David Hathaway

In today’s episode, David continues his teaching on prayer, highlighting the key to seeing every divine promise fulfilled from Mark 11: “Have faith in God.” Jesus declared: “Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. Therefore I tell you, whatever you...

David says the key to seeing the fulfillment of every promise is found in Mark 11: "Have faith in God." If I turn you to Mark chapter 11, it's very interesting. Jesus was hungry – it's verse 12 – and seeing a fig tree having leaves, He came thinking that He would find some fruit, and there's nothing, only leaves. And Jesus cursed the fig tree. But if you then turn to verse 20, the following mornin...

There is a solution to every problem and crisis. In your struggle, in your battle for survival, reach out and touch Jesus. What mystery there is in touch. When a child is born, that first touch by the mother means so much. She has carried the child for 9 months yet has never touched him; in that first touch her hopes and dreams are realised. Do you realise how important physical contact is? The ch...

Over twenty years ago, David was diagnosed with lung cancer. God gave him a clear promise of both health and healing – a word confirmed in Jeremiah 33. As David explains, the key to seeing God’s promises fulfilled is found in Mark 11: “Have faith in God.” I remember crying out in prayer, asking the Lord to heal me. In response, He gave me a very clear scripture promising not only healing, but sust...

While imprisoned for smuggling Bibles in 1972, God promised David that he would be miraculously delivered—a promise confirmed through Psalm 68. Seeing the fulfillment of God’s promises in our lives requires both steadfast faith and prayer. Reflecting on Psalm 68:6, King David writes: “God sets the solitary in families; He brings out those who are bound with chains.” I exclaimed, “Lord, that is the...

In 1 Kings 18:21, Elijah confronts the people: "How long will you falter between two opinions?" The trouble with Israel was that their religion was not enough. Ultimately, Jesus had to come to deliver people from the deadness of mere religion. He condemned the scribes and the Pharisees, calling them "whitewashed sepulchres" who entered people's homes and robbed the poor. That was Jesus' descriptio...

While imprisoned for smuggling Bibles, David received a divine promise of miraculous release – a word confirmed through Psalm 35. Yet, seeing that promise fulfilled required persistent faith and prayer. In Psalm 35:18, King David writes: “I will give You thanks in the great congregation.” That was where faith truly came alive for me. Standing in that prison cell, I leapt to my feet and declared, “...

We see God work two dramatic miracles through Elijah right at the start: first, Elijah shuts up the heavens so that it doesn't rain; second, he speaks God’s promise over the widow of Zarephath, and her jar of flour and cruse of oil never run dry. Yet by verse 17, reality hits hard. Elijah is living in the widow’s home, and her son falls gravely ill. He stops breathing – he is completely dead. In h...

The miraculous healing I experienced from throat cancer built a foundation of faith for an even greater trial years later. When I was sentenced to ten years in a foreign prison—five for smuggling Bibles and five for preaching the Gospel with the underground church – I turned to God, praying for deliverance. Just three days after the trial, the Lord spoke to me through a vivid dream. He showed me t...

Answers to prayer are deeply intertwined with our faith. When Jesus descended from the Mount of Transfiguration, He found nine of His disciples unable to cast out a demon. When they asked why they had failed, Jesus pointed directly to their lack of faith, explaining that such breakthroughs require prayer and fasting. To see real answers to our prayers, we must maintain a positive posture of faith...

We all experience difficult circumstances. But what creates and defines your character, and with it your whole Christian life, is your reaction, not just to what is said, but what happens to you! If you believe God, you believe His Word - it's the same thing! God and His Word are the same! The decisions I have taken in my life have been formed by the Word of God. If you believe God, nothing is imp...

During the greatest crises of my life, prayer was essential. In 1964, when I was diagnosed with throat cancer, I made the decision to refuse medical treatment and trust God for healing. After three months, the doctors examined me and insisted prayer had failed. The tumour had grown so large that without an immediate operation, I would soon choke to death. I stood firm, refusing surgery, and went b...

Prayer is not merely about us speaking to God; it is about God speaking to us. Real communication is never one-sided. In any human relationship, silence or failing to respond creates distance – and the same principle applies to our walk with the Lord. Prayer is designed to be a dynamic, two-way conversation. Throughout our ministry, we could never have accomplished what we did without the power of...

True faith is defined by action. As the classic song proclaims, if we are to live in "the days of Elijah," we must demonstrate the same boldness, authority, and power with God that marked his ministry. Living by Faith in the Miraculous Reflecting on 1 Kings 17 and 18, Elijah's ministry provides vital lessons on bold, unapologetic faith. Faced with a rebellious king and a backslidden nation, Elijah...

We all understand the vital role prayer plays in the Christian life. At its core, prayer is simply communication between us and the Lord. In any relationship, if there is no communication, the relationship ceases to truly exist. When a husband and wife stop talking to one another, the marriage struggles. The same principle applies to our walk with God: if we do not talk to Him, we do not have an a...

I remember a few years ago I was on my prayer mountain in Austria. I was saying, “Lord, I want to see bigger miracles in my life.” I was questioning, asking, “Why is it that the bigger miracles are in the Old Testament rather than the New?” I said, “Lord, I want to see those bigger miracles. Give me an answer.” Jesus gave me the answer. I opened my Bible, and in Matthew and Luke, I read where Jesu...

Jesus did not begin His public ministry until He was about 30 years old. He was baptised in the Jordan, and the Holy Spirit came upon Him. From that moment, His ministry began, accompanied by miracles and demonstrations of God’s power. It shows us that the power behind His earthly ministry was the Holy Spirit. And that is why, before Jesus left His disciples, He told them, “Wait in Jerusalem until...

When Peter received the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost, he immediately stood up and preached – and 3,000 people responded and received Christ. This shows us something of the power behind Spirit-filled preaching. I know this from my own experience. When I first started preaching at the age of 13, I remember complaining to my father because nobody was repenting. He said to me, “You’ve been bapt...

I know many of you listening face difficulties and sicknesses, yet those problems will soon come to an end. I want to show how in your trials there is an answer, but sometimes that answer comes through hardship. In Mark 5 a ruler of the synagogue came to Jesus because his daughter was dying. He pleaded with Jesus to come to his house, saying, "Come and lay Your hands on her, that she may be healed...

Acts 22 contains a very powerful challenge to every one of us as Christians. Paul’s commission was clear: he was to be a witness of Jesus to all people, telling them what he had seen and heard. And that raises a question for us: Do we have a testimony of what Jesus has done in our lives? We should have something to tell. We should be able to speak about what we have seen and heard and how God has...

Acts 21:12–14 gives us a remarkable picture of Paul’s determination. He says, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.” This is a phenomenal statement. Paul had already been warned by prophets in Tyre, and now again in Caesarea, that if he went to Jerusalem, he would be attacked, bound, and imprisoned....

We can receive clear answers from God, but whenever I pray over difficult issues, I ask the Lord for written confirmation in Scripture. This truth became real to me during my imprisonment. After being sentenced to up to ten years, I had a vision of being released, returning home to London, and preaching to 10,000 people at the Royal Albert Hall on Easter Monday. Nine months later, after smuggling...

Acts 20.24 says: “However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; if only I can finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given to me – the task of testifying to the gospel of God’s grace.” What a powerful statement. Paul considered his own life nothing compared with finishing the race and completing the task God had given him. All the suffering, all the hardship, and all his perso...

Prayer is a conversation with God. And a conversation needs to be two-way. So often in families, you can get a situation where the wife does the talking and the husband just has to listen! But in the right relationship, it should be a two-way conversation: you should speak, and you should get answers. What I'm saying is this: in our spiritual relationship with the Lord, we should be able to speak...

In Acts 20, Paul says, “I have declared both to Jews and Greeks that they must turn to God in repentance and have faith in our Lord Jesus.” There is no difference in the message he preached to Jews and Gentiles. It is the same Gospel. And the Gospel we have today is exactly the same: whether Jew or Gentile, we all need to hear the message of repentance and put our faith in Jesus as Messiah. Then,...