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Christian unity is found in the body of Christ having been baptized into that one body by the Holy Spirit of Christ solely through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. THE BIBLE Baptist Church of DeLand, Florida Pastor James W. Knox Pastor David A. Brown https://biblebaptistdeland.com For more sermons and Bible study materials, please visit our web store at https://store.jameswknox.org/ DeLand School of THE BIBLE: https://dsbkjv.com

The sermon exhorts believers to seek revival through prayer and fasting when facing overwhelming spiritual opposition. Drawing from 2 Chronicles 20, it illustrates how King Jehoshaphat and Judah trusted God rather than their own strength against a vast enemy alliance. The central message emphasizes that victory comes not through human effort but through the manifestation of the Holy Spirit within the congregation. By praising God amidst crisis, believers experience divine intervention where enemies defeat themselves. Pastor Wilkins urges the audience to maintain spiritual focus and unity to receive God's abundant deliverance and joy.

Chapter 9 It is a matter of praise and glory to God, in a special manner, that he has granted an amplification of this privilege under the gospel. The Spirit is now poured forth from above, and enlarged in his dispensation, both intensively and extensively. Those on whom he is bestowed, receive him in a larger measure than they did formerly under the Old Testament. From there comes that liberty and boldness in their access to the throne of grace, and their crying 'Abba, Father,' which the apostle reckons among the great privileges of the dispensation of the Spirit of Christ, which those of old were not partakers of.

"Abounding Love" The central truth of this message is that God never intends for His people to become stagnant in love, faith, understanding, or service. The Thessalonian believers were already loving well, working by faith, laboring through love, enduring hardship, and maintaining a strong testimony, yet Paul repeatedly tells them to "increase and abound more and more" (1 Thessalonians 3:12; 4:1, 10). Spiritual maturity does not mean arriving at a place where there is nothing left to learn; it means continually growing in our knowledge of Christ and allowing that growth to deepen the way we love and serve others. Paul teaches that Christ-centered love is God-taught love. It is not merely natural affection or human kindness, but fruit produced by the Holy Spirit. Yet even genuine love must grow. Philippians 1:9–11 explains that love should abound "in knowledge and all discernment." As our understanding of God increases, our ability to love people wisely also increases. Love sometimes comforts, sometimes confronts, sometimes gives, and sometimes withholds. Therefore, sincere intentions alone are not enough—we need truth and discernment from God. A person can be sincere and still be sincerely wrong. That growing love should become visible in the way we walk. Paul repeatedly calls believers to walk worthy of God, walk pleasing to Him, and walk properly toward outsiders. What we believe ought to affect how we behave. The Church are not called to manufacture unnecessary controversy or draw attention to themselves, but to live quiet, responsible, faithful lives centered on the mission of Christ. The gospel may create opposition, but believers should never add unnecessary off

Have you ever wondered why you believe the Lord Jesus Christ and other people that were in your circle of friends do not believe in Jesus? Or perhaps why some people used to believe and now they don't . In fact , I know people who were saved around the same time that I was , and they were very excited about believing in Jesus and the new fellowship of friends and even going to church but now they don't believe. What happened? Well this passage of scripture found in the gospel of Mark describes different responses people have to the word of God . So , stick with me and let's discover why people respond the way they do and will their response last or even get them into heaven. So-Why did you believe in Christ?

1. That the things insisted on are in some degree and measure necessary unto all acceptable prayer. The Scripture assigns them thereunto, and believers find them so by their own experience. For we discourse not about prayer as it is the working of nature in its straits and difficulties towards the God of nature, expressing thereby its dependence on him, with an acknowledgment of his power, in which sense all flesh, in one way or other, under one notion or other, come to God; nor yet upon those cries which legal convictions will wrest from them that fall under their power: but we treat only of prayer as it is required of believers under the gospel, as they have an "access through Christ by one Spirit unto the Father." And, 2. That those in whom this work is wrought by the Holy Spirit in any degree do not, in ordinary cases, want an ability to express themselves in this duty, so far as is needful for them.