FOUNDATIONAL TEXT; JOHN 15; 5
the secret to a successful
and fulfilled life is discovery, understanding, and application of the kingdom
of heaven on earth. god’s greatest desire for you is not to give you money and
material possession but that you enter the kingdom life of heaven now and
experience, explore, apply, practice, and enjoy living with the benefits,
promises, and privileges of heaven on earth – this is what christianity is all
about – possessing the kingdom life of heaven on earth.
what is success?
success is not a
destination; it is a journey of a lifetime which will eventually bring the
person to spend eternity with his/her creator after this life. therefore no
matter how a person may seem to be successful in this life, if that success
cannot bring him/her into eternity with the creator, then the person has failed
– what a tragedy!!!
many people have different
definition of success, but it is very important for us to define success in
god’s own definition rather men’s definition of success.
success in god’s definition is;
1. becoming who he created
you to be
2. doing what you were
created to do (fulfilling god’s purpose for your life)
3. possessing all you were
created to possess including material blessings
the problem with so many
people is trying to possess things without doing what they were created to do,
and trying to do things without becoming who they were created to be. it is
like putting the horse before cart. who you are determines what you do and what
you do determines what you possess in life. success includes material blessings
but material blessings are not the yard stick to measure a man’s success – they
so many who possessed so much material blessings but not successful in god’s
definition. god expects to see every of his child succeed in every aspect of
human life; spiritually, mentally, physically, financially, materially,
maritally, and socially – a complete successful life.
how to become successful in
god’s definition:
1. being in christ jesus –
that means being born again. there is nothing like success to any person who is
not in christ. every unbeliever despite what he/she may possess in this life,
is not successful in god’s definition of success. being in christ, not in
church, is the starting point (foundation) of becoming successful in god.
(JOHN. 3: 3-7, 18)
2. conforming into christ
character – many people have got born again but have not allowed god to
transform their lives through his word. it takes christ character in you to
guarantee your success in god. (ROMANS. 12: 1-2; GAL. 4: 19)
3. fulfilling christ purpose
– christ came to reestablish the kingdom of heaven on earth in the hearts of
men – the purpose of christ is our purpose. (john 20: 21)
UNDERSTANDING THE PURPOSE OF
JESUS:
jesus christ is the most
misunderstood person that has ever lived – many people of the world including
christians misunderstood him to be a religious person who came to establish a
religion of christianity. a careful study of his own message prove this to be
wrong – he was not a religious person and his message did not for any reason
promote religion instead it was totally against religion and religious people.
first, christianity is not a
religion – christianity is god’s kind of life in man manifesting on earth…it is
a manifestation of god’s kingdom life on earth. christianity is returning back
to your original purpose and destiny in god: kingdom living – a life of
dominion and rulership over earth according to genesis 1: 26…”let them have
dominion…”
second, jesus christ himself
did not bring a religion, but a kingdom government of heaven on earth in the
hearts of men –
Dan. 7: 13,14 - …. I saw in
the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of
heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people,
nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting
dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be
destroyed.
Isa. 9:6 - ……and the Government shall be upon His shoulders, ….of the
increase of His Government there shall be no end.
Matt. 4: 17 - … From that time
Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at
hand.
Luke 12: 32 - …. Fear not,
little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
Matt. 6: 33 - ….. But seek
ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall
be added unto you.
CONCLUSION:
the greatest need of
humankind today is not money, it is not material possessions…every problem of
man is as a result of the lost of the kingdom government of god in our
hearts.…therefore the solution to every problem of man is found in the kingdom
of god. it is not a surprise why jesus commanded his disciples to “pray for the
kingdom to come on earth…to seek the kingdom first…and to preach the kingdom to
all creation…
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