The Next Level Part 2

The Next Level Part 2<= o:p>

Going to the next level means leaving where we a= re.

Last week we talked about the seed potenti= al that God has place in us.

We talked about being made whole .=

We realized that we are only made whole to our <= b>level of willingness.

Potential -- A latent excellence or ability t= hat may not be developed.

Through the wholeness that we have received we become motivated by the Spirit of God

to do what He has called us to do.

To motivate means to induce or prompt. <= /b>

We ask the question last week   (((Percentage of accomplishment)))

The question is will we be obedient to the call.

The next dimension is available-----are you?

Your success in life is based on walking in obedience in what He is calling you to do.

But rather than being a successful person in the natural realm, its better to become a person a value.

It’s not just about you or this church, bu= t this city, this nation, this world.

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That plan, that strategy, that goal, God can do it quicke= r than you think.

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What things keep us from moving out?<= /span>

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A lack of wholeness

Complacency

Apathy

Comfort

Doubt

Fear

Self-condemnation

When we accept the call from God ----We step out= in faith

Matthew 14:26-28

And when the disciples saw Him walking on the se= a, they were troubled, saying, "It is a ghost!"
And they cried out for fear. But immediately Jes= us spoke to them, saying, "Be of good cheer! It is

I;= do not be afraid." And Peter answered Him and said, "Lord, if it is = You, command me to come to

You on the water."(NKJV)<= /p>
Lord if you want me to move out of where I am ----command me to come

In verse 29 Jesus says    COME<= /u>

God provides worms for the birds but He doesn’t throw them in the nest.

It may not appear that you are equipped to do wh= at He is calling you to do.

Matthew 14:29

So He said, "Come." And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus.(NKJV)

If God is calling you to do something He will provide the supernatural gifting and ability to do it.

Peter could have contemplated about leaving the = boat----Have a couple of meeting about it.

The bible says we are to be imitators of Jesus Christ following His example

John 4:34

Jesus said to them, My food (nourishment) is to = do the will (pleasure) of Him Who sent Me and to accomplish and completely fin= ish His work.(AMP)

His great object and design of His life was to do the will of the Father

Since we only have one life to live, we should live it as successfully as we can.

On man said

Do all the good you can,

by all the means you can

in all the ways you can,

in all the places you can,

at= all the times you,

to everyone you can.

Carl Sandburg wrote, Time is the coin of = life, only you can determine how it is spent.

What you do for Jesus Christ is not determined by chance but rather by choice.

Most people resist change and just along with the flow.

Change releases the impossible through God.=

Mark 10:27

But Jesus looked at them and said, "With me= n it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible."(NKJV)

Philippians 4:13

I can do all things through Christ who strengthe= ns me.(NKJV)

It’s not by our own natural ability and strength but by His.

We can make the choice to live with passion for = the things of God.

In the King James Version the phrase posse= ss the land is found 18 times

Joshua 18:3

Then Joshua said to the children of Israel: "How long will you neglect to go and possess the land

which the LORD God of your fathers has given you?(NKJV)

God had promised the children of Israel = that they could possess the land.

But it required some action on their part.<= /o:p>

Pleading and begging for the land doesn’t work.

Just thinking about the land doesn’t mean possessing it.

Possessing the land---going to the next level means doing something different.

1 Chronicles 4:10

And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, "Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my =

territory, that Your hand would be with me, and = that You would keep me from evil, that I may not

cause pain!" So God granted him what he requested.(NKJV)

This sounds like a self-centered prayer.

Jabez’s Prayer

Bless me indeed ----meaning bless me a lot---not j= ust financially but in every area

Enlarge my territory----expand my opportunities---my area of influence

Expanding Jabez’s land also meant expelling the Canaanites that might have occupied it.

That your hand would be with me   He is asking for God p= ower, guidance and direction

Keep me from evil

So God granted him what he requested<= /span>

Do something different this week!!!

What has God already told you to do?      ((((Do tha= t)))

We never put limits on what can be accomplished-= --to do so limits the possibilities and God’s work in our lives.

How is it that we come to know the will of God?<= o:p>

Romans 12:2

And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may

pr= ove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.(NKJV)<= /span>

God will give you a new attitude along with new ideas for His purposes and will in you life.

The decisions you make in life makes an indicati= on of which side you are on.

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Steps to the next level

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Receive wholeness

Submit you life to Him

Ask for God to bless you and increased your territory

Be willing for change to happen

Step out in faith and claim the new land

Be willing to serve as He directs

Receive His empowerment and guidance<= /span>

Look for open door opportunities

God is personally interested in seeing you succe= ed and have the abundant life.

WE are the only ones holding that back.

Isaiah 45:2-3

'I will go before you And make the crooked places straight; I will break in pieces the gates of bronze And =

cut the bars of iron. I will give you the treasu= res of darkness And hidden riches of secret places, That you<= /p>
ma= y know that I, the LORD, Who call you by your name, Am the God of Israel.(NKJV)

Jesus was there on the water before Peter ever stepped out of the boat.

There may be crooked places---The Lord will make them straight.

Is the Lord bidding you to come today?

This concept works in every area of you life.

In your heart of hearts you know the medio= cre life isn’t your God created purpose.