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To be pure, holy and perfect in the eyes of God; taking you into a place that is beyond the normal or physical level. (Become one with Christ Jesus)
Greatest Commandments: 1 Love God, 2 Love Man (John 14:15)
28And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?
29 And Jesus answered him, 1The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
31 And the 2second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
KJV Mark 12:28-31- (Your love is greater than all burnt offerings and sacrifices)
What is Love? God is love! Most powerful force in existence, 1 John 4:16
Luke 7:47 (love degrades/removes sin) 1 John 2:15, 1 John 4:7, 1 John 4:12, 1 John 4:20, 1 John 5:2
How do you love the Lord your God with all your heart?
- What is the heart? Ability to emotionally connect, understand and produce love to others ie. Pour your heart out
- Don’t get sidetracked by the glitter and glam of the world; the greatness of God can’t be seen, it has to be felt
Genesis 6:5-6, Psalms 15:1-3, Psalms 22:26, Psalms 119:11, Matthew 5:8, Matthew 15:8, Matthew 15:18-19, Acts 4:32, Acts 13:22, Romans 2:29, Galatians 4:6, Ephesians 4:18, Colossians 2:2, 1 Thessalonians 3:13, 2 Timothy 2:22, Hebrews 10:16
How do you love the Lord your God with all your soul?
- What is the soul? Gods Breath of human life, or the construct that God created to carry the “heart” (emotional substance
- The soul and the spirit are just mediums through which the emotions flow
Genesis 2:7, Deuteronomy 34:9, Matthew 10:28, 1 Corinthians 15:45, James 1:21, 1 Peter 1:22, Revelation 20:4
How do you love the Lord your God with all your mind?
- What is the mind? A collection, storage and retrieval mechanism (thoughts). Place where seeds are sewn and grown ie. Sights, sounds, smells, taste and touch:
- Souls--> Hearts--> Flesh
1 Chronicles 28:9, Isaiah 26:3, Luke 12:29, Romans 7:25, Romans 8:5-7, Romans 8:27, 2 Corinthians 11:3, 2 Corinthians 13:11, Philippians 2:3, Philippians 4:7, James 4:8
KINGDOM PRINCIPLES
2. See the big picture of Gods value and your placement within
3. Establish the proper flow that pleases God
4. Pull the Information/direction from God
How do you love the Lord your God with all your strength?
- What is the strength? The essence behind will and power emanating from every facet of your body, soul and spirit
Exodus 13:3, Psalm 28:7-8, Isaiah 40:29-31, Nehemiah 8:10, Philippians 4:9-13
- Identify the customer; Remove non-value added; Sprinkle Christ in everything
- Serving God is the business we are in and God is our customer
- If a business does not improve their process from the perspective of the customer then they lose the customers value and capital, customer finds an alternate way to fulfill their purpose. (If we are not pure and holy enough to hear and fulfill His commands being used as a vessel, than He will find someone who is)
- How do we improve the business of serving God?
- Specify Value/Identify Voice of God (What does He want? Dynamic relationship)
- Identify the big picture and value-added portions of God (Person, Position, Placement)
- Create Flow (remove people, items, places from your life)
- Utilize the Pull system (Seek information from God) open and close communication loop
- Perfection (continuous cycle of purity/holy improvement)
- How can you do what He wants without hearing what He says? (Old Testament; 1 Samuel 3:4-10, New Testament; Romans 8:14)
- What does God hate? Proverbs 6:16-19
16 These six things does the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
17 proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
18 heart that devises wicked imaginations, feet that are swift in running to evil,
19 false witness that speaks lies, and he that sows discord among brethren.
One unforgivable sin is blaspheming the Holy Spirit (Mark 3:28-29)
- What does God find favorable? If we keep His commandments. (49 See below)
- NO False Advertisement: Strange fire, being real with God, counterfeit worship/piety or over the top out bursts(mocking the Holy Spirit), don’t copy leaders, Give Him what you say you are going to give Him/don’t shortchange Him
2. (VALUE STREAM) Identify how you fit into the church and all the functions within (P,P,P)
- Person (All interactions are based off of your spiritual gifts and level)
Identify the spiritual gifts you may possess (Ephesians 4:11-13) ie. Apostle, preacher, teacher, prophet, evangelists
Know the correct order to speak and in what order, decency and in order-
Exception is prophecying
How can you render service to others?
How can you influence others with a similar gift to bring them higher or complete the body?
- Position (Identify your position in the body)
What is your respect level and what respect should you render to others- Preachers/teachers are worthy of double honor
Know the Elders (Bishops/Overseers) & Deacons who serve
Serve the Lord with all your strength no matter which position you are in ie, babe, elder,
With all this being said, the chiefest among you will be servants
Jesus is the Head, Children, Servants, Pastors/Preachers/Teachers etc.
- Placement (How is the structure of the service?) does it follow the 5-fold ministry? Should be a “church” experience, not one person sharing all the Word
3. (FLOW) Is the flow of my worship as efficient as possible?
- Your daily interactions and the flow of the spirit in your life
- Identify anything that hinders or prohibits the holiness in your life
- Remove the root causes of doubt, unbelief, worry, anxiety and fear
(Remove People, Items and Places)
- Remove any negative people that hinder flow, stop trying to fit into your past-it will bring you down and will not let you increase
- Remove any items that bring back past life memories, or sinfulness around the house and your office space
- Remove places that bring up past memories or that bring about sin- We are not Jesus, cannot withstand the temptation He could
- Child proofing is not only for children, if it's good enough for them it's good enough for us
4. (PULL) All about going to the source
- Every morning not only give Him your first fruits, but also ask Him what He wants you to accomplish for the day
- Only do what God tells you, being led incorrectly can have consequences
- You can blanket prayer, but it is greatly more effective if you can hit what your shooting at in the spirit
- Close the communication loop with the Lord every night, not just about praising but asking if you were pleasing to His sight
5. (PERFECTION) Ultimate state of living holy
- 4 were perfect in the sight of God; Noah, Job, David and Asa (Genesis 6:9, Job 1:1, 1 Kings 15:3, Chronicles 15:17)
- Die to the flesh daily (Romans 8:13, Galatians 2:20; 5:24)
- Think that this is not possible to achieve or you may become prideful, continuous process of purification
- Constantly add value to your life by doing what is good and right to others, giving when asked and storing up treasures in heaven
49 Commands of Christ
words to live by
Jesus said, “If ye love me, keep my commandments” (John 14:15). Keeping the commands of Jesus begins with recognizing what they are. Following is a collection of 49 of Jesus’ commands. As you read through them, ask God to help you observe these words, apply them, and faithfully follow them throughout your lifetime.
Repent
“From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Matthew 4:17).
Follow Me
“And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men”(Matthew 4:19).
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