A Crucified Life - - Proclaims The Word of Faith

 

   

Romans 10:8,9

But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the Word of Faith we are proclaiming: that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

*Strong's Ex. Conc. No. 2784

Proclaim: to herald publicly with conviction

From the Greek word 'kérussó' (pronounced kay-roos'-so): refers to preaching the Gospel as the authoritative (binding) word of God, bringing eternal accountability to all who hear it.

    Did you get that? ALL who hear the Word of God preached are ACCOUNTABLE for the Word they have heard. Convicting power right there. When I hear the Word of Faith preached, I am accountable for what I am hearing. When I preach the Word of Faith, anyone hearing me, even if you are reading the Word I bring, is accountable for what they are hearing. (If you're like me, you tend to speak the words as you read them, even if it's just a whisper or your hear the Word in your thoughts).

    We need to listen to the Spirit of God when He brings convicting power into our hearing. When the Word of God says to do a certain thing and we don't do it, that's sin. When the Word of God says not to do a certain thing and we do it, that's sin, too. 

    In this verse we read and understand that believing on the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ is the key to salvation through the atoning work of Christ on the cross. 

ETERNAL ACCOUNTABILITY

    Having believed that Christ died on the cross to save us from the eternal damnation (hell) that was our destiny as the result of sin in our lives, now, if we have believed that Jesus is Lord, then our eternal destination has changed and we are on the road to eternal life (heaven). Forgiven [Crowder].

    For now, in this life, we walk in the valley of the shadow of death (Psalm 23:4), for death no longer threatens us. We live our lives within the bold love of God, telling everyone we can that Jesus is Lord, testifying of how He changes our lives and how He can change their lives. Look What The Lord Has Done (Lindell Cooley [Revival In Brownsville].

THE ONE GOSPEL

    John 3:16-18

16) "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
 17) "For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

18) “He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God."

    I believe. In 1996 I gave my heart to Jesus: I became a born again believer. I was attending a wonderful little Methodist church near our home out in the county. Our children and I walked the quarter-mile every Sunday to attend church, with me pushing the twins in their stroller. 

    One Sunday, almost 28 years ago, I made the public announcement that I had chosen to listen to God above all else. My heart changed and then my attitudes changed. And then, my whole life was turned upside down. The husband I had at that time didn't want to be married to me any more, so the size of my family changed. We were broken. But I was Alive in Christ and my brokenness was just the beginning. My heart had to broken so that God could fill me up with Himself and mend my broken places. 

    And I came here to this sprawling city. Living in the city is completely different from living in the country. But God is everywhere and I had decided to follow His leading. Here is where He led me and here I stand, testifying of God's faithfulness in my life. 

    That decision led me to a wonderful little church where I was discipled with love to become a Sunday School teacher, a Youth Leader and a faith-based songwriter. I attended that church for five years, 1997-2002.

    From there I was launched by the Spirit into the church I currently attend. Here I became the Singles Leader for a brief time (2 years) and then began to study for the ministry to become a preacher. One heart/life/soul changing decision led to many open doors for me. 

    When we choose to take a stand, and not back down, for the life-changing, heart-cleansing, gospel of salvation through Jesus Christ, then we need to be prepared for the outcome of our stance. We need to be prepared to be come against from all directions. We need the Word of Faith that has been planted in us by our hearing of it and believing it to Grow in us, that Christ would be visible to others by our words and our actions. We need to Speak Jesus.

    Do you believe? Let me hear you testify. 

     

    

Heart & Soul - - Hidden Treasure

 

2 Corinthians 4:7

Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.

*Strong's Ex. Conc. No. 2344

Treasure: a storehouse for precious things; a receptacle for valuables

From the Greek word ' thésauros' (pronounced thay-sow-ros'): including (treasured) thoughts stored up in the heart and mind.

THIS TREASURE

    Matthew 13:44

The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy he went and sold all he had and bought that field.

    Psalm 119:11

Thy Word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against Thee.

    Matthew 13:46

When he found one very precious pearl, he went away and sold all he had and bought it.

    Job 28:28

And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’ ”

    Romans 10:8-9

But what does it say? “The Word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the Word of faith we are proclaiming: that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved."

JARS OF CLAY

     The frailty of mankind is here implied. Yet, in His infinite mercy God chose our hearts to be His temple, His sanctuary, His dwellingplace. We get His Word into our hearts by believing on His Name for our salvation (Romans 10:13). 

    We first recognize our frailness and need for a Savior to save us (Romans 3:10). We see how useless our efforts are to get us out of this sinful nature into a holy nature (Ecclesiastes 7:20; Romans 3:22,23). 

    Many, too many, will claim the Name of the Lord for their own but will not be recognized by Him as His people (Matthew 7:22-23). In their frailty, they recognized Him not. Their jars of clay remained empty of the presence and glory of God. 

SURPASSINGLY GREAT POWER FROM GOD

    What is this surpassingly great power from God that is in these jars of clay which have His Name as their salvation? It is Christ. And Him crucified and resurrected. 

    Romans 1:16, 17

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.

    It is God, through the power of His Holy Spirit, who places His method of salvation -- His only begotten Son Jesus Christ -- into our hearts by the faith we declare when we believe on the Name of His Son for our salvation. And I believe. 

    1 Corinthians 1:18, 24

For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. ~ But to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.

    2 Corinthians 12:9

But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.

GRACE SAVES, WISDOM EMPOWERS

    Ephesians 2:8-10

For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.

    Ephesians 3:16-19

I ask that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love, will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depth of the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

    Having God living in us now, we receive His strength when we call on His Name. We call on His Name for our salvation, to hide us in Himself. We call on His Name for our healing, as the Word of Faith tells us that 'by His stripes we are healed'. Our souls are healed of corruption. Our bodies are healed of disease. Our minds are healed and made sound. Our spirits are healed and we are lifted up into Him. 

    We call on His Name for our deliverance for Christ is our Deliverer. We call on His Name for guidance for The LORD is our Shepherd. We call on Him Name for Wisdom for The LORD is our Wisdom. We call on His Name for everything because The LORD is everything to us. 

    There is Power in the Name of The LORD and this power is alive and living in the heart of every believer. Do you believe? 

HIDDEN TREASURE

Jesus Be The Center

My Heart Is Yours

Thy Word

Just As I Am (I Come Broken)

Light Has Come

Awaken My Heart

Secret Place "When Noone Else Is Watching"

Yet Not I But Through Christ In Me

Your Name Is Power