Faith: Do You Have It? Can You Feel It? and Can You See It?: Do You Have It? Can You Feel It? and Can You See It?

By Evelyn E. McBride

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Feb 2, 2010
• ISBN: 9781450001083

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Copyright © 2010 by Evelyn E. McBride.

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Contents

Regeneration

Justification

Homilitics

WHERE IS YOUR FAITH IN GOD? WHERE IS THAT CRAZY FAITH?

FAITH IS THE SUBSTANCE OF THINGS HOPE FOR.

FAITH: DO YOU HAVE IT? CAN YOU FEEL IT? CAN YOU SEE IT?

I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY GRADITUDE AND MY LOVE TO EVERY ONE OF YOU THAT ENCOURAGED ME IN MY WRITING THIS BOOK.

FIRST OF ALL MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW—CAROL, MY SONS ELVIN WAYNE AND RODNEY GLENN FOR HELPING ME WITH MY GRAMMAR AND MY SPELLING OF SOME WORDS MY GRAND DAUGHTER DESTINY, AND MY NEICE JANAY, FOR ALL THE TROUBLE THEY HAVE GOTTEN ME OUT OF, FROM E-MAILING MY MANUSCRIPTS TO MY EDITOR IN CHARGE. AND TO ALL OF MY NINE SISTERS AND BROTHERS NEICES AND NEPHEWS FAMILIES AND FRIENDS THANK YOU. I LOVE YOU ALL.

SPEACIAL THANKS TO MY PASTOR DONALD ANDREW MCCLURKIN JR. SENIOR PASTOR OF PERFECTINGFAITH CHURCH, IN FREEPORT, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. FOR PROOF READING, LETTING ME KNOW WHEN I HAVE AND ERROR.

THANKS PASTOR DONALD A. MCCLURKIN LOVE YOU. AND MAY THE LORD RICHLY BLESS YOU.

TO ALL OF YOU MY HELPERS, I LOVE YOU ALL VERY MUCH, AND MAY THE BLESSING OF THE LORD BE RICHLY UPON YOUR LIVES, TO RECEIVED THE SALVATION OF THE LORD.

MS. E. E. MCBRIDE is the mother of two sons: Elvin Wayne and Rodney Glenn Heyward, a Daughter Carol Denise Heyward, three Grand children: Demitria Evelyn Clark, Destiny Sade’ Hamil and TreyJon Xavier Heyward

A Graduate of St. Helena High School, ST. Helena Island, S.C. in 1968 Norwalk Community College in 1982, Nowalk Connecticut, and Vision College of Romano California in 1997 graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Theology also an Associates Degree.

Evelyn works as a Substitute Teacher in the Stamford Connecticut Public School System. She teaches all grades in any subject. She is the fourth oldest child of nine brothers and sisters with my mother and father, and a brother and a sister from my father’s previous marriage before he married my mom. So it is eleven of us a boy and a girl deceased, now we are nine, a baseball team. She was widowed in 2006.

And she is a member of Perfecting Faith Church, under the Leadership of Senior Pastor Donald A. McClurkin Jr. I am a resident of Stamford Connecticut.

THIS BOOK WAS WRITTEN IN APRIL OF 2009 AND FINISHED IN AUGUST OF 2009, TO GOD BE THE GLORY FOR THE THINGS HE HAS DONE.

IT WAS THE HOLY SPIRIT THAT REVEALED ALL THINGS UNTO ME.

I THANK THE LORD FOR HIS KNOWLEDGE WISDOM, AND UNDERSTANDING, AND HIS PERFECTION FOR PERFECTING HIS FAITH IN ME, FOR PERFECTING MY WRITING, AND INSPIRING ME TO WRITE.

I LOVE YOU JESUS, MY LORD AND KING, SAVIOR, AND WHO IS THE CHRIST.

SINCERELY SUBMITTED BY MS. EVELYN E. McBRIDE

I wrote this book because of the lesson I have learned, throughout the years of experience that I have had by sitting at the feet of JESUS. And I have learned to obey His Word, His Word is His Will, and the Word is Christ (John 1:1-2). I remind you here in my writing is that I have experience these things when I was a young Christian. I thank Him for teaching me how to trust Him with all my heart, (Proverb 3:5-6), and lean not to my understanding. Well!, the LORD has done it again, HE has given me the understanding and wisdom, of HIS vision again. How can anyone not be so appreciative for the things that the Lord has instilled in His people? I am a product of this Great and Wonderful, and Precious Jesus! He is the reason for me down through the years, I wasn’t always saved from sin, I was born in sin and shaped in iniquity, IN MY HOUSE, MY BODY, WERE FULL WITH SIN, IF IT WASN’T SO I WOULD NOT HAVE TOLD YOU. I was birth out of sin, meaning my mother bore me out of sin, because she too was a sinner saved by grace.

NO man was born saved, only one and that’s our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, He is the reason for me writing this book, that I can help someone else in certain areas of their lives, or certain situation that they are going through. there are many people who has never been inside a church setting, and might by chance read this book, and maybe this book can help them, there are many people that lives in the mountains and maybe in houses right here in the USA, has never heard the word of the Lord, there are some that do not have radios or televisions or any other means of hearing the word of the Lord, and by reading this book they can get to know Jesus for themselves, I pray that when they purchase this book, it will be a blessing in their lives, as well as my life.

And by them reading this book it will put an enhancement in their mind in believing that there is a True and Just God, and a TRUE and LIVING GOD this God who is a friend of sinners that loves and cares for them, just the way you are. You do not have to be all suited or tied up from your neck down to your waist, for GOD to see you and love you, HE loves you just the way you are. That is reason why you were not born save, the LORD want to do something great in your life. He wants to get the glory by taking care of you, so you can say, or someone else might see, and say, look what the Lord has done for that brother, or for that sister, if you just give HIM a chance. Not only giving Him a chance, but give Him your heart. HE will use you Greatly, and with His Mighty Spirit, He will teach you how to rightly divide HIS WORDS of WISDOM, KNOWLEDGE, and UNDERSTANDING and give you the evidence and the meaning of OBEDIENCE to HIS voice, sometimes you can hear the voice of something, and do not know how to rightly interpret the voices, because it may not be the voice of the LORD. If you hear a voice and do not understand it, go to the LORD in pray and HE will give you the answer to any problem you are having.

Listen, the enemy will not tell you anything good to encourage your faith and trust in GOD, he will not give to you good directions, the enemy is a counterfeiter of GOD, he is a hater of all thing that is good, he will not take you into the plain path of righteousness, so you have to be very sensitive to what the SPIRIT is saying to you, and if there is no understanding, or if you lack understanding of the word, and if you need it, the LORD will give it to you if you just ask of HIM, ask someone who has some knowledge about the word of the LORD, or who can interpret dreams or visions that GOD has shown to you. In cases like this we need to ask the LORD for the gift of the HOLY GHOST because it’s given to everyone that ask. And it is not something you have to buy, it is free, it comes without a price tag. It is GOD HIMSELF in the SPIRIT, and it is the POWER of GOD, and with it you can do all things through CHRIST that strengthens you.

He will be anything you want HIM to be in your life it is amazing when you have these dreams, and visions think it not strange, because the SPIRIT of the LORD sends it for a reason and a purpose in your life, because in your life it will come alive within you.

JOHN 14:1-3—LET NOT YOUR HEART BE TROUBLED, YE BELIEVE IN GOD BELIEVES ALSO IN ME,

2—IN MY FATHER’S HOUSE ARE MANY MANISONS IF IT WAS NOT SO, I WOULD HAVE TOLD YOU I GO TO PREPARE A PLACE FOR YOU.

3—AND IF I GO AND PREPARE A PLACE FOR YOU I WILL COME AGAIN AND RECEIVE YOU UNTO MYSELF, THAT WHERE I AM, YOU MAY BE ALSO.

This is a revelation the LORD gave to me, some years ago, during a dream and vision that I had concerning some great faith. In this dream I was walking down this very long road, and the road was very straight, but it was wide and long, and I’m thinking, when will I ever get to the end of this road, in the dream the road was white light, I keep on traveling.

I finally made it to end of the road, which led me to the steps, and I looked up, and there was this great white mansion, with many windows and one gigantic door, and I kept on climbing and when I got to the top of the steps to enter into the mansion, there was this BEAUTIFUL floor covering I have ever seen, and the post was like pure gold, and I went inside, and begin to look around.

And the Lord spoke to me and said, all these represents (Me) God. You can make anything out of these windows, whatever you want it to be, it can be to you a window of HEALING, LOVE, PEACE, JOY, FORGIVNESS, PROVIDING, you can make the windows your FRIEND, FAITH, DELIVERER, SAVIOR and LORD and KING, Power, the word of God, your Shield of Faith and greatness, if you only put your trust in Me, trust the Lord with all of your heart, just trust Him, make Him the head of your life. You want have to fear anything.

Some Bible scholars would use this scripture, as a scripture for a home going service, but it is having and putting your trust and having faith in the LORD your God, this is like getting the wisdom and revelation of the text. Because there is a place in God where He wants to take you, when your trials and test comes it comes to make you strong, when the cares of this world is about to bring you down, you have something to lean and depend on, or you will know who to go to, or who to call on in a time of trouble. Because JESUS said in my father’s house there are many mansion, a mansion is a place of residents, and a place of security, and there are many things that we who are in need of, is in that mansion, in a mansion if you need your house furnished it’s in the mansion, if your cupboard is bare it is in the mansion, if you need your bills paid, it’s all in the mansion, if there are sickness in your body, it’s in that mansion so the LORD let me know that anything that you are in need of, HE is that MANISON, JESUS CHRIST THE SON OF GOD IS THAT MANISON.I am your provider, SAYS THE LORD, I am your supplier, I am your resource.

There is nothing that I would not do for you! I don’t want you to be troubled about what going on in this world’s economy I have already given you the word, to trust not in riches of this world or gold, not in horses nor chariots, but to put your trust in Me,

Anyone of you that is going through a hard time, and your heart is being troubled by what you are going through, and you can’t seem to release your faith, releasing your faith by putting your CONFIDENCE, and trust totally in the hands of the LORD, when you give it to JESUS, HE will see you through, just trust HIM., I can hear someone saying, it is easy for you too say, no, yes because I have been there, and I have learned how to lean and depend on JESUS, I have learned to take HIM at HIS words, I have learned to depend solely and totally on GOD. There goes your release in life.

I have heard this, generally speaking, that GOD do not care about you crying, GOD is concerned about every area of your life, HE is concerned about what you do and how you do it, as long as it please GOD, I have been there I have cried many tears, and the love and compassion of this GREAT and MIGHTY GOD is SOVEREIGNED, HE will want you to come with humility, to HIM empty, totally hungry in need of HIM begging HIM, pleading your case before HIM, crying and weeping at HIS feet, my GOD you do not know who you serve. The Bible says in the Book of PSALMS, this poor man cried and the LORD delivered him out of all his troubles (34:60, I will bless the LORD at all times and HIS praises should continually be in my mouth (34:1), I waited patiently for the LORD; and HE inclined unto me, and heard my cry (40:1). Blessed is HE that considered the poor, the LORD will deliver in time of trouble (41:1), GOD is our refuge and strength a very present help in time of trouble (46:1).Great is the LORD, and greatly to be PRAISED in the city of our GOD, in the mountain of HIS HOLINESS (48:1).

MATTHEW 6:25-34—THEREFORE I SAY UNTO YOU TAKE NO THOUGHT FOR YOUR LIFE, WHAT YOU SHALL EAT, OR WHAT YOU SHALL DRINK; NOR YET FOR YOUR BODY. WHAT YOU SHALL PUT ON, IS NOT THE LIFE MORE THAN MEAT, AND THE BODY MORE THAN RAIMENT?

26—BEHOLD THE FOWLS OF THE AIR; FOR THEY SOW NOT, NEITHER DO THEY REAP NOR GATHER INTO BARNS, YET YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER FEEDS THEM, ARE YOU NOT MUCH BETTER THAN THEY?

27—WHICH OF YOU BY TAKING THOUGHT CAN ADD ONE CUBIT UNTO HIS STATURE?

28—AND WHY TAKE YOUR THOUGHT FOR RAIMENT? CONSIDERED THE LILLIES OF THE FIELDS, HOW THEY GROW, THEY TOIL NOT, NEITHER DO THEY SPIN.

29—AND YET I SAY UNTO YOU, THAT EVEN SOLOMON IN ALL HIS GLORY WAS NOT ARRAYED LIKE ONE OF THESE.

30—WHEREFORE, IF GOD SO CLOTHE THE GRASS OF THE FIELD WHICH TO DAY IS, AND TO MORROW IS CAST INTO THE OVEN, SHALL HE NOT MUCH MORE CLOTHE YOU, O’ YOU OF LITTLE FAITH?

31—THEREFORE TAKE NO THOUGHT, SAYING, WHAT SHALL WE EAT? OR WHAT SHALL WE DRINK? OR WHEREWITHAL SHALL WE BE CLOTHES?

32—FOR AFTER ALL THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT THE GENTILES SEEKS FOR YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER KNOWS THAT YOU HAVE NEED OF ALLTHESE THINGS.

33—BUT SEEK YE FIRST THE KINGDOM OF GOD, AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS: AND ALL THESE THING SHALL BE ADDED UNTO YOU.

34—THEREFORE TAKE NO THOUGHT FOR THE MORROW: FOR THE MORROW WILL TAKE THOUGHT FOR THE THINGS OF ITSELF SUFFICIENT UNTO THE DAY IS EVIL THEREOF.

MATTHEW 7:7-8—CALL AND IT SHALL BE GIVE YOU; SEEK, AND YOU SHALL FIND; KNOCK, AND IT SHALL BE OPENED UNTO YOU;

8—FOR EVERYONE THAT ASK RECEIVES; AND HE THAT SEEKS FINDS; AND FOR HIM THAT KNOCKS IT SHALL BE OPENS.

And it shall come to pass, whatever the LORD reveals to you, through HIS SPIRIT or in His word it will prosper and it will glorify GOD. And it will manifest itself and you will be amazed at what the power of GOD has concerning your life.

Visions and dreams are revealing our past, things that has already happen, our present, things that are happening now in the world, and our future things that about to come, things that you are about to see with the naked eyes, but with the spiritual eyes you will see in the future, the HOLY SPIRIT will reveal it to you through HIS words, through dreams and visions. We call a person that dreams and see many visions they are VISIONARIES and DREAMERS, SEERS, AND PROPHETS. THAT THE LORD HAS GIFTED THEM FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS

I’m learning so much by being led by the SPIRIT of the LORD, and the OBEDIENCE to HIS word. In the OLD TESTAMENT time, the LORD spoke through HOLY men and women of GOD, showed them many things which is to come, and what their future holds for them, the great things is what HE was about to do in their lives, because of what they had to suffer. Hardship, persecution, pain, harm, sickness, rejection these are the things that brings about greatness into ones life.

For example in the book of GENESIS and the book of DANIEL, even the book of EZEKIEL, these men of GOD, had awesome experience with GOD, and the awesome visitation of HIS PRESENCE, and with HIS amazing GLORY.

Because all dreams and visions are not SPIRITUAL, I have learned that some is not of the LORD, these great men of GOD had similar experiences in their lives, they were: JOSEPH, DANIEL, JOB, EZEKIEL, JEREMIAH, ISAIAH, NEHEMIAH these prophets of GOD has experienced many havocs in their life time, and the LORD use them in all different aspect of their lives. Similarity but different all of these, MEN OF GOD were called to be watchman for the kingdom of GOD. And they were all ANOINTED, APPOINTED, CALLED, EQUIPPED, QUALIFIED, AND ORDAINED BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.

EZEKIEL name means the THE STRENGHT OF GOD the LORD called him SON OF MAN, he was called to a prophetic ministry came five years later. EZEKIEL prophesied to the captives who dwelt by the River CHERBAR at Tel-A-bib.

EZEKIEL shows us just how ugly and serious our sin is.

IN THE NEW TESTAMENT, JESUS CHRIST WAS GIVEN THIS NAME THE SON OF MAN, AS HE WALKED IN THE EARTH REALM. THE BIBLE