This week, we would like to pause a bit and look back at the tremendous market place insights the Lord imparted to us from the past few months.
Back in February, as we pressed deeper into the theme of “The Joy Set Before Christ”, we saw that one piece of this “vision of joy” is the awesome picture of the Groom receiving His “Bride and Wife” – a picture that shows our market place preparation for our role as Christ’s “Wife” – His Holy City.
The Joy Set Before Christ – Picture of the Bride and the Wife
Message 1 – The “Bride and Wife” of Christ is the New Jerusalem (Hebrews 12:2, Revelation 21:9-10)
Message 2 – The Bride’s Kingdom Responsibility – to Prepare for the Wife’s Role (Revelation 11:15, Revelation 21:22-27)
Message 3 – 10,500 – One of Our Bridal Preparation for the Wedding (Revelation 22:1-5, Isaiah 9:7)
As His “Wife”, the Holy City that governs His Kingdom, we came to see in Adam & Eve’s marriage model that we have a role as the “suitable helper” to the Last Adam. Jesus will establish His Kingdom governing model according to His intent in family relationships. This is one of the key reasons the Church must occupy the “Family Mountain” and connect its significance to the market place as we prepare for Christ’s return.
The Joy Set Before Christ – Christ’s Kingdom Model is in the Family
Message 1 – From First Adam and Eve to Last Adam and the Church
Message 2 – The Church – Christ’s “Bone of Bones, Flesh of Flesh” (Genesis 2:22-25)
Message 3 – The Church – Christ’s “Suitable Helper” (Genesis 2:18-21)
In declaring us to be His spotless Bride through His sacrifice, Christ gave us a pattern for operating in the Father’s capacity. He showed us the heart attitudes that release the Spirit’s power – the willingness to sacrifice according to the Father’s agenda.
Power in Sacrifice
Message 1 – Love of the Husband, Love of Christ – Sacrifice (Ephesians 5:25)
Message 2 – Principles of Sacrifice – Abraham’s Example (Genesis 22:1, 15-18)
Message 3 – Sacrifice in the Father’s Capacity (Hebrews 11:17-19, John 5:19-21)
Finally, the pursuit as Christ’s market place witnesses in the Spirit’s power will always lead us to one basic spiritual discipline: our connection with the Lord. This discipline will lead us to know the father’s agenda and open the path to demonstrate the Spirit’s power in the market place.
Know the Father’s Agenda
Message 1 – Know the Father’s Agenda – One Thing I Seek (Mark 1:35-37)
Message 2 – Know the Father’s Agenda – Jesus’ Secret (Luke 10:42)
Market Place Prayer
When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down* the nets for a catch.” Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.” When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break. So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink. When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!” For he and all his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken, and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon’s partners. Then Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid; from now on you will catch men.” So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him. – Luke 5:4-11
May our market place leaders understand the Father’s agenda such that they will experience the Spirit’s power in “catching men”. May they bring to their sphere of influence the same confession as that of Simon Peter, “I am a sinful man”. May they come to understand that “catching men” is not to give up their market place positions. Rather, it is to “influence men” as a cloud of Christ’s witnesses in their holy grounds, the places where they’ve been called to be “fruitful and multiply”.
This week, we would like to pause a bit and look back at the tremendous market place insights the Lord imparted to us from the past few months.
Back in February, as we pressed deeper into the theme of “The Joy Set Before Christ”, we saw that one piece of this “vision of joy” is the awesome picture of the Groom receiving His “Bride and Wife” – a picture that shows our market place preparation for our role as Christ’s “Wife” – His Holy City.
The Joy Set Before Christ – Picture of the Bride and the Wife
Message 1 – The “Bride and Wife” of Christ is the New Jerusalem (Hebrews 12:2, Revelation 21:9-10)
Message 2 – The Bride’s Kingdom Responsibility – to Prepare for the Wife’s Role (Revelation 11:15, Revelation 21:22-27)
Message 3 – 10,500 – One of Our Bridal Preparation for the Wedding (Revelation 22:1-5, Isaiah 9:7)
As His “Wife”, the Holy City that governs His Kingdom, we came to see in Adam & Eve’s marriage model that we have a role as the “suitable helper” to the Last Adam. Jesus will establish His Kingdom governing model according to His intent in family relationships. This is one of the key reasons the Church must occupy the “Family Mountain” and connect its significance to the market place as we prepare for Christ’s return.
The Joy Set Before Christ – Christ’s Kingdom Model is in the Family
Message 1 – From First Adam and Eve to Last Adam and the Church
Message 2 – The Church – Christ’s “Bone of Bones, Flesh of Flesh” (Genesis 2:22-25)
Message 3 – The Church – Christ’s “Suitable Helper” (Genesis 2:18-21)
In declaring us to be His spotless Bride through His sacrifice, Christ gave us a pattern for operating in the Father’s capacity. He showed us the heart attitudes that release the Spirit’s power – the willingness to sacrifice according to the Father’s agenda.
Power in Sacrifice
Message 1 – Love of the Husband, Love of Christ – Sacrifice (Ephesians 5:25)
Message 2 – Principles of Sacrifice – Abraham’s Example (Genesis 22:1, 15-18)
Message 3 – Sacrifice in the Father’s Capacity (Hebrews 11:17-19, John 5:19-21)
Finally, the pursuit as Christ’s market place witnesses in the Spirit’s power will always lead us to one basic spiritual discipline: our connection with the Lord. This discipline will lead us to know the father’s agenda and open the path to demonstrate the Spirit’s power in the market place.
Know the Father’s Agenda
Message 1 – Know the Father’s Agenda – One Thing I Seek (Mark 1:35-37)
Message 2 – Know the Father’s Agenda – Jesus’ Secret (Luke 10:42)
Market Place Prayer
When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down* the nets for a catch.” Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.” When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break. So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink. When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!” For he and all his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken, and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon’s partners. Then Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid; from now on you will catch men.” So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him. – Luke 5:4-11
May our market place leaders understand the Father’s agenda such that they will experience the Spirit’s power in “catching men”. May they bring to their sphere of influence the same confession as that of Simon Peter, “I am a sinful man”. May they come to understand that “catching men” is not to give up their market place positions. Rather, it is to “influence men” as Christ’s witnesses in their holy grounds, the places where they’ve been called to be “fruitful and multiply”.
