Oxford Bible Church - Living in the Last Days (audio)

Jesus is the Baptiser in the Holy Spirit. At Pentecost He poured out the Spirit. The Baptism of the Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues is available for ALL who have received Jesus (Acts 2:4,39). There's no need to wait, for He will GIVE the Spirit to all those who ASK Him (Luke 11:13).

In Hebrews 11:20-22 God chose specific incidents in the lives of Isaac, Jacob and Joseph to illustrate the power of faith's confession in the face of opposing pressures (the flesh, the will of man, the sight of the eyes). By faith we proclaim God's promises, prophesy things to come and bless our children.

God has given you a Promised Land and Joshua is our example of faith for entering and possessing it. He had to meditate on the Word (Joshua 1), cross the Jordan - by walking in the Spirit we overcome the flesh-life from Adam (Joshua 3), and destroy the Jericho-stronghold by the shout of faith (Josh 6).

JESUS said in Mark 11:24: "Whatsover things you desire (including healing), when you pray believe you receive them and you shall have them." This teaching shows you step by step how you can RECEIVE your HEALING from God on the basis of Mark 11:24.

Hebrews 11:23-29 describes 5 PHASES of Moses’ Life, demonstrating 5 aspects of overcoming faith: Faith overcomes: (1) the fear of man (v23), (2) the world's temptations and tribulations (v24-26), (3) all the power of the enemy (v27), (4) God's Judgment on sin (v28), and (5) impossible obstacles (v29).

Hebrews 11:8-19 reveals Abram’s 4 major Steps of Faith, each introduced with: “By faith." We look at Step 3: Receiving the promise of the seed (v11-12). (1) He received the RHEMA (Gen 15:1-5), (2) his obedient RESPONSE was only complete in Genesis 17, (3) RESULTING in Isaac's birth (Ro 4:17-21).

God loves to BLESS us, but we can have BLOCKAGES preventing us from fully enjoying His life and power. If we ask God He will reveal these blockages to us and do HEART SURGERY to remove them. We identify 8 major blockages to your blessing and reveal how they can be removed.

Each Pioneer of Faith in Hebrews 11 reveals a particular aspect of the Life of Faith, and their order is significant. Like Abel and Enoch before him, NOAH was right with God and walked with God by faith, but his life especially demonstrates how by obedient FAITH we are to WORK and WITNESS for God.

Proverbs 23:7: “As a man thinks (about himself) in his heart so he is.” What PICTURE of yourself do you have on the inside? Learn to build a healthy self-image through accepting God's unconditional love and approval. Then we can accept ourselves, even with our weaknesses and imperfections.

“We are to WALK in the STEPS of the FAITH of our father Abraham (Romans 4:12). Hebrews 11:8-19 reveals hiss 4 major Steps of Faith. In each case he received a word from God imparting faith, and when he obeyed it (often after a delay), he received a blessing, and further direction for the next Step.