<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Word of Faith International Christian Center]]></title><description><![CDATA[Word of Faith]]></description><link>https://www.wordoffaith.cc/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:18:10 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.wordoffaith.cc/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Faith at the Altar]]></title><description><![CDATA[And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood. And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. And the angel of the Lord called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou...]]></description><link>https://www.wordoffaith.cc/post/faith-at-the-altar</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a578f83437e66e2012ea8ae</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 04:00:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_460181826d0e4ac5bbdcc95e5d3a06d5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bishop Keith Butler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[God Makes Oaths by the Highest Authority]]></title><description><![CDATA[For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. (Hebrews 6:13-14) There were times when a man’s word was his bond. When a man promised something, he was expected to fulfill it and hold to it. In that time, an oath meant everything. Breaking an oath was not just a personal failure; it brought public disgrace. People were careful about what they swore because once...]]></description><link>https://www.wordoffaith.cc/post/god-makes-oaths-by-the-highest-authority</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4ec7ce91f517cb726f78c0</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:00:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_648b388653df4ee384aef50d41742304~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bishop Keith Butler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Forerunner’s Anointing]]></title><description><![CDATA[By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God. (Hebrews 11:9-10) Abraham arrived in the land of promise and lived in tents. He was in the right place, the land of promise, yet he lived as a stranger there. He never saw the fullness of that inheritance in his lifetime. Isaac and Jacob would continue to...]]></description><link>https://www.wordoffaith.cc/post/the-forerunner-s-anointing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4ec6ef38b98d875b899ce4</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 04:00:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_e99861c5101c4066966f672b5a8bad4a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bishop Keith Butler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Step Before You See the Map]]></title><description><![CDATA[By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. (Hebrews 11:8) Abraham is in the Faith Hall of Fame for a reason. God has something good laid out for every believer—an inheritance, a future, and things He has prepared and planned. The question is never whether God has it ready. It is whether you will do what Abraham did— obey before you see the whole picture. Abraham went out...]]></description><link>https://www.wordoffaith.cc/post/step-before-you-see-the-map</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4ec506eb09451ed9ad37eb</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:00:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_979a69d15932498fbf557f9a55570bda~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bishop Keith Butler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Through Faith and Patience]]></title><description><![CDATA[And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end: That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises. (Hebrews 6:11-12) Here, the writer of Hebrews points to a combination essential to inheriting what God has promised. It is not faith alone, nor is it patience alone. It is faith and patience working together that bring us into everything God has promised. Faith is the Greek word pistis,...]]></description><link>https://www.wordoffaith.cc/post/through-faith-and-patience</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4ec39c38b98d875b899558</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 04:00:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_5563366b694b6457325f67~mv2_d_3648_5472_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bishop Keith Butler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[God Has Not Forgotten]]></title><description><![CDATA[For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister. (Hebrews 6:10) There are seasons in the life of a believer when it can feel like everything you have poured into what God has called you to goes unnoticed. You have been faithful. You have shown up. You have given your time, your resources, and your energy. Maybe the results are not yet what you hoped they would be. In those...]]></description><link>https://www.wordoffaith.cc/post/god-has-not-forgotten</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4ec2e938b98d875b8993c5</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 04:00:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_e4cb2bf9f77f4ab89434140a02eb2046~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bishop Keith Butler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t Leave Home Without It]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. (Psalm 119:1) I made a decision a long time ago that has served me in ways I cannot fully count. I made up my mind that I will not leave the house until I have prayed and put some Word in me. Here is the truth. I have no idea what I might run up against out there. I need to be prepared before I go, not after I get hit. The Psalmist understood this. He said he had hidden the Word in his heart. The word hidden there means to...]]></description><link>https://www.wordoffaith.cc/post/don-t-leave-home-without-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4ec22d91f517cb726f6bbc</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 04:00:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_a346997364734ff49762beea7cc59c0a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bishop Keith Butler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Children Are Coming Back]]></title><description><![CDATA[And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children. (Isaiah 54:13) More people are losing it emotionally, spiritually, and mentally today than perhaps at any other point in recent history. You can see it everywhere you look. Young people, especially, are carrying levels of confusion, hopelessness, and instability that should not belong to people so early in life. But here is something that should encourage every praying parent and grandparent who is...]]></description><link>https://www.wordoffaith.cc/post/your-children-are-coming-back</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4ec0c30bcfc75fd199866c</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 04:00:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_fe1dafe2988c442391339cf57c3cc3b1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bishop Keith Butler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roots Go Deeper Than Feelings]]></title><description><![CDATA[And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness; And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended. (Mark 4:16-17) There is a kind of response to the Word that looks like faith but is not. The stony-ground hearer in Jesus' parable did not reject the Word. They received it with gladness. There was...]]></description><link>https://www.wordoffaith.cc/post/roots-go-deeper-than-feelings</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4ebf7beb09451ed9ad2a49</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 04:00:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_4c08fbfc7c5d401a891aec1a705ae4da~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bishop Keith Butler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t Let the Enemy Take What Was Sown]]></title><description><![CDATA[The sower soweth the word. And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts. (Mark 4:14-15) Jesus told this parable to explain something every believer needs to understand about how the Word works and the enemy's primary strategy for stopping it. The sower sows the Word, and it reaches people's ears. Satan's immediate move is to take it away. He does not wait. He comes...]]></description><link>https://www.wordoffaith.cc/post/don-t-let-the-enemy-take-what-was-sown</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4ebe2f91f517cb726f6229</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:00:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_6c69394a66554851664f59~mv2_d_5092_3819_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bishop Keith Butler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Will Get Hit]]></title><description><![CDATA[God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah. (Psalm 46:1-3) Whether you are saved or not, rain falls on everybody. That is not a negative confession; it is just life on earth.  There will be trouble, there will be storms, and there will be seasons...]]></description><link>https://www.wordoffaith.cc/post/you-will-get-hit</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4463e0f5f40624272b539d</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:00:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_00302a3a560f40e6a472c8c0da0925c6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bishop Keith Butler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Get What You Pay For]]></title><description><![CDATA[For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. (1 Corinthians 3:11) When builders develop a new section of land, seasoned buyers know to watch which lots they choose first and which they fill in last. The best lots, those on the most stable ground, go first and usually cost more. The leftover pieces tend to be on less stable ground. You might be tempted to take one because the price looks better. But when the foundation is not solid, you end up paying for it in...]]></description><link>https://www.wordoffaith.cc/post/you-get-what-you-pay-for</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4462b451416e35e787747d</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 04:00:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_a551d6aa8d674ece8a27fec9e38e3e9e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bishop Keith Butler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hearing is Not Enough]]></title><description><![CDATA[But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:  For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. (James 1:22-24) James did not waste words, and he did not soften his message in his letter. In the first chapter of his letter, he wrote something that should make every believer stop and pay attention. He...]]></description><link>https://www.wordoffaith.cc/post/hearing-is-not-enough</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a44622f69b2dfbbf12ce24c</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 04:00:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_64c48fc69bef446dac0f1d490dfa956d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bishop Keith Butler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Church Built on Revelation]]></title><description><![CDATA[And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. (Matthew 16:17-18) When Peter declared that Jesus was the Christ, the Son of the living God, Jesus told him something remarkable. He said that flesh and blood did not reveal that to Peter; His...]]></description><link>https://www.wordoffaith.cc/post/the-church-built-on-revelation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4461a951416e35e7877229</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 04:00:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_5099e47e02b64053aa75a2d2e56bcfa4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bishop Keith Butler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Built To Last]]></title><description><![CDATA[Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. (Matthew 7:24-25) After more than fifty years in ministry, something still catches me by surprise. It is the ongoing level of revelation that keeps coming. God opens something in the Word that used to be closed, and you...]]></description><link>https://www.wordoffaith.cc/post/built-to-last</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a44602369b2dfbbf12cddd4</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 04:00:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_ee2c4625bfec4c1a9d1118e69eeab8c5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bishop Keith Butler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Strategy No One Expected]]></title><description><![CDATA[Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper withersoever thou goest. This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success....]]></description><link>https://www.wordoffaith.cc/post/the-strategy-no-one-expected</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a445e8e3c06bdad542aad5e</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:00:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_1ea8cc5c324f4c7ba09bf3b25b19528c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bishop Keith Butler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dig Deep]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like: He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock. (Luke 6:47-48) Jesus introduced us to a man who did something most people skip. He dug deep. He did not just lay a foundation on whatever ground was available. He went down. He put...]]></description><link>https://www.wordoffaith.cc/post/dig-deep</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3ed131740673c6835981fe</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:01:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_c30ce19e485248c79bf08435466176d6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bishop Keith Butler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t Call Him Lord and Do Things Your Way]]></title><description><![CDATA[And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? (Luke 6:46) Jesus was not asking this in anger. He asked it like a teacher who wanted His students to think carefully about what they were saying and whether it matched how they were living. The word “Lord” is Kurios in Greek and means Controller, Master, Supreme Authority. Jesus was essentially asking: “If that is what you believe I am, then why is your life not reflecting it?” The honest answer for many believers is that...]]></description><link>https://www.wordoffaith.cc/post/don-t-call-him-lord-and-do-things-your-way</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3ea313a79d1da57f730301</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:00:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_4e753649476f5472683351~mv2_d_5472_4378_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bishop Keith Butler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guard Your Gates]]></title><description><![CDATA[If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given. (Mark 4:23-24) Jesus was clear that what you hear matters. He said to take heed of what you hear and how you hear it. In other words, there is content to manage and a posture to manage. Both matter because what consistently enters your ear gate is on its way to your heart, and what reaches your heart in...]]></description><link>https://www.wordoffaith.cc/post/guard-your-gates</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3e8abb06eb61fb4ea36358</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:00:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_7999e9105e004f41a7b2b31d5b9f2cbe~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bishop Keith Butler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mountains are Made or Moved]]></title><description><![CDATA[For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. (Mark 11:23) When we teach Mark 11:23, we often focus on the promise that you can speak to mountains and see them moved. And that is exactly what Jesus said. It is one of the most powerful truths in Scripture about the authority a...]]></description><link>https://www.wordoffaith.cc/post/mountains-are-made-or-moved</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3e8480d3770ea960ea742e</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 04:00:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_628e3f273cb049db89ef5c0be9391fdf~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bishop Keith Butler</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>