Matters of The Kingdom (Furnished Unto Good Works) by Apostle Selman

Lift your hands to heaven and give God praise.
Pray: Father, I believe You; You are dependable and I believe that You will change my life and bring Your Word to manifestation in my life.

Pray: Father, leave a token of Your presence and Your power in my life tonight. Let there be an evidence that I met You tonight, in the name of Jesus Christ!

What You Will Find In The House Of God:

1. The Presence Of God
2. Wisdom
3. Hope
4. God’s power
5. Believers

God desires that we grow in grace, and the said grace only comes through knowledge. The abundance of grace you command, is dependent on the level of knowledge you have access to.

“For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God”
Colossians 1:9-10 (KJV)

God desires for all Believers to mature and attain unto good works.

Every result you command in the Kingdom, depends on a certain kind of spiritual information.

If knowledge does not profit you, then the knowledge is a waste. The profit point of knowledge, is that you engage it and it produces result in your life. Every result that you desire is dependent on a certain kind of spiritual information.

“And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.” John 1:5 (KJV)

If your Christian experience has been a burden to you, with a dead prayer life and a dead Bible study lifestyle, what you need is a complete renovation, and an examination of the foundation upon which your Christian experience was built, and to make certain corrections.

One of the ways God answers the prayers of the Saints, is by sending them to His sanctuary – a Church.

Channels Through Which God Answers Prayers:

1. By Supernatural Manifestations.
2. By The Ministry Of Men.
3. By causing you to grow and attain to a greater sense of enlightenment.

Many Believers desire to get results, but they refuse to press towards attaining a certain level of growth.

The proof that you are growing is that your prayer requests reduce, until your only request is to know God more.

I pray for you, that you will become so furnished in spiritual things to the extent that your life becomes void of foolishness.

The secret to attaining the growth required for your results is to be patient. Growth does not happen overnight and you must obtain the grace to stay until you grow.

I pray for you, may you force life to bow to you and may you tame life like an animal, in the name of Jesus Christ!

When you submit yourself to the pruning and the teaching of The Lord in His sanctuary, your life will become an enviable destiny of grace and glory.

Prophetic Word:
Stay with God!
Do not get distracted no matter what has happened, and how people may have looked down on you in the past. Stay with God and learn from Him.

What You Receive As A Believer:
1. Dominion
2. Victory
3. Life

“The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭8‬:‭16‬-‭18‬ ‭(KJV‬‬)

Seven Areas The Victory In Christ Jesus Covers:
1. Sin
2. Death
3. Satan
4. Hell
5. The grave
6. The world system
7. The flesh

“In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;” Ephesians 1:7 (KJV)
Redemption is a function of God’s mercy and grace over the Believer, that by reason of Jesus Christ’s substitutionary sacrifice, you have been made whole, complete and totally victorious in Christ Jesus.

The Scriptures describe the devil as the accuser of the Brethren. The cure of the devil’s accusation is an understanding of your position in Christ Jesus.

If you do not understand your position in Christ Jesus, you will live a defeated Christian life forever.

The first thing the Believer in Christ Jesus receives when he or she believes, is the forgiveness of sin, and righteous of God in Christ Jesus. This qualifies Believer to be the recipient of the life of God.

There is first an instant sanctification and then a progressive sanctification, when a person receives salvation.

When God decides to work with a person, the first thing He does is a reengineering of the mind, implanting a dominion and victory consciousness, based on the understanding of the finished works of Christ Jesus.

You can never serve the purposes of God at a global scale when you have a defeated mentality. You must possess such a thing as a dominion and victory – consciousness.

The vital side of redemption is at the mercy of the legal side of redemption. To access the riches in redemption, you must have the consciousness first, then the obedience, until your life and Christian experience produces results.

You cannot help people, if you are like them. You have to be higher in understanding and in authority.

When a Believer comes into Christ Jesus, there is a translation that happens in the spirit realm, resulting in the Believer’s oneness with Jesus Christ.

I pray that everything that has gained control of your life and your Christian experience, loses hold over you tonight.

If the foundation of your identity is faulty, you will cause problems to many others. The cure is to find out what God has said of you.

Don’t just watch others rise, rather enlist yourself.
If the foundation of your identity is faulty, you will inevitably wound others, because you have a bad definition of yourself.

The trick of the devil is to make you lose your Christ-consciousness and rely on self-consciousness. If you lose the Christ-consciousness, you will certainly live a defeated life.

Declare: I am victorious in Christ Jesus!
I reject a victim-mentality!
I reject failure!
I have access to dominion, power and the resources of heaven!
I am a witness, commanding the resources of heaven in the name of Jesus Christ!

The knowledge of your identity in Christ Jesus should not make you arrogant, rather it should create an awareness in your heart.

When God gives you His Word, He has automatically given you Himself.
The Word of God addresses every matter in this life.

There is The Word as a person (Jesus Christ), but there is The Word as a compendium of the thoughts and the speakings of God. (Matthew 4:4)

The power of God is the force responsible for commanding results, yet the power of God never moves until The Word of God commands it to, since the power of God submits to The Word of God.

“And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:” (‭‭Deuteronomy‬ ‭28‬:‭1‬ ‭KJV‬‬)

Many Believers do not get results from God’s Word because they are more conscious of speaking and using the Word, rather than submitting to being transformed by the Word. The first goal of the Word is not to work for you, but to work in you.

Believers must understand that we do not only obtain promises, sometimes what we obtain is a testimonial of transformation.

The word of God is the boundary for asking for the Believer. The Scripture is the richest capture of the revealed will of God.

You must find in the scriptures, the promises connected to your desires.
The Word of God is the boundary for making requests, as a Believer.
The scriptures are the richest capture of the revealed will of God

How To Use The Word Of God To Produce Results:

1. Find from Scriptures the promises connected to the results you desire.
2. Your desired result must directly bring glory to God.
3. Find the condition connected to the promises that will commit God to perform.
4. Obtain grace to engage, practice and do the Word.

Declare: Father, be glorified through my results.

I encourage you to rise up and engage, till results are produced.
I pray for you, you will begin to command fearful results from now on, in the name of Jesus Christ!

“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.” 1 Peter‬ ‭5‬:‭8‬-‭9‬ ‭(KJV‬‬)

Satan’s attack system over the Saints is not unilateral. You cannot be furnished unto good works, and command dominion, if you do not know how to resist the devil.

The names of the devil according to Scriptures:
1. The thief.
(John 10:10)
2. The accuser of the Brethren.
(Revelation 12:10)
3. The deceiver.
4. The adversary.

Champions are made in the Kingdom of God, when they commit to guarding their hunger and zeal for the things of God.

Everything is powered by your spiritual understanding. Remove understanding and everything around you will fall like a pack of cards.

The proof that the devil has stolen your spiritual understanding, is the decline in your hunger and passion for The Word of God.
One sure way the devil makes you lose your spiritual understanding is by making you offended at those who serve you wisdom, before he then strikes in attack.

Satan hates it when you have confidence in Gods Word. So, he uses anything around your life to discredit God’s Word, in your life.

This year will not end until you testify. What God will do for you will be so quick, in the name of Jesus Christ!
Declare: I will return with my evidence!

Salvation is likened to a well and what you use to draw from the well, is joy. What a tyre is to a car, is what joy is to your victory. The atmosphere that prepares victory is joy.

Don’t waste your tears, rather, fight to keep your joy.
One of the great enhancers of joy, is gratitude.

Every time satan wants to steal your joy, he magnifies what God has not yet done.

How To Resist The Devil (James 4:7, 1 Peter 5:8):
1. Be aware of what the devil really wants to steal.
2. Guard the things the devil wants to steal.

Pray: Thank God for what you have received tonight and obtain grace to engage the knowledge you have obtained tonight.
Pray: My Christianity will be effective. The devil will not steal my passion, zeal, spiritual understanding, my confidence, my joy and my years in the name of Jesus Christ!

Assignment:
Write out five areas of concern in your life.
Write three scriptures that address those areas.
Pray the scriptures with all of your heart.

When you live by The Word of God, you have found the source of life.

Two Things Believers Must Know About Who They Are In Christ Jesus:
1. Our Positional Advantage
2. Oneness with Christ Jesus.

The Non Negotiable Knowledge Every Believer Must Have is:

– The Knowledge of the Believer in Christ (Romans 8: 16-18).
The process of being a Believer is to accept the Lordship of Jesus Christ.

Father, we honour and we thank you. You keep blessing us, week after week.
Thank you for building and strengthening us by your spirit and we don’t take your wisdom for granted.
We are a people grateful for the structured light that leads to our rising. Let this word prevail over our minds, thoughts, and consciousness.
We obtain grace by the spirit, to walk in keeping with the conditions that commit You to perform on our behalf.
Lord, we are determined to return with testimonies and I thank You for everyone who has listened to this word.

In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray that every one of you will have a reason to rejoice in The Lord!
The Lord will do for you more than you expected! Shame and reproach are far from you!
I declare that The Word of God bails you out of a life of failure and mediocrity, in the name of Jesus Christ!

On the way to Calvary, Jesus went for us, to die and set us free from sin, shame guilt and death. Tonight, He is reaching out to you and wants to give you a new beginning, regardless of your past or current situation.
Take this bold step of faith to begin the journey of salvation, by saying “yes” to Jesus. With faith in your heart, declare this prayer of salvation to receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour.

”I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.“ ‭‭Luke‬ ‭15‬:‭7‬ ‭(KJV‬‬)
If you just received Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Saviour tonight, we celebrate you and Heaven rejoices over your decision. We’d love to read from you and become a part of your Christian journey.

Were you blessed in tonight’s service?
Thank you for connecting and fellowshipping with us virtually and on-site. Your presence made a difference and we trust that you had an encounter.
May the blessings you’ve received remain permanent in your life, in Jesus’ name.
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God bless you!