Kingdom Faith #3 Calling Those Things That Are Not As Though They Were

Kingdom Faith Overview

In this third installment of the Kingdom Faith series, the pastor explores one of the most powerful and often misunderstood principles of the Christian life: calling those things that are not as though they were. Drawing from Romans 4:13-18, the message traces how God changed Abram’s name to Abraham — father of a multitude — long before a single child was born, teaching him to declare God’s finished work rather than his present circumstances. The pastor unpacks how Adam’s fall enslaved humanity to the five physical senses, how fear is an acquired and demonic tool of oppression, and why religion often keeps believers from understanding their true dominion in Christ. Using vivid illustrations — from invisible dog fences, to a pregnant mother announcing her baby, to Gideon’s unlikely battlefield victory — the message builds a compelling case for speaking God’s promises aloud as a spiritual law of the kingdom. Rooted in 2 Peter 1:3, Hebrews 11:3, Mark 11:22-23, and Isaiah 53:5, this sermon calls every believer to stop begging God to do what He has already done, and to start declaring health, provision, and purpose into existence through faith-filled confession.

Kingdom Faith Outline

• 00:00 – Introduction: Two Worlds and the Five Senses: The pastor introduces the Kingdom Faith series and explains how Adam’s sin enslaved humanity to the five physical senses, opening the door to fear, oppression, and demonic influence.
• 06:30 – Religion vs. the Kingdom of Heaven: A look at how religious tradition makes the Word of God ineffective, keeping believers ignorant of their true authority, dominion, and identity as heirs of God.
• 13:00 – God’s Gift Principle: Dominion, Righteousness, and Grace: The pastor traces God’s love as expressed through gifts — dominion to Adam, salvation through Christ, righteousness by faith — showing that the entire kingdom operates on a gift’s principle.
• 21:00 – Romans 4: Abraham and Calling Things Into Existence: A deep dive into Romans 4:13-18 reveals how God called Abraham ‘father of many nations’ before Isaac existed, demonstrating the kingdom principle of declaring God’s finished work by faith.
• 30:30 – Images, Declarations, and Building Faith: The pastor explains how repeated, faith-filled declarations build an inner image that eventually manifests in the physical realm, using examples from pregnancy, the fig tree, and the mulberry tree.
• 38:00 – Peter, Gideon, and the Power of a New Name: Through Simon becoming Peter and Gideon being called a mighty man of valor, the message shows how God calls out the potential — not the failure — in His people.
• 44:30 – Personal Testimony: Land, Buildings, and God’s Provision: The pastor shares how God provided the ministry’s land and facilities through supernatural direction, confirming that declaring what God says leads to tangible, real-world results.
• 50:00 – You Are Pregnant With the Word of God: Every listener is declared pregnant with the incorruptible seed of God’s Word, born again by that seed, and called to bear fruit by consistently speaking what God has already promised.
• 54:00 – Salvation Prayer and Closing Exhortation: The sermon closes with an invitation to receive Jesus Christ, a communal confession of faith, and an encouragement that age and circumstance are no barrier to God’s plan.

Scripture References

Romans 4:13-18, 2 Peter 1:3, Romans 5:17, Psalm 112, Hebrews 11:3, Luke 17:5-6, Mark 11:22-23, Isaiah 53:5, John 10:10, 1 Corinthians 1:30, 1 Corinthians 15, 2 Corinthians 10:4-5, Romans 10:9-10, Jeremiah 29:11, 1 Peter 1:20

Key Takeaways

• God has already provided everything that pertains to life and godliness — our role is to receive and declare what He has already done, not beg Him to act.
• Fear is an acquired, sense-driven response rooted in Adam’s fall, and it can be overcome by renewing the mind with God’s Word and declaring His promises aloud.
• Calling those things that are not as though they were is not denial of reality but a kingdom principle modeled by God Himself when He named Abraham ‘father of many nations’ before Isaac was born.
• Faith-filled declarations build an inner image of God’s promises that eventually crosses over from the unseen realm into visible, tangible manifestation.
• Religion that reduces God to a distant icon and denies believers their authority in Christ is just as dangerous as open demonic opposition.
• Every believer is an heir of God and a joint heir with Jesus Christ, entitled by grace to walk in health, provision, peace, and purpose in this life.
• God will not act in the earth without a willing human voice to speak His will — He reveals His plans to people who are ready to declare them into existence.

Kingdom Faith Notes

The Core Teaching of Kingdom Faith

At the heart of this message is a principle drawn directly from Romans 4:17 — God gives life to the dead and calls things that do not exist as though they did. Because believers are created in God’s image and likeness, they are equipped to operate the same way. This is not wishful thinking or positive confession divorced from Scripture; it is a foundational kingdom law. When God declared Abraham ‘father of many nations,’ nothing in the natural world supported that statement. Yet the declaration itself was the mechanism by which faith took root, an image was formed, and Isaac was born one year later.

How the Five Senses Became a Prison

When Adam sinned in the Garden, he surrendered dominion over the earth and became enslaved to his five physical senses. This is the root of all fear, lack, and limitation in human experience. Satan exploits this vulnerability by feeding the senses with evidence of sickness, poverty, and failure, creating invisible barriers like the shock collar on a dog that trains it never to cross a boundary even when the collar is removed. The pastor draws this powerful analogy to show that most believers are held back not by God’s unwillingness, but by deeply conditioned, sense-driven images that must be replaced with kingdom images through the Word.

Abraham’s Name Change as a Faith Blueprint

God’s strategy with Abraham was deliberate and instructive. For twenty-four years Abram had no child. God first gave him a vision — count the stars — but that was not enough. At age ninety-nine, God changed his name. Every time Abraham introduced himself, every time Sarah called him husband, every time a neighbor asked his name, they were declaring: father of a multitude, mother of kings. The repeated confession built an image inside them so real that when the physical seed met Sarah’s womb, Isaac came forth. This is the exact pattern believers are meant to follow with every promise God has given in Scripture.

Practical Application: Speak What God Has Spoken

The pastor makes clear that calling things that are not as though they were does not mean denying symptoms or ignoring reality. It means prioritizing the higher reality of God’s Word. A believer who wakes up feeling sick does not pretend nothing is wrong; they acknowledge the symptom and then command it to leave in Jesus’ name, declaring ‘I am healed by the stripes of Jesus.’ The key is persistence — not a legalistic formula of repetitions, but the sustained, heartfelt declaration that builds an unshakable inner image of healing, provision, or whatever promise is being received.

God Works Through Human Voices

One of the most sobering truths in this message is that God sovereignly chose to limit His activity in the earth to what willing human voices will declare. He revealed the birth of Jesus to Isaiah 750 years in advance so that Isaiah would speak it out. He gave the promise of a savior to Abraham so that faith could open a legal door. Today, He reveals His plans through His Word and by His Spirit to believers who will speak those plans into existence. This is why Bible reading and faith-filled confession are not optional disciplines — they are the very mechanism by which God’s kingdom advances on earth.

Exhortation: You Are Already Pregnant

The sermon closes with a striking image: every person who has heard the Word of God preached is spiritually pregnant. First Peter 1:20 declares that believers are born again of an incorruptible seed — the living Word of God. That seed is already inside every listener. The question is whether they will nurture it through continued declaration and faith, or allow doubt and sense-knowledge to abort what God has planted. The pastor’s final call is simple and urgent: stop declaring your wants, start declaring God’s provisions, and watch what has been invisible become visible in every area of life.

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