The Need to Die - Part 2
The sermon emphasizes the importance of trusting God and getting out of our own way to experience supernatural victory and live a life of faith.
This sermon emphasizes the importance of trusting in the Holy Ghost for the blueprint of the church and God's plan for humanity. It warns against substituting natural ability for faith in God and relying on human ideas rather than supernatural victory. The message encourages believers to abide in Christ, allowing His words to guide them and grant them power, love, endurance, and patience. It highlights the transformative power of God to take individuals from despair to victory, making them new creations with a testimony to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ.
Full Transcript
The Holy Ghost is the only one with the blueprints for the church of Jesus Christ and the plan of God for all humanity We make a tragic mistake when we start substituting natural ability for faith in God We have a church age full of idea men and women for God And all they've been able to produce is four steps three steps seven steps twelve steps and no victory No victory just principles to live your Christian life by but no supernatural victory There's no six steps anything beloved there's one step get out of your seat and believe God Trust him He can't fail you You've Never known spiritual life until you begin to trust him and begin to walk with him and begin to look away from your inability And begin to rejoice in God the supplier of my every need hallelujah He said if a man abides not in these cast forth as a branch and is withered and men gather them and cast him into the fire and they're burned If you abide in me In other words if I am the source of your life and strength if I'm the one guiding you and my words abide in you You shall ask what you will and it shall be done to you if you abide in me He said ask And I'll do it for you You need power to speak ass.
You need love ass You need enduring patience ass You need long-suffering to go through your trial ass.
He said I will do it for you I will do it for you gladly.
I will do it that your joy might be full I will do it that you might bear much fruit and my father might be glorified I will do it so that no flesh will glory in itself, but all men will glory in the Lord Jesus Christ I will do it so that you will have a testimony You can stand before hundreds of thousands and say God has given me strength in life and he can do it for you Hallelujah, that's the gospel of Jesus Christ The ground is level The way is open whosoever will lame blind prostitute drug addict, whatever you are God has a plan for your life He will take you and fill you with his spirit cleanse you with his blood and make you into a new person He will cause you to stand among princes.
He will raise you from the dead He will take you out of death and despair Hallelujah, he will take you where you can't go. He will make you what you can't be He will cause you to do what you couldn't do before Hallelujah, hallelujah The Lord was saying Moses, there are great battles ahead of you But I can't fight for you If you are not fully persuaded That in every area of your life That I'm worth being your God I can't fight for you Moses Until I'm God in everything Till I'm God in all Then I can fight for you
Sermon Outline
- I. The Problem of Substituting Natural Ability for Faith
- A. The church age is full of idea men and women who produce principles but no supernatural victory
- B. We need to trust God and get out of our own way
- II. The Power of Abiding in Christ
- A. If we abide in Christ, we will ask what we will and it shall be done
- B. Christ will provide power, love, patience, and long-suffering for our trials
- III. The Gospel of Jesus Christ
- A. The ground is level, and the way is open for all to come to Christ
- B. God has a plan for every life, and He will take us and make us into new people
- IV. The Importance of Being Fully Persuaded of God's Worth
- A. Until we are fully persuaded that God is worth being our God, He cannot fight for us
- B. We need to surrender to God and let Him be God in every area of our lives
Key Quotes
“There''s no six steps anything, beloved, there''s one step: get out of your seat and believe God.” — Carter Conlon
“You need power to speak, you need love, you need enduring patience, you need long-suffering to go through your trial.” — Carter Conlon
“I will do it for you, I will do it gladly, that your joy might be full.” — Carter Conlon
Application Points
- We need to trust God and get out of our own way to experience supernatural victory.
- Abiding in Christ means that we will ask what we will and it shall be done, and He will provide power, love, patience, and long-suffering for our trials.
- We need to surrender to God and let Him be God in every area of our lives to experience His plan and purpose for us.