Don’t Die Here!
(Joshua 1:13-18)
Pastor Peter Moncrieffe

• Wilderness Wonderings-40 yrs In The desert {Developing Desert Mentalities}

• The Book of Joshua Is The Consummation of The Redemption of Israel Out of Egypt. {He Brought Us Out… To Bring Us In -Deut 6:23}

• The Book of Joshua Is The Ephesians of the OT. The “Heavenly” of Ephesians Is To The Christian What “Canaan” Was To The Israelite.

Crossing Over

• Transitions

Developing Higher Dimension Mentalities

• Now Moses My Servant Is Dead…  

• Change Your Position.

• Faith To Possess

The Power of One

• God Sees The “Collective” And Not Just The “Individual”

• Joshua Commanded The Entire Nation To Fight As One {Reubenites , Gadites & The Half Tribe of Manasseh Could have Stayed Behind on The East Side of the Jordan.}

• Micro vision Vs. Macro Vision

• The Land of Promise Is Vision Fulfillment
  For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God By Us. {II Corinthians 1:20}

Don’t Die Here!

• I Shall Not Die But Live And Declare {I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.} Psalm 118:17

• Death Is Not An Option

• Live Life Without Barriers {Monumental Moments}

• Don’t Die on This Side of The Jordan

Finishing Requires A Focus On:

I. The Present: (Matthew 6:34)

• Settle The Distance in Your Mind!
• Focus on The Present with Your Eyes!
• The Present traveled well Becomes The Future!

II. The Pace: (Hebrews 12:1)

• Guard against haste caused by “excitement” of the new
• Guard against haste caused by “anxiety” to finish

III. The Pain: (Hebrews 12:3)

• Know your Pain-Thresholds!
• Every Threshold is a Mental Challenge
• Every Threshold is crossed in the Mind
• 1st Pain-Threshold – Why?
• 2nd Pain-Threshold – If?
• 3rd Pain-Threshold – When?

IV. The Push: (2 Corinthians 12:9)

• Know when to Kick or Push
• Your Kick comes out of your Reserve
• Your Reserve is a result of Past Actions (nest eggs)

I. The Story of Vision: (Joshua 4:19)

• We were a people who believed God for what we saw!

• We were a people who wrote, who spoke & who lived our vision!

• We were a people of FAITH!

II. The Story of Struggle: (Joshua 4:13)

• We were a people who fought for what God had promised us!

• We were a people who survived the journey from struggle to success!

• We were a people in & with a FIGHT!

III. The Story of God’s Greatness: (Joshua 4:24)

• We were a people with a God who brought us out & brought us in!

• We were a people with a God who promised us & performed for us!

• We were a people with a God who was our FRIEND!

OUR STORY: Our vision was a FAITH FIGHT with the help of a Divine FRIEND! (Joshua 4:21)

I. RECOGNITION OF THE MOMENT: (Revelation 1:3)

a. This moment is a Critical Step in the life of our vision

b. This moment is the first Significant Step of a new church

c. This moment is a time of Microcosms

II. WE MUST NOT FOCUS ON: (Philippians 3:13)

a. Who is no longer with us

b. The struggles of the journey

III. WE MUST FOCUS ON: (Romans 8:31)

a. Who is with us:

• God is with us
• You are with us

b. The Promise of the Vision

IV. NEXT STEPS: (Nehemiah 4:6)

a. Anoint All Hands for Work in The New House

b. Clean & Prepare The New House

c. Wednesday Prayer Held in The New House

d. Activities Held in the New House

e. Commence Work on The New House

I. Leadership Facts:

• Leadership is a quality that all possess – (Matthew 5:14)

• Leadership is given in degrees – (Matthew 25:15)

• One’s degree of leadership is based on current assignment – (Gal. 6:5)

• Completion of assignment leads to increased leadership capacity – (Matt. 25:21)

• Leadership is about serving not lording – (Mark 10:44)

• The most noble of leaders have been servants – (John 13:14)

II. Leadership Realities:

• Leaders think uncommon thoughts – (Romans 12:2)

• Leaders speak extraordinary words – (John 7:46)

• Leaders act in unpopular ways – (Philippians 2:14-15)

III. Laws of Leadership Greatness:

• Great Leaders are Listeners – (Isaiah 50:4)

• Great Leaders are Learners – (2 Timothy 2:15)
  
  
• Great Leaders are Levelheaded – (Ecclesiastes 8:6)

I. Faith for Leadership: FAITH THAT NOW IS! (Heb 11:6)

Faith is Foundational

• Noaic Faith (Gen 6 :22)
• Abrahamic Faith (Gen 12:4 ; Gen 22:3, 12)
• Mosaic Faith (Heb 11:25-26)
• Joshuaic Faith (Num 14:6)

Faith Shapes Things

• Intangible creates/births tangible (Heb 11:3)
• Bend Reality to Align with your Faith (Acts 1:16)
  

II. Understanding for Leadership (Proverbs 24:3)

Understanding is Foundational

• o Wisdom is before him that has Understanding (Proverbs 17:24)
• o With Understanding comes an excellent Spirit (Proverbs 17:27)
• o Understanding is the source of abundant supply (Proverbs 16:22)
  

Bread vs. Seed: A practical look!

Bread (Isa 55:10)

• Temporal
• Linear (One dimensional)
• Non-generational
• Immediate Gratification (Gen 25:34)

Seed (2 Cor 9:10)

• Longer Lasting
• Non Linear/ Has multiplier effect (Gen 26:12 ; Deut 32:30)
• Generational
• Future Sustainability (Gen 26:12)
  

III. Characteristics for Leadership – (2nd Peter 1:8)

Animalistic Qualities: A look at 2 contrasts

Eagle (Isa 40:31)

• Vision is SHARP (Habakkuk 2:2)
• Action is PRECISE (1 Corinthians 9:26)
• Thrives in ADVERSITY (James 1:2)
• Do not eat Dead Things (Deuteronomy 14:21 ; 1 Tim 4:7; 2 Tim 2:16 ; 2 Tim 2:22-23 )

Lamb (Isa 40:11 ; Luke 10:3 ; John 21:15)

• Childlikeness (1 Cor. 14:20 ; Rom 16:19 ; 2 Tim 2:24-25)
• Fruit of the Spirit (Meekness, Gentleness…) (Gal 5:22-23

SOME FACTS!

• FAITH – Trial is not the same as Temptation. GOD Tries our FAITH, Devil Tempts our LUST
• UNDERSTANDING – Leaders make decisions, UNDERSTANDING enables decision making
• CHARACTER – Who We ARE!
  

I. Control Your Calendar – (Ecclesiastes 3:1)

“Time is the most precious of all commodities”
“God has not called you to be busy, He has called you to be fruitful” (Joyce Meyer)
“The difference between the successful and the not-so successful is the difference between working smart and working hard”

II. Time With God – (Philippians 3:10)

“Knowing Him, is knowing everything”
“Not knowing Him, is knowing nothing”

III. Time To Think – (John 1:1)

“Thinking creates worlds”
“The lack of thought destroys worlds”
“The best gift that you could ever give your leader is time to think”

IV. Get Understanding & Wisdom – (Proverbs 4:7)

“Knowledge is the what of life” - Information
“Understanding is the why of life” - Comprehension
“Wisdom is the how of life” – Application

V. Choose Your Relationships – (John 15:16)

Peter is your Bold friend
James is your Silent friend
John is your Loving friend

VI. Eat Right & Sleep Well – (Psalm 127:2)

“Your diet does not always have to be delicious”
 “If you let God build it, He will let you sleep”

VII. Stop Stressing Out – (Psalm 37:1)

“Don’t worry about anything, God is in control”

“Sovereignty in Hebrew means Don’t’ Sweat It!”

Some Root Causes:

I. Uncultivated Relationship:
Many have not fully developed a level of intimacy with God which unlocks the access to His mind and His will for their lives (Philippians 3:10-11)

 “The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord…” (Psalm 37:23)
“The secret of the Lord is with them that fear Him” (Psalm 25:14)

II. Unbelieving Faith:
Our belief in God does not always impact our behaviour – (Mark 9:24)

“Without faith it is impossible to please Him…” (Hebrews 11:6)
“The local church is the hope of the world…” (Bill Hybels)

III. Unchanging Traditions:
We have been handed certain practices and dogmas which have created a rigid belief in the unchanging. It is this unwillingness to change/evolve and adapt to the times that is making us irrelevant to the world at large – (Mark 7:7-8)

“…of the children of Issachar…men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do” (1 Chronicles 12:32)

IV. Unhealthy Thinking:
Our mentality or way of thinking has created a duality of behaviour and an inconsistency of practice

“God has only one set of principles which are to be applied in every area of life”

V. Undeveloped Spirituality:
Our kingdom is a spiritual kingdom which demands a spiritual maturity in order to be given true authority to work in – (John 3:6 & Galatians 4:10)

Spiritual Immaturity has made us:
a. Irresponsible – An inability to respond to the business (Matthew 11:16-17)
b. Imbalanced – Easily thrown off our equilibrium by words (Ephesians 4:14)
c. Irrelevant – Thinking, understanding and speaking like infants (1 Cor. 13:11)
d. Irreligious – Behaving like children in a spiritual place (1 Cor. 3:1-3)

Revelation 21

I. Mastering Sin: (Genesis 4:7)

a. Seek to obey the Voice of God – (1 Samuel 15:22)

• The Written Word/The Spoken Word/The Revealed Word

b. Search your heart daily – (Psalm 139:23)

• Search thru Prayer/Search thru Study/Search thru Reflection

II. City Life in 12 Practical Steps: (Matthew 7:12)

1. Theft – Respect the possessions of others (Ephesians 4:28)

2. Covetousness – Rejoice (intentionally) with those who rejoice (Rom. 12:15)

3. Murder – Speak life into every situation (Colossians 4:6)

4. Fornication – Respect your body as God’s Temple (1 Cor. 6:19-20)

5. Lies – Speak only what you know (Ephesians 4:25)

6. Slander – Speak well of others always (James 4:11)

7. Gossip – Respect the privacy of others unless otherwise advised (Prov. 25:17

8. Idolatry – Place God before people and your possessions (Matt. 22:36-38)

9. Pride – Check your motivation for success & recognition (Luke 14:11)

10. Arrogance – Direct the glory to God for all achievements (1 Cor. 1:31)

11. Selfishness – Find someone to serve and serve them (Matt. 20:27)
    
    
12. Prejudice – Take the time to know others prior to formulating an opinion (1 Thessalonians 5:21)

Romans 8:14

I. Unrelenting Prayer: (1 Thessalonians 5:17)

• A Prayerful Church = A Powerful Church

II. Movement & Increase: (John 12:32)

• A Christ-Centered Church = A Christ-Glorifying Church

III. The Spirit’s Fire: (1 John 3:3)

• A Refined Church = A Purified Church

IV. The Spirit’s Outpouring: (Acts 1:8)

• A Spirit-Filled & Spirit-Led Church = An Effective Church

V. The Turning Point: (Romans 6:11)

• A Sin-Free Church = A Healthy Church

Special Presentation: The Rhema Private Education Initiative

Psalm 32:1-5

I. The Turning Point:

“The turning point in the life and situation of any person or group occurs with the acknowledgment of sin, the confession of sin & the repentance from sin”

II. Sin – The Tragic Flaw:

a. Sin Hinders the Plan of God – (Genesis 3:23-24)

b. Sin Blocks the Glory of God – (Romans 3:23)

c. Sin Limits the Hand of God – (Isaiah 59:1-2)

III. Manifestations of Sin: (1 John 2:16)

Fact I: All sin is a result of disobedience – (Romans 5:19)

Fact II: All sin is a matter of the heart – (Jeremiah 17:9)

a. Relational Sins – Theft; Murder; Covetousness (Exodus 20:13,15,17)

b. Sexual Sins – Fornication; Adultery (Matthew 5:28)

c. Verbal Sins – Lies; Slander; Gossip (Proverbs 6:16-19)

d. Spiritual Sins – Witchcraft; Idolatry; Atheism (Rom. 1:25)

e. Abstract Sins – Pride; Arrogance; Selfishness; Prejudice (Rom. 1:30)

IV. RCM Confession & Prayer: (Romans 6:11)

I am alive to God
I am dead to sin
Sin shall never have dominion over me!

A n      E a s t e r      P l a y

Joel 2:23-32

Note: The outpouring of the Spirit indicates the age of complete restoration!

I. 3 Promises of The Outpouring:

a. The spirit of prophesy – To declare the future

b. The spirit of dreams – To imagine the future

c. The spirit of visions – To see the future

II. 3 Wonders with The Outpouring:

a. Blood - Indicating the Sacrifice of Many

b. Fire – Indicating the Purification of Many

c. Pillars of Smoke – Indicating Foundations of Glory

III. 3 Results of The Outpouring:

a. Total Restoration – (Joel 2:25)

b. Total Satisfaction – (Joel 2:26)

c. Total Deliverance – (Joel 2:32)

Matthew 3:7-12

We believe that the Holy Spirit is God Himself living within the spirit of the believer. The role of the Holy Spirit is to equip and empower the believer on the journey to becoming the perfect reflection of Jesus Christ!

I. The Spirit’s Work:

a. The Spirit’s Filling – (Greek: platho = to cram; make replete; influence; imbue)

• Elisabeth – (Luke 1:41)
• John Baptist – (Luke 1:15)
• Zechariah – (Luke 1:67)
• Jesus – (Luke 4:1)
• Every Believer – (Ephesians 5:18)

b. The Spirit’s Fire – (Matthew 3:11)

II. God – The God of Fire:

Key: God’s presence is always accompanied by His fire

a. God the Consuming Fire – (Deut. 4:24/Heb. 12:29)

b. God in The Burning Bush – (Exodus 3:1-6)

c. God on The Mountain of Fire – (Exodus 19:18)

d. God in The House – (Exodus 40:38)

III. The Refiner’s Fire:

a. The Fire Purifies – Deeds (Luke 3:16-17)

b. The Fire Refines – Character (Malachi 3:1-5)

c. The Fire Destroys – False Worship (Leviticus 10:1-3)

March 22, 2009

II. John the Baptist: Forerunner to Jesus (John 3)

When: The Time for Preparation, Positioning & Promise

How: “Decreasing for Christ to increase”

Image: The former way must die for the new to break forth

Prayer: THE INCREASE OF CHRIST IN RHEMA (John 3:3)

Isaiah 62:1

I. Unrelenting Prayer Chips Away:

a. Things Engrained = Textiles (Isaiah 30:1)
b. Things Encrusted = Time (2 Corinthians 10:3-5)
c. Things Entrenched = Traditions (Mark 7:6-8)

II. Unrelenting Prayer is Consistent Prayer:

a. Consistent Prayer convinces God
b. Consistent Prayer convinces the demonic world

Unrelenting Prayer in Scripture:

• Daniel – Until the Breakthrough (Daniel 10:1-3)
• Elijah – Until the Rain (1 Kings 18:41-44)
• The Woman – Until Vindication (Luke 18:1-8)

Note: Consistent prayer ensures that your prayer life is never crisis driven!

III. Unrelenting Prayer is One Element in a Spiritual Compound:

a. Mixed with Faith – Releases Hope (Hebrews 11:1)
b. Mixed with Fasting – Increases Power (Matthew 17:21)
c. Mixed with Thanksgiving – Shows Gratitude (Philippians 4:6)
d. Mixed with Passion – Gets Attention (Psalm 34:6)