Sermon Tone Analysis

! I.      Turn with me to Isaiah 43:25-26.

!! A.       Notice, "Put me in remembrance, let us plead together."

!!! 1.

We have been given many promises, yet we have not put him in remembrance.

!!!! a)/We have not asked/ the Lord for /what we need.

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!!!! b)        We are faith people.

We should be /asking for the budget we WANT./

!!!!! (1)  Not only for what we need.

(Takes little faith).

!!!!!! (a)   He will take care of us.

*(i)     *That doesn't take faith.

!!!! c)Step out and /ask for what you want./

!! B.      Turn to James 1:1-2

!!! 1.

He says, /"Count it all joy."/

But /why?/

!!! 2. Because /verse 3 says/ /"Knowing This."/

!!!! a)/Count it all joy because you know something./

!!!! b)        /What do you know?/

!!!!! (1)  God will never let you down.

!!! 3.Look at verse 3-5.

/(James 1:3-5)./

Note: /patients causes maturity./

!!!! a)/In the middle/ of a /trial/ or tribulations, he says, /"ASK."/

!!!! b)        /"Ask for wisdom"/ (/what to do/), /maybe all the wisdom you need/ /is to ask for what you want./

!! C.       Go down to verse 6 (James 1:6).

!!! 1. /Ask in faith/, /and you will receive if you faint not./

!!! 2.       Let's go on reading, James 1:6-8.

!!!! a)Notice that /someone who doubts/ is /bouncing all the place./

!!!!! (1)     They're filled with turmoil.

!!!! b)        /Rest in faith/ /don't get uptight/, /don't waver./

!!! 3.    /It's time for the rain./

/Don't/ be /discouraged/, but /rather be encouraged/.

!!!! a)    /God is going to fill your barns/, he's going to /fill your house/ /with/ his /glory/, he's going to /fill/ your /checking accounts/, he's going to /give/ /you the dreams and desires of your heart/.

!!!! b)  And /as his glory is poured out/, /He is going to fill the churches./

!!!!! (1)  But there is accountability.

No more playing church, no more playing religion.

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II.

/In Isaiah 43:26 the Lord said/ /to plead your case/.

!! A.  Have you pleaded your case today?

!!! 1.    /You've asked God for prosperity/, but /are you ready to answer him/ /when he says/, /"Why should I give it to you?"/

!!!! a)    The /NIV/ translation says, /“let us argue the matter together."/

!!! 2.    You better be ready to answer him.

/"WHY SHOULD I GIVE YOU $10 million?"/

!!!! a)    /What would you say/?

Do you have a /God given goal or dream/ in your heart for the Glory of God?

!!!! b)    /It's not that $10 million is a lot to God/, it's /Starbuck change/.

!! B.  How do we plead?

(NIV argue).

!!! 1.    You're not arguing or fighting with God in any way, but your /STATING YOUR CASE/.

!!! 2.    /Like Abraham /with Sodom and Gomorrah, "Lord if there be 50 righteous, 40 righteous, 30, and so on."

!!!! a)    /State your case like a lawyer would/.

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III.

Turn to John 14:13-14.

!! A.  Look at this, "If you ask ANYTHING in my name, I will do it."

!!! 1.    /Just enough/, food, needs, money?

/NO/, /IF YOU ASK/ /"ANYTHING."/

!! B.      John 15:7

!!! 1.

The Lord said to /Ed Dufresne that 97%/ of my people are /living in poverty/.

(Through his eyes)

!!! 2.    He went on to say that He wants us to have so much extra that if we took a /year off with no pay it/, wouldn't hurt us.

!! C.  John 15:7-8a (Here in is my Father glorified)

!!! 1.    /God is glorified when we prosper/.

!!! 2.    /Notice again/ /what it says in /verse 7 (read).

!!!! a)    If ye abide in me and my words abide in you…

!!!! b)  /There's two conditions./

!!!!! (1)  One, you have to abide in him.

!!!!! (2)  Two, you have to have his words in your heart.

!!!! c)     /Then/, /ask/ what you will and it /shall be done/ unto you.

!!!! d)    /NIV/, /Ask/ /whatever you WISH/, and it will be given you.

!!!!! (1)  Now I didn't say this, Jesus said it.

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IV.    Turnover to Matthew 6:24-26.

!! A.  God has already promised to meet our needs.

!!! 1.

What faith does a /bird/ have?

Or the /lilies/ of a field?

!!!! a)    Yet /God provides/ /for/ their /needs/.

!! B.  It really doesn't take much faith to have your needs met, it's a promise of God.

!!! 1.    Now, /it's time for the hundredfold/.

!!! 2.    /It's time to begin believing God for abundance/.

!!!! a)    /Side thought/: The /tree/ in the garden is a /tithe/.

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V.     /Just a minute ago/, we /talked about/ /what Jesus said/ in /John 15:7/, /"If you abide in me and my words abide in you."/

!! A.  If we want to begin to expand on the outside, then we have to expand on the inside.

!! B.  All the prophecies that have come forth from prophets of God like Kenneth Hagin and Ed Dufresne and what you can probably sense in the Spirit, is that we are about to enter into the greatest move of God ever seen on earth.

!!! 1.    /But we have to ask/.

/How hungry are you?/

!!! 2.    /If you want it/, /it's going to cost you/.

!!!! a)    You're /not/ going to /walk in it/ /unless/ you /pay the price./

!!!! b)    You have to /expand on the inside/, in order to /expand on the outside/.

!!! 3.    /What/ /do you mean/ by it's going to /cost you?/

!!!! a)    /It's going to cost you your time/ in /prayer/, /worship/, /studying the Word/, /commitment/, /faithfulness/ /and/ /loyalty/.

!!!! b)    /How can you have the presence of God/ in your life /and/ /his anointing/ upon you /when you haven't been with Him/.

!!!! c)  /Where is our hunger for God?/

!!!!! (1)  You can't even minister in the anointing or in the gifts if you haven't been in his presence.

!!!!! (2)  If you think you are, but haven't been in his presence, you're operating in familiar spirits and don't even know it.

!!! 4.    /Purity is so important/.

!!!! a)    /How can we flow in the anointing of God who is pure,/ /when we're not/.

!! C.  Ed Dufresne said that the Lord sent him to heaven and the Lord said, "In the year 2006 will be the biggest revival in history.

The churches will be overflowing to where we will have to have services six days a week, 2 services a day.

!!! 1.  /We need to have a new commitment to walk in the anointing./

!!!! a)    /A new commitment/ to /guard the anointing/.

!!!! b)    A /new commitment/ to /walk in holiness and Purity/.

!!!! c)     A new /commitment/ to /prayer/, to the /Word/, to /worship/, to our /relationship with the Lord/.