Week 8- Sermon “Take Home”
Sermon Theme: Through His Poverty 4
Sermon Text: Deuteronomy 8:18, 2 Cor 8:9, Gen 14: 18-20, Heb 7: 1-2, Heb 5:1-4,
Heb 7:4-7.
Wealth comes to us because it is part of Gods covenant with us. The covenant of wealth is activated through our tithing.
It’s important to uphold the values of God’s word in these challenging times. That’s how we will come into rulership. He perfects all those who obey Him. This is what will elevate us above our competition.
There are 4 orders of the High Priest Melchizedek
–King of Righteousness : Jesus is empowered to govern by divine values.
–King of Peace: In the function of King of Peace, Abraham had to offer sacrifices because of sins and weaknesses in the bloodline. We have peace with God through the blood of Jesus.
The cross is our calling. The cross is a place of sacrifice or sacrificial assignments. It is not a place of pleasure. When we answer the call of Christ in our life, we are allowing ourselves to be God’s conduit.
–Priest of the Most High God: As a Priest Jesus prayed. One of the the purposes of prayer is to kindle our spiritual lamp stand.
–King of Jerusalem:Melchizedek had royal jurisdiction over the capital of God’s Kingdom. Therefore we are called to manifest the royal jurisdiction over the capital of God’s Kingdom. God has called us to be in charge of a space that we are to manifest the kingdom
