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By Faith. Sunday Service with Dr. Stella Immanuel

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This Sunday Service led by Dr. Stella Immanuel is a high-energy, worship-heavy sermon centered on one theme: “by faith”—including how faith works, what limits it, and how to keep it strong until breakthrough happens.

Main Plot / Flow

  • Extended worship opens the service with repeated declarations that God is “bigger than what people say,” followed by chants praising God’s majesty (including “Jehovah” and “Jehovah Rafa”), celebrating Him as Most High and excellent.
  • Dr. Immanuel transitions into teaching from Hebrews 11, defining faith as:
    • the “substance” and “assurance” of things not seen,
    • and the conviction that God is real and faithful.
  • The message becomes practical: faith can be tested, hindered, or weakened, especially when people don’t see immediate answers—so the sermon emphasizes continuing to trust God through delays.

Key Highlights and Teachings

  • Faith is universal—but varies by measure. She teaches that everyone has a “measure of faith” (Romans 12:3) and gives a simple example: sitting on a chair without expecting it to break—because everyday life also runs on faith.

  • Unbelief and unmet expectations can “break faith.” She explains how disappointment can lead people to doubt the process, and how modern church experiences (such as fewer deliverances after salvation) can leave some still struggling—causing questions about whether salvation is truly working.

  • The “boisterous wind” challenge: Peter walking on water. From Matthew 14, she highlights:

    • Peter begins strong because his faith is connected to Jesus,
    • then he sinks when he focuses on the wind/fear (reality, problems, fear).

Takeaway: When faith is small, cry out to God—because a desperate cry reconnects you to the Father.

  • Faith must connect to speaking. Using Mark 11, she stresses:

    • it’s not just quiet belief in the heart—faith involves “saith/speaking” to the “mountain,”
    • faith can be blocked by spiritual issues, especially unforgiveness, and generally by making problems bigger than God.

  • Timing matters: breakthroughs can be prepared before they appear.

    • She shares a personal story about a 7-month fast, where doors opened gradually.
    • Results didn’t arrive instantly, so she learned to wait without discouragement.
    • She warns against discouragement at the edge of breakthrough—because negative words can interfere with spiritual alignment.

  • The “contention” idea: persistence may be required. Answers may take time and require standing, prayer, and fasting. She compares Daniel’s delayed answer (21 days) to teach: don’t stop praying just because the answer isn’t immediate.

  • Biblical gallery of faith (Hebrews 11). Examples used include Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Joshua/Caleb, Jericho, David, Daniel, and Shadrach/Meshach/Abednego—emphasizing faith that perseveres amid setbacks and fear.

  • Closing encouragement: “incubation” faith. Keep faith strong through preparation time—like pregnancy—without losing faith while God is working behind the scenes.

Jokes / Memorable Moments / Reactions

While the sermon is mostly serious, there are humorous, humanizing moments:

  • She uses a vivid example of a child crying, describing how a certain kind of crying tugs at a parent’s heart—and how she would even stop to get what the child needs.
  • She repeatedly emphasizes “cry out,” then jokes about God responding like a parent saying: “Stella, can you knock it off? Shut up.” (Used comedically to illustrate how desperate crying changes the atmosphere.)
  • There’s a brief laugh about believers being told they only need to “speak to the mountain” mentally—she calls it “a lie from the pit of hell,” while playfully correcting the idea.

Big Closing Push

  • Worship returns at the end with declarations that God will answer “by fire.”
  • People are called to believe that within the next week, God will respond physically to prayers.
  • The final emphasis is that a difference will be clear—because believers have “been with the Lord,” prayed, worshiped, and won’t remain stuck.

Main Personalities (as They Appear)

  • Dr. Stella Immanuel — speaker/teacher and worship leader
  • Congregation / worship team — participates in chants and calls
  • Referenced biblical figures include Jesus, Peter, Jehovah (God), Abraham, Sarah, Noah, Moses, Daniel, and Shadrach/Meshach/Abednego, among others.

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