Keys to the Gates #2
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18 “I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it. 19 “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven.”
These gates are for you to enter and bring heaven to earth where heaven is not yet.
Keys to the Gates.
These keys are to open the gates that hell occupies and God’s children are called to occupy and multiply.
The advance of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ is expanding and taking new territory and you are part of it.
You are being given keys of the Kingdom to open the gates and bring heaven to earth in every area.
Business, Family, Marriage, Culture, Sciences, Schools, Government and leadership, Cities on Fire for God, taking care of our earth, even churches…
Key #1 Partner with Holy Spirit.
Key #1 Partner with Holy Spirit.
Partnership with Holy Spirit.
The first thing Jesus did to equip his followers was to give them a partner.
We do too many things without our partner.
Holy Spirit wants to partner with you in all things of your life.
(Romans 8)
One big theme in Romans 8 is that we are no longer under the law of sin and death but we are now adopted sons with the Spirit of life.
It goes farther by claiming that we are now in the law of the Spirit of life.
The same spirit that raised Jesus from the dead.
Spirit = pneuma
The Greek word for “Spirit” is derived from the verb
pneo, meaning “to breathe.”
5 For those who are according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. 6 For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace,
What is setting your mind on things of the flesh?
Things of the flesh feed the flesh. They are things that make your flesh feel good instantly but have consequences later.
Eating what tastes good.
Going towards instant comfort.
Numbing pain.
What is setting your mind on things of the Spirit?
Things of the Spirit produce fruits of Holy Spirit.
Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control, longsuffering….
Not usually comfortable at first, some not ever comfortable.
The fruit will manifest from within you not outside in.
No matter what you are being led by a spiritual world.
If you set you mind to comfort your flesh then you open yourself up to be led by spirits that hate humans.
Those spirits will partner with your fear to bring you to find a justified hate of others.
The flesh wants instant justice.
The flesh wants bad people to be stopped.
Those spirits will get you to look for what is wrong in others.
Beam in your eye verses the speck in their life.
41 “Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? 42 “Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take out the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother’s eye.
Key #2 Christ Like Authority.
All things are solved through Christ Like Authority.
Authority, how it works.
1 Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God. 2 Therefore whoever resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon themselves.
Authority:
This greek word is the exousia.
The power to decide.
The strength and power
With in influence
For the purpose bringing life.
Remember a mind set on the spirit is life.
exousía implies freedom for the community
14 “For it is just like a man about to go on a journey, who called his own slaves and entrusted his possessions to them. 15 “To one he gave five talents, to another, two, and to another, one, each according to his own ability; and he went on his journey. 16 “Immediately the one who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and gained five more talents. 17 “In the same manner the one who had received the two talents gained two more. 18 “But he who received the one talent went away, and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money. 19 “Now after a long time the master of those slaves came and settled accounts with them. 20 “The one who had received the five talents came up and brought five more talents, saying, ‘Master, you entrusted five talents to me. See, I have gained five more talents.’ 21 “His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’ 22 “Also the one who had received the two talents came up and said, ‘Master, you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have gained two more talents.’ 23 “His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’ 24 “And the one also who had received the one talent came up and said, ‘Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering where you scattered no seed. 25 ‘And I was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is yours.’ 26 “But his master answered and said to him, ‘You wicked, lazy slave, you knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather where I scattered no seed. 27 ‘Then you ought to have put my money in the bank, and on my arrival I would have received my money back with interest. 28 ‘Therefore take away the talent from him, and give it to the one who has the ten talents.’ 29 “For to everyone who has, more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away.
My story as a dad versus who teaches my girls.
Activation:
Forgiveness of looking at the speck in others eyes.
Forgiveness for not using my authority to bring life to whom and what I influence.
