Bishop Noel Jones // TIME TO MAN UP // FLASHBACK FRIDAY

Main message: Faith is not optional — it is the spiritual means by which God speaks to us and overcomes circumstances. Walking by revelation (faith) rather than sight keeps your spirit unbroken, carries you toward God’s promised future, and brings complete deliverance.

Key points:

• Faith is spiritual, not sensual: God connects to our spirit while the world connects to our senses; faith accesses unseen reality.
• Revelation outruns situation: if you walk by revelation you don't have to wait for circumstances to change before you praise and act.
• Live in "possibility/yet" (vision) as well as present actuality — speak "not yet" over lacks because the promise is on the way.
• Perseverance/unbroken spirit: trials often intensify just before deliverance; don’t let circumstances or critics (even church people) break your spirit.
• Sometimes God asks you to give up present gains for a promised future — trust and move even when you don't know the full path.
• The father’s prayer in the Mark 9 story ("Lord, I believe; help my unbelief") models honest dependence: ask God to strengthen your faith for complete, not partial, blessing.

Scriptures mentioned: Mark 9 (esp. Mark 9:14–29; 9:24)