Springhill Church

Series: Faith Fundamentals

  • Faith in Prayer – Part 4

    Seven Steps to Prayer That Brings Results
    1. Decide what you want or need from God and get the scripture that definitely promises you these things.
    1. Ask God for things you want and believe that you have them.
    1. Never permit a mental picture of failure to enter your thinking.

    Failure is not an option!

    Uproot every thought, image, dream, impression, or feeling that is contrary to what you have prayed and believed that you received the answer.

    All thoughts, dreams, images, impressions or feelings that do not contribute to your faith must be destroyed.

    The enemy will try and get you to keep checking to “see” if the thing or situation has changed.

    1. Guard against every evil thought that comes into the mind.

    Thoughts are governed by observation, association and teachings.

    Stay away from places and things that do not support your affirmation that God has heard and answered your prayer.

    Philippians 4:6-8 NKJV (6) Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; (7) and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. (8) Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.

    1. Meditate constantly on the promises upon which you based the answer to your prayer.

    See yourself in possession of what you’ve asked from and make plans accordingly as if it were already a reality.

    Example of promise from your boss about a pay raise and we will go out and buy something based on that promise BEFORE we have seen one dime of the increase.

    Proverbs 4:20-27 NKJV My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. (21) Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; (22) For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh. (23) Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life. (24) Put away from you a deceitful mouth, And put perverse lips far from you. (25) Let your eyes look straight ahead, And your eyelids look right before you. (26) Ponder the path of your feet, And let all your ways be established. (27) Do not turn to the right or the left; Remove your foot from evil.

    If you don’t see yourself with the answer, then the Word is no longer before your eyes.

    Joshua 1:8 NKJV This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.

    If you don’t stand by the Word, as much as God wants to stand by you, He can’t.

    1. In your waking moments think on the greatness of God and His goodness and count your blessings and your faith will increase.

    Lift your heart to God constantly in gratitude and increasing praise for what He has done and for what He is doing for you now.

    Philippians 4:6 NKJV Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;

    Psalms 103:1-5 NKJV (1)  A Psalm Of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! (2)  Bless the LORD, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: (3)  Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases, (4)  Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, (5)  Who satisfies your mouth with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

    Psalms 34:1-4 NKJV (1)  A Psalm of David When He Pretended Madness Before Abimelech, Who Drove Him Away, and He Departed. I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. (2)  My soul shall make its boast in the LORD; The humble shall hear of it and be glad. (3)  Oh, magnify the LORD with me, And let us exalt His name together. (4)  I sought the LORD, and He heard me, And delivered me from all my fears.

    1. Make every prayer relative to what you’ve asked, a statement of faith instead of unbelief.

    You can say that you do have faith as easily as you can think thoughts of doubt and unbelief.

    It is thinking faith thoughts and speaking faith-filled words that leads the heart out of defeat into victory.

    Don’t undo your prayer of Faith!

    Smith Wigglesworth said, “If you have prayed seven times for any one thing, you prayed six times in unbelief.”

    Andrew Murray said, “It is not good taste to ask God for the same thing over and over again.”

    Murray also said, “If, when you do pray again, what you’ve prayed for hasn’t materialized, don’t pray for it again in the same way because that would be unbelief. Remind God that you have already asked for it, and what His Word says, and tell Him that you’re expecting it and thank Him for it.”

  • Faith in Prayer – Part 3

    Seven Steps to Prayer That Brings Results
    1. Decide what you want or need from God and get the scripture that definitely promises you these things.

    You must base your prayer on the Word of God.

    You cannot pray beyond your faith and you cannot have faith beyond the Word that you know and have in your heart.

    John 15:7 NKJV (7)  If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.

    John 1:1-3 NKJV (1)  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (2)  He was in the beginning with God. (3)  All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.

    God has attached Himself to His Word and you will never get Him to do anything apart from His Word.

    You must have the Word in your heart because there will be a fight that must be waged for what you are praying for.

    Notice Jesus used the same thing that we have in our arsenal to defeat the enemy. He did not use something that we don’t have access to.

    Luke 4:4 NKJV (4) But Jesus answered him, saying, “It is written, ‘MAN SHALL NOT LIVE BY BREAD ALONE, BUT BY EVERY WORD OF GOD.’ “

    1 Timothy 6:12 NKJV (12) Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

    It may take time for you to receive the answer to your prayer.

    Be prepared to stand and fight for what you have prayed and believed for with the Word of God.

    1. Ask God for things you want and believe that you have them.

    Mark 11:24 NKJV Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.

    Expressing a desire and asking the Lord for something are two different things.

    When you ask you MUST believe that you receive the answer at the time that you pray.

    There are two kinds of truth that we deal with:

    • Sense knowledge truth that is based on what can be perceived with the five physical senses.
    • Revelation truth from God’s Word.

    These are OK with each other until they contradict. When they do contradict, you must get to the place that you automatically default to the revelation truth of God’s Word.

    Romans 4:17 KJV (17) (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.

    A mistake that people tend to make is that they want to call things that are as though they are not INSTEAD OF CALLING THOSE THINGS WHICH BE NOT AS THOUGH THEY WERE.

    1. Never permit a mental picture of failure to enter your thinking.

    Failure is not an option!

    Uproot every thought, image, dream, impression, or feeling that is contrary to what you have prayed and believed that you received the answer.

    All thoughts, dreams, images, impressions or feelings that do not contribute to your faith must be destroyed.

    The enemy will try and get you to keep checking to “see” if the thing or situation has changed.

    1. Guard against every evil thought that comes into the mind.

    Thoughts are governed by observation, association and teachings.

    Stay away from places and things that do not support your affirmation that God has heard and answered your prayer.

    Philippians 4:6-8 NKJV (6) Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; (7) and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. (8) Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.

    1. Meditate constantly on the promises upon which you based the answer to your prayer.

    See yourself in possession of what you’ve asked from and make plans accordingly as if it were already a reality.

    Example of promise from your boss about a pay raise and we will go out and buy something based on that promise BEFORE we have seen one dime of the increase.

    Proverbs 4:20-27 NKJV My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. (21) Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; (22) For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh. (23) Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life. (24) Put away from you a deceitful mouth, And put perverse lips far from you. (25) Let your eyes look straight ahead, And your eyelids look right before you. (26) Ponder the path of your feet, And let all your ways be established. (27) Do not turn to the right or the left; Remove your foot from evil.

    If you don’t see yourself with the answer, then the Word is no longer before your eyes.

    Joshua 1:8 NKJV This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.

    If you don’t stand by the Word, as much as God wants to stand by you, He can’t.

    1. In your waking moments think on the greatness of God and His goodness and count your blessings and your faith will increase.

    Lift your heart to God constantly in gratitude and increasing praise for what He has done and for what He is doing for you now.

    Philippians 4:6 NKJV Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;

    Psalms 103:1-5 NKJV (1)  A Psalm Of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! (2)  Bless the LORD, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: (3)  Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases, (4)  Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, (5)  Who satisfies your mouth with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

    Psalms 34:1-4 NKJV (1)  A Psalm of David When He Pretended Madness Before Abimelech, Who Drove Him Away, and He Departed. I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. (2)  My soul shall make its boast in the LORD; The humble shall hear of it and be glad. (3)  Oh, magnify the LORD with me, And let us exalt His name together. (4)  I sought the LORD, and He heard me, And delivered me from all my fears.

    1. Make every prayer relative to what you’ve asked, a statement of faith instead of unbelief.

    You can say that you do have faith as easily as you can think thoughts of doubt and unbelief.

    It is thinking faith thoughts and speaking faith-filled words that leads the heart out of defeat into victory.

    Don’t undo your prayer of Faith!

    Smith Wigglesworth said, “If you have prayed seven times for any one thing, you prayed six times in unbelief.”

    Andrew Murray said, “It is not good taste to ask God for the same thing over and over again.”

    Murray also said, “If, when you do pray again, what you’ve prayed for hasn’t materialized, don’t pray for it again in the same way because that would be unbelief. Remind God that you have already asked for it, and what His Word says, and tell Him that you’re expecting it and thank Him for it.”

  • Faith in Prayer – Part 2

    This is the link to the video by Keith Moore at the 2021 Southwest Believers Convention:

    [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep7JtdF13A8[/embedyt]

    Seven Steps to Prayer That Brings Results
    1. Decide what you want or need from God and get the scripture that definitely promises you these things.

    You must base your prayer on the Word of God.

    You cannot pray beyond your faith and you cannot have faith beyond the Word that you know and have in your heart.

    John 15:7 NKJV (7)  If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.

    John 1:1-3 NKJV (1)  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (2)  He was in the beginning with God. (3)  All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.

    God has attached Himself to His Word and you will never get Him to do anything apart from His Word.

    You must have the Word in your heart because there will be a fight that must be waged for what you are praying for.

    Notice Jesus used the same thing that we have in our arsenal to defeat the enemy. He did not use something that we don’t have access to.

    Luke 4:4 NKJV (4) But Jesus answered him, saying, “It is written, ‘MAN SHALL NOT LIVE BY BREAD ALONE, BUT BY EVERY WORD OF GOD.’ “

    1 Timothy 6:12 NKJV (12) Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

    It may take time for you to receive the answer to your prayer.

    Be prepared to stand and fight for what you have prayed and believed for with the Word of God.

    1. Ask God for things you want and believe that you have them.

    Mark 11:24 NKJV Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.

    Expressing a desire and asking the Lord for something are two different things.

    When you ask you MUST believe that you receive the answer at the time that you pray.

    There are two kinds of truth that we deal with:

    • Sense knowledge truth that is based on what can be perceived with the five physical senses.
    • Revelation truth from God’s Word.

    These are OK with each other until they contradict. When they do contradict, you must get to the place that you automatically default to the revelation truth of God’s Word.

    Romans 4:17 KJV (17) (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.

    A mistake that people tend to make is that they want to call things that are as though they are not INSTEAD OF CALLING THOSE THINGS WHICH BE NOT AS THOUGH THEY WERE.

    1. Never permit a mental picture of failure to enter your thinking.

    Failure is not an option!

    Uproot every thought, image, dream, impression, or feeling that is contrary to what you have prayed and believed that you received the answer.

    All thoughts, dreams, images, impressions or feelings that do not contribute to your faith must be destroyed.

    The enemy will try and get you to keep checking to “see” if the thing or situation has changed.

    1. Guard against every evil thought that comes into the mind.

    Thoughts are governed by observation, association and teachings.

    Stay away from places and things that do not support your affirmation that God has heard and answered your prayer.

    Philippians 4:6-8 NKJV (6) Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; (7) and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. (8) Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.

    1. Meditate constantly on the promises upon which you based the answer to your prayer.

    See yourself in possession of what you’ve asked from and make plans accordingly as if it were already a reality.

    Example of promise from your boss about a pay raise and we will go out and buy something based on that promise BEFORE we have seen one dime of the increase.

    Proverbs 4:20-27 NKJV My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. (21) Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; (22) For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh. (23) Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life. (24) Put away from you a deceitful mouth, And put perverse lips far from you. (25) Let your eyes look straight ahead, And your eyelids look right before you. (26) Ponder the path of your feet, And let all your ways be established. (27) Do not turn to the right or the left; Remove your foot from evil.

    If you don’t see yourself with the answer, then the Word is no longer before your eyes.

    Joshua 1:8 NKJV This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.

    If you don’t stand by the Word, as much as God wants to stand by you, He can’t.

    1. In your waking moments think on the greatness of God and His goodness and count your blessings and your faith will increase.

    Lift your heart to God constantly in gratitude and increasing praise for what He has done and for what He is doing for you now.

    Philippians 4:6 NKJV Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;

    Psalms 103:1-5 NKJV (1)  A Psalm Of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! (2)  Bless the LORD, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: (3)  Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases, (4)  Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, (5)  Who satisfies your mouth with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

    Psalms 34:1-4 NKJV (1)  A Psalm of David When He Pretended Madness Before Abimelech, Who Drove Him Away, and He Departed. I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. (2)  My soul shall make its boast in the LORD; The humble shall hear of it and be glad. (3)  Oh, magnify the LORD with me, And let us exalt His name together. (4)  I sought the LORD, and He heard me, And delivered me from all my fears.

    1. Make every prayer relative to what you’ve asked, a statement of faith instead of unbelief.

    You can say that you do have faith as easily as you can think thoughts of doubt and unbelief.

    It is thinking faith thoughts and speaking faith-filled words that leads the heart out of defeat into victory.

    Don’t undo your prayer of Faith!

    Smith Wigglesworth said, “If you have prayed seven times for any one thing, you prayed six times in unbelief.”

    Andrew Murray said, “It is not good taste to ask God for the same thing over and over again.”

    Murray also said, “If, when you do pray again, what you’ve prayed for hasn’t materialized, don’t pray for it again in the same way because that would be unbelief. Remind God that you have already asked for it, and what His Word says, and tell Him that you’re expecting it and thank Him for it.”

  • Faith in Prayer!

    faith in prayer!

    Mark 11:22-26 (NKJV) 22  So Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God. 23  For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. 24  Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them. 25  “And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses. 26  But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses.”

    1. Fundamental #1: You believe the Word in your heart

    You believe with your heart – not your head!

    1. Fundamental #2 – Say God’s Word with your mouth.

    You always say what you believe!

    This is a spiritual law. You cannot change the law of words that we live under, but you can change the words that determine how you live.

    Faith must be released by the words of your mouth.

    Faith’s confessions create realities OR confession precedes possession.

    1. Fundamental #3 – Act on your faith in the Word. (Simply put, act like the Bible is true.)
    Seven Steps to Prayer That Brings Results
    1. Decide what you want from God and get the scripture that definitely promises you these things.

    You must base your prayer on the Word of God.

    You cannot pray beyond your faith and you cannot have faith beyond the Word that you know and have in your heart.

    John 15:7 NKJV (7)  If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.

    John 1:1-3 NKJV (1)  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (2)  He was in the beginning with God. (3)  All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.

    God has attached Himself to His Word and you will never get Him to do anything apart from His Word.

    You must have the Word in your heart because there will be a fight that must be waged for what you are praying for.

    Notice Jesus used the same thing that we have in our arsenal to defeat the enemy. He did not use something that we don’t have access to.

    Luke 4:4 NKJV (4) But Jesus answered him, saying, “It is written, ‘MAN SHALL NOT LIVE BY BREAD ALONE, BUT BY EVERY WORD OF GOD.’ “

    1 Timothy 6:12 NKJV (12) Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

    It may take time for you to receive the answer to your prayer.

    Be prepared to stand and fight for what you have prayed and believed for with the Word of God.

  • Faith Fundamentals – Part 10

    The Fundamentals of Faith – Part 10

    Mark 11:22-26 (NKJV) 22  So Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God. 23  For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. 24  Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them. 25  “And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses. 26  But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses.”

     

    Seven Steps to Prayer That Brings Results
    1. Decide what you want from God and get the scripture that definitely promises you these things.

    You must base your prayer on the Word of God.

    You cannot pray beyond your faith and you cannot have faith beyond the Word that you know and have in your heart.

    John 15:7 KJV (7) If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

    John 1:1-3 KJV (1) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (2) The same was in the beginning with God. (3) All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

    God has attached Himself to His Word and you will never get Him to do anything apart from His Word.

    You must have the Word in your heart because there will be a fight that must be waged for what you are praying for.

    Notice Jesus used the same thing that we have in our arsenal to defeat the enemy. He did not use something that we don’t have access to.

    Luke 4:4 KJV (4) And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.

    1 Timothy 6:12 KJV (12) Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

    It may take time for you to receive the answer to your prayer.

    Be prepared to stand and fight for what you have prayed and believed for with the Word of God.

    1. Ask God for things you want and believe that you have them.

    Mark 11:24 NKJV Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.

    Expressing a desire and asking the Lord for something are two different things.

    When you ask you MUST believe that you receive the answer at the time that you pray.

    There are two kinds of truth that we deal with:

    • Sense knowledge truth that is based on what can be perceived with the five physical senses.
    • Revelation truth from God’s Word.

    These are OK with each other until they contradict. When they do contradict, you must get to the place that you automatically default to the revelation truth of God’s Word.

    Romans 4:17 KJV (17) (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.

    A mistake that people tend to make is that they want to call things that are as though they are not INSTEAD OF CALLING THOSE THINGS WHICH BE NOT AS THOUGH THEY WERE.

    1. Never permit a mental picture of failure to enter your thinking.

    Failure is not an option!

    Uproot every thought, image, dream, impression, or feeling that is contrary to what you have prayed and believed that you received the answer.

    All thoughts, dreams, images, impressions or feelings that do not contribute to your faith must be destroyed.

    The enemy will try and get you to keep checking to “see” if the thing or situation has changed.

    1. Guard against every evil thought that comes into the mind.

    Thoughts are governed by observation, association and teachings.

    Stay away from places and things that do not support your affirmation that God has heard and answered your prayer.

    Philippians 4:6-8 KJV (6) Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. (7) And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. (8) Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

    1. Meditate constantly on the promises upon which you based the answer to your prayer.

    See yourself in possession of what you’ve asked from and make plans accordingly as if it were already a reality.

    Example of promise from your boss about a pay raise and we will go out and buy something based on that promise BEFORE we have seen one dime of the increase.

    Proverbs 4:20-27 NKJV My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. (21) Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; (22) For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh. (23) Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life. (24) Put away from you a deceitful mouth, And put perverse lips far from you. (25) Let your eyes look straight ahead, And your eyelids look right before you. (26) Ponder the path of your feet, And let all your ways be established. (27) Do not turn to the right or the left; Remove your foot from evil.

    If you don’t see yourself with the answer, then the Word is no longer before your eyes.

    Joshua 1:8 NKJV This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.

    If you don’t stand by the Word, as much as God wants to stand by you, He can’t.

    1. In your waking moments think on the greatness of God and His goodness and count your blessings and your faith will increase.

    Lift your heart to God constantly in gratitude and increasing praise for what He has done and for what He is doing for you now.

    Philippians 4:6 NKJV Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;

    1. Make every prayer relative to what you’ve asked, a statement of faith instead of unbelief.

    You can say that you do have faith as easily as you can think thoughts of doubt and unbelief.

    It is thinking faith thoughts and speaking faith-filled words that leads the heart out of defeat into victory.

    Don’t undo your prayer of Faith!

    Smith Wigglesworth said, “If you have prayed seven times for any one thing, you prayed six times in unbelief.”

    Andrew Murray said, “It is not good taste to ask God for the same thing over and over again.”

    Murray also said, “If, when you do pray again, what you’ve prayed for hasn’t materialized, don’t pray for it again in the same way because that would be unbelief. Remind God that you have already asked for it, and what His Word says, and tell Him that you’re expecting it and thank Him for it.”

  • Faith Fundamentals – Part 9

    The Fundamentals of Faith – Part 9

    Mark 11:22-26 (NKJV) 22  So Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God. 23  For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. 24  Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them. 25  “And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses. 26  But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses.”

     

    Seven Steps to Prayer That Brings Results
    1. Decide what you want from God and get the scripture that definitely promises you these things.

    You must base your prayer on the Word of God.

    You cannot pray beyond your faith and you cannot have faith beyond the Word that you know and have in your heart.

    John 15:7 KJV (7) If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

    John 1:1-3 KJV (1) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (2) The same was in the beginning with God. (3) All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

    God has attached Himself to His Word and you will never get Him to do anything apart from His Word.

    You must have the Word in your heart because there will be a fight that must be waged for what you are praying for.

    Notice Jesus used the same thing that we have in our arsenal to defeat the enemy. He did not use something that we don’t have access to.

    Luke 4:4 KJV (4) And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.

    1 Timothy 6:12 KJV (12) Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

    It may take time for you to receive the answer to your prayer.

    Be prepared to stand and fight for what you have prayed and believed for with the Word of God.

    1. Ask God for things you want and believe that you have them.

    Mark 11:24 NKJV Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.

    Expressing a desire and asking the Lord for something are two different things.

    When you ask you MUST believe that you receive the answer at the time that you pray.

    There are two kinds of truth that we deal with:

    • Sense knowledge truth that is based on what can be perceived with the five physical senses.
    • Revelation truth from God’s Word.

    These are OK with each other until they contradict. When they do contradict, you must get to the place that you automatically default to the revelation truth of God’s Word.

    Romans 4:17 KJV (17) (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.

    A mistake that people tend to make is that they want to call things that are as though they are not INSTEAD OF CALLING THOSE THINGS WHICH BE NOT AS THOUGH THEY WERE.

    1. Never permit a mental picture of failure to enter your thinking.

    Failure is not an option!

    Uproot every thought, image, dream, impression, or feeling that is contrary to what you have prayed and believed that you received the answer.

    All thoughts, dreams, images, impressions or feelings that do not contribute to your faith must be destroyed.

    The enemy will try and get you to keep checking to “see” if the thing or situation has changed.

    1. Guard against every evil thought that comes into the mind.

    Thoughts are governed by observation, association and teachings.

    Stay away from places and things that do not support your affirmation that God has heard and answered your prayer.

    Philippians 4:6-8 KJV (6) Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. (7) And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. (8) Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

    1. Meditate constantly on the promises upon which you based the answer to your prayer.

    See yourself in possession of what you’ve asked from and make plans accordingly as if it were already a reality.

    Example of promise from your boss about a pay raise and we will go out and buy something based on that promise BEFORE we have seen one dime of the increase.

    Proverbs 4:20-27 NKJV My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. (21) Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; (22) For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh. (23) Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life. (24) Put away from you a deceitful mouth, And put perverse lips far from you. (25) Let your eyes look straight ahead, And your eyelids look right before you. (26) Ponder the path of your feet, And let all your ways be established. (27) Do not turn to the right or the left; Remove your foot from evil.

    If you don’t see yourself with the answer, then the Word is no longer before your eyes.

    Joshua 1:8 NKJV This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.

    If you don’t stand by the Word, as much as God wants to stand by you, He can’t.

    1. In your waking moments think on the greatness of God and His goodness and count your blessings and your faith will increase.

    Lift your heart to God constantly in gratitude and increasing praise for what He has done and for what He is doing for you now.

    Philippians 4:6 NKJV Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;

    1. Make every prayer relative to what you’ve asked, a statement of faith instead of unbelief.

    You can say that you do have faith as easily as you can think thoughts of doubt and unbelief.

    It is thinking faith thoughts and speaking faith-filled words that leads the heart out of defeat into victory.

    Don’t undo your prayer of Faith!

    Smith Wigglesworth said, “If you have prayed seven times for any one thing, you prayed six times in unbelief.”

    Andrew Murray said, “It is not good taste to ask God for the same thing over and over again.”

    Murray also said, “If, when you do pray again, what you’ve prayed for hasn’t materialized, don’t pray for it again in the same way because that would be unbelief. Remind God that you have already asked for it, and what His Word says, and tell Him that you’re expecting it and thank Him for it.”

  • Faith Fundamentals – Part 8

    The Fundamentals of Faith – Part 8

    Mark 11:22-26 (NKJV) 22  So Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God. 23  For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. 24  Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them. 25  “And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses. 26  But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses.”

    1. Fundamental #1: You believe the Word in your heart

    You believe with your heart – not your head!

    1. Fundamental #2 – Say God’s Word with your mouth.

    You always say what you believe!

    This is a spiritual law. You cannot change the law of words that we live under, but you can change the words that determine how you live.

    Faith must be released by the words of your mouth.

    Faith’s confessions create realities OR confession precedes possession.

    1. Fundamental #3 – Act on your faith in the Word. (Simply put, act like the Bible is true.)

    Romans 12:3 KJV  For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

    Billye Brim quoting David Baron in Glory Watch Magazine:
    “God loves to communicate His absolute, limitless goodness to all. The only thing that limits Him from imparting His goodness to any human being is that person’s capacity to receive.”

    We all have an unlimited faith capacity.

    How far we go is really up to us.

    Seven Steps to Prayer That Brings Results
    1. Decide what you want from God and get the scripture that definitely promises you these things.

    You must base your prayer on the Word of God.

    You cannot pray beyond your faith and you cannot have faith beyond the Word that you know and have in your heart.

    John 15:7 KJV (7) If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

    John 1:1-3 KJV (1) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (2) The same was in the beginning with God. (3) All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

    God has attached Himself to His Word and you will never get Him to do anything apart from His Word.

    You must have the Word in your heart because there will be a fight that must be waged for what you are praying for.

    Notice Jesus used the same thing that we have in our arsenal to defeat the enemy. He did not use something that we don’t have access to.

    Luke 4:4 KJV (4) And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.

    1 Timothy 6:12 KJV (12) Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

    It may take time for you to receive the answer to your prayer.

    Be prepared to stand and fight for what you have prayed and believed for with the Word of God.

    1. Ask God for things you want and believe that you have them.

    Mark 11:24 NKJV Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.

    Expressing a desire and asking the Lord for something are two different things.

    When you ask you MUST believe that you receive the answer at the time that you pray.

    There are two kinds of truth that we deal with:

    • Sense knowledge truth that is based on what can be perceived with the five physical senses.
    • Revelation truth from God’s Word.

    These are OK with each other until they contradict. When they do contradict, you must get to the place that you automatically default to the revelation truth of God’s Word.

    Romans 4:17 KJV (17) (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.

    A mistake that people tend to make is that they want to call things that are as though they are not INSTEAD OF CALLING THOSE THINGS WHICH BE NOT AS THOUGH THEY WERE.

    1. Never permit a mental picture of failure to enter your thinking.

    Failure is not an option!

    Uproot every thought, image, dream, impression, or feeling that is contrary to what you have prayed and believed that you received the answer.

    All thoughts, dreams, images, impressions or feelings that do not contribute to your faith must be destroyed.

    The enemy will try and get you to keep checking to “see” if the thing or situation has changed.

    1. Guard against every evil thought that comes into the mind.

    Thoughts are governed by observation, association and teachings.

    Stay away from places and things that do not support your affirmation that God has heard and answered your prayer.

    Philippians 4:6-8 KJV (6) Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. (7) And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. (8) Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

    1. Meditate constantly on the promises upon which you based the answer to your prayer.

    See yourself in possession of what you’ve asked from and make plans accordingly as if it were already a reality.

    Example of promise from your boss about a pay raise and we will go out and buy something based on that promise BEFORE we have seen one dime of the increase.

    Proverbs 4:20-27 NKJV My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. (21) Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; (22) For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh. (23) Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life. (24) Put away from you a deceitful mouth, And put perverse lips far from you. (25) Let your eyes look straight ahead, And your eyelids look right before you. (26) Ponder the path of your feet, And let all your ways be established. (27) Do not turn to the right or the left; Remove your foot from evil.

    If you don’t see yourself with the answer, then the Word is no longer before your eyes.

    Joshua 1:8 NKJV This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.

    If you don’t stand by the Word, as much as God wants to stand by you, He can’t.

    1. In your waking moments think on the greatness of God and His goodness and count your blessings and your faith will increase.

    Lift your heart to God constantly in gratitude and increasing praise for what He has done and for what He is doing for you now.

    Philippians 4:6 NKJV Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;

    1. Make every prayer relative to what you’ve asked, a statement of faith instead of unbelief.

    You can say that you do have faith as easily as you can think thoughts of doubt and unbelief.

    It is thinking faith thoughts and speaking faith-filled words that leads the heart out of defeat into victory.

    Don’t undo your prayer of Faith!

    Smith Wigglesworth said, “If you have prayed seven times for any one thing, you prayed six times in unbelief.”

    Andrew Murray said, “It is not good taste to ask God for the same thing over and over again.”

    Murray also said, “If, when you do pray again, what you’ve prayed for hasn’t materialized, don’t pray for it again in the same way because that would be unbelief. Remind God that you have already asked for it, and what His Word says, and tell Him that you’re expecting it and thank Him for it.”

  • Faith Fundamentals – Part 7

    The Fundamentals of Faith – Part 7

    Mark 11:22-26 (NKJV) 22  So Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God. 23  For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. 24  Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them. 25  “And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses. 26  But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses.”

    1. Fundamental #1: You believe the Word in your heart

    You believe with your heart – not your head!

    1. Fundamental #2 – Say God’s Word with your mouth.

    You always say what you believe!

    This is a spiritual law. You cannot change the law of words that we live under, but you can change the words that determine how you live.

    Faith must be released by the words of your mouth.

    Faith’s confessions create realities OR confession precedes possession.

    1. Fundamental #3 – Act on your faith in the Word. (Simply put, act like the Bible is true.)

    Romans 12:3 KJV  For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

    Billye Brim quoting David Baron in Glory Watch Magazine:
    “God loves to communicate His absolute, limitless goodness to all. The only thing that limits Him from imparting His goodness to any human being is that person’s capacity to receive.”

    We all have an unlimited faith capacity.

    How far we go is really up to us.

    Seven Steps to Prayer That Brings Results
    1. Decide what you want from God and get the scripture that definitely promises you these things.

    You must base your prayer on the Word of God.

    You cannot pray beyond your faith and you cannot have faith beyond the Word that you know and have in your heart.

    John 15:7 KJV (7) If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

    John 1:1-3 KJV (1) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (2) The same was in the beginning with God. (3) All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

    God has attached Himself to His Word and you will never get Him to do anything apart from His Word.

    You must have the Word in your heart because there will be a fight that must be waged for what you are praying for.

    Notice Jesus used the same thing that we have in our arsenal to defeat the enemy. He did not use something that we don’t have access to.

    Luke 4:4 KJV (4) And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.

    1 Timothy 6:12 KJV (12) Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

    It may take time for you to receive the answer to your prayer.

    Be prepared to stand and fight for what you have prayed and believed for with the Word of God.

    1. Ask God for things you want and believe that you have them.

    Mark 11:24 NKJV Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.

    Expressing a desire and asking the Lord for something are two different things.

    When you ask you MUST believe that you receive the answer at the time that you pray.

    There are two kinds of truth that we deal with:

    • Sense knowledge truth that is based on what can be perceived with the five physical senses.
    • Revelation truth from God’s Word.

    These are OK with each other until they contradict. When they do contradict, you must get to the place that you automatically default to the revelation truth of God’s Word.

    Romans 4:17 KJV (17) (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.

    A mistake that people tend to make is that they want to call things that are as though they are not INSTEAD OF CALLING THOSE THINGS WHICH BE NOT AS THOUGH THEY WERE.

    1. Never permit a mental picture of failure to enter your thinking.

    Failure is not an option!

    Uproot every thought, image, dream, impression, or feeling that is contrary to what you have prayed and believed that you received the answer.

    All thoughts, dreams, images, impressions or feelings that do not contribute to your faith must be destroyed.

    The enemy will try and get you to keep checking to “see” if the thing or situation has changed.

    1. Guard against every evil thought that comes into the mind.

    Thoughts are governed by observation, association and teachings.

    Stay away from places and things that do not support your affirmation that God has heard and answered your prayer.

    Philippians 4:6-8 KJV (6) Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. (7) And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. (8) Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

    1. Meditate constantly on the promises upon which you based the answer to your prayer.

    See yourself in possession of what you’ve asked from and make plans accordingly as if it were already a reality.

    Example of promise from your boss about a pay raise and we will go out and buy something based on that promise BEFORE we have seen one dime of the increase.

    Proverbs 4:20-27 NKJV My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. (21) Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; (22) For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh. (23) Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life. (24) Put away from you a deceitful mouth, And put perverse lips far from you. (25) Let your eyes look straight ahead, And your eyelids look right before you. (26) Ponder the path of your feet, And let all your ways be established. (27) Do not turn to the right or the left; Remove your foot from evil.

    If you don’t see yourself with the answer, then the Word is no longer before your eyes.

    Joshua 1:8 NKJV This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.

    If you don’t stand by the Word, as much as God wants to stand by you, He can’t.

    1. In your waking moments think on the greatness of God and His goodness and count your blessings and your faith will increase.

    Lift your heart to God constantly in gratitude and increasing praise for what He has done and for what He is doing for you now.

    Philippians 4:6 NKJV Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;

    1. Make every prayer relative to what you’ve asked, a statement of faith instead of unbelief.

    You can say that you do have faith as easily as you can think thoughts of doubt and unbelief.

    It is thinking faith thoughts and speaking faith-filled words that leads the heart out of defeat into victory.

    Don’t undo your prayer of Faith!

    Smith Wigglesworth said, “If you have prayed seven times for any one thing, you prayed six times in unbelief.”

    Andrew Murray said, “It is not good taste to ask God for the same thing over and over again.”

    Murray also said, “If, when you do pray again, what you’ve prayed for hasn’t materialized, don’t pray for it again in the same way because that would be unbelief. Remind God that you have already asked for it, and what His Word says, and tell Him that you’re expecting it and thank Him for it.”

  • Faith Fundamentals – Part 6

    The Fundamentals of Faith

    Mark 11:22-26 (NKJV) 22  So Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God. 23  For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. 24  Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them. 25  “And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses. 26  But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses.”

    1. Fundamental #1: You believe the Word in your heart

    You believe with your heart – not your head!

    1. Fundamental #2 – Say God’s Word with your mouth.

    You always say what you believe!

    This is a spiritual law. You cannot change the law of words that we live under, but you can change the words that determine how you live.

    Faith must be released by the words of your mouth.

    Faith’s confessions create realities OR confession precedes possession.

    1. Fundamental #3 – Act on your faith in the Word. (Simply put, act like the Bible is true.)
    Seven Steps to Prayer That Brings Results
    1. Decide what you want from God and get the scripture that definitely promises you these things.

    You must base your prayer on the Word of God.

    You cannot pray beyond your faith and you cannot have faith beyond the Word that you know and have in your heart.

    John 15:7 KJV (7) If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

    John 1:1-3 KJV (1) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (2) The same was in the beginning with God. (3) All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

    God has attached Himself to His Word and you will never get Him to do anything apart from His Word.

    You must have the Word in your heart because there will be a fight that must be waged for what you are praying for.

    Notice Jesus used the same thing that we have in our arsenal to defeat the enemy. He did not use something that we don’t have access to.

    Luke 4:4 KJV (4) And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.

    1 Timothy 6:12 KJV (12) Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

    It may take time for you to receive the answer to your prayer.

    Be prepared to stand and fight for what you have prayed and believed for with the Word of God.

    1. Ask God for things you want and believe that you have them.

    Mark 11:24 NKJV Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.

    Expressing a desire and asking the Lord for something are two different things.

    When you ask you MUST believe that you receive the answer at the time that you pray.

    There are two kinds of truth that we deal with:

    • Sense knowledge truth that is based on what can be perceived with the five physical senses.
    • Revelation truth from God’s Word.

    These are OK with each other until they contradict. When they do contradict, you must get to the place that you automatically default to the revelation truth of God’s Word.

    Romans 4:17 KJV (17) (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.

    A mistake that people tend to make is that they want to call things that are as though they are not INSTEAD OF CALLING THOSE THINGS WHICH BE NOT AS THOUGH THEY WERE.

    1. Never permit a mental picture of failure to enter your thinking.

    Failure is not an option!

    Uproot every thought, image, dream, impression, or feeling that is contrary to what you have prayed and believed that you received the answer.

    All thoughts, dreams, images, impressions or feelings that do not contribute to your faith must be destroyed.

    The enemy will try and get you to keep checking to “see” if the thing or situation has changed.

    1. Guard against every evil thought that comes into the mind.

    Thoughts are governed by observation, association and teachings.

    Stay away from places and things that do not support your affirmation that God has heard and answered your prayer.

    Philippians 4:6-8 KJV (6) Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. (7) And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. (8) Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

    1. Meditate constantly on the promises upon which you based the answer to your prayer.

    See yourself in possession of what you’ve asked from and make plans accordingly as if it were already a reality.

    Example of promise from your boss about a pay raise and we will go out and buy something based on that promise BEFORE we have seen one dime of the increase.

    Proverbs 4:20-27 NKJV My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. (21) Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; (22) For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh. (23) Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life. (24) Put away from you a deceitful mouth, And put perverse lips far from you. (25) Let your eyes look straight ahead, And your eyelids look right before you. (26) Ponder the path of your feet, And let all your ways be established. (27) Do not turn to the right or the left; Remove your foot from evil.

    If you don’t see yourself with the answer, then the Word is no longer before your eyes.

    Joshua 1:8 NKJV This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.

    If you don’t stand by the Word, as much as God wants to stand by you, He can’t.

    1. In your waking moments think on the greatness of God and His goodness and count your blessings and your faith will increase.

    Lift your heart to God constantly in gratitude and increasing praise for what He has done and for what He is doing for you now.

    Philippians 4:6 NKJV Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;

    1. Make every prayer relative to what you’ve asked, a statement of faith instead of unbelief.

    You can say that you do have faith as easily as you can think thoughts of doubt and unbelief.

    It is thinking faith thoughts and speaking faith-filled words that leads the heart out of defeat into victory.

    Don’t undo your prayer of Faith!

    Smith Wigglesworth said, “If you have prayed seven times for any one thing, you prayed six times in unbelief.”

    Andrew Murray said, “It is not good taste to ask God for the same thing over and over again.”

    Murray also said, “If, when you do pray again, what you’ve prayed for hasn’t materialized, don’t pray for it again in the same way because that would be unbelief. Remind God that you have already asked for it, and what His Word says, and tell Him that you’re expecting it and thank Him for it.”

  • Faith Fundamentals – Part 5

    The Fundamentals of Faith

    Mark 11:22-26 (NKJV) 22  So Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God. 23  For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. 24  Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them. 25  “And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses. 26  But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses.”

    1. Fundamental #1: You believe the Word in your heart

    You believe with your heart – not your head!

    1. Fundamental #2 – Say God’s Word with your mouth.

    You always say what you believe!

    This is a spiritual law. You cannot change the law of words that we live under, but you can change the words that determine how you live.

    Faith must be released by the words of your mouth.

    Faith’s confessions create realities OR confession precedes possession.

    1. Fundamental #3 – Act on your faith in the Word. (Simply put, act like the Bible is true.)
    Seven Hindrances to Faith
    1. Unforgiveness is probably one of if not the GREATEST hindrance to faith working.

    Mark 11:25-26 NKJV “And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses. 26 But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses.”

    Galatians 5:6 KJV  For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.

    • Jesus pointed out that it was the woman’s faith that healed her.

    Mark 5:34 NKJV And He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction.”

    • The woman that had the issue of blood must have walked in forgiveness because her faith in Jesus was not hindered in any way.

    Mark 5:25-26 NKJV Now a certain woman had a flow of blood for twelve years, 26 and had suffered many things from many physicians. She had spent all that she had and was no better, but rather grew worse.

    • We don’t think of this very much if at all, but Caleb and Joshua must have walked in love and forgiveness as well.

    Hebrews 11:30 NKJV By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they were encircled for seven days.

    • David could have been bitter because of the way his father and brothers treated him with contempt and did not see what God could do through him.
    1. Another hindrance to our faith is worry.

    Matthew 6:25 NIV  “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?

    1 Peter 5:6-7 AMPC  Therefore humble yourselves [demote, lower yourselves in your own estimation] under the mighty hand of God, that in due time He may exalt you,  (7)  Casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully. [Psa 55:22]

    Philippians 4:6-7 AMP Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything, by prayer and petition (definite requests), with thanksgiving, continue to make your wants known to God. (7) And God’s peace [shall be yours, that tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Christ, and so fearing nothing from God and being content with its earthly lot of whatever sort that is, that peace] which transcends all understanding shall garrison and mount guard over your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

    • Worry – the rehearsing of your problem in your mind trying to search for an answer.
    • If there is an answer that you need, and your mind has never known the answer, then you will never be able to recall or get that answer from your mind.
    • If you face a new problem, then the answer is going to have to come from the Lord.
    • When you are searching for the answer in your mind by going over and over the problem to look for the solution, you only cause yourself more anxiety and frustration.
    • There is always a way! There is always a solution!
    • God has a thousand answers or solutions to every problem we face. All you and I need is one.
    1. Practicing Sin will hinder your faith.

    1 John 3:20-22 NKJV For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things. (21) Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence toward God. (22) And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight.

    1 John 1:9 NKJV If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

    1. A sin-consciousness will hinder your faith.

    We need to confess our sins and forget them.

    2 Corinthians 5:17 NKJV (17) Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

    Hebrews 10:1-3 NKJV For the law, having a shadow of the good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with these same sacrifices, which they offer continually year by year, make those who approach perfect. (2) For then would they not have ceased to be offered? For the worshipers, once purified, would have had no more consciousness of sins. (3) But in those sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year.

    Isaiah 43:25 NKJV “I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake; And I will not remember your sins.

    Psalms 103:12 NKJV As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us.

    1. A lack of understanding who we are in Christ will hinder your faith.

    We all must have a clear understanding of our rights and privileges that we have in Christ Jesus.

    Most often, when we don’t know these things we will live our lives below what Jesus bought and paid for and what God has planned for our lives.

    1. Lack of understanding the power of the Name of Jesus and our privilege to use it.

    John 14:13-14 NKJV And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. (14) If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.

    John 16:23-24 NKJV “And in that day you will ask Me nothing. Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you. (24) Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.

    1. We stop speaking the Word and acting on the Word when we don’t immediately see results.

    Make up your mind that you are in it to win it. Stay with it for the long haul if necessary.

    Galatians 6:9 NKJV And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.

    Galatians 6:9 TLB  And let us not get tired of doing what is right, for after a while we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t get discouraged and give up.