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Faith That Overcomes The World
Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Mar 13, 2008 (message contributor)
Summary: THIS SERMON IS ABOUT THE FAITH THAT OVERCOMES THE WORLD AND HOW WE CAN BECOME STRONG IN FAITH AND ENJOY THE BLESSINGS OF GOD.
FAITH THAT OVERCOMES THE WORLD
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OUTLINE
1. WE CAN HAVE VICTORY IN OUR BATTLES AND DESTROY THE ARROWS OF THE ENEMY THROUGH OUR FAITH.
2. WE SHOULD NOT LOSE OUR FAITH OR PATIENCE TILL THE PROMISES OF GOD ARE FULFILLED.
3. THERE IS NO RELUCTANCE ON THE PART OF GOD TO BLESS US AND TO FULFILL HIS PROMISES.
4. WE MUST REMOVE THE HINDRANCES TO FAITH SUCH AS DOUBT ,UNFORGIVENESS ,DISOBEDIENCE ETC.
5. JESUS HAD TOTAL FAITH BECAUSE HE LIVED IN COMPLETE HARMONY WITH GOD.
6. FAITH IS HAVING A COMPLETE ASSURANCE OF THE PROMISE EVEN BEFORE SEEING THE FULFILLMENT.
7. WE MUST BUILD OUR FAITH THROUGH HEARING THE WORD OF GOD AND BY DEMONSTRATING OUR FAITH BY OUR ACTIONS.
THE MESSAGE
FAITH THAT OVERCOMES THE WORLD
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1.WE CAN HAVE VICTORY IN OUR BATTLES AND DESTROY THE ARROWS OF THE ENEMY THROUGH OUR FAITH.
Our faith helps us to overcome the obstacles that we face in life. We can be victorious in our battles through our faith. We can destroy the weapons that the enemy hurls at us through the shield of faith. We must be strong in our faith in our times of trial in order to be victorious.
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for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.
In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
2.WE SHOULD NOT LOSE OUR FAITH OR PATIENCE TILL THE PROMISES OF GOD ARE FULFILLED.
We should not get discouraged and lose our confidence in our difficult times especially in trials that last a long time. The Lord will surely grant justice to His people who cry day and night to Him. But we should remain steadfast in our faith in order to receive the reward. We must be patient after we have done the will of God in order to receive the fulfillment of the promises of God.
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And shall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them?
I tell you that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?"
So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded.
You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.
For in just a very little while, "He who is coming will come and will not delay.
But my righteous one will live by faith. And if he shrinks back, I will not be pleased with him."
But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who believe and are saved.
3.THERE IS NO RELUCTANCE ON THE PART OF GOD TO BLESS US AND TO FULFILL HIS PROMISES.
The Lord is faithful to fulfill His promises and it is His will and pleasure to bless His children and deliver them. There is no reluctance or indecision on the part of God to fulfill His promises. He gave His only Son for us and surely He will grant everything else that we need in our life. The Lord wants us to ask and receive from Him and enjoy the fulness of joy in our life.
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And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.
That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord;
he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does.
He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?
For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.
"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
"Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?
Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?
