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The Powerful Word of God

The Powerful Word of God. The Word of God. Is not bound (restrained), 2 Tim 2:9 Is a powerful instrument to destroy and heal, Heb 4:12 Authority of Jesus’ words, Lk 4:32, 36; 5:1 Hear His words and be blessed, Luke 11:28. Why We Must Know God’s Word. Psalms 119:1-8:

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The Powerful Word of God

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  1. The Powerful Word of God

  2. The Word of God • Is not bound (restrained), 2 Tim 2:9 • Is a powerful instrument to destroy and heal, Heb 4:12 • Authority of Jesus’ words, Lk 4:32, 36; 5:1 • Hear His words and be blessed, Luke 11:28

  3. Why We Must Know God’s Word • Psalms 119:1-8: • Blessed and undefiled (1-2) • Avoid sin and have no shame (3-6) • Praise God with an upright heart (7) • Obey God (8) • The power of God’s word compels us to respond with faith and obedience

  4. God’s Word: Power to Create • Physical World • By the word of God • Framed, Heb 11:3 • God said…and there was…, Gen 1:3 • “He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.” Psa 33:4-9 • Spiritual Life • Every word, Matt 4:4 • Power to produce faith, Rom 10:17 • Power to save, Rom 1:16 (Acts 13:26) • Frees, Jno 8:31-32, 51 • Sanctifies, Jno 17:17 • Reconciles, 2 Cor 5:19 • Cleanses, Eph 5:26 • Eternal, 1 Pet 1:23

  5. God’s Word: Power to Sustain • Physical World • By the word of God • Held up, Heb 1:3 • Preservation, 2 Pet 3:7 • Nature operates, Psa 147:15-18 • Spiritual Life Luke 8:11, 15 • Growth, 1 Pet 2:2 • Protection, Eph 6:17 (1 Jno 2:14) • Righteousness, 2 Tim 3:16-17 (2:15) • Hope and grace, Col 1:5-6

  6. God’s Word: Power to Judge • Physical World • By the word of God • Reserved for fire, 2 Peter 3:7, 10, 12 • Spiritual Life • By the word of God • All our life, Jno 12:48; Rev 20:12 • Words, Matt 12:36-37 • Thoughts & motives, 1 Cor 4:5 • Actions, 2 Cor 5:10 • Beliefs and practices, Matt 7:21-23

  7. Honoring God’s Powerful Word • Spend time with God’s word, Psa 119:97; 1:2 • Use God’s word every day to avoid sin, Psa 119:104-105, 133 • Share God’s word with others, Acts 8:4 (Mk 8:38)

  8. God is Active Through His Word • In the world: God is holding together His creation and providing salvation through faith in Christ to all who obey His word • In you: As you obey His word in faith, Phil 2:12-13

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