Living from the inside out

Lesson #2: Faith Takes Action

                                

Living from the inside out:

 

To walk by faith, your mind have to be trained by hearing the word of God ministered about faith. Who have it. how it come, how it work, how to release it, and what you can do with the faith in you. 

 

It takes a renewed mind and one committed to living and walking in obedience to the word of God, if not! your mind will attack your problems, circumstances, and challenges based on your old way of thinking how to solve your problems.

 

Listen to Ps:23,1-6

Rom:12-3  For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

 

Lk:17,5-6 And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.

6 And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.

Mk:4,23-29  If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.

24 And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.

25 For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.

26 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;

27 And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.

28 For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.

29 But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.

Gal:5,24-25  And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.

25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

Jn:6-63  It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

 

Jn:17-14  I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

 

Do you know the man Jesus mastered his profession, not only as a carpenter but as a doer of the word of God. He said I only do what I see my Father do and say what he tell me to say. Jn:5-19

 

That's perfection, we are to copy his actions, do what he did and say what he said and we should get the same results. Ps:37-37

 

One big problem with the people of God is many still don't believe they have power over the devil because they listen to people that tell them they don't, even after Jesus said I give you power over all the power of the enemy Lk:10-19 

Acts:1-8  But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. Who are you going to believe, the word or what some man say.

2Tim:4-16

16 At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge.

This is why you have to constantly hear faith ministered to you.

 

Here the parable of the sower:

 

Matt:13, 18-23  Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.

19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.

20 But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;

21 Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.

22 He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.

23 But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

When you're living by your carnal mind, here are some of the issues you deal with every day and even to the Christians the devil will hit you with the same, he is no respecter of persons. Gal:5-17

Col:2-15  And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

 

Ephe:1,19-21 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,

20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,

21 Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:

1Corth:6-17  But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit. You are a dominating force, one with the Lord. However you will never experience the ability to reign over the enemy if you don't believe and act on what you believe. This has to be preached to you to get faith to do it.

You have to exercise this authority so you know yourself it is the truth so man can take this truth from you. It doesn't work on it's own you have to work it. ex: your children are not disciplined on their own, you have to discipline them or they will do whatever. Prov22-6

The same with the devil if you don't exercise the authority given to you by Christ, he will have his way in your life. The scripture tell us don't give place to the devil. Ephe:4-27

 

Jn:10-10, The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

1Corth:9,25-27
And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate (or show moderation, self restraint) in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. God is no respecter of persons!!!

 

1Corth:12,7-11  But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.

8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;

9 To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;

10 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:

11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will. God will, but do you will that God work the gifts through you. God won't go against your will.

Definition: of  respecter of persons: a person whose attitude and behavior is uninfluenced by consideration of anther's rank, power, wealth, etc

Definition: for temperate: Showing moderation or self- restraint

Definition: exceeding: exceptional in amount, quality, or degree

 
1Corth:9,26-27
26 I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:
27 But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

For you to know God or have faith in him, you must come through Jesus an keep his commandments. Jesus said I am the door Jn:10-9. He also said I am the way the truth.....Jn:3-16

Sunday preachers and teachers destroy the lives of many when they tell the people you are saved meaning born again and when you die, you're going to  heaven. This false teaching will cause many to go to the fire if they don't hear the truth, repent and get baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus and keep his commandments. Acts:2-38

Look what Paul had to say about the law.

Rom:7-7,12
What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.

 

v-12,  Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.

Ps:111,7-8
7 The works of his hands are verity (TRUE) and judgment; all his commandments are sure.
8 They stand fast for ever and ever, and are done in truth and uprightness.
 

This is my saying, keeping the law is the glue that connect man with God, except you keep God's covenant law you don't know him and he don't you.

1Jn:2,3-4 
3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 

Ron;8:1-2,6-10, read it Living from the inside out: you won't be held in bondage to the evil influences Satan execute on the people of the world, and even deceive many of the people of God that are not watchful unto prayer.

 

1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

6-10  For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: (it hate God) for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.

9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

10 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.

11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

Lk:17,20-21 The Pharisees asked Jesus, when the kingdom of God should come: Jesus replied, it's within you.

 

Col:1,12-14  Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:

13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:

14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:  (Living from the inside out)

Ps:103-17-22  But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;

18 To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.

This is what will happen to those that refuse to keep the law, God's Ten Commandments.

Matt:7-22,23
22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

 

The 10 virgins, Matt:25,1-12,

 Phil:3,9-11 And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;

11 If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.

Jesus showed us how to be successful in ministry and in life, we are to follow his example, This is how he did it.
 

To have faith in God you must believe that God is alive now and that he will reward you when you seek after him with your whole heart, believing he is the true God and Jesus Christ the Lord.

First, remember he said, 2Pet:1-3 I have given unto you all things that pertain to life and godliness through the knowledge of him who called us by His own glory and excellence.

Heb:11-1, Now faith is, it's impossible to please God with out it. How does it come: by hearing the word of God, Rom:10-17, 

How do you release your faith: Mk,11-23. 

How do Faith work, by love Gal:5-6. 

Who is faith given to:Rom:12-3 to every man

All of this is most important to know because it will get you to salvation.

 

God has put these things in us to be a success in life and fulfill our purpose, and set salvation before every man,

 

1, He has given us his life: Gen,2-7
2, He has given us his faith: Rom,12-3
3, He has given us his word: Jn,17-14
4, He has given us his law: Ex:20,1-17
5 He set salvation before every man, Titus;2-11, to do what?

 

Rom:10,8-10,13-14,17 

8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;

9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.   (Titus:2,11-12)

13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.  Jn:6-37, he that come to me I will not cast him out.

14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? 15 and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? 16 and how shall they hear without a preacher? 17,So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Jn:9-4
I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work. Jesus learned obedience through suffering, we have to do the same. 2Tim:2-12

 

Prov:4,20-23  My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.

21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.

22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

If you are not one that pursuit after the things of God, and make an effort to walk in righteousness, most of what go out of your heart is what you allowed to come in, stuff that will take you to the fire.

Jer:17,9-10   The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

10 I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.

1Pet:2,20-21
For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.

21 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:

Prov:16-32 
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

As we study the workings of faith, we see it's nature is aggressive and determined because it is always now. Whatever faith go after it will complete it's coarse if we don't stop it. It will not return void, but it will prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.  Is:55-11

 

The word of God is an unstoppable force when spoken in faith and left alone for it to complete it's assignment. Where is that found in the bible, read that to me. Here is an example:

 

Is:55,9-11

9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
10 For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:
11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.  
 

This is where we begin the journey to grow and develop our faith as we look at some examples of men that were trained by those they succeeded. Or if God put it in your mind the ability to become a powerful leader so be it. 

 

The key word here is trained, you must be taught the word of God if you expect to be a success in ministry and life.

 

Matt:11,29-30.... take my yoke upon you and learn of me. 

Is:1-17.... Learn to do well.

Gen:14,1-16...Abraham and his trained servants went to rescue his nephew Lot and family with all their goods.

1Sam:22,1-2 

1 David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went down thither to him.

2 And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.

2Sam:23-8 these be the mighty men David trained

 

Joshua Moses minister, Josh:1,1-3,5-6,8-9

 

Elijah and Elisha: 2Kings:2,9-10,12  

 

Jesus trained by the Father: I only do what my Father tell me to do.

 

Jn:5,`19-22
19 Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.
20 For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel.
21 For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.
22 For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:  Jn:12-48, the words I speak will judge you.

 

Gal:1,11-12 Paul taught by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

 

These mighty men were trained to put their trust and faith in God. Look at Heb:11,24-40  (The hall of faith.)

Matt:11-12...
And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.

Jesus came and recovered man from the death sentence because of Adam. The scripture says Jesus is the last Adam, (1Corth:15-45) the son of man who showed us how the first Adam should have lived as Lord of all the earth, by faith in God.

Jer:32-27
Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there anything too hard for me?

Jesus showed us how he took dominion over all his enemies and stood in the authority that was given to him. He did and said what his Father told him to do.

Prov:3,5-6
5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.  

Faith is what the devil attacks, and when he realizes he is attacking a believer that live by the faith of Jesus, he will test you to see if you will operate in your authority. 1Pet:5-8 The devil seeking.....

 
Because Jesus has come, all in Christ have put on Christ, Gal;3-27 and the faith we live by in the flesh is the faith of Jesus, Gal:2-20. 

Jesus faith is perfect: This is the same faith that created the world

Jn:11-42 
And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.

Ps:27-13
I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.

Stand in the authority delegated to us, submit yourself unto God resist the devil and he will flee from you, if we don't he won't. Ja:4-7

If the Lord hasn't led you to do something you can't do, your faith has not increased. Why, you are trusting in your ability to do it. 

Lk:17-5
5 And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.
6 And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.

This sycamine tree represents every problem every circumstance and all things that are beyond your ability to fix. Jesus said, say to it and believe what you say will come to pass and don't doubt, you can have whatsoever you say. Mk:11-23 do we believe this?

Phil:4-13
I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me, if we only believe.

2Corth:2-14
Now thanks be to God which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place

Remember God gave the Earth to man, he lost it but Jesus recovered man from the curse and gave him his authority back by trusting in God and walking by faith.

 

The curs of Deut:28, is yet against Israel, but those in Christ has his protection that believe his word and live by it. We can call on the Lord and he will hear and answer prayer.

We live in a world created by spoken words, one scripture says, all things are upheld by the word of his power (Heb:1-3). Let's take back ruler-ship and reign in life by one Jesus Christ over our enemy Satan the devil in Jesus name. (Rom:5-17) 

God's kingdom ruleth overall. ( Ps:103-19) Where is the kingdom? The kingdom of God is within you. (Lk:17-21)

All we will ever need God has made the provision and put it in us. Scripture says all the promises of God in Him are yes and in Him amen. 

Is the spirit of God in you? If so, call for what you desire, that God has promised you, that's what Jesus did. He called those things that be not as tho they were and they became. Our blessing is in us waiting for your call.

Bro Stearns