30/08/2020
Topic: The seeds of greatness
Keywords- seed- refers to something small. Greatness refers to something big
Every great thing starts in a little way. we must learn to appreciate small things so that great things can come out here.
We should not despise the days of little things because there is a repercussion for it.
Gen 1:26. God created you in His Image. The most powerful attribute that separates God from other gods is His greatness.
Psalms 96:4, Psalms 48:1
God's greatness is incomparable and unchallengeable. He has no rival.
God expects us to be great and subdue every living creature because that is the MANDATE. Between the prophecy and the blessing, there is a mandate. Subduing the earth and being fruitful is not just a blessing, it is a mandate. it takes commitment to the mandate to guarantee the delivery of the blessing. Gen 41:55
Gen 1;28
The Image of God is the Greatness of God in you.
God wants you to increase everything He has put in your hands - That is the spirit of excellence.
Excellence- improving on what you have - Money, talents, souls, gifts... everything He has giving you, He expects you to improve on them. Matt 5;20
People who don't increase what they have will always be at the mercy of those that increase theirs.
How do I improve on the blessings God has given me?
1. Sow it. Matt 5;20
2. Sow on a good ground. Don't invest into infertile grounds. Be sure of the soil you are sowing on
3. Cultivate it. if you are not awake to cultivate it, the enemy will waste it. if you don't wait on it, it will waste. What you don't give attention will die.
4. Replenish- Impact. Greatness is not possible without impact. Replenish means "to fill it back". Before Jesus ascended to Heaven, He instructed His disciples to make impact, and win more souls to the Kingdom. This sis another mandate for us as believers. Our Greatness as a church is not visible if we don't make impact in our community.
You must be influencing somebody, that is how to guarantee our immortality. If you don't make disciples of all men, our greatness will not be visible.
Acts 11;20-26. Acts 18:24. It is very important for us to know that if the church of God is going to be great, we have to replicate our image in the life of others. Acts 20;28
5. Subdue/Dominate- Your influence is very critical to spread the Greatness of God.
Pastor Vincent