I SHOULD HAVE COME FILLED, BUT I SHOWED UP EMPTY
Word Application Session: Being Filled; Showing Up Filled
This is a summarized version of all the valuable points shared in the Hillsong Conference 2019.
Story Shared: Where to bury the body? Speaker shared that the character’s mother-in-law died in Jerusalem. He was asked if he would want her to be buried there where it would cost him 1000 USD, or if he wanted the body to be brought to their hometown where it would cost him 4000 USD. He said he would rather have her sent home even if it would cost 4x more.
When asked why, he said, “Oh because I heard that someone died here but also rose from the dead 3 days after.”
ACTIVITY 1: Write a word, a statement or a symbol that was said against you recently that caused you pain.
ACTIVITY 2: Write a word, a statement or a symbol that describes a situation that was not helpful to you.
ACTIVITY 3: Write a word, a statement or a symbol that describes a goal yet attained.
VERSE ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE SESSION
1 Kings 12:24
John 18:18
Proverbs 17:15
Ephesians 1:3
John 14:12
Matthew 3:17
1 Corinthians 3:19
Psalm 23:
Marck 4:
1 Kings 18:38
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Spirit that submits and is willing turns a curse into a blessing
Anchored Verse: Romans 8:28
Testimony shared: John Gray’s compromised life.
Adversity is proportionate to destiny. Attack is proportionate to anointing.
There is victory - we can still come up victorious.
When are you filled?
GIVE / OVERFLOW - When you are able to give. When you overflow
PEACE AMIDST ADVERSITY - “I shall not be moved”
FREEDOM - When you feel free from bondage, free from guilt
Testimony shared: Rick Warren gives 93% of what he has. Only 7% is what he keeps. We can assume that he started it with 10% for the church then eventually increased to 93% that he gives out and shares now.
1.ALWAYS REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE IN CHRIST
Anchored Verse: Matthew 3:17 "The Lord was pleased." But at this time, Jesus had not yet done any miracle. But why was he pleased?
Because Jesus was an abiding son;
Jesus stuck by His father
It is not in doing, but in being.
Talk shared: Carl Lentz on Christians always saying “the Big Man upstairs” or “the Big Man up there” “when the Big Man upstairs comes down” when we have to remember that if we’ve already received Him, He is already in our hearts.
Anchored Verse: Proverbs 17:15
The Lord condemns those who justifies the wicked and those who condemns the righteous.
The Lord hates the abomination.
God hates them because you are a child of God.
In Application: The only labor is to labor into rest.
God is going to accomplish everything that concerns you. We need to learn to give things up and let God. We are given the ability to rest.
Story shared:
What was the last line of Tony Stark in the last Avengers Movie? “I am Iron Man.”
Note that Iron Man was one of the few superheroes who identifies himself. Most of the superheroes hide behind a mask.
It is not the suit. It is the root.
We should know whom we represent.
In Application: Hardwork vs Rest
The bible tells us to do great and hardwork - perseverance and excellence.
But the bible also teaches us to learn to rest, to put things down, to learn to celebrate our hardwork.
In Application: “O Ayan ha. Naka rest ka na noh?"
People make us feel guilty for resting and so are bound to make us to harder work after.
But the right perspective is when we are recharged or well-rested, we are able to do better work.
2. LIVE ACCORDING TO WHAT YOU HAVE
Anchored Verse: Ephesians 1:3
Every spiritual blessing has been imparted to us.
The rock in the water will appear when you make the step.
Talk shared: Carl Lentz on the role of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit:
the Father initiates
the Son declares
the Holy Spirit executes
When translated in a metaphor in New York
the Father is the cartel
the Son is the kingpin
the Holy Spirit is the distributor in the street
Funny insert: When this is shared to people in the streets, they get it.
Anchored Verse: John 14:12
I can do more than what jesus did.
Example of great works: Journeying with kids. Intimacy and journeying with groups of people for a long time.
You have to know what you can do.
Talk shared: “Why did you walk away from what you can walk into?” —Carl Lentz
What could have been
Sometimes, we are too awkward for somebody and we can’t even stay
Anchored Verse: Psalm 2:7-8
Ask me and i will make the nations your inheritance.
Mindanao visit story
When the Lord is upon you, you go. You conquer.
A Call: Expand your world.
3. IDENTIFY AND FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH THE WAYS OF THE ENEMY
What does the enemy want? To bring people to hell. If he knows he is gonna die, might as well bring more people with him.
What are his two main strategies?
To the unbelievers - keep the unbelieving
To the believers - shut them up from sharing
Anchored Verse: 1 Cor 3:19 Wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight.
Critical Analysis = Spiritual Analysis
Anchored Verse: Psalm 23:5
You prepare a feast before me in front of my enemies.
Talk shared: Louie Giglio on his anniversary and someone joined him in his table, but he had to cut it after being able to see clearly the intention of the stranger.
Do not let the enemy take a seat. Do not give a seat to the enemy because he will take all.
Strategy of the enemy: "You do not deserve a seat at the table." In effect, you do not feel worthy, then you don’t experience life in full.
You have to remind yourself that God has paid for it in full.
When God prepares, He prepares! You are a VIP.
Another strategy of the enemy: “There’s something better on the other table.”
Talk shared: “Is it the enemy or is it the inner me?" It doesn’t matter, because what’s important is: You respond to Christ in me.
Talk shared: Louie Giglio on sharing struggles:
When you’re going through struggles, don’t just share it with anybody.
Sheep don’t respond to sheep blood fairly. Fellow sheep freeze. They need shepherd.
Anchored Verse: John 1:22-24 Jesus entrusted himself to no man.
Because He knows man
He wasn’t cynical, He was realistic
You don’t buy the car to tune it up. You don’t take a break just so you can take a break. Always remember your objective
Talk shared: Bill Johnson
On his talk then pausing for about 10 seconds or longer. Then people started to clap.
He took a pause so people could absorb what he said.
Sometimes you need to rest to get it. It is only in rest that we are able to understand things.
There is value on the pause, value on the rest.
4. VENTURE OUTSIDE AFTER BEING FILLED ON THE INSIDE
The Holy Spirit is in you and he wants out.
In Application:
May our goal not just be in heaven but be brought here on earth.
May the kingdom be with me
May every place I visit, the kingdom has come
Anchored Verse: 1 King 18:38 The Battle Between Baal and Elijah
Fire fell on the sacrifice first
In Application:
In the morning, if you want to be blessed, sacrifice yourself first.
Funny insert: The problem with living sacrifice is that it goes crawling down the altar again.
Talk shared: Anthony and his question to his mentor about manifestations of God’s miracles:
Year 1: He wants to show you what He can do for you.
Next year onwards: He wants to reveal Himself to you.
In Application:
It’s not what you do, it’s how you do it. It’s the how that God cares about.
Talk shared: Carl Lentz. People say, “You guys are like a crutch.” He says, “It’s not a crutch. It’s a whole hospital. I need all the help that I can get.”
Talk shared: “What if the prison that we live in is the one what we created?” —John Gray
Anchored Verse: John 4:14 We will never thirst.You’re not just a light, you’re a river. You’re here to pour out and fill.
5. ENTHUSIASM BEGINS WITH BEING IN GOD.
Whatever you are enthusiastic about, that’s your god. Your God will deliver you.
Jesus had both joy and sorrow.
The concept of “good grief”
Good is something that is desired and helpful
Grief is a sense of loss
“If it is for the better, it is for the good.”