The Word Heard

The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach. —Romans 10:8

Here Paul talks about the word of faith. The word of faith is the Word of God. What needs to be done with God’s Word? It needs to be preached! As the Word is preached, faith is awakened, or made alive, in a believer—faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God (Romans 10:17). The preached Word of God will cause you to call on God and to believe in God (Romans 10:14). It will enable you to trust in God’s Word with all of your heart. But how can you believe in God if you have not heard? How can you hear the Word of God preached without a preacher? You can’t! You need to find a Holy-Ghost, on-fire, faith man of God who will preach you the word of faith—not the word of fear, the word of doubt, the word of religion—but the word of faith. If you are not in a local church body, get in one. If you’ve been hurt and have left the church, repent and get back in. If you can’t find one, pray and ask the Holy Ghost to lead you to one. You will believe what is preached to you; you will put your trust in what is preached to you. Find someone who is called and anointed by God to preach the word of faith. Then come with your ears wide open to receive from God’s Word!

Pastor Tom Kehres

Eat Your Daily Bread

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. —Romans 10:17

Here is the real key to living by faith: hearing the Word of God. Notice, it is not just hearing any Word, but hearing the Word of God. Words will transport spiritual things into your life. Words can bring joy and peace, but words can also bring fear and worry. You must be selective about what you are hearing. Faith will only come and be increased by hearing the Word of God. We know we have been given the measure of faith, so faith never goes from us. Sometimes we think that if we hear the Word, faith comes, but if we don’t, faith goes. No, faith is part of your makeup, part of your new nature from God. One translation says that faith is “awakened” by hearing the Word of God. The faith that is in you will awaken, will come alive in you, as you sit under the Word. When you hear God’s Word on healing, the faith for living a healed life will awaken in you. When you hear the Word of God on prosperity, the faith for a prosperous life will awaken in you. You dare not go one day with sleeping faith. In order for your faith to be awake and alive daily, you need to hear, and hear, and hear the Word of God—daily. Commit to a life in the Word! Make the spiritual food of the Word as necessary as the food you eat in the natural. Fast from words of fear, doubt, and unbelief, and go ahead and overeat God’s Word!

Pastor Tom Kehres

Use What You’ve Been Given!

. . . according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
—Romans 12:3

For God to command you to live by faith and then to not give you faith would be an injustice. But God has dealt to every man the measure of faith. God has given to everyone who is born again the measure of faith. He has given you what you need to live by, what you need to please Him, and what you need to live in victory. He has given you “the measure.” The measure that He freely gave you can be increased and used, or it can be ignored and left dormant. Many Christians are fooled into thinking that they do not have faith, so they spend count- less hours praying and asking God for faith. “Lord, give me faith; please, God, give me faith.” They do not realize that He has given them the measure of faith. Until you know that you already have faith, you will never attempt to use faith. You will not use something you do not believe you have! You have been given the measure of faith. When you use that measure—it will grow and increase. You can have little faith, great faith, common faith, or shipwrecked faith. You can be full of faith or full of fear. All will depend on what you do with the measure you have been given. Use your faith in every situation. Talk God’s Word, not the problem—believe God’s Word in every circumstance. The Word is the foundation of true faith. Sit under the teaching of the Word, listen to faith-filled, Word-of-God recordings and solid online teachings, and your measure of faith will change to become great faith.

Pastor Tom Kehres

Learn the Way of Faith

The just shall live by faith. —Galatians 3:11

Here God tells us for a second time that the just shall live by faith. In order for you to “live” by faith, there must be some teaching and training in the “how-to” of faith. People make a living in the natural as doctors, electricians, plumbers, builders, and many other occupations, but none will be successful without training. Many go to school for years and spend a lot of money to be able to live and survive and thrive in their jobs. Yet people in the Church spend little time to study and become proficient in their spiritual way of life—faith. We need to discover what faith is, how we get it, how we use it, what it will do, and why it is important. Faith to a believer is a way of life, not a subject or a topic. Faith is not a way of getting things from God; it is a way of living in and enjoying what God has already given us. I live by faith! I raise my children by faith, I work at my job by faith, I handle my money by faith, and I live by faith in my marriage. I make every decision by faith, I think faith, I talk faith, and my entire life is sustained by faith. Why? Because faith is God’s way—faith is the best way. Make a decision today to live by faith. Ask the Holy Spirit to show you how you can live in the Word and let the Word live in you (John 15:7). He is the Spirit of faith, and He desires for you to live a life of faith.

Pastor Tom Kehres