Matthew 16.

How many love the Word of God?

Oh, I'm telling you, it's...

I remember distinctly the time in my life when I began to see the word more than just a holy book.

And I begin to realize that it was faith food and spiritual nourishment.

Hallelujah.

And begin to get a hold of some teaching and preaching that was in and of faith.

You know, Paul told Timothy about being nourished up in the words of faith.

That doesn't mean every sermon has to be on the subject of faith, and yet every teaching

and every preaching ought to be from and in and of and to faith.

Amen?

And one way you can tell, whether it is or not, is after you get through hearing it, do you feel weaker or stronger?

Do you feel encouraged or discouraged?

Right?

I mean, not to say the Lord won't correct you.

I mean, he'll correct you.

He'll rebuke you.

Sometimes he'll deal strongly with you.

But by the time he gets through with you, you're encouraged.

You're ready to go on.

You got it straightened out and got the wrong fixed.

And now you're ready to go up.

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