Living Full to Die Empty

Can God use me?

By Lead Pastor Phreddie Minnifield, June 11, 2023

Let the fullness of God flood your mind

  1. Your mindset is the map to your journey
    1. Your feet won’t go beyond your mind

Philippians 2:5(NKJV) Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus 2. Another word for let is “allow” allow your mindset to agree with God’s Word

  1. Allow your mind to go beyond fear, doubt, and unbelief. John 10:10(NKJV) The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.

  2. The “they” in this scripture is you, God wants to open your eyes to truth so you can live full Ephesians 2:4-6(NASB) 4  But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,  5  even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),  6  and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus.

  3. Don’t forget it’s together with Christ

  4. You’ve been raised up with Christ to live an abundant Life 1 John 4:17(NKJV) Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the Day of Judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world.

    1. Your belief about yourself determines your behavior
    2. God is not mad at you, God is pleased with you

Ephesians 2:10 (AMP) For we are God’s [own] handiwork (His workmanship), recreated in Christ Jesus, [born anew] that we may do those good works which God predestined(planned beforehand) for us [taking paths which He prepared ahead of time], that we should walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us to live].

Living Full and dying empty allows God to get the glory from your life Genesis 18:11-15(NASB),** Genesis 21:2**(NASB)

  1. Living full is the only way to overflow and benefit others

    1. Your potential is God’s gift to you, what you do with it is your gift to God
  2. The opposite of Living Full to die empty is so devastating

    1. You are not suppose to Live empty and die full of potential

Romans 8:28(KJV) And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

  1. Don’t take unfulfilled potential to the grave; answer the call
    1. Don’t bury your God given talents.

Colossians 1:27 (NKJV) To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

How to live full and die empty

  1. Commit your life, to God’s Word John 17:17(NASB) Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth

  2. Let God have His way in your life John 15:4-5 NKJV) 4  Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. 5  “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing

  3. Realize your Potential 1 John 4:17(NKJV) Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the Day of Judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world

  4. Realize God’s Potential Mark 10:27(NKJV) But Jesus looked at them and said, “With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible.”

  5. Put your total trust and Identity in Jesus.

Luke 4:18-21 (NKJV) 18  “The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed; 19  To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD.” ]20  Then He closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all who were in the synagogue were fixed on Him.  21  And He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing."