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Prayer
Hymn: There’s Power in
the Blood
Memory Verse: Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your
heart, and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge
Him, and He shall direct your paths.
Lesson: Voices of Victory
Pastor Ron’s remarks and intro of first principle
Character: Jesus and the
Lord’s Prayer
First Principle: The Voice of Prayer
Scripture Reference: John 17:15 I do not pray that You should take them out of the
world, but that You should keep them from the evil one.
Prayer
is talking to God.
When
we pray we direct our prayer only to God for something we want and in the Name
of Jesus.
The
believer has no authority to pray to anyone but God or in any other name except
the Name of Jesus.
Prayer
from the heart of man touches the heart of God.
Question: What are some possible
answers God gives when people pray?
Follow Up Question: What are some things we
should NOT pray for?
Conclusion: Jesus instructs His
followers to acknowledge the will of our sovereign Father God with every
prayer. Our sincere petitions and intercessions for the things we want for
ourselves and others will not go unnoticed by God. Only God can answer a prayer
and His answer is not always “yes.”
Pastor Ron’s remarks and intro of second principle
Character: Jesus and the will
of God
Second Principle: The Voice of
Confession
Scripture Reference: John 8:29 And He who sent Me is with Me. The
Father has not left Me alone, for I always do those things that please Him.
.
Confession
gives a voice to our agreements and our disagreements with God.
Our
words carry greater power when we say things we truly believe.
Declarations
release power.
God
has given mankind a voice of confession.
Our
confessions either build up or tear down.
Question: What makes a good
confession?
Follow Up Question: Can you think of other
instances in the Bible where someone made a life changing confession?
Conclusion: Confessions are used
throughout the scriptures to begin and to conclude matters of importance.
Declarations have been used to encourage some and discourage others. Confessions
can indicate both agreement and disagreement. Disagreement brings division
while agreement releases power. When we agree with God the power of God is
released in our lives and over our situations. With the heart man believes God
and receives like standing with Him. However, with the mouth confession is made
unto salvation.
Pastor Ron’s remarks and intro of third principle
Character: Jesus and the Fig
Tree
Third Principle: The Voice of
Command
Scripture Reference: Matthew 21:19 And seeing a fig tree by the
road, He came to it and found nothing on it but leaves, and said to
it, “Let no fruit grow on you ever again.” Immediately the fig tree
withered away.
God
has given us a voice of prayer with which we petition God for the things we
desire.
God
has also given us a voice of confession to indicate our agreement or our
disagreement with His word.
Our
voice of confession is used to strengthen and encourage ourselves and others.
God
has also given His children a voice of command and the right to speak
authoritatively in His name.
Question: What should we do
about the mountain in our lives?
Follow Up Question: We do not wrestle against
flesh and blood. With what then do we wrestle?
Conclusion: In spiritual
warfare, only spiritual weapons have effect. It is imperative that we exercise
our voice of prayer, our voice of confession, and our voice of command. Speak
to the mountains of your life and command them to be removed. Call those things
which be not as though they were. Pick up your sword of the spirit and do
warfare with your voice of command.
Pastor Ron’s closing remarks
·
Connect Cards;
Offering and Prayer
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Memory Verse
·
Pre-Praise &
Worship Prayer
will be hosted by the LeBlancs
in
the Sanctuary Studio. Worship will begin in just a few minutes.
