GENESIS 17:14-22; HEB. 11:1

INTRODUCTION

THERE ARE SO MANY CHRISTIANS THAT ARE TAUGHT A KIND OF FAITH THAT IS A PASSIVE FAITH

A FAITH THAT MAKES PEOPLE CONTENT FOR JUST HEAVEN WHILE OTHERS POSSESS EARTH

BUT MY FAITH IS A RADICAL FAITH

IT IS NOT A PASSIVE FAITH

IT IS NOT A FAITH THAT WILL NEGLECT WHAT THE SCRIPTURES HAVE TAUGHT ME

I DO NOT BELIEVE IN JUST SITTING IN YOUR BED, WAITING ON GOD

YOU CANNOT JUST SIT AROUND AND WAIT ON THE LORD

LIFE WILL PASS YOU BY

YOU ARE NOT WAITING ON THE LORD, THE LORD IS WAITING ON YOU

THE KINGDOM SUFFERS VIOLENCE AND THE VIOLENT TAKE IT BY FORCE

YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT BY FORCE

SOMEONE SAY, TAKE IT BY FORCE

IT IS NOT COMING TO YOU UNLESS YOU TAKE IT

IT WON’T COME IN WHILE YOU ARE WATCHING THE CRICKET GAME

IT WON’T COME IN WHILE YOU ARE EATING RADABILOBIE

EVERYBODY THAT JESUS CALLED WAS BUSY

YOU DON’T SEE JESUS CALLING SLEEPY PEOPLE

NO LAZY PEOPLE

GOD USES PEOPLE THAT MOVE

READ ;

YOU HAVE KINGS AND NATIONS IN YOU

YOU ARE BARREN RIGHT NOW, BUT YOU HAVE KINGS AND NATIONS IN YOU

YOU ARE BROKE RIGHT NOW BUT YOU HAVE KINGS AND NATIONS...

YOU ARE LONELY RIGHT NOW, BUT YOU HAVE.......

SO, YOU CANNOT JUDGE WHAT IS IN YOU BY WHAT YOU SEE AROUND YOU

PRAY*****

IF FAITH IS THE SUBSTANCE OF THINGS HOPED FOR, THEN HOPE IS THE STAR AND FAITH IS THE SUPPORTING ACTOR

IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A HOPE, THEN FAITH HAS NO JOB

THE REASON THAT IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET PEOPLE TO COME TO CHURCH IS THAT THEY HAVE LOST HOPE

FAITH COMETH BY HEARING AND HEARING BY THE WORD OF GOD

BUT, WHEN YOUR FAITH HAS NOTHING TO DO, THEN YOU ARE NOT HUNGRY

WHAT DRIVES PEOPLE TO COME TO CHURCH IS SO THAT YOU CAN FEED YOUR FAITH

THEN, IF YOUR FAITH ISN’T DOING ANYTHING AND YOUR FAITH IS NOT HUNGRY AND YOUR FAITH CAN’T DO ANYTHING IF YOU HAVE NO HOPE

IF THERE IS NOTHING IN FRONT OF YOU AND YOU ARE JUST GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS

IF YOUR LIFE IS JUST ROUTINE, THEN YOU ARE NOT EVEN REALLY LISTENING TO ME THIS MORNING

THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT ARE LISTENING ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE INVOLVED IN A PROCESS, IN A FIGHT, IN A BATTLE, PURSUING AFTER SOMETHING, TRYING TO LIVE FOR CHRIST, HUNGRY

SAYING, COME ON NOW, GIVE ME SOMETHING GOOD

I NEED SOMETHING FROM HEAVEN

I DID NOT COME HERE TO SHOW MY NEW HAIR

I CAME HERE TO FEED MY FAITH

I AM IN A FIGHT RIGHT NOW AND I NEED SOME WORD THAT WILL ANCHOR ME SO THAT I CAN GO FORWARD

ALL OF THE OTHER ONES THAT ARE DAYDREAMING AND PLAYING ON YOUR PHONE

WHY DO YOU NEED A MEAL IF YOU ARE NOT GOING TO EAT ANYTHING

HOPE IS AN EXPECTED END

IT IS NOT NECESSARILY A SPECIFIC PROCESS

HOPE IS AN EXPECTED END

WHEN IT IS ALL OVER

THIS IS WHAT I AM HOPING FOR

HOPE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH PROCESS

IT HAS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH DESTINATION

I MAY HAVE TO CHANGE THE WAY I POSSESS MY PROMISE

BUT, I’M STILL HOPING FOR MY PROMISE

WE HAVE ALL THESE PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT FAITH, FAITH, FAITH, FAITH

BUT, THEY JUST ACCEPT WHATEVER COMES AND MANY PEOPLE ACCEPT WHAT IS LESS BECAUSE THEY DON’T WANT TO PAY THE PRICE

BVUT, WHEN YOU ARE PASSIONATE, YOU DON’T CARE ABOUT THE COST

I KNOW THAT IT WILL BE EXPENSIVE, I KNOW THAT IT WILL BE AN INCONVENIENCE, I KNOW THAT IT WILL BE TOUGH BUT I REFUSE TO RECEIVE LESS THAN GOD’S BEST

ALL AROUND THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE HAPPY WITH LESS THAN WHAT GOD HAS PROMISED THEM

I SEE PEOPLE WHO HAVE EVEN QUIT AND GIVEN UP ON THEIR DREAM WHEN THEY ARE 30

BUT I WILL NOT GIVE UP

IT MAY TAKE LONGER, BE HARDER, PAY MORE, GO THIS WAY WHEN I THOUGHT THAT I WAS GOING THAT WAY

BUT WHEN IT IS OVER I SHALL HOLD GOD’S PROMISE IN MY HAND

I LIKE PEOPLE WHO WON’T TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER

PEOPLE WHO WON’T TAKE LESS THAN WHAT GOD HAS FOR YOU

I NEED FAITH AND FAITH IS MANUFACTURED IN THE FACTORY OF WORD

Romans 10:17 KJV 1900

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

WHEN I COME TO HEAR THE WORD, I AM FEEDING MY FAITH

I WOULD RATHER HAVE A BAD PERSON TO COOK THAN A BAD PREACHER

I WOULD RATHER HAVE A BAD DENTIST THAN A BAD PREACHER

BUT WHEN IT COMES TO MY FAITH

I WANT A LION IN THE PULPIT

I DON’T WANT A PUSSY CAT

I WANT A LION IN THE PULPIT

I WANT SOMEONE WHO STILL HAS A ROAR

I DIDN’T COME TO SMELL YOU OR LOOK AT YOU

I CAME BECAUSE SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN

HOPE IS AN EXPECTED END

IT SAYS, WHEN IT IS ALL OVER, I’M GOING TO PREACH SOMETHING, BUILD SOMETHING, MEKE SOMETHING HAPPEN

I WILL NOT RECEIVE LESS

EVEN IF I HAVE TO START OVER, EVEN IF IT TOOK LONGER THAN I EXPECTED, EVEN IF I HAVE TO CRAWL PART OF THE WAY

I WILL FIGHT EVERY MORNING BUT I’M NOT LEAVING THIS EARTH UNTIL I APPREHEND THE PROMISES OF GOD

IF YOU BEAT ME ON MONDAY, YOU WILL HAVE TO BEAT ME ON TUESDAY......

WHEN GOD COMES TO SPEAK TO ABRAHAM, HE COMES BECAUSE ABRAHAM IS READY TO SETTLE FOR LESS

HE JUST WANTS TO SETTLE

HE LOVES GOD BUT HE WILL ACCEPT LESS

TOOK TOO LONG, TOO TOUGH, TOO MANY OPPOSITIONS

JUST WANTS WHAT HE HAS

MAYBE I MISUNDERSTOOD WHAT GOD SAID

MAYBE IT WASN’T FOR ME

MAYBE I DON’T HAVE WHAT IT TAKES

MAYBE, MAYBE, MAYBE

PEOPLE WHO ALWAYS SETTLE HAVE A MAYBE

THIS IS HOW THEY NUMB THEIR HOPE BECAUSE THEY DON’T WANT TO DEAL WITH THE PAIN OF NOT POSSESSING THE PROMISE, SO YOU MOVE THE GOAL TO LINE UP WITH WHERE YOU ARE

1. COVENANT BEFORE CIRCUMCISION:

GOD GIVES ABRAHAM THE COVENANT BEFORE THE CIRCUMCISION

CIRCUMCISION IS SYMBOLIC OF THE CUTTING AWAY OF THE FILTH OF THE FLESH

IT IS SYMBOLIC OF THE CUTTING AWAY OF THAT WHICH IS NOT NECESSARY TO BE PRODUCTIVE

IT IS SYMBOLIC OF THE CUTTING AWAY OF THAT WHICH IS NOT NECESSARY TO BE RE-PRODUCTIVE

IF IT IS NOT HELPING YOU GET TOP YOUR PROMISE, CUT IT OFF

IF YOU ARE NOT ON MY TEAM; SNIP, SNIP, SNIP

I DON’T HATE YOU BUT YOU ARE NOT NECESSARY FOR PRODUCTION

THE COVENANT COMES BEFORE THE CIRCUMCISION

THE COVENANT IS THE PROMISE

THE PROMISE HAS COME TO ABRAHAM BEFORE THE CIRCUMCISION SO THAT YOU WON’T THINK THAT THE CIRCUMCISION EARNED THE COVENANT

GOD SAYS, I’M GOING TO MAKE YOU THE PROMISE WHILE YOU STILL HAVE NO SIGN OF THE COVENANT AND YOU HAVEN’T CUT AWAY WHAT IS NOT NECESSARY

I’M GOING TO GIVE YOU THE COVENANT ON CREDIT

YOU ARE NOT CIRCUMCISING SO THAT YOU CAN GET THE COVENANT

YOU GET THE COVENANT AND THEREFORE YOU ARE CIRCUMCISING

THE COVENANT IS THE EXPECTED END

THE CIRCUMCISION IS PART OF THE PROCESS

YOU DO NOT GET RIGHT SO THAT YOU CAN GET SAVED

YOU GET SAVED SO THAT YOU CAN GET RIGHT

IF YOU COULD GET RIGHT BEFORE YOU GET SAVED YOU WOULD NOT NEED TO GET SAVED

THAT’S WHY WHEN YOU GET SAVED YOU CANNOT PRAISE YOURSELF

IT IS GOD AND GOD ALONE WHO DID THE WORK

IF YOU DON’T HAVE A HOPE IN YOUR SPIRIT THEN YOU DON’T HAVE A CHANCE AT CIRCUMCISING THE FLESH

NO NEED TO TEACH ANY CLASSES ON DISCIPLINE

HOW ARE YOU GOING TO TEACH SOMEONE WHO IS NOT A DISCIPLE

YOU THINK THAT YOU NEED MORE DISCIPLINE

NO YOU DON’T; YOU NEED A COVENANT

YOU NEED A PROMISE, A HOPE, A GOAL

IF YOU ARE GOING TO PHYSICALLY TRAIN FOR SOMETHING, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A GOAL IN MIND

YOU CANNOT BE ON THE TREADMILL AND SEE YOURSELF FAT

SEEING YOURSELF FAT WILL MAKE YOU HAVE ANOTHER ROSHGOLLA

YOU HAVE TO HAVE A GOAL ON WHAT YOU ARE AFTER WHETHER YOU GOT IT OR NOT, YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE GOAL IN MIND

2. CHANGE YOUR NAME WHEN YOU CHANGE YOUR GAME:

GOD SAID IF THIS IS A GAME CHANGING MOMENT THEN THIS IS A NAME CHANGING MOMENT

DO NOT HAVE A NEW GAME WITH YOUR OLD NAME

YOU ARE TRYING TO HAVE A NEW GAME AND A NEW ENCOUNTER AND A NEW WALK AND A NEW LIFE BUT YOU ARE STILL KEEPING YOUR OLD NAME

LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT THIS IS A GAME CHANGER SO IT IS A NAME CHANGER

A NAME CHANGER MAY MEAN A FRIEND CHANGER

YOU CANNOT BE WHO YOU WERE AND BE WHO YOU ARE AT THE SAME TIME

YOU HAVE TO DECIDE

IF YOU ARE SERIOUS ABOUT THIS THING IT IS TIME TO CHANGE YOUR NAME

WHEN YOU CHANGE YOUR NAME YOU ARE SAYING AN OUTWARD SIGN EVERYTHING ABOUT ME IS GOING TO LINE UP WITH WHAT JUST HAPPENED IN MY LIFE

YOU WERE SARAI, NOW YOU ARE GOING TO BE SARAH

YOUR NAME IS GOING TO LINE UP WITH YOUR DESTINY

I SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE WHERE YOU ARE GOING

IF YOU RE A CLASSY WOMAN THEN EVERYTHING ABOIUT YOU SHOULD BE CLASSY

DON’T HIDE YOUR CLASS IN LOOSENESS AND THEN GET MAD BECAUSE I DON’T SEE IT

YOU SHOULD DRESS, WALK, TALK, STAND LIKE YOU KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING

CHANGE EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED TO CHANGE TO LINE UP WITH WHERE YOU ARE GOING NOW

IF YOU ARE NOT DOOSRA DILLIP AND ARE NOW HOLY HARISH THEN GET RID OF YOUR DOOSRA DILLIP THINGS

CHANGE YOUR FACEBOOK SITE, CHANGE YOUR CLOTHES, TAKE DOOSRA DILLIP OFF OF YOUR INSTAGRAM

IT IS TIME TO MAKE A CHANGE

YOU ARE NOT SERIOUS WITH A NEW GAME IF YOU ARE WALKING AROUND WITH AN OLD NAME

GOD WANTS EVERYTHING ABOUT ABRAHAM’S LIFE TO LINE UP WITH WHERE HE IS GOING

IF YOU ARE GOING FISHING DON’T WEAR A SUIT

YOUR DESTINY HAS TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU

HOW COULD A PERSON BE SECRETLY PREGNANT

YOU MAY BE ABLE TO HIDE IT A COUPLE OF MONTHS BUT AFTER A WHILE WHAT IS ON THE INSIDE IS GOING TO SHOW ON THE OUTSIDE

IF YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOU CANNOT BE SECRETLY PREGNANT THEN YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THAT YOU CANNOT BE SECRETLY GREAT

IF YOU ARE TRULY GREAT, YOU WON’T HAVE TO TELL ME THAT YOU ARE GREAT

THERE WILL BE A SIGN OF GREATNESS ON YOU AND AFTER A WHILE I WILL TELL YOU, YOU’RE GREAT

YOU CANNOT BE SECRETLY PREGNANT

THE OUTSIDE CHANGES ECAUSE THE INSIDE CHANGES

THE COVENANT COMES BEFORE THE CIRCUMCISION

THE PREGNANCY COMES BEFORE THE MATERNITY CLOTHES

PEOPLE SPEND ALL THEIR TIME TRYING TO CONVINCE OTHERS THINGS THAT THEY DO NOT BELIEVE THEMSELVES

THEN, GOD SAYS TO ABRAHAM, EVERYTHING IN YOUR HOUSE IS GOING TO BE CIRCUMCISED

EVERYTHING BORN OUT OF YOU

EVERYTHING ADOPTED BY YOU

EVERYTHING BOUGHT BY YOU

3. CONNECTIONS MATTER:

WHEN YOU BUY INTO SOMETHING EVERYBODY CONNECTED TO YOU