110 Seeking the Kingdom in 2021! - a podcast by Dr. Vic Torres

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Seeking the Kingdom and His righteousness…



I have a message that I believe the Lord has put on my heart having to do with our approach to the New Year. It has to do with Seeking the Kingdom and His righteousness.Show More




But before that let me tell you about some changes we are making here at the ministry.



To all those who listen to my podcast I want to make you aware of two things:Downloads of the audio mp3 file and the transcript documents are available at my website pastorvic.com or pastorvicsnuggets.comThe numbering of the podcast will jump from 55 to 110 in order to be in sync with the video blogs.Something brand new that is being offered for free downloads are what I call “Sermon Helps”. These are sermon outlines and notes that you can use for your own study and preparation. They cover 8 areas:Gospel Sermon HelpsChrist Centered Life Sermon HelpsDiscipleship Sermon HelpsHoly Spirit Sermon HelpsFaith Sermon HelpsFinding Purpose Sermon HelpsStewardship Sermon HelpsMiscellaneous Sermon Helps



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The Message: Seeking the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness…



As we begin to enter a new year, I think we can all agree that the last year has been a challenging year in every respect. The Covid 19 pandemic has affected all of us. Some more dramatically than others. However, if we “get stuck” at looking at the past we will miss our future. It would be like driving a car and only looking at the rear-view mirror. We would see where we have been but miss out on what is ahead. Life is the same, it is dangerous to focus on the past for we shall surely miss something important in front of us.



Our God is the God of the present as He prepares us for the future. The present is the only thing we have influence over and if we prepare rightly, we will impact our future. We don’t have to operate in fear wondering what tomorrow brings, but we can operate in the assurance that God is with us and for us. His word says that He will never leave us nor forsake us. His Word also says if He is for us, who can be against us. 



Hebrews 13:5b, … For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”Romans 8:31, What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?



Fear is the enemy of Faith



Fear is a natural emotion and is appropriate in certain circumstances, but we should not have the “spirit of fear”. The spirit of fear arises when we start to believe the lies of the Devil and it causes paralysis which prevents us from acting in the wisdom of God. 



Paul the apostle wrote to Timothy his son in the Lord, that God has not given us the spirit of fear, this statement alone makes it clear that it is a wrong spirit. However, what God has given us is the ability to substitute that spirit of fear with the spirit of love, Power and a sound mind.



2 Timothy 1:6, Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands. 7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.



 Love is a powerful antidote to fear and our focus is to love God first and then others. Power is the power of the Holy Spirit and the spirit’s ability to destroy the works of the enemy, Finally, a sound mind so that we don’t make judgements and decisions based upon fear, but judgments and decisions based upon the mind of Christ.



So, how should we approach the coming year.? We must go back to the basics and place our focus on the correct goals and outcomes based upon what God has said in His Word. In other words what should we be seeking, remember, we are told to ask, knock and seek. The promise is that if we ask, seek and knock correctly the Lord will make the provision available.



Luke 11:9, “So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will

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