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• Increase My Faith – Part 5: Thoughts Factory!

  Increase My Faith – Part 5: Thoughts Factory!(Think Yourself to the World of Possibilities)📖 Luke 17:5–6; Romans 1:17Our thoughts are the womb where faith is conceived and manufactured. Every word, belief, and decision begins in the mind—the factory of our faith. What fills your thoughts will frame your world. If your mind is filled with fear, your life will reflect fear; but if filled with God’s Word, your life will manifest faith.🗣️ “My mind is not a dumping site — it’s God’s factory!”Declaration: “My thoughts belong to God! My mind will produce faith, not fear. I’m moving from doubt to destiny!”📖 Romans 12:1–2Faith begins where logic ends. Transformation starts when we allow God to renew our thinking. Peter had to unlearn the storm to walk on water. Likewise, we must unlearn fear, pain, and wrong patterns formed by past experiences.A renewed mind sees possibilities where the old mind saw limits. Jesus gives us a new way of thinking—holy, hopeful, and heaven-driven.🗣️ “You can’t step into new life with old thinking.”Declaration: “Lord, rewire my mind to think faith, not fear.”📖 Philippians 4:8–9Meditation is the digestion of thought—feeding your spirit until truth becomes part of you. Faith cannot grow in a toxic environment of gossip, fear, or negativity.Your mind is a garden: if you let the devil plant weeds, faith dies. Fill your thoughts with God’s promises and testimonies. Attend Bible study, speak scriptures, and rehearse His Word daily.🗣️ “If I feed on bad news, I’ll live bad news.”Declaration: “From today, I choose my thoughts. I meditate on truth and peace. I receive the mind of Christ!”📖 Hebrews 11:3; Proverbs 18:21Your faith frames your world. You are living in the world your words and thoughts have created—or the one your fears have allowed. Words are creative power: they build homes, marriages, and futures—or destroy them.God spoke the world into existence, and we are made in His image. If we change what we say, we’ll change what we see.🗣️ “Some storms didn’t come from the devil—they came from our mouths.”Declaration: “I will speak life! I bless my home, my work, and my future. My world is framed by faith!”📖 Proverbs 23:7“As a man thinks in his heart, so is he.”Your identity begins in your thoughts, not your appearance. The Israelites saw themselves as grasshoppers; Gideon saw himself as the least—until God renewed their minds. David saw himself as God’s answer to a nation, not a small shepherd boy.🗣️ “I can’t live higher than I think.”Declaration: “I am who God says I am — chosen, anointed, and called. I think myself into destiny!”Your mind is the workshop of your world. Every breakthrough starts with a thought aligned to God’s Word; every downfall begins with one surrendered to fear.Guard your mind. Fill it with the Word. Speak what you believe.Faith in your thoughts will birth faith in your words — and your world will follow.📖 Philippians 2:5“Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus.”Final Declaration:Father, in Jesus’ name,My mind is a factory of faith!No more fear, no more doubt.I receive the mind of Christ.I think possibilities, speak possibilities, and live in divine possibilities.My world reflects Your Word — Amen!

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• Increase My Faith – Part 3: Faith That Defies Logic!

  📖 Luke 17:5–6 (NKJV)Introduction: The Condition of Our Heart Matters📖 2 Corinthians 4:18 (NKJV)Faith operates from the heart, not the head. A heart that is consumed by fear, doubt, and negativity cannot produce faith that moves mountains. The condition of your heart determines the expression of your faith.The World Conditions Us to Think Negatively📖 Romans 12:2 (NKJV)We live in a generation constantly fed with negativity:News headlines are filled with violence, corruption, and fear.Movies and music often glorify pain, lust, and hopelessness.Even social media celebrates chaos more than peace.Every day, what we hear and see conditions our minds — either toward faith or toward fear.Practical Example:If a child constantly hears, “You’ll never make it,” that voice becomes their inner language.If another child hears, “You can do all things through Christ,” that word becomes their default faith.Lesson:What fills your ears will eventually fill your heart.That’s why the Bible says, “Faith comes by hearing…” not by seeing. The Psychological Process of Hearing📖 Romans 10:17 (NKJV)There’s a divine and psychological process that connects what we hear to how we live:Stage-What Happen-Faith Response1. Hearing: Recognition of sound - Awareness of truth2. Understanding: Cognitive processing - Openness and trust3. Feeling: Emotional connection - Joy, peace, motivation 4. Believing: Internalization - Confidence, identity in Christ5. Acting: Behavior and response - Bold obedience 6. Reinforcing: Long-term rewiring - Transformation and resilience Practical Example:When you constantly hear the Word — sermons, worship, Scripture — your inner language changes.Instead of saying, “I can’t,” you start saying, “I can do all things through Christ.”You stop reacting emotionally and start responding spiritually.Faith vs Logic📖 Hebrews 11:1 (NLT)Logic and faith both have a place — but they operate in different realms.Logic says: “Be realistic.”Faith says: “Be spiritual.”Logic looks at facts.Faith looks at truth.Key Truth:Logic is limited by human understanding, but faith is unlimited because it’s connected to God’s Word.Examples of Faith That Defied LogicLet’s look at people who refused to be trapped by what they saw — and chose to believe what God said.Person - Reality - Faith ResponsePeter: “We have toiled all night and caught nothing.” “Nevertheless, at Your word I will let down the net.” (Luke 5:5)The Centurion: His servant was sick. “Only speak a word, and my servant will be healed.” (Matthew 8:8)Mary: The wine had run out. “Whatever He says to you, do it.” (John 2:5)David: Goliath was bigger and stronger. “The Lord who delivered me will deliver me again.” (1 Samuel 17:37)Moses: Pharaoh wanted him dead. “Thus says the Lord: Let My people go.” (Exodus 5:1)Abraham: Told to sacrifice his only son. “God will provide for Himself the lamb.” (Genesis 22:8)Isaac: Famine in the land. “Isaac sowed in that land and reaped a hundredfold.” (Genesis 26:12)Life Lesson:Faith doesn’t ignore reality — it simply refuses to be ruled by it.Faith says: “I see the facts, but I choose to stand on the truth of God’s Word.”Lesson:Faith that defies logic is not blind faith — it is Word-based faith.It doesn’t deny reality, it just refuses to let reality have the final say.Conclusion: Believe What You Speak 📖 2 Corinthians 4:13 (NKJV)The spirit of faith speaks boldly — it never stays silent.When you believe in your heart and confess with your mouth, power is released.Practical Insight:You can’t speak defeat all week and expect victory on Sunday.You can’t declare fear and expect peace.You can’t speak sickness and expect healing.

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• Increase My Faith – Part 2: Faith Comes by Hearing, Not by Experience!

  (Obedience to God’s Word)📖 Luke 17:5–6 (NKJV)“And the apostles said to the Lord, ‘Increase our faith.’ So the Lord said, ‘If you have faith as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, “Be pulled up by the roots and be planted in the sea,” and it would obey you.’”Introduction – Is Experience Really the Best Teacher?We’ve often heard the phrase: “Experience is the best teacher.”And there’s some truth to that.Firsthand experience gives insight that theory alone cannot.It helps us develop skill and wisdom.Repeated experiences—good or bad—mature us.We can even learn from others’ experiences to avoid their mistakes.Reflecting on what worked and what didn’t builds discernment.But here’s the truth: experience may be a teacher, but it’s not the best one.📖 Romans 10:17 (NKJV)There’s no need to experience pain first when God has already spoken. Obey His Word, and you’ll avoid unnecessary suffering.Key Thought 💭Experience can teach you lessons, yes—but sometimes the cost of those lessons is too high.When you walk by faith and obedience, you don’t have to “learn the hard way.”Faith in God’s Word is the best teacher.It rewards you with peace, protection, and progress—without the painful tuition fees of disobedience.Key TruthIn the Bible, faith in the Word of God—not experience—has always been the best teacher, producing tangible results.You don’t have to experience the fall to know obedience brings life. Just believe and obey the Word.Biblical Case Studies – When Experience Came Too Late1. Adam and Eve – Ignored God’s Command (Genesis 3:1–24)2. Cain – Ignored God’s Warning (Genesis 4:6–8)3. Noah’s Generation – Mocked God’s Word (Genesis 6–7)4. Lot’s Wife – Looked Back (Genesis 19:17, 26)5. The Israelites – Refused to Enter the Promised Land (Numbers 13–14)6. King Saul – Partial Obedience (1 Samuel 15:1–23)7. Samson – Ignored His Calling (Judges 16:1–21)8. David – Broke God’s Law (2 Samuel 11–12)9. Solomon – Turned to Idols (1 Kings 11:1–11)10. The Golden Calf – Impatience in the Waiting (Exodus 32)11. Judas Iscariot – Ignored Jesus’ Warning (Matthew 26:14–25; 27:3–5)True Faith Doesn’t Wait for ExperienceTrue faith says: “If God said it, I believe it.”It moves in obedience, not trial and error.Faith hears the Word and responds—without needing a painful experience to confirm it.Hearing from GodThis phrase—“God told me”—has become so common in church that it’s lost meaning.But the real question is: How do we truly hear God?Answer: Through His Word.The primary voice of God is His Logos—the written Word of God.Principle:Don’t bend the Bible to fit your life.Let the Bible bend your life to fit God’s truth.Since faith comes by hearing, then your faith grows every time you listen, meditate, and obey the Word.Faith and Words – The Psychology of Hearing📖 Proverbs 18:20–21 (NKJV)Stages of Hearing and Believing:Hearing – Awareness and attention.Understanding – Processing and trusting.Feeling – Emotional response (peace or fear).Believing – Internalizing truth or lies.Acting – Expressing what’s inside.Reinforcing – Forming habits and transformation.Your words and what you hear shape your emotional world, your belief system, and your destiny.📖 Ephesians 4:29–32 (NKJV)Corrupt words poison faith—psychologically and spiritually.God’s Word, however, builds, heals, and renews.Power of the Word of God📖 Hebrews 11:3 (NKJV)Everything visible came from the invisible Word.If God framed the world by His Word, you can frame your world by your words—when they agree with His Word.Conclusion – Faith or Experience?Experience produces scars.Faith produces fruit.By the time experience teaches you, it may be too late—but when faith teaches you, it’s just in time.Raw faith—simple, childlike obedience—is the key to victory.So don’t wait for experience.Hear, believe, and obey the Word of God!

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• Increase My Faith Part 1: Don’t stop at the door, Take the roof off!

  Increase My Faith Part 1: Don’t stop at the door, Take the roof off! 📖Luke 17:5-6 NKJV  Introduction: Size of my faith·      This event is happening later in Jesus’ ministry ·      The disciples had seen that Jesus always attributed the miracles He did to faith and were interested to have the size of their faith increased The disciples said, “Increase our faith.” But Jesus said, “It doesn’t take more faith. It just takes faith.” Do you have it? ·      Even the smallest seed, when alive and planted, carries the power to move the impossible. “It’s not the size of my faith—it’s the size of my God!” Key truthIn Gods kingdom faith is the key that opens all the doors  📖Hebrews 11:6 NKJV ·      It’s still the same for us today - we have to have faith in God for things to happen in our lives 1. Faith Walks Better With Friends (Collaborative Faith) 📖 Mark 2:1-12 NKJVThe Bible doesn’t tell us if it was his idea or theirs to go. It doesn’t matter. What matters is—he got there. And when Jesus looked up, He didn’t just see the man’s faith, He saw their faith. These men loved their friend enough to go the extra mile. True friends bring you closer to Christ. “When I can’t walk, I need friends who will carry me!”“Your circle can be your ceiling—or your ladder!” 📖 Matthew 18:19–20 NKJV Reflections:Check if you have right friends and companions. If not, pray to God to lead you to them. Key truthJesus saw their faith as one because they did it in agreement  ·      How much more when we believe in Jesus as the church - we will see the hand of God moving in our daily lives 2. Faith Finds a Way (Overcoming Obstacles) 📖 Mark 2:2, 4 NKJV•           The crowd blocked the door. But faith doesn’t stop at the door—it finds the roof.•           Faith will make you rip through barriers, not sit behind excuses.•           They didn’t let the obstacle become the end of the story. Faith doesn’t take no for an answer. Faith takes the roof off. People with excuses never experience what God has promised. Reflections:These four guys broke someone’s roof to get to Jesus. What “roof” do you need to break to reach your miracle? Fear? Pride? Excuses? When the door is closed, faith builds a roof entrance. 3. Planning is not lack of Faith  📖 Mark 2:3 NKJVThis wasn’t haphazard. Four men, one assignment, one plan. Faith is not reckless—it’s strategic.Faith doesn’t retire your brain; it requires you to use wisdom and plan. They didn’t drop the man randomly—they lowered him with precision right in front of Jesus. Key Truth: Faith without wisdom is presumption. Faith with wisdom is power. 📖 Luke 14:28-31 NKJV Practical Application:The church of God should stop doing foolish things and regard it as faith. When things don’t work out than the blame it on GodKey truth:They dropped him safely right in front of Jesus. That didn’t happen by chance but by precision, exactness and accuracy. 4. Jesus Reads The hearts  📖 Mark 2:8 NKJV ·      The greatest person in that room was not the Pharisees, not the crowd—it was Jesus. He not only saw the paralytic’s physical need but also the Pharisees’ hidden thoughts. Key TruthYou need to have God who scans deep issues in your heart and surrender all to Him 📖 Mark 2:9-11 NKJVQuestions:Which one is easier?  Answer: All is easy because He is God. He can do anything. 📖 Luke 1:37 NKJVKey truth To prove that he is God, he then commanded the man to walk Conclusion: Forgiveness of sins 📖 Mark 2:5 NKJV Jesus went deeper than the legs—He touched the soul.A healed walk means nothing if your heart is still broken.Jesus cares more about who you are than what you do. “God doesn’t just fix your walk—He fixes your heart!”“Faith doesn’t just change my situation—it changes my soul!”  Jesus cares about your soul more that your external issues 📖 Ephesians 3:16–17 NKJV 

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