Maintaining Your Confidence Through Righteousness

Creflo Dollar preached a sermon about confidence and how through righteousness we are able to uphold that.  Here are the study notes that went with the sermon. Enjoy them!

Maintaining Your Confidence Through Righteousness

Confidence in God’s love for you connects you to the anointing. It is also the first area where the Enemy attacks the believer. When you don’t have a firm grasp on your righteousness, your confidence in God’s ability to manifest Himself in your life will be diminished.

1. Confidence is your connection to the anointing (Hebrews 10:35).
2. Confidence, for the believer, is assurance, trust and a firm belief in God’s love for you.
   • Because of this love, God will manifest Himself to you (John 14:21).
3. The number one fear of Christians is that the promises of God won’t come to pass.
4. Confidence is the Devil’s first area of attack; if he can get you to doubt God’s love for you, he can prevent you from receiving God’s promises.

• Understanding the free gift of righteousness is a root to your confidence in God.
  1. The moment you doubt your righteousness because of sin-consciousness, your confidence in God will be out of place.
  2. Righteousness cannot be earned; it is a free gift that is given by God’s grace.
  3. All of mankind are born into sin because of Adam’s high treason in the Garden of Eden, and all men are made righteous through Jesus Christ (Romans 5:12-21).
     1. The only thing you need to do to become a sinner is to be born, and the only thing you need to do to be made righteous is to be born again.
  4. 1. If you don’t receive the gift of righteousness, you will not rule and reign in life.
     2. Righteousness, however, is not a license to sin (Romans 6:1-2).God enables you to rule in life through the free gift of righteousness.

Creflo Dollar: Do All Religions Lead to God?

Creflo Dollar gave great insight to what different major religions believe. Very interesting.

Christianity, Scientology, Buddhism, Hinduism, Calvinism, Mormonism, Islam, what’s the difference? With great sensitivity, I embark on answering the age—old question many have pondered for centuries—Do all religions lead to God? As a minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, most of the world already knows my stance on this subject. Yet in this article my aim is not to bombard you with my personal thoughts, but rather give you information to consider if you or someone you know is struggling for a conclusion on this matter.

Rick Warren, a pastor and best—selling Christian author, offers an interesting interpretation to this highly debated inquiry. In response to the question, Do all religions lead to God, Warren answers:”Can I go into a phone booth and dial any phone number and get home? No, there’s only one number that’ll get me home. I could be sincere, but I could be sincerely wrong. The truth is, all roads don’t lead to Rome and all roads and all religions don’t lead to God“.

Creflo Dollar: Quality of Life

by: Pastor Creflo Dollar

Creflo Dollar posted these notes from his sermon, Quality of Life. Hopefully they will help you get a more in-depth understanding of his message.

Summary:

God cares about our happiness, and He really wants us to enjoy life. We should not only be focused on quantity but also quality in life.

A. Jesus died so we could have life and have it more abundantly (John 10:10, AMP).

1. The abundant life describes the abundance of quality in all areas of life.
   • We can choose to be happy; the Apostle Paul thought himself happy (Acts 26:2).
   • We are happy when we discover what to do in seemingly impossible situations. That is the benefit of wisdom (Proverbs 3:13).
   • The word blessed is defined in The Amplified Bible as “happy, spiritually prosperous, joyous, and enviable.”
   • Blessed are the pure in heart; they will see God (Matthew 5:8, AMP).

Creflo Dollar: Spiritual Farming

Author: Creflo Dollar

I don’t know if you are familiar with farming, but the same principles farmers use to yield a bountiful harvest of vegetables or fruit are the same ones that Believers are supposed to use to experience the harvest of God’s blessings in their lives. Any farmer must first put seed in the ground before he can harvest his crop. Then, there is a waiting period in which he must be patient. During that time, he must watch over his crop to make sure it is properly watered and cared for, making sure that his field or garden is protected from animals or pests that may try to eat his goods! God’s system of operation is identical to natural farming in that it also operates by seed time and harvest. Christians are the spiritual “farmers” who must diligently plant seeds and exert effort to harvest their blessings.

In Mark 4:26–27 Jesus compares the Kingdom of God to seed–sowing: “And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground; And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.” Please understand, farming isn’t for the lazy person; it takes work! But even when you can’t see anything happening, have faith that your seed is growing and will produce a harvest in due season.

The first thing you must do in God’s spiritual farming system is plant the incorruptible seed of His Word in your heart. You do this by finding scriptures that pertain to your needs or desires and meditating on them constantly. By speaking them aloud over and over again, you release your faith until it becomes real to you. It won’t be long before you can see yourself walking in the blessing. Don’t get me wrong, just like any natural farmer, there will be times when you won’t feel like planting any seed. But keep speaking the Word until you are established in the promise. The more seed you have in the ground of your heart, the bigger your harvest will be.

It is also important that you protect your harvest from the “pests” of doubt, fear and unbelief. Satan will try to steal your harvest by sending contradictory circumstances and situations your way. He does this to try and keep you from standing firm on your faith, but don’t be swayed by his attempts. These are the times when you will need to dig your heels in and keep speaking the Word and praising God for your harvest.

Your words connect you to the blessings of God, so whatever you do, don’t speak negative words. Doing so could cost you your harvest. Never allow doubt and fear to enter your heart. This may mean separating yourself from people who don’t speak faith around you. Only listen to words that support what you are believing God for.

Be sure to keep your faith boosted by constantly feeding your spirit the Word. Not only does this contribute to your “planting,” but it also helps keep you in a position to continue believing God. Romans 10:17 says that faith comes by hearing the Word of God. In addition to speaking the Word yourself, listen to tapes and other resources to keep your faith bolstered. The more faith you release out of your mouth, the more faith you will need to put back into your spirit, so don’t slack off on your intake of the Word.

Don’t forget to protect your seed until you see the manifestation of the harvest. Do this by praising and thanking God while you wait. Even when you don’t see anything, don’t worry! Your seed is taking root and growing. Thank God for His promises coming to pass in your life before you see them. This creates an atmosphere of victory that will scare the devil and his buzzards off! He can’t stand it when you praise God.

You will instinctively know when your harvest time has come. It may take six months, or even six years. Regardless of the time frame, don’t get weary and remember that God is faithful to perform what He promised in His Word. Anything of value is worth waiting for and putting forth the effort to see become a reality. Don’t give up during your season of waiting; continue to operate the spiritual farming principles that God has set up for you in His kingdom. It won’t be long before your seed grows up into a mighty harvest that will bless you and all those who cross your path!

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Act in Faith Not Foolishness

Creflo Dollar preached on faith. These study notes will help you to grasp what he was talking about.

by: Creflo Dollar

I am amazed by the number of Christians who act in ways they attribute to faith when in reality they are acts of foolishness. Many times, the disasters that take place in people’s lives are not the result of the devil getting involved, as much as it is the result of people not combining the correct corresponding action with their faith. When we do things that put ourselves or others at risk, we are not operating in faith! To really see the results we are looking for, we must identify what faith really is and the proper actions to take to demonstrate the confidence we have in God and His Word. This does not mean doing something illegal or irrational and calling it faith.

There tends to be a somewhat false belief system about how bible principles work, and how to get things to happen in our lives. The Bible is the manual for living; it is not a magic book. What that simply means is that we cannot expect God to drop money out of the sky or magically cause things to happen for us. Faith is a practical expression of the confidence we have in God’s Word. It involves laws and principles that, when put in motion, will always produce results. However, we must align our actions with our faith to see those things come to pass.

One area where people can get into foolishness is in finances. Let me give you an example. The Scriptures say that God supplies all our needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. However, this does not mean you should write “faith” checks to pay your bills when you know you do not have the money in your bank account! Writing bad checks expecting God to magically deposit the money to cover those checks is a bad decision that could have serious consequences. There are people who call this type of action faith, but it is not. If you do not have the manifestation of the necessary funds to pay your bills, writing checks would not be a correct corresponding action. Instead, you should continue to confess the scriptures pertaining to provision and remain in expectation of God meeting your needs.

Another area is healing. Faith for healing must be developed, just like anything else. If you are sick with a serious illness that needs medical intervention, do not refuse to go to the doctor because you are believing God to heal you. Instead, get the medicine you need and take it, believing that as you execute the natural side of things, God’s supernatural ability will get involved with your situation.

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