Romans 13;11-12,14 – “make no provision” – “change your focus!”
Repent – Gk. metanoia – to change your mind as a clear strategy for enlightenment.
2 Corinthians 2:14-16
John 16:12
Yielding >>> Merging
Habakkuk 3:3-4
John 16:12-15
Romans 16:20 – God of Peace crushes satan
1 John 3:8 – The “Presence of His Person” will destroy all the works of the enemy
To Disperse the Kingdom’s reality requires:
A conscious awareness of the Spirit’s Presence
An awareness of the commission to actually do it
Passion for and commitment to an ongoing communion with God
Nothing of the Kingdom can happen on the Earth until it is first declared!
Declaration:
“God, please awaken ALL of my being to Your abiding Presence. I declare my desire for it to be so.”
Judges 6:28-34 – Gideon
Vs 34 – “But the Spirit of the Lord came upon Gideon; then he blew the trumpet and the Abiezites gathered behind him.”
(AMP) – “But the Spirit of the Lord clothed Gideon with Himself and took possession of him. He blew the trumpet and the clan of Abizer was gathered to him.”
Abiezer – “Father of Helps”
Trumpet – Call to WAR!
Clan of the “Father of Helps” >>>> Legions of angels to help in the fight???????
We want to hear His heartbeat and become part of what He is doing. We want to persist in His nature and rise above our circumstances to become Overcomers.
To be awakened to a heightened awareness of His life unfolding within us.
Revelation 1:6
Revelation 1-4
COME UP HERE
Ezekiel 36:26-27
1 John 1:3
John 15:4
John 15:5
2 Corinthians 5:17
Colossians 3:2-3
When we set our hearts toward God, He sets His heart toward us.
John 15:9-11
John 17:20-23
Be a part of the symphonic orchestration of God’s plan as He unfolds to you your part in His kingdom and reveals His heart of love for you.
Holy Fire is His love for you in the eyes of Jesus.
Independent – free from outside control, not depending on another’s authority, self-governing, not influenced or affected by others, impartial, capable of thinking or acting for oneself, not connected with each other, separate, not depending on something or someone else for strength or effectiveness, freestanding
Norm Wakefield – definition of a real man is one who is DEPENDENT on God.
Interdependent – (of two or more people), dependent on each other
Dependent – requiring someone or something for financial, emotional, or other support. Unable to do without.
John 8:25-30 Hearing the Father
John 5:19-20 Seeing the Father
Isaiah 55:3, 8-9
Incline – to lean or a bend in a particular direction
Can You Hear It? by William Lach
(Art: Avenue du Bois, Kees van Dongen, Dutch, 1877-1968, Oil on canvas; Music: An American in Paris (excerpt), George Gershwin, American, 1898-1937 {Music played on recording})
Can you hear the passing cars, honking as they rush through crowded city streets? French horns and actual car horns make these noises.
Now…can you hear horses, clomping in and around traffic, played by the woodblock? people, rushing by on the sidewalk, played by the xylophone?
(Art: My Little White Kitties into Mischief, published by Currier and Ives, American, active 1852-1907; Hand-colored lithograph. Music: Comic Duet for Two Cats, attributed to Gioachino Rossini, Italian, 1792-1868. {Music played on recording})
Can you hear one cat meowing when it sees the spilled milk? A female opera singer known as a mezzo-soprano sings the first cat.
Now….can you hear a second cat joining in with the first, sung by a soprano opera singer (slightly higher than the first)?
the cats hissing when they get too close, also sung by the opera singers
the cats purring when their bellies are full, again sung by the opera singers?
Jesus – interdependent – How Jesus, the man, came to know who He was and His purpose
(Mary, Joseph, Elizabeth, wise men, Herod, Shepherds, Anna, Simon, John the Baptist, Holy Spirit)
Luke 1:26-45
Matthew 1:18-24
Matthew 2
Matthew 3;13-17
John 1:32-33
Luke 4:1-4, 14-22
Jesus moved in power out of the secret place with his Father.
Luke 5:12-15 – often withdrew and prayed
Mark 1:35-37 – Arose early to a solitary place to pray
Matthew 14:23 – Sent the multitudes away and was alone by Himself to pray
“Any athlete who expects to excel in sports without adequate preparation is no more ridiculous than a Christian who hopes to act in a Christlike manner when a test comes up but hasn’t yet exercised Godly living.” – P.R.
“It was out of His private preparation that Jesus performed His public service.” – P.R.
Scott Peck – “The Road Less Traveled”
“The Sermon on the Mount is not a set of principles to be obeyed but a statement of the life we will live when the Holy Spirit is getting His way with us.” – Oswald Chambers
