LIVE IT OUT

Tonight I am giving a Bible study message to the ladies at my church with the theme of LIVING OUT THE KINGSHIP OF CHRIST. I thought I would share some of my notes. Take a look at this video first.
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Here are some practical ways to LIVE IT OUT

Worship in the Presence of the King
-When we lift Christ up as King our worship is to serve Him and not just “get something out of it” for ourselves. Worshiping in the presence of the King means to put our full engagement in the act of singing and making music as we think about what we are singing and think about how our words glorify Him. Revelation 19:6-8 is a great example.

Revelation 19:6-8 (The Message)

6-8Then I heard the sound of massed choirs, the sound of a mighty cataract, the sound of strong thunder: Hallelujah! The Master reigns, our God, the Sovereign-Strong! Let us celebrate, let us rejoice, let us give him the glory! The Marriage of the Lamb has come; his Wife has made herself ready. She was given a bridal gown of bright and shining linen. The linen is the righteousness of the saints.

Waiting at the Throne of the King: While we wait in His presence-we can make ourselves busy by digging into the Bible and study what Christ our King wants to say to ous personally.
Here’s a perfect account of what we should do as we Wait at the Throne:

Luke 10:38-42
As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. 39 She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. 40 But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!” 41 “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, 42 but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”

The greek word for Listen in verse 38 means to pay attention. So basically, Mary sat down and waited with the intention to pay attention.

If we truly see Christ as our King of Kings-who wouldn’t want to wait to see what He has to say to us. Dig into your Bible Today!!

Find Focus on Him alone means to put all of our thoughts and energy into getting to know who Christ is. When we do this, I fully believe that we can’t help but run smack dab into our purpose. In addition to finding our focus on Him for our purpose- we should find our thoughts, emotions, affections and our love toward Him in our little happenings in life. This means turing our frustrations, our anger, and even our grumpiness toward Christ-making Him the center of everything.

Colossians 3: 1-2
1Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. 2Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things

This is an attitude check kind of verse. Are our thoughts set on Christ who is in the Higer Place or is our focus on earthly things. Things that fade, things that die out, things that go out of style!

The good news is that Christ is already King, He is already victorious. We don’t have to do a thing to place Him on the throne accept set our worship, our waiting and our focus on Him.

Revelation 22:
Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done. 13I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.

It is already done-we just have to LIVE IT OUT!!!


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LIVE IT OUT — 2 Comments

  1. Good words! I’ve appreciated Paul’s repeated “set your mind/fix your mind” admonitions. It reminds me that I have both a choice and a responsibility to fill my mind with his thoughts. The more I do, the more I find myself thinking his thoughts after him (what a shock).

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