✗ "My Faith, My Strength" | Brian Houston ✗

"God does not need our gifts, but He does treasure them. Because if we give, it is because we understand something about His heart.

We give because it reminds us that He is our provider, and that He blesses us in the way that we cannot, and continue to do so because He is faithful to His word."

Robert Fugerson

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• Resilient robust faith is like a spiritual muscle and you got to exercise it by strengthening it
• Faith is not in faith but it is in Jesus and we exercise that faith every time an opposition and challenge comes
• Hebrews 11:33-34
• Courageous faith is only tested when it’s tested
• If there is nothing to conquer or overcome, there is no reason for us to be more than conquerors or be overcomers

Through faith subdual kingdoms

• Joshua 1:6-9 “Be strong and courageous…”
• How do you overcome 31 kings? One at a time.
• Often when the enemy attacks, he does not come just on one side, he comes from every side
• It’s like all hell breaking lose because he loves to keep you confused
• Focus on the battle just one at a time, it is just amazing how faithful God is

Performing acts of righteousness

• Treating people right and having the right convictions are simple ways to preform righteousness
• Make God look good – Be people who represent Jesus well
• Not reacting but responding
• Obtain promises
• God is the promise keeper – He keeps His words
• God keeps covenant for thousands of generations
• God is incredible at becoming faithful if you just trust Him and put Him first in your life

Stop the mouth of lions

• "Through faith we can shut and stop the mouth of lion..."
• 1 Peter 5:8
• The greatest thing you can decide is the enemy may not
• You need to shut the mouth of the lion of what he plans to rob you of
• The bible doesn’t teach us not to flee the devil, but draw near to God and resist him and he will flee from you with his plans and strategies in your life
• What God has got for us is far too important to rip you of because he is a deceiver
• He is not a roaring lion, he just goes about like a roaring lion
• The roaring lion is not the one to worry about, but the dangerous lion is the one that is waiting where you run to
• We tend to run away from the roar, but we have to stand up against the enemy by drawing near to God, knowing the power of worship
• Worship is not just pretty songs but set on who God is and focuses on the greatness of God
• When we sing, we magnify the Lord – If God is becoming bigger, what is happening to your problem, doubt, fear and insecurity?
• We get smaller and He gets bigger and God gets the glory – Have robust faith to stare down the enemy
• Jesus has given us the victory and the enemy is a defeated foe
• We don’t just serve a King but King of all Kings so He can subdual any king, anytime, any place
• Sometimes we have to stop the mouth of the accuser
• There is something about condemnation – You just entertain it, it won’t go away, It does not have an expiry date
• Decide the accusation is pasted it’s date and it has no place in your life

Stop the mouth of the tempter

• When it comes to temptation, see where it comes from
• God does not tempt anyone nor let any temptation to come against us that He does not have the strength to subdual
• Temptation is a part of life – You are not the only one
• Temptation does not hold power over us but we hold power over it that we can live a victorious life
• Instead of facing temptation, we give ourselves that greater is He that is in us that is greater than the temptation

Stop the mouth of doubt

• Doubt comes in a way which may seem caring and protective, but when God puts a word in your heart, not just believe for that, triple it and don’t let anyone underline it with doubt and start believing courageously
• God has an overwhelming capacity that can do more in your life than you can imagine
• God loves you just as he loves anyone else
• It is an incredible thing serving the Lord
• If you build God’s house, He’ll build your house

Quench the power of the fire

• There is something about Jesus – He knows how to quench the fire
• God will give you a word of wisdom and with that you can quench the power of the fire
• Answering a question with a better question

Escape the edge of the sword

• It is incredibly how He can turn around if we just trust Him
• Proverbs 5: “Remove your way far from immorality...”
• Live your life with Godly decisions
• Don’t give your years, future, inheritance to the cruel one (Regret)
• Don’t live your life that should be yours and that someone else is occupying your place
• We can live our lives where we live the Godly decisions and causing alien armies to flee
• Our faith is not strong because of our faith, but because of Jesus