======================================================================== A SERIOUS BATTLE OF FAITH by Basilea Schlink ======================================================================== Summary: God's promises give us strength and confidence to overcome sin and live a victorious life, and we must seriously expect Him to make us free from sin. Duration: 4:35 Topics: "Radio Show" Scripture References: Psalm 107:20, Isaiah 54:17, Matthew 6:33, John 8:36, Romans 8:37, 2 Corinthians 1:20, 1 John 3:8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DESCRIPTION ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In this sermon, Basilia Schlink emphasizes the importance of having faith in God's promises and the power of Jesus to set us free from sin and bondage. She encourages listeners to stand upon the promise of Jesus' complete redemption and to persistently call upon His name in faith. Schlink shares the example of Pastor Blumhart, who prayed for bound souls and saw them set free through his persistent faith in Jesus. She also suggests writing down and speaking aloud the promises of victory found in the Bible as a way to combat doubt and temptation. Overall, the sermon emphasizes the need to trust in God's promises and to continue in the battle of faith, knowing that Jesus will keep every one of His promises. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONTENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------ God lives and works today. That isn't a vague hope or theory, but a fact which people experience in overwhelming ways even today. But such experiences don't just happen. Listen to today's encouraging meditation by Basilia Schlink called A Serious Battle of Faith. God is love, and therefore he makes stars of promise to shine over each of our lives. Beneath the light of these stars of promise, we can go our way in strength and confidence. This holds true not only when there are great decisions to be made concerning our earthly life, but especially with regards to our battle against sin. How overwhelming it is that the Lord gives us promises like, If the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed, John 8, 36. Or, in the first letter of John, chapter 3, The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil. What a joy it is when we can already begin to sing songs of victory over our sins and bondages, and over the sins of other people. Songs like this. We may complain that we're bound, and that we can't become free from certain bondages, even though we pray that the Lord make us free. However, if we don't seriously expect God to make us free, He won't make us free. Jesus died for our redemption. His sacrifice is complete. Therefore, it's up to us to stand upon the promise of His complete redemption. Pastor Blumhart was a German minister who prayed for many, many bound souls. We know from his life story that if he had not persistently called upon the name of Jesus in faith, those souls would have remained bound to Satan. We often come into situations when the temptations are so great that we say, I can hardly pray. But there's one thing we could do. We could write down the promises the Lord has given us in His word. For example, Jesus is Victor. He's broken the power of the enemy. In times when it's hard to believe anymore, we should read aloud what we've written. Whenever we praise the name of Jesus, Satan will hear and tremble. I've often experienced the tremendous power which lies in speaking aloud Bible words, the promises of victory. Yes, Jesus is Victor. He is the mighty Redeemer. If we don't become tired in this battle of faith, even if it takes a long time, we can be certain Jesus will keep every one of His promises. For in Jesus, all of God's promises are yea and amen. So I from day to day in love and trust will pray. And in my heart perceive one day I will receive all I believed. You have been listening to a program written by Basile Schlenk of the Little Land of Canaan. To learn more about how God lives and works today, visit us at our website, www.canaan.org. That's K-A-N-A-A-N dot org. If you contact us, we would be happy to send you a free inspirational booklet. If you do not have access to the web, please contact this radio station for our postal address. God bless you. ======================================================================== Audio: https://sermonindex1.b-cdn.net/21/SID21258.mp3 Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/basilea-schlink/a-serious-battle-of-faith/ ========================================================================