OPENED By Faith

CONTROLOpened By Faith : 

CONTROLOpened By Faith May 11, 2008

Hebrews 11:4, 6 : 

Hebrews 11:4, 6 4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent (the major portion) sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.

Hebrews 11:4, 6 : 

Hebrews 11:4, 6 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek (to search out, fig. investigate, crave, to worship) Him.

Is This How YOU Feel? : 

Is This How YOU Feel?

Genesis 4:1-7 : 

Genesis 4:1-7 1 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bore Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. 2 And she again bore his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

EVE Said: I have gotten a man from the LORD : 

EVE Said: I have gotten a man from the LORD Genesis 3:15-16 says And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. 16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

Let God be God! : 

Let God be God! 2 Peter 1:20 says Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the Scripture is of any private interpretation.

Genesis 4:1-7 : 

Genesis 4:1-7 3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. 4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect (received it with favor) unto Abel and to his offering:

Let’s Take It To Today : 

Let’s Take It To Today Open Arms Arms Full

Not Just a SUGGESTION : 

Not Just a SUGGESTION 1 Peter 5:7 says Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. Leave everything at the altar – the Lord wants our whole heart –we worship HIM for who He is and not what He can do for us!

Genesis 4:1-7 : 

Genesis 4:1-7 5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect (to gaze at or inspect). And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. 6 And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?

Q. What do you see if you look down? : 

Q. What do you see if you look down? If we look down we see the earth – the very clay this fallen flesh man was formed from – we can’t look to ourselves and find success! We must look up – look to the AUTHOR AND FINISHER OF OUR FAITH!

Genesis 4:1-7 : 

Genesis 4:1-7 7 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.

Expectance : 

Expectance Genesis 3:15 says And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

Reality(Heel or Head?) : 

Reality(Heel or Head?)

John 10:7,9 : 

John 10:7,9 7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. 9 I am the door: BY ME if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.

Revelation 3:8 : 

Revelation 3:8 8 I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied (to contradict) my name.

An OPEN DoorNO man can SHUT It! : 

An OPEN DoorNO man can SHUT It! “I ________ have walked thru CHRIST JESUS and now can live in HIM – not church – not relationships – not blessings – not in provisions but in HIM and HIM alone!”

Cain or Abel? : 

Cain or Abel? *Matthew 16:19 says And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

2 SIDES of the DOORWhich Side Are You on? : 

2 SIDES of the DOORWhich Side Are You on?

Water UNCONTROLLED : 

Water UNCONTROLLED

The Enemy Wants to WASHYou Away! : 

The Enemy Wants to WASHYou Away! Isaiah 59:19 says … When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him. ALL THINGS POSSIBLE TO THEM THAT BELIEVE!

Water CONTROLLED : 

Water CONTROLLED

ElectricityUncontrolled & Controlled : 

ElectricityUncontrolled & Controlled

EXAMPLE Uncontrolled & Controlled : 

EXAMPLE Uncontrolled & Controlled Luke 10:18 says And he said unto them, I beheld Satan (the accuser) as lightning fall from heaven. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO YOU?

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*Luke 10:19 says Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. This power comes from having the relationship that HE died and resurrected to give us – not just a external one but one of the heart!

Fire UNCONTROLLED : 

Fire UNCONTROLLED Isaiah 14:12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!

Fire CONTROLLED : 

Fire CONTROLLED Daniel 3:19 Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: therefore he spoke, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.

Fire CONTROLLED Daniel 3:20-21 : 

Fire CONTROLLED Daniel 3:20-21 20 And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace. 21 Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.

Fire CONTROLLED Daniel 3:25 : 

Fire CONTROLLED Daniel 3:25 25 He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose (to free, to separate), walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.

Earth UNCONTROLLED : 

Earth UNCONTROLLED

Earth UNCONTROLLED Galatians 5:19-21 : 

Earth UNCONTROLLED Galatians 5:19-21 19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, 20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

Earth UNCONTROLLED Galatians 5:19-21 : 

Earth UNCONTROLLED Galatians 5:19-21 21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

Earth CONTROLLED : 

Earth CONTROLLED

Earth CONTROLLED Galatians 5:22-24 : 

Earth CONTROLLED Galatians 5:22-24 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. 24 And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.

ALWAYS Remember: : 

ALWAYS Remember: