There is great power in declaration. To be an overcomer who gets over every obstacle in your way, it’s important to know how to speak positive words, and in particular, the Word of God. To conquer your mountains, you must take care of how you speak. The words of our tongue have great power to deliver, delay, or destroy our destiny. Learn from the life of Caleb in this week’s message how we can declare the promises of God to see our conquest.
Further Scripture:
Joshua 14:6-15, Nehemiah 1:4-7, Acts 4:23-31, Deuteronomy 1:35-36, 2 Peter 1:3, Hebrews 11:26-27, Romans 4:18-21, Isaiah 54:4, 13, 17, Isaiah 57:18
Apply The Word:
What do you declare with your words? When we speak out positive words, and especially the Word of God, we can see great things. Caleb clearly understood the power of declaration. He didn’t just hide words in his heart or mull them over in his mind. He spoke them out so that everyone would know that what was coming out of his mouth was an overflow of a great heart. Read Numbers 14 and see how Caleb declared the Word of God and had determination to claim and hold on to it.
Do you know the promises of God to declare? God makes great promises all through the Bible. He made promises to many individuals including Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, David, Daniel, and Paul. Of course, He also made promises to His people; to the Israelites and to the church. Every promise to Abraham for multiplication, for all generations, for a holy nation, and for transformation are promises to us also. God’s promises are eternal and obtainable. The promises are for all believers who are the spiritual descendants of Abraham, our father in faith. Search the scriptures for promises (including those listed above) and declare that these promises are alive and working on your behalf today.
Time To Conquer Your Mountain, Part 2
We Must Declare The Promises Of God
September 15, 2019 • Pastor Wes Richards
Time To Conquer Your Mountain, Part 4
September 29, 2019 • Pastor Wes Richards
Caleb was the first of the spies to see the potential of the Promised Land and was determined to persevere until he saw the promise fulfilled. In this week’s key scripture, we read how He achieved his goal by staying determined. Like Caleb, we can achieve every God-given goal as we follow the Lord wholeheartedly, as we declare our faith in God, and as we walk determined to fulfil His purpose. On Sunday 22nd September we covered points 1 & 2 of this message. Further Scripture: Genesis 23:19, Matthew 28:19-20, Philippians 3:10-14, Ephesians 6:10-13, Revelation 12:11, 1 Timothy 6:12, Acts 27:22-25, Joshua 21:3–12, 1 Chronicles 6:54–56, 2 Samuel 2:4, Acts 28:14, 2 Timothy 4:18 Key Points: 3. Faith (v12), 4. Fulfilment (v13) Apply The Word: Do you keep a spirit of determination to achieve all that God has for you even in the face of opposition? Like Caleb in this week’s passage and the apostle Paul as a New Testament example (2 Corinthians 11), you must keep your faith through difficulties. When the apostle Paul was caught in a prolonged storm at sea and when all hope of being saved had seemingly gone, he spoke confidently to everyone on board. When Caleb was hearing the downcast arguments of the other spies, he stood to declare the land was good. We too need this determined faith that God will help us conquer in every fight that we face. You will conquer in your finances. You will conquer in your family. You will conquer to win people to Christ. Do you have a focus on the simple purpose God has given you? We can’t lose focus because of the cares of everyday life. We must not get distracted from the vision we have to change the world for Jesus. This means a focus on our daily development as being and making disciples of Jesus (Matthew 28:19-20).
Time To Conquer Your Mountain, Part 3
September 22, 2019 • Pastor Wes Richards
Caleb was the first of the spies to see the potential of the Promised Land and was determined to persevere until he saw the promise fulfilled. In this week’s key scripture, we read how He achieved his goal by staying determined. Like Caleb, we can achieve every God-given goal as we follow the Lord wholeheartedly, as we declare our faith in God, and as we walk determined to fulfil His purpose. Further Scripture: Genesis 23:19, Matthew 28:19-20, Philippians 3:10-14, Ephesians 6:10-13, Revelation 12:11, 1 Timothy 6:12, Acts 27:22-25, Joshua 21:3–12, 1 Chronicles 6:54–56, 2 Samuel 2:4, Acts 28:14, 2 Timothy 4:18 Key Points: 1. Focus (v12), 2. Forcefulness (v11) Apply The Word: Do you keep a spirit of determination to achieve all that God has for you even in the face of opposition? Like Caleb in this week’s passage and the apostle Paul as a New Testament example (2 Corinthians 11), you must keep your faith through difficulties. When the apostle Paul was caught in a prolonged storm at sea and when all hope of being saved had seemingly gone, he spoke confidently to everyone on board. When Caleb was hearing the downcast arguments of the other spies, he stood to declare the land was good. We too need this determined faith that God will help us conquer in every fight that we face. You will conquer in your finances. You will conquer in your family. You will conquer to win people to Christ. Do you have a focus on the simple purpose God has given you? We can’t lose focus because of the cares of everyday life. We must not get distracted from the vision we have to change the world for Jesus. This means a focus on our daily development as being and making disciples of Jesus (Matthew 28:19-20).
Time To Conquer Your Mountain, Part 1
September 1, 2019 • Pastor Wes Richards
God has many blessings for His children; material, relational, and spiritual. We need to know how to overcome all obstacles in our way to receive these blessings. The example of Caleb in this week’s passage shows us how we can do this. Caleb’s devotion and commitment to God set Him apart from other people and led to blessings which others had not seen. In this podcast, learn how to pursue the blessings of God yourself. Further Scripture: Ephesians 1:3, Numbers 14:21-24, Deuteronomy 1:34-36, Psalm 84:11, Mark 12:28-31, Deuteronomy 6:6, Matthew 19:20-22, Numbers 13:30, Numbers 14:9-10, Leviticus 6:12-13 Apply The Word: Who do you follow and what do you prioritise? Read the story of Caleb in Numbers 13-14 and see how he lived counter-culturally when all were against him. Today, in a culture that is often hostile to God, we have to decide whether we are going to be a minority influenced by the majority or whether we will be a minority who will influence the majority. We have to decide whether we love God and His culture more than we love to fit in with friends and colleagues. If we love God wholeheartedly, experiencing the pleasure of God as we obey Him will mean more to us than pressure from others. God will honour you as you honour him. God will help you conquer your mountain as you faithfully follow him and stand for him. Are you following God wholeheartedly? Was there a time you gave more to God than you do today? God is not looking for religious people, He is looking for people who will love and follow Him through every obstacle and in every season. When Jesus was making disciples, he was always looking at the state of their hearts. Read the story of the rich young ruler in Matthew 19:20-22 and see how other things in life can become idols that stop you from following God. Are you prepared to leave what’s familiar and receive some big challenges? Are you prepared to deny yourself, take up your cross and follow Him? That is what Jesus is looking for.