Victory Life KY

Live Like. . . Worship is our Desire P6

Pastor John LoBuglio We will be discussing and studying the Baptism of the Holy Spirit with the Evidence of Praying in Tongues

Worship is a place we go in the spirit where the people of God not only acknowledge, but reverence God for who He is. And at the end of the day, just like our life of faith, our life of worship, worship becoming our desire, starts with a renewed mind and transformed heart.

Worship is our Desire because; in the words of the apostle Paul, “By the grace of God, I am who I am.” So on our worst day, we still have these new lives Jesus made available for each of us.

Worship is one of the most spiritual things a Christian can take part in. And without question one of the best ways to experience God’s presence in a more tangible way from our human position. Here’s the thing, WORSHIP IS OUR DESIRE, and I realize that it’s not going to be everybody’s desire, but I am presenting to you this morning the opportunity to be a part of where we’re going.

Worship is a spiritual avenue for the people of God to not only acknowledge, but reverence God for who He is. To connect with our Father on a more authentic level.

In “The Live Like Life” there has to be transformation in our thinking for Faith to be our Response. It’s the only way a human can engage in a different dimension, in spiritual living. And believing is the key that unlocks faith.

Ultimately, it’s faith that gives every believer access to God’s world. But like we touched on in our last couple of talks, it’s also why unbelief is so deceptively destructive.

When it comes to Living Like… Faith is our Response, we have to realize that in the scriptures, believing and faith flow together. If we think about it, God not only designed us to live by faith, he actually commanded us to. Seriously, if God makes the same statement 4 times, Habakkuk 2:2, Romans 1:17, Galatians 3:11, Hebrews 10:38, THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY FAITH

Here’s the deal, Live Like… Faith is our Response, starts with the understanding that believing and faith go hand in hand.

Please understand, when we talk about being passionate for the Lord, it’s never out of some works approach. Our passion simply grows the better we get to know Him. For example, God is good, Jesus is good, Holy Spirit, good!! And the better we know Him, the clearer this truth becomes. God's plan for His creation hasn't changed. This is why He made us in His image. We're suppose to be an expression of Him. Us in Him, Him in us!

Jesus is our passion is birthed out of a relationship. “He who loves Me” It’s in relationship that He begins to manifest Himself to each of us. In a Live Like… “Jesus is our Passion” life, we have to realize that it is a life-long process of surrender that keeps us open to transformation, by getting to know Jesus.

Colossians 3:1-3 (NKJV) “If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.”

John 15:16 (AMP) I have CHOSEN you and I have APPOINTED, placed and purposefully planted you, so that you would go and bear fruit and keep on bearing, and that your fruit will remain and be lasting…

The LIVE LIKE life starts with the revelation of who He is. Get this settled, Our WHY will never have sustaining influence until we get our WHO settled. Colossians 3:1-3,NKJV- “If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. 2, Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. 3, For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

Colossians 3:1-3 (NLT) Since you HAVE BEEN raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of Heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand. Think about the things of Heaven, not the things of earth. For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God.

John 15:11 (NKJV) “THESE THINGS I have spoken to you, that MY JOY may remain in you, and that YOUR JOY may be full.” Joy is a fruit of His nature, spiritual in its origin, a product of Heaven, but it still has to be yielded to. Remember, Ephesians tells us to put on our new man.

John 15:11 (NKJV) “THESE THINGS I have spoken to you, that MY JOY may remain in you, and that YOUR JOY may be full.”

Matthew 6:33 (NLT) “Seek the Kingdom of God ABOVE ALL ELSE, and live righteously, and He will give you everything you need.” If we approach Jesus’ instructions from what Paul tells us in Colossians, when we give our lives to Christ, at that moment God transfers us into the Kingdom of His Son. And having this revelation, one of our priorities is, that we inspire and equip our next generation to embrace the righteous life of God’s Kingdom.

Matthew 6:33 (NLT) “Seek the Kingdom of God ABOVE ALL ELSE, and live righteously, and He will give you everything you need.” Jesus told His disciples, “Preach the gospel of the Kingdom, telling them the Kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Here’s my prayer, that we inspire and equip our next generation to embrace the righteous life of God’s Kingdom. Let this sink in, the Kingdom of Heaven is designed for complete reliance on the King and His way of ruling. (His Lordship) kingdom, the kings domain.

Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don’t worry about missing out. You’ll find all your everyday human concerns will be met. Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now

Matthew 6:31-33 (AMP) “Therefore do not worry or be anxious (perpetually uneasy, distracted), saying, ‘What are we going to eat?’ or ‘What are we going to drink?’ or ‘What are we going to wear?’ 32, For the [pagan] Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; but do not worry, for your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33, But first and most importantly seek (aim at, strive after) His kingdom and His righteousness, His way of doing and being right—the attitude and character of God, and all these things will be given to you also.”

Nehemiah shows us the difference one person can make by simply saying yes to what God puts on their heart. The miraculous is that all the people came together for one purpose. FAITHFUL IN WHATEVER WAS NEEDED. “Find your section of the wall”

One of our biggest takeaways from Nehemiah’s prophetic example is the difference one person can make by simply saying yes to what God puts on their heart.

The Nehemiah Project is a prophetic look into what God has called His last-day saints to not only be aware of, but be involved in. We have to understand, God’s old covenant was coming to a close and these books contain so much revelation that needs uncovered.

Colossians 3:1-3 (NLT) Since you HAVE BEEN raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of Heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand. Think about the things of Heaven, not the things of earth. For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God.

Today every believer needs this same revelation, He is still the God who sees and makes a way, which includes making a way for us to see, to distinguish us. Get this image settled in your soul, the ram is on the way

Something to keep in mind as we follow our ancestors through the OT, the revelation of Jireh is still just as real today. He is still the God who see and makes a way.

There are layers of spiritual reality concealed throughout the pages of our OT and with the Holy Spirit’s guidance, they come to life in our lives. Remember what Jesus told Peter, you didn’t get this revelation from a man, but from My Father in Heaven.

So lets unpack this Jehovah Jireh reality; “Now it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham, and Abraham said, “Here I am.” “Then on the third day Abraham lifted his eyes and saw the place afar off.” Genesis 22:14 (NKJV) And Abraham called the name of the place, The-Lord-Will-Provide (Jehovah-Jireh); as it is said to this day, “In the Mount of the Lord it shall be provided.”

The basis of todays teaching comes from Joel 2:28 OT and Acts 2:17 NT Acts 2:17 NKJV “‘In the last days,’ God says, ‘I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.”

Romans 8:1, 5 (NKJV) “There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.”

Romans 1:16-17 (NKJV) For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. For IN IT (the gospel) the righteousness of God is revealed FROM FAITH TO FAITH; as it is written, The just shall live by faith. You see, ultimately the “from faith to faith” revelation is discovered in our pursuit of Him.

Romans 1:16-17 (NKJV) For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. For IN IT (the gospel) the righteousness of God is revealed FROM FAITH TO FAITH; as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

Romans 1:16-17 (NKJV) For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. For IN IT (the gospel) the righteousness of God is revealed FROM FAITH TO FAITH; as it is written, The just shall live by faith. The apostle Paul is quoting the prophet Habakkuk with his statement, “the just shall live by faith”

The challenge for every Christian is growing to the place where our soul no longer relies on this physical realm to confirm spiritual realities. Truth is, faith is the bridge to that dimension. And believing is the key that unlocks faith. But in order for a human to be spiritual, we’ve got to think spiritual.

A real life of faith isn’t trying to get God to do something, but actually enforcing a reality God has already created. This is why Ephesians teaches us to pray, Lord, open the eyes of my spirit so I can comprehend what you’ve already done for us.

Faith is a spiritual reality and believing is the human response in this realm

BELIEVE, (Gr. Pisteuo) to be persuaded, accept as truth, commit to, trust in, have faith in FAITH, (Gr. Pistis) persuasion, conviction of a truth, reliance on, assurance, to believe Faith is a spiritual reality and believing is the human response in this realm.

One very distinct quality we see in Barnabas is his impact on others. His investing in, encouraging and inspiring them.

When I think of Father’s Day it makes me think of leadership. Many times it’s the leader that goes first, setting the pace, and making the sacrifice.

Our talk,”Show me Your Glory” we’re simply taking a closer look at what the Glory of the Lord means to us today in the church. After all, it’s mentioned well over 300 times throughout the scriptures. Glory- weightiness, splendor, magnificent, power, excellence, and wealth. It’s literally God's nature, personality, and style manifest in our realm.

John 1:14 NKJV And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.

In Exodus 33, In Moses’s conversation with God he gets the revelation that the presence of God is what sets them apart from all other people on the earth. Then Moses asks God, “Show me Your Glory?” Glory- weightiness, splendor, magnificent, power, excellence, and wealth

Hebrews 11:3 (AMP) “By faith we understand that the worlds, during the successive ages were framed, fashioned, put in order, and equipped for their intended purpose by the word of God, so that what we see was not made out of things which are visible.”

And because you have chosen to make Jesus part of your life, to honor Him, as He honors you He’s going to use you to be an influence in your circle. GET READY!

Hebrews 12:28 (NKJV) “Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear”

Romans 1:16 (NKJV) For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for IT IS THE POWER of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.

1 Thessalonians 5:19-21 “Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophecies. Test all things; hold fast what is good.” -Spending time with God and learning to hear the voice of the Lord.