Victorious Living Is Possible
Victorious living is achievable through faith in God's power and the acceptance of His divine possibilities in our lives.
Charles E. Cowman preaches about the divine possibilities available to believers who fully trust in the power of the Lord for keeping and victory. He emphasizes the ability to cast all cares upon God, have purified thoughts and imaginations, see God's will in everything, and become strong through complete refuge in Divine power. Cowman encourages walking with God each day, hour, and moment, through the power of the Holy Spirit, to experience true satisfaction and thirst for more of God's presence.
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"Nothing shall be impossible unto you" (Matt. 17:20).
It is possible, for those who really are willing to reckon on the power of the Lord for keeping and victory, to lead a life in which His promises are taken as they stand and are found to be true.
It is possible to cast all our care upon Him daily and to enjoy deep peace in doing it.
It is possible to have the thoughts and imaginations of our hearts purified, in the deepest meaning of the word.
It is possible to see the will of God in everything, and to receive it, not with sighing, but with singing.
It is possible by taking complete refuge in Divine power to become strong through and through; and, where previously our greatest weakness lay, to find that things which formerly upset all our resolves to be patient, or pure, or humble, furnish today an opportunity--through Him who loved us, and works in us an agreement with His will and a blessed sense of His presence and His power--to make sin powerless over us.
These things are DIVINE POSSIBILITIES, and because they are His work, the true experience of them will always cause us to bow lower at His feet and to learn to thirst and long for more.
We cannot possibly be satisfied with anything less--each day, each hour, each moment, in Christ, through the power of the Holy Spirit--than to WALK WITH GOD. --H. C. G. Moule
We may have as much of God as we will. Christ puts the key of the treasure-chamber into our hand, and bids us take all that we want. If a man is admitted into the bullion vault of a bank, and told to help himself, and comes out with one cent, whose fault is it that he is poor? Whose fault is it that Christian people generally have such scanty portions of the free riches of God? --McLaren.
Sermon Outline
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- Introduction to Victorious Living
- Understanding Divine Possibilities
- The Role of Faith in Victory
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- Casting Our Cares on Him
- Experiencing Deep Peace
- Purification of Thoughts
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III
- Seeing God's Will in Everything
- Receiving His Will with Joy
- Strength in Weakness
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- The Power of Divine Refuge
- Overcoming Sin
- Longing for More of God
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- Walking with God Daily
- Accessing God's Riches
- Satisfaction in His Presence
Key Quotes
“Nothing shall be impossible unto you.” — Charles E. Cowman
“We may have as much of God as we will.” — Charles E. Cowman
“If a man is admitted into the bullion vault of a bank, and told to help himself, and comes out with one cent, whose fault is it that he is poor?” — Charles E. Cowman
Application Points
- Trust in God's promises daily to experience true peace and strength.
- Seek to purify your thoughts and align them with God's will.
- Embrace the richness of God's presence and walk with Him consistently.