{"id":407,"date":"2012-07-19T16:56:09","date_gmt":"2012-07-19T21:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gpc.168prayer.org\/?p=407"},"modified":"2012-07-20T11:09:18","modified_gmt":"2012-07-20T16:09:18","slug":"washing-through-god%e2%80%99s-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpc.168prayer.org\/?p=407","title":{"rendered":"Washing Through God\u2019s Word"},"content":{"rendered":"

This Week\u2019s Audio Message<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her\u00a0to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. \u2013 Ephesians 5:25-27<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Several weeks ago, we began a series on the 5 aspects of \u201cactivating Kingdom DNA\u201d<\/a> \u2013 striving to understand the role of today\u2019s market place pastors.\u00a0 These aspects are:<\/p>\n

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  1. Operating in the \u201cfaith of the mustard seed\u201d;<\/li>\n
  2. \u201cWashing\u201d the people, company, and their processes through God\u2019s word;<\/li>\n
  3. Prophetic messages speaking into the destinies of individuals and organizations;<\/li>\n
  4. Exercising our market place competencies in the Spirit\u2019s power, thus providing clear benefits to the company\u2019s business operations;<\/li>\n
  5. Overcoming doubt and pride, key elements that separated God from Adam and Eve, and have inhibited our Kingdom DNA.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    We concluded last week<\/a> on the 1st<\/sup> aspect, \u201cOperating in the \u2018faith of the mustard seed\u2019\u201d, by seeing Christ model this principle for us when he saw the \u201ctree\u201d of the New Jerusalem through our Kingdom DNA in the \u201cmustard seed\u201d. \u00a0That joy, that vision of His \u201cBride and Wife\u201d, pressed Him forward to the road of the cross.\u00a0 In the same way, by seeing the potential of the Kingdom DNA in our realm of influence, this vision of joy will establish our resolve to take the road of the cross \u2013 a necessary path of sacrifice to see the activation of Kingdom DNA (Luke 9:23-27<\/a>).<\/p>\n

    This week, we move onto the 2nd<\/sup> aspect:\u00a0 \u201cWashing the people, company, and their processes through God\u2019s word\u201d.\u00a0 Simply put, this is to carry out the desire of Christ in Ephesians 5:25-27 \u2013 to cleanse, renew, and realign people to their Kingdom destinies by immersion in the truth of God\u2019s word.\u00a0 People\u2019s Kingdom DNA will activate in accordance to the level of their hearts\u2019 and minds\u2019 alignment to their Kingdom destiny.\u00a0 The more we come inline with our Kingdom destiny, the greater the activation of our potential (1 Corinthians 2:9<\/a>).<\/p>\n

    At Tony Wear<\/a>, we immersed the truth of God\u2019s word into the organization through the theme of their product brand. \u00a0Because Donald Wu, the CEO, has established the 2013 product brand theme as the \u201cRiver of Water of Life\u201d<\/a>, he opened the door for God\u2019s word to \u201cwash\u201d through the core of Tony Wear\u2019s organization and business processes. \u00a0Our initial step was to develop a Thematic Inspiration Book<\/a> that provides the design team biblical insights into the \u201cRiver of Water of Life\u201d. \u00a0It also brings a unified direction on design interpretation, affecting all aspects of garment style, store aesthetic, marketing messages, website, catalog, and promotional campaigns.<\/p>\n

    The following is an excerpt from the Thematic Inspiration Book that may provide a flavor of how the truth of God\u2019s word is immersed into the hearts and minds of the design team:<\/p>\n

    \u201cLife<\/em><\/strong> is governed by a complex web<\/strong> of \u201cflows\u201d \u2013 convoluted, interactive, organic, and dynamic<\/strong>.\u00a0 Cities light up with energy flow.\u00a0 Decisions and agreements are reached through information flow.\u00a0 Wealth creation happens with money flow.\u00a0 Art and innovation are discovered when creativity flow.\u00a0 People are served with product flow.\u00a0 Friends are made and partnerships developed in people flow. \u00a0Great novels are strung together through word flow.\u00a0 Peace prospers when goodwill flows.\u00a0 Civilizations and culture are established around rivers \u2013 channels of water flow.\u00a0 Life is sustained in blood flow.\u00a0 Hope<\/strong> and salvation<\/strong> also came when Christ\u2019s<\/strong> blood flowed<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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    Where there is life, there is flow.\u00a0 Without flow, life ceases.<\/em><\/p>\n

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    An ancient Book of Wisdom, the Bible<\/strong>, also speaks of a \u201cflow\u201d \u2013 a force, a movement of water<\/strong>, the living water, originating from our Creator<\/strong> called \u201cThe River<\/strong> of<\/strong> Life<\/strong>\u201d.\u00a0 This is the flow that sustains all life and its surrounding web of \u201cflows\u201d.\u00a0 The Book tells us that this flow carries authority<\/strong> and brings change that all other \u201cflows\u201d of life must submit to.\u00a0 The water that flows from the River of Life also brings healing<\/strong>, cleansing<\/strong>, and sustenance<\/strong> for individuals as well as for societies.\u00a0 When we connect to this flow<\/strong>, we also forever quench that thirst<\/strong> innate in all people \u2013 the thirst for purpose<\/strong> and self-significance<\/strong>.\u00a0 We come to know our created purpose and become elevated<\/strong> in authority and capability to fulfill that.\u00a0 We, in turn, become a conduit<\/strong> for that Living Water.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

    Next week, we will recount a bit of our experiences in delivering this Thematic Inspiration Book to Tony Wear\u2019s design team.\u00a0 We will share on how that training and individual ministry activated a start in the expression of Tony Wear\u2019s Kingdom DNA – the transformation of the company culture to reflect the New Jerusalem.<\/p>\n

    Market Place Meditation and Prayer<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. What are the \u201cdoors\u201d I can open in my market place sphere of influence to bring in the \u201cwashing\u201d with God\u2019s word?<\/li>\n
    2. What biblical themes I can connect to the various aspects of my company\u2019s business processes?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Lord, open our eyes to your passion and zeal to \u201ccleanse and wash\u201d Your people into a spotless and radiant Bride.\u00a0 Grant us a deeper understanding of your Bride and Wife, the New Jerusalem, your ultimate desire in market place expression.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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