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Overcoming Temptation

Is there a way to consistently overcome temptation? God promises that no temptation will come upon us beyond what we can bear, and with every temptation He provides a way of escape. Explore how the Word, the Spirit, and godly discipline equip the believer to walk in purity and freedom.
49 Audio Teachings 24 Books 31 Sermons 16 Tracts 8 Blog Posts

Audio Teachings 49

3. The death of flesh, Satan's loss
3. The death of flesh, Satan's loss
Pastor Bankie OVERCOMING SATAN'S SCHEMES 1:31:13
7:30 Many people have believed, oh God, this is so painful. Many people have believed lies of the devil concerning where security is. So they leave the place where God kept them, they go somewhere else bec...
5. Hate it and win
5. Hate it and win
Pastor Bankie DOMINION OVER SIN 1:17:18
57:00 have been tempted and have been tempted. He said, however, he was without sin. And he told us how he did it so that he was without sin. And we said, these are the things. One, he loved righteousness a...
How to overcome temptations
How to overcome temptations
Pastor Bankie PRAYING 'THY KINGDOM COME' 1:39:05
1:34:30 next time. A major motivation, a major motivation, all right, for overcoming temptation. No, sorry. I chose my words wrongly. A major power for, oh, how do I explain this now? Please give me words. Gi...
The help to overcome temptation
The help to overcome temptation
Pastor Bankie PRAYING 'THY KINGDOM COME' 1:35:50
4:30 look at how to overcome or overcoming temptations as children of God overcoming temptations. Now we are going to look at the steps involved is our school of prayer and why I read this is that many of ...
2. Power over sin and addictions
2. Power over sin and addictions
Pastor Bankie RELEASING GOD'S PROVISIONS 1:46:15
1:09:00 Remember, He has given us what? Precious and magnificent promises. He has given us precious and magnificent promises so that by them we'll be partakers of divine nature, having escaped from the corrup...
2. The fear that saves
2. The fear that saves
Pastor Bankie DOMINION OVER SIN 1:21:41
1:16:30 and think that thing is sin itself. So we try to resist the fruit, we never really go about trying to resist the sin. So I want to pray a prayer for you. Put up your two hands. That little thing that,...
1. Temptations are the door
1. Temptations are the door
Pastor Bankie OVERCOMING SATAN'S SCHEMES 1:18:49
55:30 Cain. And again, she bore Abel. He said, notice that he knew his wife once. He delivered twice. He said, who did the second one? He said that. I'm telling you, the kind of doctrine he used to preach. ...
1. It is available for us
1. It is available for us
Pastor Bankie DOMINION OVER SIN 1:28:41
18:00 Judas was stealing all the money in the ministry. He didn't call him devil. Me, I would just say nothing bad would happen to me. I was the one he called a member of Ubun. Jesus was tempted because we ...
6. Don't let the devil steal your faith
6. Don't let the devil steal your faith
Pastor Bankie HOW TO DEAL WITH THE DEVIL IN YOUR LIFE 1:21:26
1:06:00 and take this helmet of salvation and the sword of the spirit which is the word of God. Let me stop there in verse 17. Now I'm going to expand these things further to see how we use them, all right, t...
8. Cultivating faithfulness
8. Cultivating faithfulness
Pastor Bankie SEVEN ATTITUDES THAT RESULT IN FAILURE 29:52
7:30 I like the way Mike Muddock says it, he said maturity is the ability to delay gratification. That a champion knows how to delay gratification. A man who will be victorious in life knows how to delay g...
Motivation for victory
Motivation for victory
Pastor Bankie PRAYING 'THY KINGDOM COME' 1:54:42
1:07:30 You're pursuing things you don't understand. Is that the job they sent you? So one day, I said, I feel like I could say, You told me you're a pastor in the church. Now you're marketing how to trade cr...
5. Overcoming ”˜good' temptations
5. Overcoming ”˜good' temptations
Pastor Bankie PRAYER AND PERSONAL PURIFICATION 1:10:24
1:04:30 He said that all these temptations of life. He said these people will be corrupted by smooth words. Smooth words. You must understand the smooth words. That is, if you sound nice, everything they are ...
3. Light and the confession of sin
3. Light and the confession of sin
Pastor Bankie THE HUNDRED-FOLD BLESSING 1:12:27
33:00 Collected the thing and went back home and bought the stuff I was supposed to buy like a real dutiful man of the house. You won't know the amount of faith and discipline it took not to borrow, you kno...
3. The strength for inner victory
3. The strength for inner victory
Pastor Bankie COURAGE TO CONQUER 1:16:44
1:15:00 The Laila is coming to tempt you whether you want to be tempted or not. Do you get my point? And God, so that he won't break his word, is pouring to you, into you, all the strength required to overcom...
2. Overcoming Satan's powers
2. Overcoming Satan's powers
Pastor Bankie THE DEFENCE IN PRECEPTS 2:11:19
1:46:30 We are supposed to be meek. We are supposed to love. He said, basically those who thirst and hunger after righteousness. That is, it must be something your intense desire must be to know that which is...
7. Desperate for purity
7. Desperate for purity
Pastor Bankie THE HABITATION OF GOD 1:14:44
30:00 That is how it is, that we are dwelling places on the earth for God. Now remember, I didn't read that again today, but we read it before, Matthew chapter five, when Jesus was telling us about characte...
1st Corinthians 10 (I)
1st Corinthians 10 (I)
Pastor Bankie 1ST CORINTHIANS 1:12:07
1:00:00 that we assume we used to. I'm sure we don't do that anymore. We just assume that that was the day he was tempted. But actually that was not the day he was tempted. He was tempted before the same temp...
4. The temptation to sin and the hope of the believer
4. The temptation to sin and the hope of the believer
Pastor Bankie THE BATTLE FOR OUR FAITH 2:06:34
2:01:30 Oh, no, no, no, no. I will not. I reject it. I will not give Satan a foothold in my life. I will not give Satan a foothold in my life. I will not give Satan a foothold in my life. Lord, all my ways ar...
6. The sandal and the breastplate
6. The sandal and the breastplate
Pastor Bankie THE CHRISTIAN'S WARFARE 1:18:35
0:00 Let's begin today, we'll read again from the book of Ephesians chapter 6. The book of Ephesians chapter 6. I'll read from verse 10. It says, finally be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his mi...
2. Pray, "deliver us from evil"
2. Pray, "deliver us from evil"
Pastor Bankie OVERCOMING SATAN'S SCHEMES 1:22:52
1:15:00 in the name of Jesus Christ. Let me hold on to my faith, in the name of Jesus. Now Jesus said, I have prayed for you that your faith will not fail. Lord, let my faith not fail. Strengthen me that my f...
7. The quest for knowledge
7. The quest for knowledge
Pastor Bankie PRAYER AND PERSONAL PURIFICATION 1:15:30
24:00 He turns people against the covenant. How did it go again? He said, those that do wickedness against the covenant will corrupt with smooth words. It corrupts people with smooth words. And I said, but ...
2. Breaking beyond stagnation
2. Breaking beyond stagnation
Pastor Bankie THE PRAYER LIFE (EXHORTATIONS AND PRAYERS) 1:03:22
0:00 Now, what do I like about it? It's just the same things I've been talking about here again and again. Life is a battle of what? It's a battle of... Most of the things you find in life are temptations ...
3. The Law of Personal Control
3. The Law of Personal Control
Pastor Bankie THE LAWS OF CONFESSIONS 1:14:28
1:13:30 Anyway, whatever way they have it, number one place to break it is where? With the tongue. Satan is saying, listen, sin shall not have dominion over me. Because in Christ Jesus, I am above, I am not b...
8. How to rebuke the devil
8. How to rebuke the devil
Pastor Bankie HOW TO DEAL WITH THE DEVIL IN YOUR LIFE 1:13:40
1:30 Now, this is, although I've said this for two, this is the third time I'm saying this. All right, so I hope it works today. This is supposed to be our conclusion of how to deal with the devil in your ...
1. It's discipline
1. It's discipline
Pastor Bankie THE POWER OF GODLINESS 28:45
9:00 You get the point. He said, Oh, my heart is weak. I'm not, I'm very, very, I find it very hard. All right. To, to, to withstand strenuous work. So they put him on an exercise regime. Okay. So that he ...
5. Power to walk in the fear of God
5. Power to walk in the fear of God
Pastor Bankie THE BATTLE FOR OUR FAITH 1:51:52
1:37:30 By the Spirit I am putting to death the deeds of the flesh. Say Lord, by the Spirit I am putting to death the deeds of the flesh. I put my body on the altar. I put my body on the altar. I say, Lord, d...
14. Self denial, key to Christian growth
14. Self denial, key to Christian growth
Pastor Bankie BUILDING UP YOUR FAITH 1:51:00
19:30 It was a man that could reason with them. He listened to them. That is, it was, technically speaking, it was easy. But that was when they got the strength. That was when they got the strength to stand...
7. There's resurrection after death
7. There's resurrection after death
Pastor Bankie THE HIGH CALLING 1:18:27
12:00 And because of the word of their testimony, what most people forget is the last expression there. And they did not love their life even when faced with death. Please notice that. That is, their abilit...
6. The power to lay it down
6. The power to lay it down
Pastor Bankie THE HIGH CALLING 1:24:58
39:00 When it is a man who actually goes to church, all of a sudden that he's nice. You know, three years ago you were saying, if he's not speaking in tongues and praying, you know, he has to be studying th...
3. Overcoming evil spirits
3. Overcoming evil spirits
Pastor Bankie THE POWER OF THE SPIRIT 2:00:16
25:30 When they asked him, so what did Adam do to make life hard for his descendants? He said, Adam allowed, let me just summarize it, increased the amount of temptation around, making it difficult for peop...
5. The Spirit of Love
5. The Spirit of Love
Pastor Bankie WALKING IN THE SPIRIT 1:23:34
13:30 and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,...
7. The foundation for sin
7. The foundation for sin
Pastor Bankie THE REVELATIONS OF GOD 1:36:03
42:00 principle of sin. There was something I said last week. I was referring to Charles Finney and some things he said that I didn't finish explaining all the things I wanted to say about it because of cou...
2. The power of temptation
2. The power of temptation
Pastor Bankie THE POWER OF DEATH AND THE VICTORY IN CHRIST 28:32
22:30 He hasn't told you the truth. Go home, kneel down and beg your wife, I'm sorry. I will never do it again. Listen to me, instantly that power of that Satan is broken. I tell you, people exercise themse...
3. Understanding temptations and divine processes
3. Understanding temptations and divine processes
Pastor Bankie A NEW MAN AND A NEW WORLD 1:57:15
1:09:00 immediately something will happen. A child will fall sick, you go to hospital, the doctor says admission fee is half of a month's salary. Or you are going, one mechanic forgot to tighten one knot unde...
5. Grace for faithfulness
5. Grace for faithfulness
Pastor Bankie RECEIVING GRACE FOR A NEW SEASON 1:48:03
27:00 but which you do not realize God wanted to give you anyway. The way by which you enter into something in life is very important. So that's why David wonders in Psalm 118, enter through the gates of Go...
8. The love of righteousness
8. The love of righteousness
Pastor Bankie WALKING IN THE SPIRIT 1:19:04
4:30 He freed her even though it was on a Sabbath day. So he said, use your freedom to serve one another. And he said in verse 14, let's continue reading. For the whole law is fulfilled in one word. And th...
8. The knowledge of good and evil
8. The knowledge of good and evil
Pastor Bankie THE REVELATIONS OF GOD 1:15:10
9:00 The natural order of things, I tell you that all truths are parallel. The natural order of things is disorder. So what you need to do in life is to consciously put order into your life. Are you gettin...
3. Pure in mind and thoughts
3. Pure in mind and thoughts
Pastor Bankie THE INCREASE OF HIS KINGDOM 1:17:28
1:04:30 And he came to the woman and said, indeed has God said, verse one, that's where I am, you shall not eat from any tree of the garden. Now please notice something. The woman said to the serpent, we can ...
25. Lust, a disease of the soul
25. Lust, a disease of the soul
Pastor Bankie THE FORCE OF FAITH 27:58
22:30 that says that if you love one woman, you have loved them all. If you love many women, you have loved none at all. Now I'm bringing out something here. That's the act of discovering the divine order, ...
16. Removing eye and hand in pursuit of righteousness
16. Removing eye and hand in pursuit of righteousness
Pastor Bankie THE CULTURE OF FAITH 1:27:09
22:30 because I left university 27 years ago, all right? And by that time, I'd known that doctrine for at least two years. So it's been fine for a long time. That's the doctrine that you hear sometimes, tha...
2. Resisting temptation by prayer
2. Resisting temptation by prayer
Pastor Bankie PRAYER AND PERSONAL PURIFICATION 1:10:13
55:30 Now, I'm bringing an issue. That's where that mass, that's where it starts. When Satan has accused his wife against, he accused his wife, alright, in his eyes for a long time, and he starts believing ...
2. The greatest victory
2. The greatest victory
Pastor Bankie COURAGE TO CONQUER 1:16:01
55:30 I said, you are using the pretenders to judge the rest of us. I say it all the time. If you're a student on campus, especially when you're a preacher, don't lie that you are failing for the gospel sak...
7. The Correction Of The Lord
7. The Correction Of The Lord
Pastor Bankie THE BIRTH OF A NEW GENERATION 1:18:49
18:00 We'll go back there in a moment. One of the most important prayers Christians must learn to pray is about themselves. And what I mean is this. Like, sometimes when I'm talking with my wife, I'll tell ...
4. The constraints of faith
4. The constraints of faith
Pastor Bankie THE BREATH OF FAITH 1:41:57
1:40:30 As a wife, faith puts constraints on you. As a child, as a student, faith puts constraints on you. One reason why you will not cheat in an exam is faith. You say, if I'm going to pass, I have to pass ...
2. The Sin of Adam
2. The Sin of Adam
Pastor Bankie THE WORK OF CHRIST 1:15:21
13:30 No, let me put it like this. His disobedience was sin. That was when the principle of sin entered into the earth. And because he was the head of the creation, he opened the door. He was the doorkeeper...
3. Godliness, the path of dominion
3. Godliness, the path of dominion
Pastor Bankie THE POWER OF GODLINESS 29:02
21:00 Do you follow what I'm trying to say? Look, there is no quick breakthrough like that with walking righteously. Sometimes it first takes you down, all right, lower than the level that you used to be. B...
6. Faith, killed by sin
6. Faith, killed by sin
Pastor Bankie FAITH AND THE DESTINY 29:25
1:30 You need your faith strengthened with God's Word because once you have that faith, that vision that God has committed into your heart can never be frustrated. To you, nothing, absolutely nothing will ...
1. So, you want to be like God
1. So, you want to be like God
Pastor Bankie OVERCOMING THE TREE OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD AND EVIL 2:21:02
1:04:30 What he recognized was that they have chosen the path of independence. Henceforth, they will be their own judge, their own authority. Thank you, I like that word. They will be their own authority. Wha...
3. Wisdom for the pure heart
3. Wisdom for the pure heart
Pastor Bankie THE WAY OF SELF-SANCTIFICATION 2:00:32
10:30 as the Lord has given me the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, and I am being filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding. As a result of thi...

Books 24

WORSHIP & SEX CONTROL
WORSHIP & SEX CONTROL
Pastor Bankie
man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it. 1 Cor 10:13...
RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
Pastor Bankie
ll not be able to overcome him. He cannot do that just because he wants to—he doesn't have that power; his method is the use of temptations. *John 15:5 19 RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT...
SOMEONE IS CONTROLLING YOU
SOMEONE IS CONTROLLING YOU
Pastor Bankie
or his flesh. The lust of the flesh called and David responded. The body speaks to us. Our natural instincts speak to us. The body tells us to ignore rules and commandments and to follow our feelings....
WE WALK BY FAITH
WE WALK BY FAITH
Pastor Bankie
come we are convinced of all these things? …for we walk by faith, not by sight. 2 Cor 5:7 Our faith shapes our expectation for life after this one. 160 free e-book from pastor.ng ...
GUIDED BY THE SPIRIT
GUIDED BY THE SPIRIT
Pastor Bankie
s thoughts. When it does this, what we are to do is to confess them as sin and ask the Lord for forgiveness and cleansing. This is so crucial. There is no other way to free our spirits from pollution....
HOW TO WORK FOR GOD
HOW TO WORK FOR GOD
Pastor Bankie
s purposes. You will deny yourself certain pleasures and human promotions so that you can take hold of the Spirit. It is those things that are the real tests of your seriousness. FAKE CONSCIENCE BALM...
GRACE TO PROSPER (2nd Edition)
GRACE TO PROSPER (2nd Edition)
Pastor Bankie
hteousness for the sake of righteousness that He anoints. You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You With the oil of joy above Your fellows. Psa 45:7...
BEYOND GIFTS and TALENTS (Why Gifted People May Fail)
BEYOND GIFTS and TALENTS (Why Gifted People May Fail)
Pastor Bankie
ng. That strength is simply the power with which we hold unto God; it manifests as faith and obedience to the word of God. That was what Samson was donating to strange women through sexual encounters....
Choices; Key to Destiny
Choices; Key to Destiny
Pastor Bankie
the eventual outcome. We must learn to look beyond immediate gratification. 25 Choices, Key to Destiny. Pastor Bankie Free e-book from kwm.com.ng CHAPTER 10 TWO DANGEROUS DEVILS ...
THE MARK OF THE BEAST
THE MARK OF THE BEAST
Pastor Bankie
o problem on the day of adversity. He will give us a quickening word and His Spirit will enter into us and set us on our feet. God’s grace is available for every true and committed believer in Christ....
Great Faith Can Be Yours
Great Faith Can Be Yours
Pastor Bankie
ildhood, and let your heart be pleasant during the days of young manhood. And follow the kwm.com.ng 17 Great Faith Can be Yours...
DON'T QUIT THE ARMY
DON'T QUIT THE ARMY
Pastor Bankie
d the spiritual atmosphere for success. Without the word, all struggle is like tilling a ground that is cursed. * 16 Don’t Quit the Army Pastor Bankie...
The Law of Life
The Law of Life
Pastor Bankie
Christ. If your focus is on your fear and the things that are befalling the world, then one day a portion may fall into you hands out of the lot. Be wise. The second prescription is this....
BY FAITH, ACQUIRE LIFE (Turning the hopeless situations of life around)
BY FAITH, ACQUIRE LIFE (Turning the hopeless situations of life around)
Pastor Bankie
n your heart, cast down his stronghold, before you begin to take charge of your environment by that creative word of God. For this reason you must arm yourself with the relevant word even as you pray....
FUNDAMENTALS OF CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE (New)
FUNDAMENTALS OF CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE (New)
Pastor Bankie
oolish woman; bush woman.” I actually heard a man call his wife mumu-wife (In Nigeria, mumu means something like a dunce or retard). Whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name....
GOD IS THE MATCH MAKER
GOD IS THE MATCH MAKER
Pastor Bankie
spite that however, it is still a thing to be done. We must master the flesh and make it do the bidding of the spirit. If you understand this, understanding arranged marriages will not be so hard....
SHOULD I SAY YES, 2nd Edition
SHOULD I SAY YES, 2nd Edition
Pastor Bankie
righteous man on earth who continually does good and who never sins. Eccl 7:20 However, that same Apostle John pointed out that SO I MARRIED MISS PERFECT 73...
What is God's Will Here?
What is God's Will Here?
Pastor Bankie
d’s mind. It also means that you are freed from the power of the devil and death. You received this grace when you received Jesus as your Lord and Saviour. It was an exchange of your 6 Pastor Bankie...
So, Who Will Pay for This?
So, Who Will Pay for This?
Pastor Bankie
3 TEV So Paul was not talking about the ability to get things at all; rather he was teaching on the ability to endure both prosperity and adversity. The key word here is 'endure.' He said to Timothy,...
He That Believes
He That Believes
Pastor Bankie
od with repentance from unbelief in your mouth, committing your life to faith, and He will give you the spirit of faith, a heart force that easily takes the word of God and real. THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD...
PROPHESY! Proclaim your own victory
PROPHESY! Proclaim your own victory
Pastor Bankie
e of life where you expect good – in your marriage, your business, carrier, health, children etc. Words are powerful. With words, Adam formed the characters of every animal. 12 Pastor Bankie...
The Righteousness of God
The Righteousness of God
Pastor Bankie
me to frustrate Satan with your determination. It is not the time to look for a quick way out of the pain. It is the time to wait. 17 The Righteousness of God...
LET US AGREE (The church and her role in national democracy)
LET US AGREE (The church and her role in national democracy)
Pastor Bankie
ated by the pastors. On the first observation, we see disobedience to clear instructions of Scripture. We have been instructed in direct terms to persist in prayer, 17 LET US AGREE...
The Blessing
The Blessing
Pastor Bankie
prayers. "But to this one I will look, To him who is humble and contrite of spirit, and who trembles at My word. Isa 66:2 Please do not forget: ...

Sermons 31

TO HAVE AUTHORITY
Pastor Bankie
e totally subject to the Father through all the years of His natural life. He had learned obedience and had become the Son of God in reality, not just by birth, but by going through the fires of life....
THE SEEDS OF DESTINY
Pastor Bankie
ve. They fret, and become tempted with wrongdoing. If they begin to get involved in the wrongdoing, they have lost out. "…but if any of them turns back, I will not be pleased with him." Heb 10:38 TEV...
ARE YOU CURSED? I DON’T THINK SO!
Pastor Bankie
any of us would rather start a process of deliverance, praying all night and sowing seeds that are supposed to break the yoke. Ignorance! A Christian can have challenges; it is not a sign of a curse!...
YOU HAVE THE POWER
Pastor Bankie
lities but by the grace and power of God working with me (Zec 4:6). See, wisdom and calm have since come into me, and things are moving faster now as if by themselves. I have been experiencing grace....
LED BY THE SPIRIT – 2
Pastor Bankie
lowing portion of the book of Ephesians. Please note the words I have put in bold letters and recall our discussion on some of them. Also I will bring forth a summary on those words after the reading....
BEWARE OF THE WISDOM OF THE WORLD
Pastor Bankie
vanish. The word of God says, ‘keep the standard up there and let people look at it until they conform to it,’ but a godless generation says, ‘no no, don’t touch our sex; it is a sign of liberation.’ ...
THE BASIC SUBSTANCE OF LIFE
Pastor Bankie
by science. All the equations and observations point to Him; it is just that acknowledging Him means accepting religion and sex control, and men just love darkness too much to accept that (John 3:19)....
THE REAL GOAL OF CHRISTIANITY
Pastor Bankie
lked the path of obedience all the way to death — his death on the cross.” Phil 2:5,8 TEV CHRIST FORMED IN YOU My children, with whom I am again in labor until Christ is formed in you. Gal 4:19 NASB...
THE LOVER OF GOD
Pastor Bankie
as that of an unfaithful and adulterous wife (see Jer 3:8, Ez 6:9). Down in the New Testament we see that the relationship between Jesus and the Church is described as that of the groom and His bride....
COUNTING YOUR POSSESSIONS
Pastor Bankie
COUNTING YOUR POSSESSIONS. Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Heb 11:1. NASB (vs 1b, AMP…faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the se...
BELIEVING UNTO FEAR OR INTO FREEDOM
Pastor Bankie
itual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. Eph 6.10-13”...
THE FEAR OF GOD
Pastor Bankie
them. Behaving this way is not in keeping with the fear of God. In the fear of God, we do not do things because of what we stand to benefit; rather we do them because they are the right things to do. ...
LED BY THE SPIRIT – 1
Pastor Bankie
appen and it is good we understand how they work. Now, what does it mean then to be led by the spirit of God? This is easy to understand when we understand the use of the word ‘spirit’ in the Bible....
The Secrets of Increase and Breakthrough (6)
Pastor Bankie
THE PRACTICE OF FAITHFULNESS "He who is faithful in a very little thing is faithful also in much; and he who is unrighteous in a very little thing is unrighteous also in much." Luke 16:10 NASB "And ...
AM I IN THE WILL OF GOD?
Pastor Bankie
I have written many times about the will of God (including books on the subject*), and I have preached dozens of sermons on the subject, but today I feel impressed upon to emphasize something again ab...
THE HABIT OF FAITH
Pastor Bankie
ld on to the opinion of the word of God in the face of unbelieving talk. When men say there is a casting down, speak up and say there is a lifting up. Speak your faith in the word of God all the time....
The Secrets of Increase and Breakthrough (5)
Pastor Bankie
WHAT ARE YOU REALLY ASKING FOR? Last time I introduced the principles of "double-mindedness" and "what-God-has-joined-together." I explained that increase and prosperity are joined to having the givi...
WORKS OR FAITH, THE DOCTRINE OF MERCY
Pastor Bankie
I will like to take a text of the scriptures to introduce today’s sermon. Luke 18:9-14 NASB 9 And He also told this parable to certain ones who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and vie...
GOD’S WILL
Pastor Bankie
hat obeys the things that are known and revealed, a life of righteousness and holiness. In doing this we become the will of God in our very lives, and the actual Will of God comes out of us naturally....
TO RECEIVE FROM GOD
Pastor Bankie
e bitterness except that God showed him mercy (and let us never forget to hope in his mercy at all times). He learnt the lesson, repented, and when the prayer of faith was said for him, he was healed....
SOWING TO THE SPIRIT OR SOWING TO THE FLESH
Pastor Bankie
Sowing to the spirit or sowing to the flesh “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh shall from the flesh reap co...
WHO IS GOING TO HELL?
Pastor Bankie
sinning a habit because God forgives. Anyone who is like that, who thinks that because God forgives he or she can go on sinning, such a one is NOT a true Christian. Such a person is condemned already!...
The Secrets of Increase and Breakthrough (4)
Pastor Bankie
DIFFERENT HEARTS In the last sermons we saw the importance of the aura radiating out of the heart and the need to accept personal spiritual responsibility for our states in life. We are still on the ...
DON’T BE WITHOUT THE SPIRIT
Pastor Bankie
God to be the motivation for everything we do. The spirit of God is constantly infused into us by His word and by prayer. What are we when we are full of action but not motivated by having the spirit?...
THE FIGHT OF FAITH, AN EXAMPLE
Pastor Bankie
TIP OF RIGHTEOUSNESS. THE FIGHT OF FAITH Recently I had some experiences in which it was so ‘clear’ that I was being discriminated against by reason of natural origin. Of course we all understand thi...
YOUR MONEY. Getting Value for Your Seed
Pastor Bankie
YOUR MONEY. Getting Value For Your Seed The matter of money is a crucial part of life, and in fact God judges your spirituality partly from the assessment of your ability to handle money. In the word...
JOY IN THE HOLY SPIRIT
Pastor Bankie
hings around, but a kind of joy that comes from having the right spirit and contemplating the things that are real. We rejoice when we see things that have real eternal value. Let us take an example....
The Secrets of Increase and Breakthrough (2)
Pastor Bankie
is hands. I know that Jesus indeed died for me, the power of His blood is real and has a very current and active cleansing power. That is what faith is—the knowledge of truth, even though invisible....
The Secrets of Increase and Breakthrough (7)
Pastor Bankie
sh each day. I say to myself, "The LORD is my inheritance; therefore, I will hope in him!" Lam 3:21-24 NLT The next place where we derive joy from is from recalling to mind what God has done for us....
IN THE TIME OF ELECTIONS
Pastor Bankie
judging and such activities do not change things; they only create an atmosphere of chaos in the realm of the spirit. Let your anger and frustrations motivate you to pray. 3. IT IS LAWFUL TO CAMPAIGN...
The Secrets of Increase and Breakthrough (1)
Pastor Bankie
It is the beginning of a new year. Everyone has desires and many have made resolutions. This is the cycle every year beginning. Few people actually get what they desired by the time the year ends, and...

Tracts 16

THE VISITATION OF GOD
THE VISITATION OF GOD
Pastor Bankie
ligion but to deliver you from your destructions by the forgiveness of sin. All you need to do to partake of this is just to believe it and to say in prayer that ‘Jesus, I accept it as so. Thank you’....
RELAX – HE’S IN CONTROL
RELAX – HE’S IN CONTROL
Pastor Bankie
ise. ‘Let the weak say I AM STRONG.’ Remember this: in all the troubles of Job, the contest was whether or not he would sin with his mouth. Please “suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin.”...
THE RESURRECTION
THE RESURRECTION
Pastor Bankie
ou must strive to encounter. Paul said he was ready to let go of all his previous achievements. Why? “…that I may know Him, and the power of His resurrection…” What is the power of His resurrection?...
DARE TO BELIEVE
DARE TO BELIEVE
Pastor Bankie
on to my words; incline your ears to my sayings; do not let them depart from your sight; keep them in the midst of your heart… “Guard your heart with all diligence, from it flow the springs of life.”...
THE REDEMPTION THAT IS IN CHRIST
THE REDEMPTION THAT IS IN CHRIST
Pastor Bankie
roblem is that men often think God should follow their own ideas of a solution. They forget that they know next to nothing. God knows all. He has provided the needed solution but men are ignoring it....
PREDESTINATION
PREDESTINATION
Pastor Bankie
nces.” For example, as a student I have the ability to choose to go to school or not but the decision to pass or fail the examination is not within my power; it is a consequence of my previous choice....
THIS IS FAITH
THIS IS FAITH
Pastor Bankie
d has graciously given you the lives of all who sail with you...’I believe God that it will happen just as He told me.” Acts 27 The real faith knows that God’s word is supreme over all circumstances....
GRACE TO LIVE BY
GRACE TO LIVE BY
Pastor Bankie
have financial security and the competitive spirit from your eyes. Mammon is the greatest contender with God for the attention of His children. He made them upright, but they sought out many devices. ...
I SHALL NOT WANT
I SHALL NOT WANT
Pastor Bankie
I SHALL NOT WANT When the Lord desires a thing on the earth, He puts it into it as a seed. The seed then begins to grow and eventually produces the fruit, which was the goal. Now, the seed is the wor...
DANIEL
DANIEL
Pastor Bankie
he fact that Isaac was gone, but that he just considered that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead. He was fully aware of the promise that said “in Isaac your descendants shall be called.”...
WHO IS GOING TO HELL?
WHO IS GOING TO HELL?
Pastor Bankie
sinning a habit because God forgives. Anyone who is like that, who thinks that because God forgives he or she can go on sinning, such a one is NOT a true Christian. Such a person is condemned already!...
THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD
THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD
Pastor Bankie
obey Him. In summary, my message to you today is that you need to be careful to do and to choose only the things that are pleasing to God in your life, and “all other things shall be added unto you”....
A PRAYER FOR YOUR HEALING
A PRAYER FOR YOUR HEALING
Pastor Bankie
e words are like medicine, you may need to take them daily and regularly until your healing is fully manifested. “…they are life unto those who find them, and medicine to their whole body.” Prov 4v22...
THE LIFE THAT IS IN CHRIST
THE LIFE THAT IS IN CHRIST
Pastor Bankie
hole human race because everyone has sinned.” When a person is subject to this reign of death, he or she is said to be dead in scriptural terms. See Ephesians 2,5: “…we were DEAD in our trespasses…”...
ARE WE ALL EQUAL BEFORE GOD?
ARE WE ALL EQUAL BEFORE GOD?
Pastor Bankie
the Lord, do good, cultivate faithfulness. Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.” Men will say “enjoy yourself, party, have fun, have sex, you are a young man!”...
IT IS GOD AND I
IT IS GOD AND I
Pastor Bankie
follows them around because they do not honour their parents; yet they feel justified. Listen, the Bible says “do not let evil defeat you; instead conquer evil with good.” Remember, “It is God and I.”...

Blog Posts 8

Justification by faith; Why James had to write
Justification by faith; Why James had to write
Pastor Bankie
isobeying human teaching but is rejecting God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you. 1 Thess 4:3-8 NLT So then, get rid of lies. Speak the truth to each other, because we are all members of the same body....
WORSHIP & SEX CONTROL (Book, PDF, free download. 2MB)
WORSHIP & SEX CONTROL (Book, PDF, free download. 2MB)
KWM
Sex is not just a physical act; it goes beyond even the emotions. Sex is actually a means of worship and a sign of worship. Control of sexuality is a major exercise of true worship and those who do no...
OWN THAT DECISION (…and stop ‘blaming’ it on God)
OWN THAT DECISION (…and stop ‘blaming’ it on God)
Pastor Bankie
of God so much that we think like Him. And if we learn anything new by the special operation of the Spirit of God, then we are to seek to understand the wisdom therein and make that wisdom part of us....
Should I give my whole first month’s salary to my church as ‘first-fruit’?
Should I give my whole first month’s salary to my church as ‘first-fruit’?
Pastor Bankie
What we learn from the Law is the spirit of that commandment. The spirit is that of acknowledging God. It is that of giving Him the praise and glory for all that He has done and is doing in our lives....
TRUST, MY LATEST LESSON
Pastor Bankie
wisdom, etc. When I would make some plans thinking, "that should work this way", I have been quick to notice that those things refused to work, even though every natural reasoning dictated otherwise. ...
Effective Christian Prayer
Effective Christian Prayer
Pastor Bankie
t the success in battle was not determined by the skill and strength of Joshua and his men but by the position of the hands of Moses. Now it was not the hands of Moses per se but the thing it carried....
IS YOUR FAITH WORKING?
IS YOUR FAITH WORKING?
Pastor Bankie
has entrusted once for all time to his holy people. I say this because some ungodly people have wormed their way into your churches, saying that God's marvelous grace allows us to live immoral lives. ...
KEEP ON TRUCKING (Life on a day-by-day basis)
KEEP ON TRUCKING (Life on a day-by-day basis)
Pastor Bankie
ind something small to do to tide you over for just another day. You current job doesn’t pay so much? Just learn to manage; Paul taught us that it is one major skill the Lord gives strength for....

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