The Religious Application of the Agenda __________ Sermon
Given by Magistrate of God, Apostle-Prophet Patrick Pereira 1 July 2016 Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines the word “agenda” in the following way: “A plan or goal that guides someone´s behavior that is often kept secret.” How the word “agenda” is used in society: What´s the first item on the “agenda”? He wants to push his own “agenda” no matter what the others say. Synonyms for “agenda”: Program, calendar, schedule, timetable. To open your eyes to the importance of the “agenda”, I will sketch for you a situation that serves as example. Imagine you have read the entire Word of God. And you have figured out that the command of Jesus is to “confess him before men” and to “preach the Gospel into all the nations”. Let´s imagine you interpret those words in the following way: “Jesus wants to use me to save the city I live in.” That is an “Agenda-point” that´s already higher then what 99.9% of all people in the 21st century who confess that Jesus Christ is their Lord and Savior have on their agenda. Most people have on their agenda, a good income, a desirable partner, security, feeling good, staying out of trouble, and that´s it.! Imagine that you take the “Agenda-point” that you want to get the city you live in “saved”. What will that take? 20.000 Flyers? And how can you address the entire population of the city? How will you make 20.000 people use their free will to take your flyer out of your hand? Or what about renting the 2
local soccer stadium to fill them with people who would like to hear your message? How would you pay for that? Or how would you get people interested in visiting such event? Most people think this superficially, they desire not to start “small”, they want to start “big” and feel attraction towards all those who are already “big”. In the hope that their Agenda-point will be met. It appears like mission impossible. However not with “an agenda”. Questions like: “Where do a lot of people go volunteerly?“ Can draw you to crowded places like downtown your city or at the central station where the people wait for public transportation. Certain days you will not feel like going outside in the rain to preach the Word of God to the crowd who is not waiting for you and without “the agenda” it is highly likely that you will stay at home on such days. When you follow your “feelings”, you are less likely to achieve a “target”, as outside influences will be able to get you off-course. To become a success at anything that requires a lot of organization, you will need to understand how to use an agenda. For your conveniences I will develop a “agenda-routine” for the aim “saving a city”.
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Every day I write in my agenda that I will preach one hour downtown, one hour at the central station, and that I will distribute Gospel-tracts (printed) door by door in the mailboxes, one hour a day. If you execute that pattern daily, within months you will have achieved your target. Guaranteed!
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This method is not to replace the Holy Spirit of God, but to help you achieve that which Jesus demands of you to achieve, as He wants to see a return in His investment in you. Matthew 13:8 But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. “The Religious Application of the Agenda� will give you the tools you need to go beyond the hundredfold easily. Matthew 25:14 For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. 15 And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey. 16 Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents. 17 And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two. 18 But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money. 19 After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them. 20 And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more. 21 His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. 22 He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them. 23 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, 5
I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. 24 Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed: 25 And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine. 26 His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed: 27 Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury. 28 Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents. 29 For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath. 30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Even if you have just one “natural talent/gift”, you´re supposed to use it, and if you can´t find a way to use it, then you use it to help someone else who is able to use his or her talents, you are not supposed to sit down and do nothing because you are afraid. Revelation 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. Jesus wants you to return His investment on you, even if you have but just one talent. You are not supposed to “hide” it because you are afraid that you might “mess it up”, it is 6
better to “mess it up while trying so that you learn from mistakes and grow”, then do nothing. To develop your own “agenda”, you must first analyze your own desires and talents. You have 8 blocks in the agenda a day. 8 hours that you can fill with a routine. 1. Study to improve- information gathering. 2. Preaching or tract-distribution. 3. Product-development. 4. Networking among like-minded individuals. 5. Assisting a community of Spirit of God filled Jesus followers. The agenda is the way to make your “own” success. If you desire to be the most successful preacher of your city, you will have the following aims: 1. I must find a way to study the word of God entirely in its right context to be able to answer all questions the people might ask me. 2. I must live Holy Before God that He allows me to represent Him in the city, my vessel needs to be pure and clean to be approved by God. 3. I must preach frequently, in season and out of season. 4. I must develop, print and distribute a Gospeltract frequently. After writing your goals, you remove all that leads you away from these “goals”. All the voices and advice that draw you away from your agenda you politely say goodbye. He wants to push his own “agenda” no matter what the others say.
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If you want to use the Agenda in a Religious way, then your target is: “How do I use my time, resources and talents, to spread the message that leads people to enter the Kingdom of God as effective as I possibly can.” If you are a great singer, or performer, you can offer your services freely, to someone who “successfully leads people into the Kingdom of God”, as you both have the same “agenda” Instead of focusing on your own success or visibility, you focus on fulfilling your “agenda”, which is: “How do I use my time, resources and talents, to spread the message that leads people to enter the Kingdom of God as effective as I possibly can.” 2 Corinthians 9:6 But this I say, He who sows sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he who sows bountifully shall reap also bountifully. So blessed of the Lord, seek not the reward of the people! Seek to: “How do I use my time, resources and talents, to spread the message that leads people to enter the Kingdom of God as effective as I possibly can.” You can use your talents to create facebook-groups, youtube-channels, write books, or other products that will draw people to learn about the Message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. You can use your resources to allow talented people to grow by opening up a building transforming it into a “house church”. You can advocate your political influence to get the Word of God back into the school-system. You can even make it your agenda to create unity in the church communities of your city and think about what would be necessary to accomplish that. 8
If you are tired of being “powerless”, as most of you always know it better then the leadership, instead of telling other men who have build up their “empire” how to run their “empire”, why don´t you develop your own “empire”? You know it so well, why don´t you translate that into planning to create your own “empire”. If you claim to be a leader better then the leader who has build a empire for himself. Make your own empire instead of telling another how to run his. If you are not rich enough to buy your 2000 Dollar tent to start a “tent-revival”, you collect 50 dollars for 40 months and afterwards you are the chief of your own “tent-revival and then you can do it absolutely your “better” way. This is what “leaders” do. If you think that you are not intelligent enough to read the entire Word of God, then divide the 1500 pages into 365 days and read 4 pages of the Word of God every day (write it in your agenda: Read 4 pages of the Word of God), and ask God to help you interpret it correctly and discipline you to follow your agenda and what will stop you from starting your own “empire”. “Empire”, a parable for a “movement” that you have caused yourself with an agenda and the help of the Holy Spirit. If you have no aim in life, people´s opinions about you will have a heavy weight upon your self-image, however if you have a clear target and purpose in life, people´s opinions will matter less to you as you are going somewhere “better”. Every day has 8 working-hours, 8 blocks, that you can fill. Don´t waste your time! Be creative, discipline yourself and create your own movement instead of trying to control other men ´s movements and feeling insulted when they regard you not! 9
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