7 Mountains of Influence | Week 3 | Occupy the Gates
Prayer of Thanksgiving : Philippians 4:4–9
4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. 8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. 9 Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
Philippians 4:4–9 (NIV84)
Gates/Walls and Mountains
Dr. Bill Bright, founder of Campus Crusade for Christ, and Loren Cunningham, founder of Youth With A Mission-1975
These 7 Areas are World Systems that Influence how people in any given culture think “Ways of Thinking”
22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.
Romans 1:22–23 (NIV84)
Elite Few at the Top
Sacred and Secular Divide
Cultural Mandate
So God created man in His own image; He created him in the image of God; He created them male and female. God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every creature that crawls on the earth.” '
Genesis 1:27-28
Recover the beauty and diversity of our calling
Released to the Right Places
Invading Babylon: The 7 Mountain Mandate, Bill Johnson and Lance Wallnau, pg 65
Structure, Stronghold, Worldview.
Saul permitted David to slip into the role of a soldier : 1 Sam. 17.
Paul, a political prisoner, healed an island chief’s father : Acts 28:7-10
12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Ephesians 6:12 (NIV84)
3 Who may ascend the hill of the Lord?
Who may stand in his holy place?
4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart,
who does not lift up his soul to an idol
or swear by what is false.
5 He will receive blessing from the Lord
and vindication from God his Savior.
6 Such is the generation of those who seek him,
who seek your face, O God of Jacob.
Psalm 24:3–6 (NIV84)
5 “When you enter a house, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’ 6 If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; if not, it will return to you.
Luke 10:5–12 (NIV84)
17 The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.”
Luke 10:17 (NIV84)
Mountain: Religion/Church…Restored relationship with God, Self and others
Mountain: Family…Luke 1:7 Spirit and power of Elijah
Mountain: Education… Literacy…spirit of wisdom, empowerment from a biblical standard of personhood
Mountain: Media…prophetic voice to the nation, standard bearer for truth, accountability to leadership
Mountain: Arts/Entertainment/Sports… human inspiration and creativity, achievement and a spirit of excellence
Mountain: Business/Science/Technology…lead the way for the world to experience prosperity, fulfilment, health and wellness.
Mountain: Government…structures for liberty, justice, systems of care and protection for society and the betterment of mankind
Strategy
Prayer/Fasting
14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 (NIV84)
7 Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper.”
Jeremiah 29:7 (NIV84)
8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Acts 1:8 (NIV84)
Presence
29 I will no longer hide my face from them, for I will pour out my Spirit on the house of Israel, declares the Sovereign Lord.”
Ezekiel 39:29 (NIV84)
4 The glory of the Lord entered the temple through the gate facing east. 5 Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court, and the glory of the Lord filled the temple.
Ezekiel 43:4–5 (NIV84)
The man brought me back to the entrance of the temple, and I saw water coming out from under the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east). The water was coming down from under the south side of the temple, south of the altar. 2 He then brought me out through the north gate and led me around the outside to the outer gate facing east, and the water was flowing from the south side
Ezekiel 47:1–2 (NIV84)
Power
12 The apostles performed many miraculous signs and wonders among the people. And all the believers used to meet together in Solomon’s Colonnade…14 Nevertheless, more and more men and women believed in the Lord and were added to their number. 15 As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on beds and mats so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by. 16 Crowds gathered also from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those tormented by evil spirits, and all of them were healed.
Acts 5:12, 14-16 (NIV84)
Believing God can use You
Broken vessels in the hands of God
Abraham -He was too old for God to use him
Elijah – Suicidal Thoughts
Joseph – Was abused and hated
Job – Went bankrupt
Moses – Had a speech problem
Gideon – Was afraid
Samson – Was a womanizer
Rahab – Was a prostitute
Noah – Had a drinking problem
Jeremiah – Couldn’t contain his tears
Jacob – Was a cheater
David – Was a murderer
Jonah – Ran from God
Naomi – Was a widow
Peter – Denied Christ three times
Martha – Worried about everything
The Disciples – Couldn’t stay awake to pray for Jesus
Paul – A Pharisee who persecuted Christians
Romans 8:28
Moses
Moses answered, “What if they do not believe me or listen to me and say, ‘The Lord did not appear to you’?”
Exodus 4:1 (NIV84)
10 Moses said to the Lord, “O Lord, I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue.” 11 The Lord said to him, “Who gave man his mouth? Who makes him deaf or mute? Who gives him sight or makes him blind? Is it not I, the Lord? 12 Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say.” 13 But Moses said, “O Lord, please send someone else to do it.”
Exodus 4:10–13 (NIV84)
Peter
60 Peter replied, “Man, I don’t know what you’re talking about!” Just as he was speaking, the rooster crowed. 61 The Lord turned and looked straight at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word the Lord had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows today, you will disown me three times.” 62 And he went outside and wept bitterly.
Luke 22:60–62 (NIV84)
Paul
7 Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, 8 and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born. 9 For I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
1 Corinthians 15:7–10 (NIV84)