THE KING AND HIS KINGDOM - MATTHEW 17:14-21

Jun 21, 2026    Pastor Brody Christian

A father's greatest success is not raising successful children—it's raising children who know where to run when they need Jesus.


A GREAT FATHER ISN'T ONE WHO CAN FIX EVERYTHING; IT'S ONE WHO KNOWS HOW TO BRING EVERYTHING TO JESUS.



WHILE GOD REVEALS HIMSELF ON MOUNTAINS, MINISTRY USUALLY HAPPENS IN VALLEYS.



WHY ISN'T MY BREAKTHROUGH HAPPENING?


MATTHEW 17:14


MANY PEOPLE MISS BREAKTHROUGH BECAUSE THEY CARE MORE ABOUT LOOKING STRONG THAN GETTING HEALED.



MATTHEW 17:15



NEVER UNDERESTIMATE WHAT GOD CAN DO THROUGH A FATHER WHO WON'T STOP BELIEVING & PRAYING.



GODLY FATHERS CARRY THEIR CHILDREN TO JESUS



THE GREATEST THING A FATHER CAN LEAVE HIS CHILDREN ISN'T AN INHERITANCE—IT'S A SPIRITUAL LEGACY.



MATTHEW 17:16


 

YOU CAN'T SURVIVE TODAY ON YESTERDAY'S PRAYER LIFE.


SOMETIMES FAILURE EXPOSES WHAT SUCCESS HAS BEEN HIDING



MATTHEW 17:17


YOUR OBSTACLE IS NEVER BIGGER THAN GOD'S POWER, BUT UNBELIEF CAN KEEP YOU FROM EXPERIENCING IT.

 

MATTHEW 17:18


WHAT TERRIFIES YOU TREMBLES BEFORE JESUS.


MATTHEW 17:19


GROWTH BEGINS WHEN EXCUSES END.



MATTHEW 17:20



REAL FAITH GROWS.

REAL FAITH MOVES.

REAL FAITH TRUSTS.

 


FAITH ISN'T BELIEVING GOD CAN; IT'S BELIEVING GOD WILL

 

FAITH DOESN'T WAIT FOR EVIDENCE; FAITH MOVES BECAUSE OF CONFIDENCE IN GOD'S CHARACTER.



MATTHEW 17:21


PRAYER AND FASTING DO NOT MAKE GOD STRONGER. PRAYER AND FASTING MAKE US MORE DEPENDENT.


PRAYER EMPTIES US.

FASTING HUMBLES US.


PRAYER ALIGNS US.

FASTING SHARPENS US.



PRAYER IS NOT PREPARATION FOR THE BATTLE. PRAYER IS THE BATTLE.


PRAYER ATTACHES US TO GOD

FASTING DETACHES US FROM THE FLESH.