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Blessing In The Kingdom By: Dr. Pete Norris

Harvest Fellowship Church

Feb 10, 2026 · 29 min8K

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Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”), that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.” (Galatians 3:13-14 NKJV)

The blessing of the Lord makes one rich, And He adds no sorrow with it.

(Proverbs 10:22 NKJV)

The blessing of the Lord brings wealth, without painful toil for it.

(Proverbs 10:22 NIV)

Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth. So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” (Genesis 1:26-28 NKJV)

We should be able to produce from the kingdom. God just spoke in Genesis 1.

Then great multitudes came to Him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others; and they laid them down at Jesus’ feet, and He healed them. So the multitude marveled when they saw the mute speaking, the maimed made whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel. (Matthew 15:30-31 NKJV)

Words were to create not communicate.

And so it is written, “The first man Adam became a living being.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit. However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural, and afterward the spiritual. The first man was of the earth, made of dust; the second Man is the Lord from heaven. As was the man of dust, so also are those who are made of dust; and as is the heavenly Man, so also are those who are heavenly. And as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly Man. (I Corinthians 15:45-49 NKJV)

Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made.”(Genesis 2:3 NKJV)

Then God said, “Let the waters abound with an abundance of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the face of the firmament of the heavens.” (Genesis 1:20 NKJV)

Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth the living creature according to its kind: cattle and creeping thing and beast of the earth, each according to its kind”; and it was so.” (Genesis 1:24 NKJV)

And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. (Genesis 2:7 NKJV)

And he came near and kissed him; and he smelled the smell of his clothing, and blessed him and said: “Surely, the smell of my son Is like the smell of a field Which the Lord has blessed. Therefore may God give you Of the dew of heaven, Of the fatness of the earth, And plenty of grain and wine. Let peoples serve you, And nations bow down to you. Be master over your brethren, And let your mother’s sons bow down to you. Cursed be everyone who curses you, And blessed be those who bless you!””(Genesis 27:27-29 NKJV)

For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. (Mark 11:23 NKJV)

This is how you and I are to manage the earth. There should not be any toiling, laboring and stress to make it happen.

For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. (Romans 14:17 NKJV)

And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith. And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you. (Luke 17:5-6 KJV)

Treat your faith like a seed. That means you must plant it. Faith is a servant of the believer. Tree will obey your faith.

Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered. And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away. And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away! Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. (Matthew 21:18-22 KJV)

The knowledge of God is revelation knowledge.

Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit. O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. But I say unto you, That every idle word men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. (Matthew 12:33-37 KJV)

Whatever fruit is being produced the tree is behind it. The tree is the belief system. The unseen is going to be behind what you can see. The image inside produces what is happening in your life. If you have more months that’s you do money. The image inside you is producing that. Now you must take the word of God and get the root of poverty out of your life by faith.

Now the parable is this: “The seed is the word of God.” (Luke 8:11 KJV)

And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you. (Luke 17:20-21 KJV)

The kingdom of God is ordered to run and produce everything you need regardless of your surroundings, gender, what nation or country you are in.

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Today don't power Word and after a while you don't have to teach that anymore because now when I was 14 15 He didn't have to call me I was ready when they got 530 why because something on the inside of me became who he wanted me to be and when I've done It enough I became what I thought I was and so I didn't have to be told anymore I was there in the port waiting to make it happen Are you with me? So what's Jesus said he come showed up at such a time as this for you to be exactly what you are right now And so you're blessed and highly favored and he gave you everything to be prosperous Welcome to power in the word Most people want to be prosperous in all aspects of their life. Not just materially So what does God's Word say about prosperity? Well today dr. Norris explores this topic of prosperity and what it really means for believers in Christ Jesus so you stay with us be enlightened and be encouraged And how many of you know that you're blessed? You know, I saw a South African pastor. It's just a few weeks ago He's walking across the platform one inside to the other and he was saying I'm blessed. I'm blessed. I'm blessed I'm blessed. I'm blessed. I'm blessed. I'm blessed. I'm blessed. I'm blessed and he said he done that since he was 13 years old And he said now today I'm really blessed Guys, I want you to think about something a minute. How many of you know that you're one revelation away from wealth And I don't mean just money I'm not just talking about money tonight I'm talking about every part of your life. If we could realize what Jesus has really done for us You wouldn't sit in here tonight. You'd either run with Ronnie the other day. Okay? Because if you really understood what God has done through us, we would be too excited to sleep. Think about it a minute How many times is he desiring to be with you? He's desiring the poor revelation into you He's desire for you to know everything he knows think about a minute the same Holy Spirit that died and Resurrected out of the tomb out of death is the same one in you The I want you to think about this the same spirit that was in Jesus on the earth is alive in me and you The very same spirit nothing's that's why he said it's your benefit that I leave because if I leave I'm gonna put my Holy Spirit Inside of you turn to somebody say I'm I'm I'm keyed up

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Let's go to Galatians chapter 3 verse 13 Christ has redeemed us From the curse of a law having become a curse for us for it is written cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree Now think about that just a minute. Everybody that hung on a tree was cursed Everybody hung on a tree Because you were in Christ So you and I hung on a tree Amen, why do we hang on a tree? Because Adam and Eve fell at the tree Now think about it. Let's get this picture the same tree did Jesus hung on he created Isn't that amazing I'm fixing to give you a word now how many can know that we're the trees of righteousness Have you know that Adam and Eve lost her their mess at a tree Right the very tree that could John created. He spoke his resurrection from that tree That he was creating Guys you gotta understand something. He's a big God When he was creating everything in the six days, he knew the resurrection was going to take place Because in Christ the resurrection had already been fulfilled Because in Christ there was no time There was no time in Christ's life until he came to earth because he wasn't Christ till after the resurrection So there was listen to me. There was no time in Jesus's life until he came to earth and took on flesh He was eternal I Want you to think about something eternal died and becoming eternal again through the resurrection Something that was eternal come to earth and became like me and you So that you and I could become like him. There was a transfer of him eternity coming to earth taking on flesh He was still eternity inside of flesh Because if he hadn't been internal on the inside of flesh Then you and I could not be eternal on the inside of flesh now Oh somebody ate with me So Jesus come to earth took on flesh dwelt among men full of truth and grace and took this flesh and then lost his flesh And eternity became a part of us

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Because we had a lost his flesh mean you couldn't have carried it. Oh Lord because the veil between us and him was the flesh So he overrode the flesh conquered the flesh Conquered death hell and the grave and the flesh and the Bible said a sentiment of in the in this Lackness of sinful flesh. He wasn't sinful flesh, but he was in the likeness of it and Because he resurrected out of the sinful flesh and became the power of the resurrection you and I now are sons of God So now we eternity living in a carnal body Because this body is his whether you know it or not That's why in the Bible of Hebrews, He said I'm going to prepare a body ahead of time. Because we were the body for Christ to come. Christ couldn't have come if we hadn't been here waiting for Him. He's too big for one body. Now think about it a minute. He condensed Himself and went into a little 15-year-old. The Messiah that created everything, condensed Himself, went into a 15-year-old. And then was given birth out of death. And death had to spew up life. And life came out of the death that created me and you. And then His Spirit manifested in all of us. That was the power of the resurrection, right? Now watch this. Let's go to verse 14. That the blessing, now that's not plural. That the blessing of Abraham might come upon. And that word upon, it means epa. That's the same word that's used when He's talking about the Holy Spirit is going to come upon you and it's going to be in you. Now under the Old Covenant, the epa was the Holy Spirit upon them for service. But then under the New Testament, the Holy Spirit's living inside of us. So it's no longer epa, the blessing of Abraham comes upon us externally, but the Christ in us comes upon us internally.

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And so the internal is a reflection of what the external ought to be. Oh, you ain't listened to me. So if you understood that you was recreated, Abraham's blessing wouldn't even be what you were wanting. You'd have become the sons of God. Because the sons of God was greater than the blessings of Abraham. So when we understand that, that the blessing might come upon the Gentiles, the unbelievers, in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit. How? How are you going to receive the Spirit? Big ass. Holy Spirit. So when we receive, the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles. It said it might. And so I asked the Lord, I said, Lord, I don't like that word. He said, well, look it up and see what it says in the original Greek. And what it says in the actual Greek is that the blessing of Abraham come upon the Gentile. The Gentile just has to know it's upon him. But until he knows what he is internally, he's never going to walk in the blessing of Abraham externally. Because Abraham is not inside of you. The seed of Christ is on the inside of us. And that's why the Word of God is a seed. And you and I were, according to 1 Peter 1.23, we're born of an incorruptible seed, a seed that cannot die. Now I'm resurrected out of what I was into who He is. And now the external part of me is the blessings of Abraham. If I can manifest it on the inside of me and manifest it with the inside of me, then come a manifestation externally. So watch this. Let's go now, go back to Proverbs. And we can see some revelation here in the book of Proverbs. Because Proverbs, Song of Solomon, he didn't have the Spirit of God in him. It just came upon Solomon to be a king, right?

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How many of you know that David got everything up to build the temple? But God wouldn't let him build the temple because Solomon had to build the temple. But if you look, I think it's somewhere in the billions of how much that temple cost. Billions, billions, how much the temple cost. David must have had some stuff too. And so I asked the Lord, I said, Lord, where did Solomon get his stuff? Because, you know, Solomon was born out of the best situation. Solomon was born out of a Sheba that David killed his husband to get her. Oh, that would make a good pastor in the resume, right? David understood grace more than probably anybody has. Because David numbered the people and 23,000 got killed. And David killed a man to get his wife, put him on the front line. You want to get a man gone, put him on the front line of the battle. And he got the man gone. But I tell you what happened. David looked over the balcony every day and saw Bathsheba. She must have been pretty. I mean, really, she must have been beautiful. And so David looked at her too much. Was that God's plan? You know, they got pregnant. They had a baby and the baby died. Remember the story? And David said, I'll tell you what. He got in a circle, shaved his head and began to throw a party. How many of them people throw a party when their baby dies? And then David got with Bathsheba and they had Solomon. Wealthiest, wisest man ever lived up until Jesus came, Bible says. Up until Jesus came. Wealth is not determined by house.

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Wealth is determined by being. See, you're not determined by what you got. You're determined by what's got you. And so we haven't discovered what's got us. Because if we understood what had us, we wouldn't be concerned about what was coming toward us. Because nothing coming toward us is going to be greater than what's in us. Because no weapon formed against us can prosper. Jesus said there's no weapon formed against us that can prosper. And everything that comes our way has got to go down. Because that's the what? The heritage of the service of the Lord. That was already old covenant, Isaiah 54 verse 17. But you and I are not servants, we're sons. He said we're no longer children, but we're sons of God. Even though we're lords of all, we're still acting like servants. Why? Because you're still asking God to do something he's already done. That's why he ain't doing it. Think about it. Look at, look at. Proverbs 10, 22. The blessing of the Lord will make a man... makes one rich. Makes one what? Now that word in the actual Hebrew is not talking about spiritual gifts. It's talking about riches. It's talking about materialistic things, stuff. So the Bible said the blessing of the Lord, that's not an S on that either. In other words, that's what comes on you in Christ. The blessings will follow Jesus around. Everything God done, He blessed. Everything. Look at Genesis. Everything He touched, He blessed. But look what it said. The blessing of the Lord will make a man rich and it adds no what? The word sorrow there is the word tolling, laboring, working. Oh, Pastor, God didn't... See, some of y'all are really liking my message.

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You mean it wasn't supposed to work? No, that's not what I said. He said in Deuteronomy 8, 28 and 4, He'll bless everything you put your hands to. You gotta put your hands to something. Now, I want you to see something. I want you to look at this in the NIV. Because this is powerful in the NIV. The blessing of the Lord brings... Brings what? The blessing of the Lord does what? The blessing of the Lord brings wealth. Don't work for wealth. It brings wealth. Now, the Bible said in Deuteronomy 8, 18 that He's given us the power to create wealth or establish wealth. Now the Bible said the blessing of the Lord brings wealth without any painful tolling for it. How does that manifest in your life? That's never going to happen. You say, Pastor, why do you preach the same thing all the time? Because I'm ending up at the same place every time. Because we've got to know who we are. Listen, 2026 is going to be the best years of your life if you're ready for what's coming. But it'll pass you right by if you ain't ready for it. See, you need to know when to hear and who to hear. It's very important when to hear and who to hear. That's why the Bible said in the book of Revelation, the first three chapters, that he that have ears to hear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying to him. What is God doing? What's God saying? Well, Pastor, I don't really want to be rich. Yeah, well, then get it for the body of Christ. Give it away to somebody. Build somebody a house. Buy somebody a car. Give it away to somebody. But here's the church. Lord, I just want to have enough to get by. Bless God. Praise the Lord. I want to get by. Go to Genesis 1. Let's see how this thing works. I'm not talking just about money tonight. I'm talking about all the things that you need to live prosperous and favor and peace and health.

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See, some of you are just trying to get by. So you're going to miss the blessings because you're just trying to get by. The church is full of people just hanging on by one string. God wants you to walk in victory. I don't think Jesus said, boys, we got to get together and pray because I don't know if this ministry is going to work or not. I don't know if my ministry on earth is going to work or not. Because I'm not real sure on some days whether I've been sinned or not. He didn't say that, guys. He said, the Spirit of the Lord is upon me and I'm anointed. To tell the poor they ain't got to be poor no more. He didn't have a little business, get together and have a little charitable meeting and say, how are we going to go and do this rally in Jamaica or in the Philippines? He didn't say that. He said, where I show up, the stuff's going to show up. And if it don't show up, I'm going to speak to it and it's going to come where I'm at. Amen? Let's go to Genesis chapter 1 verse 26. And God said, let us make man in our image according to our likeness. Let him have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth. You ought to have power over everything that ever creeper on the earth or creep. Look at verse 27. So God created man in his own image of God. He created male and female. He created them. He created them. How many of you know that Adam and Eve were called Adam before Eve before the fall? It's only after the fall that Eve become Eve. She was Adam before. Adam always is symbolic of a Hebrew word that means blood.

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That's why the life of the flesh is in the blood according to Leviticus 17 and 11. That's what God was trying to tell you. Your DNA is not based upon who you being. Your DNA is based upon who you are now. Who are you? Act like who you are until you become who you are. Because if you think about who you are, you're going to become what you think you are. Proverbs 23, 7. What's every man thinking in his heart? That's exactly what he is. Look at somebody and say I'm some kind of something. Some kind of something. Look at verse 28. Watch this. And then God did what? Now the actual Hebrew word there means he empowered them to prosper. It didn't mean that he just poured it out and it was automatic. He said now I've given you everything you need to be prosperous. He's given you everything you need to be prosperous. You ain't got to know but one thing. Look at Colonel Sanders. He just made chicken. He don't cook fish. He didn't do it until he was 68 years old. You ever heard the story about Colonel Sanders? He went around to so many people trying to get them to buy his chicken. They wouldn't nobody buy it. He said well I'll create my own place. He took every dime of his money. 68 years old, and put it in a little chicken coop.

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And started him a little chicken cooking. And now there's one all over the country. I saw this week, it's in 150-something nations. He's gone, but his legacy's living on, still eating chicken. Why? Because he had a dream that was going to change the world. See, we don't have dreams that's going to change the world. We're so self-oriented that it's not about tomorrow. Think about it a minute. Jesus came and changed the world, man. He's been gone how long? And people are still talking about him. The little woman that dropped the mites in the offering plate. She's a memorial forever. She's been preached right on today, 2,000 years ago. Why? Because somebody made a difference. Somebody stood against the pressures of time and said, this is what God said. Thus saith the Lord. And because of that, the world, Jesus hasn't changed. He's the same yesterday and today and forever. He changes not. But look at this. God blessed them and said unto them, be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, subdue it. Have dominion over them fish. Have dominion over them birds in the air. Have dominion over every living thing that moves on the earth. He said, I've given you dominion over everything on the earth. I told you a few months ago. What did he tell them? He said, Peter, put some water out here. I'm going to teach you a little bit, buddy. He fished all night and couldn't catch nothing. He said, this is how the kingdom works. He got back on the edge. He said, now, throw your rod over there. The fish are right there, because I just took authority over them right there. And he threw it in. What happened? He caught more than the boat. Turn the boats over. Think about it. You don't speak to something. You let that stuff speak to you. You need to talk your destiny. You need to speak your prosperity. You need to speak your favor. You need to speak your hand. If that means things are going to come, you've still got to keep speaking. I remember many times years ago, my dad used to say, you're going to do it.

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You're going to do it. I'm tired. Everybody gets tired. Everybody gets tired. Get up and do it. And after a while, you don't have to teach that anymore, because now when I was 14, 15, he didn't have to call me. I was ready when they got 530. Why? Because something on the inside of me became who he wanted me to be. And when I'd done it enough, I became what I thought I was. And so I didn't have to be told anymore. I was there at the point, I was waiting to make it happen. Are you with me? So what's Jesus saying? He comes, showed up at such a time as this for you to be exactly what you are right now. And so you're blessed and highly favored, and He gave you everything to be prosperous. We should be able to produce things from the kingdom. All God did in Genesis 1 was speak. He showed you what it was about. Go to Matthew 15. Then great multitudes came to Him, having with them lame, the blind, the mute, the maimed, and many others. And they laid them down at Jesus' feet, and He healed them. Listen. He did the what? The lame, the blind, the mute, the maimed, and many others. And He laid them down at Jesus' feet, and He healed them. Now look, let's go to verse 31. So the multitude marveled when they saw the mute speaking, the maimed made whole, the lame walking, the blind seeing, and they glorified the God of Israel. Now listen to me. This was under the Old Covenant. Jesus hadn't died and resurrected yet. Think about it a minute. He hadn't died and resurrected yet. So Jesus, from 13 to 30, He just walked around and done what everybody else done. And then all of a sudden, out of nowhere, He turns 30. And the fulfillment of the Jewish prophecy, He could become a priest. And at 30, the Father gives the occupation and the business to the sons. The Father gave Him the kingdom. And then He spoke to John, and He said,

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You're the end of the old, and I'm the beginning of the new. Now baptize Me. And He said, I'm not worthy to baptize you. He said, Baptize Me. And the Bible said He put Him out of the water and brought Him out, and the heavens opened up. And He said, Now this is My beloved Son in whom I'm well pleased. Never had a son before, but heaven opened up and spoke out of heaven who He was. He showed up. He'd been waddling around for 17 years looking for Himself. Preparing Himself for the moment. See, we're not ready for the moments. We're looking for the congregations of many folks, but it's a moment that will change your life. All you need is a moment. As Esther, all she needed was one night with the king. Twelve months prior to meeting the king, she knew what he liked, what he smelled, what he wanted her to wear, what she wanted to smell like. So one night when the king changed everything, she'd become a queen. She was a loser prior, but just one night is all you need with a king. See, if we could understand that it's a poignant moment. You don't need a congregation or a preacher to change your moments. You determine your moments. You show up for those moments. You don't have sometimes but a moment to change your world. Think about it. A sports event. Michael Jordan shot the last shot 177 times to win the game or lose the game. He missed it 102. He only got it 65 times. Nobody remembers the 102. How many times did he miss a shot in the NBA? 12,345. Nobody talks about that. He just shows the six rings. He was ready for a moment. See the church is not ready for the moment. We're praying God do something. God do something. He said I've already done something. I've got it inside of you. Now you do something. You be prepared for that moment. You be prepared for that second. Any minute your life can change forever. Just one moment is all you need with him and your life will never be the same. Why? Because he's prepared you in 2026 for a moment. For a time in your life that you've been praying for, believing for, trusting in. And now the moment is here and are you prepared for the moment?

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See I remember my dad used to say something. He wasn't spiritual at all but man he knew some stuff. He said if I'll hit you enough ground balls at the end of that night then and you'll be desiring them to hit it to you because you'll be ready for the moment. See the church is not ready for the moment. We don't feel like we've prayed enough. We've not read the Bible enough. We don't know enough. It ain't about that. It's about knowing him. We were designed for such a time as this. You are for that moment. Let's go on here. Words were not created for me and you to communicate. Words were designed to create not communicate. What are you creating? I remember praying over the kids before they even got here. I remember us laying in the bed at night me and Anita and I put my hands on her stomach when John was inside there. And we were praying over him and praying over him. And I remember saying this just as plain. I said you know he's gonna be the smartest one in the class. And he pretty much was. See your life has got a great destiny. But are you ready for the moment? You ready when God shows up to do what he's gonna do? Let's go to 1st Corinthians 15. And so it is written the first man Adam became a living being. He became a living being. A living being. Had never been a living being before. But the actual Hebrew word for that under the Old Covenant. The actual is a speaking spirit. Never had anybody spoke like God. Angels didn't speak like God. That's why they're so amazed at you and impressed with you today because you know the secrets of God and they're desiring them. That's why he made us a little he made made us a little above God below God and above the angels. Because the Bible said there are many spirits for us and so we speak they activate. See but you don't really know they're there. Cause you don't spend no time with them. Now watch this. And Adam became a living being. The last Adam became a life giving spirit. In other words he was speaking spirit life into everybody. See that's what I'm doing tonight. I'm speaking life into you. Your destiny, your purpose, your design, your future, who you are, what you're about. You're not somebody waiting to happen. You've already happened but you ain't discovered you haven't yet. See you're already there but you ain't discovered you're there. You're still trying to live here because you can't understand it. You bypassed all this and already went to there. Heaven is not a place you're going to. Heaven is a place you become. Look at 46. However the spirit is not first but the natural and then afterwards is the spirit. So everything's going to happen in the natural before it happens in the spirit. That's why you come to earth you were spiritually lost but you were naturally here. And now you're not naturally here you're spiritually lost in him. And so now you were spiritually dead but now you're quickened and made alive by his spirit.

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He said yet when you were in your trespasses I made you alive in Christ Jesus. So he made you alive out of where you were in darkness and now you're fully alive but you don't know you're fully alive. Because the glory of God is not him sprinkling dust out of the air. The glory of God is man fully alive. Because once you become fully alive you become the God that you're looking for. And the things on the earth have to... I'm not talking about a big G God. I'm talking about the God of God where you're able to create on the earth because you're designed to operate in the kingdom of God. And the kingdom of God functions by the authority that's in the kingdom. That's why a little old policeman about five foot two can stop a transfer truck by holding out his hand. He don't have the power to do that but he has the authority to do it. You have the authority to tell the devil to go back to hell but you want to live in the... Oh I just want to serve Jesus. I just want to serve Jesus. Lord Jesus. I just want to serve Jesus. I don't want to serve Jesus. He wants to serve me. Amen. Why? Because the blessings that are in the kingdom. Now watch this. Verse 47. The first man was of the earth made of dust. You need to get that. The second man is the Lord from heaven. The Lord from heaven. Now watch this. I want you to get this. The word from is a preposition. But the actual design of that word it says that the Lord is from heaven. In other words what he's saying is the Basra Jesus stood on earth and said I'm in heaven. I'm here with you but I'm in heaven. Remember when he said that? In Matthew? Now think about it a minute. Let's go to 48 right quick. was the man of dust also are those who are made of. How many of you know that God just reached down and picked up some dirt and formed a body and breathed life into that body that had no life? Now life's in the blood, right? What did he breathe in him? Oh, see, you ain't ready for this. The only way man could stay on the earth was to have a body. He had just been a spiritual being. He couldn't have remained on the earth. He'd have went back to where he came from. So God had to prepare a body ahead of time so you and me and you could stay here. See, you chose to come. You don't know that you chose to come, but you knew how all of this was going to turn out before you got here. Because the Bible said, you were with me in the beginning, and I've given you the Holy Spirit to teach you all things and bring all things to your remembrance that I've said unto you. So he had said everything

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to you before you got here because there was a meeting before the foundation of the world and there was a Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit, and you were there. And he was talking about what the future was going to look like, what the world was going to look like, and you decided to come here because of the creation of the breath of God breathing you out. See, God blew you here through the voice of who he was. You need to understand, how did you get here? You come through Christ. There was the man of dust who also are those who are made of dust, and as is the heavenly man also are those who are heavenly. Now how many of you are heavenly? Is that when you get there or when you're here? So why are you trying to get somewhere you already are? Think about it a minute. Let's go to 49. And as we have bore the image of the dust of man, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly man. And many of you know that I can see you. Say, I can see me. Can you see me? You really can't see me. You really can't see me. You can only hear me. You see what looks like me, but after I get that glorified body, I ain't going to look like this no more because Jesus was not recognized when he came out of the tomb because Mary didn't know who he was. So you ain't never seen me. You just heard the inside of me. Watch this, watch this. That's why when the gardener didn't know, Mary didn't know who the gardener, she thought he was the gardener, but once he spoke, he spoke from the inside, she recognized who was speaking. Because every word that I speak unto you, there's spirit in their life. Because I'm the way, the truth, and the life. There's no other way to the Father except through me. I spoke to what she was going to be. Glory be to God. And he said, simply, Mary. And she said, I've seen him, my son. But the actual Greek word there is not see. The actual Greek word there is I've heard from him. He's about letting you and me live in a world that very few people get the opportunity to step into. Listen, we're stepping into some dimensions that have not been trotted by natural people much. You need to hear me. Thank you for joining us today at Power in the Word. All of us here at Harvest Fellowship Church want you to know that God is not mad with you, but he loves you so very much. And he has a plan for your life. Please feel free to contact us here at Harvest Fellowship Church at our website, HarvestFellowshipChurch.net. So until next week, please remember, there's power in the word.

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