Unarmed & Captive-The Word
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Man Shall not Live...... Matthew 4:4 (NKJV) 4 But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ ”
Word- Rhema spoken Word
Proceed- leaves His mouth , comes from Him
What Are You Living On- What Sustains You
Bread Alone- Living only at the natural level- Living only at a natural way of thinking Living only at a natural way-
--Gods Word- Faith--
Romans 10:17 (NKJV) 17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Faith- the Ability to Believe God for something that doesnt yet exist. To believe in or for something you cant see.
Hearing- the ability/faculty to hear the information, news, report. To have heard the message.
No Hearing The Word- No Faith
With Out Faith You Will Face Lifes Challenges Only At A Natural Level With Only Natural Strength- 2 Corinthians 5:7 (NKJV) 7 For we walk by faith, not by sight.
--The Word - Truth- Freedom--
John 8:31–32 (NKJV) 31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. 32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
We Need To Face The Truth -Jeremiah 17:9 (NKJV) 9 “The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it?
Blaming The World And We Are The Problem
---The Word - gives Wisdom- Psalm 119:97–98
97 Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day. 98 You, through Your commandments, make me wiser than my enemies; For they are ever with me.
---The Word gives Direction Psalm 119:105 (NKJV)-Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path
--Gods Reveals Himself Through His Word --
1Sam.3 - Eli was the last of the Judges- Priesthood was corrupt.
1 Samuel 3:1 (NKJV) 3 Now the boy Samuel ministered to the Lord before Eli. And the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no widespread revelation.
minister- to serve and follow religious practices
Samuel Served But Didnt Know God
1 Samuel 3:7 (NKJV) 7 (Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, nor was the word of the Lord yet revealed to him.)
God Revealed Himself through His Word
1 Samuel 3:21 (NKJV) 21 Then the Lord appeared again in Shiloh. For the Lord revealed Himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the Lord.
Revealed- To uncover, make known, disclose
---The Word Is A Weapon -Hebrews 4:12 (NKJV) 12 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Matthew 4:1–4 (NKJV) 4 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry. 3 Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.” 4 But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ ”
Matthew 4:7 (NKJV) 7 Jesus said to him, “It is written again, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’ ”
Matthew 4:10 (NKJV) 10 Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’ ”
Sons of Eli Corupt - Didnt know god because they neglected His Word
If You Neglect Gods Word- Corruption is Likely