Enlarged capacity spirit, soul & body!

T H E C O M M U N I C AT I O N I F O U R FA I T H

• Philemon 1:6

• Paul prayed for his friend “that the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.”

• “Communicate” means to “release” or “transfer.”

T H E C O M M U N I C AT I O N I F O U R FA I T H

• For instance, I’m communicating, releasing, transferring to you what God has spoken and made a reality in my life.

• “Effectual” means it begins to “work” or “produce.”

• How does your faith work and produce?

• “By the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.”

E F F O R T & R E S U LT S

• Ecclesiastes 10:10 (NKJV)

• 10 If the ax is dull, And one does not sharpen the edge, Then he must use more strength; But wisdom brings success.

H E B R E W P O E T R Y

• If the ax is dull. Then he must use more strength

• And one does not sharpen the edge, But wisdom brings success

• If you making too hard an effort your axe is dull

W H AT C O U L D H AV E B E E N A N 1 1 - D AY J O U R N E Y W A S P R O L O N G E D T O A 4 0 - Y E A R S T R U G G L E .

• Deuteronomy 1:2

• It is eleven days’ journey from Horeb by way of Mount Seir to Kadesh Barnea.


• Deuteronomy 1:19-21

• 19 “So we departed from Horeb, and went through all that great and terrible wilderness which you saw on the way to the mountains of the Amorites, as the LORD our God had commanded us. Then we came to Kadesh Barnea.


• Deuteronomy 1:19-21

• 20 And I said to you, ‘You have come to the mountains of the Amorites, which the LORD our God is giving us. 21 Look, the LORD your God has set the land before you; go up and possess it, as the LORD God of your fathers has spoken to you; do not fear or be discouraged.’


• Moses led the people out of Egypt southward to Horeb (Mt Sinai) and there delivered God’s law and covenant to the people.

• From this place, they started a new life: freed from bondage in Egypt and supernaturally equipped and motivated to step into destiny.

• And then came fear... What could have been an 11-day journey was prolonged to a 40-year struggle.


• Deuteronomy 1:26

• “Nevertheless you would not go up, but rebelled against the command of the LORD your God;



• But as for you, turn and take your journey into the wilderness by the Way of the Red Sea.’



• 14 And the time we took to come from Kadesh Barnea until we crossed over the Valley of the Zered was thirty-eight years, until all the generation of the men of war was consumed from the midst of the camp, just as the LORD had sworn to them.

S U F F E R I N G F R O M L A C K O F C A PA C I T Y

• My capacity is finite but the blessings of heaven are infinite but what determines how much I receive its my capacity

S U F F E R I N G F R O M L A C K O F C A PA C I T Y

• Cars have engine capacities, Generators have capacity! Airconditioning have capacity & Trucks have capacity

I F T H E Y D O N ' T H AV E C A PA C I T Y

• I Timothy 2:1

• For kings and those in authority to have the capacity to help us live a quest and peaceable life.

• They have the capacity to win elections now they need the capacity to rule well.

E L I J A H A N D E L I S H A ' S M I N I S T R Y: A S K E D F O R A D O U B L E P O R T I O N

• 2 Kings 2:9-15 (NKJV)

• 9 And so it was, when they had crossed over, that Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask! What may I do for you, before I am taken away from you?” Elisha said, “Please let a double portion of your spirit be upon me.”

W E C A N A S K F O R D O U B L E C A PA C I T Y T O D O G O D S W O R K

• It cannot be 2 spirits or double of Gods Spirit. He was asking of twice the capacity of Elijah

• It is ironic that Elijah performed 8 works of God while Elisha is given 16! Elisha went on to accomplish greater works than his master Elijah by performing exactly double the miracles his master performed in the name of God.

E L I J A H ' S 8 M I R A C L E S M I R A C L E R E F E R E N C E

• 1. Shut up the heavens causing a drought 1 Kings 17:1

• 2. Multiplied flour and oil for a widow 1 Kings 17:14-16

• 3. Raised the widow's son from the dead 1 Kings 17:22-23

• 4. Defeated the prophets of Baal with fire from heaven 1 Kings 18:25-38

• 5. Brought rain to end the drought 1 Kings 18:41-45

• 6. Destroyed 51 soldiers with fire and lightening 2 Kings 1:9-10

• 7. Destroyed another 51 soldiers with fire and lightening 2 Kings 1:11-12

• 8. Parted the waters of the Jordan River 2 Kings 2:8

E L I S H A ' S 1 6 M I R A C L E S M I R A C L E R E F E R E N C E• 1. Parted the waters of the Jordan River 2 Kings 2:14

• 2. Purified water 2 Kings 2:19-22

• 3. Sent bears to ravage his attackers 2 Kings 2:23-24

• 4. Caused a flood to save Israel and to foil the Moabites 2 Kings 3:14-25

• 5. Made a miraculous flow of oil for a widow 2 Kings 4:2-7

• 6. Gave fertility to the woman of Shunem 2 Kings 4:8-17

• 7. Raised a child from the dead 2 Kings 4:32-37

• 8. Purified poisoned soup 2 Kings 4:38-41

E L I S H A ' S 1 6 M I R A C L E S M I R A C L E R E F E R E N C E

• 9. Multiplied loaves to feed a large crowd 2 Kings 4:42-44

• 10. Healed Naaman of leprosy 2 Kings 5:1-19

• 11. Gehazi cursed with leprosy 2 Kings 5:20-27

• 12. Made an iron axe head float 2 Kings 6:1-7

• 13. Struck the Aramaeans blind 2 Kings 6:18

• 14. Prophesied the end of the Aramaean siege 2 Kings 7:1-20

• 15. Prophesied the death of Ben-Hadad and the rise of Hazael 2 Kings 8:7-15

• 16. Prophesied Israel would defeat Aram 2 Kings 13:14-19 • Michal Hunt, Copyright © 2013 Agape Bible Study.

C O M M E N TA R Y O N W H E R E W E A R E

• 1. Uncompleted projects - starting something you don't finish

• 2. Procrastination

• 3. Laid back lazy attitude

• 4. We give up easily

P R AY F O R T H E C A PA C I T Y T O S TA R T A N D F I N I S H

• Zechariah 4:9 (NKJV)

• 9 “The hands of Zerubbabel Have laid the foundation of this temple; His hands shall also finish it. Then you will know That the Lord of hosts has sent Me to you.

C O M M E N TA R Y O N W H E R E W E A R E

• Capacity is not limited to Spiritual its Spirit Soul And Body

• Why did Israel spend 40 years

• It's because they seem to lack capacity in all three areas

S P O K E I N U N B E L I E F E V E N W H E N T H E Y S A W T H E F R U I T

• Numbers 13:27-28 (NKJV)

• 27 Then they told him, and said: “We went to the land where you sent us. It truly flows with milk and honey, and this is its fruit. 28 Nevertheless the people who dwell in the land are strong; the cities are fortified and very large; moreover we saw the descendants of Anak there.

C A L E B S P E A K S I N FA I T H

• Numbers 13:30 (NKJV)

• 30 Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, “Let us go up at once and take possession, for we are well able to overcome it.”

S E E T H E I R M I N D R E F U S I N G T O T H I N K T H AT T H E Y H A D T H E C A PA C I T Y


• 31 But the men who had gone up with him said, “We are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we.”

S E E T H E I R M I N D R E F U S I N G T O T H I N K T H AT T H E Y H A D T H E C A PA C I T Y


• 32 And they gave the children of Israel a bad report of the land which they had spied out, saying, “The land through which we have gone as spies is a land that devours its inhabitants, and all the people whom we saw in it are men of great stature.

N O W F I N A L LY P H Y S I C A L LY T H E Y R E F U S E D T O M O V E


• 1 So all the congregation lifted up their voices and cried, and the people wept that night. 2 And all the children of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron, and the whole congregation said to them, “If only we had died in the land of Egypt! Or if only we had died in this wilderness!

T H E Y W A N T E D T O G O B A C K W A R D S


• 3 Why has the Lord brought us to this land to fall by the sword, that our wives and children should become victims? Would it not be better for us to return to Egypt?” 4 So they said to one another, “Let us select a leader and return to Egypt.”

O N LY R E S P O N S E : R E P E N TA N C E & I N T E R C E S S I O N


• 5 Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel.

T H E P E O P L E ' S R E S P O N S E


• 10 And all the congregation said to stone them with stones. Now the glory of the Lord appeared in the tabernacle of meeting before all the children of Israel.

G O D R E S P O N D S


• 11 Then the Lord said to Moses: “How long will these people reject Me? And how long will they not believe Me, with all the signs which I have performed among them? 12 I will strike them with the pestilence and disinherit them, and I will make of you a nation greater and mightier than they.”

W E M U S T N O T M A K E T H E S A M E M I S TA K E S

• The first thing to do is to recognise that your capacity must be enlarged at three different levels – Spirit, soul and body.

• Yes, God want us to be spiritually sound, but we must not ignore other areas of our lives.

Y O U R S P I R I T U A L C A PA C I T Y

• Your spiritual capacity refers to your walk with God, your daily living in righteousness, and your spiritual disciplines – reading and studying of the word, your prayer time, fasting, worship time and giving.

• There are blessings God will not release unless you are spiritually matured.

S P I R I T U A L C A PA C I T Y

• Hebrews 11:3 (NKJV)

• 3 By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.

E V E R Y T H I N G S TA R T S F R O M H E R E

• It's not the scriptures you memories or bible knowledge Or the length of time you pray

• God would be unfair to discriminate based of mans education. Paul & His Wife Silas and Son Timothy and miracles happen, Acts showed him a much better way after the baptism of John

E X P L A I N E D T H E W AY O F G O D M O R E A C C U R AT E LY.

• Acts18:24

• 24Meanwhile, a Jew named Apollos, an eloquent speaker who knew the Scriptures well, had just arrived in Ephesus from Alexandria in Egypt. 25 He had been taught the way of the Lord and talked to others with great enthusiasm and accuracy about Jesus.

E X P L A I N E D T H E W AY O F G O D M O R E A C C U R AT E LY.

• Acts18:24

• However, he knew only about John's baptism. 26 When Priscilla and Aquila heard him preaching boldly in the synagogue, they took him aside and explained the way of God more accurately.

E V E R Y T H I N G S TA R T S F R O M H E R E

• You who claim to know the Word accurately where are your miracles?

• Wiggles-worth I don't know if a man should know there are 9 gifts of the spirit or a man should be so full of The Spirit that all the 9 gifts manifest through him

• Those who know don't manifest and those who claim don't do!

T H E C A PA C I T Y T O U S E T H E W H AT H A S G I V E N U S I N T H E R E A L M O F T H E S P I R I T T O A C C O M P L I S H W H AT G O D H A S C A L L E D U S T O D O !

S P I R I T U A L C A PA C I T Y

M Y L E S M U N R O E G O D D I E S N O T D E M A N D D I S C I P L I N E F R O M Y O U W I T H O U T A V I S I O N

• Proverbs 29:18 (NKJV)

• 18 Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint; But happy is he who keeps the law.

• T D Jakes a little thing like smoking stop you from being able to stop you from becoming who God says you are

• As an Architect, it easy to understand that God does not start anything He has not finished. The Vision is what I have in mind as the destination

• My capacity to imagine a functional useful building . How it works on the and etc It keeps you steady and focus

W E D O N ' T H AV E O R D O N ' T E M B R A C E T H AT S P I R I T U A L C A PA C I T Y T O S E E O U R T O M O R R O W

• 2 Kings 2:10 (NKJV)

• 10 So he said, “You have asked a hard thing. Nevertheless, if you see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so for you; but if not, it shall not be so.”

A B R A H A M S E E T H E S A N D S

• Genesis 15:5 (NKJV)

• 5 Then He brought him outside and said, “Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, “So shall your descendants be.”

J E S U S S A I D W H AT E V E R I S E E T H E FAT H E R

• John 5:19-20 (NKJV)

• 19 Then Jesus answered and said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner. 20 For the Father loves the Son, and shows Him all things that He Himself does; and He will show Him greater works than these, that you may marvel.

D O Y O U H AV E T H E C A PA C I T Y T O S E E T H E E N D

• Hebrews 11:9-10 (NKJV)

• 9 By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise; 10 for he waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

P R O V I S I O N & V I S I O N

• We are for the glory of God but Gods purpose is to glorify himself

• He has an expectation of himself

• Solomon aligned himself for Gods purpose for Israel

• See what he got afterwards wealth and riches

S O U L C A PA C I T Y • Your soul capacity refers to your mind

(intellectual capacity), your will (your decision making capacity) and your emotions (your feeling capacity). All three members of your soul must be developed

• Decision making capacity

• Intellectual capacity

• Emotion

S O U L C A PA C I T Y

• The bible has things we cannot comprehend

• Your mind is the gear box of your mind

• You don't have to understand everything God says or does but you have to understand what you are called to do

W H AT ' S T H E F I R S T T H I N G Y O U D O A F T E R A V I S I O N

• Habakkuk 2:2 (NKJV)

• The Just Live by Faith

• 2 Then the Lord answered me and said: “Write the vision And make it plain on tablets, That he may run who reads it.

W R I T E I T D O W N

• Understood what God wanted to do but didn't need to have an understanding of how to do it themselves but to get it done

• Jack Ma is not a tech person

H I R A M A N D O T H E R S W E R E A S K E D T O D O W H AT G O D W A N T E D

• Exodus 31:6 (NKJV)

• 6 “And I, indeed I, have appointed with him Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and I have put wisdom in the hearts of all the gifted artisans, that they may make all that I have commanded you:

M Y U N D E R S TA N D I N G M Y C A PA C I T Y T O C O M P R E H E N D M Y C A L L I N G A N D A S S I G N M E N T I N T H E V I S I O N A N D T H E R O L E S O F O T H E R S

S O U L C A PA C I T Y

P R O V E R B S 2 : 1 - 2 2

• How to get understanding

• Seek her as silver or money today

• We would rather spend money looking for money rather than wisdom

• It's independent of your education

P H Y S I C A L C A PA C I T Y

• Lastly, your physical capacity refers to your finances, your relationships, your health, your social interactions and success capacities.

P H Y S I C A L C A PA C I T Y P R O C E S S

• Vision

• Plan

• Build with the physical resources

• "We know people by what they do not what they say we only listen to what they say after they have done"

L E T Y O U R V O I C E B E H E A R D !

• Ecclesiastes 9:16 (NKJV)

• 16 Then I said: “Wisdom is better than strength. Nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, And his words are not heard.

I N C R E A S I N G T H E C A PA C I T Y T O D O

• James 1:22-24 (NKJV)

• 22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; 24 for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.

W H AT D O I N E E D T O B E I N O R D E R T O D O

• In order to manifest what you have already shown me as a son. Citizen, father, husband, pastor, business

• Don't put Gods thing second it's always in the spirit

• God does not start what he has not finished. You are here because God has an end or an expectation for you. Sometimes you see your future before you're there déjà vu

S E E W H E R E G O D S TA R T S F R O M !

• Romans 12:1-2 (NKJV)

• 1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

G O D G AV E S O L O M O N T H E C A PA C I T Y T O R U L E O V E R H I S P E O P L E

• 1 Kings 3:9

• So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours?"

G I V E T H E R E F O R E T H Y S E R VA N T A N U N D E R S TA N D I N G H E A R T, T O J U D G E T H Y P E O P L E

• .... Not an understanding of things spiritual, nor of things natural, though both were given him, but of things political, what related to the civil government, that he might be able to judge or rule the people of Israel in the best manner:


• .....that I may discern between good and bad; not merely between moral good and evil, of which he had a discernment; but between right and wrong in any case or controversy that came before him between man and man, that so he might be able to pass a right sentence, and do justice to every one:


• ....for who is able to judge this thy so great a people? who are so very numerous, and have so many causes to be heard and and those many of them very intricate and difficult; so that no man is equal to such arduous work, unless he has more than an ordinary capacity given him by the Lord.

C O N C E P T H E R E :

• Solomon asked for capacity by asking for wisdom knowledge and understanding

• The New Testament is full of this request

A S E C O N D T H I N G T O N O T E A B O U T S O L O M O N ' S P R AY E R I S T H AT W H E N H I S P E T I T I O N F I N A L LY C O M E S

• His prayer is not for himself.

• He prays for the capacity to do his work better. He prays for “an understanding mind [or alternately translated, a listening heart]…able to discern between good and evil.”

I T ' S O U R C H O I C E & F R E E W I L L

• If you are willing and obedient you will eat the good of the land

• Willing equals choice, free will

• Obedient is doing what God says to do

• Kingdom agenda Favour all not a Muslim or Christian agendas

• Our success is about others - Paul Zane Pilzer

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