Gospel Ramah Church Sermon of the Week

Understanding God’s nature, even slightly, will boost your faith thus setting you on course for victorious living.

1JOHN 5:3-4

" In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome, for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith."

Four encouraging facts about our Lord:

1. He’s alive and rules over the affairs of men.

EXODUS 3:7-10, 19; DEUTERONOMY 4:19-20; PSALM 24:8-10; ISAIAH 6:1-3; DANIEL 4:26; MATTHEW 6:9-10; HEBREWS 6:16-20 *Our God sees, hears, feels, and reacts.

2. He’s personal and specific. EXODUS 3:13-15; LEVITICUS 25:39-43; 1SAMUEL 22:1-2; JEREMIAH 34:14; LUKE 14:21

3. He responds to faith in an extraordinary way.

MATTHEW 9:18-26 (woman with the issue of blood);

MARK 10:46-52 (Blind Bartimaeus)

LUKE 19:1-10 (Tax collector Zachaeus)

4. He gives to his people wisdom to live by.

PROVERBS 4:7; PROVERBS 24:3-4; JAMES 1:5-8 JEREMIAH 8:22

The essence of God refers to God's spirituality - what makes God, God. If taken away God ceases to be God. The attributes refers to the character of God i.e. unchangeable . Because man changes and God is unchangeable, God has to change his dealings with man. The more we understand God's essence and attributes this will contribute to our behavior, character and effectiveness. God can provide for our needs but our doings block his providence which is why we need to re-position ourselves. Where are you in relation to God?

Building blue print: Proverbs 24:3-4. Through wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established. By knowledge the rooms are filled With all precious and pleasant riches. Luke 14:28- 30. 1. First sit down. 2.Count the cost. 3. Lay the foundation. 4. Build. 5. Finish

God came to restore everything: restore man and resources. Beliefs affect our decisions and influences your behavior which determines your destination. By changing our belief system, embracing Gods word, we can prosper, progress, grow. Key aspects to financial management is budgeting, assets & liabilities and kingdom finance. It is essential to differentiate between needs and wants, and evaluate how how we spend our finances. We need to stop undermining or overlooking what God has given us, the Nothing Except. God has equipped us with different talents, we need to learn how to utilize them.Many a times we are seating on top of a solution or the solution is in front of us but we see it as nothing.

There’s a big gulf between profession and practice. Claiming to trust God and to be his people and yet live in contradiction defeats our Christian faith.

Seeing with the eyes of faith is such a powerful thing! But submitting to the law of love is even better.

WHAT WILL YOU DO WHEN YOUR ENEMY IS DELIVERED INTO YOUR HAND?

NATURAL WAY:

a) Punish, b) Banish, c) Vanish

DIVINE WAY:

a) Forgive, b) Love, c) Release

1. The power of submitting to God.

Luke 22:39-43; Philippians 2:5-9; James 4:7

2. The power of the sovereign law

Proverbs 25:21-22; Proverbs 24:17-18; Exodus 23:4-5; Matthew 5:44-48; Matthew 6:12-15; Romans 12:17-20

Sermon summary:

1. We need to stay connected even when things are good.

2. Knowing the enemy is not enough. Knowing where they are(their strategy) is essential.

3. Revival is a present continuous term; our avoidance of the devil’s schemes must be continuous too.

4. God provides solutions before the need is known.

One way to evaluate spiritual maturity is by looking at the choices we - the way people live will tell you their level of spiritual maturity. "Faith" - is strong and vigorous trust based on the character and capacity of God. The struggle of many christians is that they do not know God. God is always moved when He sees you trust Him implicitly. The perseverance of faith is an essential nature of spiritual maturity. The greatest resources on which you can depend to hold onto your faith are God's character and God's capacity

There will always be a reason for someone to not give up – once you remove that reason, the person will give up. Every time you find yourself alone or people leave you, this is a sign from God that “You can do it!” Blessed be the name of the LORD for those that have abandoned you because they gave you the ability to be stronger than what you think. 1. He delivers us from death – He is the manager of my life, my life is in His hands. The last word upon my life is from Him. 2. He delivers our eyes from tears – if you belong to God, your life must not be a life of tears. 3. He delivers our feet from falling – All the people who do not love you set traps on your path. God sends a word that prevents you from falling

You can never be committed to God fully or committed to wealth fully. Lord – Yahweh Adonai. Where you choose to invest your trust decides where you end up or how you end up in life. We end up being what we are because of the choices we make. The Power of the name – Names are used to distinguish, describe (define), associate nature, character or attributes. Some of us do not know how to maximise the name of the Lord – God is powerful. God is just not Yahweh, He is Yahweh Adonai. Never neglect the power of a name – it opens or closes doors (opportunities). God is a faithful God. As you mature, begin to make dangerous prayers – God’s word is truth, he can never lie. God is not moved about your current situation, He is sure about His power.

The word of God

sets us apart.

Romans 12:1-2

The word of God

shapes us.

Joshua 1:8

Acting on the word of

God is a declaration of faith

and trust

Habakkuk 2:4

• Giving is saying no to debt,

poverty and lack.

• When we give, we position

ourselves for prosperity