The Power of the Sixth Way: Living in God's Audacious Love

By Sope Chiadika

BOOK SUMMARY

The Power of the SixthWay: Living in the Fullness of God's Audacious Love is an interactive curriculum rooted in the power of God's Word. As you meditate on these truths, you will discover who you are in Christ, find purpose, and receive practical lessons and applications for your life and living. Each chapter concludes with prayer and a plan for personal reflection and action. The workbook will encourage you to engage in authentic community, sharing, and support in a small group setting, but can also be used individually.

"The Power of the SixthWay: Living in the Fullness of God's Audacious Love is a clear and simple pathway through basic and profound truths of the Word of God…As you read, a door of understanding will be opened up to you in the supernatural realm. You will experience relationship with God in a fresh way, breakthroughs in areas of struggle and enjoyment of Christian living never before encountered"

-Doug A. Schneider

Senior Leader, The Embassy Church

"…A thought-provoking and inspiring devotional book for people who are just starting out in their faith and want to discover the great blessing of God's love and grace toward them, or for those who have been following Jesus for a long time and need a powerful reminder of all they are and all they have in Christ."

-Dale Harris

Pastor, FreeWay Church

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Apr 19, 2021
• ISBN: 9781098047955

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The Power of the Sixth Way

Living in God's Audacious Love

Sope Chiadika

Copyright © 2020 by Sope Chiadika

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23

Chapter 24

Chapter 25

Chapter 26

Chapter 27

Chapter 28

Chapter 29

Chapter 30

Chapter 31

Chapter 32

Chapter 33

Chapter 34

Chapter 35

Chapter 36

Chapter 37

Chapter 38

Chapter 39

With gratefulness and honor to JESUS, the Rewriter of histories and Transformer of lives.

To His precious and blessed heritage

JM, JF, and JN

Foreword

Many people who write, focus on just one theme. It’s their area of expertise. I enjoy that, but like a fancy dinner meal, there are usually several things that should be included to make a person feel happily satisfied. Sope is qualified to write as she does, on several connected truths. In fact, as you read and study what she’s written, I can guarantee you a number of things: you’ll be inspired, you’ll grow, you’ll understand and you’ll see a complete picture of the fullness of God’s provision for your life. My hope is that many Christians will get their hands on this book. You’ll be changed!

I have known Sope, her husband Michael, and their children for a number of years now. They model the Christian life as a family, not perfect but becoming. These thirty-nine chapters aren’t randomly chosen, nor are the five themes arbitrarily picked. There’s practical sequence and heavenly order positioned here for the adventurous disciple. It’s a clear and simply pathway through basic and profound truths of the Word of God. One step will lead to the next step, with the result being the establishment of a firm foundation in your life. The book (manual) is real. Sope lives what she teaches. But further, I want to encourage you to combine the workbook to your journey. What I like about it is that it’s engaging, practical, challenging and inspiring. It’s impossible to not enjoy or not benefit from this one-two combination. As a pastor of a growing, local church for over forty years now, I see the value of Sope’s manual and workbook. There’s no question that we will see GOOD FRUIT come from these pages, hanging on the limbs of everyday people.

Finally, understand that the author has known serious battles in her own life…health, provision, and more. She understands that the Christian life is more than just words. As you read, a door of understanding will be opened up to you in the supernatural realm. You will experience…relationship with God in a fresh way, breakthroughs in areas of struggle and enjoyment of Christian living never before encountered.

The "Sixth Way" is really the only way. Happily and heartily I commend Sope’s labour of love and overflow of wisdom to you.

Senior Leader: Doug A. Schneider

The Embassy Church

Oshawa, Ontario

Canada

Praise for the Power of the Sixth way

I consider the opportunity to endorse this manual and workbook as a divine privilege. This is a manual and workbook that I believe is one of the fulfillments of Romans 8:19: manifestations of the sons of God…

A seasoned, Spirit-inspired, and well-crafted manual combining practical life’s journey with the Truth of God’s word to teach and inspire Christians, who are seeking to be rooted and grounded in their most holy faith, and non-Christians and seekers who wish to learn about the Person, the Power, and Purpose of our Lord Jesus Christ and His Spirit! Beware though, this manual may cause a permanent change in you as you will encounter Christ and the Holy Spirit in a new and living way as you journey through the thirty-nine chapters!

I pray this is the experience of every user of this manual and workbook.

This is a great work for such a time as this!

Victor Kenny and Bola Macarthy

Lead Pastors Christ Harvest Centre (an ELIM Pentecostal church) London, UK

Mosope Chiadika has created one of the most thorough and refreshing books you may ever read! She has accurately compiled the truth of who we are as Believers in this masterful handbook on the extraordinary Christian life! The Power of the Sixthway is a must read for everyone in our generation and beyond.

Derek Schneider

President of History Makers Academy

Founder of History Makers Society

Ms. Chiadika has prepared a thought-provoking and inspiring devotional book for people who are just starting out in their faith and want to discover the great blessing of God’s love and grace toward them, or for those who have been following Jesus for a long time and need a powerful reminder of all they are and all they have in Christ. My prayer is that God will use this book to touch many hearts and change many lives for his glory.

Rev. Dale Harris

Pastor of the FreeWay Church

Oshawa Ontario

This book, The Power of the Sixth Way is a secret to sweeter relationship with God through Jesus Christ. It will help to deepen understanding of Christ’s expectations from us and the benefits derived from the fulfilment of such expectations. The Power of the Sixth Way is an inter-denominational book. It is a book that any true believer in Christ can read and use for individual and group spiritual growth. It could be used in children and adult Sunday schools, cell groups, foundational classes, young believers’ classes, and new converts classes. Even people who have been Christians for a long time will find this very useful for spiritual growth as it makes simple the basic tenets of the bible. Some authors write Christian literature to focus on a segment of people, either little children, youths or adults, male or female, but the Power of the sixth sense is written for all classes of people irrespective of ages or sex. I strongly believe that the biggest plus in the book is the inclusion of the workbook. The workbook serves as a great consolidation of one’s understanding of the book. This book focuses on the building of a very strong spiritual foundation for believers that are desirous for great spiritual prosperity. There is no doubt that the author, Mosope Chiadika has put in so much effort to bring this book to fruition and I would like to congratulate her for a job well done and to thank God for enabling her.

I highly recommend this book to individuals, churches and other organizations as it will accelerate and enhance the spiritual well being of anyone that reads it and uses the workbook.

Pastor Victor Erhabor

Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG)

Chapel of Glory, Ajax, Ontario

This is a book that serves the cause of Christ. For a child of God who desires to grow in God’s word and wisdom, this book will really help. True riches are stored in it.

The divine wisdom and knowledge given to the writer, Mosope to articulate and deliver this message of Faith is awesome. It will be a blessing to the body of Christ especially in small group settings.

Yemisi Abrahams

Founding Partner, Abrahams Law Firm

This book is divinely directed and put in written form to reveal God’s audacious love. The intention is to open our eyes (understanding) to the fact of the existence of the sixth way, the way of FAITH that is apart from our five natural senses, which allows us to understand God, as the writer Sope said, The reality of God’s word that goes beyond our natural senses, with the capacity and power to ignite our faith. It is through His word that we gain the knowledge and understanding of Him, which helps develop our faith in Him and walk in His divine path to receive all that he has for us: the audacious love through Christ’s finished work on the Cross and the power of His Resurrection, paving the way for us not only to be reconciled to God, but to have the hope of ultimately being with him eternally. I believe this book will help many to come to this revelation/realization as they diligently go through each chapter, which has been meticulously chosen and written with the intent of gradually building our understanding and bring us to the full knowledge of Christ, especially for those that are new believers. This eager pursuit will lead to growing wisdom, understanding, and obedience to the Lord. So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God (Romans 10:17, NKJV)

Kola Abrahams

Owner, Real Mortgage Lynks Inc.

Introduction

The Power of the Sixth way

In the summer of 1997, my husband was at a Christian camp while I was at home with our four-year-old daughter, and before bed, we said a simple prayer together.

I heard a clear and vivid voice that sounded like my husband’s voice telling me, God has opened a new company.

What is the name of the company? I asked.

Sixthway Company, I heard.

At this, I woke up and realized that I had been dreaming. Yes, it was a dream, but it was also so real, and I thought about this encounter with God as I drifted off to sleep. When my husband returned, I told him about the dream. Not knowing what it meant, he brushed it off. It was then I began to wonder whether I had actually heard from God. I struggled with doubt and decided to push it aside and forgive myself for making a big deal about something that could be a figment of my imagination. However, the more I tried to forget, the more my thoughts raced back to my nocturnal experience.

Weeks went by and I thought, If this is from God, it must be confirmed by His Word. He must have something to say about it, if He is the One who initiated it! I gave greater attention to reading my Bible and praying in the following days. And at last, everything became clear. That day, I felt impressed within me as God gave me an understanding of what The Sixthway meant. Human beings relate to their environment through their five senses—sight, taste, smell, hearing, and touch. However, because God is Spirit, we relate to him on a spiritual level, which comes only by faith. Faith is the sixth sense or the Sixthway! The way of Faith can only be birthed in the heart (spirit) of a person.

I was prompted to read the eleventh chapter of the book of Hebrews—the Faith Hall of Fame—and to read the sixth verse! I was awestruck and joy surged within me, What a divine coincidence! It was the sixth verse of the chapter! Could God be using this number to confirm His Word that had found its rest in my soul? I couldn’t wait to share my discovery with my husband again. An epiphany.

Certainly, God has a sense of humor and sometimes chooses unexpected ways to give understanding. My personal experience would grow in the days to come following this encounter. His plan was transformed from something ordinary into a miracle of new beginnings.

Months after this experience, I strongly felt God asking me to name the health challenge I had faced from childhood. I answered, Sickle cell. Almost immediately I felt Him asking what my first and last name is. I responded aloud again, Sope Chiadika. I then heard it clearly spoken in my heart, I (the Lord) have judged sickle cell in the life of Sope Chiadika, and I have turned it into Sixthway Company. I understood it as God meant He has broken the control that sickle cell has over me—that the power of the enemy has been broken and changed into the power of the Sixthway. At that point, God connected the dots for me as I remembered the encounter with Him in my dream. It then dawned on me that the S and C letters stood out in all of this.

The words resonated with me. Jesus gave me new life and hope. He opened my heart to the Power of the Sixthway—the way of FAITH, which is the supernatural force that opens us up to the world of possibilities (Hebrews 11:6). God gave me a story of His redemption, hope and mercy for His glory. Within the space of two years, God gave me thirty-nine practical application of the Sixthway. Each of the chapters begin with the letters S and C, depicting the transforming revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ and His Kingdom.

The Power of The Sixthway opens up the power beyond the five senses. It is the Power of God. The entire chapter of Hebrews 11 reveals Faith as a key issue. Faith is real and tangible and reveals that everything about God is possible. The sixth verse carries a complete picture of the essence of faith as it is the only verse where the word impossible is used. It gives emphasis to the fact that faith pleases God in experiencing His reality and His faithfulness. The reality of His Word goes beyond our natural senses with the power to ignite and encourage our faith. God’s desire is for you to fulfill your purpose in a life of faith in Him. This comes by living in the fullness of His audacious love through Christ’s finished work on the Cross and the power of His Resurrection. It is found in experiencing the life He gives and the lifestyle faith in Him produces.

The Power of the Sixthway is an engaging curriculum intended to give an inspiring, holistic and purposeful view of life. The manual is a teaching culture that encourages engagement with God’s Word. It consists of thirty-nine chapter titles and keywords. Each chapter concludes with prayer and an action plan intended to enhance personal reflection and action. The workbook is intended for use as an interactive guide in a small group setting, a friendly, inclusive environment of authentic fellowship, support, and encouragement, but can also be used personally.

The key message of the Sixthway curriculum is God’s love for you. Your identity comes from the place of His love through relationship with Jesus.

I haven’t written as an expert on this topic but as one who has found grace in the sight of God. So it is my prayer that as you engage in the authority of God’s word corporately or personally, you will encounter, experience and express His love and presence.

Part 1

Who We Are In Christ

Chapter 1

Sacrifice at Calvary

Grace and Reconciliation

The sacrifice of Jesus on the cross of Calvary is pivotal in the reconciliation of the human race with Almighty God. Sin dethroned humanity from the position of authority and dominion given by God to Adam and Eve, and through them, sin entered the world as recorded in the third chapter of Genesis. Mankind was now in a depraved state resulting in spiritual separation from God and in physical death. In Romans 6:23, Paul declares, the wages of sin is death. However, in the audacity of God’s love, He had a plan to redeem His creation, made in His own image and likeness, through His Son Jesus Christ.

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. (John 3:16, NKJV)

Sin came into the world through one man, Adam, and righteousness came through one Man, Jesus Christ (Romans 5:12, 2 Corinthians 5:21). Jesus was like us in every way, yet without sin and in His love He bore the weight of our sin on the cross. What an incredible exchange. God fulfilled His plan to save humanity by destroying the power of evil and sin, and Hebrews 9:22 states, In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood because without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

In the Old Testament, God’s people had to sacrifice animals and the high priest had to present the blood annually before God to make atonement for the sins of the people, including himself (Hebrews 9:22–25). But God had a greater plan, one that included everyone in the big story of redemption and restoration (Hebrews 9:11–14, 26–28).

Jesus came to earth as God’s perfect reconciliation plan for sinful humans. He gave Himself on the cross of Calvary for the remission of our sins, fulfilling the will of the Father. He was beaten, bruised and battered beyond recognition by the Roman authorities. He died the most gruesome and painful death, and as He breathed His last (recorded in John 19:30), Jesus said, It is finished.

God’s plan was now in place. He became the ransom for all and He conquered death and the grave when He rose from the dead on the third day. The Bible calls Him the Lamb of God who was slain from the foundations of the earth.

Now faith in Him and His full payment for sin results in the gift of salvation and reconciliation to God, which gives us complete forgiveness, healing, and deliverance from the bondage and oppression of the devil. Now anyone, anywhere, and at any time, who believes in the sacrifice of Jesus as the full payment for their sin, receives the gift of eternal life.

Sin is inherent in humanity by default. Every effort to please God, from the time of Adam and Eve, was inadequate. Your goodness or right living cannot eradicate sin. We don’t have the capacity within us to save ourselves. God, in His love, redeemed us from our sinful nature (and the power of the devil) through the sacrifice of Jesus on Calvary. Through the blood of Jesus, shed once for all, full propitiation for total redemption was made. Jesus is now the High Priest of the New Covenant, mediating between God and humanity.

And they sang a new song, saying: You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased for God persons from every tribe and language and people and nation. You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth. (Revelation 5:9–10)

God has offered us hope. He loves us—yes, that includes you! He loves us enough to pave the way for our connection back to Him. That Hope is Jesus, the epitome, and essence of life. He is the eternal living sacrifice that carries the life and authority of God to save and restore us. You have a decision to make to accept this offer of His grace by faith. It cost God His best to redeem your life so that you can experience the forgiveness and freedom He alone gives.

Prayer: Thank You, Heavenly Father, for my salvation through Jesus, and for the revelation of Calvary in my heart. I accept the sacrifice on the cross by the blood of Jesus as payment for my sin. I receive Your forgiveness. I confess Jesus as Lord and Savior of my life, and I declare the power of His resurrection over my life, and all that concerns me, in His Name.

Action Plan: If you are not already attending a Bible-believers gathering, pray and ask God to guide and direct you to find fellowship with Him and other believers. You can also take personal time to read any of