THE ABILITY OF DOMINANCE
Gn. 1:28 “Y los bendijo Dios, y les dijo: Fructificad y multiplicaos; llenad la
tierra, y sojuzgadla, y señoread en los peces del mar, en las aves de los
cielos, y en todas las bestias que se mueven sobre la tierra.”
“God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase
in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the
birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”
INTRO: God was
very specific with mankind after He blessed them.
He mentioned five things: 1)Be fruitful; 2)Increase in number; 3)Fill the
earth; 4)Subdue it; and 5)Rule over – fish, birds and every living creature (not
human beings.
Ability
- the capacity to do something or perform successfully;
Dominance - control or command
wielded over other things.
I.
THE BLESSINGS OF GOD ARE WITH US
1.
“God blessed them”
a)
bringing pleasure,
contentment
i.
Phil 4:
“I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content
whatever the circumstances.”
“No lo digo porque tenga escasez, pues he aprendido a contentarme, cualquiera
que sea mi situación.”
2.
In His will his blessings
are immutable
3.
We are a blessed people
a)
Eph 1:3 “Bendito sea el Dios y Padre de nuestro Señor Jesucristo, que nos
bendijo con toda bendición espiritual en los lugares celestiales en Cristo,” “Praise
be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the
heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.”
II.
HE HAS GIVEN US THE ABILITY AND
DOMINANCE
1.
Ability – The capacity to do something or perform successfully
a)
Mat. 25:15
“To one he gave five talents of money, to another two talents, and to
another one talent, each according to his ability.
Then he went on his journey.”
“A uno dio cinco talentos, y a otro dos, y a otro uno, a cada uno conforme a su
capacidad; y luego se fue lejos.”
2.
To become wealty
a)
Dt. 8:18
“But remember the
Lord your God, for it is he who
gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he
swore to your forefathers, as it is today.”
“Recuerda al
Señor tu Dios, porque es él quien
te da el poder para producir esa riqueza; así ha confirmado hoy el pacto que
bajo juramento hizo con tus antepasados.”
3.
According to what we have
a)
Acts 11:29
“The disciples, each according to his ability, decided to provide help
for the brothers living in Judea.”
“Entonces decidieron que cada uno de los discípulos, según los recursos de cada
cual, enviaría ayuda a los hermanos que vivían en Judea.”
4.
According to our expertise - Ex
35:31,32 “and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability and
knowledge in all kinds of crafts, to make artistic designs for work in gold,
silver and bronze,” “y lo ha llenado del Espíritu de Dios, en sabiduría, en
inteligencia, en ciencia y en todo arte, para proyectar diseños, para trabajar
en oro, en plata y en bronce,”
a)
Filled with the Spirit of God
b)
Skills
c)Ability
d)
Knowledge
e)
“to make”
Projected (Spanish)
III.
HAVE DOMINANCE
1.
God has given us Self-Control
a)
the ability to control your own behavior, especially in terms of reactions and
impulses
b)
2
Tim 1:7
“For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of
love and of self-discipline.”
“Porque no nos ha dado Dios espíritu de cobardía, sino de poder, de amor y de
dominio propio.”
2.
Not have control over people but circumstances
a)
His blessings are not to rule over people
3.
Not let money have control over us
a)
1 Tim 6:10 “porque raíz de todos los
males es el amor al dinero, el cual codiciando algunos, se extraviaron de la fe,
y fueron traspasados de muchos dolores.”
“For
the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money,
have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.”
b)
The love of money
c)Root
of evil
d)
You can wander from the faith
e)
Pierce yourself with many grief
CONCLUSION: