Isaiah 45:2-3
1. God is already there. “I will go before you and will level the mountains”
2. God Has Treasures Hidden in The Darkness That No One Else Can See. “ I will give you the treasures of darkness and hidden riches of secret places.”
3. God Doesn’t Want Us to Forget Who He Is. “So that you may know that I am the Lord God of Israel.”
Matthew 13:10-15 NIV
1. The Kingdom of Heaven will only be known by those who have a desire to know it.
2. The more you learn of God’s Kingdom, the more God will teach you.
3. The more you turn away form God’s Kingdom, the more calloused your heart will become.
4. Living out the Kingdom is hearing, seeing, understanding, and doing.
5. The Kingdom of Heaven comes with a great promise.
There is 5 avenues of gaining knowledge
1. Academically
2. Occupationally
3. Trivial knowledge
4. Experiential knowledge
5. Transformational knowledge-this is what Jesus gives us when we are truly saved- God wants you to have this knowledge.
2 Corinthians 5:20
1. An Effective Ambassador Should Be Knowledgeable of the bible.
2. An Effective Ambassador Should Be Loyal and Dependable.
3. An Effective Ambassador Should Have Only One Message.
4. An Effective Ambassador Should Be Attractive In Our Demeaner.
5. An Effective Ambassador Should Stay in Touch With the King.
6. An Effective Amvassador Should Have a Love for the Lost.
Haggai 1:1-15
1. The Indictment(an accusation of a crime)
A. They had lost their urgency.
B. They had lost their remorse.
C. They had lost their blessings.
2. The Plea Bargain.
A. Return to God with their whole heart.
B. Return to God with the right motive.
C. Return to God in total obedience.
D. Return to God with a righteous fear.
3. The Verdict.
A. I will be with you.
B. Your joy and zeal will return.
C. Your blessings will return.
Acts 4:1-13
1. A Radiant Testimony is Readily Visible. Vs. 13 “Now when they saw” Someone is always looking at us. We should always have a happy attitude or Godly attitude for everyone to see.
2. A Radiant Testimony is Courageous. Vs. 13 “The Boldness”.
3. A Radiant Testimony is Willing to Suffer. Vs. 3 “They put them in jail” A jail can be other things than a physical jail. Like a depression jail, or a social society jail.
4. A Radiant Testimony is More About Jesus and Less About Self. Vs.13 “They had been with Jesus” When we are with Jesus then there will be a big difference in us. I must decrease so that Jesus can increase.
5. A Radiant Testimony Produces Big Results. Vs 4 “The number of men who believed grew to about five thousand”
6. A Radiant Testimony is Supernatural. Vs. 8 “Then Peter full of the Holy Spirit.”