Sunday Notes 03/24/2024
Message Title: Kingdom Mentality v.s. Ghetto Reality
Church Notes from 03/24/24 The Lord Through Pastor Michael
Pr 23:7
1 Cor. 2:16
Rev 19:16
Our Mentality Determines our reality.
As we think, is how we are.
We in Jesus Christ as Christians have the mind of Christ.
We must keep the kingdom mentality in order to keep the kingdom reality in our lives.
The only other option of thinking Christs thoughts and having his reality, is thinking the Devils slum thoughts and haveing ghetto lives.
The ghetto is that which is known by lack, You can be in the most afluent or barren place in the world and lack.
The kingdom mentality can be studied in Heb. 12:2
Kingdom mentality is thinking through to cross of the King Christ to him, and his word and you Kingship in him biblically.
A Ghetto mentality is not looking through the cross to the king, not looking to Christ, but rather thinking to your situations in the flesh realm.
A Ghetto mentality is to perceive life through the senses.
Numbers 13:1 - 3 v.25-33
Num 14:1-10 v.11-12 v.36-38
We see what Paul said inf Ro. 8:5-6 in this sad historical rendition. THe carnal mind is death, while the spiritual mind is life and peace.
Joushua and Caleb who had a Kingdom mentality were able to live still, but the rest of the congregation who chose to doubt and have a Ghetto Mentality died.
- Caleb stilled
- Caleb was only able to still the people because he also was stilled.
Because he was stilled within, he was able to still the people with a ghetto mentality without.
Luke 10:38-42
The 1st key is to hear Gods Word and make that your lifes road in Jesus Name.
Caleb had to still the people because they were hyped up about the situation. The more they talked about the Amalakites the more fear rose up in them.
You need to know that the giants in the land have already been defeated by God.
Start every day stilled with God's Word.
We are eirs of the Kingdom. Where the Word of a King is there is Power.
Be still and start every day in God's Word that has Power in it.
v.27-28
Nevertheless is the Ghetto mentality they had.
Get rid of the nevertheless and replace with Thus saith the LORD.
You will see how small everything you face including temptation when you see how Big King Jesus is by sitting at his feet and being in his word.
Caleb stilled the people.
2. When were still ourselves we can still other people and provoke them to good works in Jesus name.
Heb.
Caleb stilled the people who were speaking a ghetto mentality.
When your at the feet of the King youll fear him only and no man woman or child.
The people who did not have the heart full of the Kings words were crying.
These people in Numbers 13 and 14 were encoraging people to go back to in and the world. They were destoryed in the end.
Dont go the way of the WORLD their way is DOOMED.
The world may rebel against bosses at work, or swear and tell dirty jokes. We can't partake in their sins.
The israelits were fighting the Amalakites, and when Moses's hands were up the people prevailed, and as his hands went down they failed.
When his people held his hands up Israel won the battle for their King.
We must Hold up the Leaders the Lord has put their for his will.
On the Job help the Boss hold up the vision.
Pray for them and stand in the gap and help them fullfill the vision of God for the people in Jesus name.
If the world is in disension or disunity we don't follow that. We stand for Jesus together.
(they were bade with stones) The world wants to kill leaders, excpecailly Chrisitan leaders because they want Christ out of Society.
13:30 Think Corporatly not individualy
Ecc. 4:9 says TWO are better than One because they will have a good reward for their labour.
Greater is Christ in us that any devil in the world.
Gen. 11 The Lord said the people are one, and it is not restrained of what they will or can do.
The same is true with us if we come together with God in Jesus name.
Lets form a group for Christ and take this world for Jesus.
The people said we be not able to take the land because they had a satanic mentality or ghetto mentality.
We must avoid thinking alone and without Christ they can do nothing. The world may gether together but without Christ they can do nothing.
Dont keep personal problems and struggles to yourself. Open up. Where two or more are together there he is in the midst to help overcome the sin or bondage and it will be broken off in the name of Jesus.
v30 Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us GO up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.
The reason we are to be stilled it to hear Gods word and do it.
That is what separates us from the World, We DO what God says, they refuse to.
We must do the Kings Word. IF we don't do that word we'll be deceived.
It's not enough to confess the Bible, we must OBEY the Word. HE Speaks to us to we can Obey him. As we Obey him the World will start to Obey
him as well.
Be careful not to follow the examples of the Kings at the end of Jeremiah.
They wanted to hear the word of the Lord but were not obeying and they were forsaken.
v31 the response
We be not able to go up against the people for they are stronger than we. They were not doing the kings word and were walking by sight
not by faith.
We must always walk by Faith. There is no excuse for not obeying the Kings Word.
Christ gives grace that you can overcome all sin (fornications, masturbation, drugs, smoking, athiest)
v. 30 Caleb stilled the people and said let us obey him At Once. Immediately.
- Immediately we Obey the King.
Mark 1:12 and straight way Immediately the Spirit drive him into the Wilderness.
The contrary is to question the Lord instead of obey Immediately.
Life is simple, it's either Christ or Satan. Heaven or Hell. Just obey the word you know.
Acts 9 Ananias was told to sand up and find Saul. He was a chosen vessel unto the Lord and he went up and went right away.
Judas was a thief and wanted what was in the bag.
7. v.30 we must Possess it. Gen 1:8 we must subdue what's not of God possess it and take it for the Lord manifestly.
All belongs to the LORD so we are to take it for him manifestly.
The Lord told abraham he would give him the land. Joshua possessed all the land the Lord promised.
The meek shall inherit the earth. Don't back down to BLM, CRT, LGBT, or people smoking week drinking vaping.
We are above in Christ to possess everything for our King Jesus Christ.
The alternative to possess the land. IF you do not subdue what is around you will be subdued by it.
The land eats up the inhabitants. Really its a victim mentality. We are not products of our environments, we are products of Christ our King.
Once you REPENT and put FIATH in CHRIST you ARE A NEW CREATURE.
You are no longer a drug addict or sinner at that point.
8. v.30 We are well able to possess it.
We can do all things through Christ the King.
When were in Christ and we have the Spirit of the Lord in us we.
The devil wants to steal kill and destroy from you.
A kings Mind is we have power, no one can touch them, we have authority.
Num. 13:31 they had low self esteem. The cure is high self denial.
The strongest man you can be is one who will read the Bible and Obey it. Because sin destroys you and breaks you down. God is a healer.
The world will say that you need huge muscles to be strong and that is manly, or a lot of money etc.. whatever.
There are a lot of lies in the world and a lot of Truth in the Bible. (2 Corinthians 4:4)
The strongest men are the ones who Read, Heed and Obey the Word of God (The Holy Bible) like Jesus did. Pr. 14:34
Romans 3:4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar;
John 8:34 + 44
The devil is a liar who wants people to sin, lust and fornicate and go to Hell.
Saul said you cant do it. And he went down and was abased. David said he was able and believed the Lord and was exalted.
We must follow David's example.
v.31 the contrary mentality. We be not able to go up against the people.
They compared others to themselves instead of comaring others to God to see the victory you have in christs resurection.
Gidion did this in Judges 16. He said Im the least among my siblings and the Lord got him to change his mind and he saw he was the majority
with 300 soldiers.
Compare your people and mountains to Christ the King and he will crush all your opposition to you with his word.
We need to pray for those who persecute us and Christ.
Biblical perfection is something people often question. Some people preach you can't be perfect, which is NOT true.
Matthew 5:48 be ye perfect.
- Father forgive them for they know not what they do. If they really knew the Lake of Fire they are facing for their sins they wouldn't be sinning.
Just forgive no matter how it happens to Christ or to you.
14:1 all the congregation lifted up their voice (as one heart and one soul) because they had one devil against christ.
They were weeping in pain, not winning and praying.
Peter had defeat because he was prayer less. Christ said to watch and pray. Peter did NOT pray when he should, he cut off the ear of the high priest and denied Christ. When we are out of prayer it is easy to fall into the sinfull situations the enemy has planned for us. But when we are in Prayer the Lord helps us overcome the sin and issues of the future.
Don't rebel against the Lord. We must speak Faith against Fear.
Joshua and Caleb saw the same people, but they responded differelty by Faith with God's word.
- Our Mind set is 1 John 3:8
- Whatsoever we Bind in earth is bound in heaven.
- Greater is our King alpha and omega than any devil in earth.
John 11:11 Our friend sleepeth. He said I go and wake him from sleep, Mark 5
When you speak words of Faith it will open a way for God to work when you walk by faith and talk by faith.
The contrary mentaly in 1-5 in Numbers. They wanted to world and were not talking by faith.
If you can't speak the word of God then don't speak. There is power in your words. You have what you say.
Speak Im Healed, Im blessed, Im sanctified, I take the world of Jesus.
We can live Holy. Job was a just man and perfect. HE feared God and eschued evil. v3:25 the thing that he feared had come upon him.
Don't empower fear by speaking it over yourself FEAR IS AN EVIL SPIRIT. IT IS AN EVIL PERSON WITHOUT A BODY.
Speak the word of God only.
Matthew 6:33 seek first God and his kingdom and all that you need will be added to you.
Romans 12:1-2 renew your mind with the Kings Word.
The Mind operates by thoughts. Thought are made up of words.
We need to opperate by God's Word. No Bible no food, lunch dinner or snacks.
If you really want to Kings word you will disipline yourselves. Your food is the Bible because you are spirit being.
2. Cor. 10:5-6 Anything contrary to God's Word cast it down.
Speak the Word Only and my servant shall be healed.
Ps. 33 the counsel of his heart. Make time to read the Bible. It is God's heart.
The outward man ever perish but the inward man is renewed day by day.
The real you is inside your body, the spirit. Its not abs are us, pumping iron. That is the flesh.
Those things are your body. Dont adore the body more than the person inside it.
If you put all the effort on the outside of you then the person inside will eventually starve and die.
Alexander Scorby is good audio Bible.
He had the bible playing while he reads it in his bible and he will go for a certain amount of pages and do that each day.
It's like having a spotter when you lift weights.
1 Peter 2:21 Act like the King.
Christ didn't walk around sagging his pants or wearing 5 gold chains.
He spoke hebrew. He spoke truth.
Christ wasn't about trying to impress people. He was only impressing the father. Were kings in Christs kingdom.
Lets be someone to Jesus not the world.