In this live outdoor sermon, the speaker presents a passionate exposition on “radical faith” and its connection to the “absolute power” believers receive through the Holy Spirit. He begins by defining faith using Hebrews 11:1, describing it as confidence in unseen realities that enables hopeful action despite apparent impossibility. He then introduces the concept of radical faith as “knowing the how without the what,” emphasizing reliance on God’s promises rather than human understanding. The talk is illustrated with vivid anecdotes: a pastor who survived a shooter’s bullet by holding up the Bible and declaring Psalm 91, and the transformation of Apostle Paul from persecutor to apostle, underscoring God’s unconditional love. The speaker outlines several biblical promises—being the head, living abundantly, freedom from sickness, poverty, and mental torment—and urges listeners to declare them as truth. He identifies the Holy Spirit as the ultimate source of absolute power, surpassing any worldly authority, and demonstrates this by rebuking wind during the livestream. Practical counsel is offered to young listeners: persist in study, seek employment or volunteer service, and trust God’s provision even when resources seem lacking. The sermon concludes with a forward‑looking promise that radical faith will unlock limitless achievement in school, friendships, and personal blessings, encouraging the audience to embrace God’s love and share it contagiously. The tone remains evangelical, enthusiastic, and exhortative throughout.
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We're going to be talking today about the absolute power of radical faith. And if you're new to the faith walk or you're not even really understanding what faith is, Hebrews chapter 11, verse 1 talks about that. It says, now faith is the substance of things not seen. And what it does is it allows a person To have the capability to understand something even though they can't see it. It's of the things that aren't seen. So basically what it means is, is that you're hopeful for something to come to pass even though in the natural world it may seem completely impossible. Uh, it could be anything. If you are a kid in school and you're like, hey, I didn't study for this class, but I got faith that the, the effort that I put in prior to will allow me to move forward and pass the class, I'll do that. That is what faith is. So I want to talk about radical faith and the power that comes with radical faith. Hello, how's it going? And so what you see here today is radical faith is knowing the how But without the what. And this is a really powerful statement for a lot of people because people are going to wonder, well, what does it mean to have radical faith? What does it mean to have absolute power? What does it mean to have— hey Cooper, how's it going? See, sorry, it's hard to see. Hello Potato and hello Choice. Ah, so I want everyone to— I'm going to take you on a journey today. I'm on a walk, we're on a journey. It's gorgeous out here. We've got some beautiful lakes, got some beautiful flowers. So I'm going to take you guys on a journey today about what it is to have absolute power through radical faith. Radical faith is standing on the promises of God on your life so that no matter what happens in your life, you believe that's true. Let me, let me tell you a story of exactly what this means. There was recently, uh, an individual who came into a church And he had a weapon and he wanted to injure the pastor that was speaking. So he starts walking down and he has this weapon and he wants to— Oh, so you're, uh, hey, I'll give you a shout out. Was it Banana? All right, so Banana, you get a shout out. And so, um, what you have here, so for those guys that are in I don't know the chat. Go ahead, pump in your age. I'm kind of curious to see how old everyone is. So this person walks into the church brandishing a weapon, wanting to injure the pastor, pulls out the weapon, shoots the pastor. What the pastor does, he holds up the Bible. He says, my Bible says that no weapon formed against me shall prosper. That's what he says. He had faith that Even though the person is standing right in front of them with this weapon, that God is going to protect him. Guess what happens? Bullet misses, hits the wall right behind the pastor, almost like God curved the bullet, and totally safe. Pastor has no pain, no issues, no scratches, no nothing. That's what faith is about. That's having, uh, radical faith In a posture where God can move mightily in your life because you're standing on the promises of God. So what are the promises of God? If you don't know what the promises of God— it means that you are the head and not the tail. If you, if you're not familiar with that, it means that you will always be at the top and never at the bottom. It means that you will live life, life abundantly, meaning that you shouldn't stay sick. That you shouldn't stay in mental torment or spiritual torment, that you shouldn't have lack, that you shouldn't struggle with money, that you shouldn't have problems that persist month over month, year over year, because God has this power to set you free. And when you stand on that promise, that's what it means— that God says it's impossible for me to be sick. If you're not feeling good today, I want you to say that. Say that right now. It's impossible for me to be sick. It's impossible for me to be broke. I want you saying that because that's what faith is, is you're believing that something that you see in this world is not the truth, but rather what God said is the truth. What's another thing that God says that means— and I know this is going to touch a lot of people— That God loves you. That there's nothing you can do to separate yourself from God's love. It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter, uh, how terrible of a person you are, things that you've done. Look at Apostle Paul as a perfect example. This guy hunted Christians down for a living to have them killed. That's what he did. He hunted people down, literally. He said, I'm gonna go to different cities. I'm gonna hunt the Christians down. And so— hey, hello, hello, Wolf Queen. And so God met Paul on the road to Damascus. As Paul, like this, he's on a road, he's going somewhere, he's heading somewhere. He's like, I'm on the road somewhere and I'm going to go and I'm going to Meet Paul on that road. I'm going to show Paul that I love him. God loves you. I don't know if your parents haven't told you that, siblings, maybe a spouse. I'm just telling you right now, I love you. God loves you. And when God loves you, he's going to meet you where you're at, and he's going to show you. That's what it means to have radical faith, that you believe that you're loved by God, that you're cared for by God. That you're taken care of by God. God will watch over everything you do, your comings and your goings. He'll protect your family. He'll protect your mind. He'll protect your heart. That's the power of God. And when you understand how God works and what God does, that in your life you will have victory in every place you go. That's faith. And what happens is So we've got this situation where the promises of God are established, and, and the wind is picking up. So we know, we know the devil doesn't want this livestream to go, go out there, but we rebuke the wind in Jesus' name to calm down so we can— so that the people can hear it. And so what you see here is God wants to give you absolute power, but it has to come through. Right. And so, when you understand the essence of how absolute power comes, it comes with a promise that when you operate in Kingdom principles, then you'll be able to receive absolute power, because with absolute power you can accomplish anything. And who is that absolute power, you might be asking? Well, who is it? Because it isn't a thing. It's an It's a he, and that absolute power is the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the most powerful person on the planet. It's not the President of the United States. It's not Elon Musk. It isn't anyone else that you think of. Take any world leader you want, put them on a pedestal, they pale in comparison to the Holy Spirit. When you operate in radical faith, when you are standing on the promises of God, Declaring the promises over your life. If you don't know them, it's very easy. You can look them up online. We just talked about a few. Even now, like, as an example, it was really windy and I rebuked the wind and God took care of it. And so you can start to understand the power of God's love and God's grace because his nature can never be stopped. His nature cannot ever be overcome. His nature can never be removed. The power of God is so great on people's lives that when God moves, there's nothing that anything else can do. It's impossible. God's so much greater than everything in your life, and when you move in that power, You move in the Holy Spirit. You move in faith, radical faith, where you just say, hey, I don't need to question God in my life. I don't need to understand the what or the why. I just need to know the how, because I have to do it, and the how is a part of that. So, when I walk in that life, and I'm walking in that space, God moves mightily. Because what He does, Is He can trust you with something because you're being faithful and trustworthy in all that you do. And that's the essence of how God works. And God's power allows you to move forward in the promises, and He'll meet you while you're on the way. That's the key thing. Really important. I know there's a lot of young people that will join this livestream. My encouragement to you is very straightforward. Don't ever quit working. Even if you are struggling with school or whatever that may be, put your hand into the effort and do the work. If you're a young adult and you don't have a job yet or you can't work yet, go about your father's business. Volunteer at church. Volunteer the food, the food bank. Volunteer to donate clothes. Volunteer at old people's homes. When you work for God, paid or otherwise, he will move in mighty, mighty ways. I'm telling you, he will just move because that's where the blessings are. He says that I will bless you in order to be a blessing to others. If you yourself can't receive those blessings, then you can't bless others. I mean, he's actually had me on this radical walk recently where he's like, if you can't treat yourself to lunch, how can you treat your family to lunch? That's what he said. He goes, if you can't go take yourself out to lunch and enjoy something, then how can I bless you? How can I meet you If you're not willing to go that extra step. And I'm gonna have a really radical story. It's gonna— next couple days, something's gonna be coming. And, uh, we've been talking about a video over it and how radical faith allowed me to do something that was just mind-blowing in the sense of my walk. And I'm not going to give away too much detail, uh, but I do want to just say that in order for me to receive this great blessing, I had to go out on faith and say, I can't afford this, how do I manage this? And God's like, but I can. God owns the silver. God owns the gold. And so when you understand that, there is nothing you can't accomplish. There's nothing you can't do. Let's see. And so I just want to encourage you today as you're in your walk today, literally as I'm walking, I just want to encourage you that in those moments of radical faith where you're obedient to God and you're walking life out in abundance and in grace and in power, that you will find absolute power in those moments. That you will be able to go to school and get straight A's. You will be able to go and make friends if you're traveling to a new school or a new place. I know the summer is hitting, especially in the southern states. A lot of kids are out of college, and a lot of the younger ones are going to be out of school soon. I know that a lot of kids transition schools in the summer. I can assure you, by God's grace, you will find new friends in those new schools. I can assure you, because God loves you. And when you Are filled with God's love, overflowing in abundance. It's contagious. It's contagious because you now can love others exactly where they need to be loved, in the same place you may have needed love. Because God loves you, it'll overflow. It'll overflow to everyone around you. It'll flow in abundance, and it'll be awesome. I can assure you, God's good. God's really doing a mighty work in the land, and I just want you to know That through radical faith comes absolute power. There's nothing you can't accomplish. Wow. Okay everyone, well, I hope everyone has a great day. Sorry, I gotta walk back this way and the wind's picking up, so it's gonna be hard for me to talk. But everyone have a blessed day and you enjoy the rest of the evening.
