Our covenant longevity service!
Question: What is covenant longevity?
- longevity simply means living to your appointed full age!
Job 5:26
- longevity for the believer also means, living to be above 70yrs!
Ps 90:10
- but covenant longevity is more than living to an old age; it is living a satisfying long life!
Ps 91:16
Question: what does a satisfying long life look like?
- long life is satisfying when it is lived in strength & health
Deut 33:24-25
- long life is satisfying, when it fulfils its calling & purpose.
Ex. 2 Tim 4:6-8
- long life is satisfying when it is enjoyed in blessings & influence.
Ex. Isa 65:19-23
- long life is satisfying when it leaves a lineage & posterity of grace.
Ps 112:1-3
Ex. Gen 48:1-3
- long life is satisfying when it has the assurance of eternal glory.
Ex. Heb 9:27
Dan 12:2-3
- you will fulfil your days!
This morning.... let us look @ "How to end the cycle of premature death?"
1st Service: break the power of death
2nd Service: stay away from presumptuous sins.
3rd Service: be intentional about healthy living.
4th Service: continually draw life from the supernatural.
1st Service: BREAK THE POWER OF DEATH
- according to the scriptures; death is a state, a personality & a force!
- there is a condition called death; there is a spiritual entity called death & there is a power that works out death!
Ex. Rev 6:1-10
Rev 20:13-14
Note
- the dominion of death over humanity started from Adam @ the garden!
Ex. Gen 2:17
Note
- but @ Christ resurrection, the dominion of death over the child of God was taken away!
Rev 1:18.
- we are no more victims of death; in Christ, we are victorious over death!
Let's look @ 3 ways to break the power of death over our lives:
-a- remove the sting of death.
Ex. 1 Cor 15:53-55
- anywhere sin reigns, death is empowered!
Rom 6:23
- sin weakens the spiritual immune system!
- sin steals boldness & authority in prayer!
- sin allows demons to build alliances with natural pathogens, thereby establishing a stronghold in small diseases!
Hos 7:1-2
- we remove the sting of death, when we recover the fear of God!
Pro 14:27
Pro 16:6
-b- reject the fear of death.
Heb 2:14
- fear empowers a diagnosis to suspend your life's journey!
- fear makes the negative your dominant thought & life always moves in the direction of your dominant thought!
- fear refuses options that maybe divine opportunities!
Ps 23:4
-c- resist & destroy every death dealer.
Lk 10:19.
Mk 16:17.
- infirmity
- genetic
- witchcraft
- assassins etc.
2nd Service: STAY AWAY FROM PRESUMPTUOUS SINS
Ps 19:7-14
- defn: presumptuous sins are sins we take for granted!
- presumptuous sins are sins that don't look so sinful but are spiritually deadly!
Let's look @ 3 examples of deadly presumptuous sins:
-i- abiding bitterness
Ex. 1 Jn 3:14-15
-ii- wrong talk
Pro 18:20-21
Ps 34:12-14
Deut 30:19
- lack of financial integrity
Jer 17:11
Zech 5:1-4
Ex. 1 Sam 2:27-33.
Question: how do you deal with presumptuous sins?
-a- treat Gods word like Gods word.
- it doesn't matter attitude always makes matters worse!
How?
-i- live in the obedience of truth.
Rev 22:14
-ii- be deep about conviction & repentance.
Ex. 2 Cor 7:10
- while the Holy Spirit doesn't condemn, his convictions are deep!
- grace isn't a license to continue in sin, but an empowerment unto right living!
Rom 6:12-15
-b- turn the table around with good works.
- if presumptuous sins can cause sicknesses practical righteousness can bring healing too!
Ex. Dan 4:27
- there are acts that trigger mercy & long life!
Ezek 33:14-16
How?
- do necessary restitution
- give alms to the poor
- sponsor kingdom projects
- be proactive about making peace!
-c- overturn the consequences of blood erased iniquity.
Ex. Rom 8:1-2.
Ex. 1 Cor 5 & 2 Cor 2:7;11.
Note
- when sin is arrested, satanic authority is broken!
Col 1:13-14
How?
- take authority!
3rd Service: BE INTENTIONAL ABOUT HEALTHY LIVING
- life has no duplicate!
- a healthy life is a good foundation for a long life!
- when health is abused, longevity is reduced!
- defn: to be intentional about healthy living is to acquire & apply available wisdom for life preservation, good health & longevity!
Pro 3:13-16
Question: What wisdom?
Answer: The wisdom of intentionality about health & safety!
Let's look @ 3 ways of being intentional about living a healthy life:
-a- continually treat your body like a holy temple.
- recognise that someone supernatural lives within your body & honour him by honouring your body!
Ex. 1 Cor 6:18-20.
- defn: a temple is a place of worship & it is treated with reverence, care, sacrifice!
How?
- live in purity.
- eat right.
- sleep well.
- exercise often.
- avoid drug abuse!
-b- recognise & deal with disease in the spirit, soul & body.
- man is a tripartite being; spirit, soul, body & disease @ any level can give an open door to death!
Ex. Gen 2:17.
Ex. Pro 17:22.
-c- counter negative prognosis with the covenant.
- diagnosis is identifying a problem but prognosis is making a forecast of how it will end!
- only God has the true prognosis!
Note
- never accept a negative opinion; counter it!
- silence can mean consent!
Pro 18:20-21
Matt 18:16.
- the positive use of your mouth is critical to your totally well being!
In Isa 57:19
4th Service: CONTINUALLY DRAW LIFE FROM THE SUPERNATURAL
- whatever we call life, health, strength, intellect, emotion etc entered the human body as a supernatural deposit!
Ex. Gen 2:7.
Note
- defn: drawing life from the supernatural is actively engaging supernatural forces & resources to empower your natural life!
Ex. 2 Cor 5:4.
Let's look @ 3 ways of continually drawing life from the supernatural:
-a- be radically committed to covenant lifestyle.
Ex. Every covenant goes with obligations!
- right thinking!
- right talking!
- right living!
- God 1st lifestyle!
- kingdom service!
- covenant tithes!
- sacrificial altars!
Ps 91:14-16.
-b- continually empower your spirit to dominate the body.
- let Zoe swallow up mortality!
How?
-i- live out of the spoken word.
- the word is the seed of the supernatural!
Ex. 1 Pet 1:23.
- wherever the word gains ascendancy; the spirit gains dominion!
Jn 6:63
-ii- live in a Holy Spirit atmosphere = anointmosphere!
Ex. Rom 8:11
- men who spend time in the presence of God often experience both spiritual & physical quickening!
Ex. Isa 58:8
Ex. Jude 1:20
-c- confront every threat of death with spiritual weapons.
Jam 5:14
Ex. 1 Cor 11:28-30.
Jn 15:1-10
