Bible
F A I T H
Lesson
One
Notes
From: Life Christian University Faith Study Course
Hebrews 11:1
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen
I.
How Faith Comes & Where it Begins
A.
So faith cometh by hearing and
hearing by the Word of God (Romans
B.
Faith Begins where the Will of God
is known
D.
We must rightly divide the Word of
Truth (2 Timothy
II.
Five Infallible Steps of Faith
1.
Mediation –
reading, hearing, pondering, and speaking the word in order to gain faith. Some
refer to mediation as “confession unto faith”
A.
Hagah (Hebrew)
– to murmur, to peep or mutter, to
speak to oneself
B.
Siyach (Hebrew)
– to ponder
C.
Meleto (Greek)
– to revolve in mind
2.
Illumination –
Where faith comes alive in one’s heart
A.
Photizo (Greek)
– to shine a light, to shed rays of light
3.
Prayer –
Releases your power to receive by faith
A.
Mark 11:23-24
B.
Mark 9:2
4.
Confession –
speaking the Word after you have believed it.
It is
also referred to as “the confession of faith”.
A.
Confession is
where the battle is won or lost
1.
When the enemy
come to taunt you after the you have prayed the “prayer of faith”, you must
continue to resist him with the same Word you received by faith. (Hebrews 4:
14-16, Hebrew
5.
Possession –
Possession is the manifestation of the promise
A.
When it arrives,
it no longer takes faith it yours
B.
Abraham is the
example of faith at work (Genesis 12:1)