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Luke 8:22
Jesus Stills the Sea
22Now on one of those days Jesus and His disciples got into a boat,
and He said to them, “Let us go over to the other side of the lake.”
So they launched out. 23But as they were sailing along He fell
asleep; and a fierce gale of wind descended on the lake, and they
began to be swamped and to be in danger. 24They came to Jesus and
woke Him up, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” And He
got up and rebuked the wind and the surging waves, and they
stopped, and it became calm. 25And He said to them, “Where is
your faith?” They were fearful and amazed, saying to one another,
“Who then is this, that He commands even the winds and the water,
and they obey Him?”
Jesus said… lets go to the other side
Disciples said, “ we are perishing”
Jesus said, where is your faith
Use your words..
Power of your Confession – Words
1. Believe in who jesus is…
Not mental consent….. But deep conviction…
Your core value… Your mode of operation…. iOS -internal
operating system
Follow his model… His example
Rom 4:17 (as it is written, “A father of many nations have I
made you”) in the presence of Him whom he believed, even
God, who gives life to the dead and calls into being that
which does not exist.
Kjv… and calleth those things which be not as though they
were.”
Calls as they were. (Past tense). Not are.. Not will be …
But were
God calls those things that be not ( in the natural) as though
they
2. Believe in his word
Hebrew 4:12. “For the word of God is living and active and
sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as
the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow,
and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.”
Ampl. “For the Word that God speaks is alive and full of
power [making it active, operative, energizing, and
effective]; it is sharper than any two-edged sword,
penetrating to the dividing line of the breath of life (soul)
and [the immortal] spirit, and of joints and marrow [of the
deepest parts of our nature], exposing and sifting and
analyzing and judging the very thoughts and purposes of the
heart.”
Proverbs 4:20-22 NASB
“My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my
sayings. Do not let them depart from your sight; Keep them
in the midst of your heart. For they are life to those who
find them And health to all their body.”
Eph 6:17-18 “And take THE sword of the Spirit, which is
the word of God. With all prayer and petition pray at all
times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert
with all perseverance and petition for all the saints,”
John 15:7….“If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you,
ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.”
3. Believe in you.. who God made you to be
His ambassador… His representative… His child…
Rom 8:18-21
“For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are
not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be
revealed to us. For the anxious longing of the creation waits
eagerly for the revealing of the sons of God. For the creation
was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him
who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself also will be
set free from its slavery to corruption into the freedom of
the glory of the children of God.”
How do you … “Use your words “
1. Speak to your mountain
Mark 11:23 NASB
“Truly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken
up and cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart,
but believes that what he says is going to happen, it will be
granted him.”
2. Speak to resist the devil…
Matthew 4:1-4, 6-11
“Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to
be tempted by the devil. And after He had fasted forty days
and forty nights, He then became hungry. And the tempter
came and said to Him,
“If You are the Son of God, command that these stones
become bread.” But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘M
AN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE, BUT ON EVERY WORD
THAT PROCEEDS OUT OF THE MOUTH OF G OD.'”
and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself
down; for it is written, ‘H E WILL COMMAND H IS ANGELS
CONCERNING Y OU ‘; and ‘O N their HANDS THEY WILL BEAR Y
OU UP, S O THAT Y OU WILL NOT STRIKE Y OUR FOOT
AGAINST A STONE.'” Jesus said to him, “On the other hand, it
is written, ‘Y OU SHALL NOT PUT THE LORD YOUR G OD TO
THE TEST.'” Again, the devil took Him to a very high
mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and
their glory; and he said to Him, “All these things I will give
You, if You fall down and worship me.” Then Jesus said to
him, “Go, Satan! For it is written, ‘Y OU SHALL WORSHIP THE
LORD YOUR G OD, AND SERVE H IM ONLY.'” Then the devil left
Him; and behold, angels came and began to minister to
Him.”
Overcome the devil by your words…
Rev. 12:11….. “Now the salvation, and the power, and the
kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ have
come, for the accuser of our brethren has been thrown
down, he who accuses them before our God day and night.
11And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb
and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not
love their life even when faced with death.
3. Guard your heart and your words
Prov. 4:22. “Watch over your heart with all diligence, For
from it flow the springs of life.”
Jesus… From the abundance of your heart your mouth will
speak,,,
James 3: 2-4, 9-12
“For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not
stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to bridle
the whole body as well.
Now if we put the bits into the horses’ mouths so that they
will obey us, we direct their entire body as well. Look at the
ships also, though they are so great and are driven by strong
winds, are still directed by a very small rudder wherever the
inclination of the pilot desires.
Vs. 9. With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we
curse men, who have been made in the likeness of God;
from the same mouth come both blessing and cursing.
My brethren, these things ought not to be this way. Does a
fountain send out from the same opening both fresh and
bitter water? Can a fig tree, my brethren, produce olives, or
a vine produce figs? Nor can salt water produce fresh.”
4. Release your Ambassador authority
2 cor. 5:20 “Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as
though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you
on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.”
Matt 16: 18-19. “I also say to you that you are Peter, and
upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades
will not overpower it.
I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven;
and whatever you bind on earth shall be what is already
bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth what is
already loosed in heaven.””
Close;
Col. 1:26-27. “that is, the mystery which has been hidden
from the past ages and generations, but has now been
manifested to His saints, to whom God willed to make known
what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the
Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.”
It’s your time,,,
You were born for such a time as this….
Awaken yourself… Arise to the occasion
Use your words…
1. To form your life
2. To resist the devil and his works
3. To bind and lose that which has already been bound and
loosed
4. To do the works of Jesus… Destroy the works of the devil
and to demo and expend the kingdom
5. Arise as the sons of God… Take your place of
significance and authority