Taught at Opuwo Christian Community Church on Sunday 14 August 2011. This contains a life-changing message!!

1. Sunday 14 August 2011 You are welcome!!

2. My role in bringing Heaven to Earth John 10:10 “…I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of.” Matt 6:10 “Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” Matt 28:19 “Go then and make disciples of all the nations …”

3. Culture Strategic planning Environment Influence Relationships Life-style Corporate influence Self-discipline Relationships Attitude Change situations around you Revelation Relationships Mind Team Information

4. Difficulty Level of experiencing Abundant Life CHANGE  Time

5. Religion Education Media Business Family Government Arts & entertainment

6. Our job on earth is not to reflect culture but God has called us to transform culture. We need to shine and introduce Kingdom culture into all areas of society.

7. First level: Reprogram your brain. Remove sources of old information (Remember: Put rubbish in = rubbish will come out in your life) Study the Word for yourself in order to get a Biblical worldview *. Listen to Spirit-filled teachers, singers, read their books, sing their songs … Find out what successful Christians did/do Start hanging out with Spirit-filled friends Change your mind, your way of thinking

8. Isaiah 55:3 “Come to me with your ears wide open. Listen, and you will find life.” Proverbs 14:12-13 “There's a way of life that looks harmless enough; look again—it leads straight to hell. Sure, those people appear to be having a good time, but all that laughter will end in heartbreak.”

9. Isaiah 55:7-11 “Seek God while he's here to be found, pray to him while he's close at hand. Let the wicked abandon their way of life and the evil their way of thinking. Let them come back to God, who is merciful, come back to our God, who is lavish with forgiveness. "I don't think the way you think. The way you work isn't the way I work." God's Decree. "For as the sky soars high above earth, so the way I work surpasses the way you work, and the way I think is beyond the way you think.”

10. 1 Corinthians 2:16 “Who can know the Lord’s thoughts? Who knows enough to teach him?” But we understand these things, for we have the mind of Christ. Proverbs 23:7 “For as a man thinks in his heart, so is he.”

11. Colossians 3:1-3 “So if you're serious about living this new resurrection life with Christ, act like it. Think about the things over which Christ presides. Don't shuffle along, eyes to the ground, absorbed with the things right in front of you. Look up, and be alert to what is going on around Christ—that's where the action is. See things from his perspective. Your old life is dead. Your new life, which is your real life—even though invisible to spectators—is with Christ in God.

12. I will fill my mind with Biblical Eschatology (meditate on the words on the next pages)

13. The spirit of fatalism and the spirit of martyrdom were holding back the apostolic age. Fatalism refuses to acknowledge positive advancement on the earth and looks for world to erode instead of evolve. Scriptures like there shall be no end to the increase of His government or peace are forced into a time zone that doesn’t inspire hope for this generation. Fatalism changes our message from The Kingdom is at handto The end of the world is near. Jesus told us to preach the Kingdom is at hand. But the message has changed to The end of the world is near. The church is notorious for using fear to motivate people to come into the Kingdom. We actually build partnerships with terrorist spirits and believe we can drive people to God. There’s no fear in love. The Kingdom of God doesn’t do punishment. So it is very difficult to keep people in the Kingdom, who have been driven there by a fatalistic eschatology. Martyrdom embraces death in a sadistic sort of way and values the cross above the joy set before it. Jesus endured the cross, He did not enjoy it. When it was time for Him to die, He prayed; “If possible take this cup from me”. (From Kris Vallotton’s podcast “Living from Eternity” – download for free from iTunes)

14. Fatalism= Defeatism Passivity Pessimism Despair. People have no hope for the future on this planet. Because of wrong eschatology they are just waiting to be raptured. That’s why the earth is in the condition it is in today. We need to change our minds – fill it with Biblical Eschatology. Believe in and proclaim that the Kingdom is at hand. Start bringing His Kingdom to your own life, your family, work, town, country and the earth. This earth shall be covered with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord. Jesus will come back – not to remove us – but to rule and reign and to make this earth like it should have been if Adam and Eve did not sin. But at this moment heaven is retaining Him, waiting for us to work with the Holy Spirit to restore all things (Acts 3:21). Let’s do it so that He can come back in glory and splendour!! If we want to bring God’s Kingdom to earth we need to know how things are done in God’s world – in heaven. We need a Biblical World View. We need to see things the way God see them.

15. Group Discussions – Biblical World ViewWhat is God’s view on these topics? Alcohol use. Polygamy. Money - 10% and 90%. Debt & loans, Gambling. Music. Clothing and piercing. Authority & submission. Abortion.

16. Group Discussions – Biblical World ViewWhat is God’s view on these topics? Eating & exercise. Politics. Helping the poor. Education. Socialism. Capitalism. Dating and sexuality. Farming - nr livestock / methods of planting. Gift & talents & personality.

17. Group Discussions – Biblical World ViewWhat is God’s view on these topics? Marriage. Okuruuo. Health. Farming. Gift & talents & personality. Raising kids. Entertainment. Business. Work.

18. We need more information In the groups we discovered that there are many questions that we do not have Biblical answers for. We need to study the Word, the whole Bible, to find out what God really says about all the topics on the previous slides. How can we bring His Kingdom, His way of doing things, to our lives if we do not even know what He thinks about all these issues?

19. Second level: Your life starts changing and bearing good fruit. God’s promises are fulfilled in your life and you start to be a blessing to those around you.

20. To reach this level you need more than justinformation – you need revelation. Ways to get revelation: Apply the knowledge you have. Practical application: Like learning to swim or learning to ride a bicycle. You can learn the theory but only until you try it practically will you get to know how to do it. In Greek the word toknowmeans to experience.

21. To reach this level you need more than justinformation – you need revelation. Ways to get revelation: Develop strong relationships with others who are already on this level. Who are they in your life? Names? It can also be via books, audio, facebook, etc.

22. To reach this level you need more than justinformation – you need revelation. Ways to get revelation: Pray & spend time God. As you learn to become intimate with God, He will reveal (open) things to you that will change your life. Pray in tongues a lot and then wait for interpretation and revelation.

23. Practical Example: You learn what the Bible says about tithing and giving (sowing and reaping). Knowledge enters you brain. If you get enough correct information and remove the wrong info you can change your mind about the way you think about money. (If you get uncomfortable when a pastor talks about money in church it shows your mind has not yet been renewed regarding the money issue) Just changing your mind will however not help you enter into the blessings promised in the Bible. You now have to start implementing your knowledge. Start to calculate what 10% of your monthly income is and give it to your local church. Then ask God what to do with the other 90%. Sow some, give some, use some and save a bit.

24. Practical Example: Warning: Most of God’s principles need patience and time. You can’t sow a tomato seed today and expect to eat tomatoes tomorrow. Don’t give up – keep on applying your knowledge (by force and self-discipline) even if you do not see or feel anything. Without faith you can’t get anything from God and “Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see.” Heb 11:1 During this process, one day, suddenly – maybe while you are spending time in God’s presence, you will receive revelation – suddenly a light will come one and everything will make sense, you will just know deep inside that what you do is the right thing – you will be 100% convinced and no-one will be able to take you back to the lower level again.

25. Practical Example: Another Example: A person may not believe in healing until he gets cancer and need God’s intervention. If he goes for prayer and gets healed miraculously he will immediately change his mind because he got personal revelation that healing is working today. He will never doubt it again. This process needs to be repeated in all areas of life.

26. Your wisest moments in life will be those when you say yes to God- Pastor Rick Warren

27. What now? Next steps Get information – study, read, ask, listen … Get a program to read through the Bible in 1 year. http://70030.netministry.com/images/WeeklyGenresChart.pdf Enroll in OCCC Bible School. http://www.isom.org/ Send you kids to Christian School (Attend the information meeting on 18 Aug @ 18:00)

28. What now? Next steps Get revelation – apply, God, friends … Try to apply one truth this week (money, health …?) Make a daily appointment with God. (Share with friend to keep you accountable)