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Make vs. Give Francis Madojemu Notes from Rick Godwin & Myles Munroe

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We have for too long prayed for God to "Give Us" rather than "Make Us"

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Make vs.

Give• Francis Madojemu

• Notes from • Rick Godwin & Myles

Munroe

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Change –John Maxwell

"The three times people change are:

when they hurt enough that they

have to, when they learn enough that they want to, or

when they receive enough that they're

able to."One of the things that a good leader does well is understand that there are only three kinds of

people-change.

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Change –John Maxwell

And that leader waits for one of those three occasions to

happen in a person's life, and then injects a better world to

them. I've always said that the

three times people change are: (1) when they

hurt enough that they have to, (2) when they learn enough that they

want to, or (3) when they receive enough that

they're able to. In other words, they have to feel the heat, see the

light, or receive the strength.

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Genesis 1:26-27 KJV

(26) And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over

the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and

over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the

earth. (27) So God created man in his own image, in the image of

God created he him; male and female created he

them.

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Paradox!Seems like a paradox God made man and God created man

Man is a spirit being. He is made in the

likeness of God. Jesus said that God is a Spirit

(John 4:24). So man must of

necessity be a spirit.Man is a spirit, he has a soul, and he lives in a

physical body (1 Thess. 5:23).

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Created & Made Myles Munroe

One key to understanding Genesis 1 is to clarify two words create and made!In verses 1 & 27 the

Hebrew word for Create is Bara while in verse

26 the word for Make is Asah

Bara appears 7 times while Asah appears 10 times.

Even though the words are used interchangeably they

is essentially a distinct difference in their basic

meanings.

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Created & Made Myles Munroe

Bara means to fashion something out of nothing. It

refers to creation in the absolute sense and its used

in the bible only in connection with God because

He alone can create out or from nothing!

In the very beginning God was alone nothing else was from that nothingness God

created the heavens and the earth simply by willing them to be and speaking them into

existence. That what Bara means

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Created & Made Myles Munroe

Asah on the other hand, means

something fashioned out of preexisting

material. In addition in verse 26 its used in reference to

God “making” the expanse of the heavens

[1:7] the Sun & Moon [1:16] the wild animals [1:25], the earth and the

heavens [2:4] and the woman, mans “helper”[2:18]

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Created & MadeMyles Munroe

With these 2 words, Bara & Asah

We can see 2 specific aspects of Gods

creative activity the creation of some things out of nothing and the making of things out of

material He has already created.

This understanding about process is crucial as we look at Make vs. Give

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The Prodigal Son

Luke 15:11-12 KJV(11) And he said, A certain man had two sons: (12) And the

younger of them said to his father, Father,

give me the portion of goods that falleth to

me. And he divided unto them his living.God wants to make you before he gives

you

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ManGenesis 1:26 KJV

(26) And God said, Let us make man in our

image, after our likeness: and let them have

dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the

fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all

the earth, and over every creeping thing that

creepeth upon the earth.God wants us to become

before we get

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Matthew 4:17-19 KJV

(17) From that time Jesus began to preach, and to

say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. (18) And Jesus, walking by the sea of

Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and

Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. (19) And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of

men.

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What are we doing as a congregation? There is no more

important work on earth than

“Constructing a Christian.” •

“Go . . . and make disciples of all

nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy

Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded

you” (Mt 28:19-20, ESV).

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What are we doing as a congregation?

Notice that Jesus doesn’t just want

disciples made, but he wants them

built. The disciples are to

build up new Christians by

“teaching them to observe all” of

Jesus’ instructions.

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What are we doing as a congregation?

There is no more important work on earth than “Constructing a

Christian.” • Prayerfully, we parents are engaged in that task “Fathers, do not provoke

your children to anger, but bring them up in the

discipline and instruction of the Lord” (Eph 6:4, ESV).What more important

legacy could we leave our children than building them up into mature

Christians?

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1 Thess 3:11-13 (11) Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord

Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you.

(12) And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and

toward all men, even as we do toward you:

(13) To the end he may stablish your hearts

unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father,

at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his

saints.

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Hebrews 13:21 KJV

(21) Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you

that which is wellpleasing in his sight,..

(MRC) prepare you in every good thing to do

His will, doing in you that which is pleasing before

Him,….. (ESV) equip you with

everything good that you may do his will, working

in us that which is pleasing in his sight,….

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Ephesians 4:12

(12) For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the

body of Christ:(MRC) for the

equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, to the

building up of the body of Messiah;

(MSG) to train Christians in skilled

servant work, working within Christ's body,

the church,

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2 Peter 1:3-8 KJV(3) According as his

divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and

godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory

and virtue: (4) Whereby are given unto us

exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be

partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust

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2 Peter 1:3-8 KJV

. (5) And beside this, giving all

diligence, add to your faith virtue;

and to virtue knowledge; (6) And

to knowledge temperance; and to

temperance patience; and to

patience godliness; (7) And to

godliness brotherly kindness; and to

brotherly kindness charity.

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2 Peter 1:3-8 KJV(8) For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren

nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord

Jesus Christ. (ISV) For if you possess these qualities, and if

they continue to increase among you,

they will keep you from being ineffective and

unproductive in attaining a full

knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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AbilityDeuteronomy 8:18 KJV

(18) But thou shalt remember the LORD thy

God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware

unto thy fathers, as it is this day.

“When we become, we can get wealth”

(MSG) well, think again. Remember that GOD, your

God, gave you the strength to produce all this wealth

so as to confirm the covenant that he promised to your ancestors--as it is

today.

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John 8:31-36 KJV(31) Then said Jesus to

those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word,

then are ye my disciples indeed; (32) And ye

shall know the truth, and the truth shall

make you free. (35) And the servant

abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son

abideth ever. (36) If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye

shall be free indeed.

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PrayerOur prayers should be 1st

God make me not God give me!

We will be weak and unable to help others but make me assures us we

have the capacity, strength or ability to be a blessing.

Acts 16:13 KJV(13) And on the sabbath we went out of the city by

a river side, where prayer was wont to be made;

and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.

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PurposeGenesis 12:1-2 KJV

(1) Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get

thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: (2) And I will

make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy

name great; and thou shalt be a blessing

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Daniel 11:32 KJV And such as do wickedly

against the covenant shall he corrupt by

flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do

exploits.We have be trying to do

exploits without first becoming what God wants to

make us and without knowing Him.

Human beings not Human doers –

Pst Tunde Amosun

“We cannot do without being”

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How does this work

Revelation 2 :21 Space to Repent or

time to repent1.Therefore time is equal

to space.2. Repent is to change!

How ? Time line Time is finite in Gods plan it has a beginning and an end The end of the agesIn that time line we have

been given space because after us time continues.What did we contribute?Life is space in time

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Made for a ReasonGod made man and

created man then created a garden for the man He

made to fulfill destinyWe have been waiting for the garden without

being made!When you make food its for eating at a particular

time or space?When you make a car its for driving in a particular

time or space?When you make tea its for

drinking at a particular time or space?

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A Purposeful StewIn the same way we are made for a space or time or for such

a time as thisOur mix is intentional and particular In food some

stews have exactly the same ingredients but in different

proportion giving rise to different meals soups or

stewsIn the same way we all have

the same ingredients just different mixes and

proportions to MAKE a PURPOSEFULL meal

Different meals for different people to meet different

needs

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Contribution to Humanity

That’s what is interesting about space it breaks us out of the mind set which makes us stop thinking like people who are here to survive but

people who are here to contribute

.Why? Because time & people continue on Gods time line. Its

what we contribute that matters not how well or comfortably we lived.Our lives impact other

generations positively or negatively

Another way to say that is what we do with our space impacts many

generations

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Larger than LifeTime line 6,000 years

Adam /Abraham/Jesus to today all you have is

spaceSome men live larger

than life in their space and impact many. Its

only men who recognized that in life they were given space not just time they have

risen above the limitations of life Men who don’t see them selves as victims of circumstances but

circumstances their cauldron or oven in

which they are being baked.

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Jeremiah 18:3-6 KJV

(3) Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the

wheels. (4) And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the

potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it. (5) Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

(6) O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this

potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in

mine hand, O house of Israel.

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It’s a Painful ProcessClay or the soil says God use me Water the spirit and the word poured to make you malleable and

adaptableThen the porters wheel,

spinning shaping removing and adding

shaping and decorating with gifts and skilful hand

Then the oven and screams get me out its

hot tough etc But the out comes a masterpiece

suitable for the masters use.

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It’s a Painful Process

We are that soil but that soil is our origin our nations our history our families and life that has happened to

us.We must wake up and

stop acting like victims of our history but the ingredient and mix of

our life is intentional by God.

The water is poured so he can mold us and shape us

before we get into the furnace

But we come out as masterpieces

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Deliverance is FreedomDeliverance is freedom not demonology what

ever is holding you from being made into who you are whether its

demons, music, laziness , poverty and or

strongholds or attitudes that need to change

Jesus set His face towards Jerusalem to do what the bible said he was born to do in the

space of time he was to do it.

We must reconnect with our purpose and

destiny.

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Its Unique to You

Not just our purpose and destiny but what why

and how he has called us to do it.

We have tried to be and do what others are doing and

not ourselves.We have imported

democratic government etc that has failed us

because its not what or how God wanted us made

to be able to fulfill destiny.

Its time to bring to birth the things government Economy etc Health in the way God

wanted to it fulfilled

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Its Unique to YouRemember you cant fulfill

destiny by being somebody else

For too long we have looked through the eyes of men to

decide what is the will of God Joshua and Caleb in a

generation were declared “men of a different

spirit”Who remained after a

generation was wiped out,Are we sure God is not

waiting for this generation to be wiped clean and find a

new generation who were not corrupted by religion or

Egypt?

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Genesis 14:21-23 (22) And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth (23) That I will

not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest

say, I have made Abram rich:

We are made to do! We must allow God to make us in order to utilize the space He has given us to do the things we are called to do!

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Victims to Victors

This librates us and change our attitude from being victims

to victorsIt disconnect s us from trying

to get things from people to be rich and successful but

utilizing what God grace has made us

Henry ford when asked at 62 what will happen if he

lost everything he had built up in 20 years

Answered and said I will make it back in 2 years because of what I know

now?

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Victims to VictorsProverbs 23:7 KJV

For as he thinketh in his heart,

If we want to produce different results in life, we have to think differently,

to nurture a different mindset. As Einstein said, “We cannot solve our

problems with the same thinking we used

when we created them.”

You are not what you think you are, but what

you think… you are!

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Quotes from Jim Rohn"To have more than you've

got, become more than you are."

"Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person you become."

"The most important question to ask on the job is not, What am I getting?

The most important question is, What am I

becoming?" "The major reason for setting a goal is for what it makes of you to accomplish it. What it makes of you will always be the far greater value than

what you get."

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Quotes from Jim Rohn“Don't wish it were

easier, wish you were better.”

"The full development of all your potential should be your goal". & "If you

will change, everything will

change for you"."Work harder on yourself

than you do your job"."Success is not to be pursued; it is to be

attracted by the person you become."

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Personal Development & Income

 I've also found that income rarely

exceeds personal development.

Sometimes income takes a lucky jump, but unless you learn

to handle the responsibilities that

come with it, it will usually shrink back to the amount

you can handle.

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Personal Development

& IncomeIf someone hands you a

million dollars, you'd better hurry up and become a

millionaire. A very rich man once said,

"If you took all the money in the world and divided it equally among everybody, it would soon

be back in the same pockets it was before."

It is hard to keep that which has not been obtained through

personal development

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1 Peter 3:3-4 BBE(3) Do not let your

ornaments be those of the body such as

dressing of the hair, or putting on of jewels of gold or fair clothing; (4) But let them be those of the unseen

man of the heart, the ever-shining

ornament of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great price in the

eyes of God.

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Getting vs. Becoming

This business of personal development

lasts a lifetime. You see, what you become is far more

important than what you get.

The important question to ask on the job is not,

"What am I getting?"

Instead, you should ask, "What am I

becoming?"

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Getting vs. BecomingGetting and

becoming are like Siamese twins:

What you become directly influences what

you get. Think of it this way:

Most of what you have today you have

attracted by becoming the

person you are today.

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John 1:1414 And the Word

became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and

truth.(MSG) The Word

became flesh and blood, and moved into

the neighborhood. We saw the glory with our own eyes, the one-of-a-kind

glory, like Father, like Son, Generous inside and out, true from start to finish.

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Proverbs 4:23 KJV(23) Keep thy heart with all diligence; for

out of it are the issues of life.

(MSG) Keep vigilant watch over your

heart; that's where life starts.

(GNB) Be careful how you think;

your life is shaped by your thoughts.

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Axioms of Life: --TO HAVE MORE THAN YOU'VE GOT, BECOME

MORE THAN YOU ARE--

This is where you should focus most of your

attention. Otherwise, you just might have to contend

with the axiom of not changing, which is:

--UNLESS YOU CHANGE HOW YOU

ARE, YOU'LL ALWAYS HAVE WHAT YOU'VE

GOT--

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Its TIME to Change

Father I permit you today to

come into my life and make me into what you want me

to be that you may do what you want to do in and through me for

your Glory.Amen