Ingredients of a Champion

On Thursday night we touched on a subject that all Christians need to hear and apply to their lives. I believe that every Christian should be living a life of victory and happiness. I shared the following notes on Thursday night in Hopes that those listening would choose to live the life Christ would want us to live. A lifestyle of overcoming, and victory is a choice. WE must choose this. It's waiting for us: Enjoy!!!

Obstacles and rainy days in your life evidence one thing: that you are breathing and living a normal life. How you react to those things will determine if you will be a victim or a champion.
To make the perfect cake you must use the right ingredients, the right fire, and the right timing. If either of these pieces of the formula are off balance the cake will be a mess. Likewise life; an overcoming life needs the right ingredients, the right fire and the right use of and discerning of time.
What are the ingredients that separate Saul from a Paul, an Abram from an Abraham, a Jacob from an Israel, or a Simon from a Peter??
1. Next Level Prayer- the first ingredient that must begin and be maintained in a person’s life is that of radical prayer.
a. Personal devotion- a deep conviction and passion for personal time with God. This will be transmitted from the leader and his own devotional life and walk.
b. Corporate meetings- powerful, one-hour, settings where there is a renewing, refreshing, and refocus on the vision at hand.
c. Comes by the release of the Holy Spirit and His liberty to pray through us.

2. Next Level Discipleship- This is when you yield your life to the Lordship of Christ and His authority. You submit to the Word of God, the voice of the Holy Spirit, and to your leaders. You are praying, reading and growing on a consistent basis.

3. Faith- in the heart of every disciple must be a revelation and possession of supernatural faith. Faith to move mountains. Faith to prophecy. Faith to see the sick healed and the bound delivered. Faith to do great exploits. This will only happen when you are hearing a message of faith from the Word.

4. Cross- from salvation to sanctification from every problem and issue the Cross is the answer. This understanding must be the driving force to the upward motion of every believer to the place of spiritual maturity.

5. River of life- four branches of the river from Gen. 2:10-14
a. River of Revelation. River of prayer
c. River of fire
d. River of Joy
God’s ideal for His people is that we thrive and not just survive. He gave us Jesus to grant us the confidence, Gave us the Holy Spirit to give us the Power, and He gave us His name to give us authority. He has laid out his whole arsenal before us so that we are without excuse. We have no option but to live at the Next Level