KINGDOM LEADERSHIP
February 6, 2011
MF
Blume
Genesis
1:26 KJV And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our
likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over
the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and
over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
Genesis 1:28 KJV And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be
fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and
have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air,
and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
Genesis is about GOD EXTENDING HIS HEAVENLY KINGDOM INTO THE EARTH.
- Heaven
is the UNSEEN REALM.
- Earth
and the physical universe is the visible realm.
- God
would rule from the unseen realm into the seen realm.
- God
is King, but He is not looking for SUBJECTS.
- His
KINGDOM is over SONS.
- We’re
a family.
- His
family.
- God
rules the UNSEEN, and OWNS THE SEEN REALM.
- He is
King.
- King
is STANDARD SETTER.
- JUDGE.
- A
king rules his domain.
- KINGDOM
– KING and DOM.
- DOM
is the jurisdiction – domain.
Man was made in God’s image and gave man DOMINION.
- We
are not created for going to heaven, nor primarily for worship.
- We
are created to have dominion on the earth.
- To
dominate the real estate called EARTH.
- Rule
this world for God.
- Be in
charge of this territory.
That is the reason people cannot stand being dominated.
- It
goes completely against everything inside us because we were created to
dominate and not be dominated.
- But
people are now dominated by plants and their own sex organs!
- Wine
dominates people.
- Tobacco
dominates them.
- Drugs
from plants.
People go to work for money, and break their backs to do so, but church
is a second rate issue.
- This
shows how much money has power over us.
- The
true Christian does not let money rule them.
- THEY
PUT MONEY UNDER THEIR FEET!
Acts 4:33-35 KJV And with great power gave the apostles witness
of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them
all. (34) Neither was there any among them that lacked: for
as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought
the prices of the things that were sold, (35) And laid them
down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man
according as he had need.
Notice that money was laid at THEIR FEET!
- This
indicates WE ARE OVER IT and it is not over us!
Genesis 1:28 KJV And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be
fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and
have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air,
and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
Matthew 6:9 KJV After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father
which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
But we must be careful to realize we have RULERSHIP not OWNERSHIP.
- God
is still responsible for this earth, not us.
- He
only gave us rulership over it.
- We
have a lease agreement from God.
The same principle is shown here:
Matthew 21:33 KJV Hear another parable: There was a certain
householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and
digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to
husbandmen, and went into a far country:
Matthew 21:43 KJV Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God
shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the
fruits thereof.
Earth is God’s and He leased it to have it returned to Him.
- We
would present it back to him to show how we ruled it.
We cannot stand being dominated.
- Even
our bodies become sick and ill when we are pressured.
- We’re
hard wired for DOMINION!
Psalms 115:14-16 KJV The LORD shall increase you more and more,
you and your children. (15) Ye are blessed of the LORD
which made heaven and earth. (16) The heaven, even the
heavens, are the LORD'S: but the earth hath he given to the children of
men.
We are meant to be blessed by God, who made heaven and earth.
- The
invisible belongs to God but He gave us the earth.
- Heaven
is not ours.
- EARTH
is our territory.
God actually made sure we would never stay in Heaven.
- If we
died we would go to heaven.
- But
He ensured we would never stay there.
- That
is why there is going to be a resurrection.
- HEAVEN
is the INVISIBLE REALM.
- It is
NOT SEEN.
- BODIES
are not made for HEAVEN.
- God
is a SPIRIT.
- A
spirit does not have flesh and bones.
- If we
go to heaven, arrangements have been made for us to RETURN by the
RESURRECTION.
- We
get our bodies back, and they are made immortal.
Jesus immortal body had the ability to appear and vanish.
GOD GAVE US AUTHORITY HERE.
- Notice
how Jesus said these words:
Matthew 16:19 KJV And I will give unto thee the keys of the
kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be
bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be
loosed in heaven.
Notice where we bind and loose.
- We
can only bind and loose on earth.
- GOD
BINDS AND LOOSES IN HEAVEN.
- Heaven
cannot work in earth until we work in earth.
- That
is why we pray.
- Notice
the words, “THY WILL BE DONE IN EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN.”
- Prayer
is to get heaven influencing the earth.
- THY
KINGDOM COME.
- Extend
into this physical world.
There is an earth arrangement.
- We
give Him permission in earth BY PRAYER.
- God
gave us this earth and we can either abuse that privilege and throw the
world into a mess, WHICH WE DID, or invite God to move here.
- HE
NEEDS US TO INVITE HIM.
- Prayer
is useless unless we understand what it is for.
- Some
think it is just for us to get needs met.
- We
have to always pray or else nothing happens.
- God
set the system up this way, so we must keep praying so that he can keep
operating in the earth.
PRAYER IS BUSINESS.
- It is
not getting a feeling.
- You
get your resources from heaven through prayer so that GOD CAN WORK and
impact earth.
- JESUS
KNEW ALL OF THIS.
- THIS
IS WHAT KINGDOM IS ALL ABOUT.
We did not fall from Heaven as though we have to return to heaven.
- WE
FELL FROM DOMINION ON EARTH.
- Go
back to the beginning and find out what God planned for mankind, and
think of what man would do if he never sinned.
- He’d
never die and go to heaven, for sure!
- He
would forever have dominion in the earth.
- We
fell from our responsibility to govern the earth.
WE MUST LEARN TO THINK LIKE LEADERS, and not dominated people.
- Satan
made Eve doubt herself and become INTIMIDATED by saying she would be
like God when she already was.
- OUR
WHOLE MENTALITY MAKES THE DIFFERENCE.
KNOW who we are and do not doubt ourselves.
Only God can rule over us.
- But
we are LIKE GOD.
- We
need to get delivered from our countries and our positions as subjects
in this earth, and realize that first above all else we are SONS OF GOD.
- And
our country is blessed to have SONS OF GOD IN IT TO BLESS IT.
People are dominated by their bodies and sexuality.
- Nobody
would be gay if they realized they were KINGS!
- Men
and women would not be running from one sex partner to the next!
Adam lost a KINGDOM ON EARTH.
- He
made all men slaves to satan and we all became slaves and subjects.
- God
lost two things – SONS and a KINGDOM ON EARTH.
The prodigal son returned home and wanted to be a servant.
- But
the FATHER wants us to be SONS!
- Jesus
Christ is our SAVIOUR by circumstance, but He is our ELDER BROTHER BY
GENEALOGY!
- The
prodigal wanted to be less than part of the family.
- He
came from an environment where he could not see himself as a son.
Romans 12:2 Complete Apostles' Bible (2) And do not fashion
yourselves after this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your
mind, that you may prove what is that good and well pleasing and
perfect will of God.
SAVED PEOPLE HAVE A MENTAL PROBLEM.
- We
are saved but are mentally damaged.
- Paul
literally begged them to put their bodies under management.
Romans 12:1 CEV Dear friends, God is good. So I beg you to offer
your bodies to him as a living sacrifice, pure and pleasing. That's the
most sensible way to serve God.
Cut off sinful relationships.
- Stop
fornicating or God cannot use you.
- Fix
it.
- Then
do not think like the world, but renew your mind!
- THINK
AS KINGS.
- It’s
about leadership.
- TAKE
CONTROL AGAIN.
- THINK
LIKE A LEADER.
Matthew 16:27 CEV The Son of Man will soon come in the glory of
his Father and with his angels to reward all people for what they have
done.
GLORY means HEAVY WEIGHT in the HEBREW – KAW-BODE’
- His
FULL WEIGHT was not on the cross.
- HIS
FULL WEIGHT WAS KINGDOM.
- ON
THE THRONE.
- His
full weight was not on the cross but on the throne to which the cross
prepared Him.
Recall in Matt 25 that he separates AS SHEEP FROM GOATS.
- He
does not say the people are sheep or goats.
- He
divides them AS DIVIDING SHEEP AND GOATS.
Matthew 25:31-32 KJV When the Son of man shall come in his glory,
and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of
his glory: (32) And before him shall be gathered all
nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd
divideth his sheep from the goats:
The manner in which he separates them is the way shepherds separate
sheep from goats.
Sheep and goats are mingled in the fields.
- But
when the shepherd takes them back to the stables, he stands before them
all and makes a sound.
- The
sheep follow the sound, but the goat’s do not.
- Jesus
is KING and makes a sound.
- A
VOICE.
- When
those go to the right as sheep following the VOICE, he tells them to
take their inheritance.
- That
inheritance is the KINGDOM PREPARED BEFORE THE WORLD.
Matthew 25:34 Complete Apostles' Bible (34) Then the King
will say to those on His right hand, 'Come, you blessed of My Father,
inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
The ones who hear and follow HIS VOICE inherit the KINGDOM!
Let us renew our minds and THINK LEADERSHIP!