The King's Church in Ilford
The following is the text of the talk given on 5th September 2010 by Georges Kisombola
"Living for the Moment"
Philippians 2:13
Phil. 2:13 for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure The Kingdom of God is something that is birthed in you. Once it is birthed in you, it begins to come out and be manifested through you. The key to impacting the Kingdom of God with the addition of YOU . . . is to have the things relating to the Kingdom formed fully in you:
This is not the same as being in the Church. The Church serves a purpose for a time. And thank God it does . . . we believe in the Church . . . we are the Church. But the Church is birthed as individuals are born-again from the Spirit of God that extends to us from the Kingdom of heaven. The question is not what you can do for the Kingdom because the origin of that question would be you . . . physically initiated . . . and His Kingdom is not ruled by physical initiation no matter how good our intentions are. The question is about what can God do through you as a result of His Kingdom being birthed in you? We do not need to worry about how or whether those things will happen because it is God who gives us the will (desire) and the ability (power) to do His will (Phil. 2:13 for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure) You know the Kingdom of God rules over the Church. It is the honor of the King to protect and provide for his people. The Kingdom of God is the extension of God's rule or dominion in the earth And you are already citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven because you are already in the Kingdom of God on earth as born-again members of the Church. Phil 3:20 But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ In Matthew 6:10, Jesus taught us how to pray and said: Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven If it were not possible Jesus would not have said to pray for it. He told us to pray for a very specific reason… the Kingdom of God is a present reality. Again... the Kingdom of God is birthed in you. And when it does, it is a moment. It is a Divine appointment. John 3:3 Jesus answered Nicodemus, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God." When someone is born-again, from above, they become citizen of the heavenly Kingdom with a temporary residence on earth. Acts 1:6-7 so when they had come together, they asked him, "Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?" He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. Both words, time and times, are from the Greek word, "Chronos." chronos (khron'-os); of uncertain derivation; a space of time; a process of time...years old, season, space, (X often-) time (-s), (a) while. We live our lives chronologically. Day follows day, year follows year. They were asking Jesus if in this time (chronos) was He going to restore the Kingdom? Because it was their hope that at a certain time in chronological order God would restore the Kingdom. They were looking for and anticipating an earthly Kingdom. Is this the time? They asked. Another example: The normal chronological time for the order from conception to birth is 9 months. Luke 1:57 Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth and she bore a son. Chronos is the passage of life, from birth to death, a timeline...Sequential order. But there is another type of time . . . such as found in: Matt 13:30 Let both grow together until the harvest, and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, Gather the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn. kairos (kahee-ros'); of uncertain affinity; an occasion, i.e. set or proper time: Kairos time is like an intervention, a moment, an event...something that suddenly injects itself into Chronos time. The flood was a Kairos time event. Sodom and Gomorrah was a Kairos time event. The parting of the Red Sea was a Kairos time event. The Parting of Jordan was a Kairos time event. The ascension of Elijah was a Kairos time event Kairos events happen when God suddenly steps into the Chronos of everyday life and injects something at a critical point in time: A Divine appointment; a Divine event When we talk about the good old days, those are Chronos times...the way it was for a time. But we must never get so caught up in the Chronos that we miss the Kairos moments. The disciples went to the upper room and observed 40 days of prayer and fasting and seeking God in Chronos time... Then they had a Kairos moment that changed the course of history. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind. A man had been lame from his mother's womb and daily went about as a routine begging in Chronos time... When immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength he had a Kairos moment that changed everything for him! Luke 19:44 and tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And they will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know the time (Kairos) of your visitation. Salvation is a kariological experience . . . a moment of Divine intersection on the journey of our life (Chronos). You will not be able to see a Karios moment from the Chronos mindset. They are not things you can plan on a calendar . . . but you can prepare for them. The Kingdom is about experiencing the power and liberty of the Holy Spirit. Rom 8:11-14 If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you. A place of spiritual ministry begins with a Kairos moment that transforms you as you enter the Kingdom. On the Chronos journey of life . . . between birth and death, the born-again Christian will come in contact with certain Kairos moments. Those Kairos moments might be... notable miracle or healing or spiritual manifestation that changes your life; an extraordinary outpouring of God's power. How do we live for these moments? Worship God. This means coming and being in God's presence; having a relationship with Him. Pray to God. Jesus said "Ask, and it will be given to you". Wait on God. He knows the time; the Kairos moments in your life. Respond when God calls, because that is a Kairos moment. The Spirit is searching right now . . . looking for someone who is sick and tired of just living in the Chronos and hungry to step into the Kairos time with God. Someone that is ready for God to do something awesome in their life . . . and to reveal to them why they have come to the Kingdom for such a time as this.