I want to take you in the new testament this morning on top of mount Hermon in Northern Israel. The snows are starting to stick at the very top of the mountain and from the top we can see down into Syria. Where we are going tonight is one of the most important moments in all of the new testament. Second only to the resurrection of Jesus Christ, there has never been more divine glory and power witnessed on earth, and the beautiful thing is that the Lord Jesus allowed there to be three eyewitnesses to all that happened.

A final thought on confident Christian living. Im absolutely convinced that God has us here for a reason. The world we live in and the culture we are exposed to every day requires you to be a solid, well trained, well learned, confident Christian that is empowered in the Holy Ghost with some Biblical authority to live in this present world, and be not of this present world.

 

Ziklag is a city we find in 1 Samuel 30 within a powerful story about David before he had been appointed as King. Ziklag, a town on the southernmost boundary of Judea, is first mentioned in the Bible as part of the inheritance of the tribe of Judah but was not conquered by the Israelites before the time of David. Ziklag was still under Philistine control when Saul reigned as king.

Tonight we will continue in our midweek series from 1 John 5, on Confident Christianity, and really of these messages came from a portion of a message a few weeks ago on a Sunday morning, we talked about Christians. Believers living underneath the privilege of what God insists for them to live in.

Being an authentic follower of the Lord Jesus Christ really does mean something! it’s not just a religious term, it’s not just your social media identifier, but if you’re saved and in the faith it really means something to be a Christian. 

5 Aspects of Christian Confidence

  1. Confident of eternal life in Christ 5:13
  2. Confident of answered prayer in the will of God 5:14-15
  3. Confident In Victory Over Sin and Satan 5:17-19
  4. Confident that we belong to God 5:19
  5. Confident of Christ being the one, true God 5:20

James says “effectual, fervent” prayer. Behind this expression is the idea of energy, the mighty energy and power of the Holy Spirit of God. Praying with power in the spirit!

James is saying: “Great is the power and strength of a godly person’s supplication. It accomplishes much in its outworking. It releases tremendous power.