Faith On Trial | Kidz Quest Pastor Nolan Carpenter
by Nolan Carpenter
First Apostolic Church of Maryville (Maryville, TN)
Kind: sermon
Scripture: James 1:2-3, Hebrews 11:17-19, Romans 12:3, Matthew 17:20, Mark 4:40, Matthew 6:30, Luke 17:5, Luke 7:9, Deuteronomy 8:1-2, James 1:13-15, Deuteronomy 8:3, Romans 10:17, Philippians 4:19, Hebrews 13:8, Isaiah 53:5, Hebrews 11:17-19, Genesis 22:2, Deuteronomy 1:25

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let's turn our Bibles to James chapter 1 uh verse number two and then we'll flip over to Hebrews chap 11 verse 177 James chapter 1 verse number two says my brethren count it all joy when you fall into diverse Temptations knowing this that the trying of your faith worketh patience Hebrews 11:17 says by faith Abraham when he was tried offered up Isaac and he uh he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son of whom it was said that in Isaac shall thy seed be called accounting that God was able to raise him up even from the dead from whence also he received him in a figure what tremendous faith we have just read from Father Abraham that even if God didn't do what he thought he could do when the worst case scenario took place God could still move you read that with me that even if Isaac would have been killed there on that altar Abraham thought that God was able to raise him up even from the dead so a few short moments in your hearing I want to preach on this title faith on trial faith on trial if you put your Bibles down with me you lift Your Hands to Heaven lift your hearts but most importantly would you lift your voice all across this house let's ask God's presence into this place for the next few minutes God we thank you for this day we thank you for the opportunity God to come in your house God I'm so honored and privileged tonight to preach the the greatest group of people in all the world God I pray that you would do something in this place the next few minutes God your word is already anointed father your word is infallible God I don't want to add anything to or take anything away but God let your word speak for itself for the next few minutes God I pray that the gift of faith would operate tonight that some weary Saint God would go home encourage God some weary Saint God would go home change tonight through the power of your word do we believe that God can do Great and Mighty things tonight if you do would you clap your hands unto the Lord tonight Hallelujah Jesus we thank you Lord in Jesus name you may be seated in the house of the Lord this evening faith on trial the Bible says that every everyone has a specific amount of faith faith that is given by God and the Bible is very clear and matter of fact sometimes confusing when it says to count it all joy when you fall into diverse Temptations knowing that the trying the testing of your faith worketh patience it's confusing how I would use the context of counted Joy but it's clear that your faith will be tested Romans 12:3 says for I say through the grace given unto me to every man that is among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think but to think soberly Paul is telling the Romans don't don't boast PR uh proud uh pridefully about your faith because the greater the faith you're going to find out sooner or later the bigger the test I wouldn't go around with your nose in the air that if it come a rain you drown saying I've got faith because you'll get humbled quite quickly the greater the faith the bigger the test and according as God hath dealt to every man The Measure of Faith someone say The Measure of Faith if faith is a measurement maybe these five amounts or these five measurements of faith we see in the scripture maybe we'll fall into one of these five types of measurement no faith is found in Matthew 17 and2 and Jesus said unto them because of their because of your unbelief for verily I say unto you if you have faith as as a grain of a mustard seed ye shall say unto this mountain remove hence To Yonder place and it shall be removed and nothing shall be impossible unto you that's the first measurement of no faith which is unbelief the second Faith or the measurement of faith is a fearful faith I know I've fed in I've fallen this category quite a few times and Mark 4 and 40 and he said unto them why are you so fearful how is it that ye have no faith the third measurement of faith we could see is little faith Matthew 6 and3 wherefore if God so clothed the grass of the field which is uh today is and tomorrow is cast out cast into the oven shall he not much more clothe you oh ye lit of little faith and then a fourth Faith this is a good place to be you recognize that you're in need of faith Luke 71 17 uh 175 five and the Apostle said unto the Lord increase our faith and then the final measurement of faith that I've come read in scripture is great faith Luke 7 and9 when Jesus heard these things he marveled at him and turned him about and said unto the people that followed him I say unto you I have not so found great faith no not in Israel the first four me measurements that we see are all about the same group of people it's very possible to fall into different measurements of Faith given by God I don't know about you sometimes I've had no faith at all and sometimes I've fallen in a storm and I have fearful Faith or maybe there's a little inclination in my spirit that God may could do it I fall into the category of little faith but tonight I maybe need to find myself in the fourth category God I'm in need of some Faith tonight I don't know if there's anybody in the house that you find yourself God increase my faith the four the first four measurements of Faith are all about and directed to the same group of people you guessed it this the disciples the people who their faith should be probably the highest you're seeing Jesus work on on on daily needs you're seeing Jesus do Mighty things and you're seeing it done daily these are the people who should probably have the greatest Faith because you're seeing it with your own eyes the group of men who should have known what he could do and have faith in him they had no faith in Matthew 17 they didn't have the faith to cast out a demon they had fearful faith in Mark 4 when they were scared of of their for their lives on a ship during a storm they had little faith in Matthew 6 when Jesus was teaching a a simple bible study on how to cure anxiety and when he said God cares for the birds and feeds them he cares for the flowers and allows them to grow even the grass do he clothe and so much how much more does he care for you I'll tell you this with Faith in this house tonight the thing that that will cure every anxious thought is to remind yourself how much God loves you and how much God cares for you and if that doesn't encourage you then you have your faith in the wrong place if the fact that God loves you that God has never left you nor forsake you has not make done something a little bit inside of you you have misplaced Faith well I'm nervous people will leave me well God has never left you nor forsake you I'm fearful all the time what might happen in my life for God ha not given us the spirit of fear but of power and of love and of a sound mind how about this one for anxious thoughts casting all your cares upon Him for he carth for you so I want to tell somebody tonight that maybe you have a little bit of Faith you have little faith God cares about you I want to tell somebody tonight you have a little bit there's a little bit of doubt and there's a little bit of faith God cares about you sister Thompson God cares about you my M oh God cares about you Mom God cares about us if you're weary in your spiritual walk with God God cares about you I don't know about you if I can be honest tonight I I found myself in these four these these four types these measurements of faith and then disciples the the four that was the third the fourth uh this is awesome but the disciples knew they needed more faith they said God all right we we we recognize we don't have a lot of faith what what are they talking about there it's when Jesus told them if someone wrongs you seven times and in the matter of 24 hours comes back to you brother Jeter and and says hey I I'm sorry but I'll be back in about 30 minutes to do you wrong again and if they come back 45 minutes later and said hey I'm sorry for wronging you again then Jesus says you you need to be you need to forgive them and then those disciples said man we we we didn't have enough Faith to cast out a demon and this is the hardest type of faith is to forgive somebody who's wronged me seven times in a day or is that just me is that is that just is that just me or is it the student who talks out in Bible class for the thousandth time and apologizes the thousandth time and you maybe okay it's just me but then great great faith was a measure given to a man that was a centurion a man that shouldn't maybe even have faith in Jesus Christ some of his buddies some centurions maybe a centurion was a a Roman captive of a group of Roman soldiers and we can surmise that some of his buddies were the very ones that would crucified Jesus Christ being Roman soldiers and so this man this Centurion probably shouldn't have had faith in Jesus Christ but Jesus turns to the people following him aka the disciples and said I have not found a fith like this in all of Israel and tonight I have good news and I have bad news having the opportunity to gain faith is easy it's it's found in God's word but the greater the faith the greater the testing and the greater the amount of belief in God the greater the trying of our faith has anybody ever been in a moment where your faith has been tried has anybody ever been in the season of life where your faith is Tried by God I'm going to tell you tonight that that that trial is not meant to destroy you but it's simply meant to try you and I want to encourage somebody else in the Lord tonight that God knows exactly how much you can handle so when you get to that moment where you don't think you can handle anymore God will stop the limits right there this is this trial is not meant to destroy you but it's meant to try your faith so why why why tonight does God test Faith or put our faith on trial what I can find in scripture this evening there are three reasons why God puts our faith on trial Deuteronomy 11 811 says in all the Commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do that ye may live and multiply and go in and possess the land which the Lord swear unto your fathers and thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God LED thee these 40 years in the wilderness you talk about a testing period you talk about a trying of your faith in the amount of years of 40 long years God LED thee thee these 40 years in the wilderness what's the first reason we see to Humble thee and I've lived long enough in 27 years of living I've lived long enough to see Trials Come people's way that look like they had it all together they had the perfect marriage they had the perfect parenting Styles or so it seemed they had the perfect family but the moment they walk into a trial I've seen those same families that look like they had it all together eventually no longer to be seen or no longer to be found what's the number one reason we go through a trial is to Humble us what's the number one reason that the trial might destroy us Pride could be that reason the reason some people don't make it through the trial or give up on their relationship with God is one word that it can destroy every walk with God in the sound of my voice tonight and that is pride God may be taking me through a trial to show me I need a big old fat humbling God may be trying to reveal to us that we have more faith in our own name than in his name that's Pride God may be revealing to us that we have more faith in our own job security than we do finding oursel being secure through him I want to tell somebody something under the sound of my voice and I want to do it humbly we are nothing without him the sooner or later your family can realize it you'll make it through every first step of every trial we are nothing without the grace of God take heed lest you fall take heed if you have any pride of what your family is supposed to look like you're in danger of falling in it's Pride it's Pride it's not about my name it's about his name it's not about my name having this glorious Grand light it's about his name being shown through all the world it's not about my name that's pride and God may be taking people through a trial to get you to realize hey you're nothing without me it's Pride God help us if pride is the reason our faith is on trial and you never know you never know what you're capable of until a trial starts to reveal you never know you you you you never know what you're capable of doing I would never do that well let a trial come your way because a trial step number two here we go with number two and to prove that same verse and to prove thee to know what was in thine heart number one is to Humble thee number two is to show you what's in your heart whether thou would keepest his Commandments or no well I would never backslide well you you ever been through a trial ever been through a trial I would never stop attending church well you you and I want to believe you I I know there's some people here that have been through trials and you're still serving God and that's the right response to a trial but a a trial is the greatest revealer of what's on the inside of you that's right the greatest revealer is a trial that tests your faith faith is not produced during trials it's tested and revealed during trials I want to say that again it's not something you get in the midst of a trial and say hey man I've got faith no the trial reveals if you have faith it doesn't produce Faith the producing faith comes by hearing and hearing that by the word of God faith reveals trials reveal if you have faith or not trials are the greatest revealer and show you what side you're on or who you trust and one might be surprised something was inside of you when the trial begins to reveal the true inward nature of your spiritual walk Peter never thought he would deny the one he loved until the testing started Judas never thought that he would sell out Jesus until the trial started you never know what you're capable of until the trial begins to reveal when Christians are squeezed through the testing of their faith it should produce the fruit of the spirit and sometimes we're surprised When Trials begin to squeeze us and it produces everything but the fruits of the spirit well where did that come from why did I begin to act that way that that was in you the whole time in that trial and I want to be so nice and so I want to be so gracious when I begin to say things like this I've heard people say this before if if only my family didn't go through this hurt that hurt of Trials or only if that my family didn't have to go through that season of the trying of of our faith we we'd still be in the choir we'd still be in church we'd still be faithful we would still be serving in ministries but that's not it it's not because of the trial it's what the trial revealed that was in you the whole entire time James says it like this James 1 and3 if you don't believe me just blame brother James he says let no man say when he is tempted I am tempted of God for God cannot be tempted with evil neither tempteth he any man but every man is tempted when he is drawn away by his own his own lust and enticed and then when lust has conceived it bringeth for sin and sin when it is finished bringeth forth death and let this be a news flash to everybody tonight when you go through a trial it reveals what is in you the whole entire time I wouldn't be in ID still be in church I didn't go through this trial no you went through this trial and it revealed that you didn't really value the house of God trials are the great revealer of what's inside of us I can't go to church because of that person you know what they did to us that trial just revealed that backsliding another option was inside of us the entire time and you're wondering God why are why are you kicking my spiritual carcass God's trying to kick your spiritual carcass back on the pews in church because the trial revealed to you that you didn't value the H and I hope this is making sense tonight I can't worship because you know the the songs are no you you just don't have the the love of worship inside of you that's that's the revealer the trial has revealed that you don't value lifting your hands the trial has revealed that you don't value the word of God the trial has revealed you don't value the people of God and oh God tonight let me build our faith that you need the house of God that you need the people of God don't let a trial take you away for what can bring healing in your life if that's inside of me tonight God help us it reveals everything either it needs a humbling or it maybe needs to reveal to us that those things are inside of us here comes the third reason Deuteronomy 8 and3 keeps on going we found to to Humble thee and we found to found to Humble the end we found that it reveals things and and uh Deuteronomy 8 and3 and he humbled thee and suffered thee to hunger and fed thee with Mana which thou knowest not neither neither did any fathers know that he might take thee know that man does not live by bread only but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord do man live so funny to me that God strips them of food God strips them of of of that Egyptian food and they begin to suffer with hunger only so God can turn around and provide to them what they needed in the trial God will strip you of everything you relied upon God will strip you of everything that you found comfort in and God will strip you and you don't know what you're going to go what what you can ever rely on just so that moment you look to God and you say God I cannot do this without you God I need your word right now God I've been comfortable in my Pew but now God everything is being stripped in my life and I realize in my family I have to rely upon you God strips God stripped them of of knowing where their next meal would come from only for them to turn back to God and to say God we need food and God gave them food the third reason we go through a trial is God strips us of everything we rely upon in order for us to completely rely upon him the trial reveals our faith and how can we increase our faith I think that would take an encouraging turn in this sermon in Romans 10 and 17 this is the only way that Faith Comes it comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God and now we really understand why God or why hell and Satan fights us from making the house of God a priority because it's where the word of God is preached if that's the only if the word of God I know you can read your Bible but there's nothing like the preach word of God where God anoints a man to preach his word to your souls there's nothing like to preach word of God and if that is true then that's why hell fights you from coming to church that's why hell will throw every busy schedule why to keep you from Gaining Faith to make it through the trial make it through the trial and so let me build your faith through the word of God tonight Philippians 4:19 if you're a little weak in faith but my God shall supply all your needs not once all your needs according to his riches and Glory by Jesus Christ Hebrews 13 and8 says Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever more if that don't be F your faith then your limiter is broken there's holes in your gas can of faith and Isaiah 53 and 5 says but he was wounded for our transgressions he was bruised for our iniquities and the chastisement of our peace was upon him and with his stripes we are he if that if you're sick and body tonight and that don't elevate your faith I want you to eat the word tonight hear the word and hear the word of God God is still a Healer according to the word of God that's where we have our faith God is still a Healer do I have any other anybody under the sound of my voice that God's ever healed your body do I have anybody under the sound of my voice that you know that God is the same yesterday today and forever it looks like I've got some people who believe the word of God do we believe God can still open blinded eyes that's what the word says do we believe that God can still heal cancer that's what the word s well brother all and I you just there's going to be a I don't know if you on your phone while Pastor was giving the report but your Aunt Rhonda just died of cancer and you're up there preaching about faith in the word of God God can heal don't you know Nolan that she was a a great woman of faith sounds like to me you've got faith in faith it don't work that way I have faith in the god of her faith somewhere along the way we've got to realize that God knows better than me if I had my will then Ronda Carpenter would be sitting on that Pew but if Rhonda got what she wants she's on the streets of Glory right now she's more healed and she's that she's she's more pure than she's ever been somewhere we have to have a god factor that we trust complete ly in him I believe God knows what he's doing I believe God's will is perfect but that's not going to stop me from preaching about healing that's not going to stop me from preaching about God healing cancer and that's not going to stop me from God healing every manner of sickness I don't have faith in faith I don't have faith I she had great faith but I have faith in the god of for her faith some people's faith has let me down some people's faith has failed me but not the god of my faith God has never failed me even though sometimes I felt like God where in the world are you just a few moments later a few seasons later God knew what he was doing the whole entire time have faith in that tonight that God knows the very number of hair upon your head you think God knows what he's doing you think God knows what's best for your life do you think you could have orchestrated your steps absolutely not but you have to have faith in the god of your life amen but before the miracle there's going to be a trying of your faith every time there's something great in scripture you see a trying of that person's Faith Hebrews 111 17 by faith Abraham when he was tried offered up Isaac and he had received the promises offered up his only begotten son of whom it was said then in Isaac shall thy seed be called accounting that God was able to raise him up even if the worst case scenario took place Abraham had enough Faith to realize that God can start it all over when I think it's over God could create a new beginning according to Abraham's God can create a new beginning when I think it's over and when I think it's dead from whence also he received in a figure Abraham was an example of someone's fate that is constantly being tried in all the way from when Abraham received the promise of a son his faith was tested until the trying of his faith when he tied that very same promise upon an altar his faith was constantly being tested in prayer yesterday afternoon I I felt this mandate from God of of what I'm about to say for somebody in this house in this trial Abraham we know the story he slipped up messed up the perfect plan of God he had a perfect wife at home a perfect promise from God that was going to come to pass but I don't know about you has anybody ever been impatient with God I have anybody honest tonight you've ever been impatient with God I'm going to stick I'm G try to get my tiptoes tonight Abraham impatient with God and Abraham now your perfect home has turned into a dysfunctional home and your perfect plan of God has now turned into what you feel like God's plan B is and you're in the consequences of sin Abraham your mistake Ishmael is now intimidating your your promise Isaac and God speaks to Abraham and says Genesis 22 and2 take now thy son thine only son y'all read that with me thine only God I don't know if you remember God I got two boys and they're about to kill they're about to kill both of each other about to kill me and my wife Sarah and they're about to kill that woman over there Hagar Abraham is in the midst of the consequences of ruining God's perfect plan and God speaks to him and says Abraham take thy son thine only son Isaac don't you remember God the mistake of of That season I made when I I got out of church and no not in the eyes of God because the the here's what I've come to tell you tonight your promise is always greater than your mistakes the promise of Isaac was always greater than the mistake of Ishmael the promise if I could preach to us where we're living the promise of your prodal is greater than the mistakes that that prodal can make the promise of your ministry is greater than any mistake you could ever make the promise of your miracle in your family is far more greater than the mistakes that your family could ever make isn't that encouraging to serve a God who willingly forgets seasons of our life isn't it great to serve a god when we feel like we've ruined God's perfect plan and we think we're on God's plan B or C or D God says no no no take Isaac thine only son that's the only one I recognize is when I fulfill the promise in your life I don't recognize that season of mistake I don't recognize that season of backsliding I don't recognize that seating when you stop coming to church because your promise your promise is greater God has a if he's got anything wrong with him he's got a self-given disease that disease is God forgets all your mistakes and thank God he doesn't heal that aspect about him because I look back over my life what the song said this evening and I think I've ruined God's promises I think I've ruined God's plan but God looks down and says no Nolan your mistakes can't compare to the promise that I have on your life your prodical mistakes you feel like they've ruined the family name but not in the eyes of God God's going to restore them why because the promise of their life of Salvation is greater than any mistake they could ever make it's greater than anything they could bring upon your family because the plan is so much bigger than the mistake that's right and here's how I know this why would why why would Paul why would the writer why why would the writer in Hebrews use the the word begotten the only begotten of the the father that's the only that's what I connect that with I I connect that word that begotten is a little unusual term and just throwing it around and Isaac's the begotten child the begotten son well if we look at this typology of Abraham and Isaac and we look at the typology of the New Testament with God we we see that the plan is so much bigger than the mistake if God robed in flesh if if if God if Jesus Christ is the only begotten of the father and Isaac is the only begotten of Abraham something very interesting here and we we see that Abraham says to Isaac all right we're going to we're going to load up the wagons here boys we're going to go up to sacrifice we're going to go worship God and and Isaac said all right all right now I'll follow you wherever you go and abra where are we going I don't know we're going to a land that he tells me wherever he tells me to go I'm going he says all right I'll follow you Dad and he get he gets a little he he he gets a little ahead of himself he he begins to prophesy a little bit he says God he he he says he says Dad where where where's the sacrifice well I get a little ahead of myself and he said I God will provide himself himself a sacrifice and I hope you're picturing what I'm picturing in my mind that that God has a begotten son and his name is Jesus Christ and Abraham has a begotten son and his name is Isaac and then they begin to go to a place that would speak to Abraham and just so happens you can research it out it's the very same place that Jesus Christ the begotten son would give his life for all humanity and then Isaac looks to his daddy says well uh we don't have the sacrifice okay God will provide himself all right Isaac begins to carry that wood on his shoulders you can read it out Isaac's carrying up the altar Jesus Christ carries up the cross then we get to the place the only difference in in this story is that they look as soon as Abraham has that knife in the air he looks to a he looks to a substitute a ram caught by his horns in a Thicket and we know that this is the only difference in the two stories Jesus Christ had a crown of thorns placed upon placed upon his head and then to finish the story I've never read this till yesterday never read this and seen this this way that Isaac what Abraham was ready for a resurrection with Isaac in case it did go to where he thought it would go that he would take the life in Jesus Christ we know the story that he was resurrected oh this is too good this is this is in your Bible this is right there this is too good and so what I'm trying to tell you is the plan of God is so much greater than your mistakes there's not a mistake you can make that would ever mess up God's will of your life there's not a mistake that Abraham can make it's far better than one mistake it's a plate of God of restoration it's a plate of God of Mercy it's a plate of God that I'll provide for you I want to encourage every mom and dad that you have a prodal there's no mistake that your prodal can make that will ruin the plan of God you hear me right now hear the word of the Lord God there is no mistake that's greater than the promise of God there's no mistake God's plan is perfect even God was able to raise him up you may be seated from the dead from which also he received received in him in a figure like I said many times tonight Abraham had faith that God could intervene if the worst thing took place not the originator of this but I I really like this how it how it puts it this way fear all the time speaks what if for walking by fear that that you will what if yourself to death what if the worst comes true what if God doesn't heal what if that doctor's report comes back bad and what if I go back and what if I go to the Altar and God doesn't heal me what if I go to the Altar and I I don't I don't feel like I'm forgiven what if what if what if that's what fear says but faith says even if even if the worst comes true I know God could resurrect a dead Isaac even if if the worst comes true I know you're still good and I know you're still God even if it looks like it's over there is no over because God holds all time in the palm of his hand even if God doesn't heal I know there's going to be a glorious Resurrection even if I can't see God's I feel Faith in the room tonight even if I if I can't see God I know he's still working even if even if Sister Thompson we don't get a good report I know God can heal even if if I think the worst case scenario is going to come to pass God does his best work when things look like it's over even if it be a good idea to tell yourself right now even if even if the worst comes true God's still good even if that thing happens in my mind the thing that I'm fretting that day that's coming even if it takes place God and I like how he puts it he just puts it he said God works all things things for the good even if bad happens God works all things for the good for those who are called who who love him and are called according to how many saful servant even if God even if if it looks like the Gates of Hell Prevail I I've got a church that the Gates of Hell will not Prevail even even if and in praying in the prayer room T night it was asking God God how in the world I feel this so strong about faith I know there's families that they're in the trial of their faith the testing the the the trying of their faith it's not meant to destroy them but God were in the midst of a trial and God can you give us a little bit of encouragement tonight and it was almost as as if God was saying just tell them to get the hint okay get the hint well God is there any scriptures about hints I mean that would be nice that'd be a good start all right get get the get the hint and I looked up hint in the Bible wasn't there well okay this is great said you missed the whole point now this is not verbatim this is just you know what I think God would say to me you know and God gave the hint to Abraham through the promise of Isaac then God tells them gives him a little wink he says in Isaac shall your seed be called I don't think AB I don't think Isaac I don't I know he was older than we think but I I don't necessarily read and somebody nicely if I mean after church you'd tell me that would be nice but I don't read where he has children so it's almost if God's saying hey just trust me and I'll give you a little hint that in Isaac shall your seed be called that the generations are going to be as the number of stars in the sky the number of sand on the seashore it's like a little it's a little hint that you're going to make it through this Abraham if you just trust me get the hint would you would you get that Isaac is going to live would you get the little wink throughout eternity that God's been trying to give his people that in Isaac shall your seed be called what about God gave a little hint to the people of Israel when Joshua and Caleb went to rahab's house and God said here's the hint boys the enemy is fearful of your God the enemy enemy is fearful of God's people you think they just simply get the hint God gave the hint to uh the spies with the cluster of grapes to the Israelites that they could conquer the land you think they' just get the hint and God would give another hint to Shadrach meach and abedo when they're walking up the stairs to the fiery furnace and those soldiers fall over dead you think that's a good hint I look at what's been pushing me in this fire and they fall over death I think that's a good hint that I'm going to make it and so I want to encourage someone tonight when you hear the prodal son say to you I've been watching online would you get the hint would you get the hint that God's moving would you get the hint Mama that God's working when that backslid husband says I I've been thinking would you get the hint would you get the hint when the doctor says it's not as bad as we thought would you get the hint of what God is trying to say would you get the hint how many of you know it's not the big thing in your life but God along the way has just been giving you hint after hint after hint that he's never left you he's never forsaken you he's giving you the hint he's giv you the hints that you'll be fully persuaded that God can do the big thing and God can give the big thing so many times If we're honest that we're frustrated with God and God saying you're missing the hint you're wondering about the big thing but you you you haven't even realized I've been giving you Mana every day and you're just complaining you're in the wilderness if that was a hint that every day I'm walking every day I'm trusting God every day I wake up and his mercies like brother the auor said are new every morning that's a hint that God is there that's a hint that he's in my tomorrow if I just trust in him I don't know if God's going to do a miracle not I think that'd be pretty cool but the greatest Miracle you could probably receive tonight is get the hint just look at what God's done in your life I know it's not the big thing it's not your son walking in and coming down the altar but just get the hint when he texts you when he hasn't texted you in a long time would you just get the hint why I know you haven't received that clean bill of help but when that doctor says I don't know how you've made it this long would you get the hint God is right there and he's walking with you every day this is not a Sprint this is not a marathon but this is a walk and every day God's there I feel in the Holy Ghost tonight if you get the hint your faith would begin to rise if you get the hint that God's there and God's providing your faith will begin to rise and one day you're going to see the big thing if you just get get the hint tell yourself get the hint get the hint when God is speaking get the hint when the impossible well that may be true get the hint it'd be encouragement for you tonight and going back to those cluster of grapes would have been a pretty good hint God was going to give them the land you think about this Deuteronomy 1:25 they took of the fruit of the land in their hands and brought it down unto us and brought us word again and said it is a good land which the Lord Our God doth give us where' they get that from the hint of the grapes When They Carried Those Grapes Those Grapes so big they had two two staves two long sticks they had to carry on their shoulders kind of like the Arc of the Covenant and is that the ark no that's a pile of grapes that would be a pretty good hint that that land is good and that land is something we've been longing for all of our lives that would be a pretty good hint and the word came again it came to us again and said it is a good land which the Lord Our God does give us but we had 10 rotten spies didn't get the hint so I'm trying to tell somebody tonight what God is doing do not ignore I know you don't feel like it's the big thing know you don't feel like it's the Liberation I don't I know you don't feel like it's the big victory the promised land but there's some hints in the wilderness that he's always going to be there matter of fact he might give you some things in the wilderness that you'll enjoy in your Promised Land just a simple just a little wink so God's winking to someone tonight just to get the the hint God gave them musicians come this evening God gave them the first fruits of their Miracle with the grapes literally the first fruits there's a principle here that God just takes the first fruits of what is to come and places it on them while they're living in trials and they're living in the trying of their faith it's the first fruits of the promised land in scripture first fruits are so important the first fruits are God's but in this scenario when somebody's triy faith is being tested by a trial God says all right the first fruits which is the best I've got literally the first piece of fruit they touched in in the the promised land was something that God said I'm going to give you a little bit of hint there's good there's good to come I'm going to give you a little bit of hint that in the promised land it's worth it I don't want you to give up in the wilderness I know you're feeling tired by the testing of your faith I know it's not more than you can bear but you're getting a little frustrated and God's saying I'm giving you a little taste of what the promised land tastes like I'm getting you a little bit of feel of what your Miracle feels like and I want to tell somebody and under the inspiration of the Holy Ghost tonight that God has given you the first fruits of your miracle and so don't miss the hint don't miss the hint when God's trying to tell you I know I know sister she leg J you don't have your Miracle yet but I'm just going to put some hints along the way I'm going to put some days where you feel sick but I'm also going to throw in some days where you feel hey something might be changing and through those hints God is saying this is what a miracle is going to feel like don't miss the hints of what God is trying to tell you it'd be a good encouragement tonight for you to recognize the first fruits of your Miracle the first fruits the promised land I know they felt like they couldn't possess it they felt like they were inadequate and all those things were true but somebody was on their side and they gave them a hint if I'm even honest tonight I God's given me first fruits of Miracles God's given this church first fruits of Miracles and I don't take any this is not if if this is prideful in the first step of a trial I need to be humbled quite quickly I don't say this for personal gain but so nervous one night that I've told this story before I was so nervous one night I felt like God was wanting to do a miracle and even if tell you Dad when I begin to preach dad said dad would tell me just pray pray for one of the gifts pray there's nothing wrong with earnestly seeking the gifts as long as God gets the glory then then no man could get the glory when God begins to operate in the gifts and and pray for the gifts and I begin to pray for the gift of faith that God would would use me and it's not mine it's what what God can do through somebody and I felt Faith so strong and I I so scared that night I I thought if I'm going to fail then Jacob Sullivan's going to fail with me and we're both going to go down together felt that Faith so strong that that's what God wanted to do and I feel like when Kirby walked to that Altar and God healed him of blindness I feel like he's G he gave the church that night first fruits of of what God the miracle the miraculous that God it was just a little hint and we're not quite there of seeing the Miracles at God but that's a pretty good indication that if God could do it there with the first fruits if that if that branch of grapes looks that good yeah you imagine what the whole what the whole Vineyard looks like you imagine what all the all the The Grapes of this B can you imagine what else is to come it's almost as if God said through that you're not quite there yet matter of fact you're nowhere close sometimes you go the opposite way in your walk of faith it was almost like it's the first fruits of a miracle through that God was saying church if you would seek after me seek my face no man gets the glory when God God starts to work in the miraculous no man could matter of fact when you when you when your hand begins to move upon something when God begins to move it it really doesn't work well we read that in scripture but tonight I do feel like God wants to do a miracle in somebody's life you'd be so kind to stand with me all across this house every head bow every eye closed would you begin to pray right now would you begin to lift your voice and pray right now come on I'm calling on tonight someone who's G God has giving you hint God has given you a little wink throughout your life that God's going to take care of you with in the midst of a trial you you got to recognize the hints that God's trying to give you Freedom's here tonight your Miracle is here tonight you've just tasted of the first fruits you just tasted of what is to come tonight you're not quite there yet but God's trying to tell you to get the hint this evening if you have a need in your body and you have faith by the hearing of God's word tonight if you'd make your way down to this altar this evening and begin to thank God for every time he's been there and begin to thank God if it was that good then I can't imagine what that Miracle's going to feel like if that little bit of Liberation then was that good I can't imagine what the Miracle's going to feel like when I enter into the promised land come on if you have a sickness in your body only if you'll recognize that God's been with you if you don't feel like God's been with you then we need to elevate your faith tonight but this altar call it's for someone who needs something in their life and you need something in your physical body you need something in your mind tonight and you know you recognize God's been hinting at you all the way would you come down to this altar this evening I want you to come down I believe a Miracle's here tonight I believe a miracle is here tonight I've seen hints be upon by the slinker how God has been upon his body and I believe God can completely heal by the slinker tonight God In The Name of Jesus tonight come on if you need a miracle in your life would you lift your hands to the ceiling right now upon the authority of the word of God it's not by Man's power it's not by man's might but it's only by your spirit oh God it's still miracles signs and wonders that you do it's still miracles signs and wonders that you operate and on the authority of the word of God by your stripes we are healed God I speak to every manner of sickness in this place and I bind it through the power of the name of Jesus I speak to every manner of disease in this place and I bind it through the name of Jesus every person watching upon online I bind your sickness in the name of Jesus I look directly to that sickness Through The Eyes of faith and I speak the infallible powerful name of Jesus Christ I bind every Cancer cell in this house I bind every deaf ear in this house I bind every line that is not operating to 100% capacity in the name of Jesus I bind every diseased mind tonight every anxious thought I bind the spirit of fear tonight I bind the spirit of loneliness tonight and I lose healing in this house to the name of Jesus I loose miracles in this house to the name of Jesus I speak to that lung in the name of Jesus it begin to operate it just like you you originated for that lung to be come on Faith's building in this room right now upon the authority of the word of God come on come on mom come on dad I know you got a prodical sign there said healing that could happen in relationships tonight come on God's been hinting you've been missing the hints tonight would you get at this time that God can bring them back there might be some healing that happens in those relationships tonight come on if you're around somebody if you're around somebody who needs a miracle in their life would we join together where two or three are gathered in my name there you are in the midst of them come on leak up agree upon that one thing you know what that person's facing it's a beautiful thing about the body of Christ you know what that person's facing when one suffers we all suffer lift your voice and agree with that person I lose healing I'll lose a miracle in this house you've been hinting past season of their life you've been hinting that God's there would you let that Miracle to be done right now I pray for brother Carl in the name of Jesus Christ God even though the heart look like it's ending God you can make good things out of an ending even if the worst comes true and it begins to fail God you can make it new Lord you can resurrect that that body part god that that is failing you can resurrect that organ that's failing I feel moving right now come on the waters are troubled the waters are stirred right now come on the Waters of Faith are stirring right now God Is A Healer come on let's respond to him right now come on healing here healing is here in this place healing is here come on sickness can't stay any longer come on sickness can't stay any longer come on the first fruits were good but I'm ready for more the first fruits were nice but I'm ready for more come on the first fruits of your Promised Land don't compare to what it's going to feel like that H that God is trying to give you don't compare to what the promised land's going to feel like come on respond him right now through the name of Jesus I take authority right now through the name that I was baptized in every person in the sound of thy voice that has a name given to them through baptism we invoke that name and through that name we have the power to bind and to lose and we bind sickness we bind all manner disease we bind mental illnesses God we Bine depression in the name of Jesus and we lose Freedom we lose thoughts that you would have us to think we lose God thoughts we lose God we lose your love toward us come on go up through all this place right now body body of Christ can we go throughout this place and lay hands on the sick right now come on sickness can't stay any longer come on Church let's press for the miraculous for just a few moments you are the God of all and it is your will my life is sickness sickness can stay any longer your perfect love is casting out God you are the God of all power and it is your will and it is your will my life is here sickness sickness can stay any long your perfect love your perfect love is casting out you are the God of all power it is your and it is your will my life is sickness can sickness can't stay any longer your what love is casting out be you the God you are the God of all power and it is your will let my life is reach my to the heav I lift my eyes where my help comes from I look to you my rock my healer I trust in you I reach my hand I reach my hands to the heavens I lift my eyes when my help comes from I look to you my rock my healer I trust in you sickness can stay sickness can stay long your perfect love your perfect love isting down you are the God of all kind and it is your will it is your will my life sickness can stay any longer your perfect love ising out you are the God of all power and it is your will and my life is sing freedom is here freedom is here know it fre is I receive it and I receive it your fre is here oh freedom is here yes it is freedom is here freedom I believe I believe and I believe I reach my hands I reach my hands to the I my where my helpes from I look to you my rock my healer I trust in youing healing is whatever you need I receive healing is heing is is can we lift our hands all across this place right now the Lord is speaking right now I would ask if you'd lift your hands if you would if you'd close your eyes if you would remove the distractions in the room and could you just feel after the spirit the Lord right now wants to touch somebody Lord wants to speak to somebody come on that it just close your eyes and just think on the goodness of Jesus you think back on every hint that he's ever dropped you come on could you for just a moment just your eyes closed not worried about anything tomorrow not worried about anything around you could you just think on how good he's been to you he's speaking to somebody right now he's encouraging somebody right now come on as you feel that Spirit when you feel the presence of God over overwhelm you won't you just let that flow out of your mouth and let him renew you right now come on let him renew you right now in the name of Jesus in the name of Jesus oh Jesus we love you presence of the Lord is here