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A Life Made "Able" by The Word of God.: by Dr. Edward Watke JR
A Life Made "Able" by The Word of God.: by Dr. Edward Watke JR
Introduction:
When Paul wrote to Timothy, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, he wrote...
“And from a child thou hast known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make thee wise
unto Salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.”
What was a b l e to make him wise unto Salvation? It was the Holy Scriptures.
I have in my hand the awesome, holy, inspired Word of God that is forever settled in
heaven, that will not pass away.
2. The Omnipotent God has given us His Word that possesses ability. It can’t be
stopped, it penetrates all curtains, leaps all barriers, carries in itself a life-giving power
that changes lives. God is able to meet our every need. This word, a b l e , is used over
100 times in the New Testament. It is able denotes power in action.
Acts 20:32 “And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the Word of his grace,
which is able to build you up and to give you an inheritance among all them which are
sanctified.”
Rom. 4:20-21 “He staggered not at the promises of God through unbelief; but was strong in
faith, giving glory to God; and being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was
able also to perform.”
II Cor. 9:8 “And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye always having
all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work.”
Eph. 3:20 “Now unto him that is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask
or think, according to the power that worketh in us.”
Phil. 3:21 “Who shall change our vile body, that is may fashioned like unto his glorious
body, according to the working whereby he is able to even subdue all things unto himself.”
II Tim. 1:12 b “...... for I know whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able
to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.”
Heb. 7:25 “Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by
him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.”
James 1:21 “Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtness, and receive
with meekness the engrafted Word, which is able to save your souls.”
Jude 24, 25 “Now unto Him that is able to keep you from falling and to present you
faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, to the only wise God our
Savior, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever.” amen!
A . In the Book of Acts... what did the apostles, the disciples share? What was
their testimony? They shared the message of Christ’s death and resurrection. They
shared the testimony of truth... God’s truth -- Acts 2:37; (sermon 2:16-17).They
shared truth (Acts 8) about the Lord Jesus to the Ethiopian as found in Isaiah chapter
53.
Individuals were transformed In I Thess. 2:13 we read:
“For this cause also thank we God without ceasing because when ye received the Word
of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth the
Word of God, which effectually worketh also in ye that believe.”
Cities were transformed. (Acts 5:28) “Did not we straitly command you that he
should not teach in this name, and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine...”
B. The message was a life giving message. For the very Word of God when
believed brings life. (James 1:18; James 1;21)