<?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>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 05:09:46 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.wordoffaith.cc/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Hope is Built on Meditating the Word]]></title><description><![CDATA[For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope. (Romans 15:4)   Paul wrote to the churches in Rome to clearly explain something about Scripture. He clarified that Scripture was not meant to entertain or confuse us but to train us. The Word provides learning, patience, comfort, and hope. These four qualities work together to stabilize a believer’s life.The Old Testament shows us how God...]]></description><link>https://www.wordoffaith.cc/post/hope-is-built-on-meditating-the-word</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b442896f1601b21823f0a6</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 04:00:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_380b7e9dd1a64281a1290c525deb0769~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[Find Yourself in the Word of God]]></title><description><![CDATA[And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him. And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions. And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers.  And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing. And he said unto them,...]]></description><link>https://www.wordoffaith.cc/post/find-yourself-in-the-word-of-god</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b441eac0bc1d0b8e9f71c7</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 04:00:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_7435776e737a4e79437445~mv2_d_3456_4608_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[Winning Wisdom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.   For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and...]]></description><link>https://www.wordoffaith.cc/post/winning-wisdom</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b43f6dc0bc1d0b8e9f6a7a</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 04:00:24 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[A Powerful Fountain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God. Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be. Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter? Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh. (James 3:9-12) James wrote to believers addressing a common issue among Christians:...]]></description><link>https://www.wordoffaith.cc/post/a-powerful-fountain</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ab64edb5dd0587334a4ebf</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 04:00:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_bd00b45d98f043bebb885fbcd7659424~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 Words Matter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind: But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of...]]></description><link>https://www.wordoffaith.cc/post/your-words-matter-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ab643ab5dd0587334a4d88</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 04:00:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_f440c238ac5f4d338111960a00b18ef1~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 Tongue Steers Your Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body. Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body. Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth....]]></description><link>https://www.wordoffaith.cc/post/your-tongue-steers-your-life</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ab63ad7fac2e2861ff2490</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 04:00:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_4c3939324763763872516f~mv2_d_5184_3888_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[Strengthen Yourself]]></title><description><![CDATA[But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort. He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church. (1 Corinthians 14:3-4) Paul wrote 1 Corinthians 14  to teach about spiritual growth. Prophecy builds others, while tongues build you. Both are important for believers, but they serve different functions. Edification means to build up. When you pray in tongues, you are strengthening your inner self and...]]></description><link>https://www.wordoffaith.cc/post/strengthen-yourself</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ab6337d66894c6d6f4c350</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 04:00:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_6e413055444e4462787973~mv2_d_5184_3456_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[Let Peace Rule]]></title><description><![CDATA[And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. (Colossians 3:15) The word "rule" in this verse does not refer to a passive action. It means to act as an umpire. Paul wrote that peace should make the call. Peace should decide what is “out of bounds” and what is allowed. This is a powerful truth because many believers make decisions under pressure, fear, or urgency rather than following God’s peace.The peace of God is not just a...]]></description><link>https://www.wordoffaith.cc/post/let-peace-rule</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ab623595f896866358d984</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 04:00:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_6e3761324f4a44535a6e73~mv2_d_5000_3285_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[Believers Who Serve]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. (Philippians 1:1-2) Paul opened his letter to the churches in Philippi not by listing his title as Apostle or Timothy's as a Pastor. Instead, he began by identifying himself and Timothy as servants. The Greek word for servant is doulos , which means bondservant or slave. That...]]></description><link>https://www.wordoffaith.cc/post/believers-who-serve</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a9d3171fb1895eb2742446</guid><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 05:00:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_3175724e75624e41516249~mv2_d_4790_3198_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[Seeing Beyond the Natural]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven. (2 Corinthians 12:1-2)   Paul did not sensationalize this encounter. He acknowledged that visions and revelations from the Lord are genuine, aligning perfectly with Acts 2 , where God promised visions and dreams...]]></description><link>https://www.wordoffaith.cc/post/seeing-beyond-the-natural</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a9d283a29c2f981478f050</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 05:00:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_4e4a4a37706153424f2d63~mv2_d_3264_4352_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[The Earth Lease]]></title><description><![CDATA[The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord's: but the earth hath he given to the children of men. (Psalm 115:16) Psalm 115  expresses the truth so beautifully. God owns the heavens, but He gave the earth to mankind. That is not poetic language; it is legal language. God delegated authority; He gave dominion. Genesis makes this clear. God told Adam to rule, subdue, and have dominion. He even brought the animals to Adam and allowed him to name them. Whatever Adam named them, that is what they...]]></description><link>https://www.wordoffaith.cc/post/the-earth-lease</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a9c6e85688d2ad80d2d375</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 05:00:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_2c48e655384f48dc9ac48ab51b300044~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[When the Holy Spirit Prays for You]]></title><description><![CDATA[Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God. And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:26-28) The Holy...]]></description><link>https://www.wordoffaith.cc/post/when-the-holy-spirit-prays-for-you</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a9beec7fac2e2861fb8e24</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:40:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_35a9fa86faed48b88fb50cc1fada216e~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 Wants to Work With You]]></title><description><![CDATA[So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. And they went forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen. (Mark 16:19-20) The Lord worked with the disciples - not ahead of them, not instead of them, but with them. This shows how God chose to operate on earth after Jesus ascended. God has decided to partner Himself with believers. Jesus finished His earthly...]]></description><link>https://www.wordoffaith.cc/post/god-wants-to-work-with-you</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a9a42ba29c2f9814788d6c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 05:00:00 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[Fresh Tongues for Fresh Battles]]></title><description><![CDATA[And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. (Mark 16:17-18) Jesus did not say signs might follow pastors, preachers, prophets, or evangelists. He said signs follow believers. That changes everything. This is not about a special class of Christians who live in the...]]></description><link>https://www.wordoffaith.cc/post/fresh-tongues-for-fresh-battles</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6994bd2e31440415cc68c815</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 05:00:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_2933fe3ae958434ea1f82bfb479cb7ba~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[Praying Secrets You Do Not Know]]></title><description><![CDATA[For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries. (1 Corinthians 14:2) There are prayers you cannot pray with your mind because you lack enough information. You can be sincere to God and still not know what to ask for. You can love God and still be blind to the root of an issue, so you end up praying only about the symptoms. That is why God gave believers a supernatural prayer language....]]></description><link>https://www.wordoffaith.cc/post/praying-secrets-you-do-not-know</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6994bc49a8ff0d3b09804e34</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 05:00:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_4e6d3863526a614d714d59~mv2_d_6000_4000_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[When God Breaks Open Your Box]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word. And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost. (Acts 10:44-45) Peter was in the middle of a sermon when, in mid-sentence, the Holy Spirit moved and interrupted his message. But the real surprise wasn’t that God moved, but whom He moved on—Gentiles—the very people the religious system had...]]></description><link>https://www.wordoffaith.cc/post/when-god-breaks-open-your-box</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6994bb146df156fdbea0d063</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 05:00:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_386d437379496d5a524759~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[Power and Direction]]></title><description><![CDATA[But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. (Acts 1:8) Acts 1:8 not only promises God’s power but also calls us to obedience. The Holy Ghost empowers you so your life becomes a living witness meant to change the world. Jesus didn't give the disciples a motivational, pump-you-up “let’s go' speech. He gave them a promise with a purpose....]]></description><link>https://www.wordoffaith.cc/post/power-and-direction</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6994b9ec6df156fdbea0ccc9</guid><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 05:00:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_5642376577336433656949~mv2_d_4996_3331_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[Sons and Daughters Prophesy]]></title><description><![CDATA[And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy: And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke: The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and notable day of the Lord come: And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. (Acts 2:18-21) When God pours out His Spirit, He also awakens your...]]></description><link>https://www.wordoffaith.cc/post/sons-and-daughters-prophesy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6994b78da8ff0d3b09803f3b</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 05:00:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_380b7e9dd1a64281a1290c525deb0769~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[This is That]]></title><description><![CDATA[But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.    (Acts 2:16-17)   When Peter stood up, he didn't say, “Let me tell you what I think.” He said, “This is that.” He reached into Scripture and brought a promise into the present moment. That is faith. Faith agrees with...]]></description><link>https://www.wordoffaith.cc/post/this-is-that</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6994b56948e1ffd8ef77276e</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 05:00:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_4620b1cfe0fc475c9cb198ab20104446~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[Unusual to the World]]></title><description><![CDATA[And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.   Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans? And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born? Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in...]]></description><link>https://www.wordoffaith.cc/post/unusual-to-the-world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6994af1131440415cc689e57</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 05:00:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_2c48e655384f48dc9ac48ab51b300044~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>