Joshua Generation BLCI

Pastor Benjamin Mwape

Text: Luke 9:57-61 , 1st Kings 8:61

Title: FULLY COMMITTED

“It’s one things to be involved in something, but it’s another to be committed

”Life demands commitment so does Christianity

1.) Commitment is a matter of the heart Commitment is demonstrated by our actions more than our words

8 signs of people who are not fully committed:

(1) They only do things when it is convenient for them.

(2) They avoid relationships with people who will hold them accountable.

(3) They lack transparent communication

(4) They can identify what is wrong but they are not willing to be the solution

(5) They make promises but never fulfill them

(6) They don't have future plans for what they are involved in

(7) They don't grow with what they are involved in

(8) They are regularly exploring alternative options.

Bishop Joseph Imakando

Luke 3:10-14

Philippians 4:10-13

THE POWER OF CONTENTMENT

- There is so much pressure on Urban dwellers today to be up to date with the lastest trends (eat at certain places, drive a particular car, and live a certain lifestyle).

1. Practice Generosity and Kindness in

- Whatever you are doing; do it with kindness and

- Be content with what you are earning

Que: How can one become content with what is in their reach?

Ans: We must trust God.

I. First we must trust God

- Your trust must above everything be in God. You must believe God has given you what you have now regardless of what it is and that to get to where you seek to be is also God.

- Contentment comes from the word, "contend". You must contend with the idea of wanting to live a life that isn't yours, a lifestyle that has you constantly stretched out and full of keeping up appearances.

- Being content means Managing to live within your own means. It means to manage what you have (Resources, opportunities),

Hebrews 13:5-6

- Be content with what you have and have Faith that God will have it done for you.

- What you need is already available in God. He has made it available to you.

2. DANGERS OF NOT BEING CONTENT

2.1. It will lead to You Leaving Beyond your means

2.2. you'll be under pressure to keep up false appearances by soliciting money.

2.3. It'll make you subject to the spirit of competition.

2.4. you'll fall prey to jealousy.

2.5. You'll be robbed of your joy

2.6. You will lose your Peace

2.7. It'll lead to stress, and even health conditions.

2.8. It'll make you be full of the spirit of Ungratefulness

- BE REAL! BE YOURSELF!!!

- DO NOT Be moved by what is happening...

3. THE POWER (BLESSING) OF CONTENTMENT

- The level of your Contentment is not dependent on external factors,

- You must master the ability to switch between moments in like and Seasons and times. Learn to live with the changing seasons in life.

3.1. Gives you Freedom to Be yourself

"Tough times will always come."

"Tough times bever last"

- Dr. Shula

4. CONTENTMENT vs. AMBITION AND DRIVE

- Is it wrong to have ambitions and a drive for more???

- It Isn't wrong for you to have ambitions and a drive for success...

- Be careful and thoughtful about what you are pursuing, ensure that it is aligned with the perfect will of God.

Jeremiah 29:11

- You musst Trust in God through the process, because He will lead you STEP by STEP.

- Be diligent as a steward over little opportunities to give; opportunities you have and all.

- EVERYTHING WILL PASS. you are on a journey, trust God through the process.

14th April, 2024

GROW

- People don't reject opportunities because they aren't great but rather based on their capacity and room to accommodate them.

- 'Who switched off my brains', says in the book that a mind stretched can't go back to its initial state.

- Exposure and stretching, capacity is something we need to build.

- There is always room for growth if and when we are willing to stretch out.

Matthew 6:33

FIRST

- The kingdom of God must be sought first.

- The scripture makes emphasis on what your first and more consistent pursuit must be.

There are 7 Existing kingdoms:

1. The kingdom of God

- God the Father

- God the Son

- God the Holy Spirit

2. Kingdom of Man

- Spirit

- Body

- Soul

3. Angelic Kingdom

- Word (Gabriel)

- War (Michael)

- Worship

4. Planetary (Cosmic Systems) kingdom

- Upperworld

- Intermediate

- Underworld

5. Mineral Kingdom

(States of matter)

- Solid

- Liquid

- Gas

6. Animal Kingdom

- Animals of the Land

- Birds of the Air

- Fish in the Sea

7. Vegetational Kingdom

- Trees

- Flowers

- Grass

- You don't have dominion over a kingdom you're subjected to. Meaning if you chase or your sole purpose is to acquire possessions, your ceiling will be the kingdom above what you're pursuing.

- You must be praying for and desiring that God's Kingdom Come.

- When God calls us our knees, there are burdens that get lifted off our backs

Luke 2:52

- In order for us to flow in Divine Overflow, we must increase in our capacity.

Prayer:

- Lord, Increase my Capacity.

- Lord, I pray for wisdom

- Your world is the reflection of your Wisdom.

- Your outlook shows your level of wisdom.

How Growth Comes:

1. You Grow Through Learning

- Formal and Informal learning

- Via sitting down to learn from those who've gone ahead of you

2. you Grow Through Association

- Who do you associate with.

- You must be deliberate about choosing to associate with people from you can both learn and be challenged to be and do more by.

3. Grow Through Experiences

- Scars help you tell the story behind it. They don't heal or disappear completely so that you can learn a lesson from them.

- Sometimes we learn from other people's experiences.

4. We Learn through Exposure

- Exposure is a great teacher. It opens your eyes to many different possibilities and all.

5. You Grow Through Determination

- You need to outgrow certain habits and places.

6. You Grow Through commitment

7. Grow Through Training

- You must be trained in the ways of life and destiny.

8. Grow Through Investment

- What you invest in shows where your priorities are.

9. You Grow Through Vision

- You must have both vision and sight.

10. You Grow Through Hard Work

- You must tend to your garden because God prioritizes work

PRAYERS:

- Lord grant me wisdom

- Lord push us into places of Growth and Expansion

SUNDAY YOUTH SERVICE - 24th MARCH 2024Pastor Benjamin Mwape

Title : GET READY FOR EXPANSION

Text: 1 Kings 6:1 - 4, Isaiah 54:1-3

• One of the primary things we need to understand about the season of divine overflow is that divine overflow will lead to increase and increase necessitates expansion.

• We serve a God of increase and expansion

• Expansion is the language of God

• But expansion requires preparation how to prepare for expansion:

1. Revisit the foundations upon which your life is built

• Everything you have become and achieved thus far in your life has been largely determined by the foundations upon which your life is built.

• Mindset

• Every expansion starts with a mindset upgrade

• If your mindset is narrow, your life cannot be bigger than what it is presently

• Systems and structures

• Start building systems and structures you will need for when God answers your prayer

2. Expose yourself to what else can be possible with your life

• Be uncomfortable with smallness

• See yourself worthy of the next level

3. Build new partnerships

• One is too small a number to achieve and handle the kind of greatness God is about to release to you.

• There is a certain level of overflow you cannot handle alone. (Luke 5:7)

4. Release your faith

• You need to step out and begin to do something practical

Bible study on some of the bible characters in their season of divine overflow and what happened.

1. Luke 12:16-21-Most people during their overflow, they tend to celebrate in places that did not contribute to the overflow-God is calling people to come in prayer and fasting

-The Lord also wants us to have an overflow in our relationship with God

2. 2 Kings 7:1-2, 12-You can't be with people that speak negative and succeed in your overflow

-You will not be in overflow if the people around you don't believe in God

-Whenever the Lord is doing something, go into your secret place and pray.

3. 2 Kings 4:1-6-Don't limit the goodness of God. Look far beyond.

-Don't limit what God wants to do in our lives

Scripture - Joel 2:24 NIV, Joel 2:28-29 NIV , Acts 4:31 NKJV

THE HOLY GHOST, OUR DIVINE OVERFLOW

God promised to pour out (not just to give) the Holy Ghost on everyone. This is a promise of divine overflow. Pouring means something will not just be given - it will given in abundance. Scripture informs us that God intends to give us the Spirit in abundance;

- John 3:34 NIV

Apart from this statement of intention, God informs us that we can receive the Holy Ghost through asking;

- Luke 11:13 NKJV

1. WHAT EVERY BELIEVER MUST EXPERIENCE

In relation to the Holy Ghost, the following at the three things you must encounter as a believer;

- You must be baptized by the Holy Ghost into the body of Christ.

- 1 Corinthians 12:13

This nature of baptism happens when you give your life to Christ. The Spirit baptizes you into the body of Christ, which is the Church.

- You must be baptized in the Holy Ghost.

- Acts 1:8

The Lord Jesus Christ baptizes us with the Holy Ghost (Matthew 3:11, Luke 3:16). According to the Lord Jesus Christ, this baptism is necessary for us to carry out His assignment on earth. It is usually evidenced by speaking in tongues, prophesying, dreaming dreams and seeing visions among others.

"On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: Acts 1:4-5 NIV

- You must daily be filled with the Holy Ghost

2. BEING FILLED WITH THE HOLY GHOST

You get baptized in the Holy Ghost once but you must be filled everyday. Acts 2:1-4, 4:31. The Lord instructs us that being filled with the Holy Ghost is an order, not an option;

"Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit," - Ephesians 5:18

Being filled with the Holy Ghost is very important because;

* Being filled with the Holy Ghost reveals and preserves the greatness that God has set upon your life.

"for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother's womb." Luke 1:15

"And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost." Acts 9:17

* You only fulfill the desires of the one you are filled with

"This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh" - Galatians 5:16 KJV

- Being filled with the Holy Ghost should be a regular encounter because as we serve, we are giving what received and so we need to be filled again.

- Each infilling of the Holy Ghost introduces a new power surge of God into and for your life. Spiritual power surges are necessary for the new dimensions.

The book of Acts reveals multiple instances on which people were filled with the Holy Ghost. In each of or following these instances, there was a unique supernatural dimension that was introduced to the church. For example, in Acts 4:31, a surge of boldness was introduced, in Acts 9:17, Paul's ministry was launched, in Acts 13:9 a surge of authority can be seen.

In short, you will remain the same or even become worse if you are not regularly being filled with the Holy Ghost.

3. HOW THEN DO YOU MAKE YOURSELF AVAILABLE TO BE FILLED WITH THE HOLY GHOST?

Being filled with the Holy Ghost does not happen automatically. Though it is freely given by God's grace, we must make ourselves available for it. This is done when we consistently practice the following disciplines;

- Holiness. Matthew 5:8

- Prayer. Luke 11:13

- Fasting. Acts 13:1-2, 9

- The Word of God. John 6:63, 2 Peter 2:21

- Pray in tongues a lot.

- Be part of godly fellowships where the real gospel is taught and people are praying genuinely, like the services we have.

SUNDAY YOUTH SERVICE- 4th February, 2024.Pastor Emmanuel MamboTitle: UNPACKING THE POWER IN YOU FOR DIVINE OVERFLOW

Text: Ephesians 3:20, Jeremiah 33:3

▪︎God is an achiever and a performer. That which God starts He will bring it to completion.

- God owns you as His project.

- God works with the power that is at work in you

.▪︎What is the power at work?

The power of His unprecedented plan, It has always been about God and His predestined calendar. It has nothing to do with your plans but God.Jeremiah 33:3,

▪︎Answering the call is you responding to the purpose for which you are called/created.

- A Prophetic word declares God's intention concerning you.- God's intention for you in all the 365 days of this year is Divine Overflow.

- Our Generation is a Joshua Generation, a generation that fights, pursues and takes over.

▪︎What you could not do with your name, go and do in the name of Jesus Christ, AMEN

Revelation of I AM

Invest in your Gift and Talent

Love God all heartedly

The king is looking for young men and women

He is looking for you and me.

 Your Light Has Come

Declare light into your life.

Faith is not a substitute for wisdom. Wisdom is more valuable than gold.

Success is attended and maintained by Wisdom

 A Different Spirit 

Where there is Love you can be yourself.

Love enjoys the company of the friend.

You are Unshakable

The Manifestation of Mature Believers

Your gift will take you to the top, but only your character can sustain you at the top. 

Established in Dominion

You are coming out

The Fear of the Lord is the beginning of Wisdom and knowledge.

You are a Spirit that has a Body and Soul.

If you want to kill something, Starve it. If you want to build something, Feed it.

Yield to listening to the Holy Spirit and obey Him.

When you know God's plan  for your life, you will have impact and influence. God always works inside out. 

You have to look within you because what you are is within you.

Its not how long you have lived that matters, Its the Impact you leave.

In life its either you are influencing somebody or somebody is influencing you.

Your transformation capacity is what gives you reverence and impact.

We are transformed to be transformers.

You are a Transformer.

Serving God in the Church does not guarantee the new birth, you have to confess you sins and accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior.

We need wisdom to receive what we are praying for.

There is Power in the Inside of You.

Don't go for what is Popular, go for what is Purposeful.

What you Must Become, You will Become.

What stands between you and your Miracle is your Faith. 

All things are possible with God

In order to experience the Possibilities of God you need to understand the Abilities of God.

Don't see things based on life conditionings, but see them through Gods  eyes and His conditions.

Don't leave conditioning to chance.

At the core of each Relationship there is Partnership.

Blessed are they that have not seen but believe. Do not focus on the things around you but focus on God.

Understanding Relationships as a soil type.

The success of a seed is influenced by the type of soil it is planted in. Similarly, the fulfillment of your purpose and destiny is influenced by the type of relationship (soil) you are planted in.

This is a sermon by Pastor Benjamin Mwape about building relationships with people around you.

This  is a sermon about prayer by Pastor Benjamin Mwape. The Bible Text is Daniel 6:10.

This is a sermon by Bishop Joe  Imakando

This is a sermon preached by Reverend Carol Kyakilika at the Blessing Center 

This is a Sunday Service Sermon Preached By Reverend Shadreck Chisulo.

VICTORY THROUGH PRAISE | Bishop Joe Imakando

LESSONS FROM 2020 | Pastor Benjamin Mwape

PANEL SESSION | Pastor Joel Kasoka

PROPHETIC STRATEGY FOR COMPLETE VICTORY | Reverend Oscar Mumba

MY SET TIME FOR VICTORY | Pastor Benjamin Mwape

VICTORY | Reverend Bruce Msidi