The Important of Your Dream

1.  Proverbs 16:26

      A worker’s appetite works for him, For his hunger urges him on.

a.       He knows that if he doesn’t work, he won’t collect his paycheck, and without money he can’t go to the supermarket to buy food. So if he is ever tempted to stop working, his appetite urges him on.

b.      Your appetite to see the will of God fulfilled in your life is what drives you as a man hunger for food.

c.       There is nothing in this world that can be compared to the satisfaction of fulfilling God’s purpose for your life.

d.      Pro 29:18

        Where there is no vision [no redemptive revelation of God], the people perish; but he who keeps the law [of God, which includes that of man]--blessed (happy, fortunate, and enviable) is he.

e.       Your purpose is revealed through you relationship with God.

f.       It’s not a purpose that has to be created, He created it before the foundation of the world, and you have to allow Him to reveal it to you.

g.      God is not a Law breaker, but He will not go against His word.

h.      No matter what law man has put in place, if it is contrary to God’s Word it is not a law to be followed.

i.        That man made law will take you out of your purpose and relationship with God.  Why?  Because He is not in or apart of it.

j.        You can not follow God’s will without knowing His purpose for you.  There will always be an appetite that is not being filled.

k.      Allow God to reveal His plan and purpose for your like.

l.        Romans 18:28

       We are assured and know that [God being a partner in their labor] all things work together and are [fitting into a plan] for good to and for those who love God and are called according to [His] design and purpose.

Settle it

                  1.      Comimit Yourself!  Dream – Vission – Purpose

2.      1 Kings 19:19-21

¹⁹So Elijah left there and found Elisha son of Shaphat, whose plowing was being done with twelve yoke of oxen, and he drove the twelfth. Elijah crossed over to him and cast his mantle upon him.

²⁰He left the oxen and ran after Elijah and said, Let me kiss my father and mother, and then I will follow you. And he [testing Elisha] said, Go on back. What have I done to you? [Settle it for yourself.]

²¹So Elisha went back from him. Then he took a yoke of oxen, slew them, boiled their flesh with the oxen's yoke [as fuel], and gave to the people, and they ate. Then he arose, followed Elijah, and served him.

3.      yoke of oxen; he took two oxen and slew them; then he cooked them with the yoke that was around their neck

4.      symbolizing he was not going back that it is settle, I am going with Elisha.

5.      We as belivers have to stettle it with in our on heart that we are going to believe God’s Word and let it have the finale say so about everything that involves us.

6.      If God said it, that settles it.

7.      Now set back and watch God bring to pass what His Word says.

Possessing Your Promise Land

I.                   God has a Plan &  Purpose for your Life   

1.      Jere. 29:11 

For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome.

2.      Eph. 4:11 

THEREFORE, the prisoner for the Lord, appeal to and beg you to walk (lead a life) worthy of the [divine] calling to which you have been called [with behavior that is a credit to the summons to God's service,

II.                God wants you to know it

1.      Jere.  33:3 

Call to Me and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things, fenced in and hidden, which you do not know (do not distinguish and recognize, have knowledge of and understand).

2.      Col. 1:9-10 

For this reason we also, from the day we heard of it, have not ceased to pray and make [special] request for you, [asking] that you may be filled with the full (deep and clear) knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom [in comprehensive insight into the ways and purposes of God] and in understanding and discernment of spiritual things--¹⁰That you may walk (live and conduct yourselves) in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him and desiring to please Him in all things, bearing fruit in every good work and steadily growing and increasing in and by the knowledge of God [with fuller, deeper, and clearer insight, acquaintance, and recognition].

3.      Is. 30:21

      And your ears will hear a word behind you, saying, This is the way; walk in it, when you turn to the right hand and when you turn to the left.

4.      Eph. 5:15-17

¹⁵Look carefully then how you walk! Live purposefully and worthily and accurately, not as the unwise and witless, but as wise (sensible, intelligent people),

¹⁶Making the very most of the time [buying up each opportunity], because the days are evil.

¹⁷Therefore do not be vague and thoughtless and foolish, but understanding and firmly grasping what the will of the Lord is.

     

III.             Your strongest talents & abilities reveal God’s design for your life

1.      Rom. 12:6-8

      ⁶Having gifts (faculties, talents, qualities) that differ according to the grace given us, let us use them: [He whose gift is] prophecy, [let him prophesy] according to the proportion of his faith;

⁷[He whose gift is] practical service, let him give himself to serving; he who teaches, to his teaching;

⁸He who exhorts (encourages), to his exhortation; he who contributes, let him do it in simplicity and liberality; he who gives aid and superintends, with zeal and singleness of mind; he who does acts of mercy, with genuine cheerfulness and joyful eagerness.

2.      Ex.  31:1-5

      ¹AND THE Lord said to Moses,

²See, I have called by name Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.

³And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom and ability, in understanding and intelligence, and in knowledge, and in all kinds of craftsmanship,

⁴To devise skillful works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in bronze,

⁵And in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all kinds of craftsmanship.

3.      Eph. 2:10

¹⁰For we are God's [own] handiwork (His workmanship), recreated in Christ Jesus, [born anew] that we may do those good works which God predestined (planned beforehand) for us [taking paths which He prepared ahead of time], that we should walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us to live].

4.      Ps. 20:4

⁴May He grant you according to your heart's desire and fulfill all your   plans.

LIVING IN THE FAVOR GOD

I.                   Royal favor

1.      Proverbs 16:15  In the light of the king's countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.

A.    Life in the Old Testament that a natural king could give was only physical life. They couldn’t receive nor give Zoe life.

B.     John 10:10  (amp) 

     The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows).

C.    Life meaning Zoe; of the absolute fulness of life, both essential and ethical, which belongs to God, and through him both to the hypostatic "logos" and to Christ in whom the "logos" put on human nature

D.    Reap or Harvest – gather, collect, bring in, pick

2.      NOTE.—In Palestine the early rains prepare the soil for the seed sowing, and the latter rains ripen the grain for the harvest. So the early outpouring of the Spirit prepared the world for the extensive sowing of the gospel seed, and the final outpouring will come to ripen the golden grain for the harvest of the earth, which Christ says is "the end of the world."

3.      In the light of the king’s countenance is life.

As the king’s anger and the darkening of his countenance are death (verse 14), so, when his look is cheerful and bright, it sheds joy and life around, as the rain refreshes the parched ground.

4.      His favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.

The former rain in Palestine falls about the end of October or the beginning of November, when the seed is sown; the latter rain comes in March or April, and is absolutely necessary for the due swelling and ripening of the grain. It is accompanied, of course) with cloud, which tempers the heat, while it brings fertility and vigor. To this the king’s favour is well compared

A.    favour- pleasure, delight, goodwill, acceptance

B.     How would you like to just reap pleasure, delight, favour, goodwill and acceptance?

C.    Psa 16:11 

      in thy presence [is] fulness of joy; at thy right hand [there are] pleasures for    evermore.

D.  As believers our main focus is to stay in the light. To truly enjoy life, you must stay in the light.  God has everything we need, there is no need for us to lean to or rely upon the world’s way of doing things.  God has made away for each one of us, but it is going to take us being obedient to His word.  Let’s commit to live a life in the favour of God, Amen.

BELIEVE THAT YOU RECEIVE

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For this reason I am telling you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe (trust and be confident) that it is granted to you, and you will [get it].

1. Every born again believer must believe before he receive from God. Not doubting or hoping you hit the lottery.  But asking in faith trusting God at His word that He will do exactly what His word says. So when we as believers come to God it must be in faith.

1. Hebrews 11:6                                                                                                                  But without faith it is impossible to please and be satisfactory to Him.
2. James 1:6                                                                                                                                                                             Only it must be in faith that he asks with no wavering (no hesitating, no doubting). For the one who wavers (hesitates, doubts) is like the billowing surge out at sea that is blown hither and thither and tossed by the wind.

2. Faith has to be in your heart and mouth. To many believers think they can say one thing and believe something else.  Your words are in agreement with God or His (our) enemy at all times. (Mat 18:19 That if two of you shall agree). Agreement is powerful. So your heart and mouth has to say the same thing to see Gods promises come to pass in your life.  To be born again your heart and mouth (confession) had to be in agreement.

1. Romans 10:8- 10 But what does it say? The Word (God's message in Christ) is near you, on your lips and in your heart; that is, the Word (the message, the basis and object) of faith which we preach,⁹Because if you acknowledge and confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and in your heart believe (adhere to, trust in, and rely on the truth) that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. ¹⁰For with the heart a person believes (adheres to, trusts in, and relies on Christ) and so is justified (declared righteous, acceptable to God), and with the mouth he confesses (declares openly and speaks out freely his faith) and confirms [his] salvation.
2. This is the foundation of receiving from God.  Everything else is built on this foundation that was laid.

3. But didn’t Jesus pray if thou be willing, as if He didn’t know God’s will?                              

            Luke 22:42

      "Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done."

1. Jesus knew it was the Father's will for Him to be made an offering for the sins of the world. He had prophesied His death and resurrection many times before. However He being human and aware of the suffering He would soon go through, Jesus was requesting God to accomplish His will some other way, but at the same time affirming His commitment to do His Father's will and not His own.
   
   He was not at a loss to know God's will and therefore, left this time of prayer trusting that whatever the Father deemed best for Him would happen.
   
   He knew when He began praying what the Father's will was and He knew at the close of His prayer, that God's will could not be accomplished any other way.

2. John 6:39 [AMP]                                                                                                            And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. 

James 1:5 [NKJV]
⁵ If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

     Eph. 5:17 [NKJV]
¹⁷ Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.                                                                                                            

THREE TRAITS OF A SPIRIT-FILLED PERSON

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I.                   Ephesians 5:19

1.  Now, note the three traits of a Spirit-filled person.

1.  A Spirit-filled person has a singing spirit. This is in contrast to the drunken person. The mention of singing is the picture of joy and happiness. The worldly person often seeks joy and happiness in drink and partying. This is not to be the case with the true believer. He is to seek his joy and happiness by being filled with the Spirit of God and by singing to himself. Note a crucial point: singing to oneself helps a person to experience the fulness of the Spirit. What do we sing? God tells us:

Þ  Psalms: the psalms of the Old Testament. We need to learn them—yes, by memory—so that we can sing them. Think how victoriously we could walk through life if we knew the Psalms.

Þ  Hymns: the great hymns of the church. Again we must learn them.

Þ  Spiritual Songs: F.F. Bruce suggests that these may refer to songs being made up by the person as he walks along singing praise to the Lord throughout the day (The Epistle to the Ephesians, p.111). We have all experienced walking along making melody in our hearts to the Lord; therefore, his suggestion makes sense.

Þ  It is certainly a good practice. 

"What is it then? I will pray with the Spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also" (1 Cor. 14:15).

"Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob" (Psalm 81:1).

2.  A Spirit-filled person has a thankful spirit. Note the words "always" and "for all things." Our lives are in God's hands. He guides and directs us through all things. Therefore, we can thank Him for all things—no matter what the things are. He controls all. Giving thanks as we walk along throughout the day—always giving thanks—helps us to experience the fulness of God's Spirit.

"Be careful [anxious] for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God" (Phil. 4:6)."

And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him" (Col. 3:17).

3.  A Spirit-filled person has a submissive and respectful spirit. A Spirit-filled person does not have a spirit of criticism, dissension, envy, divisiveness, or selfishness. He has a spirit of submissiveness. The same is true of churches: a Spirit-filled church has a body of people who are submissive—going out of their way to minister and serve each other. There is no dissension or divisiveness, no envy or selfishness among its people. In the fear of God, they submit to each other before they break the fulness of God's Spirit.

"Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven" (Matthew 18:4).

"For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith"

(Romans 12:3).

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Path of the Just (Faith)

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I.                   Proverbs 4:18 (KJV)
But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day

1.      path of the just is as the shining light

A.    Just as the Good Sheppard goes before us, we should be leading others to follow Christ.  Our life style should be light into other peoples lives.
      The words that we speak shoud bring life, hope, joy and peace.

       Job 41:32

       He maketh a path to shine after him;

B.     The path we walk on should be a path of victories and not defeats. We understand and know that as believers we are not exempt from attacks of the enemy, but we do know that no weapon that is formed against us shall prosperous (Isa 54:17). 

C.     It doesn’t matter how long your life has been in this condition or how deep you are in it, God has a path that can bring you out and the enemy can not stop or hinder it.

      Isa 43:16 

      Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the    mighty waters;

D.    We have to believe and receive this word right in the mist of what we are going through.  God is a faithful God.

       Psa 16:11

      Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence [is] fulness of joy; at thy right hand [there are] pleasures for evermore.

E.     The Word is the key.  Do not let anything keep you or stop you from studying the Word of God.  Let God’s Word have the final say so and watch God flood your heart and mind with peace in the mist of trials.

Remember this is that peace that transcends all our natural understanding, it has be believed and received by faith, then comes the manifestation.

James 2:26

For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

      Isa 26:3 

      Thou wilt keep [him] in perfect peace, [whose] mind [is] stayed [on thee]: because he trusteth in thee.

F.    The bible says; where there is confusion there is every evil work.

Jam 3:16
For where envying and strife [is], there [is] confusion and every evil work.

1Cr 14:33

       For God is not [the author] of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.

       It doesn't matter where you are in Christ, His peace is there with you right now. Don't you sense His peace conforting you and giving you hope in the mist of a not so good situation.

Before we can receive instructions there has to be peace within us.

Now that peace is here I can listen to the Lord teach and instruct me in the way to go.  Why???

Isa 9:6

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

God will make it so plain you will have to pay somebody to miss it.

Psa 27:11 

Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.


Plain meaning simple, clear, basic and odvious.

God is not worried about your enemies, neither should you.  They are only pieces that God is using so His will can be perfected in your life.

G.    Psa 119:105 

      Thy word [is] a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

The Word of God has everything in it that you and I need to live  a victorious life. Follow the word and live a long and prosperous life. Said the Lord.

       In Jesus Name.