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Episode: The Greater Faith Conference 2025 - Pt. 1 - The Faith Of Abraham
Host: Keith Moore
Date: February 3, 2025

Episode Overview

This episode launches the 2025 Greater Faith Conference with an in-depth teaching by Keith Moore on “The Faith Of Abraham.” The main theme centers around real, operational faith as embodied by Abraham, focusing especially on “the obedience of faith.” Keith Moore outlines how Abraham’s unwavering trust in God, shown through prompt and complete obedience, serves as the ultimate example for believers today. Throughout the episode, Moore breaks down key scriptures, explores the dangers of mere intellectual faith without action, and challenges listeners to examine their lives for genuine, active faith.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Real Faith: More Than Just Hearing

• Duration: [00:00–07:00]

• Keith affirms the ministry’s foundational focus on faith:
  He recounts his spiritual heritage under Brother Hagin and highlights his commitment to teaching real faith.

• Quote:

  “People can mock us about faith if they want to, but I am thrilled with faith. God has done so much for us… it takes faith to receive it.”
  (Keith Moore, 05:10)

Insights:

• True faith requires not only hearing but openness and willingness to receive fresh revelation.
• Recurring focus on not “tuning out” familiar scriptures—every encounter can bring new understanding.

2. The Gospel and The Blessing of Abraham

• Duration: [07:00–17:00]

• Moore sets the foundation that the gospel is not just about suffering or penance, but about the blessing secured through Christ and available to all who believe, just as Abraham did.

• Quote:

  “If it’s not good news, it’s not the gospel. I’m sorry, but it’s not. I mean, that’s literally what the word means, right?”
  (Keith Moore, 11:25)

• Key Point:
  Preaching the gospel includes teaching about healing, provision, and Abraham’s blessing, not just salvation from sin.

3. Abraham: The Model of Real Faith

• Duration: [17:00–32:00]

• Repeated Scriptural Emphasis:

  • Romans 4 — Abraham as father of all who believe.
  • Galatians 3 — The blessing of all nations through Abraham.
  • Genesis 22 — The obedience of Abraham; “because you have obeyed my voice.”

• Quote:

  “His faith was revealed and shown in his complete obedience. That’s why in the New Testament we’re still using the phrase ‘the obedience of faith.’”
  (Keith Moore, 22:20)

• Major Takeaway:
  It was Abraham’s prompt, complete, and unreserved obedience to God that demonstrated his faith—“faith obeys.”

4. The Nature of Obedience and Real Trust

• Duration: [32:00–47:00]

• Exploration of Obedience:

  • Obedience means “to hear under”—attentively hearing and doing.
  • Faith that does not act is not real faith.

• Quote:

  “You’re not going to be successful in obeying if you’re not good at hearing… You just pick the part you like… but this is deadly serious.”
  (Keith Moore, 36:14)

• Key Insight:

  • Disobedience often stems from fear and pride—both are an absence of trust in God.
  • Miracles and spiritual breakthroughs often flow immediately after obedience.

• Memorable Analogy:
  Moore references the wedding at Cana:

  “Whatever He says to you… do it.” (38:50)

5. Faith and Works: The Relationship Explained

• Duration: [47:00–01:02:00]

• James 2 Discussion:

  • “Faith without works is dead” — works here means “doing what God told you to do,” not legalism.

• Quote:

  “His [Abraham’s] works was obedience. The action that he released his faith by was obeying exactly what the Lord told him to do, exactly when, where, how.”
  (Keith Moore, 54:32)

• Clarifies:
  The ‘works’ that perfect faith are acts of obedience, not ritualistic or self-selected good deeds.

6. Obedience in the New Covenant

• Duration: [01:02:00–01:18:00]

• Scriptural Emphasis:

  • John 14:21 — Jesus’ words on love and obedience.
  • John 15:14 — “You are my friends if you do what I command you.”

• Quote:

  “How do we know you love the Lord? …Jesus said, ‘he that doesn’t love me doesn’t keep my sayings.’”
  (Keith Moore, 1:06:55)

• Key Insight:
  Love for God, according to Jesus, is demonstrated in practical obedience.

7. The Tragedy of Disobedience & Rebellion

• Duration: [01:18:00–01:35:00]

• Old Testament Case Studies:

  • Adam and Eve: Their problem wasn’t confusion—it was a deliberate choice to trust the enemy over God.
  • Deuteronomy 21: The severe consequences for stubborn disobedience illustrate sin’s seriousness.

• Quote:

  “God still sees it the same way. He’s never changed and He never will. Everything He ever said is right. We have not viewed this as serious as it is.”
  (Keith Moore, 1:30:20)

• Broader Point:
  Society makes “allowances” for disobedience, but God’s standard and the consequence remain unchanged.

8. The Solid Foundation of Obedience

• Duration: [01:35:00–End]

• Luke 6:46-49:
  The wise builder is not just the one who hears, but the one who does; only those who hear AND obey withstand life’s storms.

• Quote:

  “The rock-solid foundation is being a doer, being obedient. That’s what puts you on the solid foundation: hearing and obeying, doing.”
  (Keith Moore, 1:38:30)

• Final Challenge/Call to Action:
  Don’t become merely “professional hearers.” Faith only works when active in obedience.

• Closing Prayer [01:49:00]:
  Moore leads the congregation in a prayer for God to reveal areas of passive hearing, and a commitment to become doers of the Word.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “We want Abraham to recognize that same kind of faith in us. We want the Master to recognize… that same kind of faith because it’s a measure of the faith of God that never changes.” (Keith Moore, 31:23)

• “Don’t give your head any time to talk yourself out of it, right?… That’s also the key to miracles.” (38:15)

• “The difference was not in the hearing. Both of them heard, and they heard the same thing. Hearing only won’t protect you.” (Keith Moore, 1:41:10)

• “When the flood arose… it couldn’t shake [the house] because it was founded upon a rock… the only one that’s going to make it through the storms are the doers.” (Keith Moore, 1:39:00)

Timestamps for Important Segments

• Faith as the core calling – [00:00–05:30]
• The gospel as the blessing, not suffering – [10:50–12:40]
• Abraham: Model of real faith and obedience – [17:00–28:00]
• What does it mean to obey? – [32:00–36:45]
• The perils of intellectual (‘pretend’) faith – [39:30–46:00]
• Faith without ‘doing’ is dead – [47:00–55:00]
• Old Testament penalty for rebellion—why it matters now – [01:20:00–01:29:00]
• Obedient faith as foundation in life’s storms – [01:35:00–End]
• Closing prayer and commitment – [01:49:00]

Conclusion

Keith Moore’s teaching in this episode establishes that real, biblical faith is inseparable from prompt and wholehearted obedience. Using the example of Abraham, scriptural analysis, and direct exhortation, Moore urges believers to move beyond spiritual passivity—to become doers, not hearers only—so as to access the fullness of God’s blessing and security, both now and eternally.

For anyone looking to grow in their understanding and practice of faith, this message serves as both a sobering reality check and an inspiring call to action.