Sunday's Sermon

This past Sunday we were blessed to have Rev. Schwindt visit our congregation and give the sermon. I just love him...he is one of my all time favorite people. I thought I would share a few points from the sermon he gave since I was so moved by it. I am sure it won't do it justice as he is just so excited about the Lord and His promises and that radiates from his very being. It is something to see!

He said that God's power is still available to His church today. John 16:33 says
"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."

1 John 5:3-5 This is love for God; to obey his commands. And his commands are not burdensome. for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.

We are to be settled in our faith, spirit and emotions.
We are to be victorious, over comers not defeated.
We live in times that try men but God wants to turn our pits into the Ritz.
The devil does not have enough armies to bring us down if we trust in the Lord.
Faith is blind to impossibilities, it knows no defeats only victory.
We must think, talk and live victory - Jesus died there is no room for defeat.

Three points to live victoriously...

1. Sing your way through your problems.
He shared the story in 2 Chronicles 20.
It doesn't matter if you have a wonderful voice , have a joyful heart.
Eph. 5:19, Psalm 42, Psalm 149, Psalm 43.
You can sing your way out of a spiritual prison. Acts 16:25,26
If we sing a song off victory we will sail past the devil and his troops.
Worldly songs won't do it.
You can't keep someone down who has the song of the Lord in his heart. There is power in praise.

2. Keep your eyes on Jesus.
People can fail us and put us down and we can think what's the use I give up.
Jesus says rise up and be whole.When we have our eyes on on Him past hurts heal, spiritual legs that were crippled rise up. Spiritual scales fall from our eyes and we see Jesus.
Jesus says you CAN do it.
Matthew 14:25-33
What seas overwhelm you? What problems are causing you to sink? Jesus takes our hand and we walk together. He says we will not sink.

3. Power of Prayer
There are so many examples throughout the Bible of the power of prayer (He listed several of them)
Prayer is still powerful today for those in right standing.
The church today and our lives move on prayer.
Nothing can ever replace prayer.
Pray daily, we need intercessors.
Seeing a bully picking on a child and then seeing that child's older brother come around the corner and the bully flee is like Jesus and us. He is our older brother who saves us from the bully the devil. He has already beaten him!
Ephesians 3:19,20
God wants us to live in expectation of all He will give us. How much more will God want to do for us and give to us now that we know Him and are his children when He died for us even though we didn't know Him.
Be excited, expect more, thank Him. Be on the edge of your seat!
When you get up each morning ask God what He has for you today.
Let faith loose in your heart.

It was an incredible sermon I wish everyone would have the opportunity to hear Rev. Schwindt speak just once...God works through him and it changes lives.

Blessings,
Liisa