Brief Summary
This sermon emphasises the power of spoken words in achieving victory and living a life aligned with God's will. It challenges believers to prioritize the word of God, actively speak it, and possess it by faith, rather than passively seeking signs or relying solely on worship. The sermon encourages listeners to understand their dual role as priests and kings, using the word as a weapon against adversity and a tool for transformation.
- Victory is achieved through actively speaking and possessing the word of God.
- Believers should prioritise the word of God over passively seeking signs or relying solely on worship.
- Understanding and acting upon one's dual role as priests and kings is essential for spiritual growth.
Introduction
The speaker opens with a prayer, honouring God, His written word, and the Holy Spirit. He expresses his belief that the word shared will bring about transformation, healing, and freedom for many. He states that the will of God for everyone is victory.
Victory Through Faith
The speaker shares that victory is achieved through faith, as stated in 1 John 5:4. He emphasises that God intends to lead believers from one victory to another, not from struggle to struggle. He encourages listeners to open their ears to the word, which is more important than seeking signs. Signs follow believers, not the other way around.
The Primacy of the Word
The speaker urges the audience to seek the word of God instead of signs or putting out "fleeces". He clarifies that the word of God is the will of God. Maturity requires active participation with the word. Believers should seek the word like the Centurion, asking God to "speak a word only".
Deeper Than the Text
The speaker explains that many believers are limited to the text of the Bible, but it's important to go deeper to encounter the spirit behind the text. Encountering the Spirit changes one's perspective and way of speaking. He cautions against "wordless Christianity," where worship is prioritised over receiving the word. The word makes one sensitive to God's presence and matures them. Worship is an offering to God, while the word is God's response.
Priestly and Kingly Anointing
The speaker explains that one cannot defeat the enemy by singing songs; the word is the sword of the Spirit (Ephesians 6). He references Revelation 1:5, stating that Jesus has made believers kings and priests. Many overemphasise their priestly ministry (worship) but neglect their kingly anointing (dominion). King David is presented as an example of someone who both worshipped God and wielded the word to overcome giants.
Spiritual Growth and the Word
The speaker stresses the importance of balancing worship with a love for the word of God, as it is the word that transforms. Spiritual growth is a process that cannot be imparted simply through prayer; it requires taking in the right "nutrients" (the word). The answer to any struggle is found in the word, not in feelings or experiences.
The Word: The Source of Life and Light
Referring to John 1:1, the speaker states that in the beginning was the word, and all things were made through it. The entire creation responds to the word. In the word is life, and the word is alive (Hebrews 4:12). The entrance of the word produces light (Psalm 119:130), which is the life of men (John 1:4).
Entering the Heart
The speaker explains that for light to be released, the word must enter the heart, not just be memorised in the head. Memorising is powerful, but one should meditate on the words and speak them repeatedly until they enter the heart. The word was given to speak to mountains, not just to quote to other believers.
Believing and Possessing the Word
The speaker clarifies that believing is not just mentally agreeing with the Bible. Just because something is written in the Bible or one owns a Bible does not mean they experience it. One must partner with what is written and possess it by faith. God is waiting for believers to possess the promises freely given by grace.
The Labour of Faith
The speaker defines the labour as getting the text into the heart, where it becomes spirit and life (John 6:63). Spirit (pneuma) means breath, representing life. Receiving the word is receiving the breath and life of God. Believers must meditate on the word until it becomes theirs, and no one can take it away.
Prayer as Partnership
The speaker states that prayer is not about persuading God but partnering with Him to release His will on Earth. He uses the example of the seven tribes in Joshua 1:8 who had not received their inheritance, not because God hadn't given it, but because they hadn't possessed it. God has already given all things (2 Peter 1:3); the issue is receiving them.
Possessing Through Violent Faith
The speaker urges listeners to stop asking and start possessing what belongs to them through "violent faith" – a relentless faith that doesn't give up. God doesn't have to move a finger to bless; He already has. Prayer is saying what God says, activating His power. Confession (homologia) means speaking the same thing as God, leading to seeing what God sees.
Victim Mindset vs. Faith
The speaker cautions against a victim mindset in prayer, which will not bring solutions. He uses the example of the woman with the issue of blood, who was healed not just by touching Jesus' garment, but by continually saying, "If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole." (Mark 5:28) She put a condition for herself through her mouth.
The Power of Words: Traps and Conditions
The speaker warns that people are snared by the words of their mouth (Proverbs 6:2) and taken captive by their words. He urges listeners to stop vocalising their feelings and instead train their mouths to speak as their heavenly Father speaks. The word has its place, and it's important to honour it above everything else.
The Three Phases of Confession
The speaker outlines three phases of confession: In the beginning phase, confession may not work because it's not activated with God's power. In phase two, the word drops into the heart, and its power is released. In phase three, the energised word comes out of the mouth and is powerful to uproot every mountain. He encourages listeners to hold fast to their confession and keep speaking the word until their mountain is removed.
Light vs. Darkness
The speaker states that the antidote to darkness is light, which is released through the entrance of the word. He shares his personal experience of meditating on and confessing Ephesians 1:3 until it dropped into his heart, and now he knows he is blessed. He cautions against praying prayers that destroy faith.
Prayer: Speaking What God Says
The speaker shares an example from a book about a man of God, Novel Hayes, who instructed a young woman to declare that her husband would live and not die, until he came out of the ventilator. The woman spoke it thousands of times, and her husband was eventually discharged. The speaker encourages listeners to speak the word even if they don't feel anything.
Angels and Assignments
The speaker explains that by our words, we give power or assignment to angels or demons. He references Psalms 103:20, noting that God has given ministering spirits (angels) to believers, but they often don't take advantage of them. Angels are like spiritual waiters, waiting for instructions. He urges listeners to say what they want, not what they don't want, and to speak the solution.
Attending to God's Words
The speaker emphasises that God wants people to attend to His words, not the other way around. He references Psalm 39:1, where David says, "I said, I will guard my ways, lest I sin with my tongue." He explains that sin often starts with speaking.
Activating Angels Through Words
The speaker explains that angels are activated through spoken words. David won against Goliath because he declared victory before the battle. Believers are called to speak victory, not fight. He references Psalm 103:20, noting that angels excel in strength and heed the voice of God's word.
Decreeing and Establishing
The speaker references Job 22:28, "Thou shalt decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee." He cautions against declaring negative things, as they will be established. He clarifies that walking by faith doesn't mean killing feelings, but not vocalising them; instead, vocalise the word, and feelings will change.
Speaking the Word for Transformation
The speaker encourages listeners to speak the word only if they want to see God's mighty hand in their lives. He reminds them that Jesus only spoke what He heard His Father saying. He urges them not to receive labels from doctors that deny what the word says about them. When people speak contrary to what God says about them, their angels are bound.
Victory in the Mouth
The speaker declares that victory, healing, prosperity, deliverance, and breakthrough are all in the mouth. He references Proverbs 18:21, "Death and life are in the power of the tongue." He states that God will give the best of the land, and when people say about themselves what God says, they will experience what God says.
No Mountain Will Stand
The speaker shares that no mountain will stand before a believer who continually speaks God's word. He recounts testimonies of people healed from cancer by just speaking the word. He references Jesus cursing the fig tree, which withered from its roots. The way the fig tree withered is the way cancers get withered.
Training and Alignment
The speaker explains that people must train themselves not to nullify their statements with opposite statements. He references Mark 11:23, "He shall have whatsoever he saith." He urges listeners to let their praying and saying align and to hold fast to their confession.
The High Priest of Confession
The speaker states that Jesus is the high priest of our confession, meaning when people confess something, He creates it. He cautions against speaking carelessly, as demons are waiting for those words. He notes that many parents have put curses on their children through their words.
Blessings and Curses Through Words
The speaker shares a testimony of a British family whose son was struggling in school until they met a Jewish family who taught them how blessings are invoked through words. They started blessing their son every morning, and he excelled. Every word carries either life or death.
Prophesying Death and Life
The speaker shares the example of actor Paul Walker, who often said he wanted to die riding a car, and he died in a car accident. He also shares the example of Kenneth Hagin, who declared he would not go home with tubes all over his body, and he didn't. Words have the power to decide how one will go home.
The Power of the Tongue
The speaker states that the tongue is the most powerful force in the universe, building or destroying lives. He references Proverbs 18:20-21, "A man's belly shall be satisfied from the fruit of his mouth; from the produce of his lips he shall be filled. Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit."
Learning to Use the Tongue
The speaker encourages listeners to ask the Holy Spirit to teach them how to use their tongue and never speak any curse over their family. He shares a story of a man of God whose wife died of cancer, and the Lord reminded him that she often had self-hatred towards her body, giving the enemy a chance.
Training to Speak Life
The speaker states that everyone is in training to learn to speak like their heavenly Father. He encourages listeners to declare a long life for themselves and their families and to see the fullness of salvation. He references David, who, despite being surrounded by wars, always spoke of victory and protection.
Serving God and Fulfilling Days
The speaker references Exodus 23, stating that as people serve God, He will bless their bread and water, take away sickness, and fulfil their days. He encourages listeners to declare that sickness and oppression are not their portion and that they will live in righteousness and peace.
Speak Life Volunteers
The speaker proposes creating "Speak Life Volunteers" in the church to correct those speaking death or negativity. He explains that God changes language first, then the promise comes. One cannot speak poverty and walk in prosperity or speak sickness and walk in health.
Evaluating Words and Giving Authority
The speaker urges listeners to evaluate what comes out of their mouths and to avoid vocalising fear, as it gives authority to the enemy. He states that good days are connected to the tongue. He references 1 Peter 3:10, "For he who would love life and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit."
Removing Limits and Possessing the Land
The speaker explains that the only person who has put limits on one's life is oneself, but those limits can be removed. He contrasts the 10 spies who said they could never possess the land with Joshua and Caleb, who said they could. He challenges listeners to examine the conditions they have set in their lives.
Age and Health
The speaker challenges the notion that sickness is inevitable with age, referencing Moses, who was 120 years old with undimmed eyesight and unabated natural forces. He states that people will fulfil the number of their days and that their inheritance shall be for their children, not hospitals.
Declarations and Rebuke
The speaker leads the congregation in making declarations of healing, prosperity, and deliverance. He encourages them to rebuke any sickness in their bodies.
Speaking the Word of Victory
The speaker encourages the church to speak the word of victory, declaring that they shall live and not die, that no weapon formed against them shall prosper, and that a thousand will fall at their side, but it shall not come near them.
Commanding Mountains and Cancers
The speaker urges the congregation to command mountains to be uprooted, cancer to die, and tumours to be dissolved. He emphasises that the word of God is alive and powerful.
Releasing Blessings and Deliverances
The speaker encourages the church to release blessings and deliverances, declaring that they shall live and not die.
Speaking God's Word
The speaker leads the congregation in speaking God's word, emphasising the power of their declarations.
Victory Over Finances and Sicknesses
The speaker defines prosperity as victory in the area of finances and healing as victory over sicknesses. He declares that victory is their portion and that it is not just for them but for their coming generation.
Celebrating Victory
The speaker leads the congregation in celebrating victory, making a joyful noise unto the Lord.
Declaring Victory
The speaker encourages the church to declare victory, celebrating their weakness and praying in the spirit.
The Battle Belongs to the Lord
The speaker leads the congregation in singing and declaring that the battle belongs to the Lord.
Declaring Victory and Thanking God
The speaker encourages the church to declare victory and thank God for His blessings.
The Story of Victory
The speaker declares that their story is His victory – victory over sin, sickness, the power of darkness, and death. He states that Jesus bought this victory for them so they can walk in it.
Not Dying Before Time
The speaker declares that many will not die before their time because they sat under the word and declared what the word said about them.
Declaring by Faith
The speaker leads the congregation in declaring by faith that they shall fulfil the number of their days.
Not Shaken or Moved
The speaker leads the congregation in singing and declaring that they will not be shaken or moved because Jesus is here.
Living and Not Dying
The speaker leads the congregation in declaring that they will live and not die and will declare the works of the Lord.
Hope in His Word
The speaker expresses gratitude for the freedom he feels and notes that they are blessed because they are in Christ Jesus and have hope in His word.
Activating Angels with the Word
The speaker uses the analogy of Alexa to explain that the word activates the angels. Just as Alexa activates the speaker, the word activates the angels to carry out assignments.
Communion and Remembrance
The speaker prepares the congregation for communion, explaining that it is a powerful declaration of what Jesus has done for them. He instructs them to behold the Lord on the cross and see the blood being shed for the remission of their sins.
The Broken Body and Shed Blood
The speaker leads the congregation in discerning the bread as the broken body of Jesus and the juice as the blood of Jesus. He declares that as they eat it, the same life that flows in Jesus flows in them.
Healed by the Stripes of Jesus
The speaker leads the congregation in declaring that by the stripes of Jesus, they were healed, are healed, and shall be healed.
Naming Judah and Speaking Life
The speaker shares the story of naming their son Judah before he was born and speaking life over him every night. He states that they can call things forth which be not as if they are.
Welcoming Newcomers and Announcements
The speaker welcomes newcomers and makes announcements about upcoming events, including midweek services and equipping meetings.
Reviewing the Book
The speaker encourages those who have read his book to write a review on Amazon.
Closing Worship and Speaking the Name of Jesus
The speaker leads the congregation in a final worship song, speaking the name of Jesus and declaring hope and freedom.
Shouting Jesus and Declaring His Name
The speaker leads the congregation in shouting the name of Jesus and declaring His power over every enemy.
The Lord Bless You
The speaker pronounces a blessing over the congregation, declaring that the Lord will bless them and keep them.
Final Remarks
The service concludes with music and final remarks.
