Make vs.
Give• Francis Madojemu
• Notes from • Rick Godwin & Myles
Munroe
Change –John Maxwell
"The three times people change are:
when they hurt enough that they
have to, when they learn enough that they want to, or
when they receive enough that they're
able to."One of the things that a good leader does well is understand that there are only three kinds of
people-change.
Change –John Maxwell
And that leader waits for one of those three occasions to
happen in a person's life, and then injects a better world to
them. I've always said that the
three times people change are: (1) when they
hurt enough that they have to, (2) when they learn enough that they
want to, or (3) when they receive enough that
they're able to. In other words, they have to feel the heat, see the
light, or receive the strength.
Genesis 1:26-27 KJV
(26) And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over
the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and
over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the
earth. (27) So God created man in his own image, in the image of
God created he him; male and female created he
them.
Paradox!Seems like a paradox God made man and God created man
Man is a spirit being. He is made in the
likeness of God. Jesus said that God is a Spirit
(John 4:24). So man must of
necessity be a spirit.Man is a spirit, he has a soul, and he lives in a
physical body (1 Thess. 5:23).
Created & Made Myles Munroe
One key to understanding Genesis 1 is to clarify two words create and made!In verses 1 & 27 the
Hebrew word for Create is Bara while in verse
26 the word for Make is Asah
Bara appears 7 times while Asah appears 10 times.
Even though the words are used interchangeably they
is essentially a distinct difference in their basic
meanings.
Created & Made Myles Munroe
Bara means to fashion something out of nothing. It
refers to creation in the absolute sense and its used
in the bible only in connection with God because
He alone can create out or from nothing!
In the very beginning God was alone nothing else was from that nothingness God
created the heavens and the earth simply by willing them to be and speaking them into
existence. That what Bara means
Created & Made Myles Munroe
Asah on the other hand, means
something fashioned out of preexisting
material. In addition in verse 26 its used in reference to
God “making” the expanse of the heavens
[1:7] the Sun & Moon [1:16] the wild animals [1:25], the earth and the
heavens [2:4] and the woman, mans “helper”[2:18]
Created & MadeMyles Munroe
With these 2 words, Bara & Asah
We can see 2 specific aspects of Gods
creative activity the creation of some things out of nothing and the making of things out of
material He has already created.
This understanding about process is crucial as we look at Make vs. Give
The Prodigal Son
Luke 15:11-12 KJV(11) And he said, A certain man had two sons: (12) And the
younger of them said to his father, Father,
give me the portion of goods that falleth to
me. And he divided unto them his living.God wants to make you before he gives
you
ManGenesis 1:26 KJV
(26) And God said, Let us make man in our
image, after our likeness: and let them have
dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the
fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all
the earth, and over every creeping thing that
creepeth upon the earth.God wants us to become
before we get
Matthew 4:17-19 KJV
(17) From that time Jesus began to preach, and to
say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. (18) And Jesus, walking by the sea of
Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and
Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. (19) And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of
men.
What are we doing as a congregation? There is no more
important work on earth than
“Constructing a Christian.” •
“Go . . . and make disciples of all
nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded
you” (Mt 28:19-20, ESV).
What are we doing as a congregation?
Notice that Jesus doesn’t just want
disciples made, but he wants them
built. The disciples are to
build up new Christians by
“teaching them to observe all” of
Jesus’ instructions.
What are we doing as a congregation?
There is no more important work on earth than “Constructing a
Christian.” • Prayerfully, we parents are engaged in that task “Fathers, do not provoke
your children to anger, but bring them up in the
discipline and instruction of the Lord” (Eph 6:4, ESV).What more important
legacy could we leave our children than building them up into mature
Christians?
1 Thess 3:11-13 (11) Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord
Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you.
(12) And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and
toward all men, even as we do toward you:
(13) To the end he may stablish your hearts
unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father,
at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his
saints.
Hebrews 13:21 KJV
(21) Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you
that which is wellpleasing in his sight,..
(MRC) prepare you in every good thing to do
His will, doing in you that which is pleasing before
Him,….. (ESV) equip you with
everything good that you may do his will, working
in us that which is pleasing in his sight,….
Ephesians 4:12
(12) For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the
body of Christ:(MRC) for the
equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, to the
building up of the body of Messiah;
(MSG) to train Christians in skilled
servant work, working within Christ's body,
the church,
2 Peter 1:3-8 KJV(3) According as his
divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and
godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory
and virtue: (4) Whereby are given unto us
exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be
partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust
2 Peter 1:3-8 KJV
. (5) And beside this, giving all
diligence, add to your faith virtue;
and to virtue knowledge; (6) And
to knowledge temperance; and to
temperance patience; and to
patience godliness; (7) And to
godliness brotherly kindness; and to
brotherly kindness charity.
2 Peter 1:3-8 KJV(8) For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren
nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord
Jesus Christ. (ISV) For if you possess these qualities, and if
they continue to increase among you,
they will keep you from being ineffective and
unproductive in attaining a full
knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
AbilityDeuteronomy 8:18 KJV
(18) But thou shalt remember the LORD thy
God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware
unto thy fathers, as it is this day.
“When we become, we can get wealth”
(MSG) well, think again. Remember that GOD, your
God, gave you the strength to produce all this wealth
so as to confirm the covenant that he promised to your ancestors--as it is
today.
John 8:31-36 KJV(31) Then said Jesus to
those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word,
then are ye my disciples indeed; (32) And ye
shall know the truth, and the truth shall
make you free. (35) And the servant
abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son
abideth ever. (36) If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye
shall be free indeed.
PrayerOur prayers should be 1st
God make me not God give me!
We will be weak and unable to help others but make me assures us we
have the capacity, strength or ability to be a blessing.
Acts 16:13 KJV(13) And on the sabbath we went out of the city by
a river side, where prayer was wont to be made;
and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.
PurposeGenesis 12:1-2 KJV
(1) Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get
thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: (2) And I will
make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy
name great; and thou shalt be a blessing
Interesting!God first created Man and then Made Man
1 (verb) make to become; to be, or
to be capable of being, changed or
fashioned into; to do the part or office of;
to furnish the material for; as, he will make a good musician; sweet
cider makes sour vinegar; wool makes
warm clothing
Daniel 11:32 KJV And such as do wickedly
against the covenant shall he corrupt by
flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do
exploits.We have be trying to do
exploits without first becoming what God wants to
make us and without knowing Him.
Human beings not Human doers –
Pst Tunde Amosun
“We cannot do without being”
How does this work
Revelation 2 :21 Space to Repent or
time to repent1.Therefore time is equal
to space.2. Repent is to change!
How ? Time line Time is finite in Gods plan it has a beginning and an end The end of the agesIn that time line we have
been given space because after us time continues.What did we contribute?Life is space in time
Made for a ReasonGod made man and
created man then created a garden for the man He
made to fulfill destinyWe have been waiting for the garden without
being made!When you make food its for eating at a particular
time or space?When you make a car its for driving in a particular
time or space?When you make tea its for
drinking at a particular time or space?
A Purposeful StewIn the same way we are made for a space or time or for such
a time as thisOur mix is intentional and particular In food some
stews have exactly the same ingredients but in different
proportion giving rise to different meals soups or
stewsIn the same way we all have
the same ingredients just different mixes and
proportions to MAKE a PURPOSEFULL meal
Different meals for different people to meet different
needs
Contribution to Humanity
That’s what is interesting about space it breaks us out of the mind set which makes us stop thinking like people who are here to survive but
people who are here to contribute
.Why? Because time & people continue on Gods time line. Its
what we contribute that matters not how well or comfortably we lived.Our lives impact other
generations positively or negatively
Another way to say that is what we do with our space impacts many
generations
Larger than LifeTime line 6,000 years
Adam /Abraham/Jesus to today all you have is
spaceSome men live larger
than life in their space and impact many. Its
only men who recognized that in life they were given space not just time they have
risen above the limitations of life Men who don’t see them selves as victims of circumstances but
circumstances their cauldron or oven in
which they are being baked.
Jeremiah 18:3-6 KJV
(3) Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the
wheels. (4) And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the
potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it. (5) Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
(6) O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this
potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in
mine hand, O house of Israel.
It’s a Painful ProcessClay or the soil says God use me Water the spirit and the word poured to make you malleable and
adaptableThen the porters wheel,
spinning shaping removing and adding
shaping and decorating with gifts and skilful hand
Then the oven and screams get me out its
hot tough etc But the out comes a masterpiece
suitable for the masters use.
It’s a Painful Process
We are that soil but that soil is our origin our nations our history our families and life that has happened to
us.We must wake up and
stop acting like victims of our history but the ingredient and mix of
our life is intentional by God.
The water is poured so he can mold us and shape us
before we get into the furnace
But we come out as masterpieces
Deliverance is FreedomDeliverance is freedom not demonology what
ever is holding you from being made into who you are whether its
demons, music, laziness , poverty and or
strongholds or attitudes that need to change
Jesus set His face towards Jerusalem to do what the bible said he was born to do in the
space of time he was to do it.
We must reconnect with our purpose and
destiny.
Its Unique to You
Not just our purpose and destiny but what why
and how he has called us to do it.
We have tried to be and do what others are doing and
not ourselves.We have imported
democratic government etc that has failed us
because its not what or how God wanted us made
to be able to fulfill destiny.
Its time to bring to birth the things government Economy etc Health in the way God
wanted to it fulfilled
Its Unique to YouRemember you cant fulfill
destiny by being somebody else
For too long we have looked through the eyes of men to
decide what is the will of God Joshua and Caleb in a
generation were declared “men of a different
spirit”Who remained after a
generation was wiped out,Are we sure God is not
waiting for this generation to be wiped clean and find a
new generation who were not corrupted by religion or
Egypt?
Genesis 14:21-23 (22) And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth (23) That I will
not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest
say, I have made Abram rich:
We are made to do! We must allow God to make us in order to utilize the space He has given us to do the things we are called to do!
Victims to Victors
This librates us and change our attitude from being victims
to victorsIt disconnect s us from trying
to get things from people to be rich and successful but
utilizing what God grace has made us
Henry ford when asked at 62 what will happen if he
lost everything he had built up in 20 years
Answered and said I will make it back in 2 years because of what I know
now?
Victims to VictorsProverbs 23:7 KJV
For as he thinketh in his heart,
If we want to produce different results in life, we have to think differently,
to nurture a different mindset. As Einstein said, “We cannot solve our
problems with the same thinking we used
when we created them.”
You are not what you think you are, but what
you think… you are!
Quotes from Jim Rohn"To have more than you've
got, become more than you are."
"Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person you become."
"The most important question to ask on the job is not, What am I getting?
The most important question is, What am I
becoming?" "The major reason for setting a goal is for what it makes of you to accomplish it. What it makes of you will always be the far greater value than
what you get."
Quotes from Jim Rohn“Don't wish it were
easier, wish you were better.”
"The full development of all your potential should be your goal". & "If you
will change, everything will
change for you"."Work harder on yourself
than you do your job"."Success is not to be pursued; it is to be
attracted by the person you become."
Personal Development & Income
I've also found that income rarely
exceeds personal development.
Sometimes income takes a lucky jump, but unless you learn
to handle the responsibilities that
come with it, it will usually shrink back to the amount
you can handle.
Personal Development
& IncomeIf someone hands you a
million dollars, you'd better hurry up and become a
millionaire. A very rich man once said,
"If you took all the money in the world and divided it equally among everybody, it would soon
be back in the same pockets it was before."
It is hard to keep that which has not been obtained through
personal development
1 Peter 3:3-4 BBE(3) Do not let your
ornaments be those of the body such as
dressing of the hair, or putting on of jewels of gold or fair clothing; (4) But let them be those of the unseen
man of the heart, the ever-shining
ornament of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great price in the
eyes of God.
Getting vs. Becoming
This business of personal development
lasts a lifetime. You see, what you become is far more
important than what you get.
The important question to ask on the job is not,
"What am I getting?"
Instead, you should ask, "What am I
becoming?"
Getting vs. BecomingGetting and
becoming are like Siamese twins:
What you become directly influences what
you get. Think of it this way:
Most of what you have today you have
attracted by becoming the
person you are today.
John 1:1414 And the Word
became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and
truth.(MSG) The Word
became flesh and blood, and moved into
the neighborhood. We saw the glory with our own eyes, the one-of-a-kind
glory, like Father, like Son, Generous inside and out, true from start to finish.
Proverbs 4:23 KJV(23) Keep thy heart with all diligence; for
out of it are the issues of life.
(MSG) Keep vigilant watch over your
heart; that's where life starts.
(GNB) Be careful how you think;
your life is shaped by your thoughts.
Axioms of Life: --TO HAVE MORE THAN YOU'VE GOT, BECOME
MORE THAN YOU ARE--
This is where you should focus most of your
attention. Otherwise, you just might have to contend
with the axiom of not changing, which is:
--UNLESS YOU CHANGE HOW YOU
ARE, YOU'LL ALWAYS HAVE WHAT YOU'VE
GOT--
Its TIME to Change
Father I permit you today to
come into my life and make me into what you want me
to be that you may do what you want to do in and through me for
your Glory.Amen
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