lead ers under

1. “WORD POWER” leaders under GRACE

2. Leadership Influencing others onto God’s agenda

3. LO R D E M P OW E R M E N T A L I G N M E N T D I R E C T I O N E F F E C T I V E N E S S R E L A T I O N S H I P SE R V A NT H O O D

4. Matthew 8:8-13 8 Onlyspeak a word, andmy servant will be healed. • For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to this one, 'Go,' and he goes; and to another, 'Come,' and he comes; and to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it." • When Jesus heard it, He marveled, and said to those who followed, "Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel! • And I say to you that many will come from east and west, and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. • But the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth." • Then Jesus said to the centurion , "Go your way; and as you have believed, so let it be done for you." And his servant was healed that same hour.

5. Matthew 8:8-13 cause effect 8 Onlyspeak a word, andmy servant will be healed. Causality the relation between an event (the cause) and a second event (the effect), where the second event is understood as a consequence of the first.

6. Psalms 107:20 cause effect • He sentHis word and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions. effect

7. Isaiah 55:11 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, andit shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it. Causality God’s Word What’s Accomplished “Prosperity”

8. Hebrews 11:3“where to begin” • By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the Word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.

9. John 1:1-4“where to begin” 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. 4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.

10. Psalms 33:8-9“where to begin” 8) Let all the earth fear the LORD; Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him. 9) For He spoke, and it was done; He com-manded, and it stood fast.

11. Genesis 1:3“where to begin” Then God said, Let there be light and there was light.

12. Genesis 1:3“where to begin” Then God said, Let there be light and there was light.

13. Hebrews 1:1-3“the continuation” 1 God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, 2 has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds; 3 who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholdingall thingsby the word of His power (Power of His word? His powerful word? Power of His command?) Col 1:17 NLT “He existed before everything else began, and He holds all creation together.”

14. Selah • The Word is the expression of His Power • The Word is the utterance which comes from His Power and gives expression to it. • There is no distinguishing between His Word and His Power

15. Hebrews 4:12“what’s next” 2) For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

16. Proverbs 18:20-21“what’s next” 20) A man's stomach shall be satisfied from the fruit of his mouth; from the produce of his lips he shall be filled. 21) Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit. Don’t kill it !

17. James 3:8-12“leaders beware” 8) No man can tame the tongue . It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. 9) With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the similitude of God. 10) Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so. 11) Does a spring send forth fresh water and bitter from the same opening? 12) Can a fig tree, my brethren, bear olives, or a grape-vine bear figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh.

18. James 3:2-5“leaders beware” 2) If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body. 3) Indeed, we put bits in horses' mouths that they may obey us, and we turn their whole body. 4) Look also at ships: although they are so large and are driven by fierce winds, they are turned by a very small rudder wherever the pilot desires. 5) Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things.

19. Mark 11:22-24“Just Say It! And Keep Saying It” 22) So Jesus answered and said to them, "Have faith in God. 23) For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be removed and be cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. 24) Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.

20. Mark 11:22-24“with faith in God” 22) Jesus answered and said to them, "Have faith in God. 23) For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be removed and be cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. 24) Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.

21. 4 Things That Diminish Faith • When things don’t appear to be working • When we aren’t feeling the power or the effect • When we attribute more to man than God. • When we have faith in our faith “Have Faith in God!”

22. With Faith in God, By the Word of His PowerLeaders Declare Light where there’s darkness The movement of mountainous obstacles Healing where there is “dis-ease” Accomplishment & Prosperity ------------------------------- The “Upholding” of All Things using the Word of His Power

23. leaders under GRACE “WORD POWER”