Hello.
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My name is Shelley Quinn
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and welcome to
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Exalting His Word.
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today will be talking about
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life
affirmations from scriptures
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so stay tuned to learn a way to
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tap into the life-giving power
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of God's word.
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Our theme text
comes from Psalms 138:2
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that says that
God exalts His name
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and His word above all things.
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And that He magnifies His word
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even above His name.
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What does that mean?
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It means that God
has given His word
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the highest rank of importance.
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He has assigned
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the highest position of praise
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to His word!
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God exalts His word
above all things because
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He has granted creative
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life-giving power to His word.
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Power to
accomplish all of His will.
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And God has empowered His word
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with greater force
than anything else.
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Let's ask the Lord to
bless our study today.
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Heavenly Father
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in the name of Jesus,
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we come and ask that your
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Holy Spirit will be our teacher
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and that as we hear
these words Lord that
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we will receive them
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and put them into
practice for your glory.
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In the name of Jesus, amen.
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You know there's
one thing for certain...
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miracles follow the authority of
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the words of Christ.
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In John Chapter 3
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we see that Nichodemus
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recognize this.
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He believed that
the young carpenter
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from Nazareth
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was a teacher from God
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and possibly
someone far greater.
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Yet as a ruler of
the Jewish Council
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Nichodemus wasn't ready to
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make a public
confession of faith.
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He waited.
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And he approached
Jesus secretly at night
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to tap into the
apparent wisdom of God.
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But even under
the cover of the night
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nothing could hide
his startled expression
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when Jesus spoke these words...
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Jesus said...
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[text on screen]
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What a shocking statement!
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Words beyond the capacity of
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human understanding!
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You know,
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Nichodemus
thought it was irrational
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and he
questioned the truth of it!
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Christ spoke in spiritual words.
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And to the natural mind,
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they seem to be
abstract foolishness.
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In I Corinthians 2:14
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the Bible explains that
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the unspiritual
man can not receive
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the divine thoughts of God.
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It takes the Holy Spirit
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to teach and explain
God's spiritual words.
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Only those who
have the Holy Spirit
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dwelling within them
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can discern God's thoughts.
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But the Bible does
clearly point out that
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there is one notable exemption
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to this principle.
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Every human can understand
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and welcome the
plan of salvation
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before they've
been born of His Spirit.
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God designed the evidence of
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His creative power of His love
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and amazing grace to
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penetrate the
natural heart and mind.
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The Holy Spirit
is constantly at work
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to bring conviction of sin.
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He strives to lead
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all of humanity to that
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turning point of Godly sorrow
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and draw them near to God.
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The Bible tells us that
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the kindness of God offers us
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the gift of repentance
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to those who are
dead in their sins.
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He invites us to accept
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His gift of salvation.
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But beyond the
evidence of a Creator
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and the understanding of
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His plan of salvation.
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The sacred truths of the Bible
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just can't be known without
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the indwelling of
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the Holy Spirit.
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Let's return now
to Christ's comments
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about the necessity
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to be born again to see
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or to enter the Kingdom of God.
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What did Christ mean by
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these words to Nichodemus?
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You know sometimes
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we overlook a
familiar passage of scripture
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thinking that we know it.
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There's devine depths to
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the thoughts
expressed in the Bible
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and we should be cautious of
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taking a casual
approach to our studies.
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I pray often that
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God would give
me an unquenchable
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desire for His
inexhaustible word!
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I want to go
deeper into His mind
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gaining a more
intimate relationship
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with His thoughts.
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Some years ago
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I found myself drawn to
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our subject text
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and I asked the Spirit of God to
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increase my understanding.
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Now I want to share one of
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the rays of light that
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the spirit shined
on this passage to
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expose truth that
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I hadn't recognized before.
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In this passage
of John Chapter 3
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Christ defined the
two stages required
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for receiving the
truths of the Kingdom;
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SEEING and ENTERING!
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We must the born-again by
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the Spirit of God
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to see kingdom truths
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and we have to see
before we know how to enter.
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Seeing a kingdom truth
is just the first stage.
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By the insight
of the Holy Spirit
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we can understand God's word.
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But seeing is not enough.
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What good does it do to
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recognize the
blessing of humility if
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we remained prideful?
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What is the benefit of
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knowing God's counsel for
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a healthy lifestyle if
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we ignore it?
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Seeing the truth is
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just a platform
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or a springboard that
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will take us to the next stage.
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Now entering a kingdom truth
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means putting
God's word into practice.
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It requires that
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we take that step of faith
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and empowered by His spirit
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we enter the truth as we do
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the will of God.
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If we're BELIEVING in His word
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we must be LIVING in His word.
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That's what it means
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to have entered a
kingdom truth of God.
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God has demonstrated to me that
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speaking scripture promises
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over my life is one of
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the greatest ways to enter into
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His kingdom truths.
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This is the
practice of affirmations.
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And let me define
for you what that means.
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I'm often asked if
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there's a difference between
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claiming a promise of God
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and speaking His word
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as an affirmation.
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Well yes, there is a difference.
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Claiming a promise
is recognizing that
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we have a right to it.
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If you are
abiding in Christ then
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you have been given by faith
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a titled deed interest
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in all of God's promises.
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God wants us to recognize
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and state our claim
because He has vowed
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to give us these
promises in His son.
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In fact,
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claiming God's
promises with assurance is
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what faith is all about!
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Now let's look at Hebrews 11:1
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in the amplified version
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and we will see.
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It says...
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[text on screen]
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So we see that faith is
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our titled deed interest
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in which we can
claim God's promises.
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Still an affirmation
goes beyond claiming.
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Let me give you
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a definition for affirmation.
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A life affirmation
from Scripture is...
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[information on screen]
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Speaking
scriptures as affirmations
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is a practice
that the Holy Spirit
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inspired me to begin in 1995
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when I was desperately ill.
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After a year of
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intense
suffering without relief,
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God sent His word to heal me
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in a miraculous manner.
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And after tapping into
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the inherent power of
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the affirmation practice,
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it has become my passion.
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God has trained my focus
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on His word.
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He has replaced my thoughts
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with His thoughts.
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And He has expanded
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my vision of His plan.
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I see the kingdom of God.
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An increased
understanding of His plan
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has prompted me
to step out in faith!
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And enter God's kingdom truths!
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You know,
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the practical application of
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this teaching is so simple!
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All we have to do is
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accept God's testimony about us
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as new
creations in Christ Jesus.
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Then, as we
find a promise of God
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in the Bible
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simply speak His word
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over our lives.
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I would like to point out that
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all of His
commandments are promises also!
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For example,
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The Bible says,
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"in your anger do not sin."
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That's a promise of
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what God will empower us to do!!
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Let me show you
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how we can turn this into
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an affirmation
taken from two scriptures.
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Ephesians 4:26 and Romans 6:14.
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And say... [text on screen]
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So we can take
that and we can say...
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[information on screen]
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This isn't mind over matter.
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Or, the power of
positive thinking.
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It's planting the life giving
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word of God into our hearts
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and accepting His testimony of
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what God says that
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He will do in us.
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Part of the
beauty of affirmations
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is that
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they change the way we think
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and talk about ourselves.
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When you behold in
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the mirror of the word
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the reflection of
who you are in Christ
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and when you declare it
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with your living voice
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the amazing result is that
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you become what you behold!!
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We can look at
II Corinthians 3:18
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to verify this.
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It says,
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"But we all with unveiled face
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"beholding as in a mirror
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"the glory of the Lord
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"are being
transformed into His image
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"from glory to glory
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"just as by the
spirit of the Lord."
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Oh I think that's so wonderful!!
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As we learn to speak God's word
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over our lives,
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we learn to lean
on His understanding
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and He directs our paths!
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The practice of affirmations
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will change our lives!
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God guarantees it!!
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Please stay tuned
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and we'll be right back after
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this announcement to discuss
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how the words of
our mouths actually have
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the power of life and death.
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If this dynamic series
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is making a
difference in your life,
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then you should know about
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a special study guide
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written by Shelley Quinn.
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Exalting His Word with
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Life Affirmations From Scripture
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is an in depth
study of the word of God.
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Please send
your love gifts to...
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Affirmations transform us
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by the renewing of our minds.
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They help us to know
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and understand the
perfect will of God.
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Hearing our living voice declare
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the wonders of His truths
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increases our faith.
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And as we reprogram our thoughts
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in this way,
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His thoughts,
become our thoughts!
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And they become
the source for truth
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and we overcome
our identity crisis!
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The life giving
power of the word of God
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washes away the influence of
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the world system!
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The word of God that we affirm
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becomes a fire that burns
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the froths separating us from
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the pure from the impure.
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The ultimate blessing is that
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as we apply His
promises personally
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we partake of His divine nature.
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This all begins by
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the power of our tongue.
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The Bible says
in Proverbs 18:21...
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We speak life into our days
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when we speak God's word
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into every situation.
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But on the other hand,
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do you remember the story of
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the Israelites
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who God delivered from bondage
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and lead them to
the Promise Land?
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A land that God
vowed to give them
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but they doubted His word.
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They wouldn't
accept God's testimony
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and enter into His promise.
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They spoke words
of disbelieve that
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directly
contradicted the word of God.
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Just like the Israelites,
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at the edge of the Promise Land
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we speak death into our days if
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we endorse the testimony of
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doubt and disbelieve.
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Do the words of our mouth
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really matter to the Lord?
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What God said
in Numbers 14:28,29
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certainly shows that they do.
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Because the Lord said to them,
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"Say to them as I
live says the Lord.
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"Just as you have
spoken in my hearing
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"so I will do to you.
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"The carcases of you who
have complained against me
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"shall fall in this wilderness."
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And in Matthew 12:36,37
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Jesus gave us the warning about
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the words that we
speak. He said that
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"I say to you that
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"for every idle
word that you speak,
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"you will have to
give an account of it
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"on the day of judgment.
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"For by your words
you will be acquitted
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"and by your words
you will be condemned."
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Almost daily,
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I find myself confessing
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the sin of idle words.
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Both those that escape my lips
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and the unspoken
words of my thoughts.
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Words that don't line up
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in agreement with His will.
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Words that are
void of His power.
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I seek God's forgiveness
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and I ask Him to put a guard
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at the door of my mouth!
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I pray the word of faith
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will be in my heart
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and on my tongue
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as it says in Romans 10:8.
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Let me quote that for you...
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The Bible says,
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"The word is near you.
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"It is in your mouth
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"and it is in your heart.
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"That is the word of faith that
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"we are proclaiming."
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I ask God to cause me
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to confess His testimony
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as my source of life
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through affirmations.
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My constant prayer is that
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I will speak into all situations
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with the tongue of an
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instructed disciple.
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The practical application of
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this teaching is so simple.
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But we've barely scratched
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the surface of understanding.
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I'd like to explain to you
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the deeper truth
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and the power that
supports this simple
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but transforming practice.
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I've learned that
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we wont continue the
practice of something
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unless we really understand
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why and how it benefits us.
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Isn't that true?
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I receive many reports
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from Christians
who've been empowered by
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speaking life affirmations
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over their life yet
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challenged by the exercise of
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walking in the word
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And they slip back
into old lazy habits.
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Then sometime later in response
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to God's leading
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they will start up
this practice again!
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And that's when I
hear from them. [chuckles]
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Excited Christians will call me
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and they'll say...
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"I don't understand why
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"I ever stopped practicing this!
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"It's so powerful
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"and it makes such a
difference in my life!"
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I understand their sentiment
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because my experience
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has been exactly the same.
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Until I appreciated why
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this practice
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exerted such a powerful force
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I wasn't compelled to continue.
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When the spirit
helped me to see this as
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my way to plug-in
to the power of God
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it became worth the effort.
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I devoted the time and energy to
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enter this kingdom truth.
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What convinced me of
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the power of this process
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was a study in the Greek.
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And today
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I want to
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briefly introduce you to
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two Greek terms that
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we find in the Bible.
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I constructed the definition for
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these two terms from
multiple resources of
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scholarly Greek works but
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most importantly from
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the use of these
terms in Scripture.
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And the first term
is in the Greece...
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[information on screen]
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I've learned that
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this is so important to us
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because God spoke
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the world into existence
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by his LOGOS word.
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And then He completed the work
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by His RHEMA word.
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You and I are born again
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by the LOGOS word.
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But the use of
the Greek term RHEMA
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in scripture
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demonstrates that God equips us
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and perfects us
by His RHEMA word.
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The scriptures that we confess
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and personally apply
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brings order into our lives
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and transforms
us into His image.
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The Bible says that
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Christ sustains everything by
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His RHEMA word of instruction.
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I hope you'll be able to
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join us again next week
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when we'll devote more time to
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explain and develop these terms
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for a better understanding.
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You know,
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the distinction between
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these terms LOGOS and RHEMA
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will become much clearer
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as we continue
in future programs.
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We're going to
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examine the RHEMA word in
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the context of scripture.
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And, we'll let the Bible develop
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the definition for us.
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I believe you'll see
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the exciting advantages of
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taking God's LOGOS word
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and making it our
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RHEMA utterance.
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I've come to appreciate that
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this is the way His word
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enters our life with triumph
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and helps us achieve
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the overcoming victory.
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We have ventured
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into some depths
of this teaching.
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Now let's surface
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and take a deep breath!
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Here are the
five main points that
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I would like you to recall.
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[information on screen]
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Go ahead and say it right now!
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I AM WHO GOD SAYS I AM.
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[second point on screen]
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This is taking the wisdom
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and the council
of God's testimony
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and personally
applying it to your life.
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[first point on screen]
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You know,
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to encourage my effort
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in the practice of
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speaking His word over my life
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as RHEMA affirmations,
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the Lord impressed this thought
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on my mind one day.
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And this happened when
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I had practiced
it for about a year
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and then... It actually,
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it had been about two years
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and then I
abandoned the practice.
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And I was trying to
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get back into
doing the practice again
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and finding the
time that it took
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and just carving that
time out of my schedule.
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And suddenly the Lord impressed
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this thought in my mind.
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He said,
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"Time is life.
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"How you invest your time is
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"how you invest your life."
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Let me ask you something...
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How are you investing your life?
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How are you investing your time?
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The affirmation process is
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worth your time investment.
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It will work the very
mind of Christ in you.
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Jesus said that His words are
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spirit and they are life.
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The transforming power of
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God's word
00:26:18.47\00:26:19.84
will change your life forever.
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You'll be clothed
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with power
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from on high!
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Oh yes!!!
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And let me remind you
00:26:31.19\00:26:32.75
just as Nichodemus saw that
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miracles follow
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the authority of
the words of Christ
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miracles do
follow the authority of
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the word of God.
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My brother and my sister
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and friends,
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I don't know
where you are right now.
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And I don't know
your circumstances,
00:26:51.44\00:26:53.51
but I know one thing...
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God has a plan for your life
00:26:55.74\00:26:59.21
and it is better
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than the one you are living!
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I know that His
plan is better yet
00:27:02.82\00:27:05.65
than the one that I'm living.
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And if we would just learn
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and accept God's truth
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that His word is life to us!
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If we would acknowledge that
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God has the perfect plan
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and we come to Him
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and earnestly seek Him,
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God will change us!
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May God multiply His mercy,
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love and grace to you.
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And may He
watch over His word to
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perform it as you
cooperate with Him.
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Please remember
to spend your time
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making that which is
most important to God
00:27:39.65\00:27:44.03
the very thing that is
00:27:44.09\00:27:45.73
also most important to you.
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Get into His word!
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Acknowledge that it's life!
00:27:50.73\00:27:54.07
Exalt His word!
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Invest your time
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in exalting God's word.
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