➢ WHAT IS DIVINE MULTIPLICATION?

➢ DIMENSIONS OF DIVINE MULTIPLICATION

➢ PATH TO DIVINE MULTIPLICATION

➢ SOWING FOR DIVINE MULTIPLICATIONS

I. WHAT IS DIVINE MULTIPLICATION?

A. Divine Multiplication

▪ To multiply is to increase something greatly in number or quantity.

▪ Multiplication is typically in folds –

▪ Multiplication in material terms will connote having more than your need – overflow to accomplish everything God requires of you.

B. God’s first command to us is to multiply – Genesis 1:28

“Then God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase (multiply) in number; fill the earth and subdue it (govern it). ….” NIV

Divine multiplication has been around since creation – beginning of time.

C. Multiplication is central to God’s Agenda

D. Classical Example of Multiplication: - Acts 2:41 – from 120 to 3,000.

It is important that we remind ourselves that HOPELESSNESS is not from God and not His plan for us in anyway. It is one of the weapons the devil uses to distract and deny us of God’s blessings.

A major theme of the Bible is God coming to live among His people: “I will live among them and walk among them, and I will be their God and they will be my people.” (Leviticus 26:12; Jeremiah 32:38)

God wants to be intimately involved with us. He created mankind for relationship. Our sin separated us from Him; Sin hinders man’s experience of God’s presence, and He wants to bring His presence back to man.

Through a select group of people, the Jews, He revealed Himself as I Am—a present and knowable God—intimacy with His people.

But the Jews misunderstood Him. To them, God with us, meant three things: that God was pleased with them (Exodus 33:16), He would give direction and provisions (Exodus 40:36-38). They knew the acts of God, not the ways of God. This continued throughout the Old Testament.

But God wants to be more with mankind; He wants an intimate relationship.

The word hope has been copiously defined for us in previous messages and Bible Study, but as a brief reminder, hope is a positive expectation about the future, the expectation that our desire will be fulfilled.

For the natural or carnal man, hope is based on forecasts or calculated risks based on environmental issues, financials, our emotional state, politics, or human promise. This kind of hope is uncertain, and can prove disappointing, frustrating, or even destructive. (1 Timothy 6:17; Psalm 33:17)

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“To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.” (Colossians 1:27 NKJV)

Christ is the hope of mankind. Without Him humanity is lost. The hope of eternal life is only found in Christ.

“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 6:23 NKJV)

God sends goodness and mercy to follow us.

Paul declares in Romans 8:28:

“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”

NO FEAR FOR THE FUTURE because nothing can separate us from the love of Christ.

SURELY, goodness and mercy will pursue us.

SURELY, because God has never failed us in the past.

SURELY, because He does not begin a work He does not complete.

SURELY, because God never forsakes us.

Discouragement is a natural response to the challenges of life. If discouragement is allowed to linger (dictated by our attitude - Philippians 2:5-6), it can lead to other complications in life such as temptations, doubts, and fears, among others, that ultimately lead us away from God. We must also be aware that there is an enemy, Satan, always seeking to discourage us and create obstacles for us to cause us to dwell outside of Christ. In 1 Peter 5:8, Paul describes him as a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour. In Ephesians 2:2, Satan is described as prince of the power of the air. He shoots fiery darts at us (Ephesians 6:16). Since we all have weaknesses, we must be aware of the devices he uses to get us down.

Our church family, Foursquare Gospel Church, VGC, is a microcosm (i.e., a small version) of the family of God. 

As His family, God’s purpose is for us to be a community that encourages one another to live as God’s people in this world, loving God and loving people, despite the pain of living in this world. 

God wants every member to be encouraged and become an encourager, making the church a Family of Encouragers.

In this very personal letter, Paul opened his heart to the Corinthians and to us and revealed the trials he had experienced. 

To begin with, he had been severely criticized by some of the people in Corinth because he had changed his plans and apparently not kept his promise.

Then there was the problem of opposition to his apostolic authority in the church.

One of the members – possibly a leader – had to be disciplined, and this gave Paul great sorrow. Finally, there were difficult circumstances Paul had to endure in Asia – 2 Corinthians 1:8-11.