Jesus died to save every human being on the earth from sin.

But He can't save a one without their permission.

Salvation doesn't come to the masses

It comes individually

Salvation in the kingdom of God is a personal experience.

Each person has to come to Christ themselves…

Our kids, they have to find God for themselves.

I can give them the stories,

I can tell them the philosophies,

I can give them the principles,

but they got to find God for themselves ….by themselves.

And by the way, just because a person

comes down front and makes a public confession

doesn't mean that they have an encounter with God.

Because the encounter with God is different from the profession.

Blessed are your eyes because they see.

And your ears because they hear.

In other words, you don't know how blessed you are.

And here’s something you never heard

The disciples blessed themselves.

He says, "Look, because you left home,

because you stopped your fishing industry,

and because you worked with me

because you abandoned your friends and your home

because of that, you blessed yourself."

Most of Christianity believes

that it’s in God’s best interest when we come to Him.

NO!!! NO, NO……

God don’t need us… he wants us… he loves us

But He don’t need us

It’s in OUR best interest to come to Christ……

Now listen up please…..

When you go to God, you don't bless God

You bless you

It is in your best interest to see God,

It’s not in Gods best interest….

Wow can we be narcissistic

Scripture says you must seek Him with everything in you

And then you'll find Him……… Can I hear an Amen?

I say to you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.

Do you understand what he just said?

He's is talking truth about the kingdom.

He says many prophets still don't know the kingdom.

Why?

Because they are not interested in knowing.

Many a righteous man might have a God, they want to serve God, but they have a limitation

on what they want to know from God.

God is looking for those who want to know more

Who desire to know more of Him…..

There are born again people who love God

but don't believe in the baptism in the Holy Spirit.

So, they have a limit on what God can give them.

There are also many who are born again,

but don't believe in divine healing.

So, they're limiting what God can give them.

He says, even though they're righteous,

they cannot see nor hear nor understand.

How many of you want to know everything?

Lift your right hand and say,

"Lord, I want everything you have for me."

Now say it loud like you believe it.

Lord, I want everything you have for me beginning now.

You just gave heaven permission to invade your life.

It's a dangerous prayer though,

because when he starts to answer this prayer

he may expose some things you want to hold on to

but that’s what truth does. It exposes lies and reveals truth

Matthew 13:19

When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the wayside.

When anyone hears the message about the kingdom

The evil one comes immediately and snatches it away,

Now he's defining what the seed is.

What is the seed? The message of the kingdom

The message about the kingdom

that we are supposed to be spreading out to the world.

See, the devil is only afraid of one message

That is the message of the kingdom

And when that message is preached

The enemy comes immediately to get rid of it.

Jesus said the message is the kingdom

The devil isn’t afraid of preaching on healing,

because he can make you sick again.

He isn’t afraid of preaching on prosperity,

he can make you poor again.

He isn’t afraid of preaching on deliverance.

He can put oppression on you again.

That's why Jesus never preached on prosperity.

He never preached on deliverance.

He never preached on healing.

He never preached on blessings.

Let me tell you something.

Blessings are a terrible purpose to live for.

Don't live for blessings. Blessings are temporary

Live for the kingdom ……Because the kingdom positions you

to have access to all those things and so…. much more.

The devil is not afraid of you preaching any messages,

that make you happy for 60 minutes

and then you go home & you're still depressed.

You still broke, you still got problems.

The reason why the church has not yet come into its fullness

Is because the church is still trying to reach people

With a peoples message

And not the message of the Kingdom

The peoples message will give you a temporary high

Goose bumps and an emotional boost

But what’s left after the message?

What’s left tomorrow morning?

The message of the Kingdom is life altering

And it cannot be taken away from you because

It’s an experience with the King…..

I’ve met many who call themselves Christian

Then I’ve met some who don’t need to call themselves Christian

They are infectious …….. People desire to be around them

Ask yourself this… I dare you?

Do people really want to be around you?

For most of us we convince ourselves that they do

But the reality is …….. they tolerate you

There is a difference between being tolerated

and being ever invited

Always called upon

Always desired to be a part of whatever is happening…..

I know, in my younger years I was tolerated

And today I am desired and I’m not bragging on me

But on Him who transformed me… changed me

And molded me into the man I am today……

If you’re miserable, unhappy, depressed, anxious,

You don’t need pills or another prescription

You need a come to Jesus moment…….

And this is that moment …