Winning With Your Lips - Pastor Ekpenyong

2 Corinthians 4:13 We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak.

Few realize that our words dominate us. 

Your mouth was not primarily given to you to eat; it was first given to you to speak.

Genesis 2:19 Now the LORD God had formed out of the ground all the wild animals and all the birds in the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.

Jesus said what defiles a man is what comes out of him – words. 

Your words will either be a snare or a spring. 

Learn to use words so they will work for you and be your servants.

Learn that your lips can make you a billionaire or a pauper, wanted or despised, victor or captive.

Our opening text was referenced from David. He knew how important it was to speak what one believes. David defeated Goliath through words. 

Battles are won by words.

Goliath cursed David in the name of his gods.

 1 Samuel 17:43 He said to David, "Am I a dog, that you come at me with sticks?" And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

David also came against him in the name of the LORD of hosts.

1 Samuel 17:45 David said to the Philistine, "You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.

Your words can become what you wish them to be. 

It is worse to say a thing than to think it.

Thoughts may come and persist, but if you refuse to put them into words they will die unborn.

Cultivate the habit of thinking BIG things and then learn to use words that will react upon your spirit and make you a conqueror.

Allowing His love rule your lips will enable you to continually enjoy what you are in Christ.

The use of your tongue is the distinguishing factor between two people of equal potential and exposure.

Use your tongue to alter the outcomes in your favor every time and in every situation. 

That the Father has willed it is not enough. You must say it to see the manifestation.

A sister had an accident and was incapacitated. In her frustration, she began wishing that she'll die. One day, as she was praying, the Holy Spirit said to her that it would take a long time to effect her desire because she had so programmed life and spoken life that it will take a long time to undo it.

It took Adam 930 years before death could physically take him. 

He had been programmed in life.

Now the devil has programmed his language into the human race, until people can kill themselves in about 70 years or less, by speaking his words.

Proverbs 10:11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

Your mouth is a well of life! Hallelujah!

Choose to SPEAK LIFE!

Hebrews 11:3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.

Your world is framed by words 

Control your words by speaking the WORD OF GOD. 

You control yourself with your mouth.

All the weight loss programs will not be effective until you control your tongue.

Remember, your words will either put you over or hold you in bondage. 

YOUR CASUAL CONVERSATIONS are as important as your prayers.

The LORD listens and hears our conversations.

Malachi 3:16 Then those whose lives honored God got together and talked it over. God saw what they were doing and listened in. A book was opened in God’s presence and minutes were taken of the meeting, with the names of the God-fearers written down, all the names of those who honored God’s name.

TO SEE YOUR DAY FILL UP WITH GOOD say nothing evil or hurtful.

1 Peter 3:10 Whoever wants to embrace life and see the day fill up with good, Here's what you do: Say nothing evil or hurtful

Mark 11:23 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.

Rather than talking to their mountains, most are talking to God about their mountains.

It’s not enough to be prayed for, you must talk to your mountains.

Whatever is wrong or a challenge to you is your mountain. SPEAK TO IT!

Speak to your body that it’s functioning in the perfection it was created.

Speak to the tumor to dry up and pass out in Jesus name!

Right now, talk your mountains in Jesus name.

SAY TO THIS MOUNTAIN!

Matthew 21:21-22 So Jesus answered and said to them, "Assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but also if you say to this mountain, 'Be removed and be cast into the sea,' it will be done. And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive."

Ignore the mockery of those who call us "the name it and claim it" bunch. 

You shall have what you say.

You will always win as you do as He has prescribed.

Proverbs 12:14 Wise words bring many benefits, and hard work brings rewards.

CALL THE THINGS AS THOUGH THEY WERE

God speaks of future events with as much certainty as though they were already past.

Romans 4:17 (as it is written, “I have made you a father of many nations”) in the presence of Him whom he believed—God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did;

Speak to the mountain of debt and pile of bills to be paid in full and canceled in Jesus name!

I remember telling a group they could talk to their bodies and even if there was a cut, you could command the blood flow to cease. A brother afterwards was attacked by kidnappers who opened fire at his vehicle while on a road trip and suffered a gun shot wound. He spoke to his body and commanded the blood flow to cease and it did. Several hours later, when medical attention was available, the doctors in emergency ward were shocked that he didn't lose blood like one that had just experienced a gun shot injury. Glory be to God!

God wants His children to learn to talk, to learn to speak to mountains in their lives and tell them to be removed, to curse the roots of diseases so they will die. To speak things into existence just as He does.

2 Corinthians 1:20  For all of God’s promises have been fulfilled in Christ with a resounding “Yes!” And through Christ, our “Amen” (which means “Yes”) ascends to God for his glory.

You have a divine YES!

Brothers and Sisters rejoice!

John 15:11 I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow!

Your joy overflows! Glory to God!

Once you learn how to talk, you will have the victory and live the abundant life that is available to us in Christ.

Rejoice in the LORD and give Him glory!