0545 It's Not Dead, Only Asleep

ITS NOT DEAD, ONLY ASLEEP What Are You Hiding? Whatever Satan can do, sin can do! Whatever faith can do, God can do Satan can do nothing without sin, God can do nothing without faith What you are hiding in your heart will determine your future Sin is not worth hiding, faith is not worth letting go Sin honors Satan, faith honors Jesus, Jesus honors faith Mark 5:35 1. IF FOLLOWING JESUS MADE THINGS WORSE - FEAR NOT This is not heaven! We are not promised no hardship When Jesus sleeps, He is not careless, He is in control Christian Soldier! Enemy, Captain, Banner Jesus came late, Never Early, Never Late, GODS TIME IS THE BEST Slow movement of tiger is not a mistake Jesus will not leave you, so don't be afraid, He is RESURRECTION 2. DO NOT FEAR TO KEEP WALKING Faith moves mountain, Fear moves you! Fear will move you from obeying God into rebellion (10 spies) Fear tolerated is faith contaminated Fear came when man listened to word of serpent Opening the eyes of your faith is silencing of your fears (Elisha servant) Fear is more deceptive enemy than Satan himself Millions have surrendered to their fears while their hearts dream of a miracle 3. WHEN JESUS COMES IN, UNBELIEF HAS TO GET OUT Sometimes weeping is unbelief! Answer does not mean Jesus is pleased Doubt ridicule Jesus! Seed chocked! Fear tolerated is faith contaminated Jesus put weeping, tumult, wailing OUT When Jesus comes in, fear has to get out Miracles don't happen in the atmosphere of panic We are Household of Faith! Gods greatest pleasure 4. YOU HAVE TO CONFESS GODS OPINION ABOUT YOUR SITUATION ONLY THEN YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DEAL WITH IT You will deal with your problem according to your confession - ITS NOT DEAD - ITS SLEEPING What you confess, you possess (Savior, Healer, Deliverer) Don't let your situation dictate your confession confess (Let Weak Say, I Am Strong, Let The Book Not Depart) Gods Language is FAITH, Not FACTS, Or FEELINGS BELIEVER WHO HAS FEELINGS, feeler who has faith Bad confession destroys your confidence in Gods Word, weakens your faith, and makes your problem perminant, and ties Jesus hands Power of life and death! God created His world, you can destroy yours Love, friendship, war, fights, peace because of words Faith is not blind! Faith is not blind. Unbelief is blind. Faith can be weak. Faith can be strong. Faith can be dead. Faith can be small but NEVER a BLIND When you have faith, you see beyond the visible, pain and problem Servant of Elisha was blind. Elisha was not blind but with eyes of faith You need to see to believe, and you need to believe to see You are not saved because you feel saved; you are saved because you have put your faith in God’s Word and acted on it. You may feel good today, tired tomorrow and lonely next week, but God’s Word is the same yesterday, today and forever(Hebrews 13:8). God’s Word refreshes our mind; His Spirit renews our strength.