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- Luke 19:12 God is demonstrating himself and his character through this passage.
- God wants us to occupy till he returns.
- What does it mean to occupy?
- It means to make yourself known through the life of Christ in you
- It also means to take hold and to take possession.
- It means to do business.
- The main purpose of man is to occupy. “Be fruitful and multiply”
- However, we were not able to occupy because we were separated from God
- Christ came to redeem us from sin, death, poverty and sickness
- So, what do we need to succeed? What do we need for us to occupy?
- We need to know that we have equal opportunities through the cross of Christ. We need for us to occupy, is the salvation of Jesus Christ.
- Nothing can militate over you because you are an idea of God.
- We have a leverage of Christ (1 John 5:4) and we overcome the world.
- We have equal opportunities through his word. We need to read the bible and books to occupy, be an avid reader.
- We need to learn a business. What kind of business are you engaged in?
- The business we should be most concerned with is the kingdom of God
- We must bear fruit
- Your fruit is what people benefit from you. No tree eats its own fruits
- Be delighted in the work of God, serve him diligently.
- Our talent and careers are not fruits except they are used for the work of God.
- We must do the business of God, bringing people to him.
- The location of the business is everywhere and the hour is all the time.
- You must always be ready to do the work of Christ.
- Gain is expected from the work of Christ, not loss. We should not incur losses to the kingdom.
- The church is a place of truth, discipleship, for encouragement of each other and to display the love of Christ.
- We need to obey, we must be doers of the word.
- God is love, so we need to love others around us too.
