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Kingdom folk want to know how I can use
the opportunities that God has given me
and called me to to provide a Lifeboat
for somebody else because God’s kingdom
call will always involve indirectly or
directly impacting people
that doesn’t mean everybody’s a preacher
it means everybody understands that
there is a Kingdom operating here
it means that there is an eternal
perspective
how do we connect this thing of passion
with eternity so that we get
clarification on calling
well remember our definition of calling
it’s your customized purpose
for which you have been ordained and
equipped but here it is to service the
kingdom of God because remember it has
an eternity Eternal perspective always
your passion is always excuse me your
calling is always linked with
kingdom of God
once you
extricated from the kingdom of God you
may not have any idea what it is which
is why most people don’t know their
calling why don’t most people know
they’re calling because of meism
I’m living here to make my money I’m
living here to buy my house I’m living
here to drive my car raising my kids I’m
here to make my mark
and the kingdom of God there’s no way to
be found
Jesus said it
Matthew 6 33
he makes it absolutely clear
cheeky what
first seeking what
first one more time seeking what
thirst
not seeking when you have time not seek
you when there’s leftovers seek ye first
the kingdom of God and his righteousness
and all these things
stuff
will be added to you now that’s not what
we do we seek first the stuff and if
there is anything left over
in my time talents and treasures then
the kingdom may have them
God will never show you your calling
if it’s not
thirst
It’s gotta be first
seek ye first the kingdom of God
in other words the promotion of God’s
glory and God’s program thine is the
kingdom thine is the power thine is the
glory forever and ever amen
a man one day
we’ll sing goodbye to his Pastor after
church
Pastor didn’t really know him shook his
hand said what do you do sir
oh he says huh
I’m a disciple of Jesus Christ he said
disguised as a machine operator
I hope you caught that
that was a kingdom answer
he wasn’t just doing a job from eight to
five
he supersized it
he wasn’t just out
giving widgets you know making widgets
he he was using that platform as an
opportunity to promote God’s interest in
history
now God is going to show somebody like
that they’re calling
but in America
the lawyers don’t want to be disguised
the doctors don’t want to be disguised
The Operators don’t want to be disguised
we want to keep up with the Joneses
now don’t get me wrong
I’m not talking about having nice things
versus not having nice things having a
nice car versus not having a nice car
I’m not talking about those things I’m
talking about what comes first if if the
kingdom is first it doesn’t matter much
about anything else because you’re going
to keep that in perspective
I know some wealthy people are more
committed to God than poor people
so it’s not about amount versus not
amount materialism is not having
material materialism is an attitude
towards your material that produces an
independence because of what you have
I’m sure you all saw Titanic
and what a Titanic film it was
true story
the maiden voyage
from England to America of this
ship
it hit Iceberg holes were punched in it
and you saw it graphically portrayed on
the screen
the awesome Titanic
sank
there were 20 lifeboats not enough for
the amount of people on the Titanic
they got women and children off the
Titanic they got in the boats
the boats began to roll away the only
problem is they left 1500 people in
frigid water
well it wouldn’t be long before
hypothermia would set in and they would
freeze to death as their organs could no
longer function in the coldness of the
water
but do you notice tragedy of Titanic
let me tell you the tragedy
the tragedy is
that two-thirds of the boats
the road the the the the smaller boats
were only partially full
you see
the folks who were saved
got so comfortable in their salvation
they forgot other folk were still
drowning
and only one of the 20 boats returned
if though most of them that were not
filled with a return
hundreds of more people would have been
saved but after all they were already
saved
so since I’m saved
I hope you make it too
Kingdom folk don’t think like that
Kingdom folk want to know how I can use
the opportunities that God has given me
and called me to to provide a Lifeboat
for somebody else because God’s kingdom
call will always involve indirectly or
directly impacting people
the lady who applied to work for Billy
Graham and she said Dr Graham I want to
come for work for you and I am an expert
in computers
I believe God has called me to keep the
computers working sharp so that the
resources that you get out get in the
hands of people so that their lives can
be transformed now this lady may never
be on a crusade platform
but she’s using her gifts
to service
eternity
and will heal well done
that doesn’t mean everybody’s a preacher
it means everybody understands that
there is a Kingdom operating here
it means that there’s an eternal
perspective
so my challenge to you today
is to examine your passion
to look deep down inside and begin to
ask yourself some strategic questions
what captures my attention what do I
dream about
we ask kids that all the time what do
you want to be when you grow up that’s a
passion question
that’s a passion question
well we’re not too shaken up if they’re
not sure then and they’re guessing but
we ask them again in high school why do
you want to be when you grow up
maybe that a little clearer maybe don’t
get too upset after all they’re going to
college we ask because what do you want
to major in
well maybe the first year they’re not
sure they want to take a general course
until they narrow it down
the problem is long after college is
over
if you were to ask some folks what is
your calling
I don’t know
is it that you don’t know because
God hadn’t shown it to you or you don’t
know because
you haven’t had enough Kingdom Focus to
find out
because here’s what you’re going to find
many of you who have discovered your
passion for the marketplace have also
discovered your passion for the kingdom
you just didn’t make the connection
many of you who have discovered your
passion for the marketplace
have at the very same time discovered
your passion for the kingdom you just
never saw what you do in the marketplace
as valuable to the kingdom you never
made that connection so your Marketplace
is only connected to time
there is no Eternal perspective
the space shuttle
sits on a launch pad
sits on a launch pad
you’ve seen it on TV
it has a mission and a direction it’s
going somewhere
that has already been predetermined
by NASA
the only problem it’s grounded because
of gravity gravity says to the shuttle
you’re not going anywhere be still
and that huge space shuttle with all
this equipment All these power all this
Personnel is grounded that is until
it is set on fire
ten nine eight seven six five four three
two
one
blast off all of a sudden
the engines Roar and you see
fire
all of a sudden this Earth limited
vehicle
multi-tunned is now able to soar all
because fire was lit under it
many of us are grounded by our fears
and what you need is some fire
many of us are grounded by what we were
told
we’ve got such poor self-esteem and even
though we desire it we don’t even
believe God can create enough fire to
lift this mess off the ground
when you got something as big as the
space shuttle you just need a lot more
fire that’s all
yeah just a lot more fire
you’re going to go home today and the
reason you’re going to get home is
because some spark plugs underneath your
hood are going to produce fire
and they’re going to produce fire and
when they produce fire that fire of
those little plugs will ignite the
engine cooperating with the battery and
your car will take you home all because
there was fire
it moves trucks that way submarines that
way boasts that way it moves planes that
way planes fly because of Fire
passion
passion
and you have it
I don’t care how dull you look
how thick your glasses are
how nerdish you are told God has given
you fire
you say well how do I find it if I don’t
know where it is
well then you go to God every day and
you ask him to light your fire
you go to God and say
Firestarter
ignite it
you ask God to ignite the fire for
whatever it is it doesn’t mean you’re
going to do cartwheels that may not be
your personality trait
doesn’t mean that you’re going to shout
and scream because we’re all different
it will mean you are lit
and fit to be tied
because you’re on fire
and when you get hot enough
other folks around you will scorch
because when you get fires loose
they start other fires too
so God’s richest blessing on you
as you look deep within and find your
passion
because your passion is always designed
to lift your calling right up off
band