Governing INFLUENCE of a king over His territory to: 1) express His culture 2) reflect His nature

 

1) Who’s in charge?

 

Mt 26:53-54

 

“We don’t work FOR God - we work WITH God” P. George Sarkodie

 

 

“God is in charge but He’s not in control” Bill Johnson 

 

2) How does it work? 

 

Mt 13:33

Mk 8:15

 

Leaven: to permeate and modify or transform

 

1 Cor 5:8

 

“In order to change a culture, we need to have a different culture in us” Leif Hetland 

 

Mt 5:15&16

 

3) Where is the source? 

 

Jn 15:4&5

 

Abide: to stay, continue, dwell, be present

 

“The secret is Christ in me - not me in a different set of circumstances” Elizabeth Elliot