[August 17. 2008] SPEAK TO IT
- pastor Dennis Leonard (Heritage christian Center in Denver, Colorado, the US)
Romans 10:9-10 and Numbers 20:7-8, 10-11
"That if you confess with your nouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto rghteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation."
Then the LORD spoke to Moses,saying, "Take the rod; you and your brother Aaron gather the congregation together. Speak o the rock before thier eyes, and it will yield its water; thus you shall bring water for them out of the rock, and give drink to the congregation and heir animals." And Moses and Aaron gathered the assimbly together before the rock; and ge said to them, "Hear now, you rebels! Must we bring water for you out of this rock?" Then Moses lifted his hand and struck the rock twice with his rod; and water came out abundantly,and the congregation and their animals drank.
1. "Fpr out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks."
a. The problem with the church today is people are saying things out of their mouth without conviction in their heart.
b. They are speaking to situations, but there is no faith in their heart.
2. God told the children of Israel to send twelve spies into the Promised Land.
a. Then spies had a bad report, two of them had a good report.
b. God knew all along that there were giants in thier Promised Land.
c. God knew they would have to have faith in Him in order to enter their Promised Land.
3. Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1
a. Always remember that true Bible faith is never about future, it's about right now.
b. God is waiting for living faith to come out of your mouth.
4. Just hearing the Word is not enough to take you into the promises of God.
a. You have to take what you've heard and speak faith out of your mouth.
b. God's promises are instant, but you have to mix faith with them to see them manifest in your life.
5. Faith has nothing to do with your emotions.
a. Faith is based on the Word of God, and speaking the faith that is in your heart.
b. Faith isn't faith, until youspeakitout of your mouth and believe it in your heart.
c. The woman with the issue of blood mixed her words with what she believed in her heart.
6. It's not a matter of just believing in your heart, you must also speak it out of your mouth. (Mark 11:23)
a. You jave to speak to your mountain.
b. God always said it before He did it.
c. He always spoke it before it came to pass.
7. Your words are like seeds that must be planted.
a. 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." Mattew 17:20
b. If you plant the seed it will grow into something bigger; that is what faith is about.
8. God wants you to get your praying and you saying in agreement.
a. Don't pray God's Word one minute and then talk about how big your giants are the next.
b. No matter what you're going through, don't let your circumstances change your confession.
c. Even when things look impossible, God will show up to do the impossible.
9. All you need isa word from God.
a. The angel of the Lord told Mary she was going to have a son, and His name would be Jesus.
b. One word from God will change everything in your life... His Word is true.
c. Heaven andearth shall pass away, but My Word will never pass away. Matthew 24:35
10. God told Moses to speak to the rock, but Moses struck the rock.
a. The rock was a type of Christ.
b. Moses didn't havae to hit the rock; all he had to do was speak to it.
c. That word is for you; all you have to do is believe in your heart and speak to your mountain.
11. The enemy's whole plan is to whut you up and throw some giants in your face.
a. His plan is to intimidate you, so you don't speak the Word over your situation.
b. The Bible says that the children of God saw giants and they felt like grasshoppers.
c. You are not a grasshopper; you are a joint heir with Jesus Christ.
