Video summary
The Secret to Strong, Unshakable Faith - Andrew Wommack - Charis Daily - Season 14 Ep. 3
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Core Message
The broadcast emphasizes that miracles do not create faith. Instead, faith comes through hearing God’s Word. Faith is presented as the mechanism by which unseen spiritual realities become real in the physical world.
Key Points from the Teaching
Faith’s Origin and Purpose
- Miracles occur as a result of faith, but faith is not produced by miracles.
- Faith comes by hearing the word of God (referencing Romans 10:17).
- Without Scripture, a person may desire God to move, but they cannot truly believe God’s promises.
Faith as the Basis for Pleasing God
- Hebrews 11:6 is used to argue that faith is essential to please God.
God Cannot Be Physically Seen—So Faith Is Required
- Examples involving Moses asking to see God’s glory are used to explain why direct physical sight of God is impossible.
- The message argues that God is revealed through creation and Scripture.
- Humans must relate to God through faith, because they cannot endure His full glory directly.
Faith Connects the Spirit Realm to the Physical Realm
- Hebrews 11:1 (“evidence of things not seen”) is interpreted to mean that faith makes the unseen tangible.
- The teaching states believers already have healing and God’s power in the spirit realm; faith then brings that reality into the physical.
Correcting a Common Misunderstanding
- Faith is contrasted with “faking it.”
- The speaker argues true faith isn’t trying to trick God into acting—it is resting in what God has already provided spiritually and acting accordingly.
Faith Requires Action, Not Only Mental Agreement
- Using James 2, the teaching insists that faith without works is dead.
- Belief must show up in speech and behavior.
- A hypothetical example about believing a building is on fire illustrates that genuine belief changes actions.
The Centurion as an Example of “Word-Faith”
- Matthew 8 is used to show Jesus marveling at the centurion’s faith.
- The centurion believed Jesus could heal through speaking the word only, without Jesus physically coming.
Miracles Follow the Word, Not the Other Way Around
- The speaker shares personal testimony:
- Growing up in a tradition that taught miracles had ceased resulted in fewer miracles being experienced.
- After receiving the Holy Spirit and studying Scripture (including references such as Mark 16 and Acts 3), the speaker began seeing healings—arguing this happened only after faith was grounded in Scripture.
- Another argument is offered: even dramatic signs (e.g., someone rising from the dead) won’t generate saving faith if people refuse to believe God’s Word—faith still depends on Scripture.
Series Framing
This broadcast is presented as an introductory overview for a month-long teaching series on the “laws” and principles that govern faith and help it “flow.”
Presenters / Contributors
- Andrew Wommack (speaker/teacher)