Unstoppable Faith (Part 1)

Sarah’s Corner www.thecarpenterschurch.org/sarahscorner

Volume 88-18, October 2018

Unstoppable Faith

(Part 1)

Pastor Charles Omofomah

Technically or realistically, there is nothing like unstoppable faith.

If it is faith, it is unstoppable. If it is stoppable then it is not faith.

The reason why many people don’t go to church is because they allowed something to stop them. If it were real faith they were practicing, nothing would stop them. Unstoppable simply means that it cannot be stopped.

18 Then behold, men brought on a bed a man who was paralyzed, whom they sought to bring in and lay before Him. 17 Now it happened on a certain day, as He was teaching, that there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, who had come out of every town of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem.

19 And when they could not Jind how they might bring him in, because of the crowd, they went up on the housetop and let him down with his bed through the tiling into the midst before Jesus.

Luke 5:18-19

And the power of the Lord was present to heal them.

18 Then behold, men brought on a bed a man who was paralyzed, whom they sought to bring in and lay before Him. 19 And when they could not Jind how they might bring him in,

The Bible says Jesus went about the cities teaching, and as a result of His teaching or preaching, the power of God was present to heal.

because of the crowd, they went up on the housetop and let

Other words we can substitute for the power of God is the

him down with his bed through the tiling into the midst before

anointing or the virtue of God.

Jesus.

20 When He saw their faith, He said to him, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.”

21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, “Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins

The truth is that some people can teach or preach but the power of God will not be present. It says the anointing or the power of God was present to heal – a healing virtue was present. One may teach

but God alone?”

and preach and there might not be necessarily any peculiar

22 But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, He answered and

anointing but when the Bible says the power of God was present to

said to them, “Why are you reasoning in your hearts?

heal, it was referring to a speciJic anointing and that was the

23 Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say,

healing anointing.

‘Rise up and walk’?

24 But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins”—He said to the man who was paralyzed,

This means a prosperity or provision anointing might have been

“I say to you, arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.”

present, but it speciJically says the power or the anointing of God

25 Immediately he rose up before them, took up what he had

was present to heal. My prayer for you is that as you read this

been lying on, and departed to his own house, glorifying God. 26 And they were all amazed, and they gloriJied God and were Jilled with fear, saying, “We have seen strange things today!”

Luke 5:17-26

article, your faith will be built up to receive from your Father what His power has made available for you and that includes your lovely babies.

The Carpenter’s Ministry: All rights reserved. No portion of this document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means- electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording or any other, without prior permission of the above.

Sarah’s Corner www.thecarpenterschurch.org/sarahscorner

Volume 88-18, October 2018

Take Advantage Of The Anointing

God can do! I believe he got saved and Jilled with the Holy Spirit

Oftentimes when people go to church or a crusade ground, I’ve

right there, just like it happened in the house of Cornelius.

noticed that the presence of God will be in manifestation, and unbelievers would receive a miracle while so many Christians

Take advantage of God’s presence, but know that before you can

would not. That is the sovereign goodness of God at work, and

take real advantage of the power of God, you have to be sensitive

with God’s sovereign goodness in manifestation anybody can get

in the Spirit. Pastor Nkechi often says, “It’s not a luxury to hear

a miracle. When you recognize that the power of God is present at

from God,” and I’ve fallen in love with that statement. You should

any particular time and in any particular meeting, you should

see it as a necessity to hear God and to hear from God. Whether

take advantage of it. Sometimes, when I’m ministering and I sense

you are a minister or not, you must learn to take advantage of the

the power of God has Jilled the place, certain things happen to me

presence of God especially to heal. The greatest healing

physically when such a presence is manifest, but I don’t always

testimonies that have come from my ministry is when I minister

wait for that to happen before I know that great miracles can take

through the word of knowledge.

place. Anytime that happens, I know that miracles will take place.

I attended a meeting as an undergraduate in the university one Many years ago, I went to preach at one of the federal universities

day, and after the meeting I noticed that a young man was

of technology in the northern part of Nigeria. I met a very

following me. He walked up to me and said, “Good evening, Sir. Do you

notorious boy. He disturbed

recognise me?” I apologized for

throughout the meetings on

not recollecting his face

the Jirst and the second day.

because as a student pastor

I was talking about the glory

then, I usually saw a lot of

of God on the second day

people. So, he said, “I was

and one can scarcely talk

that young man who was in

about the glory of God and

one of your meetings and

not see its manifestations,

you gave a word of

and right in the midst of my

knowledge that had to do

preaching, the boy was

with my private parts.

sitting at the top of the

Before that word came, I

amphitheatre disturbing

had gone to orthodox

again. At a point the power

doctors and even native

of God was so strong on me and when the move of God started, I

doctors. I have done all I could, but I was not cured. The moment

heard God say, “Go and anoint that boy with oil.”

you gave that word of knowledge, I got healed and I’ve been healed ever since.”

Even though this was a private conversation between God and I, I said within me, “He’s an unbeliever” and God said, “I say go and

That young man helped type my project in school because there

anoint that boy immediately with oil.” I repeated that he’s an

are beneJits to things like that. Just like when Jesus met Peter’s

unbeliever, but God insisted that he be anointed. So, I climbed up

mother-in- law who was sick of a fever (Matthew 8:14), He healed

the stairs till I got to where he was sitting. I didn’t ask him if he

her and she stood up and ministered to them. That means that if

was born again or not, I just poured the oil on him. In that instant,

one is ministering to you and, the Lord is blessing you, the

the boy did not only get saved; he started speaking in other

substance should come to the vessel through who the Lord

tongues and the whole place went wild. That’s what the power of

ministered to you.

The Carpenter’s Ministry: All rights reserved. No portion of this document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means- electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording or any other, without prior permission of the above.