaching this, and I'm going to keep believing this, even if my son has never healed. I'm going to believe that my God Is A Healer." I just speaking the — I was yelling at that point. That service was loud, and no one could hear me, so I just started yelling. I said, "Satan, I am going to wreck your kingdom. I am going to preach that God Is A Healer all over this nation. And I am going to see God heal people all over this nation. You are not going to touch my faith. You are not going to rob me of my faith. I am — if God decides never to heal my son, I'm going to keep preaching this, and I'm going to keep believing this. Thank you." I went — I took the train back to Barcelona that evening, or that next morning. Monday morning, I went to the refrigerator, and I took that yellow piece of paper off the refrigerator, and I wrote down the lady's name and the date — another miracle. I wrote it down. And I went to go put it back up on the refrigerator. My wife was there in the kitchen. She was folding laundry or something. She said, "Why don't — why don't you go ahead and put Lincoln's name on the list?" I said, "You know what? You're right, by faith. And let's put his name on the lid. I haven't seen it come to reality yet, but I'm going to put it on the list." I took the piece of paper down. I pulled out my pen, and I wrote his name down. And I put the month, and I put the year. And I said, "All right, Lord, it is done, in the name of Jesus. I know that you're a Healer, and I've seen all these other people healed, and I haven't seen my son yet. But by faith, it's going to happen." I put it back up on the refrigerator. It was the next day when my son came into my room. He came in, and he began to talk to me. I immediately noticed something was different. I put him up on my lap, and I began to test his hearing. I began to check it out. I said — I began to whisper. He couldn't even hear a whisper before. And I whispered in his ear. I said, "Say, 'Thank you, Jesus, for healing me.'" And he shouted out, "Thank you, Jesus, for healing me." I whispered in the other ear. I said, "Say, 'Thank you, Jesus, for healing me.'" He shouted out, "Thank you, Jesus, for healing me." We took him to the doctors. The doctors did all the, all of the, the tests. And the doctor came out. He said, "I don't understand what has happened." And my wife told the, a doctor, she said, "Well, we prayed, and, and we believe that God has done a miracle." The doctor said, "Well, I don't really believe in miracles, so I'm just going to say that it fixed itself." And my wife said, "Well, you can say it fixed itself as you want it, but we believe in a god that is a healing God." Don't let Satan get your faith. He's after your faith. You may not have seen what you want to see yet, but my faith is based upon what his word has said. Satan wasn't after my son. He was after my faith. He's not after your family. He's after your faith. But we're going to fight the faith — fight of Faith — this morning. If you have a need in your body, in your family, I want you to become — again, to come around the front here. And here in a moment, we're going to pray a prayer of faith, believing that God is going to do the miraculous. If you need healing in your body, in just a moment, we're going to pray for a miracle in your body. If you're here, and you need Deliverance in your mind — you've been dealing with anxiety or depression — in just a moment, we're going to pray together, and God is going to deliver us in our minds. Satan's hasn't been after you. He's been after your faith. But, but this morning, we're going to break it. We're going to fight that fight of faith, and God is going to do the miraculous this morning. If you are here this morning — if you were here this morning, and you have never received the Holy Ghost with the evidence of speaking in other tongues — in just a moment, we're going to pray the prayer of faith. And when we pray that prayer of faith, and you begin to worship God in faith, you're going to fill your tongue when I go a different direction. Don't worry about that. That's just the holy ghost coming upon you. That's just the Lord filling you with his faith, filling you with his spirit. Now, I want you to listen to me just for a moment, because we're going to pray this morning with faith. Because many times, we do not pray with faith. Sometimes we pray with hope. But how many times have we prayed, even for one another, or we pray, "Lord, if it's your will, touch my brother"? How many times we prayed that way? Now, if we're honest — If we're honest, many times we pray that way, because we're scared to death that it won't happen. And so we pray, "Lord, if it's your will — Lord, if it's your will, touch, touch my brother. If it's your will, touch my sister." And then if it doesn't happen, then we say, "Well, I guess it wasn't the will of God." And we've left ourself an out, just in case. But we're going to pray different this morning. We're going to pray with faith. We're going to pray, believing that God is going to do what his word says He will do. Faith ignores the symptoms. Faith says, "I'm Healed," in Jesus' name. "I know what the symptoms say right now. I know what the doctors have said right now. But faith says, 'I'm Healed.'" So many times when we pray, we come to God not with faith, but we will come to God begging the Lord: "Lord, please. Lord, please touch me. Please heal me." How many remember what you were doing when God filled you with the Holy Ghost? What were you doing? We're worshiping. Many, many of us — maybe in the beginning, we were begging God, "Lord, please fill me with the Holy Ghost." But it was when we left that begging stage, and we stepped into that area of faith, and we begin to worship — because worship is faith: "Lord, thank you, Lord, for your spirit. Lord, I love you, Jesus. I worship you." Because worship is Faith. And we stepped into that realm of faith, and as we begin to worship, the Holy Ghost began to fall upon us. And the same thing, the same principle, is true for healing, this morning. You have a need in your body. In just a moment, when we begin to pray, we say, "Lord, I Thank you, Lord, for healing my body. I thank you for taking that pain away. I thank you, Lord, for opening that ear. I thank you, Lord, for touching my eye. By Faith, Lord, I Thank You. Lord, by your stripes, I'm Healed. Lord, I Thank You. Lord — Lord, I Thank you, Lord, for taking care of that cancer that's attacking my body. Lord, I Thank You, Jesus." And as we leave the natural, and we step into the supernatural area of faith, that is where the miraculous begins to happen. That's when it's going to begin to happen. So I don't know what your needs are here this morning, but God knows. And here in just a moment, we're going to pray with faith. Now, if you have a need, a physical need in your body, just lift your hand. If it's a physical need, just lift it up, just for a moment. Okay? Now, we're lifting that by faith, or we're saying, "Okay, I got — Lord, without you, I've — I, I need a miracle this morning." Okay, you put your hands down. Now, if you're here this morning, you need the Lord to touch your mind — you need — there's things have been attacking your mind, and you need the Lord to deliver your mind this morning — lift your hand. Okay, all right, okay. You can put your hands down. Maybe you're here — if you're here, and you've never received the Holy Ghost with the evidence of speaking in other tongues, but you would like to experience that this morning — if you could lift your hand. If there — somebody have a couple over here, there. Amen, amen. Okay, thank you. You can put your hands down. Here, here in just a moment, we're going to pray together, and we're going to believe that God is going to heal. He is going to deliver, and he's going to fill us with the baptism of the Holy Ghost. What we're going to do first, we're going to pray a prayer of repentance, to prepare ourselves to receive what God would have for us. Because many times, the devil would like to, to, to attack our minds and say, "Hey, you can't get what you need from God this morning. You messed up yesterday. You messed up last week." So we're going to just start over here this morning. And before we pray the prayer of faith, we're going to pray the prayer of repentance. And we're going to ask that God forgive us, that he cleanse us. We're going to — that he will allow us to start over, so that we start over, and the devil can't use that to attack our faith. And then after we pray that prayer of repentance, we're going to do four things. Number one, we're going to lift our hands as a sign of surrender. Number two, we're going to lift our heads toward Heaven, because we come with faith, expecting. We're not coming begging this morning. We're coming ready to receive. Third thing we're going to do, we're going to close our eyes — not because it's something spiritual, it's just so that we can focus on Jesus. And the fourth thing we're going to do is, we're going to open up our mouth and worship. And as we begin to worship, we're going to step into that area of Faith: "Lord, thank you for healing me. Thank you, Lord, for touching me. Lord, thank you, Lord, for delivering me. Thank you for filling me with your spirit. Thank you, Lord, for giving me freedom in my mind." We're not going to beg God this morning, but we're going to step into Faith. So I want us, first, we're going to pray a prayer of repentance, from the platform to the back, every one of us. I want us to close our eyes. I can't repent for you. It's something that must come from your mouth, that must come from your heart, to God. But I'm going to lead us together. Lord Jesus, I ask you, Lord, that you forgive me of all my sins. Lord, I've done things that I should not have done. Lord, I've said things that I shouldn't have said. I've thought things that I shouldn't have thought. I've had attitudes that I should not have had. Lord, I pray that you would forgive me this morning. Cleanse my mind, my spirit. Lord, I want to start over this morning, God. Lord, I — I've committed so many errors, so many mistakes. I pray that you would forgive me, Jesus. Lord, I — Lord, let the blood that was shed on Calvary wash us this morning. Lord, we want to start over. We have faith in what you did on Calvary, and we have faith to pray this prayer of repentance this morning. We have faith that you will forgive us. Lord, I pray that you would cleanse me. Lord, wash me. That's it, just for a moment, just talk to the Lord, just out of your heart. That's it, just talk that out of your Heart. Lord, forgive me. Lord, Wash Me, Jesus. I want to start over this morning. Lord, I want to start over, on this Mission Sunday. Lord, forgive me. Cleanse my heart, Jesus. Wash me, Lord. Lord, if there be anything that's in me that's not right, I pray that you would cleanse me, that you would Purify Me, God. Lord, we want to start all over this morning. Lord, if there be anything that would hinder my faith, I pray that you forgive me. Lord, the things that I don't even remember, I pray, Lord, that you would forgive me. Lord, Lord, I want to start over this morning, in your presence. Lord, I want to be filled with your spirit. Lord, I am ready to receive healing in my body. Lord, I'm ready to receive, Lord, your spirit. Lord, I want ready to receive healing in my mind. Lord, I thank you in advance for what you're going to do, what you are doing. But I thank you, Lord. Cleanse me. Wash me, Lord. Purify Me. Lord, I want to start over. I thank you, Lord. Lord, that you are — you are faithful to forgive us of our sins. Thank you, Lord, that you are faithful to forgive us. That's it, just for a moment, begin to thank him now. Thank you, Lord, for forgiving Me. By Faith, Lord, I Thank you for forgiving me. Thank you, Lord, for letting me start over this morning. Thank you, Lord. That's it, just for a moment. Lord, thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Jesus. Now, do you realize what we just did was an Act of Faith? We believe that An Almighty God can — is faithful to forgive us. By faith, we accept that he forgives us of our sins. And so now, by faith, we're going to receive what he has for us here this morning. And so we're going to believe: if you have he — if you have need of healing in your body, if you need a miracle in your body, we're going to believe that when we begin to pray, that pain is going to dissipate. We're going to begin to believe that if there's a disc out of place, that disc is going to go back into place. We're going to begin to believe, if there's a knee problem, that whatever the problem — there's a cancer that is attacking your body — we're going to begin to believe that our God Is A Healer. His word says, "By his stripes, we're healed." His word says we're free. His, his word says that we can have peace in our minds. If you've been dealing with anxiety or depression, we're going to believe that God is going to give us peace this morning, in our mind. So I want us, now, we're going to do those four things. I want you to lift your hands toward Heaven. I want you to lift your face toward heaven, and expectancy, to receive. I want you to close your eyes, to focus in on the Lord. And I want you to begin to lift your voice in faith, and begin to think him in his hand. "Lord, I Thank you, Lord, for being my healer. I thank you, Lord, for being my delivery." That's it. We're not begging on. We're beginning to worship God. Begin to worship him. That — begin to worship him, right now. By the power and the authority of the word of God, Lord, I take dominion and authority of every Spirit of infirmity, over every sickness and disease, in the name of Jesus. Every pain, I commanded to go, right now, in the name of Jesus. I command every Cancer to go, right now, in Jesus' name. By his stripes, we are healed, in the name of Jesus. Be free in your mind. Be free in your spirit. Receive ye the Holy Ghost, right now, in the name of Jesus. That's it. Lift your voice. Lift your voice.