Pastor Dolapo Lawal Brings Heaven Down at his Second Session at WOFBEC 2026

Faith is presented as the essential posture toward God: the means by which God is pleased and by which the invisible becomes intelligible. Belief is not mere intellectual assent but a spiritual conviction that God’s realities—resurrection, incarnation, promise—make sense inwardly through the Spirit. The talk distinguishes intellectual defense (apologetics) from the believer’s experiential knowledge that only the Spirit secures, and it clarifies differences between doubt, unbelief, and disbelief.

Two dimensions of faith are described: faith that wins and faith that loses. Faith sometimes leads to visible triumphs; at other times it leads into willing loss or suffering because the ultimate object of faith is Christ, not merely temporal results. Waiting is a formative part of faith: patient, concentrated waiting (both kava and yakal) matures the believer and prepares a kairos—an appointed season where the seed brought by the word is borne to fruit.

Faith is framed both as a fruit of the Spirit and as a gift. The fruit establishes conviction and constancy; the gift operates as a timely empowerment given in prayer—an inward stirring that compels immediate obedience. Practical examples underscore the difference between impulsive courage and the gift-led acts that God honors. Yielding faith is simple obedience to what God has spoken rather than trying to manufacture signs or chase anointing.

Speech is intrinsic to faith: faith is spoken because faith comes by hearing. Confession is the audible acknowledgement of what God has said (homologia), not merely affirmations or wishful thinking. The life of faith moves believers from recipients into participants—those who, having been fed by Christ, can distribute and multiply blessing. The aim is not merely to be healed or favored but to be transformed into a people who operate the same miraculous economy by which God works.

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Key Takeaways

• 1. Faith is how one pleases God Faith is the posture that aligns the heart to God’s reality; it is the spiritual evidence that God exists and rewards those who seek Him. This is not superstition but a Spirit-wrought conviction that the unseen is operative and trustworthy. Such faith reframes worship, obedience, and risk as responses to a God who is genuinely present. [07:11]
• 2. Faith requires patient, expectant waiting Waiting is not passive delay but a disciplining season that produces readiness for kairos—God’s appointed moment. The distinction between casual waiting and concentrated waiting (kava vs. yakal) matters: one preserves, the other brings forth. Patience refines desire so that the promise matures both the promise and the person. [30:05]
• 3. Faith is yielding, obedient surrender True faith submits to God’s voice and acts on it; obedience is the visible fruit of inner conviction. Yielding faith avoids speculative risk and follows the Spirit’s direction, recognizing timing and instruction rather than impulsive bravado. Obedience distinguishes a faith that is lived from a faith that is merely hoped. [43:22]
• 4. Faith is spoken and confessed Faith arrives by hearing and is released by spoken acknowledgment—confession that reflects what God has declared. Confession (homologia) is not repeating wishful words but vocalizing the very word impressed by the Spirit. When speech aligns with heaven’s word, it activates the economy of faith and summons God’s response. [54:25]

Youtube Chapters

• [00:00] - Welcome
• [05:47] - Thy Kingdom Come: Part Two
• [07:11] - Faith Pleases God (Hebrews 11:6)
• [08:31] - When God Makes Sense (Apologetics)
• [16:48] - Two Dimensions of Faith (Hebrews 11:33–38)
• [29:10] - Waiting, Patience and Kairos
• [35:12] - Gift of Faith: Story and Warning
• [43:22] - Faith as Yielding Obedience
• [54:25] - Faith Speaks: Hearing and Confession
• [56:08] - Multiplication: The Boy and Loaves
• [58:15] - Becoming Miracle Workers / Closing

Bible reading

- Hebrews 11:6

And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

- Hebrews 11:33–38

Who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, quenched the fury of the flames, and escaped the edge of the sword; whose weakness was turned to strength; and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies. Women received back their dead, raised to life again. There were others who were tortured, refusing to be released so that they might gain an even better resurrection. Some faced jeers and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. They were put to death by stoning; they were sawed in two; they were killed by the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted and mistreated—the world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, living in caves and in holes in the ground.

- Romans 10:14–17

How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!” But not all the Israelites accepted the good news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?” Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ.

Observation questions

1. In Hebrews 11:6, what two things must a person believe in order to please God? How does the verse tie pleasing God to faith?
2. In Hebrews 11:33–38, list the outcomes. Which ones look like victory, and which ones look like loss? What surprises you about both lists being called “through faith”?
3. In Romans 10:14–17, trace the sequence. Who speaks? Who hears? Who believes? Where do you see the role of speaking shaping faith?
4. What simple definitions were given for “doubt,” “unbelief,” and “disbelief”? How are they different? “Doubt means I believe but help my unbelief” ([13:05])

Interpretation questions

1. Hebrews 11:33–38 shows faith that “subdued kingdoms” and faith that “did not accept deliverance.” What does this teach about the object of faith being Christ himself rather than outcomes? How should this shape expectations of “success” and “failure”?
2. “Confession is saying what somebody else is saying (homologia)”—not just repeating wishes ([53:39]). If faith comes by hearing (Romans 10:17), how should someone think about making declarations versus first listening for what God has actually said?
3. “There is no faith without patience” and there is a difference between kava and yakal—casual waiting and concentrated, bringing-forth waiting ([30:05]). What does that difference mean in real life? How might someone recognize a kairos moment versus forcing timing?
4. “You will struggle to do if you did not hear to do” ([39:08]). Using the money story as a case study, what principle separates Spirit-given gift of faith from impulsive courage or being seduced by testimonies?

Application questions

1. “There is an attitude to that waiting” ([31:05]). Where are you waiting poorly right now (restless, distracted, complaining)? What would patient, focused waiting look like this week for you—one concrete step you will take?
2. “When [God] tells you… send somebody money” and you delay, you often shrink the obedience ([39:35]). Think of a recent inner nudge to give, serve, or speak. Did you obey immediately or edit it down? What will immediate obedience look like next time?
3. “The end of your faith enterprise is Jesus” ([19:12]). Name one area where you’ve been chasing results more than Christ. How will you reframe your prayer this week to seek Him first, even if the outcome is uncertain?
4. “Confession starts when the prophetic word comes” ([53:58]). Take five quiet minutes this week to listen. Then speak one short sentence you believe God said over your situation. What words will you stop saying because you did not hear them from Him?
5. “Sacrifice of praise is an inconvenient praise” ([45:56]). Where are you feeling pain, delay, or loss? What specific act of praise will you offer there this week (song, thanksgiving list, testimony, blessing someone else)?
6. “Doubt means I believe but help my unbelief… Unbelief is no presence of faith… Disbelief is to not believe despite evidence” ([13:05]). Which one best describes your current struggle? What is a grace-filled next step—ask for help, bring honest questions, or repent of hardened disbelief?
7. The boy with the loaves “ate bread and conviction” and moved from recipient to participant ([57:51]). What is one “loaf and fish” (time, skill, resource) you can place in Jesus’ hands this week so others are fed? How will you share it practically?