An Excellent Spirit - Week 2, Day 2 - The Gospel Truth

About this sermon

Andrew Wommack’s daily TV program: Gospel Truth To subscribe to Andrew’s email newsletter: http://www.awmi.net/youtube-subscribe/ In the Book of Daniel, Israel is in captivity in Persia under King Darius. In Daniel 6:3 the Word of God says, "Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him and the King thought to set him over the whole realm." This excellent spirit in Daniel and his three friends is also known as faithfulness. Joseph was faithful and David was faithful. In this series we're going to look at faithfulness and it's characteristics. Faithfulness grants promotion from God. All of us would love to be promoted so let's learn what it means to have an excellent spirit... 0:10 Daniel 6:3 - God promoted Daniel because he had an excellent spirit. 0:25 We're in our 2nd week talking about have an excellent spirit like believers like Daniel had. Daniel had a great attitude and we're about having an excellent attitude, which is the greatest key to promotion. 01:58 So many believers do not know who they are in the spirit. They only look at the natural. They limit themselves to their or their families history. But God says that we are a brand new creation in Christ Jesus. If you can get a glimpse of your true identity in Christ - you WILL start believing and receiving. 8:15 King Nebuchadnezzar was the most powerful man in the known world at the time. Yet in Daniel 3:16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego had no fear to tell him...no big deal to us, we will not compromise our God. 9:00 Most people could not stand against the enemy because of fear. 11:30 We're living in a time when Christians are still persecuted for their believing. We are called Homophobes and bigots and we cower out of fear. That is not an excellent spirit. Jesus said in Matthew 10:28...fear not them that kill the body (or call you names)...but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell." Even if they try and throw you in jail, it's only short term thinking. 12:30 The apostle Paul said in II Corinthians 4:17,18...our light affliction, which is but for a moment - works for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;" While we look not at the things that are seen, but at the things that are not seen: for the things that are seen are temporal; but the things that are not seen are eternal." We should look at things in the light of eternity like Daniel, his friends and Paul. 16:44 Andrew shares a personal experience where an internationally known minister of the gospel criticized Andrew and his ministry for over 20 years. Andrew has no idea how it happened except that God has promoted him. This minister is now friends with AWM, has taught at Charis Bible College and has invited Andrew and Jamie into her home. 21:12 Jesus never compromised. There came a point where he had to ask his disciples - John 6:67 - Will you leave also? It was like saying, there's the door! 22:41 If God shows you something about someone and tells you to tell them, you speak the truth in love and give them the opportunity to receive God's Word or reject it. It's there choice to make, not yours. ========================================­==== Andrew Wommack Ministries http://www.awmi.net/ https://www.facebook.com/AWMinistries https://twitter.com/andrewwommack https://instagram.com/andrewwommack/ https://www.pinterest.com/andrewwommack/ ========================================­==============

Topics

• Bible Study