"I DON'T HAVE TO SEE IT - TO BELIEVE IT!"
Tony – Study – Meditation – Prayer: July-August 2025
Walking by Faith, Not by Sight in the Miraculous
Opening Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:7 (KJV) "For we walk by faith, not by sight."
Supporting Text: Hebrews 11:1 (KJV)
"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."
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🔥 INTRODUCTION: THE FAITH CRISIS IN THE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH
Glory to God! Hallelujah! Church, lift your hands and shout "AMEN!" because today we're going to settle this once and for all!
I've got a burning question: When did we start letting our EYES control our FAITH?
God didn't call us to walk by the opinions of man, or by the examples of religious tradition. He called us to walk by FAITH!
Listen to me, saints! You don't have to see a miracle to believe in one!
You don't have to see someone healed before you expect healing!
You don't have to see someone else cast out devils before YOU cast them out!
If JESUS did it, and the BIBLE says it, then I can do it—by FAITH!
The devil has played a trick on the Pentecostal church! He's got us saying:
• "Well, I don't see many healings..."
• "Even the big preachers don't always get results..."
• "Maybe God doesn't do it like He used to..."
STOP IT! The problem isn't that God stopped doing miracles - the problem is WE STOPPED EXPECTING THEM!
Somebody shout, "I DON'T HAVE TO SEE IT TO BELIEVE IT!"
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🔥 POINT 1: THE WALK OF FAITH IS A COMMAND, NOT AN OPTION
2 Corinthians 5:7 (KJV): "For we walk by faith, not by sight." Romans 1:17 (KJV): "The just shall live by faith."
Faith is not a "Pentecostal suggestion" - IT'S THE LIFESTYLE OF THE RIGHTEOUS!
"Faith is not a RELIGIOUS RECOMMENDATION - IT'S A RIGHTEOUS REQUIREMENT!"
"Faith is not a SPIRITUAL SUGGESTION - IT'S A SACRED STANDARD!"
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We don't walk based on circumstances - we walk based on COVENANT!
We are not moved by what we see - we are moved by what HE SAID!
The Word of God is more real than what I see with my eyes!
How the Sight Trap Works:
1. You pray for someone full of faith
2. You don't see immediate results - doubt creeps in
3. You hear others didn't get results - faith gets weaker
4. You start praying with less expectation
5. You eventually stop expecting miracles - WALKING BY SIGHT!
Hebrews 11:6 (KJV): "Without faith it is impossible to please him."
When you start walking by sight, you stop pleasing God!
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🔥 POINT 2: FAITH EXPECTS MIRACLES—EVERY TIME
Mark 16:17-18 (KJV): "And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils... they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover."
"SHALL FOLLOW" - not "might follow," not "could follow" - "SHALL FOLLOW!"
We don't pray HOPING something will happen - we pray EXPECTING!
Faith says, "I don't care what happened last time. I believe the Word THIS time!"
Mark 11:24 (KJV): "Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them."
"BELIEVE THAT YE RECEIVE" - present tense faith, not future hope!
You're not called to be a spectator - you're called to be a CHANNEL!
If you believe, SIGNS WILL FOLLOW!
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🔥 POINT 3: STOP LETTING WHAT YOU SEE DETERMINE WHAT YOU DO
Here's the truth the devil doesn't want you to know:
The absence of demonstration in your surroundings is NOT the absence of authorization from Heaven!
We've let the absence of miracles silence our faith.
We've let the coldness of other Christians cool our fire.
We've let other people's RESULTS limit our EXPECTATIONS!
But hear me:
• Do what the Word says, even if nobody else is doing it!
• Lay hands on the sick - even if your pastor doesn't!
• Cast out devils - even if other believers won't!
• Speak in tongues - even if others think it's strange!
• Declare the miraculous - even if you're the only one!
Galatians 6:4 (KJV): "Let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another."
Your faith doesn't depend on other people's results!
"Faith is not a CHOICE TO MAKE - IT'S A LIFESTYLE TO TAKE!"
"Faith is not a GOOD SUGGESTION - IT'S A LIFE DIRECTION!"
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🔥 POINT 4: BIBLICAL FAITH ACTS FIRST, SEES LATER
Hebrews 11:1 (KJV): "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."
Real faith isn't based on seeing first - IT'S BASED ON STEPPING FIRST!
Biblical Examples:
• Peter stepped on water - THEN the miracle happened!
• Elijah prayed for rain - BEFORE a cloud ever appeared!
• Paul and Silas praised in prison - BEFORE the chains fell off!
• Abraham called himself "father of many nations" - when he had NO children!
Romans 4:17 (KJV): "...calleth those things which be not as though they were."
FAITH GOES FIRST. MIRACLES FOLLOW.
The Hidden Miracle Reality:
Just because you don't SEE miracles doesn't mean they're not HAPPENING!
• The person you prayed for gets healed three days later
• The cancer patient gets a clean report after your prayer
• The marriage gets restored weeks later
• The addiction gets broken gradually after your laying on of hands
Luke 17:15-17 (KJV): "Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?"
Jesus healed 10 lepers - only 1 came back to testify!
That's a 90% testimony shortage with a 100% healing rate!
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🔥 MIRACULOUS FAITH REQUIRES HOLY LIVING
Hebrews 12:14 (KJV): "Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord." 1 Peter 1:16 (KJV): "Be ye holy; for I am holy."
Listen now, church: You can't walk in POWER while walking in POLLUTION!
You can't cast out devils when you're sleeping with sin!
Psalm 24:3-4 (KJV): "Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart."
If You Want Pure Oil, You Must Have Clean Vessels. Here is PURE water. What happens when it is put in a NASTY vessel? Would YOU drink it?
• Flee temptation like it's the plague!
• Avoid sin with all your might!
• Walk in daily repentance and humility!
• Guard your heart with all diligence!
• Keep your conscience clean before God!
Holiness is not optional for those who want to operate in the miraculous!
You can't live like the devil Monday through Saturday and expect God's power on Sunday!
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🔥 LET THE HOLY GHOST LEAD YOU INTO THE MIRACULOUS
Romans 8:14 (KJV): "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God." Acts 1:8 (KJV): "But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you."
You can't perform the miraculous in your own wisdom or emotion!
But the Holy Ghost will LEAD YOU, PROMPT YOU, and EMPOWER YOU!
Let the Spirit:
• Show you when to pray for someone - divine appointments, not random shots
• Give you the right words to speak - prophetic commands, not wishful thinking
• Direct your hands where to lay them - Spirit-led touch, not presumptuous grabbing
• Reveal the root of the problem - spiritual discernment, not guesswork
Acts 10:38 (KJV): "How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him."
Even Jesus operated by the Holy Spirit's power!
If the Son of God needed the Spirit's leading, how much more do we?
Yield to Him - and you'll walk in His power!
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🔥 FAITH IGNORES CIRCUMSTANCES AND OBEYS THE WORD
Malachi 3:6 (KJV): "For I am the Lord, I change not."
The same God who:
• Parted the Red Sea
• Raised Lazarus from the dead
• Made Peter's shadow heal the sick
• Raised Jesus from the grave
IS THE SAME GOD YOU'RE PRAYING TO TODAY!
Stop Saying:
• "Lord, if it be Your will..." (It IS His will!)
• "Maybe You'll heal them..." (He WANTS to heal them!)
• "I hope this works..." (KNOW that it works!)
Start Saying:
• "By His stripes you ARE healed!" (Present tense!)
• "In Jesus' name, BE HEALED!" (Command it!)
• "Thank You, Lord, for healing them!" (Before you see it!)
• "I expect miracles every time I pray!" (Faith, not sight!)
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🙌 ALTAR CALL: TIME TO WALK BY FAITH AGAIN!
Pentecostal believers, it's time to walk by FAITH - not by what you've seen others do or fail to do!
Even if no one else is casting out devils - YOU DO IT!
Even if no one else is laying hands on the sick - YOU DO IT!
Even if your favorite preacher hasn't seen a miracle lately - YOU BELIEVE ANYWAY!
"Faith is not a CHOICE TO MAKE - IT'S A LIFESTYLE TO TAKE!"
"Faith is not a GOOD SUGGESTION - IT'S A LIFE DIRECTION!"
"Faith is not a LUXURY - IT'S A NECESSITY!"
"Faith is not an OPTION - IT'S AN OBLIGATION!"
"Faith is not a REQUEST - IT'S A REQUIREMENT!"
"Faith is not a WISH - IT'S A MUST!"
"Faith is not OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT - IT'S STANDARD ISSUE!"
"Faith is not a PART-TIME JOB - IT'S A FULL-TIME CALLING!"
"Faith is not a CHURCH CUSTOM - IT'S A KINGDOM COMMAND!"
"Faith is not a HUMAN IDEA - IT'S A HEAVEN IMPERATIVE!"
"Faith is not a PREACHER'S PREFERENCE - IT'S THE RIGHTEOUS REQUIREMENT!"
"Faith is not a DENOMINATIONAL DECISION - IT'S A DIVINE DIRECTIVE!"
"Faith is not a RELIGIOUS RITUAL - IT'S A RIGHTEOUS REALITY!"
Hebrews 13:8 (KJV): "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever."
If He did it once, He'll do it again!
If He used the apostles, He'll use YOU!
Come Forward If You're Ready To:
• Stop walking by sight and START WALKING BY FAITH
• Expect miracles every time you pray
• Live holy and let the Spirit lead you
• Operate in supernatural power regardless of what others do
Make This Declaration:
"From this day forward, I will walk by FAITH, not by SIGHT!
I don't have to see it to expect it!
I don't have to see others do it to do it myself!
I believe God's Word over my experience!
Whether anyone else believes or not - I WILL BELIEVE!
Whether anyone else expects or not - I WILL EXPECT!"
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💥 CLOSING: FAITH SEES WHAT SIGHT CAN'T SEE!
Church, FAITH DOESN'T NEED TO SEE TO BELIEVE!
FAITH sees the healing before the symptoms leave!
FAITH expects the miracle before the prayer is finished!
FAITH believes God's Word regardless of circumstances!
FAITH operates in the supernatural regardless of the natural!
If you want to stop walking by what your eyes see and start walking by what your faith knows - STAND UP!
LIFT YOUR HANDS!
REPENT of anything unclean and YIELD YOURSELF TO THE SPIRIT!
PRAY IN THE HOLY GHOST!
And go out and live like the BOOK OF ACTS IS YOUR STORY!
Give God a shout that comes from FAITH, not sight!
IT'S TIME TO WALK BY FAITH AGAIN!
Hallelujah! I DON'T HAVE TO SEE IT - TO EXPECT IT!
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Romans 10:17 (KJV): "So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God."
Quit listening to your circumstances and START LISTENING TO GOD'S WORD!
Quit looking at your results and START LOOKING AT HIS PROMISES!
GO OUT AND EXPECT MIRACLES EVERY TIME YOU PRAY!
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"For we walk by faith, not by sight." - Time to walk by faith again, church!
"I DON'T HAVE TO SEE IT - TO BELIEVE IT!"
Walking by Faith, Not by Sight - SERMON OUTLINE
Text: 2 Corinthians 5:7 (KJV) - "For we walk by faith, not by sight."
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🔥 INTRODUCTION: THE FAITH CRISIS
• When did we start letting our EYES control our FAITH?
• You don't have to see a miracle to believe in one
• If JESUS did it, and the BIBLE says it, then I can do it—by FAITH!
• Problem: WE STOPPED EXPECTING miracles
• "I DON'T HAVE TO SEE IT TO BELIEVE IT!"
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🔥 POINT 1: FAITH IS A COMMAND, NOT AN OPTION
• Romans 1:17 - "The just shall live by faith"
• Hebrews 11:6 - "Without faith it is impossible to please him"
• "Faith is not a RELIGIOUS RECOMMENDATION - IT'S A RIGHTEOUS REQUIREMENT!"
• We walk by COVENANT, not circumstances
• The Sight Trap: Prayer ? No results ? Doubt ? Less expectation ? No miracles
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🔥 POINT 2: FAITH EXPECTS MIRACLES—EVERY TIME
• Mark 16:17-18 - "And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils... they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover"
• Mark 11:24 - "Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them"
• We pray EXPECTING, not hoping
• "SHALL FOLLOW" - not "might follow" - "SHALL FOLLOW!"
• You're called to be a CHANNEL, not a spectator
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🔥 POINT 3: STOP LETTING SIGHT DETERMINE ACTION
• "The absence of demonstration is NOT the absence of authorization from Heaven!"
• Galatians 6:4 - "Let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another"
• Do what the Word says even if nobody else does it
• Your faith doesn't depend on others' results
• Lay hands, cast out devils, speak in tongues - regardless of others
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🔥 POINT 4: FAITH ACTS FIRST, SEES LATER
• Hebrews 11:1 - "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen"
• Romans 4:17 - "...calleth those things which be not as though they were"
• Biblical Examples:
o Peter stepped on water FIRST
o Elijah prayed for rain BEFORE clouds appeared
o Abraham called himself "father" with NO children
• Hidden Reality: Luke 17:15-17 - "Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?"
• 90% testimony shortage with 100% healing rate!
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? HOLY LIVING REQUIREMENT
• Hebrews 12:14 - "Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord"
• 1 Peter 1:16 - "Be ye holy; for I am holy"
• Psalm 24:3-4 - "Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart"
• "You can't walk in POWER while walking in POLLUTION!"
• Clean vessels for pure oil - Flee sin like the plague
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🔥 HOLY SPIRIT LEADING
• Romans 8:14 - "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God"
• Acts 1:8 - "But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you"
• Acts 10:38 - "How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil"
• Even Jesus operated by Holy Spirit power
• Divine appointments, not random shots
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💪 FAITH IGNORES CIRCUMSTANCES
• Malachi 3:6 - "For I am the Lord, I change not"
• Hebrews 13:8 - "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever"
• Same God: Red Sea, Lazarus, Peter's shadow, Jesus' resurrection
• Stop saying: "If it be Your will," "Maybe," "I hope"
• Start saying: "ARE healed," "BE HEALED," "Thank You before seeing"
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🙌 ALTAR CALL: TIME TO WALK BY FAITH
• Even if others don't - YOU DO IT!
• Faith declarations:
o "Faith is not a CHOICE TO MAKE - IT'S A LIFESTYLE TO TAKE!"
o "Faith is not a LUXURY - IT'S A NECESSITY!"
o "Faith is not an OPTION - IT'S AN OBLIGATION!"
• Personal Declaration: "I will walk by FAITH, not SIGHT!"
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💥 CLOSING: FAITH SEES WHAT SIGHT CAN'T
• Romans 10:17 - "So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God"
• Faith sees healing before symptoms leave
• Faith expects miracles before prayer finishes
• "FAITH DOESN't NEED TO SEE TO BELIEVE!"
• Go live like the BOOK OF ACTS IS YOUR STORY
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Key Theme: "I DON'T HAVE TO SEE IT - TO BELIEVE IT!" Main Text: "For we walk by faith, not by sight" - 2 Corinthians 5:7
