The Kingdom Agenda: The Key to a Worry-Free Life

October 16, 2011 Vol. 11, No. 193

WORSHIP
Suggested Worship Songs: Thats What We Came Here For / Nothing Is Impossible / Everyday / Give To The Lord /

WELCOME
Icebreaker: Money Changes
Round 1: Name the specific image portrait in each of the Philippine money, i.e. P20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1,000. Round 2: Name the same for the newly released Philippine money. Validate after the Icebreaker game by showing the two sets of Philippine money. What are the significant changes between the two sets of Philippine bills?

WORD

The Kingdom Agenda: The Key to a Worry-Free Life

Read Matthew 6:19-33: 33 But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be
given to you as well.

To live worry-free, you should know Gods agenda in your life, because only He knows what is best for you. Our agenda may look good, but Gods agenda is best. God is the Alpha and Omega. He knows the end from the beginning. He sees you from the eternal perspective. Whatever He started in you, He will complete.

has a different way of doing things; His ways are not our ways, His thoughts and plans are higher than ours (Isaiah 55:8-9). If we do not understand how God thinks and we are clueless about the Kingdom agenda, then we are bound to just operate under the worlds system and live miserable.

God has given you unrestricted access to heaven, and The Kingdom is the comprehensive rule and agenda of the authority to live the kind of life God wants for you. God in every area of life. God will back you up in The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God has heaven. been given to you (Luke 8:10; Matthew 13:11) Jesus teaches us to remain in Him, and to pray, Thy The secret to a worry-free life is to seek first His kingdom Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to heaven. Heaven and earth should be in sync. Oftentimes earth is messed up because it is our will you as well...(Matthew 6:19-33). and our plans that we follow not Gods. Understanding Kingdom Seek First His Kingdom: Prioritize! Kingdom is a form of government where the King rules. Our God is our King who understands our needs, and To seek first His Kingdom is to come under His when we submit to His governance, we can rest and not governance to be able to prioritize Gods agenda. We dont have to suffer and sacrifice unnecessarily for our worry because we know that our King takes care of us. family and loved ones when we come are under Gods A Kingdom has a territory or realm of governance. Kingdom agenda; God will give us the wisdom and will Gods dominion is the heaven and earth and everything provide to make us a good father or mother, a good in it (Psalm 24:1). Specifically, the Kingdom of God is husband or wife, a good child. within you, this means He wants to rule in every aspect Prioritizing the Kingdom Agenda should be our: of your life. Every government has a system of governance. God Primary Concern the moment you wake up in the

morning, say, Lord, Thy will be done! Primary Focus what you focus on determines the direction of your life; set your things on eternal things in heaven and not on temporary things on earth; everything we need comes from heaven (James 1:17).

Primary Pursuit your pursuit is the proof of your desire; if youre not pursuing it, you do not desire it. 3. Money (Matthew 6:24) The most critical area of worry, because it can become a master; many Critical Areas of Worry: struggle with giving because they cannot walk away from money. Money has become Gods competitor 1. Basic Necessities (Matthew 6:31-33) We should for the title Master. You cannot serve both God understand that God is concerned about our basic and money. Most of Jesus teachings talked about needs, unlike the pagans who do not know, but we money because He knew that even His followers do, if we are Gods children. would mess up with the love of money. God wants 2. Treasures (Matthew 6:19-20)Do not store up us to be free from the attachment of money. more than our need; but store up treasures on earth, and when youre in need, you dont need to pursue it but you will be in the receiving end of Gods favor and blessings. God blesses to improve

our standard of giving, not necessarily to improve our standard of living. But when you understand the blessing of the tithes and offering, and faithfully give your tithe, it secures your future. God will protect your crops; He will preserve whatever you attain and maintain, and He will stand in the gap to prevent the enemy in messing up with your fields.

Discussion Questions:
(Leaders: Please choose questions that are appropriate to the level of spiritual maturity of your members)
1. Angry Bird. Have you seen a worried bird,? How much valuable are you to God compared to the birds or the lilies of the fields (Read Matthew 6:26-30)? What changes do you intend to do now as you surrender your life to Go, knowing that you are so much valuable to God than the birds or the lilies? From Greed to Give. If the antidote to greed and covetousness is giving, what kind of giving would you be willing to do to be freed from greed? Share any specific personal experience how God has freed you from greed when you followed the principle of giving. Gods Agenda. What is Gods agenda with you today? Why do you say so? How does God speak His agenda to you? Until youve Surrendered, Youve not believed. Have you surrendered your life to Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior of your life? Ask your dgroup leader to lead you in prayer.

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WORKS
Unlock Your Worry-Free Life
Recite aloud all together as a group, Matthew 6:19-34. Meditate and internalize the imagery and parallelism used by Jesus, and the life principles which He imposed. From the passages you read, which verse has spoken to you the most in relation to your present situation?
Discuss in your break-out group how this specific verse from the passage has spoken to your heart and how it changes your perspective now to enable you to live a worry-free life.

Freely Received, Freely Give

You received from God to improve your standard of giving, not necessarily to increase your standard of living (God will take care of the latter according to His plans, though). Give, so God can fill up your empty cups again with His favors and blessings. List down what and how you can give to invest and store up in heaven for eternal valuables; lets begin with your treasure, time and talent, for example: Treasure regular on time tithing, and offering for the building project Time read the Bible at least collective 4 hours a week; attend our Dgroup meeting to share my praise items and Gods blessings Talents use my writing skills in script-editing for CCF Exalt Ministry Your Specific Giving: Treasure ________________________________________________ Time ______________________________________________ Talents________________________________________________

Write the verse in this space: _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________