Dennis Adams

Even The Devil Smiles But It Does Not Mean He Wins

Text: 1 John 4:3-5 Your victory depends on your faith! (1 John 5:4-5). Your belief in God’s Word births a conqueror that is entitled: “YOU”! (Romans 8:37). Your hope in the promises of God enables you to enter into His Triumph in you. (2 Corinthians 2:14a). You may not be more talented or mores skilled than those in this world or maybe you are, but what makes a victor, is that you are possessed and indwelt by the Holy Ghost! Knowing the Word and living the Word in power can give your victory everyday of your life. Listening to the Word of God and pushing away that which denies the Word of God will give you a strong character that is holy and determined to embrace the promises of God daily. God sustains you and loads benefits upon you daily and we must not forget all His benefits that He has given us. His mercy endures forever and His victories are not only present but they are Eternal!

From Profession to Confession

Text: Luke 4:28; Luke 4:39-42. Luke 4 offers a wonderful paradigm for considering the nature and strategy of evangelistic outreach. If that were not sufficient, the story is structured in such a way as to provide the reader with fertile resources for continuing to probe the nature of belief and of commitment. There is a wealth of valuable resources throughout this whole chapter of Luke 4. We should never respond through human pressure but only by the direction of God – that is how Jesus worked His whole ministry here on this earth. We have a Divine Agenda to keep not a secular humanistic timetable to relax on!

Weighing Your Resources - What is Enough?

Text: John 6:5-13; Matthew 9:19-21; Mark 12:41-44. What happens is when we think we do not have enough resources for ministry or even for continuing with a dream! The goal, hope, and focus should always be that we have a desire to serve the Lord and a dedication to the life He has provided for us. That the determination would be: We are going to heaven to be with the Lord.

Shout It Down

The only way to grow in faith is to accept new challenges and trust God to give you victory. Do not pray for easy lives, pray to be better men and women. Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers; pray for power equal to your tasks. I believe it is time to shout. The silence has been deafening for to long. Lets make some noise and let the enemy know we are not down but we are taking the city! (Back our families, our promises, our ministries, our dreams, and our blessings. Our callings, our gifts, our possessions).

Coming Out and Going In

Your positive proclamation will cause indoctrination (instruction, coaching, mentoring). Your pleasant attitude will produce peaceful surroundings. Your position of gratitude will be catching and influential. The Eternal God, Our Father, will never leave you nor forsake you! He will abide in you and surround you with His love. His mercy will endure forever. He does not lead you year-by-year, month-by-month, week-by-week, nor day-by-day, He leads you step by step all the way. He reaches down and pulls you up and out and sets you on the Rock (revelation of who Jesus is and will always be) and puts in you a song that blesses for event more! If He stepped in the door right now would He find Faith?

Pick It Up

Text: Luke 9:23-27 The Cross of Christ enables us to enter into the Throne of Grace and obtain God’s Mercy and Grace in our time of need. This Cross – is different than any cross that was ever used to punish a criminal or even to bring shame! This Cross – held the Creator of the world not by three nails but by a promise to redeem mankind. We have now an Eternal Hope that will not fade away or disappoint. The Cross of Christ took the sting out of death and the victory from the grave. Hell knows the power of the Cross and is constantly reminded of the Blood that dripped down its rugged surface. Humanity may see the Cross – as a symbol of one landmark in many chronological actions but God sees the Cross – as Redemption, Reconciliation, Renewal, Regeneration.

Faith Triumphs

Text: Psalm 25:2 When everyone who knew and loved Jesus witnessed His Crucifixion and death sought out places to morn and weep! Forgetting His promise of victory and eternal life. When they saw him alive on that great resurrection day and on into the week ahead their hope was renewed and their expectation was indescribable to what they could receive through faith in God! God will not allow you to be put to shame! Rise up and receive victory through Christ Jesus!

Doing Good

Text: Galatians 6:1-10 Doing good and not becoming weary is often difficult. The reason for this is that there is so much good to be done in a world that turns from the Lord. Even in the Church we find that there are so many people needing help more than ever before. This is not a negative but a positive response to the need and also an obedience unto the Lord.

What Triggerd It All?

Text: Genesis 2:15-17; Genesis 3:15; Isaiah 9:6 The OT is the record of the two seeds in conflict; the NT is the record of the birth of Christ and His victory over Satan through the cross. God sent His only begotten Son at the proper time to save mankind from destruction and death. The struggle between people and temptation (devil) has continued for centuries and victory comes to those who proclaim Christ in their hearts. This battle between the serpent (devil) and The Seed (Jesus) is witnessed through history. At the tomb that Resurrection morning, the final blow (heal) crushed the head of the serpent! The rebellion of mankind toward a giving and compassionate God is what triggered the coming of Jesus to suffer such a death and rise up in such a life-giving Resurrection!

His Love For Mankind

Text: John 3:16-18 The question demands to be asked: What did this love cost God? These scriptures define the and express the genuine self-giving nature of God in having sent His only Son on an unrepeatable mission into the world! The judgment of God at the fall of Adams and Eve in the Garden of Eden brought about a justice from the Lord that has made it possible for all mankind to be reconciled back to God by the forgiveness of sins through the shed blood of Jesus Christ!