Part 5 - Kingdom of God - From a Pauper's Mentality to a King's Mentality

Weekly Telecast "HOPE OF ISRAEL" Airdate 6/7/23 - Pastors Shane & Karen Vaughn Shane Vaughn ——— First Harvest Ministries International 1 *Dramatic Music* Welcome back again, everyone. We are so happy you're here with us and us today studying the Word together. Oh, yeah. And I'm so excited to learn more. To me, there's nothing better than learning more and more and more. Nothing at all. It's been a great series. This is our fifth week, I believe. On this series on the Kingdom of God. And it just gets better and better down here in Mississippi. We say gooder and gooder, but I won't say that on public television. But it gets better and better. 2 And honey, I want to go to the Word today and I want to pick up where we left off last week about the Kingdom of God. Going from a pauper's mentality to a king's mentality. Yes. And preparing for that kingdom. The motto of our ministry is training for reigning, schooling, and for ruling. Because truly that's what we're doing, folks. We are moving from our human nature to our spirit nature. And one has to overrule the other. That's right. When you receive the Holy Spirit, and I know the moment I received it, that's not good enough. Right. I have to receive it again today. Every day. 3 And again tomorrow. But that spirit is a seed inside that seed is the very DNA of our heavenly Father. He is the very DNA of our heavenly Father. That's right. He is the Holy Spirit. Yes. And when that spirit moves in our mind, a war begins to take place. Before that spirit comes, we're in no war. Right. If our taskmaster says lie, we lie. If our taskmaster says steal, we steal. Right. We obey our taskmaster. That's right. No war at all. No war at all. At all. It's easy, actually. Yes. Bible says the wicked is like a troubled sea. It just goes wherever. There's no restraints on it. 4 So we wasn't in a war. That's why I laugh when people tell me Jesus is my Sabbath. He is my rest. And I'm like, well, that's not my testimony. Because I was sort of at rest before I came to know Yahshua. I was pretty much at rest. I did what I wanted to do when I was at rest. I wanted to do it. Right. How I wanted to do it. Right. How I wanted to do it. Right. How I wanted to do it. You're all man. I ran whoever down I wanted to run down. Right. I got back at whoever I wanted to get back at. Yeah. I was really at rest then. Yes. 5 But when I made up my mind to serve the Lord, that's when the war started. Oh, all of hell breaks loose. Everything up here. Yes. Like you go into battle. Yes. Because this is Satan's kingdom on earth. Absolutely. So that's not his kingdom is whenever you're doing things of what Yahweh wants you to do. The Holy Spirit moves in. The Holy Spirit moves in and messes everything up. That's right. Because right when you're ready to doubt, have fear, you hear this thing in your head saying, have no fear. And you're like, but I'm afraid. Yes. You have this thing in your mind that says, don't worry. 6 But you're like, I've got a lot to worry about. I have plenty to worry about. Plenty. Plenty. Yes. That's the battle. And that's a good battle. You know what that tells you? Yes. Opportunity. Yes. Opportunity to overcome. Yes. Opportunity to overcome. How do you overcome if there's nothing to come over? Exactly. But when you have the Holy Ghost within you, power of the Holy Ghost, you have help. And that Holy Spirit is a seed. It comes into your mind. Give you an example. We went to the land yesterday. We had 30 beautiful acres of land in Gulfport, Mississippi for the ministry. 7 And we went out there yesterday and planted wildflowers so that our prayer cove, a beautiful prayer cove, a beautiful prayer cove, two gazebos out there. Two gazebos out there. I love it. Anyway, we scattered seed. But now that seed needs a few things to grow. It needs topsoil. Yes. That's why I just ordered a truckload of topsoil. And it needs water. Yes. It needs sunshine. It needs sunshine. If it gets those three things, then the seed, it will come up. When you receive the seed will come up. When you receive the Holy Spirit will come up. 8 When you receive the Holy Spirit, I'm going to say something that may shock you. It will not do you any good. It will not do you any good. It's a seed. It's a seed. Everything you need is in the seed, but you got to get what you need out of the seed. It's got to be watered. Got to be. That's where your daily training for reigning comes in. That's where your prayer life, your prayer life is your topsoil. Yes. It covers that seed. But most want to go. 9 But most want to go to where you're talking about to the altar and leave from there and it's already done and we're good till my time on earth is finished. Amen. But it's not. It's not. You've got to water it every day. The Bible said daily the renewing of the mind. Yes. We do that through prayer, study of the word. Those of you that's watching this broadcast, you're doing that right now. You're protecting your seed. You're protecting the Holy Spirit that's in your mind from the predators who are the predators people. Yes. And why do you have to do it daily though? 10 Why can't you just go to the altar and you're good to go until your time on earth is up? Because you have been given this time on earth for a reason. That's right. For the spirit of maturation and perfection in him. And to be able to train terrain school for rule. But whenever you're given this time on earth, you are fought every day because you're in the kingdom of Satan. That's right. Or given opportunities. I call them opportunities. I call them opportunities now instead of oh. That's right. Don't don't not today Satan. No. This is opportunity. I'm going to show the power of what's in me. 11 His spirit. That's right. That is going to overcome whatever you throw against me. That was a big word. I like that maturation. That was nice. I love that. I love learning new words. I want to read James chapter 2. Because what she just said is the maturity from a pauper's mind. It's okay to a pauper's mind. It's okay to a pauper's mind. It's okay to a pauper's mind. It's okay to a pauper's mind. It's okay to be a pauper. You just can't have a pauper's mind. You know? Because if you think poor, you'll live poor. Yes. Even if you get in a palace one day but you're still thinking poor. 12 You can still be a pauper. You're poor. Sitting in a palace. Poor in spirit. Megan was sitting in a palace. Right. Poor in spirit. Still thinking like a commoner. I'm going to leave Megan alone. Let's go to the book of James. Chapter 2 in verse 5. Read what the Word of God says. Listen, my believers. Beloved brothers, has not Yahweh chosen the poor of the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which he has promised to those who love him. You have a promise. The same promise Yahshua had. You're an heir. You will be a king. Yes. Be willing to be crucified. Yes. 13 And you will be a king. Yes. The old song we used to sing says that if I hold my peace, and let the Lord fight my battle, victory will be mine, victory will be mine. So many out there, you know that Jesus Yeshua died on the cross and you say it was nailed to the cross. But we're on this earth to be like him. He was our example. Yes. He didn't fulfill it. He showed us what it was we were to do and are to do every day. So our crucifixion is not like the one he had in that sense. But yet we are crucified. But yet we are crucified. We die daily. 14 We die to our flesh when we die to our flesh when we want to say something. But we don't because the Holy Ghost tells us don't say that. Say not a word. Instead pray. Instead give it to me, says the Father. So yes, we're crucified every day in some kind of way. And the world doesn't get that. They think that they're being beat up on. But if he says take up your cross and follow me where you're going to be as I was on this earth. You're going to go through what I did. You're not exempt from it because how can you be an heir one day. How can you be a king? 15 How can you inherit what I have for you if you can't walk like I did? Absolutely. But I'm showing you that it's possible to do if you keep your trust and hope in the one who created you. He is the example. Yes. He's not our cop out. That's right. He's our example. Amen. To be a king. Yes. And the verse you just read said that we have a promise. Now this is where it gets a little sticky with Christians. They believe from great teachers of the scriptures that they have the kingdom now. Right. Be very careful with that teaching. What you have now is not the kingdom. 16 What you have is the essence of the kingdom. A shadow. You have what the kingdom will be like. It's just like when you get together with God's wonderful people and you're celebrating the feast. You have the feast of tabernacles which we do every year. I hope you have the feast of tabernacles which we do every year. I hope you'll join us this year. October 4th through the 8th. You can register right now free of charge. Information is on the screen. But when you're together with those people and you don't want to leave because there's such an unexplainable joy there. Yes. 17 That's what the kingdom essence is. The Bible calls it peace, love, and joy. Yes. That's the essence of the kingdom. But be very careful. You don't have the kingdom. You don't have the kingdom. You don't have the kingdom. You don't have the kingdom. You don't have the kingdom. You don't have the kingdom. You don't have the kingdom. Why? My wife just read it to you. You have a promise of a kingdom to those that love him. I want to read one other verse, honey. In 2 Peter 1 and 11. I'll read it real quick. 18 For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior, Yahshua. An entrance has been provided for you into the kingdom of our Lord and Savior, Yahshua has been provided for you into the kingdom. The kingdom was not given to you. The kingdom was not given to you. The entrance was. The entrance was. The entrance is Yahshua. He said, I am the way into the kingdom. Now, read for me in the book of Acts. And I want to show you in the book of Acts what the whole Bible, you know, this is interesting. 19 The entire Bible from Genesis and as my Mississippi grandfather would say to revolutions. You never could say it right. From Genesis to Revelation. From Genesis to Revelation. There's one subject. It starts in Genesis. Ends in Revelation. The entire Bible is about one thing. Now, be careful. I know you think it's all about Jesus. But the truth is, Yahshua is the king of the kingdom. What the Bible talks about from Genesis to Revelation is the coming kingdom of God. And I am the kingdom of God. And I am the kingdom of God. Until the kingdom of God. Until the kingdom of God. 20 Until the time of God. Until the time of the restoration of all things. About which Yahweh spoke. By the mouths of his holy prophets. Since the world began. So what is the mouth of the holy prophets spoken about. Since the world began. This time of restoration. Yes. That's your whole Bible. And nobody preaches about it. It blows my mind. The whole Bible is about the time of restoration. The seventh day. Right. The Sabbath day. The great millennial reign. The whole Bible is about that time of restoration. The whole Bible is about that time of restoration. Exactly. Much of the church world. 21 They preach that it's been fulfilled. Everything's been fulfilled. Yes. Yeshua did that. So they're not preaching that this is a time to restore things. That's right. Whenever you're restoring a piece of furniture, you have to strip it down. Amen. I've never done it, but I've seen it. I've seen it done. And I've seen it done. And I've seen it done. And I've heard about it done. But you have to strip all of the old. But you have to strip all of the old. To bring forth the new. But it's actually still. You're bringing back the old. You're not. It's not a new thing. Right. You're right. 22 It's not new. No. It's old. No. But yet it's new. But yet it's new. We used to sing an old gospel song. It's old. Yet it's new. Yes. It's powerful. And it's true. And the kingdom message. When people hear it for the first time. Yeah. It's not preaching some new doctrine. It's true. And it's true. And it's true. But to use you. But to use you. To help him restore. This great piece of furniture. Amen. Called planet earth. The garden of Eden. That Yahweh gave to us. Yes. And he's now calling you. Yes. To be part of that ministry of restoration. I know you're like I am honey. I don't settle. 23 It's like in his word. If I don't understand something. Or it's not clear. Yes. I don't settle that. Okay. I don't understand. That's right. That's right. No. I keep asking him. Father show me more. Show me more. Show me more. Because his understanding is far above us. His ways are far above ours. No matter if we study from now until you know our time is up on this earth. That's right. We won't know all that he knows. But until then I want to know as much as he'll allow me to know. I will seek until I know. That's right. And the sad thing is we think because we know a little. We know a lot. 24 Right. And we get into the religious mindset. Yes. That we can't be taught. That we can't be taught. That we can't be taught. There's people watching me right now. Right. That said you know I'm a Pentecostal. Right. I'm a Baptist. I'm a Catholic. I'm a whatever whatever. And this is not what I believe. I get it. Yes. But if you will test us by the word. Yes. We're not taking away anything. We are adding to it. And so many out there you're in fear. We're talking about bishops. Pastors. You're in fear. Pastors. Pastors. Leaders. 25 You're in fear that if you were to find out something that is maybe outside of your box that that would mean everything that you have learned is wrong. That's right. And you don't want to open up that possibility. In your mind. Yet surrender. But whenever you truly surrender to Yahweh and you open your mind to allow him to fill you with his mind. His mind is so big. How in the world could you know everything? Right. Here a little. There a little. There a little. Please don't go anywhere. Please don't go anywhere. 26 We're going to take a quick break and we'll be right back to bring you into what I believe is the most revelatory parable in the New Testament. It's mind blowing once you understand it. We'll be right back. We do hope that you will register for the Feast of Tabernacles that we just showed you a clip. Make sure you get registered. It is a time like no other. It's a great camp meeting and we're looking forward to having you there. Honey. Honey. I want to go to Luke chapter 19. I believe. Is that where we're going? Yeah. 19. Everybody open your Bible. Those that are watching us right now. 27 I want to take you on a verse by verse study of one of the most. When I used to read this parable. I had no idea really what it meant. Thought I did. But I want to show you what this parable means. We're going to go and see what Yahshua says about his own ministry. And his own life. Where are we starting at? Where are we starting at? Where are we starting at? Where are we starting at? Where are we starting at? Where are we starting at? Where are we starting at, sweetheart? Verse 12. Do you want to go to 12 or 11? Let's do 12. No, no, 11. 11. All right. 28 So we're going Luke chapter 19 and verse 11. Now open your Bibles. Don't ever believe anything I preach. Yes. That's how you'll be deceived. Don't ever believe a word I teach you. Follow me in this book. And if the book says it, then believe it. All right. Let's read. Let's read. Okay. And as they heard these things. He spoke another parable because he was near Jerusalem and because they thought that the kingdom of Yahweh would immediately appear. So let's pause right there. They knew more than our Christian churches know. They knew that the kingdom was not some ethereal spiritual kingdom. 29 They knew what the prophet said. That one day the lion would lay down by the lamb would lay down by the lamb. They knew that the lamb. They knew that the lamb. They knew that the Bible said there was coming a day where the gospel. Every man would be saved. Every man would be saved. Every man would be filled with the Holy Spirit. They wanted the kingdom to appear at the first coming. Yes. They knew more than we know. Oh, yes. I'm going to say something. I asked this question to almost any minister I know, not to start a debate, but to start a thought. What is the kingdom of God? 30 What is the kingdom of God? What is the kingdom of God? It is shocking how many cannot answer that question? It is shocking how many cannot answer that question. And if you can't, you're doing a great disservice to the body of Christ. What are they preparing for? What are they getting ready to do? If they don't know, they'll live like it. Right. Honestly, if they don't know that when they come up in the resurrection, they got to get along with everybody. Oh, wow. They won't. They won't. They won't try to do it now. They won't try to do it now. 31 I don't know about you, but what I've heard through my life many times is that you're going to go to heaven, streets of gold, walls of jasper, and you're pretty much, they left it there like you're going to have your own mansion and you're going to sit around and sing kumbaya. Right. Exactly. And if that's the case, then why do we need to love one another now? Yeah. I want you to think about something. Now, this is good. In the kingdom of God, what do you think? What do you think? What do you think? What do you think? What do you think is going to change in you and the kingdom of God? 32 All right. Let's say right now, we're all, everybody watching me on the Now Network, right now, Yahshua returns. The trumpet blows, shofar sounds, here he is. Okay. Do you know that everyone that you hate right now, you're still going to hate in his kingdom? What a thought. And that's why he can't allow you in. What a thought. You're enemies. Yeah. He can't trust your enemies. He can't trust you then. He can't trust you then. He can't give you the authority over them. No. Because he knows you'll abuse that authority. That's right. 33 That's why I tell people, if you don't know this kingdom message, you cannot live for God. It's impossible. It is. You will be living in a joke. In that verse, they said, where is your kingdom? Right. He said, it has not come yet. But he said, I tell you what I'm going to do. I'm going to teach you a parable. Notice what I'm going to teach you a parable. Notice what I'm going to teach you a parable. Notice what he did. Notice what he did not say. Notice what he did not say. He didn't say, oh, the kingdom is already here. The kingdom is coming. He didn't say, oh, the kingdom is within you. 34 Now, let me be careful there. A lot of people think that there's a scripture that says the kingdom is within you. The Bible does not say that. Trust me on it. No, don't trust me. Let me explain it. It's a mistranslation. You can look this up on your own. I don't have time to do it now. Go to the scripture. Go to the scripture that says the kingdom. Go to the scripture that says the kingdom is within you. Who was Yahshua talking to? Pharisees. The ones he was rebuking every day. Call them children of Satan. Do you think he's telling them the kingdom is within them? No. 35 The word within is a mistranslation. Go do it your own research. The kingdom was among them because he was the king and he was standing among them. One word in the Bible mistranslated changes everything. So now you can no longer go around saying the kingdom is within me. Really? Right after you was just running people down, the kingdom is within you? Think about it. Don't make an embarrassment of the kingdom while you're sitting there gossiping about your friend screaming, the kingdom is within me. Then God help us all. Yes. If what's in you is the kingdom, just shoot me now. That's scary. 36 Because the kingdom is not yet within you. The hope of the kingdom is within you. The hope of the kingdom is within you. The hope of the kingdom is within you. And this is so, that's why I tell people when they say, how do I start learning what your ministry believes? Get my book, The Dream Team. It explains everything I'm teaching you. It's on Amazon. I don't care if I ever sell a book. I don't care about that. I promise you. But you need that book. If you were here, I'd give it to you free. Because you need that book. Because you need that book. Because you need to know this kingdom message. 37 Because you need to know this kingdom message. You're getting ready to rule over humans. It will literally change your life. It will literally change your life. It will. When you get that revelation. Totally. How has it changed your life? My purpose. My outlook. My everyday, no matter what, you don't give up, you don't give it in. My purpose is much higher. It's not about me. It's about Him. What He desires in my life to do through me. For Him. For Him. For Him. For Him. For Him. For Him. For Him. For Him. For Him. For Him. For Him. For Him. For Him. For Him. For Him. For Him. For Him. 38 For Him. For Him. For Him. For Him. For Him. For Him. For Him. For Him. For Him. For Him. 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