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Preparing Our Hearts For Miracles And Ministry
Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Jul 1, 2007 (message contributor)
Summary: THIS SERMON IS ABOUT PREPARING OUR HEARTS FOR MIRACLES AND MINISTRY AND HIGHLIGHTS THE FOLLOWING 1. PRAYER 2. FAITH 3. HOLY SPIRIT 4. PREPARING FOR MIRACLE DELIVERANCE 5. HUMILITY 6. A PURE HEART 7. PREPARING OUR HEARTS TO BE USED BY GOD
PREPARING OUR HEARTS FOR MIRACLES AND MINISTRY
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OUTLINE
1. PRAYER
2. FAITH
3. HOLY SPIRIT
4. PREPARING FOR MIRACLE DELIVERANCE
5. HUMILITY
6. A PURE HEART
7. PREPARING OUR HEARTS TO BE USED BY GOD
THE MESSAGE
PREPARING OUR HEARTS FOR MIRACLES AND MINISTRY
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1.PRAYER
The Lord urges us to call unto Him and He promises to answer us. Often we waste our time and efforts calling on people who are unable to help us. The Lord asks to call upon Him and He will answer us in a great and amazing way because He is a great and amazing God. If we find ourselves all alone in the day of trouble , it is an opportunity for us to rely on God alone .We will experience His deliverance and we will give all the glory to God alone. We would not be under any obligation to any man because it was the Lord alone who delivered us.
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’Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’
and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me."
2.FAITH
The Lord wants us to be strong in faith when we face mountains in our life. Our faith in God can move mountains. Our prayers must be full of faith in order to receive answers. We must also be free from bitterness and unforgiveness in order to receive amazing answers to our prayers. We must be patient and not give up until we receive the fulfillment of the promises of God. The Lord wants us to live by faith. We must beleive in the faithfulness of God and His promises even before we can see the answer to our prayers. We please God by our faith in God even in the face of trials and tribulations. We grieve the Holy Spirit when allow fear and doubt and worry to fill our hearts. God has not given us the spirit of fear but of power and love and sound mind.
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"Have faith in God," Jesus answered.
"I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, ’Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him.
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins."
But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your sins.
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.
Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.
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.
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
3.HOLY SPIRIT
The Lord wants to deliver us by the power of the Holy Spirit. We should not rely on human might or power to move the mountains in our life. The Lord will remove the obstacles through the power of the Holy Spirit . He will make the mountains into level ground. When the enemy comes like a flood , the Holy Spirit will raise up a standard against him.
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So he said to me, "This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: ’Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD Almighty.
"What are you, O mighty mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become level ground. Then he will bring out the capstone to shouts of ’God bless it! God bless it!’ "
So shall they fear The name of the LORD from the west, And His glory from the rising of the sun; When the enemy comes in like a flood, The Spirit of the LORD will lift up a standard against him.
