Destiny Church Naples
Creating The Right Atmosphere Part 3
Locations & Times
Destiny Church Naples
6455 Hidden Oaks Ln, Naples, FL 34119, USA
Saturday 5:00 PM
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Heaven and earth were created to work together.
The only thing that separates Heaven and earth is an atmosphere.
Genesis 1:6-8
6 Then God said, "Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters." 7 Thus God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so. 8 And God called the firmament Heaven. So the evening and the morning were the second day.
We exist to host His presence.
Mathew 6:9-10
9 "In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. 10 Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
We can bring Heaven to earth.
We will never change the world until we change the way the church thinks.
The Bible teaches us that we are the salt of the earth.
Mathew 5:13
"You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.
We are the salt of the earth.
We are also the light of the earth.
Mathew 5:14
"You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.
The Bible also teaches we are the leaven of the earth.
Mathew 13:33
Another parable He spoke to them: "The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it was all leavened.
We are salt, light and leaven.
In other words we are to impact the world with the atmosphere of heaven.
We are here to show them how to live from
God’s perspective.
The church should see things from a different perspective.
The church has to learn a new culture.
The 12 tribes of Israel were centered around the presence of God.
We need to get back to being centered around His presence.
Our response to spiritual influence creates an atmosphere.
We have been given the power to change the atmosphere!
1 Corinthians 10:31
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
Do everything for His presence.
Psalms 148:1-14
1 Praise the LORD!
Praise the LORD from the heavens;
Praise Him in the heights!
2 Praise Him, all His angels;
Praise Him, all His hosts!
3 Praise Him, sun and moon;
Praise Him, all you stars of light!
4 Praise Him, you heavens of heavens,
And you waters above the heavens!
5 Let them praise the name of the LORD, For He commanded and they were created. 6 He also established them forever and ever; He made a decree which shall not pass away. 7 Praise the LORD from the earth, You great sea creatures and all the depths; 8 Fire and hail, snow and clouds;
Stormy wind, fulfilling His word;
9 Mountains and all hills;
Fruitful trees and all cedars;
10 Beasts and all cattle;
Creeping things and flying fowl;
11 Kings of the earth and all peoples; Princes and all judges of the earth;
12 Both young men and maidens;
Old men and children.
13 Let them praise the name of the LORD, For His name alone is exalted;
His glory is above the earth and heaven. 14 And He has exalted the horn of His people,
The praise of all His saints--
Of the children of Israel,
A people near to Him.
Praise the LORD!
We need to live in an atmosphere of praise.
We exist to host His presence.
Genesis 2:15
Then the LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it.
God placed man in the garden of eden.
Eden is a complicated word in the Hebrew.
Eden refers to order.
It means a spot.
It means a delightful place; a paradise.
It means an open door.
It means a state of innocence, bliss, or ultimate happiness.
Eden means a spot on earth where God has an open door from heaven to earth.
Eden wasn’t a place it was an environment.
I believe Eden was an atmosphere.
I believe Eden was the actual presence of God.
The first thing God did for man was place man in His presence.
We were created to live in his presence.
We are to live in an atmosphere of heaven.
When we live in the atmosphere of heaven there are 3 things we can all celebrate in everyone.
1.We are all made in Gods image.
2. We all have gifts from heaven.
3. We all have access to the Holy Spirit.
We can celebrate these three in every person on the earth.
His presence is what creates unity.
John 17:22
"And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one:
Ephesians 4:2-3
2 with all lowliness and gentleness, with long-suffering, bearing with one another in love, 3 endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Unity is natural in the presence of the Lord.
The atmosphere of heaven is released in spiritual obedience.
An atmosphere that is sustained creates a climate.
A Climate Sustained Creates Strongholds
A Stronghold is a fortified place.
: a place of security or survival
: a place dominated by a particular group or marked by a particular characteristic.
Strongholds have to do with the way people think.
A stronghold is an entrenched mindset that determines how a person thinks and feels about himself, others, God, and the world around him.
2 Corinthians 10:4-5
4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds; 5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.
Paul is referring to strongholds of the mind.
For those who grew up in a negative spiritual climate, the strongholds of the mind become the walls of a prison cell and holds them in bondage.
We see this time and again in families who have generation after generation of alcoholics in the family.
Generation after generation of poverty, or divorce, or premature death, or some other kind of dysfunction.
The stronghold becomes such a part of their family history that eventually they look on it as “normal” for their family.
An atmosphere sustained creates a climate.
A Climate Sustained Creates Strongholds
It’s time to change our atmosphere.
It’s time for a climate change!
“The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level we were at when we created them.”
— ALBERT EINSTEIN
“The desire to challenge the status quo is the gateway to revelation.”
Strongholds determine culture!
Having the mind of Christ is the opposite of being bound by strongholds.
Instead of being bound up by strongholds, we tear them down in the power of Christ.
Strongholds by their very nature are deeply rooted and firmly entrenched and do not give way easily.
Sometimes, removing a stronghold may seem like an impossible task.
The Bible says that nothing is impossible with God (Luke 1:37) and that we can do all things through Christ, who strengthens us (Phil. 4:13).
This is the year of the BREAKTHROUGH
Atmosphere creates Climate!
Climate creates strongholds!
Strongholds creates Culture!
Culture is a way of life shared by people in a place or time.
As children of God, we are called and equipped to change the atmosphere in our world—
We have to stop Satan’s culture of death and release Christ’s culture of life.
A spiritual climate does not develop overnight.
It is a progression that begins with a spiritual influence that establishes an atmosphere,
It strengthens to become a prevailing climate, which becomes a stronghold that becomes the architect of culture.
In other words, the culture we live in is determined by the atmosphere we create.
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Heaven and earth were created to work together.
The only thing that separates Heaven and earth is an atmosphere.
Genesis 1:6-8
6 Then God said, "Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters." 7 Thus God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so. 8 And God called the firmament Heaven. So the evening and the morning were the second day.
We exist to host His presence.
Mathew 6:9-10
9 "In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. 10 Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
We can bring Heaven to earth.
We will never change the world until we change the way the church thinks.
The Bible teaches us that we are the salt of the earth.
Mathew 5:13
"You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.
We are the salt of the earth.
We are also the light of the earth.
Mathew 5:14
"You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.
The Bible also teaches we are the leaven of the earth.
Mathew 13:33
Another parable He spoke to them: "The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it was all leavened.
We are salt, light and leaven.
In other words we are to impact the world with the atmosphere of heaven.
We are here to show them how to live from
God’s perspective.
The church should see things from a different perspective.
The church has to learn a new culture.
The 12 tribes of Israel were centered around the presence of God.
We need to get back to being centered around His presence.
Our response to spiritual influence creates an atmosphere.
We have been given the power to change the atmosphere!
1 Corinthians 10:31
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
Do everything for His presence.
Psalms 148:1-14
1 Praise the LORD!
Praise the LORD from the heavens;
Praise Him in the heights!
2 Praise Him, all His angels;
Praise Him, all His hosts!
3 Praise Him, sun and moon;
Praise Him, all you stars of light!
4 Praise Him, you heavens of heavens,
And you waters above the heavens!
5 Let them praise the name of the LORD, For He commanded and they were created. 6 He also established them forever and ever; He made a decree which shall not pass away. 7 Praise the LORD from the earth, You great sea creatures and all the depths; 8 Fire and hail, snow and clouds;
Stormy wind, fulfilling His word;
9 Mountains and all hills;
Fruitful trees and all cedars;
10 Beasts and all cattle;
Creeping things and flying fowl;
11 Kings of the earth and all peoples; Princes and all judges of the earth;
12 Both young men and maidens;
Old men and children.
13 Let them praise the name of the LORD, For His name alone is exalted;
His glory is above the earth and heaven. 14 And He has exalted the horn of His people,
The praise of all His saints--
Of the children of Israel,
A people near to Him.
Praise the LORD!
We need to live in an atmosphere of praise.
We exist to host His presence.
Genesis 2:15
Then the LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it.
God placed man in the garden of eden.
Eden is a complicated word in the Hebrew.
Eden refers to order.
It means a spot.
It means a delightful place; a paradise.
It means an open door.
It means a state of innocence, bliss, or ultimate happiness.
Eden means a spot on earth where God has an open door from heaven to earth.
Eden wasn’t a place it was an environment.
I believe Eden was an atmosphere.
I believe Eden was the actual presence of God.
The first thing God did for man was place man in His presence.
We were created to live in his presence.
We are to live in an atmosphere of heaven.
When we live in the atmosphere of heaven there are 3 things we can all celebrate in everyone.
1.We are all made in Gods image.
2. We all have gifts from heaven.
3. We all have access to the Holy Spirit.
We can celebrate these three in every person on the earth.
His presence is what creates unity.
John 17:22
"And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one:
Ephesians 4:2-3
2 with all lowliness and gentleness, with long-suffering, bearing with one another in love, 3 endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Unity is natural in the presence of the Lord.
The atmosphere of heaven is released in spiritual obedience.
An atmosphere that is sustained creates a climate.
A Climate Sustained Creates Strongholds
A Stronghold is a fortified place.
: a place of security or survival
: a place dominated by a particular group or marked by a particular characteristic.
Strongholds have to do with the way people think.
A stronghold is an entrenched mindset that determines how a person thinks and feels about himself, others, God, and the world around him.
2 Corinthians 10:4-5
4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds; 5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.
Paul is referring to strongholds of the mind.
For those who grew up in a negative spiritual climate, the strongholds of the mind become the walls of a prison cell and holds them in bondage.
We see this time and again in families who have generation after generation of alcoholics in the family.
Generation after generation of poverty, or divorce, or premature death, or some other kind of dysfunction.
The stronghold becomes such a part of their family history that eventually they look on it as “normal” for their family.
An atmosphere sustained creates a climate.
A Climate Sustained Creates Strongholds
It’s time to change our atmosphere.
It’s time for a climate change!
“The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level we were at when we created them.”
— ALBERT EINSTEIN
“The desire to challenge the status quo is the gateway to revelation.”
Strongholds determine culture!
Having the mind of Christ is the opposite of being bound by strongholds.
Instead of being bound up by strongholds, we tear them down in the power of Christ.
Strongholds by their very nature are deeply rooted and firmly entrenched and do not give way easily.
Sometimes, removing a stronghold may seem like an impossible task.
The Bible says that nothing is impossible with God (Luke 1:37) and that we can do all things through Christ, who strengthens us (Phil. 4:13).
This is the year of the BREAKTHROUGH
Atmosphere creates Climate!
Climate creates strongholds!
Strongholds creates Culture!
Culture is a way of life shared by people in a place or time.
As children of God, we are called and equipped to change the atmosphere in our world—
We have to stop Satan’s culture of death and release Christ’s culture of life.
A spiritual climate does not develop overnight.
It is a progression that begins with a spiritual influence that establishes an atmosphere,
It strengthens to become a prevailing climate, which becomes a stronghold that becomes the architect of culture.
In other words, the culture we live in is determined by the atmosphere we create.