• Our faith is a composite of our knowledge, expectations and experience of God.

• Disobedience to God changes us, even as believers in Christ: our hearts are hardened. 

• The Holy Spirit is your Helper for God's Purpose, Not Your Own

-Jesus has the gentle character of a lamb, and the dreadful strength of a lion.

- To be like Christ is to embody this duality: be gentle like doves and also be "dangerous" (in a spiritual sense) like fire or electricity.

A faithful minister must remain true to God and to his word;

remain compassionate to the people;

function as an intercessor;

My faithfulness must never be determined by the faithfulness of the people to whom I am sent, but only by the faithfulness of Him who sent me.

• The Holy Spirit was given to do essentially two things in our lives. He is to work within us and to work through us.

• When He works within us, we are transformed into Christlikeness. 

• When He works through us, we are empowered to project the power of God to achieve His will on earth as it is in heaven. 

• Everything God gives is necessary and sufficient.

• The Counsel/Will/Purpose of The Lord for Humanity: The Image of God

• Jesus did not come merely to save us as refugees, but He came to pay a King’s ransom for us, as fellow heirs.

• You can earn a doctorate in theology, operate in the gifts of the Holy Spirit but fail to start the journey into Christlikeness.

• Our salvation is a gift, but our rewards will be earned. 

• When we receive gifts, we feel loved. When we receive rewards, we feel valued because we are useful.

• We are rewarded for pleasing God.

• Doing the right thing for the wrong reasons will not be pleasing to God.

• Whatever is happening in the world right now, if you belong to God and your expectations are from God, you will not end up like other men. 

• God always separates between right and wrong, good and evil, the just and the unjust… eventually. 

• The inheritance of the saints includes trials and tribulations.

  
  

• To grow into maturity, our diet must change.

• When Jesus tried to change their diet, many disciples left Him.

• The way the modern church presents Jesus and His message is underwhelming.

•  Jesus was not seeker-friendly. He was hungry-friendly, thirsty-friendly, truth-friendly, weary-friendly.

There is a straight line from deception to depression.

Deception- Independence-Distraction-Indiscipline-Depression

God’s answer to deception is sanctification.

• Great Grace is available for the seriously thirsty.

• For those who are seriously thirsty, spiritual upgrade this year will be rapid.

• Grace grows, as we grow in grace. 

• Growing in Grace requires a continued upgrade in our appetite, desires and ambitions.

• To grow into maturity, our diet must change.