my gosh what a great morning huh anybody else feel that
fire I was in the middle of it
was just thinking of the Bill Johnson's quote that says
he comes where he's wanted
and he stays where he's honored
and uh felt like we
we did that this morning we're hungry
and when he showed up we just made room for him
and uh man
you know in those moments
um
I just want to encourage us
never underestimate the power of an encounter
cause where he shows up
like those are the
can be the life transforming moments
that literally change the trajectory of our life
so when these we we
we get those moments I wanna just encourage us
like we embrace them
get hungry you can see someone going
something get their hands on you like
I want I want some of that
you know so we must make room for that
and never underestimate what the Lord can do
in the middle of it so okay
well we are in our ghost series
you guys been going
I'm trying out a new little thing here
we'll see how it goes
so this is how many were at the prophetic conference
you guys you remember how Chris we
he kept trying to ask we had books
we're like finding all kinds of things
so we got this little handy dandy gadget
we'll see how it goes okay
so a little short recap is um
the Lord uh what we've been talking about
we started a couple weeks ago
is he's restoring the
the dream that he had from the beginning in the garden
that this was what he did through Jesus
it was more than just getting us into heaven
it was getting heaven into us
amen and he's restoring the dream that he had
that in his wild imagination and creation
he created earth the heavens
everything we see he created mankind
he created us to steward it
to inhabit it to be fruitful and multiply
to expand the garden of Eden throughout the globe
not just in multiplying in kids and families
but also multiplying everything that the garden had
throughout the rest of the globe
and so
and then we saw on Matthew 6 where he restored that in
into prayer right when he says hey
if you pray a prayer pray this prayer
that on when that god his kingdom would come
his will would be done on the earth
just as it is in heaven and so
we talked about
how the cross really reconciled the original plan
which was that we would walk and talk
in the cool of the day with him
that we become one with him
and that we would be doing the original mandate
so that's just a real quick recap
um and then let's see what else
you know I
I LED this off on Easter Sunday
I told you I was gonna start in Genesis
and end in revelation
and I didn't get to my revelation verse
so I'm gonna get to it today
uh Revelation 11:15
when they open the Seventh Seal
it says now
the kingdom of this world
has now become the kingdom of our god
and he shall reign forever and ever
the the
the end of the story is that the kingdom of this world
would become the kingdom of our god
and we talked about how when Jesus what
rose in the morning on Easter Sunday
but in the evening he said
now go therefore
make disciples of all nations and teach them in
in the ways that I have taught you
that word disciple means learner
that's the Greek word I'm going real quick recap
you guys good with this
so that word disciple means learner
make learners of all nations
what are nations
nations are people groups
make learners of all people groups
well how do we make them to learn
how do we get them to learn
how do we make them want to learn
I'm glad you asked we're gonna talk about that today
I wanna talk about how you have a unique
individual expression
that is meant to be how god puts himself on display
and is part of the assignment
and you walking out what it looks like to be a
restoring the earth
it's a big big assignment
it's a big call
just a little bit
all creation is waiting it says in Romans 8
by the way
for us to what
my version is figure it out
they're waiting for us to figure it out
waiting for the sons of god to be revealed
so Ephesians 3:10
you have to go with me on this
it's gonna be a little bit meaty today
and you can go back and do some study if you'd like
Ephesians 3:10 great to ask
Ephesians 3:10
I'm gonna start with the 8
then Paul's talking to the Ephesians
and he's making some some pretty big statements here
Paul says hey
to me the very least of all the saints
this Grace was given to preach to the Gentiles
the unfathomable riches of Christ
and to bring to light
what is the administration of the mystery
which for ages has been hidden in god
who created all things
so that the manifold wisdom of god
might now be made known through the church
to the rulers and authorities in heavenly places
you got it all we got that yeah
there's a lot said there it's pretty meaty
what's he saying to me
the very least of all the saints
this Grace was given to preach to the Gentiles
the unfathomable riches of Christ
and to bring to light
what is the administration of the mystery
which for ages has been hidden in god
what's the mystery
Christ in you the hope of glory
he says this in another passage
that the mystery is Christ in you
the hope of glory
if we understand where he's speaking from
the idea that you could get saved
and Christ could come and live in your heart
was a new concept it didn't exist
this is the whole point of what Jesus did
in reconciling mankind back to himself
and making it possible to there
there be therefore
no separation by the veil
if you will that there's no separation
but we're now joined back with him
the idea that Christ in us is the hope of glory
the idea of Christ in us is possible
is brand new and now
Paul's mission is to bring to light
what is the administration
which is the governing or the distribution of it of to
of this mystery to who
the Gentiles
that's brand new they were never
they were excluded up into this point
so it's brand new that they have the option to not only
uh uh
be included but also included in this new concept
which is Christ can live in you
yeah that's right so
Paul says this
to bring to light what is the administration the
the distribution or the governing of the mystery
which for ages has been hidden in god
who created all things why
why is he why is this the thing
why is the administration
of the distribution of the Christ in you
the hope of glory being available to the
the Gentiles for what
what's this unto so that we can go to heaven
I'm giving you trick questions
we talked about this on the first session right
what what is it
so that uh uh
we can wait until he comes back no
so that we can no
there's more so what's he say here
so that the manifold wisdom of god
might now be made known through the church
what is the manifold wisdom of god
manifold another word is minifold
multicolored multi
varied wisdom of god the different facets
let's use the word facet to get like
if you look at a diamond
and it has different facets on it
it's many varied
it's many like different
the multifaceted wisdom of god
the different facets of who he is and how he is
where is it being made known
through the church who's the church
we are so it's saying that Christ in you
the hope of glory is so that his multifaceted wisdom
would be revealed through you
that's right
that's right this is what it's
unto his multifaceted like
the very different uh uh
aspects and wisdom of god
would be made known through the church
imagine every person in the room a facet
we go back to the diamond
and you got different facets on the diamond
every room every person in this room
a facet
revealing a unique expression of the wisdom of god
now now trip on this
so that the manifold wisdom of god may now be named
made known through the church
to who to the rulers and the authorities
in the heavenly places
to the spirit realm
to the principalities
to the things that are currently at this time
were in control
until Jesus took the keys of hell and death back
and authority back
this is what he said at the end of the day right
all authority has been given to me
now go therefore
so at this time
principalities carry power and authority
and then how do they get the power and authority
how does the enemy get it
it go back to Adam and Eve
he gives you a lie and we buy into it
and we forfeit our authority
and we give it over
and we're the ones who actually have the authority
and now we've given it to the enemy
who now is able to reign
so how do we not do that
don't buy in the lies that's right amen
we need a renewed mind
we need to take on the mind of Christ
be transformed by the renewing of your mind
so that you may prove
what the good and perfect will of god is
so how does this all tie in
well because the manifold wisdom of god
is meant to be made known
through you to the rulers
rulers in heavenly places
now check this out
this was in accordance with the eternal purpose
which he carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord
did you guys hear that
I don't know I get tripped out on this
I think I think this is exciting
this was in accordance with the eternal purpose
that he sent Jesus to the cross
okay I don't know
maybe I gotta go over here
one of the reasons he let me say it this way
one of the reasons he sent Jesus to the cross
according to the eternal purpose
is so that his glory would be made known through you
so that his wisdom would be made known through you
to the principalities of the heavenly places
which is also what was happening in the garden
because they it was
the enemy was in the earth during the garden and
and god says I'm gonna make you in my image
now go therefore create
put on display my nature cause you're just like me
yeah that's right
that's right
hmm that's right
I don't know guys
this this look I
I said this on Easter Sunday
we stop at the cross
the cross is the doorway to life
and life should look like something more than just
waiting for him to get back
that's right that's right
the enemy comes to steal kill
and destroy Jesus says
but I have come to give life
and life abundantly
and abundant life isn't just making money
that's right
abundant life is actually living a life in Christ
yes victorious
yes that's right
and revealing a a nature and a facet of his wisdom
and who he is in your own life that's right
that's right this is why in in
in Paul says this in Thessalonians
he says they who compare themselves with themselves
are without understanding
because comparison kills yeah
no longer do I reveal the the
the the unique expression when I'm comparing
whether I look mine looks like Ty's
or mine looks like Steve's
or mine looks like Andy and Daniel's
like when I start comparing
I start come on
dad disappearing
come on dad
and it's not only me
it's actually the wisdom of the Lord
that's meant to inhabit the earth
gets shut down that's why Paul says
they who compare themselves with themselves
are without understanding they
they're missing it they're missing the point
you actually can't be compared
that's right
I didn't mean to go into this comparison thing
it literally just came out
but it feels like it feel like it needed to
so your unique
I don't want to spend too much time here
your unique gifts talents
skills anointing etcetera
is meant to release the glory of the Lord in the earth
in Proverbs 22 uh
29 it says
do you see a man who excels in his work
he will stand before kings
he will not stand before unknown men
uh let's go to exodus
give you
I'm trying to go through a little bit of a case study
show you some case studies today of
like what it looks like
for the fruit of restoration to show up
that's good
we're gonna go a little quick
you guys good
so if you uh uh Exodus 31
so the lord's talking to Moses
and this is when he's giving him
the design of the tabernacle
and he gives him a design of a tabernacle
you guys remember this conversation
this tabernacle was a picture of something
that was in a different realm
and the Lord said
I want you to create this on the earth
and I'm gonna give you the design and the blueprint
you know how we like
pray for Lord
give us blueprints and designs and upgrade
this is this happening
this is an example where this happens
he literally gets a blueprint of a structure
that is from a different world
and he begins to build it
and it actually comes manifest on the earth
it comes a reality in the natural
now when he does this
it's needed because it's from a different realm
it's actually needing something the other
other worldly if you will
for it to get carried out
come on so he says to
to Moses the Lord says to Moses
see I have called by name Bezalel
the son of Uri the son of her
of the tribe of Judah
I have filled him with the spirit of god
in wisdom in understanding
in knowledge and in all kinds of craftsmanship
okay
this is the first time it's mentioned
where we hear someone being filled with
the Holy Spirit this is before Christ
after Christ it's available
we're all having indwelling
he makes his home in us we become the temple
before that that wasn't
and there was times
where the spirit would come on people
but not in them and here's an example where he says I
I'm I'm putting my spirit in Bezalel
and I'm filling him with not just the spirit
but in wisdom and understanding and knowledge
and all kinds of craftsmanship
this sound familiar
you remember we started in Ephesians
and it said that we are to reveal the wisdom
multifaceted wisdom of god
the expression of god this is him doing that
he fills him with the spirit
so that he can reveal his wisdom
in understanding and knowledge
and in all kinds of craftsmanship
what for
to get people saved
no
is it to lay hands on the sick
is it so that he can prophesy
really good no
are you ready
to make artistic designs for work in gold and silver
come on and in bronze
and in the cutting of stones for the settings
and in carving of wood
that he may work in all kinds of craftsmanship
and behold I myself have appointed him oleyab
the son of ahishamak the tribe of Dan
and in the hearts of all who are skillful
I have put skill that they may make all that
I have commanded you look
I'm giving you it's like this
if I was to paraphrase it
lord's like hey
I'm giving you a design
you're not gonna be able to do it
but I'm gonna get I'm gonna put my Holy Spirit in you
so that you actually have the wisdom and the insight
that's needed
to take the resources that are around you and
and manipulate them in such a way to create this
this idea that I'm trying to give you to make
you're gonna need this to do that
this is pretty significant
and I think we overlook it
cause we stop at the cross
instead of walking through and realizing what he did
what he you know
what he paid for us to have
it wasn't so that we could camp
it was so that we can move
it was so that we actually could
reveal his nature
cause he wants to give you ideas and things to do
and you need the Holy Spirit to do it
and you have the Holy Spirit
so now what if you tapped into the Holy Spirit
to gain the wisdom and insight from another world
to create and build
and do something that was otherworldly
ordinary people doing extraordinary things
this is the assignment of the body of Christ
we can't do it on our own
we actually need him if we can do the things
that we have found ourselves doing
it's likely not his assignment
because you're meant to create something otherworldly
yeah okay
getting ahead of myself it's good
it's good
all right
we won't I
I won't get into reading this
but let's talk about Solomon
um Solomon what
what he had one
one uh
uh uh
one guess he had one wish
one wish what did he wish
what did he get wisdom
you seeing a trend here
he asked for wisdom
what did wisdom end up looking like in his life
it showed up in how he built the temple
how he organized and structured all the people
to do the jobs that are inside the temple
it's similar to the tabernacle
where it's it's wisdom from another world
now he's doing something that hasn't been seen before
and we it's gonna hard for us to see it
because the things that he talks about
are things that we know
come on Dan
but at that time they didn't
that's right
that's right so he builds a temple
he does some amazing stuff
and I'm just giving you the really
Reader's Digest version of the story
and the Queen of Sheba hears about it
what's the queen of Sheba
what's the what is she a queen of
nobody knows it Lebanon
I'm pretty sure it's Lebanon
so she's queen of another nation
let's just say that because this is where it's going
a nation has heard about what
what Solomon has done
and so a nation the queen
comes to Solomon say hey
I heard about what you have done
I need to see it with my own eyes
do you know what she was fascinated by
the stairs
she's fascinated by the stairs
the waiters
the silverware
come on look
we see this all the time
could you imagine if it never existed
and all of a sudden
through the wisdom from another world
he creates and and is in in uh
in his ingenuity creates and and
and and does something that's never existed before
and someone from another nation comes and says
what in the world is this
what have you done with the Forks
come on John
what ends up being her response
she says wow
I heard about this
but it's nothing like what it is in person
and now that I've seen it in person
I want to fund it
I wanna cut give you
send you cedars from Lebanon
I wanna send you resources
how if I can just funnel money to you
with this kind of wisdom what else can you create
okay when it says
make disciples of all nations
what does the word disciple mean
learner
what happened to Shiba
she wanted to know come on
she became a learner
is it because she was taught a great message
is it cause she was ministered to
on her way to the grocery store
no it's because she saw something she didn't have
she saw something she didn't have
and she said
I want to know more what's happening over here
and if I fund you if I fund it can I learn more
Solomon made disciple of a nation
by making silverware
stairs come on
the waiters and how they were dressed
come on dad
that's true and how they functioned
that's true I hope you guys are picking this up
she ends up funding it she funds
120 talents of gold
and I give you the uh uh uh uh
get to the end really quickly
if it's roughly $56,000 per kilogram
um this equates to being about $1.8 million
now over the course of a year
Solomon collected 666 talents
because people kept giving him money
what else can you do with this
he ends up collecting $1.2 billion in today's numbers
because he made silverware
I think we make it too complicated amen
so the fruit of wisdom being released and and
and and his facet of the wisdom of god being expressed
and this is before the Holy Spirit
so we have access to something
that Solomon never had access to
that's right before the Holy Spirit
he expressed the wisdom of god in such a way that
literally nations came to say what have you done
what does this look like for us
what is your unique expression
what is the facet of the glory of god
that you're meant to reveal
what would happen if you as we talked last week
if you showed up in your environment
and was revealing the nature of the father
and putting him on display
come on
what if you lived your life in such a way
that people came to you and said hey
I wanna talk to you about how you talk to your wife
how I want
I want more I wanna know more
hey how you treated your kids there
uh I
can you can you teach me
so some of you guys know uh
my wife she does exist
I know you know
this is the common question all the time
students at school ministry was like
but is she real
she worked she uh
she went back into the workforce
about a year and a half ago and uh
after being a stay at home mom for 20 years
and so she shows up in the
in the uh uh
food industry and so she shows up look
week one look
this is if I I
I'd
I would champion her and shout her from the rooftops of
if we're looking at what it looks like
to be someone that's owning your season
and showing up where you're at
and watching the world be impacted
she does it has done it her whole life
so she shows up in this place
week one I kid you not she looks pretty young
people are shocked when they find out
she's got adult kids
do you have adult kids
how in the world do you have adult kids
she's like yep
I have adult kids yep
and then they go
you know I've got a 15 year old and man
I don't know what I'm doing with running
with raising teenagers what how did you handle this
how did you handle that
week one just showed up she just showed up
hey you've been married 25 years
yeah to the same man
literal question that gets asked look
it's dark out in the world
I don't know if you know this
the same man yeah
but but but
but
what can you tell me about staying together for so long
what does the fruit of restoration look like
it's it looks like you're just showing up
and being on display
with whatever the Lord has put inside of you
and whatever victories and history you've created
you get to give away freely what you've received
that's right that's right
it looks like just showing up in an environment
and watching the world become learners
because they're hungry for something they haven't seen
how is it that you're so hopeful
how is it that you're so joyful
she shows up and she actually doesn't
she has a work ethic that's to the nines
and she shows up and all of a sudden
the standards of the whole environment get raised
and she just starts saying no
this is how we do it no
we clean up after ourselves
no we do the best job
we're a team this is who we are
no
we're not gonna make a bad guy out of the night shift
we're gonna do the work and have a conversation
if you wanna have a conversation
you should ask some questions
she gets reproduce everything we know
and the environment has actually rose to the point
that the higher UPS are saying hey
the culture has changed in this location
this is true story
what can we do
to get the other locations to look like that too
there it is come on
literal word can we send her
to see if that culture can get over here
does this sound familiar
literally the definition of being apostolic
being sent to reproduce culture from where you're from
so um
my story I remember um
being in business years ago
and I got a phone call one day
and the lady goes hey um
I'd love to ask you if you'd want to um
join the board of our chamber of Commerce and
and I was like I don't know
late 20s and I'm like
well sure
this would be a good business move
so I'm not putting two and two together
that it's an invitation from the Lord
but we are learning about cultural transformation
and city impact at the same time
so I show you ready
first first board meeting is a all day
strategic planning session
to dream over the 20 year vision of our city
that's the first meeting
and they said here's your assignment
here's your poster board dream about what you wanted to
see what you wanted to look like in 20 years
and write it down
and I'm like are you kidding me
I didn't I didn't try to do this
I just said yes to something
and next thing you know
I'm a part of establishing a 20 year vision
and I get to say Lord
what do you want it to look like
and how are you gonna write stuff down
and to this day it's still in a 20 year vision
that's being carried out
and implemented through other boards
as they've come along
you just get to give away what you have
you get to show up it's
what's the fruit of restoration is
is wholeness is health
is joy it's hope
it's raising the standard in the bar
because that's how it looks there
it's good
okay
last story
you guys familiar with chip and Joanna Gaines
the Magnolia story who's read the book
anybody
right we're a little bit
probably 10 years late now
but that's okay uh
so the the the
the story
their story is absolutely profound
we when we traveled out here
when we moved out here we made a detour
stop by Waco and said we need to visit and check out
you know Magnolia Farms and do the things and
and so which is almost 10 years ago
so it was trending then I know it's not as trending now
but so we we
we pop in and we do this little tour on a
on a trolley and in the tour on the trolley
the guy is telling us about
how this street used to be devastated
and it was it was all empty
and now it's starting to
the business is starting to pop up
I was like really
I'm like how come
he goes
it's because of all the tourists that have been coming
like what
like how many tourists
he says 30,000 a week
I said 3,000 a week
you mean
he says no
30,000 a week people are coming in
hmm yeah
they're calling this the Silos District now
which the silos is part of
what Magnolia is is like
a pioneer
they're calling it the Silos District certain
I'm like so then I started
like doing some study and backtracking okay
this sounds like the kingdom
this sounds like the kingdom happening
I know they're believers to what degree
come to find out oh
Chris has actually been at their church
really to what degree is this kingdom like happening
I keep doing some research and digging and
you know when it started
Joe Joe
Chip and Joe right
Joe had a dream of Manhattan design meets Waco
chip says hey
you should go for it in a 2003
Joanna opens a store
and chip has a construction background
flipping homes and businesses
he says you should do this
she had a dream
she had an idea yeah yeah
let's open a store let's go
for it let's take the risk
several years later
she actually closes the store to focus on family during
in which time they started focusing on Magnolia Homes
which is where they were
just literally had the phrase in the statement
we're making Waco beautiful
one home at a time
and chip starts getting the the uh uh uh
nickname the mayor of Third Street
because he's just going down the street
taking one renovating it
selling it one
renovating it selling it
and just making it beautiful
one home at a time he has a skill
she has a dream he's got a skill
he's got a dream about the city let's make it better
2,014 they opened the uh Magnolia store
Favor uh
and then 2013 drew the attention of HGTV
Fixer Upper
and then they reopened the store
immediate national attention
growing exponentially year by year
media national social media
economical influence the fruit
multiple businesses tourism explosion
the nation comes to the city
surrounding economic explosion
other businesses in in
and they're attached to them
are also getting favor
and they're beginning to succeed
their net worth exploded to multi millions
over the course of five years
I'm getting I'm going very quick over this
I like to take a lot of time to talk through this
because this is someone who had an idea
as someone else who had a skill set
and they revealed a unique facet of the glory of god
that hadn't happened before
and it trended and and became a global phenomenon
and the all the world has come there
and I think the biggest impact
and biggest thing for me to see
is the fact that when you hear about Waco
what do you think of
chip and Joanna games
and it wasn't long ago
when you thought of something else
that's restoration
because someone had an idea
because someone had a dream
and the Lord began to reveal a restorative nature
and restoring a city even what it's named for
known for and what it's traveled to for
that's good dad
what could he do through your dream
what if you were free to dream
in a way that didn't look like anybody else's
in fact I might
I think it's kind of the point
yeah it is
it is the point you'd have to be okay with the fact
that it didn't look like anybody else's
yeah
it might not make as much money as somebody else's
it might not be quote unquote successful
to the American dream if you pursued it
but I wanna challenge you
to redefine your definition of success
success isn't your net worth or how much money you make
or what how many
many properties you're own
success is actually walking out the call of god
on your life amen
you walk out what the Lord has called you to do amen
those guys in the Bible that we read about
they didn't have a bank account
yeah come on
and that is success they're in the hall of faith
because they said yes to the Lord
and if you're yes to the Lord
I would I would
I would venture to bet your yes to the Lord
would reveal a side and a facet of who he is
in his wisdom that the world's never seen
that actually might cause people to be drawn
because it's his nature on display
it's through your creativity
it's through your ingenuity
it's through your unique expression
well then I'm not creative
look you're made in the image of the creator
you cannot be creative
I don't care how left brain you are
you still have a nature of revealing a side
and a facet of who he is that nobody else
not the person next to you or on the other side of you
has the ability to do so
nobody has the ability to reveal the facet
that you're meant to
and it isn't so that you get rich or wealthy
it's actually so that he gets what he paid for
cause he paid to restore it all back to him
so let's not hold anything back
when it comes to the assignments that are on your life
the calls that are on your life
even if it doesn't look like standing on a stage
it might look like planning a board
because you make the best and I emphasize
the wisdom of god is revealed through excellence
it is the best
bookshelves that are known in all of the southeast
there's something about them
I know it sounds wild
but it's literally what we just read
it's how he showed up with Solomon
it's how he showed up with
with uh Moses
and I think our short sightedness
doesn't allow us to actually step into this
wow
good word Dan
to really explore what could it look like if it were me
yeah would you stand
it's good Dan
so Lord
we just I just pray for our house
that we would even just be
step into a place where there's a door opening
an open heaven and there's a
permission to explore
the creative nature of your heart
rooms in in this third heaven space
that we didn't even know existed
I don't I think I said this last week there's there's
there's there's a
if you imagine a hall and
and there's rooms and over each room there's a name
and your name's on one of those rooms
and when you open the door
it doesn't come to a four wall box
it opens to a whole another expanse
and there's an invitation that through the cross
you can explore what it looks like
to reveal the wisdom the infinite wisdom
the creative nature
the expression of who he is in the earth
come on dad
that's right so Lord
I just pray that
we just receive and experience an impartation of just
yes wonder
yes Lord
wonder what would it look like for me
and hunger and discovery and exploration
what would it look like for us as a house
what if this room
was ignited
to go after a unique expression in the earth
regardless of what people thought
what people did regardless of how much money it made
it might just be your hobby
but Lord
I just remove any lids in the room
even prophetically
we just rip a lid off the house and say
you have permission to dream and pursue
and explore the heart of the father the dreams he has
and so Lord
we just bless that over this house
and we bless what you're doing
yes we thank you
in Jesus name amen amen