Sermon Tone Analysis

We’ve been *teaching on* the subject of *faith and confession* and I want to *pickup* where we *left off* last time.

We were *talking about* *Abraham and his faith*.

*I) *So if you have your Bibles with you turn with me to *Romans 4:20*.

*A) *The word “*STAGGERED*” in this verse literally *means*, “*DOUBT or WAVER*.”

*1) **Abraham* was *given* the *promise by God* *that he was going to be the Father of many nations*, but *up to this point* he still had *no children*.

*a) *He *did not stagger* *or* *waver* *at God’s promises*.

He *refused to* let himself *doubt* the Word of God.

He *stayed* *strong in faith*, *believing* that *God* *would bring it to pass*.

*B) *The *last part of* this *verse* *says* that *he gave glory to God*.

*1) *He *glorified God* *by* *giving* him *praise* *for* his *children* *before he ever saw the miracle* of his children.

*2) *He was *fully persuaded* that *God would give him* this miracle of *children*.

*C) *Turn to *HEB 10:23*.

*1) *The word “*PROFESSION*” in this *V* is the same *Greek* word for “*CONFESSION*”.

*a) *So in other words this *V* *says*, “*Hold fast to your CONFESSION OF FAITH.*

*2) *In this verse *Paul again says*, *“WITHOUT WAVERING.”*

*a) *The Word *“WAVERING”* in this verse is a *little different* in meaning *than* the *one* we *found* in (*Romans chapter 4*).

*b) *The words *“WITHOUT WAVERING”* literally *mean*, *“FIRM and UNMOVABLE.”*

*3) *We need to *stay FIRM to our faith* *in what God said*.

*a) *And we also need to *be UNMOVED* *by** our circumstances*, *because God is faithful*.

*(i) **If God said it* *and* *we believe it*, *then* *we will receive it*.

*II) **MAT 8:5-10, 13*.

*A) **Jesus spoke* the* **Word* and the *servant was healed**.*

*1) *But *notice** something else* that Jesus said in *V 10**.**

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*2) **Why* did *this man have* such *great faith**?*

*a) *He *had** revelation** **of the power and authority** **of the Word* of God.

*B) **In order for you to have this same kind of GREAT FAITH, you to need to have this same REVELATION.*

*1) **Not only* did *this man have a revelation* *of the power of words*, but he *also* *HAD FAITH** *that *the boy would be healed*.

*a) *Again *you can’t separate faith and confession* *they go hand-in-hand*.

*2) *Just a little *side thought*, but *why was this centurion* *so worried about his servant?*

*a) *In the *Greek* the *word* “*SERVANT*” in this verse *refers to a boy or young child*.

*b) *The *centurion had faith* *that* *Jesus would heal the boy*.

*3) *In (*HEB 11:3*) it says, “*Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the Word of God*.”

*a) *The *worlds* were *framed by the Word* of God.

*b) **There is power in* the *spoken Word* of God.

*III) *Look at *LUKE 17:5-6*.

*A) *The KJV says*/, “/**If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say*...”

*1) *But *in the **Greek** it’s a **little different*.

*a) *The *Greek interlinear* (along with the *Wuest* Translation and *New American Standard Bible** says*, *“If you had faith as a seed**/ /**you would say*.”

(*Not* *“might say”*, you *“WOULD say.”*)

*b) *The *ASV* *says* the *same thing*.

It’s *worded like this*, *“And the Lord said**, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed**/, /**YE WOULD SAY** **unto this sycamore tree**/, /**Be thou rooted up, and be thou planted in the sea**; and it WOULD* (*not SHOULD*, but *WOULD*)* OBEY YOU**/./*”

*c) *“*If ye had faith ye WOULD SAY*.” *Faith has a voice*.

*(i) **Faith speaks* *and** **when it does the circumstance will change*.

*It must obey you.*

*(ii) *The *circumstances* *don’t change just because you said it*. *Faith is also involved*.

*Again* *faith and confession go hand-in-hand*.

*2) *This *did not say* it *would obey God*, and it *did not say* that it would *obey* the *Holy Spirit*.

*It says** that **IT WOULD OBEY YOU*.

*3) *Now *notice* that the *apostles said*, *“LORD, INCREASE OUR FAITH,”* (verse 5) *“Lord, why don’t you just give us more faith?

That’s what we need, we need more faith.”*

*a) **Jesus replied* to that statement*, “You don’t need more faith.”*

*(i) *All you *need* is a *drop* of faith, something that’s the *size* *of a seed*.

*(ii) *What *Jesus* was *implying* is that *you need to understand how faith works.*

*b) *The main *point* that *Jesus is trying to get across* *is that FAITH is RELEASED WHEN YOU SPEAK IT.*

*(i) *The very *power* that is *contained in faith* *is released* *when you speak it*, when you *confess it*.

*c) *Look at *MARK 11:23*.

*(i) *Notice Jesus’ teaching here.

*1st* *He says*, *“You have to say it.”*

“Speak to you mountain.”

*(ii) **Then** he says*, *“You can’t doubt it*, *but your have to believe it.”*

*(iii) *The *3rd* thing that *He says* here is that *after you speak it*, *and believe it*, *it will come to pass*.

It will happen.

*(iv) **The power of faith is released when you speak it*.

*IV) *In the book *Numbers chapter 13*.

*Moses sent** **12 spies** into the promise land* to spy out the land, but only *2 spies came back with a good report**, **10 came back with an evil report*.

*A) *When the *people listened to the evil negative report* of the 10 spies, they *began to murmur*.

*1) *And *because of that* *the Lord said* *in (NUMBERS 14:28-29*) *“As ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you: Your carcasses shall fall in this wilderness.”*

*a) **The power** that is contained in Faith* *is released** when you speak the Word* of God *and* *believe it*.

*b) **But* *doubt and unbelief* *also has a power* *and* *it too is released* *by speaking it*.*

Just like* the *Israelites* *when they began to murmur and complain* in (*Numbers 14*).

*B) *We *also have* the *story in the book* of *JOSHUA* *where* the *children* of *Israel came to* the city of *Jericho*.

*Joshua told* the *peop**l**e* that they *could not* even *say* a *word*.

*1) **JOSHUA 6:10*.

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*a) **What was so important* *about the words* *that came out of their mouth?*

*b) **If* the *people* would have *been allowed to talk*, then I’m sure *there would have been a lot of negative talking*.

*(i) *The *wrong confession*, *like* *how are we ever going to take this city*, *they are going to destroy us*.

*(ii) **There **had to be a stop to it** **before they would reap the fruit of their lips*.

*C) *In the book of *(LUKE 1:13, 18-20)* an *angel appeared* to *Zacharias* and *told him* that he was *going to have a son*.

*1) **Zacharias could not believe it*.

Because of it the *angel said* in (*Luke 1:20*) *“And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.”*

*a) **Because* *Zacharias did not believe*, he *would have spoken* his *unbelief*.

*(i) *It would have *come out of his heart*.

*D) *(*Proverbs 18:21*) says*, “Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue.”*

*1) *We *have to have* this *revelation for ourselves** **and** **you’ll* begin to *change Situations through the Word* of God.

*V) **HEB 11:1-3*.

*A) *We could *word* *(**HEB 11:3**)* *this way, “We understand that it was through faith that the worlds were framed* *by the Word of God.”*

*1) **That’s how God framed the worlds**.*

It was *through* *the spoken Word** *of God.

*a) **God spoke the words* that *brought everything into existence*.

*b) *All things were made by words.

*2) **JOHN 1:1-3**.*

*a) **“Without him”**,* was not any thing made that was made.

*Who* is the *“**him**”* that *we’re talking about?*

*(i) *It’s actually talking about the Lord *Jesus* Christ, *who is the Word* of God.

*b) **Without the Word*, *nothing was made*.

*(i) **In the beginning*, *all creation* was *made* *by the Word*.

*(ii) **John said* that *the Word was God** **in (V 1**)**, **and** **God is all-powerful**.*

*If that’s true* then *the Word is all-powerful* to *change* your *situation*.

*B) *But I just want *WARN YOU** *that *sometimes* when you start confessing the Word of God *people will say*, *“All that faith stuff doesn’t work”* *or* they’ll just sit back and *say*, *“We’ll just see how long they keep up that faith and confession stuff.”*