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KINGDOM
LIVING
BIBLE STUDY Part II
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Kingdom Living Bible Study Part
II will give you a foundation of Jesus Christ to overcome all the
obstacles of life.
Kingdom Living Bible Study Part
II will give you a foundation of Jesus Christ to overcome all the
obstacles of life.
And God Will Water Them To Prosper Your Life!
The process God has provided us to make the
transformation from
where we are today to who He says we are, is
accomplished the
same as for planting seeds, only
the seeds I'm speaking of here
are seeds of "faith."
The scripture found in I
Corinthians 3:6-15 demonstrates the
process for spiritual growth and abundance.
The
greatest action to take after salvation is to center your life
around
God for a life of great blessings and to be a blessing. This
will
create a
deep relationship with God that will guide you onto
His
path or will for you life.
I Corinthians 3:6-15
(from a letter written by Paul to the church
at Corinth)
6. I have planted, Apollo watered; but God gave the increase.
7. So then
neither is he that planteth anything, neither he that
watereth; but
God that giveth the increase.
8. Now he that
planteth and he that watereth are one and every
man shall
receive his own reward according to his own labor.
9. For we are
laborers together with God: ye are God's husbandry,
(garden), ye are
God's building.
10.
According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a
wise master
builder, I have laid the foundation, and another
buildeth
thereon. But
let every man take heed how he buildeth
thereupon.
11. For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is
Jesus Christ.
12.
Now if any man build upon
this foundation gold, silver, precious
stones,
wood, hay, stubble;
13.
Every man's work shall be made manifest; for the day shall declare it,
because
it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every
man's work
of
what sort it is.
14. If any man's
work abide which he hath built there upon, he shall
receive a
reward.
15. If any man's
work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he
himself
shall be
saved; yet so as by fire.
Paul
is talking about our work or calling that God has given us. This
is part of God's
wealth plan to prosper His Kingdom in all facets,
the
most important being spiritual for salvation. Jesus speaks about
our works as well in St. John below.
St. John 15:4-7
4.
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself,
except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
5.
I am the vine ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in
him,
the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do
nothing.
6.
If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is
withered; and
men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they
are burned.
7.
If ye abide in me (remain attached to), and my words (scripture)
abide
in you (affect), ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done
unto you.
The Kingdom of God
Kingdom Living
Matthew 6:25-34
25. "Therefore
I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will
eat or drink;
or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more
important than
food, and the body more important than clothes?
26. Look
at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away
in
barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much
more
valuable than they?
27. Who
of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
28. "And
why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the
field grow. They
do not labor or spin.
29. Yet I
tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed
like one of
these.
30. If
that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here
today and
tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more
clothe you, O
you of little faith?
31 So do
not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we
drink?' or 'What
shall we wear?'
32. For
the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father
knows that you
need them.
33. But
seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these
things will be
given to you as well.
34. Therefore
do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry
about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
These
scriptures prove the importance of living in the NOW rather
than
looking into the future or back into the past. God provides
our
every
need, giving us
the peace of knowing that we have everything
we
desire.
Practice
daily, living in the moment and receive what God has made
available
to you. You'll have no
reason for worry or stress.
For great success daily, meditate upon the scriptures above.
OUR FAITH SEEDS
Daily we must water the seeds of what we want or
what we have
asked God for in prayer (planting) with positive
confession or affirmations. We must also look to God with
trust that He will prosper our sowing to give our seeds life and to
bring increase (watering).
It's very important that we plant our faith seeds
daily. I have to be honest and say that there are times I get
get busy and don't put God's Word first. However, when I do
that, my success level begin to drop and I begin to experience
difficulties.
When I get back into "spiritual gear" I realize how silly it is to not take time for God. I always end up getting more done and having a really blessed day--every day, no matter what!
So keep yourself filled with
the Word of God and you'll continue to rise to the level of God's Word
in every situation. This is the way you plant your faith
seeds upon a foundation of Jesus Christ.
When you have an individual
need, put forth your faith and action in
the area of God's principles
for faith and prayer and the specific scripture for what you
need. For example, if you have a money need, you would
combine the laws of reciprocity, advancement, and abundance with prayer
and faith. As we combine these as a mix from a recipe, we develop the
successful qualities God intended us to have when we were first saved.
Should you need to grow your
faith for money issues, I
have devoted a whole website to the subject because of the difficult
economic times. It is completely based upon God's Word and basic money
fundamentals for debt relief, money growth and career
promotion. Visit: The Way To
Wealthy Living.com.
KINGDOM
LIVING CONCLUSION
I
Corinthians
3:6-15 mixed with Matthew 6:15-34 gives us the benefit
of "sowing" and generously
"reaping" which is what Kingdom living is all about. As we
keep an abiding trust in God that He will supply our needs in the
present (Matthew 6:34 tells us not to take thought for tomorrow) while
we build or "plant" upon a foundation of Jesus Christ, we will have
abundance and increase (reaping).
This
constitutes a plan of wealth that goes beyond just receiving an
abundance of money. It goes deep within the intricacies of our hearts
for change, developing us into a people ready to serve God with
boldness and confidence. It will also guide us into our unique work or
calling from which we will bring forth the greatest fruits of our labor
to the glory of God.
Another important aspect of
living fulfilled lives through Jesus Christ is to be a blessing to our
families and to leave our children a legacy of kingdom
living.
In closing, as we
advance daily through Kingdom living, our lives will begin to take
shape with all the
rough edges smoothed and polished and our hearts shining with
the light of Jesus Christ.
If this Kingdom Living Bible
study was helpful, you may wish to take another short study that
will bless your daily life. It's another free
study. Go to: The
Abundant Living Bible Study.
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