NOTES FROM SERMON HEARD AT:Spirit of Fire Evangelistic MinistriesPastor Jerry BeginTo listen to the sermon, visit:http://www.spiritoffire.org/To Comment on this sermon, look for the small "comment" button at the bottom of this Sunday's sermon. If you go to the bottom of the whole blog to comment, you will have scanned through notes of several earlier sermons. Note: sometimes the post does not come up, in which case press the preview button after you have written and then submit.
1.We need to go over our day and review where the enemy has been served.
2. We need to take ourselves seriously.
3. Need to consider our soul- not sell it off.
Israel had a covenant with Abraham, but they found themselves in slavery because they sold their blessing.
They did not look at God to bring prosperity.
God demands that we look a His power alone.
Israel needed to remove the idols.
Gideon was told that he needed first to remove those of the army that had fear,
Then he had to remove those who were not watching for the enemy.
They need to obey God’s voice.
Gideon’s army destroyed the enemy through their faith and obedience.
The wealth of the wicked belong unto the righteous- unless you are righteous the wicked will take from you.
2Ch 16:9 For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.
God is looking throughout the whole earth. He loves to show Himself strong in behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward Him (whose heart is wholeheartedly given to God- the devil comes to steal, kill, and destroy, but Jesus came to give you life more abundantly ).
You shall love God with all your heart-
Your mind- your thoughts, your emotions, intellect
Your strength- all you have, finances, talents, everything you have- the day you don’t fear giving an offering to God you will see God move.
He likes to show Himself strong. God wants to show Himself, but He doesn’t want you to think that you are the one, but that He is the one.
in the behalf of them- OUR GOD, All day long, God moves in my behalf.
The people who know their God shall prove themselves strong, and shall stand strong, and do exploits. Dan 11:32b
Herein thou hast done foolishly (not wise): therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.
The moment we don’t give ourselves wholley to God, we can’t enter into His rest.
Everything that is important in our lives has to go out the door, and we must allow God .
War means that you have an enemy that wants to possess everything you have. The enemy attacks all. He wants to take your possession. He wants to take the power from you to be fruitful, dominate.
The Kingdom of God is taken by violence and the violent take it by force.
Herein- before you said these things, you have been a fool. You have acted like fools, not giving your hearts totally to God.
Deut 8-
Deu 8:11-18
(11) Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day:
(12) Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;
(13) And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied;
(14) Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;
(15) Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;
(16) Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;
(17) And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.
(18) But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.
It is by My power that you have done this.
Read Deut 28
God doesn’t like it when you live by grease (and not grace)- we slip out of His hands, rather than doing things. Real grace is having the ability to do things that you haven’t been able to do before.
You must give your life wholeheartedly to God- everything, life, family, actions, community, needs- and trust
If you give yourself wholeheartedly to God, God Who is looking for you will meet your needs.
GIVE YOURSELF WHOLEHEARTEDLY TO GOD AND TRUST HIM ONLY, ONLY, ONLY.
The Father constantly moved in Jesus’ behalf.
Examine yourself- Have you given yourself wholeheartedly to God? When we do that, God will prove Himself strong. Give yourself to God- and nothing else- not even yourself. If we don’t, we have been unwise- don’t compromise or it will be your demise.
God wants you to give your heart perfectly (100%) to Him- the obedience will result- by not having your heart perfect toward Him .
A fool says in their heart there is no God.
When we don’t give our heart wholly to Him, we don’t recognize that we are under covenant .
HE knows our weaknesses, that’s why we have to give ourselves wholeheartedly to Him, so He can help you get rid of your sins. We are covenanted with Him.
Basically, in every situation we are being asked: Who will be God in this? There can only be one. To let God be God has often been the most difficult thing for me.
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