Lesson 2. Kingdom Culture. This school will help you understand how the Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of Heaven are structured. Teacher: the senior pastor of Father’s Blessing Church, Dmitriy Leo.
Have you noticed that not many people succeed in cooperating with heaven? Angels do not come to many people. Jesus does not appear to many. Not many are taken up and shown the mysteries of the kingdom.
And I do not mean questionable borderline experiences that people may have. I mean real spiritual encounters, when heaven cooperates with a person.
This message is for those who want to go further and rise above the rest in order to have heavenly experiences.
What do we need to learn?
There is a culture in heaven that is very different from earthly culture. If we ignore this culture, we will not be able to cooperate with heaven.
- They have lived in this culture for thousands of years.
- They are steeped in this culture.
- They are carriers of this culture.
- The inhabitants of heaven live in love, honor, and unity with God and other heavenly beings.
- In heaven, dishonor, loveless relationships, and division are impossible.
- Pride, self-exaltation, and disobedience are not permitted in heaven.
This happened once, and the offenders were cast down from heaven. They are now awaiting the final judgment, but the verdict has already been pronounced: they will be cast into eternal torment in the lake of fire.
The culture of heaven can be seen by reading the Bible carefully. For example…
God’s angels are restrained and humble toward everyone in authority.
Jude 1:8 In the same way, these dreamers defile the flesh, reject authority, and speak evil of dignities. 9 Yet Michael the archangel, when disputing with the devil about the body of Moses, did not dare to bring a reviling judgment against him, but said, “The Lord rebuke you.”
Not many Christians follow this culture, and therefore powerful angels do not cooperate with them on a two-way basis, but only on a one-way basis.
As a bonus: Anyone who is not under authority will not be able to walk in true authority.
Who will teach us this?
Jesus is the best example of what sons of the Kingdom of God should be like.
Jesus could have been born in a safer and cleaner place, but He was born in winter in a manger—a feeding trough for livestock.
Luke 2:7 And she gave birth to her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
The carpenter assisted Mary during childbirth.
Jesus could have entered Jerusalem in a chariot or on a horse, but He chose a donkey, showing His gentleness.
Matthew 21:5 Tell the daughter of Zion, “Behold, your King is coming to you, humble, and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.”
And so on.
- If we want to do something together with Jesus, we must take His character into account and honor His culture.
- If we want to minister with the assistance of angels, we must take into account the culture in which they dwell.
- If we want to minister together with the Holy Spirit, we must act according to the rules of the Kingdom of Heaven, not the rules of this world.
These are not high standards. Our standards are simply too low and earthly.
That is why the Bible calls us to be righteous, loving, gentle, forgiving, merciful, kind, to honor earthly authority, obey church authority, and not speak evil of those in positions of authority.
This is the problem with many people.
God gives gifts and abilities before people have changed. People receive a measure of authority and power before they have been completely transformed.
It is simply a gift from the Father. But this does not mean that it is approval of our thoughts, words, and actions. It is grace and a gift.
But that is exactly how many people think. If the gift is operating, then everything is fine with me.
No. If you take advantage of the time and do not put your life in order, destruction will come. The waters will rise, the winds will blow, and the house will collapse, and its fall will be great.
- That is why some come out of the fire alive, while others die from some minor illness.
- That is why some see many miracles, while others see nothing like that.
- That is why some succeed in everything they undertake, while others are constantly struggling to survive.
If we are sons of the Kingdom, we must bring the culture of the Kingdom into this world. This culture must be manifested through us.
God’s angels will begin to cooperate with believers, but will stop cooperating with those who carry the culture of the world instead of the culture of Heaven.
– Many people rejoice over angels, and that is normal. But the angels see everything you do outside of ministry. If you participate in the works of darkness, they will not listen to you.
The Holy Spirit will begin to cooperate with people, but will stop cooperating with those who carry the culture of the world instead of the culture of Heaven.
– He sees everything your eyes look at. He hears everything your ears hear. He does not laugh at everything you laugh at. But He is grieved when you think, speak, or act wrongly toward other people.
What should we do
If we are sons of the kingdom, we must bring the culture of this kingdom to the earth.
Then:
- God’s angels will cooperate with us more fully, in a two-way partnership.
- The Holy Spirit will speak and act more through us,
- God will open every door before you and expand your influence to the ends of the earth.
- You will gain access to the keys of the kingdom of heaven, which open the doors of heaven—the portals of heaven. And the gates of hell—the kingdom of the dead—will not prevail against your ministry,
This is what Jesus did when He came into this world in human form. He is the best example for us to follow.
End of lesson.
Source: Father’s Blessing Church
Teacher: Dmitriy Leo
