UNLOCKING YOUR POTENTIAL
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· 1,346 viewsThere are keys to unlocking the kingdom of heaven in your life. Obedience is key.
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IM GOING TO GIVE YOU 7 KEYS IN A LITTLE WHILE THAT WILL HELP YOU TO UNLOCK THE DESTINY THAT GOD HAS FOR YOU....HOWEVER
THERE IS ONE KEY THAT HAS TO BE USED FIRST
THE KEY OF OBEDIENCE.
IF YOU DON’T GET ANYTHING ELSE TODAY....
TAKE THIS.....OBEDIENCE TO GODS WORD....
YOU SEE BECAUSE I CAN GIVE YOU KEYS TO EVERY DOOR ON THE INSIDE OF THIS BUILDING BUT
- IF YOU DON’T HAVE THE KEY FOR THE FRONT DOOR.....
- OH COME ON SOMEBODY
OBEDIENCE IS THE KEY TO THE FRONT DOOR OF HEAVENS GATES.
....OPEN IN PRAYER....
HAVE YOU EVER FELT LIKE YOU SIMPLY DID NOT HAVE ACCESS TO GO WHERE GOD HAS CALLED YOU TO GO?
HAVE YOU EVER FELT LIKE YOU WERE LACKING THE AUTHORITY NEEDED TO GET THERE?
I WAS THINKING ABOUT FLAT TIRES THE OTHER DAY.
YOU EVER GO OUT TO LEAVE FROM SOMEWHERE AND NOTICE YOU HAVE A FLAT TIRE?
YOU CAN DRIVE A 500K DOLLAR ROLLS ROYCE
BUT IF ONE TIRE IS FLAT, YOU CAN'T DRIVE IT
AS CHRISTIANS, WE ARE GETTING A LOT OF THINGS RIGHT BUT...
IT CAN BE THAT ONE OR TWO THINGS YOUR GETTING WRONG
THAT KEEPS THE WHOLE CAR FROM RUNNING.
NO MATTER WHAT THE CARS POTENTIAL IS....YOU CAN HAVE A FERRARI...
BUT IF THE TIRE IS FLAT
THE FERRARI CAN NOT SERVE IT'S PURPOSE
YOU REMAIN "POTENTIAL UNDER RESTRAINT"
CURSES IN YOUR LIFE ARE RESTRAINERS.
THEY’RE NOT....LIGHTNING FROM HEAVEN
THAT'S HOLLYWOOD
UNDERSTAND THIS.
IN GOD'S WORD, THERE ARE LAWS
IM NOT TALKING ABOUT A MORAL CODE TO FOLLOW IN ORDER THAT YOU MAY STAY IN GOD'S GRACE
I AM TALKING ABOUT BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES...
I AM TALKING ABOUT KEYS....
THOSE KEYS CAN UNLOCK THE HEAVENS OR
IF YOU IGNORE THEM,
THEY WILL CLOSE UP THE HEAVENS
WHATEVER YOU BIND ON EARTH WILL BE BOUND IN HEAVEN
WHATEVER YOU LOOSE ON EARTH WILL BE LOOSED IN HEAVEN
LET'S READ IT.....
13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”
14 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
15 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”
16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
17 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. 18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”
I BELIEVE THAT IN ORDER FOR JESUS TO RELEASE THIS AUTHORITY TO THEM
THEY HAD TO UNDERSTAND WHO HE REALLY WAS.
THE WORD “KEYS” IN GREEK IS KLEIS
IT MEANS POWER AND AUTHORITY
WHEN YOU UNDERSTAND MEANING, SCRIPTURES LIKE ISAIAH 22:22 MAKES MORE SENSE
ISAIAH 22:22
“I will place on his shoulder the key (POWER & AUTHORITY) to the house of David; what he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open.”
GOD WANTS US TO UNDERSTAND THAT
(AS A SON OR DAUGHTER OF THE MOST HIGH)
HE HAS GIVEN US KEYS!
WE ALSO NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT
WITHOUT HIS AUTHORITY,
YOU WILL NEVER BE GRANTED ACCESS IN TO PLACES THAT HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN CLOSED TO YOU.
DID YOU CATCH THAT???
THE AUTHORITY AND POWER OR “KEYS” THAT WE HAVE AS CHRISTIANS
IS REALLY GOD’S AUTHORITY GIVEN TO US BY HIM.
IT’S NOT YOU,
IT’S HIM.....
WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT
TAKE TITHES & OFFERING FOR EXAMPLE.....
WHEN YOU GIVE,
YOU RECEIVE BLESSINGS THROUGH YOUR GIVING
IT’S NOT YOUR MONEY THAT BRINGS THE BLESSING
IT’S YOUR OBEDIENCE THAT RELEASE THE BLESSING
WE RECEIVE THE KEYS THE SAME WAY.....
WHEN WE ARE OBEDIENT TO HIS WORD
GOD GRANTS US ACCESS TO HIS POWER & AUTHORITY TO BIND AND LOOSE ON EARTH
THE FACT IS....
IF YOU OPEN HEAVEN UP IN YOUR LIFE
IT'S GOING TO BE UP TO YOU.....NOT GOD
HE SAID...
I GIVE YOU THE KEYS TO THE KINGDOM
IN OTHER WORDS THE BALL IS IN YOUR COURT
WHETHER OR NOT YOU OPEN UP HEAVEN....
IS BASED ON YOUR OBEDIENCE TO HIS WORD.
THERE IS NOTHING MORE FRUSTRATING THAN...
NEEDING TO GET INTO A DOOR, AND IT BEING LOCKED WITH THE KEYS NOWHERE TO BE FOUND...
(I LOST THE KEYS TO THE CAR IN SANTA CRUZ AFTER A LONG DAY)
THERE IS NOTHING MORE SPIRITUALLY FRUSTRATING THAN NOT HAVING THE KEYS OR THE POWER & AUTHORITY TO CERTAIN DOORS IN YOUR LIFE
GOD HAS KEYS FOR HIS BRIDE TO GO PLACES THAT THEY NEVER IMAGINED
YOU NEED TO REALIZE THAT YOU BELONG TO GOD’S FAMILY
1 See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
GODS WANT TO GIVE US THE AUTHORITY INTENDED FOR US
WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHO WE ARE
STOP BEING SPIRITUALLY LETHARGIC
AND WAKE UP
GOD WANTS TO GIVE US THE KEYS TO HIS KINGDOM
JESUS SAID......
I HAVE COME THAT YOU MAY HAVE LIFE AND HAVE IT ABUNDANTLY
OH COME ON SOMEBODY
.....YOU ARE A CHILD OF THE LIVING GOD
6 being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
OH MY LORD......
THIS IS YOUR MOMENT TO TAKE BACK WHAT THE ENEMY HAS STOLE FROM YOU
THE SCRIPTURE SAID
“BE CONFIDENT”
KNOW WHO YOUR ARE.
7 KEYS TO THE DOOR OF AUTHORITY
KEY #1 .........REPENTANCE
CRY OUT TO GOD AND ASK HIM TO FORGIVE AND CLEANSE YOU FROM ALL UNRIGHTEOUSNESS.
THE BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST HAS GIVEN YOU ACCESS TO THE VERY HEART OF GOD
KEY #2..........DEVELOP A PRAYER LIFE!
14 This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. 15 And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.
WHEN YOU PRAY YOU LEARN THE HEART OF GOD!
- GOD IS WAITING ON YOU
- TO TELL HIM WHAT YOU NEED
6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
KEY #3.......LIVE IN HIS PRESENCE!
EVERY DAY SEEK OUT THE SECRET PLACE
GOD IS WAITING ON YOU FOR SECRET ENCOUNTERS
11 You make known to me the path of life;
you will fill me with joy in your presence,
with eternal pleasures at your right hand.
HERE IS THE KEY THAT IVE FOUND
THE WAY WE POSITION OURSELVES
IMPACTS THE VOLUME OF GOD’S VOICE.
(MY WIFE TALKING TRIES TO TALK TO ME AT THE BASKETBALL GAME)
THE SURROUNDINGS WE CHOOSE TO BE IN...
EITHER POSITION US CLOSER TO GOD
OR FURTHER FROM HIM
WHEN GOD CALLS US DEEPER IN HIM,
WE MUST PUT AWAY ALL DISTRACTION
AND ALLOW OUR FAITH LEVEL TO RISE..
KEY #4..............STUDY HIS WORD
GOD’S WORD IS A MAP FOR OUR LIFE!
105 Your word is a lamp for my feet,
a light on my path.
12 For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
GODS WORD IS POWERFUL AND VITAL TO OUR LIVES.
KEY #5............GROW IN FAITH
WE NEED TO REALIZE THAT NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH GOD!
JESUS PROMISED IN ......
23 “Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. 24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
KEY #6...............WALK IN BOLDNESS
YOUR BOLDNESS DETERMINES THE PATH GOD LEADS YOU ON!
19 I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.
SNAKES AND SCORPIONS IN THE BIBLE REPRESENT...
EVIL, SPIRITUAL DARKNESS AND DEMONIC OPPRESSION
GOD GIVES US THE POWER OVER ALL OF THIS.
NONE OF IT WILL HARM YOU AS A CHILD OF GOD
IT SAYS HOWEVER...
MAKE SURE YOU DON'T REJOICE THAT THE SPIRITS SUBMIT TO YOU
IN OTHER WORDS.....
DON'T FORGET WHERE THE POWER AND AUTHORITY COMES FROM.
STAY HUMBLE....HUMILITY IS ALSO A KEY
17 The highway of the upright avoids evil;
those who guard their ways preserve their lives.
18 Pride goes before destruction,
a haughty spirit before a fall.
19 Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed
than to share plunder with the proud.
20 Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers,
and blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord.
WALK BOLDLY WITH HUMILITY (THAT'S HARD SOMETIMES)
INTO YOUR SITUATIONS AND EXERCISE THE KEYS OVER THE ENEMY.
.........................WORSHIP TEAM COME...........................
KEY #7...........BE A GIVER
GIVING OPENS DOORS THAT YOU COULD HAVE NEVER IMAGINED WOULD OPEN FOR YOU!
16 A gift opens the way
and ushers the giver into the presence of the great.
WHEN YOU INVEST IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD.....
WHEN YOU DO
EVERYTHING ELSE WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU
SAY PROVISION.......
33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
YOU CAN PRAY AND YOU SHOULD....BUT
PRAYER IS NOT THE KEY TO PROVISION
YOU CAN FAST......AND WE WILL...BUT
FASTING IS NOT THE KEY TO PROVISION
TO EVERY THING THAT HEAVEN PROMISES
THERE IS A KEY IN THE EARTH THAT UNLOCKS IT
THERE ARE KEYS TO PEACE
KEYS TO JOY
DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIVE
WITH DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY?
THE BIBLE IN GALATIANS 5 TELLS US...
THE HOLY SPIRIT.....
OH COME ON SOMEBODY
I SAID...
THE HOLY SPIRIT IS THE KEYS TO YOUR JOY AND YOUR PEACE
IF YOU WILL LET THE HOLY SPIRIT INTO YOUR LIFE
THEN THE JOY AND THE PEACE THAT COMES WITH HIM
WILL BEGIN TO DRIVE OUT THE FEAR
DRIVE OUT DEPRESSION
AND DRIVE OUT ANXIETY
HALLELUJAH.....
7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
WHEN I HAVE THE HOLY SPIRIT LIVING IN ME....
THERE IS A PEACE THAT TRANSCENDS ALL UNDERSTANDING
TRANSCEND....
to rise above or go beyond the limits of
to triumph over the negative or restrictive aspects of : to overcome
...
to outstrip or outdo in some attribute, quality, or power
WHEN I HAVE THE HOLY SPIRIT....I HAVE JOY
MOST PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR HAPPINESS...
HAPPINESS COMES FROM THE ROOT WORD .....HAPPENING
SO HAPPINESS IS BASED ON WHAT'S HAPPENING IN YOUR LIFE
BUT JOY IS A CONSTANT
AND BECAUSE JOY IS INTERNAL AND NOT EXTERNAL
EVERYTHING CAN BE FALLING APART AROUND ME...BUT
THIS JOY THAT I HAVE.....THE WORLD DIDN'T GIVE IT TO ME
AND THE WORLD CAN'T TAKE IT AWAY......
OH COME ON SOMEBODY
CHURCH.....
THERE ARE KEYS THAT UNLOCK THE DOORS OF HEAVENLY BLESSINGS
OF EVERY KIND
ARE YOU READY TO SEE DOORS OPEN????
8 I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.
WOW....ISN’T THAT GOOD???
BE A GIVER.....NOT JUST MONEY, BUT TIME.
- SERVE GODS KINGDOM
BE OBEDIENT AND GIVE....
HE SAID IN HIS WORD...
HE WILL BLESS YOU BEYOND MEASURE
PRESSED DOWN, SHAKEN TOGETHER, RUNNING OVER.
AMEN??????
............STAND TO YOUR FEET...........
GOD WANTS TO GIVE YOU ACCESS TO POWER AND AUTHORITY OVER THE DARKNESS IN YOUR LIFE.
HE WANT TO GIVE YOU THE KEYS TO OPEN THE DOORS THAT HES CALLED YOU THROUGH
IF YOUR HERE TODAY AND YOUR READY TO WALK THROUGH THAT DOOR
THE DOOR OF POWER AND AUTHORITY IN YOUR LIFE
WOULD YOU COME TODAY.....
SOME OF YOU NEED TO REPENT AND TURN YOUR LIFE AROUND
THAT WAS KEY#1…REPENTANCE
IT'S THE ONLY KEY THAT OPENS THE DOOR TO EVERLASTING LIFE
ONE OF MY FAVORITE VERSES....
2 CHRONICLES 7:14
“if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”
WOULD YOU COME???
COME ON CHURCH SEEK HIS FACE THIS MORNING,
CRY OUT TO GOD AND HE WILL
HEAL YOU,
HE WILL DELIVER YOU,
HE WILL RESTORE YOU