Teaching Notes by Joyce Meyer

Joyce Meyer Ministries

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TN48

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Tulsa, Oklahoma

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WITHOUT FEAR
No Power Shortage In Heaven
I.

God Is Not In Recession.

A.

I Corinthians 2:9 Eye has not seen, ear has not heard, nor has it
entered into the heart of man all that God has made ready, prepared
and stored up for those who love Him.

B.

Job 36:26a Behold, God is great, and we know Him not!

C.

1.

Isaiah 64:3-4 The greatness of God is beyond mans

comprehension.

2.

Ephesians 1:18-19 Paul prayed for the believers to be

enlightened to understand Gods power toward them.

Ephesians 3:20 God is able ACCORDING to His power that works

in us.
1.

II.

How much of His power is at work in and through you?

Grace, Grace, And More Grace

A.

Grace is enablement, ability, and divine favor God doing something

for us, or helping us when we do not deserve it. Grace is anointing, the
power of the Holy Spirit to meet our weaknesses and evil tendencies.

B.

James 4:6 He gives us more and more grace.

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C.

There is no power shortage in heaven.

Grace is received only through faith.

1.

Faith is our plug into the grace of God.

2.

(Use a lamp as an example.) The wall socket is the power

source there is plenty of power the lamp represents us,
and the plug is our faith. The power is available to light the
lamp permanently, but it must be plugged in.
ARE YOU UNPLUGGED?

D.

III.

Colossians 1:4 Faith is leaning everything I am on God.

1.

Faith is not works of the flesh, independence, self-effort,

or self-anything else.

2.

James 4:2 Faith asks for help, and it leans and relies.

Short-Circuited Believers Part One

Some ask and receive, then lose or block Gods power! How? What happens
that causes the power to be short-circuited?
Some blow a fuse!
A.

Some receive grace and still complain about what they have to do.

B.

Grace is intended to show the goodness of the giver and provoke

thanksgiving on the part of the receiver.
1.

C.

Vines Greek Dictionary gives the above as part

of the definition of grace.

Philippians 2:14 Do all things without grumbling and faultfinding

and complaining . . .
1.

Philippians 2:12-13 Not in your own strength

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I Timothy 1:11-14 Paul was always thankful for Gods grace.

1.

E.

Philippians 4:6 Thanksgiving (an appreciative heart) waters your

seed for future harvest.
1.

F.

I.

IV.

Complaining leads to greed.

Daniel 6:10 How to increase your power.

1.

H.

We give and thereby have seed planted in the ground

for future harvest, but we must be thankful for our
current place.

Hebrews 13:15-16 Thanksgiving (an appreciative heart) provokes

a desire to be good to others.
1.

G.

II Corinthians 9:14-15 Paul, thankful for Gods grace

Daniel got on his knees and gave thanks three times a day.

Psalm 100:4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving . . .

1.

Many never experience His presence due to not getting

in the gate.

2.

Be thankful and SAY SO!

3.

Give thank offerings.

4.

Be good to others.

Complaining and/or failing to be thankful and say so will cause

the believer to short circuit or blow a fuse.

Short-Circuited Believers Part Two

A.

Some receive Gods grace (power to help) and then feel sorry for
themselves (self-pity), or say or do things to draw pity from others.

B.

We can be PITIFUL OR POWERFUL, but not both.

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John 5:1-9 The man at the pool who was sick thirty-eight years
could not get the power of God flowing to his need until he got
finished feeling pitiful.

D.

Galatians 5:19-21 Self-pity is a work of the flesh.

1.

It is idolatry when we take what God placed in us to

go out toward others and turn it in on ourselves.

2.

God has given us compassion for others, but many

never experience it flowing to others because they
use it all up on themselves.

3.

Self-pity is one of the top self-sins, and it is a prison.

GOD WANTS TO SET YOU FREE FROM YOURSELF!

E.

V.

Self-pity will short-circuit the power of God. It will cause the believer
to blow a fuse.

Short-Circuited Believers Part Three

A.

Some receive Gods grace (power, help, enablement, ability, anointing),

and they take the credit for what God is doing. They steal the glory.
1.

B.

GLORY THIEVES!

Daniel 4 The king who had to be humbled because he was a glory

thief
1.

He had become great due to Gods grace upon him;

but in Verse 30, he verbalized what had been growing
in his heart for a long time.

2.

The king said, Is not this the great Babylon that I have
built as the royal residence and seat of government by the
might of my power and for the honor and glory of my
majesty?

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C.

See Verse 25 and Verse 37. He remained without Gods

grace and power until he learned to walk in humility.

Pride (defined) The practice of quackery; pretending to be something

that a person is not, created by high-mindedness; thinking one knows
when they do not know; thinking we are something we are not produces
boastful, bragging words.
1.

[JM] Causes one to look down on others, mistreat them,

and be impatient with their frailties and weaknesses.

D.

Isaiah 48:11b And I will not give My glory to another . . .

E.

I Corinthians 1:29 No mortal man should glory in the presence

of God.
1.

F.

Psalm 36:11 Let not the foot of pride overtake you.

1.

G.

(KJV) That no flesh should glory in his presence.

When pride chases you, run to God, get on your face,

and begin to thank Him for the grace He has given you.

Pride will cause the believer to short circuit and blow a fuse.

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Power Thoughts
I.

As He Is, So Are We In This World. (I John 4:17)

A.

Ephesians 1:19-22 He is seated far above all principalities

and powers.

B.

Ephesians 2:6 We are seated in Him.

C.

I must stay in Him through fellowship, abiding, and trusting.

D.

I must stay under Him as my Head through obedience.

IF I DO NOT STAY IN HIM AND UNDER HIM IN PRACTICALITY,

MY LEGAL POSITION NEVER DOES ME ANY PRACTICAL GOOD!
II.

Set Your Mind And Keep It Set. (Colossians 3:1-2)

A.

I will not fear.

I will believe.
I will not doubt.

B.

C.

II Timothy 1:7 (KJV) For God hath not given us the spirit of fear;
but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
1.

Without a sound mind, we will never experience power.

2.

A sound mind is a disciplined mind.

3.

Your mind cannot be filled with worry, anxiety, fretting,

dark imaginings, judgment, faultfinding, greedy, unthankful
thoughts, etc.

Fill your mind on purpose with POWER THOUGHTS!

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E.

III.

I am thoughts
1.

Psalm 103 I am healthy and getting stronger every

moment. My youth is being renewed like the eagle.

2.

Ephesians 3:19 I am the righteousness of God in Christ.

I am loved. I am anointed. I love to give. I am happy. I am
blessed, and I am full of God.

Stay away from I am afraid thoughts.

1.

I am afraid I cannot hear from God.

2.

I am afraid if I step out, I might miss God or make a mistake.

3.

I am afraid God is not pleased with me.

4.

I am afraid I will never get any better. What if I am this way

the rest of my life?

5.

I am afraid I will always be lonely.

6.

I am afraid to talk, express myself, or confront anything, etc.

We Must Have Revelation Of Who He Is In Us.

A.

I John 4:17 . . . as He is, so are we in this world.

1.

He is the Son of God. We are sons of God.

2.

Revelation 1:1-8; 5:9-10 He is the Priest and King. We are

priests and kings.

3.

He is the Great Physician and the Healer. He told us to heal

the sick, to lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

4.

Matthew 5:14-16 He is the Light of the World. He said

of us, Ye are the light of the world. Let your light shine.

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B.

IV.

5.

John 7:38 He is Living Water. Out of our innermost

being shall flow rivers of living water.

6.

John 15 He is the Vine. We are the branches.

7.

He is the Shepherd. We are His sheep.

8.

He is the Chief Cornerstone. We are lively stones being

built into a spiritual house.

9.

He is the Messiah, the Anointing, and the Anointed One.

We are anointed.

Past revivals
1.

Protestant Revealed God the Father, a loving, righteous

Father the just shall live by faith.

2.

The Wesleyan God the Son

3.

Pentecostal Revival God, the Holy Spirit

4.

The final revival must be a revelation of Father, Son,

and Holy Spirit alive in us a revelation of who we
are in Him.
a.

He is coming for a glorious church. Until we

truly know who we are in Him, Satan will
continue holding us far below our rightful
privileges.

b.

Remember, we are seated far above every

principality and power.

Partners With God

A.

II Corinthians 5:15-21 We are His ambassadors. God is making

His appeal through us.

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B.

1.

John G. Lake, a great man of God who saw multiplied

thousands saved, healed, and delivered, got dressed every
morning (excellently) and stood in front of the mirror and
said, God lives in this man; God lives in this suit of
clothes.

2.

Ephesians 5:1-2 Be imitators of God. Since we are His

representatives, we should act like Him.

3.

Ephesians 4:1 Let your behavior be a credit to your call.

II Corinthians 6:1 Do not take the grace of God in vain.

1.

C.

Ephesians 3:20 God is able to do more than we could ever possibly

imagine, according to the power that works in us.

D.

Galatians 2:19-21 Paul stopped trying to be right with God through

the Law. He received grace and started acting like a son of God.
1.

V.

Vain If Christ is living in us, and we are doing nothing

except living in fear, doubt, and being negative about
ourselves and our lives

He did not take grace in vain.

Partnership In Prayer
A.

The Holy Spirit was sent by Jesus Himself to be partners with us in all
of our labor.
1.

B.

Romans 8:26-28 To help us, lead and guide us, teach us,
reveal things to us, pray through us, place things on our
hearts to pray about, and to show us how to pray to assure
victory

Nothing does us any good at all if we do not mix it with faith. We can
pray; but if we do not pray in faith, it does no good.
1.

Hebrews 4:2 When we hear the Word, we must mix

it with faith. Prayer and doubt do not work.

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2.
C.

I John 3:20-22 We only receive from Him when we pray boldly,

and we cannot do that if we are condemned.
1.

D.

We doubt ourselves much more than we doubt God.

Hebrews 4:15-16 Come boldly to the throne.

God needs your faith in Him so He can work through you to

accomplish His will.
1.

Ephesians 3:8-10 Gods eternal . . . purpose is] that

through the church the complicated, many-sided wisdom
of God in all its infinite variety and innumerable aspects
might now be made known to the angelic rulers and
authorities (principalities and powers) in the heavenly
sphere.
YOU ARE A PARTNER WITH GOD!!!

2.

It is an awesome responsibility to realize that God

may not be able to work as He desires if He cannot
find men and women who will stand and say:
Even as He is, so are we in this world!
ON PURPOSE, SIT AND DO POWER THINKING.
DEVELOP A POWER CONSCIOUSNESS.

E.

Luke 10:19 Behold! I have given you authority and power to trample
upon serpents and scorpions, and [physical and mental strength and
ability] over all the power that the enemy [possesses]; and nothing shall
in any way harm you.

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Running With Patience

I.

Running The Race

A.

Romans 9:16 Gods gifts (salvation, the Holy Spirit, spiritual gifts
and callings) are not obtained by human effort or exertion as in
running a race.
1.

B.

C.

Certain things are not obtained by effort and exertion

(as in running a race), but others are.

Run It is expressive of decisiveness of the act. One cannot run a

race without a decision to do so a quality decision that has counted
the cost.
1.

The illustration of runners in a race metaphorically

refers to either swiftness or effort to attain an end.

2.

It refers to persevering activity in the Christian course

with a view to obtaining the reward.

Hebrews 12:1 Let us run with patient endurance and steady and active
persistence the appointed course of the race that is set before us.
1.

Throw aside not only sin but also every other encumbrance
that entangles us.

2.

To do so, requires boldness. Sometimes you must walk away

from things that are not all that easy to walk away from.
a.

Friends that are a hindrance to you

b.

A relationship that you have become entangled in

ARE YOU ENTANGLED IN ANYTHING OR ENCUMBERED?

3.

Entangled (defined) To complicate, confuse, or involve

in a tangle.

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Entanglements steal your freedom.

4.

Encumbered (defined) To block, hinder, weigh down

unduly; to impede or hinder the action, performance of,
or progress of; to burden.

5.

First the encumbrances and entanglements must go,

then you can begin to run; and even then it will require
persistence and patient endurance.
NO WONDER FEW RUN THE RACE WELL!

D.

Galatians 5:7 You were running the race nobly. Who has interfered in
(hindered and stopped you from) your heeding and following the Truth?
1.

II.

This is a satanic attack that is launched at various intervals

along the path.
a.

The start

b.

The finish

c.

At key turning points

Purposeless People Do not Like People With Purpose.

A.

Ephesians 5:14-18 Wake up and find your purpose.

1.

B.

I Peter 4:3-5 People abuse you when you refuse to run with them.
1.

C.

Do not be drunk with the world and all it has to offer.

I Peter 4:1-2 To avoid it, be prepared to suffer.

Luke 10:16 Rejection

1.

Jesus sent out the seventy and told them they would
experience some rejection, but not to be concerned
about it.

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III.

2.

It hurts more when it is people you are close to.

3.

Galatians 1:10 Paul said he would not have been

an apostle if he were trying to be popular.

Strong Purpose
A.

B.

Your purpose or His?

1.

Romans 8:28 We are to be called according to His

purpose.

2.

Things do not work out well for some people because

they have the wrong purpose. They may pray, but their
purpose is all wrong.

3.

James 4:1-3 Some fail to receive what they ask for

because they ask with wrong purpose and motives.

II Corinthians 10:4-5 We must not only lead wrong thoughts to the

obedience of Jesus Christ, but also wrong purposes.
1.

Some lack discipline, and they never experience real joy.

True joy only comes when we find and fulfill our purpose.
Your purpose can change and be progressive according
to certain seasons in your life.

C.

Ephesians 6:18 Strong purpose

1.

D.

Be alert to watch with strong purpose and perseverance.

Purpose (defined) To will, a deliberate intention; desire; a setting forth.

1.

When we purpose to do a thing, it should be:

a.

Gods purpose

b.

Our intent to persevere

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IV.

Running With Patience

A.

Doing all you can do in Christ and staying sweet and joyful in the
waiting process
1.

Running with patience = intensity of purpose and

quiet waiting on God.

2.

Without the above, the believer is overtaken in the

race by fatigue of body and soul.

B.

Patience is not the ability to wait; it is how you act while you are waiting.

C.

Hebrews 10:35-36 Do not throw away your fearless confidence

(boldness) for it will bring a glorious reward.
1.

V.

You have need of steadfast patience and endurance

so you can perform and fully accomplish the will
of God, and thus receive what is promised.

Running Leaves No Room For Procrastination.

A.

Joel 3:14 Multitudes are in the valley of decision.

1.

B.

C.

Many know what God is saying, and they intend

to do it; but they are going to do it later.

Satan is terrified of bold, prompt obedience.

1.

When a person is bold, they MUST follow their

heart they cannot wait for three confirmations
each time God speaks. They cannot wait for a
convenient time or a time when it will not cost
them anything.

2.

Ecclesiastes 11:4 He who observes the wind [and

waits for all conditions to be favorable] will not sow,
and he who regards the clouds will not reap.

Move in Gods timing or do it with NO ANOINTING.

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1.

D.

Deuteronomy 7:1-2 When God gives your enemies

over to you; it is time to deal with them not in your
timing, but in His.

Isaiah 1:23 Many never do Gods will because they either delay
or turn a deaf ear.
1.

Delay or procrastination causes . . .

a.

Forgetfulness

b.

Desire lessens when the anointing fades.

c.

The soul to have time to make more excuses

for not obeying God
Excuses create a false peace that prevents the
believer from dealing with truth and reality.

d.

Moving in our timing instead of Gods creates

struggle, labor, and frustration which makes us
think it might not have been God who prompted
us at all.
PROCRASTINATION BRINGS CONFUSION!

E.

Sometimes we need to move before our head has time to get in our way.
1.

Joshua and Caleb were not procrastinators, and they were

the ones God worked through to bring others into the
Promised Land.
a.

Numbers 13:30-31 The cans and the cannots

b.

Numbers 14:6-10 Joshua and Caleb were ready

to move with God; they exhorted the others to
fear not.

THE CANNOTS WANTED TO STONE THEM!

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Doubt, Pout, And Do Without

I.

Doubt Is Fear.
A.

To live without fear, one must learn to live without doubt.

1.

B.

Romans 4:18-21 Abraham had faith, and he refused to let doubt

take it away from him.
1.

C.

To live boldly, we must walk in faith. Doubt is sent

to war against your faith.

Romans 12:3 We have the faith of God. A measure

of Gods faith has been given to every man.

Mark 5:22-43 Jesus ignored the voice of doubt.

1.

We have opportunity to doubt during times of waiting.

Jairus had opportunity to doubt while he was waiting
for Jesus.

2.

Jesus did not hang around with doubt and unbelief.

a.

Choose your companions wisely.

b.

You ABSORB what you are around.

LEARN ABOUT THE TRANSFERENCE OF SPIRITS.

D.

Doubt (defined/Vines/Greek) To be without a way; to be without

resources, embarrassed, in doubt, perplexity, at a loss. Doubt can also
mean to stand in two ways, implying uncertainty about which way to
take. It is said of believers with little faith. In mid air think of the
phrase, Everything is just up in the air.
Being anxious through a distracted state of mind; wavering.

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1.

James 1:5-8 God helps us even when we do not deserve it;

but if we doubt and waver, we get nothing we ask from Him.
(Message Bible) . . . Ask boldly, believingly, without a
second thought. People who worry their prayers are like
wind-whipped waves. Dont think youre going to get
anything from the Master that way, adrift at sea, keeping
all your options open.

2.

Hebrews 4:15-16 Come boldly to the throne of Gods

grace and receive mercy and help.
DOUBT IS THE ENEMY OF BOLDNESS!

II.

A Bold Approach To God Without Fear And Self-Doubt

A.

Ephesians 3:12 In Whom, because of our faith in Him, we dare to have

the boldness (courage and confidence) of free access (an unreserved approach
to God with freedom and without fear).

B.

Self-doubt is one of the biggest problems.

1.

C.

I believe we doubt ourselves more than we doubt God.

I Corinthians 4:3 Are you on trial? Are you judging yourself?

1.

Are you the defendant, the lawyer, the jury, and the judge?

2.

Do you judge every move you make?

I shouldnt have done that!
I shouldnt have said that!
I shouldnt have bought that!
I shouldnt have gone there!
I shouldnt have eaten that!
I didnt pray long enough!
I didnt read the right chapter in the Bible!
I didnt confess the Word today!
I didnt hug my kids!

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I spent too much at the grocery store!

I talk too much!
I should be quieter!
I should be a better mother! father!
I should be a better grandmother! grandfather!
I should be a better wife! husband!
D.

Do you believe you hear from God? Do you believe you are led by the
Holy Spirit?
1.

John 11:41 Jesus made a confession, Father, I thank

You that You have heard Me.

2.

Was He possibly making a verbal confession to drown

out the lies of Satan?
a.

Isaiah 11:2 He was living by discernment.

b.

He lived by what He knew not by what He

saw, heard, or felt.

3.

I John 5:14-15 We can have confidence that He hears

us; and if we do not have that confidence, we will not
receive an answer.

4.

James 1:5 When we ask for help, He gives it without

reproach or faultfinding.
He hears us even when we have made mistakes.

5.

E.

I Corinthians 2:9-15 God has many good things in mind

for us our natural minds do not comprehend them, but our
spirits do. Learn to live by what you know deep inside,
not by what you know in your head.

Do you doubt that God is pleased with you?

1.

Matthew 3:13-17; 17:5 No power without that confidence

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F.

2.

The Father was pleased with Jesus because of obedience and

sinlessness. He is pleased with us because we put our faith in
Jesus as our sacrifice and substitute.

3.

Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please

and be satisfactory to Him. For whoever would come near to
God must [necessarily] believe that God exists and that He
is the rewarder of those who earnestly and diligently seek
Him [out].

4.

John 6:28-29 To please God, we must believe in the One

Whom He has sent.

5.

Begin to declare, God is pleased with me, and He approves

of me.

God approves of YOU not necessarily your behavior.

1.

III.

Jeremiah 1:4-5 Before I formed you in the womb,

I knew and approved of you as My chosen instrument.

Doubt, Pout, And Do Without.

A.

Doubt and faith do not mix.

B.

Pouting and faith do not mix either.

1.

C.

Pout An expression of sullen discontent that

shows displeasure or disappointment.

When we are disappointed, we can get re-appointed if we are in Christ.

1.

Isaiah 43:18-19; 42:9 Bold people look to the

future, not to the past!

D.

Do not fear the past; it has no power over you except what you give it!

E.

You no longer have to do without God is ready to move in your life;

do not limit Him through doubting and pouting.

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Get In, Get Out,

Or Get Run Over
I.

Lukewarm People Straddling The Fence Are In For A Rude Awakening.

A.

B.

Revelation 3:15-16 The lukewarm cannot be used by God.

1.

Revelation 3:17 They think they are in great shape,

and they are about to get a rude awakening.

2.

Spew you out of My mouth refers to something

that will not quench the thirst.

The world is full of thirsty people.

1.

C.

D.

II Corinthians 5:20a So we are Christs ambassadors, God making

His appeal as it were through us.
1.

John 17:6 Jesus revealed God to people through His life.

2.

John 17:26 Jesus revealed Gods character.

Matthew 12:33 Either make the tree sound or rotten, but lets get
rid of mixture.
1.

E.
II.

People are looking for fruit for evidence that God

is real.

James 3:10-11 Mixture comes out of peoples mouths.

God is seeking PURITY, not mixture.

A Fire That Cannot Be Quenched (Matthew 3:1-12)

A.

John chastised the Pharisees and Sadducees because they were coming to
be baptized only to avoid the wrath of God, not because they were ready
and willing to wholeheartedly turn their lives over to Him for His use.

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1.

Many today want enough of Jesus to stay out of hell,

but not enough to be a real ambassador for Him.
THEY ARE LUKEWARM!!

B.

He told them to bring forth personal fruit and not to depend on

anything else.
1.

They depended on Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

2.

Today, some depend on:

a.

Their denomination.

b.

Their on fire friends.

c.

Last years experience with God.

(On fire people have fresh manna.)

d.

Their giving. (Lukewarm people can even tithe.)

It is easier to give your money than to give yourself.

C.

He said in essence, A fire that you cannot put out will burn in your life
until you are ON FIRE.
1.

Some never get on fire for God, because they never

cooperate with the fire.
They run, make excuses, whine, pout, complain, blame
others, and never change.

D.

Carnality and lukewarmness go together.

1.

I Corinthians 3:1-15 The fire reveals true motives

and pure works.

2.

Some say, I know a new Christian that is really on fire

for God. They are excited. God is not really dealing
with them yet they are in the incubator stage of
Christianity.

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3.

III.

We never know who is really on fire until they have

been through the fire through the fire with a proper
attitude.

How Does An ON FIRE Believer Behave?

A.

They are consumed with God, His will, His ways, His Word, and His
principles.
1.

Psalm 69:9 For zeal for Your house has eaten me up . . .

2.

Psalm 119:139 My zeal has consumed me and cut me off . . .

Zeal for God will separate you (cut you off) from other
things.

3.

B.

C.

Zeal (defined) A fervent mind. Fervent means red hot,

on fire. Heated up to a white-hot boil, intense. Fervent
also means with energy.

The on fire believer is enthusiastic not with fleshly zeal but with
genuine enthusiasm.
1.

Revelation 3:19 The on fire believer stays enthusiastic

even when God is dealing with them. Perhaps not about
the dealing, but they remain steadfast and loyal to God.

2.

They are genuinely stirred up about the things of God.

3.

They serve God with their whole being.

4.

There is no deadness about them.

a.

They do not look dead or act dead.

b.

Psalm 115:17 The dead praise not the Lord,

neither any who go down into silence.

They are wholeheartedly committed.

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D.

1.

Colossians 3:23 Whatever may be your task, work at it

heartily (from the soul), as [something done] for the Lord
and not for men . . .

2.

Colossians 3:22 They even wholeheartedly submit to the

authority God has them under as a service to Him. They
live for God behind the scenes as well as when people are
watching.

3.

They do what they do excellently the very best they can.

They do not go halfway on anything. They are not lukewarm.

4.

David was a man after Gods own heart. He sought God

with his whole heart. (See Psalm 119:9-12.)

They are disciplined people.

1.

I Peter 5:8 Be disciplined because Satan roams around like

a roaring lion, seeking someone to seize upon and devour.
a.

Do not forget balance. The on fire believer

also is wise; he maintains a balanced lifestyle.
An on fire believer does not just sit in a corner
and read the Bible all day and pray.

b.

The lukewarm person will get run over (devoured).

The lukewarm are also undisciplined because it
requires effort to discipline oneself.

SELF-CONTROL MEANS I CONTROL MYSELF

BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
2.

A disciplined life requires hard work.

a.

It is not a life of doing what you feel like doing.

b.

Mark 8:34 It is a life of self-denial.

c.

The rewards are worth it.

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3.

Begin with simple things.

a.

Pick up after yourself.

b.

Clean up messes right away (do not dread them).

c.

Do not try to get others to do your work so you can

lie around; and do not make work for other people.

d.

Look at people when they are talking to you and

give them your full attention. Listen to them.

**GIVE YOUR FULL ATTENTION TO A SPEAKER**

e.

Complete what is begun.

f.

Cultivate punctuality.

g.

Do not spend more money than you have.

h.

Do not spend tomorrows prosperity today

(charging things you cannot pay for).

i.

Appetite:
I Corinthians 9:24-27 Run the race to win,
buffet your body, and subdue it.

NOTE:

j.

Discipline emotions and moods.

k.

Discipline your mouth.

I believe people fear discipline. They think if they

discipline themselves, they will never get what they
want. The truth is, discipline is a coach that makes
you do what you know you should do so you can
have what you really want.
A DISCIPLINED LIFE IS A MATURE LIFE!!

THE DISCIPLINED PERSON IS NOT WALKING IN THE FLESH!!!

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E.

On Fire is more than goose bumps and noise It is a person who got
in, is in so deep they cannot get out, and will not get run over.

F.

A person on fire affects others.

1.

G.

They are not an island unto themselves. They touch lives,

they give, they help, they exhort, they serve, and they
motivate.

A person on fire is a radically happy person.

1.

Matthew 25:3 The lukewarm person does nothing extra.

2.

Matthew 25:14-28 The servants who fulfilled their destiny

were invited to enter the joy of the Lord. The lazy servant
lost all.

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