Make The Scriptures Fun!

Summary: People pray like beggars, thinking that they have to do something to earn God's provision. All of God's provision was already provided for us by His son through the cross. As our awareness grows of the residing Holy Spirit, Christ and the Father within us, our attitude of prayer changes from looking to a God apart from us, and realizing that He dwells within us. Our form of prayer begins to be a proclamation of what is already ours. As our Lord taught u s, we proclaim "Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done!" Show Notes: * In the scriptures Christ travailed in prayer, there are prayers of appropriation; knock the door is open, you ask, and it is yours. * Prayer initiates with God making all things available to you. * It is not about praying to a God out there and begging or talking to a God up in heaven, but realizing He is within our hearts. * The Lord's prayer is a teaching of how to pray. thy Kingdom come; thy will be done. * Check your relationship with the Father, how deeply is your relationship with the Father? If you have a relationship with the father like Christ does, he said I only do the things I see the Father do. I only speak what my father speaks. References: Matthew 6: 9 -13 9 "Pray, then, in this way: Our Father, who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. 10 Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. James 4:3 3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask with the wrong motives, so that you may spend what you request on your pleasures. Ezekiel 37 The Valley of Dry Bones Romans 8: 26 -27 26 Now in the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know what to pray for as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. Isaiah 40:31 31 Yet those who wait for the LORD Will gain new strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, They will run and not get tired, They will walk and not become weary. Galatians 3:27 27 For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. Romans 8:32 32 He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things? II Timothy 1:14 14 Protect, through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us, the treasure which has been entrusted to you. Colossians 1:27 27 to whom God willed to make known what the wealth of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles is, the mystery that is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Romans 8: 9, 11 9 However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him. 11 But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you. John 16: 13 13 But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come. Matthew 7: 9 9 Or what person is there among you who, when his son asks for a loaf of bread, will give him a stone? James 5: 16 16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. A prayer of a righteous person, when it is brought about, can accomplish much. Quotes: * You look to the Lord; open your heart and you receive. that is a definition of prayer * It is the simple things of talking with God, finding out what His will is. * Finding out what God wants and when you speak that, It is going to happen. * We pray with persistence not because we do not have it. We pray with persistence because we are receiving what we ask for and want more. Take Away: " Our Father who art in Heaven", it is asking the Father that should be our first focus. Prayer; Father your will be d one in this situation! There are prayers of appropriation : Ask, and keep asking; Seek and keep seeking; Knock and keep knocking Are you sure what your praying for , God has spoken to you? Or are you wanting something amiss and asking for that?

He has given us all things, why do we pray or act like beggars? "Every promise in the Book is mine…." What are some actions that we can take to show how we believe what the scriptures say? Show Notes: We who believe, He has given us everything pertaining to life and Godliness. He has already provided everything to have a revelation and an awareness of that provision, change your attitude of the way you pray and approach the father. There are actions that we must do to appropriate the provision. How much do we miss because of our unawareness of the Lord and the provisions that are ours? The Holy Spirit will show us the things that we can do. The little things snow ball, a little here, a little there. We want to live by the promises in the scriptures; and the only honest way to do that is know what the scriptures give us as promises. References: 2 Peter 1:3 3 seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence. Proverbs 23:23 23 Buy truth, and do not sell it, Get wisdom and instruction and understanding. Matthew 6:25-34 "The Cure For Anxiety" Matthew 4:4 4 But He answered and said, "It is written, ‘MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE, BUT ON EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD.' " Luke 15:11-32 Parable of the Prodigal Son John14:9 9 Jesus *said to him, "Have I been so long with you, and yet you have not come to know Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; how can you say, ‘Show us the Father'? Matthew 4:17 17 From that time Jesus began to preach and say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." 2 Peter 1:4 4 For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, so that by them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world by lust. Hebrews 6:12 12 so that you will not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises. 2 Corinthians 1:20 20 For as many as are the promises of God, in Him they are yes; therefore also through Him is our Amen to the glory of God through us. 2 Corinthians 7:1 1 Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. Jeremiah 15:16 16 Your words were found, and I ate them, And Your words became for me a joy and the delight of my heart; For I have been called by Your name, O LORD God of hosts. Hebrews 4:12 12 For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. John 3:16 16 "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. John 14:16-17 16 "I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; 17 that is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you. Romans 12:2 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. Psalms 51 "A Contrite Sinner's Prayer for Pardon." Galatians 5:6 6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but faith working through love. Ephesians 3:20 20 Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, Ephesians 3:9 9 and to bring to light what is the administration of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in God who created all things; Quotes: He has given us everything

Are there disappointments with God or situations? Is there a legitimate cause for these disappointments? How do we end disappointments? How do we get faith? Show Notes: Let's talk about disappointments, and how we can help people get past disappointments by eliminating that deception that is creating them. Many times we are believing something or for something that god has not spoken. Faith comes by hearing and hearing from a Word from God. Faith is a gift; How do we receive this gift? When god speaks a Word that creates faith Faith never dies it is eternal as long as that faith is in your spirit and you are feeding it and caring for it and walking in it. Do not try to do something on a human level. Take the time to write it down, what you believe, go through each point and find out what Word from God gave me that Faith. It has to be an experience where God meets you in the Word. Then take action on that Word. References: Romans 10:17 17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. 1 Corinthians 12:4, 9 4 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit. 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, and to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, James 4:3 3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures. 1 Peter 2:24 24 and He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed. Isaiah 53:5 5 But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, And by His scourging we are healed. John 16:13 13 "But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come. 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 16 Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. 17 For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison, 18 while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal. James 2:17, 18 17 Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead, being by itself. 18 But someone may well say, "You have faith and I have works; show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works." James 2:14-16 14 What use is it, my brethren, if someone says he has faith, but he has no works? Can that faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and be filled," and yet you do not give them what is necessary for their body, what use is that? Matthew 16:22, 23 22 Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, "God forbid it, Lord! This shall never happen to You." 23 But He turned and said to Peter, "Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me; for you are not setting your mind on God's interests, but man's." Matthew 13:3-9 Parable of the sower. Matthew 11:15 15 "He who has ears to hear, let him hear. Matthew 4:1-11 Temptation of Jesus. Take Away Faith comes by hearing and hearing from a Word from God. You cannot manufacture it by yourself, you can't say I want to do this thing and work up faith for it, It is so important to get confirmation.

Are we interpreting what the scripture says? Or are we getting Revelation? It is the Holy Spirit that reveals Jesus and all that the Father has given Him. Without hunger, there will be no reaching into to get a revelation. "Today if you Hear my voice….." Show notes: • Christianity as a whole has gotten away from trusting in the leading of the Holy Spirit as seen in the scriptures. • It is up to us to open up and receive that same word that is coming by the holy Spirit. • The breaking down of resistance, walls, is the beginning of opening up and hearing from the Holy Spirit. • I loose the Spirits of the people to come alive in a drive to want to know who the Father is, who Jesus is, Who the Holy Spirit is to teach us who they are. References: Romans 8:14 14 For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. John 14:26 26 "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you. 2 Peter 1:21 21 for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God. Ephesians 1:13 13 In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, Matthew 5:6 6 "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. Hebrews 3:15 15 while it is said, "TODAY IF YOU HEAR HIS VOICE, DO NOT HARDEN YOUR HEARTS, AS WHEN THEY PROVOKED ME." Genesis 1:26 26 Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." Matthew 5:15 15 nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. John 10:17-18 17 "For this reason the Father loves Me, because I lay down My life so that I may take it again. Quotes: The Holy spirit speaks one word to everybody, it is available 24/7 Our prayer is Holy Spirit speak to them. You have to have a hunger in your heart for more of God. "Today if you hear my voice do not harden your heart" God wants to have an experience with you everyday. Take away There has to be a hunger and an openness to reach in and believe that the Holy Spirit can speak to us, to impart a revelation to us.

How do we see the Lord? Our depictions restrict how He can appear to us. He is so much more that we can imagine. Show Notes: • When Steven was stoned he said He saw the Son of God at the right hand of the Father. • Find a revelation of who Christ is, who the Father is, and not have a false image of who Christ as. • When people do not have a relationship with Him, they draw on history. • We also need to know who He really is. • God said no images. • Seek the Lord to know Him. • Who Christ is, is still unfolding before us. We are still learning what He did for us. • Christ and the father and the Holy Spirit are invisible to us and there is a reason for that. • If you have an image of God, then you lock him in to that depiction of how you see Him. • The liberty of not knowing what He looks like allows God to be to us what He wants to be. References: Acts 7:56 56 and he said, "Behold, I see the heavens opened up and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God." Mark 16:19 19 So then, when the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God. 2 Corinthians 5:14 14 For the love of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that one died for all, therefore all died; 1 Peter 3:18 8 To sum up, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, brotherly, kindhearted, and humble in spirit; Hebrews 7:25 25 Therefore He is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them. Leviticus 26:1 1 ‘You shall not make for yourselves idols, nor shall you set up for yourselves an image or a sacred pillar, nor shall you place a figured stone in your land to bow down to it; for I am the LORD your God. 1 Timothy 6:16 16 who alone possesses immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen. John 14:12 12 "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do; because I go to the Father. 1 John 4:20 20 If someone says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for the one who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen. 1 Peter1:8 8 and though you have not seen Him, you love Him, and though you do not see Him now, but believe in Him, you greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, Colossians 1:27 27 to whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. John14:23 23 Jesus answered and said to him, "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our abode with him. Quotes: We need a relationship of Christ and who He really is. Those who have an image of the Lord on a cross or pictures of Jesus, it is a lack of revelation of where the Lord is. Take away: Find a revelation of who Christ is , Who the Father is and not a false image. No one knows what He looks like, We know He is a Jew. Having a crucifix, or a picture in your mind would tend to create a passivity toward knowing Him. If you have an image of God then you lock Him into that depiction of what you see Him as.

How do we relate to the Lord? What is a relationship with the Lord? God wants a relationship with us more than we want one with Him. Show Notes: • It is talking to Him, a relating to Him, communicating and sharing before the Lord. • The Lord may not answer right away. • You have to start and stay with it. • He will not be real to you if you cannot be real to God. • God wants to impart to you an honesty and integrity. • Ask and keep asking, knock and keep knocking, because He will intentionally act like He does not hear you. • Continue until He responds to you. • He wants a relationship also. • He wants us to be with Him. References: Matthew 7:7 7 "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. Exodus 33:15 15 Then he said to Him, "If Your presence does not go with us, do not lead us up from here. Joshua 4:22 22 then you shall inform your children, saying, ‘Israel crossed this Jordan on dry ground.' Deuteronomy 6:5 5 "You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. Numbers 13:31 31 But the men who had gone up with him said, "We are not able to go up against the people, for they are too strong for us." Joshua 1:6, 7 6 "Be strong and courageous, for you shall give this people possession of the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.vi 7 "Only be strong and very courageous; be careful to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may have success wherever you go. Joshua 5:13, 14 13 Now it came about when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man was standing opposite him with his sword drawn in his hand, and 14 He said, "No; rather I indeed come now as captain of the host of the LORD." And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and bowed down, and said to him, "What has my lord to say to his servant?" Joshua went to him and said to him, "Are you for us or for our adversaries?" 1 Chronicles 29:13, 14 13 "Now therefore, our God, we thank You, and praise Your glorious name. 14 "But who am I and who are my people that we should be able to offer as generously as this? For all things come from You, and from Your hand we have given You. Matthew 7:21 21 "Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. John 14:23 23 Jesus answered and said to him, "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our abode with him. Quotes: It is the simple things, just open up, say Lord I'm talking to you. He wants you to talk to him as your Father, as your Friend. God, I really want this and I'm going to pester you till I get it. Relationships work together, you can't have a relationship with just one person. It is time for His creation to return to Him. He wants His people, His creation. We are talking about a relationship with the Lord, there is nothing more exciting. Take away: When you have a touch from the Lord , can you honestly say that there is nothing that compares to that touch.

God has so much more for us than salvation, He wants a relationship, and the Holy Spirit is provided to teach us how Receiving the Holy Spirit is very easy, simply ask. Show Notes: • There is more than just accepting Jesus as your Savior. • The provisions of God are more than we can ask or think. • All you have to do is ask. • Do not let anyone complicate it . • If it is not simple, it is not of God. • Receiving one of those provisions is the Holy Spirit. • Read John chapters14,15,16,17. They will tell you the purpose of the Holy Spirit and how He is to teach us all things. • Ask him to show you what you need for today. References: 2 Timothy 1:10 10 but now has been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel, 1 Timothy 4:10 10 For it is for this we labor and strive, because we have fixed our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of believers. Luke 2:11 11 for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. Ephesians 4:14-16 14 As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming; 15 but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ, 16 from whom the whole body, being fitted and held together by what every joint supplies, according to the proper working of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself in love. John 14:16, 26 16 "I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; 26 "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you. Galatians 5:22, 23 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Romans 5:8 8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. 1 Corinthians 12:8-11 8 For to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, and to another the word of knowledge according to the same Spirit; 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, and to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 10 and to another the effecting of miracles, and to another prophecy, and to another the distinguishing of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, and to another the interpretation of tongues. 11 But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills. 2 Peter 1:3 3 seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence. Ephesians 3:20 20 Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, Ephesians 4:8 8 Therefore it says, "WHEN HE ASCENDED ON HIGH, HE LED CAPTIVE A HOST OF CAPTIVES, AND HE GAVE GIFTS TO MEN." Psalms 56:11 11 In God I have put my trust, I shall not be afraid. What can man do to me? Matthew 7:9 9 "Or what man is there among you who, when his son asks for a loaf, will give him a stone? Matthew 6:11 11 ‘Give us this day our daily bread. Quotes: • Many people have not changed their way of life. • There is a change that takes place after Salvation, that is the very beginning of your walk with God. • Simply ask and believe. • The fulness that God is offering us is far beyond our wildest dreams. • All you have to do is ask for the Holy Spirit to come into you. • It is a gift. Take away: God has so much for us, that if no one teaches us that we have all this provided for us, then we are missing out on a...

Yesterday is gone, let go of what was and reach into today. Show notes: • There is a place where you need to realize that your attitudes and your actions are not producing the positive. • We disconnect from yesterday and it's thinking. • Pour out the glass and let the Holy Spirit fill it up for us. • How can I express my faith? by repenting, by turning away gives an expression of my faith. "Search me oh God". 1. In entering a new day, then: The Lord begins to meet you, begins to help you, and turns your life around. You begin to express the positive things of faith. References: Amos 9:13 13 "Behold, days are coming," declares the LORD, "When the plowman will overtake the reaper And the treader of grapes him who sows seed; When the mountains will drip sweet wine And all the hills will be dissolved. Exodus 20:8 8 "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Matthew 6:34 34 "So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Exodus 16:20 20 But they did not listen to Moses, and some left part of it until morning, and it bred worms and became foul; and Moses was angry with them. Philippians 4:6 6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. Hebrews 3:15 15 while it is said, "TODAY IF YOU HEAR HIS VOICE, DO NOT HARDEN YOUR HEARTS, AS WHEN THEY PROVOKED ME." Matthew 13:8 8 "And others fell on the good soil and *yielded a crop, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty. Romans 8:7 7 because the mind set on the flesh is hostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able to do so, Colossians 1: 27 27 to whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Galatians 2:20 20 "I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me. Psalms 62:8 8 Trust in Him at all times, O people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. Joshua 5:12 12 The manna ceased on the day after they had eaten some of the produce of the land, so that the sons of Israel no longer had manna, but they ate some of the yield of the land of Canaan during that year. Exodus 20:8 8 "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Matthew 6:11 11 ‘Give us this day our daily bread. Matthew 6:34 34 "So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Revelations 12:10 10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, "Now the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren has been thrown down, he who accuses them before our God day and night. Isaiah 45:22 22 "Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; For I am God, and there is no other. 1 Peter 3:11 11 Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what sort of people ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, John 14:6 6 Jesus *said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. James 4:10 10 Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you. Romans 8:1 1 Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:10 10 that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death; 1 John 5:18 18 We know that no one who is born of God sins; but He who was born of God keeps him, and the evil one does not touch him. James 2:20 20 But are you willing to recognize, you foolish fellow, that faith without works is useless? Quotes: • You begin to have an...

God is our Father, and He wants to relate with us. Take your will and set it on the Lord. He wants our all from a freewill offering. Invite Him into what we are doing at; work, play, family etc. Balance your many responsibilities so that you have time with the Lord. Show notes: • If you are going to walk with God, you are going to spend time with Him. • Tithe your time the same as you would tithe your money. • The cry of our hearts is to give Him our all. • It is out of a heart of love. • It is not a duty or an obligation. • Take your will and set your spirit to be doing what God is leading you to do. • It is our whole life walking before God. • There is a balance, He understands you have other responsibilities throughout your day. • Take short or small times to contact the Lord. • It comes from Loving the Lord with all your heart. • He will never waste a minute of your time. • He will bring you to a balance , to a maturity. References: Genesis 49:18 18 "For Your salvation I wait, O LORD. Psalms 147:11  11 The LORD favors those who fear Him, Those who wait for His lovingkindness. 1 Peter 4:2 2 so as to live the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for the lusts of men, but for the will of God. Malachi 3:10 10 "Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this," says the LORD of hosts, "if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until d it overflows. Luke 6:10 38 "Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure— pressed down, shaken together, and running over. For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return." Deuteronomy 14:22 22 "You shall surely tithe all the produce from what you sow, which comes out of the field every year. Matthew 19:27 27 Then Peter said to Him, "Behold, we have left everything and followed You; what then will there be for us?" Deuteronomy 6:5 5 "You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. Galatians 5:22 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, Ephesians 4:4 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling; Hebrews 12:2 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 2 Corinthians 3:3 3 being manifested that you are a letter of Christ, cared for by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts. 1 Peter 3:15 15 but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence; 1 Peter 4:11 11 Whoever speaks, is to do so as one who is speaking the utterances of God; whoever serves is to do so as one who is serving by the strength which God supplies; so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belongs the glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. 1 Samuel 14:26-30 27 But Jonathan had not heard when his father put the people under oath; therefore, he put out the end of the staff that was in his hand and dipped it in the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth, and his eyes brightened. Revelations 21:5 5 And He who sits on the throne said, "Behold, I am making all things new." And He said, "Write, for these words are faithful and true." Hebrews 10:14 14 For by one offering He has perfected for all time those who are sanctified. Isaiah 45:18, 22  18 For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens (He is the God who formed the earth and made it, He established it and did not create it a waste place, but formed...

What is Faith? "Faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ" Romans 10:17 Fear is the opposite of faith Faith is not the product of ones thinking or emotions Show Notes: • Disappointments are believing in something that is not faith. • Remember Satan uses the Word of God to deceive or distract us. • What is God trying to say to us? "Today if you hear My voice do not harden your heart". • The truth out of time is as good as a lie. • The Holy Spirit has to confirm it to you. • Find what you are believing for in the Scriptures. • "Witness" of the word is your experience of that word. • I open my heart to listen and wait for Him to speak. • Faith is imparted to you by the Holy Spirit. • You should be having experiences with the Lord; You should be having some fulfilment in your life. References: Romans 10:17 17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. Luke 4:9-12  9 And he led Him to Jerusalem and had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here;  10 for it is written, ‘HE WILL COMMAND HIS ANGELS CONCERNING YOU TO GUARD YOU,'  11 and, ‘ON their HANDS THEY WILL BEAR YOU UP, SO THAT YOU WILL NOT STRIKE YOUR FOOT AGAINST A STONE.' "  12 And Jesus answered and said to him, "It is said, ‘YOU SHALL NOT PUT THE LORD YOUR GOD TO THE TEST.' " Genesis 3:1 1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, "Indeed, has God said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden'?" Numbers 14:43-45  43 "For the Amalekites and the Canaanites will be there in front of you, and you will fall by the sword, inasmuch as you have turned back from following the LORD. And the LORD will not be with you."  44 But they went up heedlessly to the ridge of the hill country; neither the ark of the covenant of the LORD nor Moses left the camp.  45 Then the Amalekites and the Canaanites who lived in that hill country came down, and struck them and beat them down as far as Hormah. Hebrews 3:7  7 Therefore, just as the Holy Spirit says, "TODAY IF YOU HEAR HIS VOICE, Hebrews 11:1  1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. James 2:17, 18, 20, 26  17 Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead, being by itself.  18 But someone may well say, "You have faith and I have works; show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works."  20 But are you willing to recognize, you foolish fellow, that faith without works is useless?  26 For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead. John chapters 14, 15, 16, 17 Quotes: • "What is God trying to get through to you"? • "Today, If you hear my voice, don't not harden your heart." • "Have the Holy Spirit confirm to your heart that it is a word from God". • "I have had an experience in God". • "True Faith comes from God " Take away: Get down to the real depth of your heart in what you believe. Start looking at each thing that you believe, one by one and ask yourself; what am I going to do as an action to express faith in what I believe. What has been spoken to me by the Holy Spirit?