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Kingdom Culture of Serving

Kingdom Culture of Serving “You will lead by a completely different model. The greatest one among you will live as the one who is called to serve others.” Matthew 20:26 In the kingdom of God, serving is our culture. It starts with our king, Jesus. In Matthew 20:28, our King said, “Even the Son of Man did not come expecting to be served, but to serve and give His life...

Kingdom Culture of Surrender

Kingdom Culture of Surrender “Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.” Philippians 2:3-4 Watch the news, and see stories of war, politics, and economic conflicts. I see the struggle for power over land, agendas, and resources. We...

Kingdom Culture of Supernatural Endowment

Kingdom Culture of Supernatural Endowment “… we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ….” Romans 8:16-17 God is always challenging us to operate by His kingdom culture. We live in this world, but we are not of this world. We used to be in the world system, but now, as Christians, we have become part of a new system, a new...

Kingdom Culture of Spiritual Insight

Kingdom Culture of Spiritual Insight “For we live by faith, not by sight.” 2 Corinthians 5:7 Iin the world system, people operate ONLY by their natural knowledge and experience. They function by their senses – what they can hear, see, feel, taste, and touch; but they lack in their understanding of true spiritual insight. Some will know that sense of intuition, and some even go to the lengths of witchcraft;...

Kingdom Culture of Support

Kingdom Culture of Support “My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.” I John 3:18 God’s kingdom is a kingdom where we support one another. Because we know He loves us, we know He supports us. Even if we fail, when we repent, our Father is on our side, supporting us, healing us, and restoring us. He will never leave...

Kingdom Culture of Strength

Kingdom Culture of Strength “Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him. And a threefold cord is not quickly broken.” Ecclesiastes 4:12 There are many strengths that we receive in Christ’s kingdom, but the one I am addressing today is the power of unity. If you were to look at a world map, you would quickly see the lines that have been drawn as boundaries for territories...

Kingdom Culture of Supply

Kingdom Culture of Supply “Now at this time your abundance may supply their lack, that their abundance also may supply your lack—that there may be equality.” 2 Corinthians 8:14 The desire for control came from pride, the desire to be self-sufficient, without need of God. To come back to God, because Jesus paid the price, we must give Jesus the control, the lordship, of our lives. We have life when...

God is Life and Gives Life

God is Life and He Gives Life “The Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself.” John 5:26 How does one describe life? What is living? Life is the essence of our existence. Life is our vitality, our breath, that which causes us to be alive. Life isn’t something we created, but rather, we are a creation, a spiritual creation with...

Blessings Available in the Life of God

Blessings Available in the Life of God “You make known to me the path of life; in Your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.” Ps. 16:11 In this series on the “zoe” life of God, I want to bring out the blessings available in the life of God. These blessings tangible in God’s presence, so in our personal time with God, as well...

Resurrection Power Follows Death to Self

Resurrection Power Follows Death to Self “And this, so that I may know Him [experientially, becoming more thoroughly acquainted with Him, understanding the remarkable wonders of His Person more completely] and [in that same way experience] the power of His resurrection [which overflows and is active in believers], and [that I may share] the fellowship of His sufferings, by being continually conformed [inwardly into His likeness even] to His death...

Breath of God

Breath of God “The Spirit of God has made me, And the breath of the Almighty gives me life.” Job 33:4 We want to receive the life of God and the benefits of the life of God. The “zoe” life of God is our salvation and our strength. It is what makes us complete in spirit and what restores us to completion in our flesh. We need God, who is...

Better and Better Life

Better and Better Life “A thief is only there to steal and kill and destroy. I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of.” John 10:10 MSG When we talk about the life God offers, it’s more than just what we do between the time we are born and the time we die. It’s a different way of living –...

Death and Life in our Words

Life and Death in our Words “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it and indulge it will eat its fruit and bear the consequences of their words.” Proverbs 18:21 AMP When seeking to receive from the life of God, we should learn the power of our words and that words have consequences. Our words have power: Proverbs 18:21 shows us the tongue...

God is Just

God is Just “He is the Rock; his deeds are perfect. Everything he does is just and fair. He is a faithful God who does no wrong; how just and upright he is! Deuteronomy 32:4 NLT God is just. To be just is to do the right and fair thing, without partiality. God is the definition of what is considered right, and anything outside of Him is outside of the...

God is Merciful

God is Merciful “To demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.” Romans 3:26 Because we have all sinned (Romans 3:23), none of us could ever earn or deserve the righteousness of God. Justice, what is deserving, is for mankind to spend eternity in hell fire and brimstone. God is just, but He is also...