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Cultural Contrast

The culture says hustle. The Kingdom says steward. The culture says self-made. The Kingdom says God-made.

To follow Yeshua is to live counter-culturally. It is to step out of the stream of the world's values and step into the river of God's purposes.

We live in a world that is obsessed with self: self-promotion, self-reliance, and self-gratification. But the Kingdom of God calls us to a different standard. It calls us to die to self so that we can truly live. This section explores the deep contrasts between the patterns of this world and the patterns of the Kingdom.

The Great Reversal

Success

The World Says

Accumulation of wealth, status, and power.

The Kingdom Says

Faithfulness to God's call and obedience to His Word.

Strength

The World Says

Dominating others and asserting your will.

The Kingdom Says

Serving others and submitting to God's will.

Ambition

The World Says

Making a name for yourself.

The Kingdom Says

Making the name of Jesus famous.

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The Foundation

"Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Yeshua."

PHILIPPIANS 2:5

HUMILITY

He made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant. True power is found in serving others, not lording over them.

OBEDIENCE

He became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. The Kingdom mindset is one of total surrender to the Father's will.

EXALTATION

Therefore God also has highly exalted Him. The path down is the path up. We lower ourselves so He can lift us in due time.