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Faith: The Link with God's Power
Some believe that simply having faith is an entitlement to blessing and prosperity. Others believe that faith in oneself is all that is needed in life. Still others contend that faith is a cosmic force that breeds superhuman, super-spiritual, invincible power. It is none of these. Faith is not something requiring you to believe in what you know is not true, nor is it believing something for which there is no evidence. The Bible--a book all about faith--provides the evidence that makes faith so vital, so important, and so astounding. In Faith: The Link with God's Power, international evangelist Reinhard Bonnke draws from his years of personal study and vibrant ministry to reveal that...Faith is like a wiring system that carries power into our lives. Faith itself is not the power, but it links us to the power source. There is no link to God's power without faith. Our belief in what happens tomorrow stems from what we already experienced yesterday. It is not the size of your faith but the size of the God you believe in that determines the results. Reinhard Bonnke is more qualified than most to shed light on what it means to minister in the power of the Holy Spirit. He and his CfaN team regularly conduct gospel crusades in Africa, where signs and wonders follow the preaching of the gospel. In one six-day crusade, more than 1,600,000 people attended a single service, with 3,450,000 making positive decisions for Christ over the course of the event. Indeed, these are days in which God's people can abound in faith!
281 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1998
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Reinhard Bonnke
140 books129 followersReinhard Bonnke (born April 19, 1940) is a German Pentecostal evangelist, principally known for his gospel missions throughout Africa. Bonnke has been an evangelist and missionary in Africa since 1967. Bonnke has overseen 75 million recorded conversions to Christ.
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October 20, 2021
Excellent. Theologically sound Doctrine and Practical Teaching on Having Faith in Jesus Christ. I've always loved the impact that Reinhard Bonnke has had globally on Evangelising the lost in his Missionary Work.
November 8, 2025
135. Faith – The Link with God’s Power
By Reinhard Bonnke
Scripture encourages faith; doubt paralyzes. Faith is a venture that turns life into an adventure. Faith in God is exciting—unbelief is depressing. Christianity is not merely a religion; it is Christ Himself—the resurrection and the life.
A Christian needs the Church just as a candle needs a candlestick, a tree needs soil, and a lightbulb needs a socket. Believers are like stars; unbelievers are like black holes from which light never escapes. Without fellowship, a Christian can neither stand, grow, nor shine.
Jesus did not call us to sit in church and vegetate as if in a rest home. We have a job to do—not a hobby—but the greatest job of all: to change the world. Each of us, in mutual faith, is like a sheet of paper standing strong only when bound with others—five hundred together forming a block of strength and support.
Unity is like oil because the Holy Spirit is that oil—He brings unity. Nobody can have unity alone. You can’t be married alone, and you can’t be an independent believer. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of unity, the divine bonding element—a beautiful effect of faith in Christ.
Christ sets hearts aflame so that we can blaze for God. No one truly believes without shining. One candle lights another—the fire of God’s light is transmitted. Faith lights the lamps that show the way.
We may begin with no faith, even in the negative, but at the Cross, the flame of faith leaps into our hearts, bringing the Holy Spirit, salvation, and forgiveness. At that place, Christ’s finished work becomes ours. We believe and receive. The Holy Spirit translates all that Jesus did for us into personal experience.
Faith is not “believing what you know isn’t true,” nor “believing something without evidence.” That’s foolishness. Faith is like an immune system filtering out fears that would otherwise paralyze us. When it fails, we develop all kinds of phobias and compulsions.
Faith doesn’t kill common sense—it completes it. It’s not a strange psychology developed by hermits or mystics. Faith is natural. It’s an ordinary thing that makes us extraordinary in the eyes of God. We are what we believe—so we must watch carefully what we choose to believe.
Faith tests us. The kind of God we believe in reveals our soul. Faith in Christ is a narrow road that grows wider and brighter the further we go.
You can only believe in what you do not see. What you see is fact, not faith. Faith is a personal relationship, not a mathematical equation. We know what God did yesterday, but faith trusts Him for tomorrow.
Faith is the eye that sees the unseen. Physical optics cannot perceive God—He is Spirit. Not seeing is no reason for not believing. We don’t see radiation, yet we see its effects. Likewise, we don’t see God, but millions experience His power daily.
Without the knowledge of God, nothing makes sense. History itself warns us—without God, the world becomes a lunatic asylum run by its patients. If we don’t trust God, we eventually trust no one. Faith is not a possession; it’s an action.
Faith produces good works, but good works don’t produce faith—just as milk makes butter, but butter doesn’t make milk.
Faith isn’t about size; it’s about conductivity. Like an electric fuse, it transfers the power of God where it’s needed. The lower our resistance to God’s Word, the greater the power that flows through us.
Faith thrives on impossibilities. Church-only faith—religious faith—has too few challenges. But robust faith grows in rough weather, like a mustard seed that thrives in hard soil.
We don’t generate God’s power—we conduct it. Christ gave us power. We are not generators but conduits. It’s not enough to be “switched on” for Jesus; we must be plugged in to Him.
Faith is the hidden fuse that completes the circuit of God’s power. Without it, even the greatest truth and work of God remain inactive.
Faith unites us with Christ in an embrace. It’s not a distant belief—it’s intimate trust. Jesus was the God you could throw your arms around. Calvary accomplished what Sinai could not—it drew us close to God.
Faith is a leap—not into darkness but into light. It is acting in trust on what we know of God, expecting Him to be true to His Word. Faith acts; God responds.
Faith and prayer are twin forces. To get faith to read the Word, simply read it—it is self-proving. Faith comes by hearing the Word of God.
Prayer is not persuading God to our will but aligning ourselves with His. It’s not a monologue of our desires but a dialogue of divine partnership. God speaks at all times; prayer is our time to pour out our hearts.
When we think we hear God, we must test every voice against the Word—“If they speak not according to this Word, there is no light in them” (Isaiah 8:20).
The Bible is the constitution of God’s Kingdom. No human majority can change it. Jesus was not merely a prophet with a message—He was the message.
Faith rests on God’s unchanging character. “I am the Lord, I change not” (Malachi 3:6). His faithfulness is His reputation. He cannot fail Himself.
Faith is not a relic of the past—it must be present and alive. Yesterday’s faith breeds worms like old manna. Faith must be fresh, daily, alive.
Faith and God’s will are inseparable. The will of God shapes the future. The Bible doesn’t just tell us what God can do, but what He will do.
Faith acts on God’s I will. His promises are spontaneous and absolute. Jesus never argued—He declared truth, and it proved itself.
Faith is the link between God’s limitless power and our limited humanity. It conducts, not creates, the current of divine energy.
Faith is not a feeling—it’s doing what should be done, knowing we cannot succeed without God.
When we come to the end of natural strength, faith begins. It lifts us out of self-reliance into God-reliance. Faith transfers responsibility for our life to God when our resources fail.
Faith changes men—and changed men change the world. Abraham left no monuments, but his faith reshaped history.
Faith is fellowship—God places faith in our hearts, then places His faith in us to do His will. When faith is right, Jesus commits Himself to us.
True faith makes honor and recognition irrelevant. It seeks first the Kingdom of God, trusting all else to be added in His time and way.
Faith in God brings light; unbelief releases the acid of cynicism. It’s easy not to believe when you don’t know Jesus—but once you encounter Him, disbelief becomes almost impossible.
Faith sees the unseen Christ, the Living One who still heals, blesses, answers prayer, and changes lives.
Faith walks in light, even in a dark world. It’s our spiritual infrared—seeing Him who is invisible.
Faith doesn’t end in believing; it ends in knowing. It begins as trust and matures into revelation.
Believers are not merely on the winning side—they are unconditionally victorious. Darkness never prevails against the light of faith.
By Reinhard Bonnke
Scripture encourages faith; doubt paralyzes. Faith is a venture that turns life into an adventure. Faith in God is exciting—unbelief is depressing. Christianity is not merely a religion; it is Christ Himself—the resurrection and the life.
A Christian needs the Church just as a candle needs a candlestick, a tree needs soil, and a lightbulb needs a socket. Believers are like stars; unbelievers are like black holes from which light never escapes. Without fellowship, a Christian can neither stand, grow, nor shine.
Jesus did not call us to sit in church and vegetate as if in a rest home. We have a job to do—not a hobby—but the greatest job of all: to change the world. Each of us, in mutual faith, is like a sheet of paper standing strong only when bound with others—five hundred together forming a block of strength and support.
Unity is like oil because the Holy Spirit is that oil—He brings unity. Nobody can have unity alone. You can’t be married alone, and you can’t be an independent believer. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of unity, the divine bonding element—a beautiful effect of faith in Christ.
Christ sets hearts aflame so that we can blaze for God. No one truly believes without shining. One candle lights another—the fire of God’s light is transmitted. Faith lights the lamps that show the way.
We may begin with no faith, even in the negative, but at the Cross, the flame of faith leaps into our hearts, bringing the Holy Spirit, salvation, and forgiveness. At that place, Christ’s finished work becomes ours. We believe and receive. The Holy Spirit translates all that Jesus did for us into personal experience.
Faith is not “believing what you know isn’t true,” nor “believing something without evidence.” That’s foolishness. Faith is like an immune system filtering out fears that would otherwise paralyze us. When it fails, we develop all kinds of phobias and compulsions.
Faith doesn’t kill common sense—it completes it. It’s not a strange psychology developed by hermits or mystics. Faith is natural. It’s an ordinary thing that makes us extraordinary in the eyes of God. We are what we believe—so we must watch carefully what we choose to believe.
Faith tests us. The kind of God we believe in reveals our soul. Faith in Christ is a narrow road that grows wider and brighter the further we go.
You can only believe in what you do not see. What you see is fact, not faith. Faith is a personal relationship, not a mathematical equation. We know what God did yesterday, but faith trusts Him for tomorrow.
Faith is the eye that sees the unseen. Physical optics cannot perceive God—He is Spirit. Not seeing is no reason for not believing. We don’t see radiation, yet we see its effects. Likewise, we don’t see God, but millions experience His power daily.
Without the knowledge of God, nothing makes sense. History itself warns us—without God, the world becomes a lunatic asylum run by its patients. If we don’t trust God, we eventually trust no one. Faith is not a possession; it’s an action.
Faith produces good works, but good works don’t produce faith—just as milk makes butter, but butter doesn’t make milk.
Faith isn’t about size; it’s about conductivity. Like an electric fuse, it transfers the power of God where it’s needed. The lower our resistance to God’s Word, the greater the power that flows through us.
Faith thrives on impossibilities. Church-only faith—religious faith—has too few challenges. But robust faith grows in rough weather, like a mustard seed that thrives in hard soil.
We don’t generate God’s power—we conduct it. Christ gave us power. We are not generators but conduits. It’s not enough to be “switched on” for Jesus; we must be plugged in to Him.
Faith is the hidden fuse that completes the circuit of God’s power. Without it, even the greatest truth and work of God remain inactive.
Faith unites us with Christ in an embrace. It’s not a distant belief—it’s intimate trust. Jesus was the God you could throw your arms around. Calvary accomplished what Sinai could not—it drew us close to God.
Faith is a leap—not into darkness but into light. It is acting in trust on what we know of God, expecting Him to be true to His Word. Faith acts; God responds.
Faith and prayer are twin forces. To get faith to read the Word, simply read it—it is self-proving. Faith comes by hearing the Word of God.
Prayer is not persuading God to our will but aligning ourselves with His. It’s not a monologue of our desires but a dialogue of divine partnership. God speaks at all times; prayer is our time to pour out our hearts.
When we think we hear God, we must test every voice against the Word—“If they speak not according to this Word, there is no light in them” (Isaiah 8:20).
The Bible is the constitution of God’s Kingdom. No human majority can change it. Jesus was not merely a prophet with a message—He was the message.
Faith rests on God’s unchanging character. “I am the Lord, I change not” (Malachi 3:6). His faithfulness is His reputation. He cannot fail Himself.
Faith is not a relic of the past—it must be present and alive. Yesterday’s faith breeds worms like old manna. Faith must be fresh, daily, alive.
Faith and God’s will are inseparable. The will of God shapes the future. The Bible doesn’t just tell us what God can do, but what He will do.
Faith acts on God’s I will. His promises are spontaneous and absolute. Jesus never argued—He declared truth, and it proved itself.
Faith is the link between God’s limitless power and our limited humanity. It conducts, not creates, the current of divine energy.
Faith is not a feeling—it’s doing what should be done, knowing we cannot succeed without God.
When we come to the end of natural strength, faith begins. It lifts us out of self-reliance into God-reliance. Faith transfers responsibility for our life to God when our resources fail.
Faith changes men—and changed men change the world. Abraham left no monuments, but his faith reshaped history.
Faith is fellowship—God places faith in our hearts, then places His faith in us to do His will. When faith is right, Jesus commits Himself to us.
True faith makes honor and recognition irrelevant. It seeks first the Kingdom of God, trusting all else to be added in His time and way.
Faith in God brings light; unbelief releases the acid of cynicism. It’s easy not to believe when you don’t know Jesus—but once you encounter Him, disbelief becomes almost impossible.
Faith sees the unseen Christ, the Living One who still heals, blesses, answers prayer, and changes lives.
Faith walks in light, even in a dark world. It’s our spiritual infrared—seeing Him who is invisible.
Faith doesn’t end in believing; it ends in knowing. It begins as trust and matures into revelation.
Believers are not merely on the winning side—they are unconditionally victorious. Darkness never prevails against the light of faith.
October 12, 2012
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June 9, 2020
This is exciting book
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Ordinary Faith is the means by which ordinary people become extraordinary
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