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Philippians 3:20 -- For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.

Paul spoke not about going to heaven someday, but about living as citizens of heaven today....specifically "from" heaven toward earth.

We have the privilege of representing heaven "in this world" so that we might bring a…

A. DEVOTIONAL STUDY (To be used in teaching)

Go directly to the Blble and read over a few times the portion to be taught. Then try answering the following questions:

1. What does this portion teach about God the Father...the Son...the Holy Spirit?

2. What does it teach about man?

3. Are there…

Revelation 4:1 - "After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven, and the first voice which I had heard, like the sound of a trumpet speaking with me, said, "Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after these things."

That voice is still calling to all who will hear. There is a door open in heaven and the spirit is beckoning us to come up…

In Hebrews 2:17 - Jesus is called the merciful and faithful High Priest in the things pertaining unto God in making propitiation for the sins of the people.

The First Ministry - His first ministry at the right hand of the Father was to: Satisfy the claims of justice against humanity. Romans 4:25 - "Who was delivered up on account of our trespasses and was raised when we were…

Philippians 1:28 -- "Don't be afraid of your enemies; always be courageous, and this will prove to them that they will lose, and that you will win because it is God who gives you the victory."

Peace is spirit power.

Your peace, your immovable stand upon the word of God is a sign that you are positioned correctly in perfect submission to the will of…

Matthew 28:19 - 'Go ye therefore, and disciple all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost."

Jesus has called us to live extreme lives as history makers who live in constant increase as we go about transforming the world for His glory and His kingdom -- just as He did!

John 17:21,22 - "That…

Luke 11:9 - So I say to you : Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.

JESUS IS TELLING US, "DON'T STOP AFTER YOU PRAY. GET UP AND GO LOOK FOR WHAT YOU ASKED FOR. YOU WILL FIND IT IF YOU SEEK IT. IT MAY BE BEHIND SOME CLOSED DOORS. IF THAT IS THE CASE, THEN KNOCK. WHEN THE DEVIL TRIES TO HOLD IT BACK, JUST…

     Prophecies About Jesus - Given in the Old Testament and Fulfilled in the New Testament

                                                Given - Fulfilled

1. Seed of a woman (virgin birth)    Gen.3:15     Luke…

Hebrews 11:1 -- Now, faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things unseen.

As a title deed enables me to lay claim to property that belongs to me, so my faith enables me to lay claim to God's promises that belong to me.

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Throughout the history of God's dealings with man, He has revealed Himself as a covenant-making God. The Almighty covenanted with Noah, Abraham, Moses, and David; He renewed His Abrahamic covenant in His call to Isaac and Jacob. Each covenant:

a. Was linked to their DESTINY,

b. Initiated a new wave of redemptive power into the world, and

c. Forever…

Luke 12:10 - Everyone who will speak a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him.

JESUS WAS PREPARED IN HIS HEART TO FORGIVE MEN BEFORE THEY EVER SINNED AGAINST HIM. HE KNEW HIS MISSION WAS TO DIE FOR MEN, NOT CONDEMN THEM. I AM TO DO THE SAME.

Romans 8:13,16 - For if I live after the flesh, I shall die; but if I through…

2 Peter 1:1,3,4,8 - To them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Savior Jesus Christ: According as His divine power he has given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that has called us to glory and virtue: whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises; that by these you might be partatkers of the divine nature, having escaped the…

Hebrews 4:12 -- For the word of God is living and powerful............

For one who has faith in the word of God, there is nothing impossible. There are no impossibilities when there is faith....and there are no exceptions.....…

Getting in touch with our destiny in Christ can have the single most powerful impact on our own life after coming to know the Lord and being born again. All Christians are called to be witnesses, but we also have a calling in His Body that is more specific than that.

The main factors that will lead to a revelation of our destiny and being prepared for it are the following:

A. Resolving…

Matthew 7:5 - You hypocrite! First take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye.

JESUS CONDEMED SIN. AND WE CONDEMN SIN ALSO, BUT THE SIN WE MUST CONDEMN FIRST IS THE SIN OF JUDGING OTHERS, FOR IT OBSCURES OUR VISION FROM DISCERNING SIN IN OURSELVES.

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Psalm 18:28-29 says, “For You will light my lamp; the Lord My God will enlighten my darkness. For by You I can run against a troop; by my God I can leap over a wall.”

Not only will you leap over a wall, but you will receive supernatural strength, leap over every obstacle, and position yourself to go through the door of opportunity that God has for you. Fear not the enemies on the other side of this…

1 Corinthians 2:16 -- For who has know or understood the mind (the counsels and purposes) of the Lord so as to guide and instruct Him and give Him knowledge? But we have the mind of Christ, the Messiah, and do hold the thoughts (feelings and purposes) of His heart. (AMP)

First Corinthians 6:17 says that when you were joined to the Lord you became one spirit with Him. He came into union with you so that He can…

Romans 10:9,10 - "Because if you shall confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and shall believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved."

When we confess His Lordship, it is not only His dominion over us, but "lord" means Leader, "the bread-provider," the caretaker, the protector from all our enemies. You actually become a partaker of the Divine Nature. (2 Peter…

Matthew 15:14 - If the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch.

When you start pursuing God's vision for your life, sometines you have to change who your close friends are because you're not speaking the same language anymore.

Priority requires that there are people and places that you are going to have to disassociate yourself from if you're…

Exodus 14:11,12 - "They said to Moses, 'Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us to the desert to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt...It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the desert!'"

Self-Pity Must Be Surrendered…