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We're going to continue our teaching on the subject of "*Faith and Confession*."

*I) *If you have your Bibles with you turn with me to* PRO 11:3*.

*A) *The word *“PERVERSENESS”* according to the *Wilson’s O.T. Word Study*, *means* *“SMOOTHNESS*, *FLATTERY*, *HE THAT IS TURNED IN HIS TONGUE.”*

*1) **This verse* is *telling us* that *those that have a turned tongue*, *those that speak contrary to the Word* of God, *those that speak out the negative*, *it will destroy them*.

*B) *You *may have heard* people say, *“What you don’t know won’t hurt you.”*

*1) *There are *some things** *that *if you don’t know about them* *it could kill you**.*

*a) **Jesus said* in *(John 8:32)** **“Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”*

*(i) *I take that to mean that *if you don’t know the truth you will be in bondage** **even death**.*

*b) **(ISA 5:13)* says, *“Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because {they have} no knowledge.”*

\\ *(i) **(Hos.

4:6)** says*,* **“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.”*

*(ii) **If** you **don’t have (a working) knowledge** of the **Word* of God *you’re in trouble.*

*2) *As we *already said* *(Proverbs 18:21)* *says* that *death and life are in the power of the tongue.*

*a) **If** **you** **don’t have** a knowledge** **and** **understanding** **of that*, *you’re going to** **face the consequences** **of it.*

*3) **We need to **get our words* *in line with the Word* of God.

*a) **God’s Word conceived** in our heart*, *then** **formed** with the tongue* *and* *spoken out** of the mouth* *becomes** a spiritual force*, *which** **releases** the ability and power of God.*

*(i) **Where* *do you** **conceive God’s Word? *In the *human** **spirit *or as the KJV says it *“the **heart.”*

*(ii) **In **Mark 4:1 **Jesus starts teaching **o**n the **Parable of the Sower.

**In **verse 13 **He **begins to explain it.

**Look at **Mark 4:13-15 Jesus said in **(Mark 4:15) **"Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts."*

*(iii) **Out of the abundance of the heart*.

*(Mat 12:34)*

*C) **You can** also* *conceive **and **speak out other words.*

*1) **If* it’s *the* *Devil* that *you’re* *quoting,* *you are* *releasing the power of the Devil.*

It’s that simple.

*II) **(ROM 10:17).

“Faith cometh by hearing…”*

*A) **Hearing God’s Word* *causes* you to have *faith in God **and* in *His Word* *to come to you.*

*1) **Faith* is the *spiritual force that **is **released** **out of** **your** **mouth* *when we speak the Word* of God.

*a) *That’s why Paul said in *(PHI 4:13)* *“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”*

*b) **Paul understood* that *the Word **conceived inside him* *and **spoken out* of his mouth *would set the course of his* whole *life.*

*B) *Turn with me to *Luke 17:5-6**.*

*1) *In *verse 5* the *disciples asked* Jesus to *increase* their *faith*.

*a) *In *verse 6,* I thought it was *interesting* that *Jesus never addressed* the *subject* *of* their *faith** being increased.*

*(i) **But* by reading what took place here *we can **draw some conclusions.*

*b) **By this time* the *disciples* have been *sitting under Jesus teaching* *for some time* now.

*They’ve been hearing the Word* of God.

*(i) **And* *faith comes by hearing* and hearing *the Word* of God.

*(ii) **They’ve been hearing the Word* of God *and* *so they **must have had faith*.

*In Luke 10 Jesus sent out the seventy.*

*c) **Because* *Jesus did not respond to their request of increasing their faith* *but went on to teach them*, *we can draw the conclusion* that *Jesus* was *saying*, *“More faith isn’t what you need but you need to understand HOW FAITH WORKS.”*

*2) *In (*verse 6*) *Jesus begins teaching* them *“How faith works.”*

*a) *The *1st* thing *he says* is, *“If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye MIGHT SAY...”*

*(i) *The words *“MIGHT SAY”* in the *Greek* is *“WOULD SAY.”*

*(ii) *We’ve *said this before*, but *Faith speaks.*

*b) **When you’ve been sitting under the Word* of God, *faith comes* *and **when it does* *faith will speak the Word* of God.

*(i) **When confronted with a situation*, the *faith* that is *in your heart* *will cause you to speak* out *the Word* of God.

*3) **Jesus** went on to **say* in *(Luke 17:6)* that *when you do speak* out *the Word* of God which is *motivated by faith* in your heart *the situation** **MUST CHANGE.*

*a) **Again* the *King James* translation *says*, *“SHOULD OBEY YOU”* but the literal *Greek* *says*, *“WOULD OBEY YOU.”*

*C) *Turn with me to *JOSH 1:8.*

*1) **Do you want to know how to make your way prosperous?*

*a) **1st* of all you *have to do** things God’s way.*

*III) **The 1st key **is found in** **VERSE 7**.*

*A) **BE STRONG*

*1) **It means**, “to strengthen, prevail, harden, be strong, become strong, be courageous, be firm, grow firm, be resolute.”

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*a) ** *Deuteronomy 11:8 says, “Therefore shall ye keep all the commandments which I command you this day, that ye may be strong, and go in and possess the land, whither ye go to possess it;”

*b) *Joshua 1:9 Have not I commanded thee?

Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

*c) *1 Chronicles 22:13 Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the LORD charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed.

*d) *2 Timothy 2:1 Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

*e) * Ephesians 6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

*B) * *2nd*, *Be VERY COURAGEOUS*

*1) **It means**, to be strong, alert, courageous, brave, stout, bold, solid, hard.

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*a) *Joshua 23:6 Be ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left;

*b) **It often carries the idea that we are to be bold in the Word of God.*

*(i) **Not to let others make you feel intimidated** about who you are and what you believe.

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*2) *In the *Greek* *Septuagint*, it *means* *“be victorious*, *have a victory*, i.e., *conquer another,”* *“harden,* *be obstinate*, i.e., *have a stubborn,* *self-willed heart that will not change behavior or belief.”*

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*a) **It means* that *we should not lose heart*.

*Stay strong in the Word* of the Lord.

*C) * *3rd* *The Law was not to depart from his mouth.

**(The Word of God.)*

*1) **He was to* *talk about it* (cf.

*Deut.

6:7*).

*D) **4th** **He was to meditate on it day and night.*

*1) **He was to* *think about it* (cf.

*Ps.

1:2; 119:97*).

*E) **5th* *He was to do everything written in it.

**V8 **“that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein.”*

*1) **He was to* *obey its commands fully* and *to act by it* (cf.

*Ezra 7:10;* *James** 1:22-25*).[4]

*F) **Then he was making his may prosperous.*

*1) *The word *prosperous* *means*, *“to advance*, *make progress*, *succeed*, *be profitable*.

*to prosper*.

2b (Hiphil).

/2b1/ *to make prosperous*, *bring to successful issue*, *cause to prosper*.

/2b2/ *to show or experience prosperity*, *prosper*.[5]

*2) * *Good Success* is the *same Hebrew word* that is *translated* *as* *“Prosper”* *at the end of* *Verse 7.*

*a) **It* *means* *to deal wisely* or *wisely understand*, *act prudently*, *act wisely*.

/1b6/ *to prosper*, *have success*[6]

*IV) **One of the* *main verses in confession* *is* *right here in* *verse 8* The *key* is right *here* *in (V 8), **1st* of all *DON’T LET* *HIS **WORDS DEPART** from* your *MOUTH **and **DO THEM.*

*1) **God **is** telling you* right here *to* *be a doer* of the *Word* *and** **confess them.*

*a) *The *words* that *you speak* are *more important* *to you* *than anyone **else**.*

*b) **They’re going to* *have more affect on you* *than any one else*.

*c) **The whole** **course of your life *is *changed **according to **your words.*

*V) **Sometimes* *people wonder* *why** **Jesus** **had** **so **much** **faith.*

*A) *It *wasn’t because* He was the *Son of God.*

He *set aside* all His *deity* when *He became a man.*

*B) *So *how** did Jesus get so **much faith?*

*1) **Phil 2:7*

*a) *The word *“REPUTATION”* means*, “1 to empty, make empty.