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Nurturing the Seed of God’s Kingdom in Your Heart

Nurturing the Seed of God’s Kingdom in Your Heart

As you acknowledge God, you will find the path God is laying out before you. He is not waiting on you to acknowledge him before he leads you. He is waiting for you to change the way you think so you can perceive where and how he is leading you. The definition of the word “acknowledge” gives us more insight into how God leads us.

The Hebrew word for “acknowledge” is yada. This word means:

  • know

  • perceive

  • consider

  • be acquainted with

  • declare

  • to make oneself known

  • to reveal oneself

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The Law of the Seed: Understanding Faith and the Kingdom of God

The Law of the Seed: Understanding Faith and the Kingdom of God

The Law of the Seed: Understanding Faith and the Kingdom of God

When Jesus taught about faith, He emphasized the importance of experiencing God's kingdom. He often used the illustration of the mustard seed to illustrate the connection between faith and God's kingdom, ultimately conveying the message that faith leads to the manifestation of God's kingdom in our lives. In other words, faith enables us to see and experience the presence of God's kingdom in the present moment. Therefore, by embracing and practicing faith, we can live a life filled with the hope and peace that comes from experiencing the reality of God's kingdom every day.

Water Walking Faith vs Sinking Doubt

Water Walking Faith vs Sinking Doubt

Doubt is a faith killer. Jesus said that all things are possible for those who believe, but he also instructed us to “doubt not.” Doubt is like the opposing force to faith. Doubt chokes the seed of God’s kingdom. Doubt is carnal by nature. Join us today as we discuss how to stay in faith and not let doubt steal our hope.

The Role of Faith in Healing

The Role of Faith in Healing

Jesus said a variation of the same idea most of the time people came to him for healing.

Matthew 8:13 Then Jesus said to the centurion, "Go! As you have believed, so will it be done for you." And his servant was healed at that very hour.

Matthew 9:29 Then He touched their eyes and said, "According to your faith will it be done to you."

Matthew 15:28 "O woman," Jesus answered, "your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you desire." And her daughter was healed from that very hour.

Mark 5:34 "Daughter," said Jesus, "your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be free of your affliction."

Mark 10:52 "Go," said Jesus, "your faith has healed you." And immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.

Luke 17:19 And He said to him, “Stand up and go; your faith has [n]made you well.”

Then when he taught on faith he said this.

Matthew 13:31 He presented another parable to them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a person took and sowed in his field; 32 and this is smaller than all the other seeds, but when it is fully grown, it is larger than the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that THE BIRDS OF THE SKY come and NEST IN ITS BRANCHES.” 33 He spoke another parable to them: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three sat of flour until it was all leavened.”

The word "hid" is also translated as "mixed into." Faith doesn't make God do something, he's already offered everything in Christ. Faith makes the effort to mix Christ into the area that needs healing. How will you mix the word of Christ into your issue? Once you do, it will work its way through the whole thing and bring healing.

Build a Home in Your Heart for the Promises of God to Dwell

Build a Home in Your Heart for the Promises of God to Dwell

We walk by faith, not by sight. But our faith is not of our own making, our faith in God’s promises and purposes. To be faithful is to expect God’s promises to come to pass, and to yield to his leading to accomplish his purposes. Join us today as we discuss how to reason in our hearts that God is faithful.

Cooperating with the Spiritual Laws of God's Kingdom

Cooperating with the Spiritual Laws of God's Kingdom

There are laws that govern the spiritual Kingdom of God, just like there are laws of physics in the physical dimension. Like the law of faith or the law of sowing and reaping. We can discover how to cooperate with these laws and experience the benefits of those laws. Mark 11:24 says, Therefore, I say to you, all things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they will be granted to you. That is an amazing statement by Jesus. What does he mean? How can we apply this promise? Click for more on Faith, Hope and the Laws of the Kingdom of God.

What promises are you believing for and what purposes are you living?

What promises are you believing for and what purposes are you living?

Faith pleases God, but what is faith? Faith is a response to God’s purpose and a hopeful expectation of rHis promises. Join us this New Year’s Day as we discuss how to live a lifestyle of faith.