Dig deep and dispose of: (Luke 6:46-49)

Traditions
Prejudices: racial, denominational, social
Preconceptions
Unbelief
Rebellion

4. The Bible

The Word of God in writing (John 10:35)
Jesus: The Word of God in person
1. John 1:1, 14
2. Revelation 19:11-13
Total agreement between the two

5. Five Vital Facts:

John 14:19-22-23
1. Keeping God's Word distinguishes true disciples from the world
2. Keeping God's Word is the supreme test of the disciple's love for God. Love is the motivation for obedience.
3. Keeping God's Word is the supreme cause of God's love for the disciple
4. Through God's Word, kept and obeyed, Christ manifests Himself
5. Through God's Word, the Father and the Son together indwell the disciple
You can't love God more than you love His Word

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We have learned by experience that there is no more effective way to release God’s power into a situation than by proclaiming His Word in faith. In fact, I’ve told people many times, but I’ve never tired of saying it... I doubt whether either Ruth or I would be alive here today if we had not learned to use this weapon of proclamation. We have both passed through, at different times, a period of severe sickness, as a matter of fact, I contracted something, or something was fastened on me which is normally fatal. But here I am today and, thanks to the doctors, and to God, and to the power of Scripture, I am alive and well and serving the Lord.

So this morning we’re going to proclaim a passage from Isaiah 55:10–11, which are very appropriate to this particular series that we’ll be dealing with.

“For as the rain comes down and the snow from heaven, and do not return there but water the earth, and make it bring forth and bud, that it may be a seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth; it shall not return to me void but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.”

Amen.

Now the title of this first message is “Founded on the Rock.” That’s what we’re going to be dealing with to start with. The Bible is a model of good teaching and it follows various principles of teaching. One in particular is that you start from th

Laying the Foundation

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