I have been asked to share the notes and Faith Declaration which we ministered on Sunday February 22nd. It is my desire for all of us to benefit from this message of the week.
THE DECLARATION OF FAITH IS AT THE END OF THE MESSAGE.
HERE IS THE WAY SOME PEOPLE SHOULD SING THIS SONG:
I HAVE PASTORED PEOPLE, THROUGH THE YEARS; THAT I WOULD CALL, UNBELIEVING BELIEVERS.
Are you an unbelieving believer? Doubt your doubts and believe your beliefs. They are like the woman who told me, she did not believe God answered her prayers. I then asked her, was she saved? Born again? Forgiven? Washed in the blood? Changed/ Transformed/ Set Free/ Delivered/ and walking in the newness of life?
She was somewhat disgusted with my question and responded curtly, "Who are you to ask me if I am saved?" I said, "Well, you just told me that God never answered any of your prayers, right?" She nodded her head in an.affirmative gesture. I then said, Well, that is one prayer God answered."
I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER, HIGHER, MUCH, MUCH HIGHER THIS MORNING. SO HIGH THE ENEMY CANNOT, HIGH JACK YOU WHEN YOU WALK OUT OF THE BUILDING THIS MORNING.
Someone may ask, "Where will that be?" The answer to this question is, "In heavenly places with Christ Jesus." Who wants to go with me? You really won't need anything more than Faith the size of a mustard seed.
By contrast, the mustard seed has built-in to it, great potential. You have potential to walk out this morning with mountain moving faith.
Let us ask a pertinent question. Have you ever seen a mustard tree? First of all, all trees have trunks. Let us take a look at this today:
What is the difference between a tree and a shrub? There is a difference between a tree and a shrub. Trees have a single stem and support branches and leaves. Shrubs are smaller, have many stems, and have no single trunk.
WHAT MUSTARD SEEDS ACTUALLY GROW INTO
They do not grow into trees, they grow into a plant that can appear as a tree, but they are an herb. Mustard seeds can grow into big plants, but they are not trees, 3 to 10 feet tall.
These tall plants with big leaves can look like trees. This is true when they grow in tight groups. Even though they're not trees, they can look like it.
HOW FAST CAN THEY GROW?
Mustard seeds grow at an incredible rate. SOME OF THESE MUSTARD SEEDS CAN MATURE IN JUST 60 DAYS
MUSTARD SEEDS HAVE A RUGGED NATURE
JESUS USES THE MUSTARD SEED AS AN EXAMPLE, WHICH SYMBOLIZES FAITH AND GROWTH.
The story of the Mustard Seed is found in three different books of the Bible.
Gospels, Matthew 13:31-32 (NKJV), Mark 4:30-32 (NKJV), and Luke 13:18-19 (NKJV). In each account, Jesus uses the imagery of a mustard seed to convey profound spiritual truths about the Kingdom of God.
Matthew 13:31-32 (NKJV): In Matthew's Gospel, Jesus presents the parable within the context of a series of parables known as the "Parables of the Kingdom."
He says, "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field, which indeed is the least of all the seeds; but when it is grown it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches."
Mark 4:30-32 (NKJV): Mark's Gospel records a similar version of the parable, emphasizing the growth and expansion of the mustard seed. Jesus states, "To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what parable shall we picture it? It is like a mustard seed which, when it is sown on the ground, is smaller than all the seeds on earth; but when it is sown, it grows up and becomes greater than all herbs, and shoots out large branches, so that the birds of the air may nest under its shade."
Luke 13:18-19 (NKJV): Luke's Gospel presents a concise rendition of the parable, focusing on the mustard seed's transformation into a large tree. Jesus says, "What is the kingdom of heaven like? And to what shall I compare it? It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and put in his garden; and it grew and became a large tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches."
Why did Jesus speak in parables? Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given . . . . And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says: ‘Hearing you will hear and shall not understand, and seeing you will see and not perceive, for the heart of this people has grown dull. Their ears are hard of hearing, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, lest they should understand with their heart and turn, so that I should heal them.' Matthew 13:11,14-15.
Matthew 13 speaks of the expanding Kingdom of God. Now to a different situation found in Matthew 17:17-21, Jesus easily casts the demon out. Then Jesus answered and said, "O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him here to Me." And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him; and the child was cured from that very hour. Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, "Why could we not cast it out?" So Jesus said to them, "Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you. However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting."
Did you know that there is a medical term for self doubt, that leads to an individual becoming afraid they will be found out?
They even have a clinical name for it, and a way in which they suggest you deal with it? It is called the IMPOSTER SYNDROME.
The enemy of your soul wants to kill, steal (YOUR PEACE, JOY AND LOVE) and destroy who you are in Christ.
HERE IS A LIST OF MEDICAL THINGS THAT ARE MANIFESTATIONS OF WHAT YOU MAY BE DEALING WITH. ISN'T IT STRANGE THEY CALL THESE, MANIFESTATIONS?
A DECLARATION OF FAITH
GOD HAS NO FAVORITES, SO WE CAN PROCLAIM, WE ARE THE APPLE OF GOD'S EYE
NO GOOD THING WILL HE WITHHOLD FROM THOSE WHO WALK UPRIGHTLY BEFORE HIM
GOD IS LOVE AND THAT IS AGAPE, WHICH MEANS HIS NATURE IS UNCHANGING, UNALTERABLE AND UNENDING
HIS DESIRE FOR US IS OUTLINED IN THE WORD OF GOD, THAT WE WOULD PROSPER AND BE IN HEALTH EVEN AS OUR SOULS PROSPER
GOD IS A GIVER AND BECAUSE HE IS LOVE, HE SO LOVED THE WORLD HE GAVE, GOD GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, NOT TO CONDEMN THE WORLD BUT THE WORLD THROUGH HIM MIGHT BE SAVED
THE LORD MY GOD IS MY STRENGTH AND SHIELD OF LOVE, MY GLORY AND THE LIFTER UP OF MY HEAD
THE JOY OF THE LORD IS MY STRENGTH TO OVERCOME BY THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB AND THE WORD OF MY TESTIMONY
MY FUTURE IS AS BRIGHT AS THE PROMISES OF GOD
"I AM A MIRACLE GOING SOME WHERE TO HAPPEN", AND AGAIN, I PROCLAIM, "I AM
GOING SOME WHERE TO HAPPEN."
Pastor Cleddie Keith
THE DECLARATION OF FAITH IS AT THE END OF THE MESSAGE.
Doubt see's the Obstacle, Faith see's the way.
Doubt see's the Dark of Night But Faith see's the Day. Doubt dreads to take one step But Faith soars on high.
Doubt whispers, "Who will believe?" And Faith answers, "I"!!!
HERE IS THE WAY SOME PEOPLE SHOULD SING THIS SONG:
HEY! I AM AN UNBELIEVER NOW, SINCE JESUS CHANGED MY LIFE.
HEY! I AM A BELIEVING UNBELIEVER NOW
I AM PRAYING, WITH MY FINGERS CROSSED,
EVERY THING IS GOING TO WORK OUT FINE, IF IT IS GOD'S WILL.
I AM PRAYING, WITH MY FINGERS CROSSED,
EVERY THING IS GOING TO WORK OUT FINE, IF IT IS GOD'S WILL.
I HAVE PASTORED PEOPLE, THROUGH THE YEARS; THAT I WOULD CALL, UNBELIEVING BELIEVERS.
Are you an unbelieving believer? Doubt your doubts and believe your beliefs. They are like the woman who told me, she did not believe God answered her prayers. I then asked her, was she saved? Born again? Forgiven? Washed in the blood? Changed/ Transformed/ Set Free/ Delivered/ and walking in the newness of life?
She was somewhat disgusted with my question and responded curtly, "Who are you to ask me if I am saved?" I said, "Well, you just told me that God never answered any of your prayers, right?" She nodded her head in an.affirmative gesture. I then said, Well, that is one prayer God answered."
I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER, HIGHER, MUCH, MUCH HIGHER THIS MORNING. SO HIGH THE ENEMY CANNOT, HIGH JACK YOU WHEN YOU WALK OUT OF THE BUILDING THIS MORNING.
Someone may ask, "Where will that be?" The answer to this question is, "In heavenly places with Christ Jesus." Who wants to go with me? You really won't need anything more than Faith the size of a mustard seed.
By contrast, the mustard seed has built-in to it, great potential. You have potential to walk out this morning with mountain moving faith.
Let us ask a pertinent question. Have you ever seen a mustard tree? First of all, all trees have trunks. Let us take a look at this today:
What is the difference between a tree and a shrub? There is a difference between a tree and a shrub. Trees have a single stem and support branches and leaves. Shrubs are smaller, have many stems, and have no single trunk.
WHAT MUSTARD SEEDS ACTUALLY GROW INTO
They do not grow into trees, they grow into a plant that can appear as a tree, but they are an herb. Mustard seeds can grow into big plants, but they are not trees, 3 to 10 feet tall.
These tall plants with big leaves can look like trees. This is true when they grow in tight groups. Even though they're not trees, they can look like it.
HOW FAST CAN THEY GROW?
Mustard seeds grow at an incredible rate. SOME OF THESE MUSTARD SEEDS CAN MATURE IN JUST 60 DAYS
MUSTARD SEEDS HAVE A RUGGED NATURE
JESUS USES THE MUSTARD SEED AS AN EXAMPLE, WHICH SYMBOLIZES FAITH AND GROWTH.
The story of the Mustard Seed is found in three different books of the Bible.
Gospels, Matthew 13:31-32 (NKJV), Mark 4:30-32 (NKJV), and Luke 13:18-19 (NKJV). In each account, Jesus uses the imagery of a mustard seed to convey profound spiritual truths about the Kingdom of God.
Matthew 13:31-32 (NKJV): In Matthew's Gospel, Jesus presents the parable within the context of a series of parables known as the "Parables of the Kingdom."
He says, "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field, which indeed is the least of all the seeds; but when it is grown it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches."
Mark 4:30-32 (NKJV): Mark's Gospel records a similar version of the parable, emphasizing the growth and expansion of the mustard seed. Jesus states, "To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what parable shall we picture it? It is like a mustard seed which, when it is sown on the ground, is smaller than all the seeds on earth; but when it is sown, it grows up and becomes greater than all herbs, and shoots out large branches, so that the birds of the air may nest under its shade."
Luke 13:18-19 (NKJV): Luke's Gospel presents a concise rendition of the parable, focusing on the mustard seed's transformation into a large tree. Jesus says, "What is the kingdom of heaven like? And to what shall I compare it? It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and put in his garden; and it grew and became a large tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches."
Why did Jesus speak in parables? Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given . . . . And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says: ‘Hearing you will hear and shall not understand, and seeing you will see and not perceive, for the heart of this people has grown dull. Their ears are hard of hearing, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, lest they should understand with their heart and turn, so that I should heal them.' Matthew 13:11,14-15.
Matthew 13 speaks of the expanding Kingdom of God. Now to a different situation found in Matthew 17:17-21, Jesus easily casts the demon out. Then Jesus answered and said, "O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him here to Me." And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him; and the child was cured from that very hour. Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, "Why could we not cast it out?" So Jesus said to them, "Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you. However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting."
Did you know that there is a medical term for self doubt, that leads to an individual becoming afraid they will be found out?
They even have a clinical name for it, and a way in which they suggest you deal with it? It is called the IMPOSTER SYNDROME.
The enemy of your soul wants to kill, steal (YOUR PEACE, JOY AND LOVE) and destroy who you are in Christ.
HERE IS A LIST OF MEDICAL THINGS THAT ARE MANIFESTATIONS OF WHAT YOU MAY BE DEALING WITH. ISN'T IT STRANGE THEY CALL THESE, MANIFESTATIONS?
- Feeling unworthy of affection or attention
- Having an irrational fear of failure or the future
- Having increased anxiety related to performance or TASK Management
- Downplaying your accomplishments
- Holding back from reaching attainable goals
- Crediting your successes to luck or other reasons outside of your control
- Having difficulties processing or accepting praise, compliments or award recognition
- Overworking or people-pleasing to meet the expectations of others
- Comparing yourself and your achievements against other people's MANIFESTATIONS
Doubt see's the Obstacle, Faith see's the way.
Doubt see's the Dark of Night But Faith see's the Day. Doubt dreads to take one step But Faith soars on high.
Doubt whispers, "Who will believe?" And Faith answers, "I"!!!
A DECLARATION OF FAITH
GOD HAS NO FAVORITES, SO WE CAN PROCLAIM, WE ARE THE APPLE OF GOD'S EYE
NO GOOD THING WILL HE WITHHOLD FROM THOSE WHO WALK UPRIGHTLY BEFORE HIM
GOD IS LOVE AND THAT IS AGAPE, WHICH MEANS HIS NATURE IS UNCHANGING, UNALTERABLE AND UNENDING
HIS DESIRE FOR US IS OUTLINED IN THE WORD OF GOD, THAT WE WOULD PROSPER AND BE IN HEALTH EVEN AS OUR SOULS PROSPER
GOD IS A GIVER AND BECAUSE HE IS LOVE, HE SO LOVED THE WORLD HE GAVE, GOD GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, NOT TO CONDEMN THE WORLD BUT THE WORLD THROUGH HIM MIGHT BE SAVED
THE LORD MY GOD IS MY STRENGTH AND SHIELD OF LOVE, MY GLORY AND THE LIFTER UP OF MY HEAD
THE JOY OF THE LORD IS MY STRENGTH TO OVERCOME BY THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB AND THE WORD OF MY TESTIMONY
MY FUTURE IS AS BRIGHT AS THE PROMISES OF GOD
"I AM A MIRACLE GOING SOME WHERE TO HAPPEN", AND AGAIN, I PROCLAIM, "I AM
GOING SOME WHERE TO HAPPEN."
Pastor Cleddie Keith