Pastor Daniel Lantis delivers a sermon on the importance of measuring faith and commitment to God. He reflects on the concept of producing spiritual fruit, citing examples from Scripture about yielding a “hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold” in spiritual growth.
Pastor Lantis encourages believers to measure their faith and service, emphasizing that the level at which one receives and acts on God’s word reflects their growth and potential in Christ. Drawing from stories like the woman with the issue of blood and the centurion soldier, he illustrates how faith and expectation influence one’s spiritual outcomes.
Key Verses (KJV):
Matthew 6:19-21: “Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”
Matthew 6:33: “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Mark 4:24: “And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.”
Matthew 13:8-9: “But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.”
2 Corinthians 10:5: “Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.”