Download Lesson 13 - Great Commission Bible College

Attention Student: If you are not able to successfully submit your
lesson, you may copy and paste this entire page to the following email
address below.
[email protected]
Student Full Name: :
Student Email Address:
Student ID Number:
Student City:
Student State:
Student Geographical Country:
Date of this lesson:
LESSON THIRTEEN
FAITH IN THE UNSEEN
LESSON THIRTEEN: FAITH IN THE UNSEEN.
Faith=
(#555 Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance) verb=believing God;
believing His Word.
Hebrews 11:1: “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence
of things not seen”.
The Amplified Bible states that faith is the proof of things we do not see, the
conviction of their reality. (faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed
to the senses. (Heb 11:1 Amp.)
There is a sense knowledge faith that demands to see or hear or feel
something in order to believe. Thomas demonstrated that kind of faith.
When Jesus appeared to him after the resurrection, Thomas declared that he
would not believe unless he saw the prints of the nails and felt where the
spearhad pierced the side of Jesus.
Sense knowledge faith can never bring healing to the sick or sight to the
blind. Sense knowledge faith can never break the chains of those who are
captive to the enemy. Sense knowledge faith can never break the yoke of
those that are imprisoned by the enemy.
Jesus emphasized to Thomas, “Blessed are those who have not seen, yet
who believe”.
Hebrews 11:6 states that it is impossible to please God without faith. The
author then gives several examples of this type of faith. Among those listed
is Noah, who built with which to save his family, not having seen any
evidence of a flood coming. Also, listed is Abraham, who, being past childbearing age, after a word from God, referred to himself as “the father of many
nations” (Abraham). Moses, by faith, faced Pharaoh and his army and led
millions of Hebrew slaves to freedom and to a promised land.
In the new covenant, the believer, by faith, lives in a land of promises. II
Peter 1:3-4 reveals to us that it is through the “exceedingly great and
precious” promises that we partake of His character and escape the evil that
is in the world.
How important is faith to the believer? Hebrews answers this question by
stating that “whatever is not of faith is sin”.
Faith is a way of life. It is how the believer lives. The following words are
recorded four times in the Word: “The just (righteous) shall live by faith”.
This is one of the key verses that became revelation to Martin Luther that
motivated him to start the Reformation. He began by challenging the
established denominational churches.
Examples of living by faith:




Eat in faith—by the prayer of thanksgiving, the food is sanctified.
Sleep in faith—The Psalmist sang, “I will both lie down and sleep in
peace and safety, for thou, O Lord, art my fortress”.
Facing the enemy—I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my
fortress; my God. In Him will I trust.
Attitude towards God—He that comes to God must believe that He is,
and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
THE CHARGE FROM JESUS:
Jesus charged the disciples to “have the faith of God”. He had just
demonstrated that faith by On other occasions, He asked, “where is your
faith?”
EXAMPLES OF EXTRAORDINARY FAITH:
Although Noah had never even experienced rain or floods, by faith he built an
ark, in order to save his family.
Hebrews 11:7
By faith, Abraham considered himself an alien in his land, for he was looking
for a city whose builder and architect is God. He also called himself
Abraham (father of many nations) several years before his heir was born.
Hebrews 11:8-10
Moses, by faith, refused the treasures of Egypt and membership in its royal
family, choosing rather to suffer with the people of God. Hebrews 11:23-29
There are other men and women of faith listed in this great chapter,
specifically David, Samuel, Gideon and Samson. The commonality of these
examples of faith, in Hebrews 11, was simply this: each of them heard the
voice of God. Faith comes by hearing the Word of God.
THE GIFT OF FAITH:
I Cor. 12:9= Gift—Strong’s # 5486=charisma (Greek language)=gift;
endowment.
This is a gift of extraordinary faith or an extraordinary endowment of faith by
the Spirit.
The Gift of Faith needs to be present in the believer in order to minister the
Working of Miracles. The gifts (manifestations) are distributed through
believers for the good of both individuals is need and for the edification of
the Body of Christ (the Church).
The gift of faith is an extraordinary dose of faith dispensed by Holy Spirit for
a specific miracle. When the believer receives that distribution of faith, it is
a guarantee that the specific miracle that is needed will occur.
Expectancy towards God and His Word:





Expect to hear from God, and He will speak to you.
When you speak His Word or sing His songs—expect His anointing.
In your vocation—expect His blessing.
In your relationships—expect His favor.
In your finances—expect His abundance.
…….you must believe that He is a rewarder……
ASSIGNMENT—LESSON THIRTEEN:
1. What is the meaning of faith?
Answer:
2. How does the Amplified Bible define faith?
Answer:
3. Describe the “Thomas kind of faith”.
Answer:
4. What was the verbal response of Jesus to Thomas?
Answer:
5. Is there any way whatsoever to please God without faith?
Answer:
6. List 3 of the men listed in Hebrews 11 that pleased God with their faith.
Explain how each of these men demonstrated their faith in God.
Answer:
1.
2.
3.
7. What is the process whereby a believer partakes of the very
character of God?
Answer:
8. What key verse motivated Martin Luther to challenge the established
denominational churches in the 1500s?
Answer:
9. Explain how a believer “sleeps in faith”.
Answer:
10.
Explain how a believer “eats in faith”.
Answer:
11.
What two things must one believer in order to approach (come
to) God?
Answer:
1.
2.