Kingdom Culture - A Salad of Spiritual Nourishment

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I. Illustrating the Nourishing Power of Spiritual Community.
There are certain nutrients that come only from fellowship.
Yet most people in the Church are living on Junk Food.
We grow from milk to solid food and beyond. Heb.5:12

II. Understanding the Spiritual Nourishment Found in Fellowship.

Ingredient One: Let Us draw near to God in faith. Heb. 10:19-22
Jesus has opened a new and living way to approach God.
We bypass religious ritual and come boldly into His presence.
We partake of the nutrient of corporate worship and ministry.

Ingredient Two: Let Us hold fast the confession of Hope. Vs. 23
Hopelessness and “hope deferred” robs health from the Body.
A culture of hope fortifies our spiritual immunity to illness.
We must feed ourselves on the Goodness of God. Phil.4:8

Ingredient Three: Let us gather together to stir each other. Vs. 24-25
God has made us interdependent to sharpen each other’s faith.
The nutrient of fellowship keeps us sharp and effective. Pr.27:17
But we must gather “Publicly and House-to-house. Acts.20:20

III. How to Bring Out the Best in One Another When We Gather.

We must periodically realign ourselves with the Word of God.
We are constantly bombarded with ideas that weaken us.
We must stand against isolation, alienation and loneliness.

We must periodically recommit to Building the Body in Community.
We need each other and are dependent on Body-Life.
It costs us to fellowship but it costs way more not to.

We are in the process of strengthening our gatherings.
The Quality of our Sunday Celebration continues to grow.
We are meeting to strengthen our small groups as well.

Kingdom Culture - The Power of One

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I. Illustrating the Power of One Person in Affecting Culture.
M.Gladwell’s Tipping Point illustrates the power of one.
Change is not a matter of convincing a majority.
Cultural transformation is a result of the “potent few”.

II. Understanding the Power of One or a Few to Bring Change.

David was a man who catalyzed Kingdom Culture in his day.
He was chosen by God while yet young. 1Sam.16:1,11-13
He defeated Goliath and turned the battle. 17:45-51
David power came from his secret history. 17:34-37

David became persecuted by Saul as a prototype. 1Sam.18:6-10
Saul was a man of weak character and insecurity.
Fear made his primary concern the preservation of status quo.
The Status Quo will always seek to kill the catalyst of change.

David reveals his character in his darkest moment. 1Sam.30:1-6
David was accused, hunted, rejected, attacked and robbed.
Now his own army was threatening to stone him to death.
David strengthened himself in the Lord and won the victory.

III. How to Bring About Kingdom Transformation in this World.

Our Vision of the Kingdom must be kept unpolluted and undiluted.
Self-pity, pride and discouragement will pollute your vision.
Easier goals and pleasures will dilute your vision.

We must remember that transformation begins with a minority.
One person with God is a majority: Then the cohesive core.
The potency of the virus is the strength of the epidemic.

We must learn to strengthen ourselves in the Lord. Hab. 3:17-19
Transformation is painstaking work full of challenges.
We need to learn to feed ourselves on the goodness of God.

Kingdom Culture - A Culture of Honor

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I. Illustrating the Importance of Honor In Kingdom Community.
My dream about the corruption of authority.
One of the enemy’s purposes is to undermine honor.
The reason for this is that honor is a source of life.

II. Understanding the Power of a Culture of Honor.

We were created to Honor God but we chose to dishonor. Gen.
Our disobedience released death upon the earth. Gen.3:1-5
Dishonor soon spread to dishonoring parents, brothers etc.
How has honor and dishonor affected your life in Christ?

God’s redemptive plan was based on the restoration of Honor.
The Ten Commandments are lessons on Honor. De.5:6
The Fifth Command is to honor parents releasing life. 16
Paul emphasizes the power of the promise. 1Tim.5:177

Jesus connects Honor and Life in His Teachings. John 5.
If we honor the Son we honor the Father. Vs.22-23
The religious people did not receive Jesus. Vs.39-40
Jesus promises life to those who will honor Him. Jn.10:10


III. How to Cultivate a Culture of Honor in our Community.

A Culture of Honor begins with the honoring of God.
Worship and prayer honor God as supreme among us.
Study and obedience validate the honor we express.

A Culture of Honor means honoring one another. 2 Cor. 5:17
Every believer is a New Creation indwelt by God.
We are called to bring forth the treasure of God.

A Culture of Honor recognizes the priorities of honor.
Honor to whom honor is due, Double honor Rom.13
Leaders, Elderly, Husbands, Parents, etc.