Participants: Shelley Quinn
Series Code: EHW
Program Code: EHW000016S
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00:19 Hello.
00:20 My name is Shelley Quinn 00:21 and I welcome you to 00:23 Exalting His Word. 00:24 Today we'll discuss 00:26 how to increase 00:28 the effectiveness of our prayer 00:30 through the RHEMA word of God. 00:32 We'll see that 00:34 the Bible says no RHEMA word is 00:36 impossible of fulfillment. 00:39 And we'll learn 00:40 the power behind declaring 00:43 I am who God says I am. 00:45 I hope you'll stay tuned for 00:47 this exciting Bible study! 00:50 First as our habit is, 00:53 let's review our theme text 00:55 Psalms 138:2. 00:58 That verse says that 00:59 God exalts His name 01:01 and His word above all things. 01:04 And He exalts His word 01:06 even above His name. 01:08 What does that mean? 01:10 That nothing is more important to God 01:13 than His word. 01:14 He has given His word 01:15 the highest rank of importance. 01:17 God exalts His word because 01:20 He has given His word 01:22 more creative life giving force 01:26 than anything else on this earth. 01:30 And God assigns 01:31 the highest position of praise 01:33 to His word. 01:35 If we would only learn to 01:37 follow God's example, 01:39 our lives will be transformed. 01:42 We will walk in love, 01:44 joy, peace, 01:46 and experience the abundant life that 01:48 Christ came to give us. 01:51 Let's go to the Lord in prayer 01:53 before we begin. 01:54 Father God we thank you 01:56 for the word. 01:57 We thank you that 01:59 you sent your living word 02:00 Jesus Christ to die for us 02:03 and that He lives to 02:05 intercede in our behalf now. 02:07 We praise you. 02:08 We thank you 02:10 and ask the Holy Spirit to be our teacher. 02:12 In Jesus Name, 02:13 amen. 02:15 Let's quickly review 02:16 the difference between God's 02:18 LOGOS word and His RHEMA word. 02:19 As defined in the original Greek language 02:24 LOGOS implies 02:25 the entire expression of God's will. 02:28 The vast unfolding of 02:29 the reasoning of His mind. 02:31 The Bible is God's LOGOS word. 02:34 On the other hand, 02:35 RHEMA implies a specific word of God that is 02:39 used for a practical 02:41 and immediate function. 02:43 And whenever God gives a practical or 02:46 personal instruction to 02:48 an individual in the Bible 02:49 it is clearly defined as 02:51 a RHEMA word of God. 02:54 Where you and I are concerned, 02:56 the word of God becomes RHEMA to us 02:59 when we take a single Bible verse 03:02 confess it over our lives 03:04 and personally apply it. 03:06 Now let's look at John 15:7 03:09 to see how the Bible explains that 03:12 the RHEMA word increases 03:15 the effectiveness of our prayers. 03:19 Number one... 03:21 [information on screen] 03:41 You know what? 03:43 I've concluded that 03:44 abiding in the word of God is 03:47 the way that we abide in Christ. 03:52 As the entrance of His word 03:55 increases in our hearts, 03:57 something amazing happens in our minds. 04:00 God's thoughts start to become our thoughts. 04:04 His desires start to become our desires. 04:08 And we suddenly find that 04:10 we want to do all things for His glory. 04:14 To bring honor to His name. 04:16 When the word of God is in our hearts, 04:20 our prayers are 04:22 no longer vain babbling. 04:24 We start asking for His action 04:28 according to the will of God that is 04:30 revealed in Scripture. 04:33 Perhaps you're familiar with 04:35 God's promise in 04:36 Psalms 37:4 which says, 04:40 "Delight yourselves also in the Lord, 04:42 "and He shall give you 04:44 "the desires of your heart." 04:46 Isn't that a beautiful promise? 04:49 When we find our delight in God, 04:52 His desires become our desires. 04:55 We pray according to His purpose 04:58 and He hears and answers. 05:01 You know, sadly, 05:03 some preachers have taken 05:05 this promise out of context. 05:07 And they've stunned 05:09 an entire assembly of 05:10 "name it and claim it" believers. 05:12 But let me say this, 05:14 when our delight is in the Lord, 05:16 the focus of our desires is 05:18 not a new Mercedes Benz. 05:21 In fact, 05:22 when our delight is in the Lord, 05:24 we will know His will. 05:26 We will pray for His will to be done 05:29 and we will have confidence that 05:31 our prayers are being answered. 05:33 Let's look at I John 5:14,15 05:40 the Bible says, 05:41 [text on screen] 06:03 God has taught me that 06:05 praying His word back to Him is 06:08 the most effective way of 06:11 praying according to His will. 06:14 He watches over His word to perform it. 06:17 And He also declares that 06:19 His word does not return to Him void. 06:22 But that it accomplishes 06:24 all the purposes for which He sent it. 06:27 Returning God's word to Him 06:29 makes us like the watchman on the wall. 06:34 Let me read that to you because 06:37 this is a great verse 06:38 and I want to read it to you 06:40 from the Amplified version. 06:42 This comes from Isaiah 62:6,7 06:48 from the Amplified. 06:50 Listen... 06:52 "I have set watchmen upon your walls oh Jerusalem 06:54 "who will never hold their peace day or night. 06:57 "You who are his servants 07:00 "and by your prayers, 07:02 "put the Lord in remembrance of 07:07 "His promises. 07:08 "Keep not silence. 07:11 "And give Him no rest until 07:14 "He establishes Jerusalem 07:17 "and make her a praise on the earth." 07:21 Jesus said, 07:22 if we abide in Him 07:24 and His RHEMA word abides in us, 07:27 we can ask what we will 07:31 and it will be done 07:32 according to His word. 07:34 You know, in Luke chapter 18 07:36 He spoke of a parable 07:38 about a persistent widow 07:40 to show us that 07:41 we ought always to pray in faith 07:44 and not to give up. 07:45 We can pray without loosing heart if 07:48 we know we're praying according to His word. 07:53 As Christ concluded this parable, 07:56 He exposed the burden of His heart 08:00 with this sorrowful note. 08:02 He said, Never the less 08:05 when the Son of Man comes, 08:07 will He really find faith on earth? 08:10 Will He? 08:12 Will He find faith in you? 08:14 He will if His word has become your RHEMA affirmation. 08:20 If we're personally applying God's promises to 08:24 our lives we have reason to 08:27 pray with great confidence and faith. 08:30 The Bible says that 08:32 no RHEMA word of God is 08:34 impossible of fulfilling. 08:36 Let's look at Luke 1:37,38. 08:44 In Luke 1:37 it says, 08:49 [text on screen] 09:06 Luke 1:38 says... 09:07 [text on screen] 09:19 Now I don't mean to confuse you 09:21 by using two different translations to 09:23 provide sequential scriptures. 09:25 But that's the only way to bring out 09:28 the fullest expression of the Greek text. 09:31 Because in the Greek, 09:32 both scriptures refer to the RHEMA word 09:35 and you know something? 09:37 Most translations of Luke 1:37 09:40 stop at "nothing is impossible with God". 09:45 The original Greek text goes on to say that 09:49 no RHEMA word of God is 09:52 impossible of fulfillment. 09:55 These verses come from 09:57 the account where the angel told Mary that 10:00 she would give birth to the Son of God. 10:03 With incredible faith 10:06 Mary trusted God 10:08 and she received His word 10:11 into her heart 10:12 willing to apply it 10:14 personally in her life. 10:16 And God blessed her. 10:18 Because she believed that 10:20 He would fulfill His word. 10:23 The creative power of the word 10:25 went to work in her 10:27 and God birthed 10:28 His purpose in her. 10:30 By His power, 10:32 the word became flesh. 10:33 This is the profound thought. 10:36 And I pray that 10:38 the Holy Spirit is working in your heart 10:41 to bring understanding. 10:43 It is God's desire that 10:44 we recognize 10:47 the creative power in His word. 10:50 He wants us to 10:51 plant His word into our hearts. 10:53 He wants us to let it be 10:56 the word of faith that is 10:58 coming from our mouth. 10:59 He yearns for us to acknowledge His plan 11:04 and know who we are! 11:06 Who we've become since 11:08 we have accepted Christ as our Savior 11:11 and God has included us in Christ. 11:14 Our loving Heavenly Father wants to 11:17 bring His purposes about 11:20 in our life. 11:23 We'll be forever changed 11:25 if we could grasp this truth. 11:27 No RHEMA word of God is 11:30 impossible of fulfillment. 11:33 Understanding this will create the desire to 11:37 partake of His promises. 11:39 To the end result that 11:40 we will also partake of 11:43 His divine nature. 11:45 Our identity crisis 11:47 will fly out the window. 11:49 We'll recognize 11:51 the privilege of being called 11:53 the Children of God. 11:55 God knows the end from the beginning. 11:58 And do you know what? 12:00 So can we if 12:01 we can just get into HIS WORD! 12:03 Where His plan is revealed. 12:08 I know His plan is far greater than 12:10 what I am currently living. 12:11 And I trust that 12:14 Nothing He has promised is 12:17 impossible of fulfillment. 12:19 We just have to depend upon His power 12:21 to do the work in us. 12:25 Please stay tuned through this brief announcement 12:27 because we'll be right back to continue our Bible study. 12:34 If this dynamic series is 12:36 making a difference in your life, 12:37 then you should know about 12:39 a special study guide 12:40 written by Shelley Quinn. 12:41 Exalting His Word with 12:43 Life Affirmations From Scripture 12:44 is an in depth study of the word of God. 12:48 Please send your love gifts to... 13:04 God wants to increase 13:06 the measure of your expectations. 13:09 The measure you use will be 13:10 measured back to you. 13:12 That is a definite Bible principle. 13:15 An apathetic attitude 13:16 towards God's word is 13:18 a dangerous heart condition. 13:20 Jesus warns us of this in John 12:48. 13:25 He says that it is 13:26 dangerous to reject the RHEMA word. 13:29 What John 12:48 says it that... 13:33 [text on screen] 13:48 A loving Savior wants us to 13:51 receive all that He has for us. 13:54 He wants to equip us 13:55 thoroughly to do His will. 13:57 He wants us to depend on His power to 14:00 be made perfect in our weakness. 14:02 It is Almighty God 14:04 who will work in you to 14:06 line your desires up with His will. 14:09 It's the creator of the universe 14:11 who will work in you to 14:13 empower you to act. 14:14 We have nothing to fear 14:16 as long as we depend 14:18 on His power to 14:20 walk in obedience to His word. 14:24 That being true, 14:25 I still must consider this... 14:28 My conduct reveals 14:30 my attitude toward Christ 14:32 and the word of God. 14:33 If I refuse to receive His word as RHEMA 14:36 (A word that I'm obeying 14:38 (and actively applying to my life), 14:41 then I'm setting my self up to 14:43 have judgment pronounced against me. 14:44 Instead of for me in the last day. 14:48 At the point that I refuse to 14:50 receive His word 14:52 and put it into practice, 14:53 I am at the same point 14:55 rejecting Christ. 14:57 Let me proof that in scripture. 14:59 Starting with 15:00 I Thessalonians 4:7,8 15:04 [text on screen] 15:38 If you've been rejecting 15:42 the word of God 15:43 I pray that the Holy Spirit is 15:45 bringing you to Godly sorrow 15:47 and true repentance right now. 15:49 And I also pray that 15:51 He will prevent you from 15:53 being smothered by condemnation. 15:56 You know the Bible says that 15:58 when we confess our sins that 16:00 God is righteous. 16:01 He is faithful to forgive us our sins. 16:04 He will erase the record. 16:07 And by the blood of Jesus 16:08 He will remember your sins no more. 16:11 He is the God of new beginnings. 16:16 Jesus says that 16:17 we are blessed when we hear 16:20 the LOGOS word of God 16:22 and then obey it 16:23 and practice it. 16:24 This refers to hearing a commandment 16:26 or promise in the Holy Bible 16:28 and making it RHEMA 16:30 by personally applying it. 16:32 We need to recall 16:34 the perfect law of liberty that 16:35 we previously studied. 16:37 We must recognize our 16:38 absolute total dependence 16:41 upon Jesus Christ to 16:43 perform a work in us that 16:46 empowers us to walk in 16:48 the commandments of God. 16:50 Then, 16:51 we'll walk in the law of liberty. 16:54 And as the Bible says, 16:55 we'll be doers of the word 16:58 instead of just hearers 16:59 and we'll be blessed in whatever we do. 17:02 I want to read you 17:04 one of my favorite Bible promises that 17:06 comes from Isaiah 43:1,2 17:11 [text on screen] 17:36 Always remember this... 17:38 you are worth nothing less to God than 17:42 the price that He paid for you with 17:44 the precious life blood of Jesus. 17:47 He will complete the good work 17:50 He has begun in you. 17:52 God will pour His love into your heart 17:54 and empower you to love Him. 17:57 With all of your heart, 17:59 soul, mind and strength. 18:01 Did you know that 18:03 even in this response of 18:06 love to Him 18:07 we are totally 18:10 dependent upon Him. 18:13 God wants you to 18:14 come to Him in faith. 18:16 Earnestly seeking Him. 18:17 He will reward you beyond 18:19 your wildest dreams by 18:21 the creative power of His word 18:24 and the dynamite power of 18:26 His Holy Spirit 18:27 at work within you. 18:29 He will cause you to 18:31 be all that He has called you to be. 18:35 If you have your Bibles 18:37 please turn to 18:39 Ephesians 3:16-21. 18:42 This is my prayer for you 18:44 and I want to read it to you 18:46 from the New King James version. 18:50 Ephesians 3:16-21 18:52 "That He will grant you according to 18:54 the riches in Glory 18:56 to be strengthened with might 18:58 through His Spirit 19:00 in the inner man that 19:02 Christ may dwell in your hearts 19:04 through faith. 19:06 That you be rooted 19:07 and grounded in love 19:09 may be able to comprehend 19:11 with all the saints 19:12 what is the width and the length 19:15 and the depth 19:16 and the height to know 19:18 the love of Christ which 19:20 passes knowledge that 19:22 you may be filled with all 19:24 the fullness of God. 19:26 Now to him who is able to 19:29 do exceedingly abundantly 19:31 above all that we ask or think 19:34 according to the power that works in us, 19:38 The power of the Holy Spirit. 19:40 "In the church to Him 19:42 "be glory in Christ Jesus for 19:45 all generations forever and ever amen." 19:50 You know this is our fifth study 19:52 on RHEMA affirmations. 19:54 And we started by noting that 19:55 miracles follow the authority of 19:58 the word of Christ. 20:00 We've gone through a lot of teaching 20:02 just to prove the authority of 20:04 the words of Christ. 20:06 And what we want is to 20:08 let that authority be exercised 20:11 in our lives. 20:12 It's not important that 20:13 you remember the terms LOGOS or RHEMA. 20:16 What's important to remember is this... 20:19 [information on screen] 21:39 You know 21:40 the Holy Spirit 21:42 first poured out 21:43 the Life Affirmations From Scripture 21:44 into my heart 21:46 in 1996 21:47 as I was sitting in a hotel room in Houston. 21:50 And as He lead me in this process of 21:53 taking God's word 21:55 and making it my RHEMA utterance, 21:57 I was uneasy about something. 22:00 I noticed that 22:02 many of the affirmation began with 22:06 "I AM". 22:07 It seemed that 22:09 I was assuming something. 22:10 And it made me very uncomfortable to 22:12 speak in that way. 22:15 Suddenly I was impressed to say, 22:17 "I AM WHO GOD SAYS I AM." 22:21 Still I was uneasy 22:24 speaking the affirmations in 22:25 the form that seemed that 22:28 He had given to me. 22:30 And then the Lord lead me to 22:32 Romans 4:17 that says, 22:34 "God who gives life to the dead 22:37 "and calls things that are not 22:39 "as thou they already were." 22:42 You know, His word says that 22:44 we are predestined to 22:47 become like His son. 22:50 I'm not there yet! 22:51 But God the one who knows 22:53 the end from the beginning 22:55 counts it as done. 22:57 Who am I to argue with God? 23:01 I think the reason 23:03 the Lord lead me to speak 23:06 because faith comes by hearing. 23:08 And He knew that I needed to hear it 23:11 by my own voice. 23:13 Without faith 23:15 we can't please our Heavenly Father. 23:18 You know 23:19 the next thought that was 23:22 impressed upon my mind was much deeper. 23:24 And I knew that 23:25 it had to be the leading of 23:27 the Spirit because 23:28 I was astonished at the concept. 23:30 It required much prayer 23:31 and reflection for me to accept it. 23:34 And now as I share with you 23:36 I encourage you to receive it 23:39 in the same prayerful attitude. 23:42 Let me first establish 23:44 the foundation for understanding. 23:47 When God told Moses that 23:49 He was going to send Moses to 23:52 the Israelites to deliver them from 23:55 the Egyptian bondage. 23:57 Moses wanted to know 23:59 what God's name was for reference. 24:03 And we find the record on this conversation 24:07 in Exodus 3:13,14 24:11 Let me read that to you. 24:13 "Then Moses said to God, 24:16 "indeed when I come to 24:18 "the Children of Israel 24:20 "and say to them 24:22 "the God of your fathers have sent me to you 24:25 "and they say to me 24:27 what is His name? 24:28 Moses asked God 24:30 What shall I say to them? 24:32 And God said to Moses 24:36 "I am who I am". 24:42 And He said, 24:44 "thus shall you say to 24:45 "the children of Israel, 24:48 "I AM has sent me to you." 24:53 God proclaimed His name as I AM. 24:59 You know such a declaration reveals that 25:02 God is not dependant upon any power 25:06 but His own. 25:08 He is almighty and all sufficient. 25:13 Maybe that's why I was 25:15 uneasy to affirm the "I AM". 25:19 But the Spirit of the Lord 25:21 led me to a deeper understanding of 25:24 God's purpose in beginning 25:26 my RHEMA utterances this way. 25:29 And at the same time, 25:32 He brought me into 25:33 a deeper appreciation for 25:35 the commandment of 25:37 not taking the Lord's name in vain. 25:41 This is what I was lead to understand. 25:44 Anytime that I speak 25:46 the words "I AM" 25:48 I should be cautious 25:50 by what declaration follows that. 25:54 If we declare something that is 25:57 not scriptural 25:59 for example, 26:00 if we say, 26:01 "I am SO stupid!" 26:04 We are in a sense 26:07 taking the Lord's name in vain. 26:10 On the other hand 26:11 when we proclaim I am 26:14 and follow it by an affirmation that is 26:19 from scripture, 26:20 we are in essence saying, 26:23 "by God's grace 26:26 "I am who God says I am." 26:30 And did you know that demonstrates that 26:33 we believe His testimony 26:35 and it brings God glory. 26:38 The Apostle Paul said it best. 26:41 He said, "but by the grace of God 26:45 "I am what I am 26:48 "and His grace toward me 26:50 "was not in vain." 26:52 You know once I gained that 26:56 same understanding 26:57 I was excited to speak 26:59 the affirmations over my life. 27:01 Just as He had given them to me. 27:04 And I considered them 27:06 accomplished in His eyes. 27:09 Calling things that have yet to be 27:12 revealed to my physical senses 27:15 through physical evidence 27:16 as thou they already existed. 27:20 Let me ask you, 27:21 isn't this the very essence of faith? 27:25 being sure of what we hope for 27:27 and certain of what we do not yet see? 27:31 Well, our time is gone for today. 27:34 May God multiply 27:36 His mercy love 27:37 and grace to you. 27:38 And may He watch over His word 27:40 to perform it in your life 27:42 as you cooperate with Him. 27:44 I just want to remind you 27:46 please remember to 27:48 spend your time making that 27:50 which is most important to God 27:53 the very thing that is also 27:55 most important to you... 27:57 Exalting His Word. |
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