In this teaching, Mel Purvis focuses on the centrality, authority, and transforming power of the Word of God in the believer's life. He explains how Scripture cleanses, guides, enlightens, convicts, sanctifies, and equips the Christian for spiritual warfare. Through practical stories, vivid analogies, and repeated Scripture quotation, he urges believers not only to read the Bible but to get it into their hearts, where it becomes life, peace, medicine, and a sword. Purvis also emphasizes memorization, meditation, obedience, and abiding in Christ as necessary companions to faith. Faith, he notes, is inseparable from the Word—and only the person who abides in Christ and His words can pray effectively He warns that denominational traditions can nullify the Word of God, envy destroys spiritual effectiveness, and wavering prevents believers from receiving anything from the Lord. Through vivid personal stories, historical examples, and pastoral exhortation, Purvis calls listeners to cultivate a faith that endures, rejects double-mindedness, and clings to God's promises—even when circumstances worsen. His refrain echoes throughout: "Only believe. All things are possible.
