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Kingdom Wisdom By: Dr. Pete Norris

Harvest Fellowship Church

Apr 21, 2026 · 29 min11K

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But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. (Matthew 6:33 NKJV)

So above all, constantly seek God’s kingdom and his righteousness, then all these less important things will be given to you abundantly. (Matthew 6:33 TPT)

From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” (Matthew 4:17 NKJV)

Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. (Matthew 18:23 NKJV)

The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who arranged a marriage for his son, (Matthew 22:2 NKJV)

And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” (Matthew 3:17 NKJV)

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry. Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.” But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ ” Then the devil took Him up into the holy city, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He shall give His angels charge over you,’ and, ‘In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone.’ ” Jesus said to him, “It is written again, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’ ” Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.” Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’ ” Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him. (Matthew 4:1-11 NKJV)

And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. (Matthew 16:19 NKJV)

Assuredly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. (Matthew 18:18 NKJV)

In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand! (Matthew 3:1-2 NKJV)

And in the days of these kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people; it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever. (Daniel 2:44 NKJV)

Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came to Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.(Mark 1:14-15 NKJV)

But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, (Galatians 4:4 NKJV)

And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’

(Matthew 10:7 NKJV)

He sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. (Luke 9:2 NKJV)

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

Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power. (I Corinthians 15:24 NKJV)

Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, That all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, Which shall not pass away, And His kingdom the one Which shall not be destroyed. (Daniel 7:14 NKJV)

Then the kingdom and dominion, And the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven, Shall be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, And all dominions shall serve and obey Him. (Daniel 7:27 NKJV)

Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble; for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

(II Peter 1:10-11 NKJV)

Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?” Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. (John 3:3-5 NKJV)

Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now My kingdom is not from here.” Pilate therefore said to Him, “Are You a king then?” Jesus answered, “You say rightly that I am a king. For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.” (John 18:36-37 NKJV)

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today on power in the world you and I've got to understand that what's on the inside of us is the driving force that's going to control everything about our lives and if we don't live from the inside out instead of live based on every emotion and every circumstance and everything that goes around externally we're never going to walk in victory there's people in this building tonight and all over the world that will never be blessed because they can't believe they deserve it and until you find out who you are in Christ you're never gonna walk in the blessings of God you'll work your whole life trying to figure it out welcome to power in the world what makes a person wise is it the accumulation of worldly knowledge or is it knowing the creator of all knowledge well today dr. Norris looks at the Word of God to find the source of wisdom and the foundation of all knowledge his name is Jesus so you stay with us be enlightened be encouraged I believe the body of Christ is is we're at a time in our lives that we need to know he's real and not just going to church and just not have not just playing church and doing church and and going to church but really having the experience with the Holy Spirit and I think it'll transform and change our lives and and we'll be a different people right we'll be a different people and that's exactly what the Holy Spirit wants to do in our lives it will be different people and we're gonna talk tonight about kingdom wisdom how many of you know that there's kingdom wisdom how many of you know what wisdom is you know wisdom is to be able to discern knowledge and to discern the difference in people and the difference in things so we've got to be understand the difference in people that's a powerful thing when we understand the difference in people and that's what the wisdom of God is being able to discover the difference in people so look at somebody say I see the difference in you but I also want you to look at somebody tonight and look for the good in them you know everybody's looking for what's wrong with us we need to look for what's right about us right look at somebody and tell them what's right about you really tell them what's right about you look at somebody say I'm really some kind of something you just think spirits the best of me yet so

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let's go to Matthew 33 6 and 33 we're gonna talk about kingdom wisdom you know we've been talking about wisdom over and over and over and you know God's doing some wonderful stuff in the lives of people and that's the great thing about what God's doing you know I got a call this week from a very very very prominent ministry and all of you know it and I'm not gonna give him away because I was asked not to but somebody that's preaching grace in a great capacity in a totally different mindset and statute called me this week and he said I've listened to four of your messages and they're right on target when I believe what the Lord's saying to the body of Christ and I'm not gonna tell you who that is but he's got like 40,000 members in his church but he sent me a wonderful email and just let me know how much he appreciated what I was doing and if I needed anything to please give him a call he'd help me out so I want you to turn to Matthew 6 and 33 and I want you to see what the Word of God says now we know that after Jesus died and resurrected he came back and only thing he preached was the kingdom of God he only talked about talked about the kingdom of God the 40 days he was on the earth right he talked about the kingdom of God the kingdom of God the kingdom of God the kingdom of God but do we as a church understand the kingdom of God well growing up in America we probably don't because we live in a democracy right in other words we get to vote on stuff we'd have opinion about stuff and we got a Democrat and we got a Republican and they're both wrong in a little area okay nobody's right except the Word of God right and so if we understand what the kingdom is about it's not a democracy Jesus didn't come to be voted on he come to establish a new kingdom because the Roman Empire wasn't working and all the Empire the Persians and the Medes all those things didn't work so Jesus come to establish a different kingdom and what he's kingdom he's going to establish was heaven on earth and that's called the kingdom of God now the Bible says in Luke 17 21 low here low there for the kingdom of God's on the inside of us how many of you know that before you were created God done and plans your life out now how many of you really believe that if you really believe that you wouldn't do what you do

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right if I don't really believe that was growing up I certainly would have done some of the things I've done amen but do we really believe that before the foundation where our life was already predestined out because he said I knew and I wrote everything about your life in a book before the foundation of the world isn't that a beautiful picture how many of you know that God's absolutely crazy about you you can't do enough to make him mad with you you can't sin enough because he fixed your sin problem so the Bible said but first but seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and then all these things will be added to us now what does it mean to seek the kingdom you know everybody talks about seeking the kingdom but what does really seek in the kingdom mean It doesn't say find Jesus. It doesn't say get born again. It doesn't say give your heart to Jesus. He said seek first the kingdom of God. So the first thing, the word first in the actual Greek is proto, which means the most important. So the first thing and the most important thing is to seek the kingdom of God. Now the Bible tells that the kingdom of God is inside of me and you. He was talking to the scribes and the Pharisees in Luke 17 21 and he said to you guys, they weren't even recreated and born again because Jesus hadn't died and resurrected yet. He turned to him and he said the kingdom of God is in you. Now think about it a minute. Before you got here the kingdom of God was in you. So what you're seeking is on the inside of you. God put everything in you that you're ever gonna need. You're lacking absolutely nothing. You can never be broke. You can never be disgusted. You can never be frustrated. You're never gonna cease to exist. You're gonna live forever in Christ, right? So what is your problem? Because we don't have a problem. The problem, the only problem we have is a lack of knowledge and Hosea 4 and 6 says my people are destroyed for a lack of knowledge. You rejected knowledge and therefore I must reject you. So he said seek ye first the kingdom of God

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and his righteousness. Now the Bible said in 2 Corinthians 5 21 him who knew no sin became sin that you and I might become the righteousness of God. So he made us righteous, did he not? How many of you know you're righteous? How many of you know you were saved before you were saved? How many of you know you were created for a divine purpose? Jeremiah 29 11 said I know the plans and thoughts for you and they're good and they're not evil and they're gonna expect it in. Isn't that amazing that God's got a plan for you? What's that plan look like? What's the purpose of that plan? And then he said all these things will be added to you. How many of you know if you understand the kingdom all the things will be added to you? Now added means they're gonna be given to you, right? Right? How many of you know you got everything that God's got? He said the Holy Spirit's been given to you to teach you and to show you all things have been freely given to us. So everything that you're looking for, all the things that you want out of life is inside of you. You're not gonna get them from searching for God. You're gonna get them when you understand and seek first the kingdom of God, which is on the inside of me and you. Think about it a minute. Jesus didn't come and say, well let me go pray now and make sure I can get this right when I pray for this guy. He didn't say, well you don't know how I'm gonna run the ministry. I ain't got no money. So I'm gonna believe God for my money. He never prayed for money one time. He understood what was inside him. Do you understand what's inside of you? Now go to Matthew 6 and 33 in the Passion Bible. I like this one. So above all, constantly seek God's kingdom and his righteousness. Then all these less important things will be given to you in abundantly. Now how many of y'all have you known John 10? The thief come to steal, kill and destroy. But I come that you might have life and have life more abundantly. How many of y'all know God wants you to be blessed and highly favored? Look at somebody and say, I'm blessed. Why? Because God spoke blessings over you. Listen, what you've got is not who you are. What's got you is who you are. Wealth is not what you've got or you have possession of. Wealth is what has possessions of you. He said, I've put on the inside of you the ability to create wealth. So what is he saying to me and you? He's saying that if you and I seek what's on the inside of us

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and understand how the Holy Spirit works in us, all things that we desire will come to us. You'll be like a magnet. Think about it a minute. But see, we're praying for stuff you already got. That would be like Casey coming to me and saying, Dad, are you sure you and mom are my mom and dad? Think about it a minute. We go to God and say, you know, God, I need this. But we kind of come to him scared because we don't know whether he wants us to have it or not or if it's God's will for us to have it. In reality, he wants you to have everything. Because he died that you'd have everything. He became poor so you'd become rich, 2 Corinthians 9. So what did he do? He died so you'd have everything. Look at somebody and say, I don't like anything. The only like you have is the mindset that you have. The Bible said in Proverbs 23, 7, what's every man thinking in his heart? That's exactly what he is. So how do I operate the kingdom? Go with me to Matthew 4 and 17. I want to show you something about Jesus. From the time Jesus began to preach and to say, repent. Now think about that just a minute. The first thing that jumps in your mind is what? You need to get it right, bro. Repent does not mean that. He said, guys, repent. Change the way you're thinking for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. In other words, the kingdom of God is right here for you. Matthew is the only one that says the kingdom of heaven. Everybody else says the kingdom of God. God never promised you heaven. He never promised you that. He never promised you you're going to heaven. He promised you that heaven was coming to you. So you're trying to get where you already are. And the reality is, He said, just change the way you're thinking, guys, and the kingdom of heaven is at hand now. Because I'm here. In other words, I am what you're looking for. Whatever need you have in your life, He's already met it. But see, you can't think, well, I'm waiting. Economy will be better in two years. Economy will be better in three. Economy ain't never going to be good for you because you've got the wrong mindset. What I'm getting you to understand is that God's put all wisdom inside of you to do whatever you need in your life, and He doesn't want you to have a negative mindset. a like mindset, a complacent mindset. He don't want you to have a mindset that you're barely getting by living on Grumble Alley.

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He wants you to be highly favored, deeply loved, and people look at you and say, you know this guy's got some influence in the kingdom. God wants you to be blessed. What did he say in Proverbs 10, 22? He said, the blessing of the Lord will make you man rich and not add any sorrow to his life. Sorrow means tolling, laboring, trying to make it happen. I had an opportunity to be with a guy that was very wealthy and him and my dad were friends. And at his death, I went with my dad to see him. He was dying of cancer. And here's what he stood. He owned about 4,700 acres of land at the time. He probably owned 50 or 60 different commercial properties. He was a very wealthy man. And here's what I heard him say on his deathbed. I would give it all if I could get my health because I know how to make it back now. Think about it. I heard a man say just this past week, the first million dollars is the easiest and the hardest to make, but after you get one, two is easy. Think about it a minute. And we're not just talking about money tonight. We're talking about you understanding that God's provided health for you, He's provided peace for you, and all that is in the kingdom. You and I ought not to live like the world does. But let's go to Matthew 18 and 23. Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. So if you notice, he's comparing the kingdom of God always to situations on the earth. Because they couldn't get it any other way because they didn't have the Spirit inside of them. But he was telling me and you, the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. In other words, how did Jesus pay people? The guy went to work from 8 to 5 got the same thing as the guy that went to work from 2 to 5. So God's mindset was not like our mindset. You and I would have said,

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Whoa, wait, wait, wait, wait. He didn't work for three hours. I'm gonna pay him for three hours. See, Jesus' mindset wasn't like ours. He wasn't sitting around worried about if he was gonna make it or not, if he was gonna have enough next month, or next week, or next year, because he knew who he was. He knew that if he didn't have it, he could create it. All but you gotta understand, he's the Son of God. So are you. Jesus never operated on the earth as the Son of God. He operated on the earth as the Son of Man, because after the resurrection is when he only preached the kingdom, because he couldn't preach the kingdom of God before the resurrection, because he didn't know anything about a kingdom. He resurrected to bring forth the kingdom. But you gotta change the way you're thinking. You gotta see yourself differently. You gotta see yourself differently. You gotta see yourself differently. If you don't see yourself... Listen, ain't nobody gonna walk up and hand you nothing. And if you do, you're gonna lose it, because you don't have the mind to keep it. So God don't give us a lot of things until we're ready for them, because we don't have the mindset to deal with them. If you don't get ready, things will show up. Look at some of us that are showing up for me. Go to Matthew 22 and 2. The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who arranged a marriage for his son. So he said, the kingdom of God is like this, arranged a marriage. Now how many of you know in the old covenant they picked a spouse? I'm glad my mom and dad didn't pick mine. I don't know what I'd have got. I'd have got a miss. Think about it a minute. Think about it a minute. He said it's like the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who arranged a marriage for his son. They would pick the woman out, out of a certain tribe, and then she would be presented to the son. Now think about it a minute. How many times have you picked

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that's been bad? Because you picked from right here, instead of from picking from right here. You with me? See, even when you try to mess it up, God will still turn it around and fix it. Because God's merciful and gracious. So if you've made a mistake in picking somebody, let go and let God. Because he's forgiving and he doesn't know what you're talking about. Right? Amen? But you've got to change the way that you're thinking. You've got to look through the eyes of how God sees things. See, most people can never move forward because their past won't let them get out of it. Most people are slaves to their past. He delivered you out of Egypt, but Egypt's still in you. And until you learn that you're the righteousness of God, that you deserve the favor of God, that it's the grace of God working in your life, and you get it because he provided it, that's how the kingdom of God works. Let's go to Matthew 3 and 17. And here's Jesus now. And suddenly a voice came from heaven saying, this is my beloved son in whom I'm well pleased with. Now here's Jesus about to being baptized, and he's baptized, John's baptizing, which was the end of the old covenant, the beginning of the new covenant. And he baptized Jesus, and as soon as he comes out of the water, heaven has been closed up for over 400 years. Now a voice comes out of heaven and says, this is my beloved son in whom I'm well pleased with. Now think about that just a minute. Here's this man named John baptizing this man named Jesus. He comes up out of the water and he said, this is my beloved son whom I'm pleased with. And immediately John goes about his business and just a few days later what happens? John's put in prison and when they put him in prison he was in a tight spot. Right? He was in a tight spot. And they said, you know, they're going to behead John because the king said, what can I give the woman? And she said, I want John to baptize his head. She didn't know she was prophesying the new covenant. But you've got to understand something. John was good with Jesus being Jesus as long as he

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was not under pressure. But when John got under pressure in prison, he sent a servant and said, go ask Jesus. Is he the dude or I need to look for another one? See, when you get in pressure you don't have the same attitude when you don't have no pressure. See, if you knew who he really was, you would never be under enough pressure that you didn't have to figure out who he was under the pressure. You would never question who you were if you knew who you were. Now, go with me. I want you to go with me somewhere. Go with me to Matthew chapter 4. And we're talking about this kingdom because until we understand how kingdom functions, we're never going to operate it on the earth. You're controlled by your finances and your job. God is not anything and your job is not anything but an opportunity. God is your source. And until he becomes your source, you're going to stay broke as long as you keep trying to figure it out. Until you surrender and say, God, you know what? I give you my finances. If you notice, let me tell you something. God don't always give you a bunch so you can have a nest egg and know everything's going to be alright. I got this, God. I don't need you. I'll call you when I need you. God doesn't do that. What God does is say, you know what? Trust me every day. Trust me. Listen, every day that you are self-sufficient is a day away from God. Every day that you're self-sufficient. There's a whole lot of people, I've got to save up a lot of money. If I'll get me a ton of money, I'll be okay. What if God speaks to you and tells you to give it all away? He just might do that. To find out where your heart is. Well, he won't tell me because I ain't going to listen. Get thee behind me, Satan. Right? Think about it a minute. Jesus left the portals of heaven, came down to earth, and gave everything. How many of you know Jesus died broke?

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And he could have everything. He could produce anything he wanted to produce, but yet he surrendered all his power so he could die that me and you would have everything. And now we don't know him well enough to believe that he's going to look after us. Because I got it. I'll call you when I need you, God. He don't work that way. He's not going to work that way. Go to verse 1. And Jesus was led by the Spirit. To do what? Into the wilderness. To do what? What was Jesus led into the wilderness for? How many of you know he was led into the wilderness? How many of you know he was led by the Spirit into the wilderness? Right? Now, that's unbiblical today, right? Because we don't get led anywhere because we want it all good. Verse 2. And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterwards he hungered. Now he goes into the wilderness by the Lord to be tempted for forty days and for forty nights. He didn't eat anything, didn't drink anything for forty days and forty nights. Don't try that. Because he didn't eat anything in forty days. That'd be pretty tough for some of you. No, we'd have some funerals. Verse 3. Now, when the tempter came to him, he said, if you are, if you are what? The Son of God. If you are what? If you are the Son of God. That's not what Jesus said. He said, this is my beloved Son in whom I will please with. He said, if you're the Son of God, command these stones to become what? Bread. Now, you've got to understand something because this has been preached totally wrong. And we said he was tempted if you are the Son of God. He was not the Son of God. That's why he didn't turn the bread to stones. Because he wasn't the Son of God yet. He hadn't resurrected. See, we read the Scripture and we just twist everything because we miss what it says prior. When the tempter came to him, he said, if you, I've heard people say, he said exactly what Jesus said.

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He did not. He said, if you are the Son of God, then command these stones to become bread. Go to verse 4. Jesus answered and said, it is written, man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceed out of the mouth of God. In other words, what was he saying? He said, I'm not going by what I need for my physical body. I'm going by what the Word says. And the Word brings life to me in you. Because the life of the flesh is what? In the blood. And what does the Bible say? The Bible said that the flesh prophesies nothing but the words that I speak unto you, their spirit and their what? Life. Why? John 6, 63. You and I have the life and the Word of God inside of us. In other words, we are a Word from God. Now if we speak that Word out of our mouth, what we speak is going to produce if we believe it. You need to understand that you are the righteousness of God. You are the highly favored one. You are the blessed one of God. You are operating the kingdom of God. The kingdom of God is inside of you. You need to operate that kingdom. Look at verse 5. And the devil took him up into the holy city, set him up on the pinnacle of the temple, verse 6, and said to him, if you are the Son of God, throw yourself down for it is written, he shall give his angels charge over you, and in his hands they shall bear you, at least you dash your foot against the stone. So he come again, he said, if you're the Son of God, if you're the Son of God, if you're the Son of God. Now you've got to understand, the resurrection declared him to be the Son of God. Not yet. He hadn't died yet. He was just in a temptation. You and I have got to understand that what's on the inside of us is the driving force that's going to control everything about our lives. And if we don't live from the inside out, instead of live based on every emotion and every circumstance and everything that goes around externally, we're never

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going to walk in victory. There's people in this building tonight and all over the world that will never be blessed because they can't believe they deserve it. And until you find out who you are in Christ, you're never going to walk in the blessings and favor of God. You'll work your whole life trying to figure it out. But it's all by grace. The same grace, listen to me very carefully, the same grace that saved you is the same grace that will keep you. It's the same grace that supplies your income. It's the same grace that supplies your favor. It's the same grace that supplies your blessings. But see, here's what I want. Here's what people want. I want to know that it's going to be alright, brother. There's only one way you're going to know it's going to be alright. Get out of here. Because everything here is by faith. Listen, if your faith is not tested, how do you know you got any? See, we want God to walk up and hand us something and say, okay, now do this and buy this car. Here's the money. Buy this car right here. Here's the money. That ain't the way faith works. On the owe anybody thing to love Him, that scripture's been preached completely out of context. God doesn't have a problem with you having credit. If He did, everybody in the world would be going to hell. Because probably ain't 20% of America, 5%, 3%, 2% of America don't have some kind of debt. And you say, well, I owe my house. You don't. Don't pay your tax to see what happens. So you don't own anything. Really, you don't own anything in the world. He said you owe nobody anything but to love them. In other words, what He was saying is it's not your responsibility to love folk. Love covers a multitude of sins. Love just keeps on giving.

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Love don't want its own way. Love doesn't get angry and keep revenge for people. Love don't want to do what everybody else does. Go to verse 7. And Jesus said, it is written, again, you should not tempt the Lord your God. Now look at verse 8. And the devil took him up an exceedingly high mountain and he showed him all the kingdoms of the world. So what he did, he took him up onto a high mountain. This is identical, same word as where the Mount of Transfiguration took place in Luke, I believe it's chapter 9. So he took him up onto a high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the cosmos and the glory. Now watch what Jesus said. The devil said, I'll give you all this if you'll bow down and worship me. Watch verse 9. And he said, all these I will give you if you fall down and worship me. He said, I'll give you the kingdom. And you've got to get this. He said, I'll give you all the kingdoms of the earth. Jesus said, dude, you don't understand. Look at verse 10. Jesus said to him, away with you, Satan, for it's written, you shall worship the Lord your God and him only will you serve. Now look at verse 11. And the devil left him and behold, angels came and ministered to him. Now the translation of this says come and minister to him. That's the incorrect translation. It says they come and ministered for him. Jesus didn't need ministering to. He had been with the Holy Spirit and had to eat for 40 days. Now think about this just a minute. The Bible said, and the devil left him. Left him. Left him. One translation said he left him for a while. And you say, well pastor, what are you trying to say? Because the devil came back when he was on the cross because the devil was on one side of the cross and Satan and Adam was on the other side. The Bible said he left him for a

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period. He didn't leave him forever. He came back when he was on the cross. And said, you know what? If you're him, then get us down from up here. See, that's how the enemy comes to you guys. Oh well, I grew up on the wrong side of the track. You're not from that track anymore. See, that's what he was trying to tell Nicodemus. Nicodemus said, how can I enter the second time in my mother's womb? He said, Nicodemus, you don't understand, brother. You must be born from above. He said, well, Nicodemus didn't know that he already was. See, you don't know that you already existed before you got here. You think everything just took place when you said, I do, and I accept you, Christ. He already made you a heavenly being before you ever got here. He just wanted you to realize it. See, we ain't ready for this. We ain't ready for this. The church is not ready for who we are. See, you're never going to walk into who you are until you understand who you are. You're never going to find you until you find Christ, because you're in Christ. So if you're looking at you without Christ, you're never going to find you. And you need to get away from the mindset, well, I grew up here, and I went through this, and I had this, and I had... No, that guy died. He's dead. He don't exist anymore. My daddy has no heritage on me anymore, because I'm a new creature. Now, none of my family has ever lived like I live. I don't mean that in an arrogant way, but my family has never lived like I live. I was in the fourth grade before we got into a bathroom. Now, I'm not talking about just financially. My daddy's family was all to pieces. My mama's family, they ought to have been put away a long time ago. And I don't mean that ugly, but they were not good people. Let's be real a minute. Let's stop with all the churchism. They were not good people, and I come from a broken mess,

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and then you're going to take a broken mess, and he's going to find Jesus, and his life's going to be different from that on. Why? Because I broke the generational curse off of my family. That's why my children are being blessed. My grandchildren are going to be blessed. People after me are going to be blessed. I come, I was just sent to break that thing so that the favor of God would operate the rest of my life. And now, I'm going to make a statement that you ain't going to like, but my kids are living through me. Because the Bible said Abraham and Isaac and Jacob was in the tent together. There's no way. If you're going to study their age and the difference in their age and the lineage of time, there's no way they were in the tent together. What he was saying, when Abraham was in the tent, Isaac and Jacob was inside of him. See, I believe a little different than probably what you do. I believe that everything that Mennonite has ever given financially is on my children's account too. And they're going to reap the harvest because the Bible said, you're going to leave an inheritance to your children's children. What am I going to leave them? I'm going to leave the wisdom that's inside of me. I believe this. I'm going to go deeper. I believe my grandson is going to start out where I end up. I want you to ask yourself a question. No matter what you've done, God loves you. He loves you. So God doesn't sit around here because we've done stuff wrong. He's going to penalize us for the rest of our lives. He loves you and all that's forgotten and wiped away. Amen. Father, in the name of Jesus, I just thank you tonight for your goodness and your mercy and your grace. I thank you for your hand of compassion and mercy and grace on us.

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And Father, I ask you tonight to enlighten us with revelation and knowledge to understand kingdom wisdom. In Jesus' name and everybody's sin. Amen. God bless you wonderful people. Thank you so much 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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