The Mandate, “Little By Little”
January 9, 2011 - Pastor D.R. McKillop
We have got to fight God’s battle, but there are times when He will fight our battle for us. When an enemy turns his back in battle, he is the most vulnerable. There is a big difference in possessing and inheriting the kingdom. The vision we have received carries a weight that can be overwhelming so we need help to keep the vision in perspective. We need to keep our vision attainable; God knows that we can do it. This is not just something that 2011 will reveal, it has got to be a lifestyle, little by little. We can’t afford to increase faster than what we can possess. . God is all about walking, reaching, challenging, and keeping us out of our comfort zones. We shouldn’t be overwhelmed by the giants in the land that God told us we could overcome.
The mandate is going to take us to a new level of submission and trust. Until you have been challenged, you don’t truly know if you are submitted or not. The success of churches is to find the “Paul” of that area they are in and being submitted to him. We have got to be connected to someone, we need one another to make it. God promised Moses that He would go ahead of him and drive the enemies out. Where would we not go if we knew that God was ahead of us taking care of our enemies? There is no barrenness or sickness when God goes before us.
The only way for Adam to properly take care of the Garden was to be fruitful and multiply. Little by little we need to expand and take dominion. If Adam and Eve would have been busy following the mandate of being fruitful and multiplying, then they would have not had time to give ear to the enemy. Little by little we need to keep moving our boundaries out and possessing the Kingdom that God has in mind for us.
The Birthplace of Revelation
January 30, 2011 - Pastor D.R. McKillop
You can’t learn revelation; it has to be revealed. Teaching will do you no good unless revelation comes to you. God wants to reveal Himself to sinners and saints. We need a daily renewal of revelation. Get up in the morning and start working on being saved. Don’t let the enemy torment your mind at the end of the day and tell you you can’t be saved if you have been trying to live right all day. We need to experience Him as our Savior.
Where did Peter get his revelation? God sent him through a storm and what was beginning to consume Peter, Jesus was walking on it toward Him and bid Him come. Jesus was willing to endure the storm just to get a chance to reveal Himself to Peter. He got his revelation before the storm was over because he was willing to step out and see Jesus as he had never seen Him before. Jesus had a purpose in getting Peter to the other side of the storm.
There are four principles to every trial: Presence- this should be enough to calm our fears. You will see a side of Jesus that you’ve never seen before during the fourth watch of the night. Provision- He will be there for you in your situation. You step from presence to provision when He bids you to come. He will sustain you through the deep waters. Power- you can only stand living in the vise of your situation for so long and then Jesus comes by with the power to give peace. Purpose- no matter what the situation is, there is a purpose for it and God wants us to get to the other side so the purpose can be fulfilled.