Faith of the 'Crumb'

By Anthony Aro

What does it mean to have faith? What does it mean to exercise faith? Is there a more concise definition than to be obedient to God?  Faith of the ‘Crumb’ teaches faith and hope for a better tomorrow irrespective of the situation or the circumstance. The book teaches an absolute reliance on God for every situation that may confront man. Faith keeps a man afloat while fear threatens to drown him, as it was in the case of Apostle Peter in the bible.

The world system teaches us to do the opposite. However, to run away from God instead of towards Him whenever there is a challenge, leads to a deeper drowning in the same situation.

So stop running. Come and embrace  the God who knows the end of that troubling situation from its beginning. Come and learn what faith really is and learn remarkable insights on the gift of faith.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookBaby
• Release date: Apr 6, 2014
• ISBN: 9780996026116

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Faith of the Crumb

Copyright © 2014 by Anthony Aro

Paperback ISBN 978-0-9960261-0-9

eBook ISBN 978-0-9960261-1-6

Library of Congress Control Number 2014935859

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Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations in this book are taken from the King James Version of the Bible. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Other translations used are the New International Version®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House. All rights reserved. Emphasis is added in some verses by the author.

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Dedication

Faith of the Crumb is dedicated first of all to the Almighty God. He alone is worthy of all praise. He is the giver of hope and the very present help in times of need.

It is also dedicated to all individuals who are presently going through a phase or a season of waiting in their Christian journey. Cast not away your confidence, which has great recompense of reward. For you have need of patience, that, after you have done the will of God, ye will receive the promise.

Acknowledgments

First of all, I give all the glory to God who is the giver of life. The very reason for my existence.

I want to thank my wife, the love of my life, Oluwakemi, whose faith in the Lord gives me hope of an excellent tomorrow. My mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Aro, whose womb incubated this destiny for 9 months, my mother in law, Mrs. Elizabeth Kazeem for her faith in me. My siblings who are also doing exploits for the Lord in their own rights in this generation: Pastor Ogunbobe, Aunty Sola, Olumide, Oluwarotimi and Michael. Your impact in my life cannot be quantified. I love you so much.

I want to express my gratitude to Pastor Bayo Adewole for his spiritual support and encouragement. Thank you for seeing that tiny seed in me sir. My heartfelt gratitude also goes to Pastor Akin and Funmi Gbenro, who gave me the platform here in Chicago to express the gift of God in my life.

A special thanks go to Pastors Oliver Akano, Wale Akinosun and David Ogunbode, who edited and reviewed the book and also wrote excerpts for it. Your contribution cannot be overemphasized.

I want to thank Deaconess Elizabeth Are-Latosa, Keith Little, Dave Libby, Odun Obajuluwa, Rotimi Kehinde and the entire Godkulture Organization for your tireless efforts towards making this dream a reality. I love you from the depth of my heart.

This acknowledgement will not be complete without giving a shout out to my people, my church family, the Redeemed Christian Church of God, House of His Presence, Chicago. You are the best. You are an encouragement to my God given vision. You strive daily for the church growth. May your light continue to shine.

Finally, to every one who has been a blessing to me in one way or the other, may the good Lord honor every of your little effort with resounding success.

Contents

Foreword by Pastor Bayo Adewole

Preface 1 by Pastor David Ogunbode

Preface 2 by Dave Libby

Introduction by Pastor Akintola Gbenro

Chapter 1 - Faith Defined

Chapter 2 - Hope

Chapter 3 - The Crumb

Chapter 4 - The Heart of Man

Chapter 5 - Confidence In God

Chapter 6 - Prayer

Chapter 7 - Patience and Long Suffering

Chapter 8 - God's Undying Gifts

Chapter 9 - The Gift of Faith

Chapter 10 - Conclusion

Foreword

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he gift of faith is rarely understood and it takes a person of great courage to learn to hand over his fate to a God He has never seen physically. The lesson of faith was around before Jesus was born and yet it continues to be one of the hardest parts of our Christian walk. Faith is giving to those in need, even when you do not have enough for yourself – and trusting God to supply your needs. Faith is celebrating, in advance, the possibilities in those seemingly impossible situations. As the Bible puts it in Hebrews 11:1, faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

In Faith of the ‘Crumb,’ the author emphasizes a very important point – that we should be totally reliant on the Holy Spirit; important because we need complete dependence on the Holy Ghost now more than ever.

When Pastor Babatunde Aro told me he was writing a book on faith, I was not only excited about this accomplishment, but also about what God would teach the world through him on this important topic. Once, at a prayer meeting, the author told a story about his old car and how God miraculously met his need for a new car. It was a story of faith and complete reliance on God and thus, from that story and other miraculous encounters with God over the years, this insightful book was born. Taking the bold step to write about this important subject is highly commendable and it takes a man who has been tested in the area of faith to break