1. Getting ready now for your ultimate calling.
Preparing To Reign
Getting ready now for your ultimate calling.

2. Kings And Priests
Revelation 1:6 6  and He has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
1 Corinthians 6:2 2  Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world?
1 Corinthians 6:3 3   Do you not know that we shall judge angels? How much more, matters of this life?

3. We Shall Reign With Him
Revelation 20:6 6   Blessed and holy is the one who has a part in the first resurrection; over these the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years.

4. We Reign Now
Romans 5:  For if by the transgression of the one, death reigned through the one, much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.

5. 1. Become A New Man
1 Samuel 10:6 6  "Then the Spirit of the LORD will come upon you mightily, and you shall prophesy with them and be changed into another man.

6. 2. Know His Word
Deuteronomy 17:  "Now it shall come about when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, he shall write for himself a copy of this law on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests. 19  "And it shall be with him, and he shall read it all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear the LORD his God, by carefully observing all the words of this law and these statutes,

7. 3. Deal With Inferiority
1 Samuel 18:  And the women sang as they played, and said, " Saul has slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands." 8  Then Saul became very angry, for this saying displeased him; and he said, "They have ascribed to David ten thousands, but to me they have ascribed thousands. Now what more can he have but the kingdom?"

8. 4. Deal With Betrayal, Delay & Disappointment
Genesis 37:  And he said to them, "Please listen to this dream which I have had; 7  for behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and lo, my sheaf rose up and also stood erect; and behold, your sheaves gathered around and bowed down to my sheaf." 8  Then his brothers said to him, " Are you actually going to reign over us? Or are you really going to rule over us?" So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words.

9. 5. Practice Radical Forgiveness
Genesis 50:  Then his brothers also came and fell down before him and said, "Behold, we are your servants." 19  But Joseph said to them, "Do not be afraid, for am I in God's place? 20  "And as for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to preserve many people alive.

10. 6. Overcome The Giants In Your Life
1 Samuel 17:  Then David said to the Philistine, "You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have taunted.

11. 7. Get Wisdom
Proverbs 4:  " The beginning of wisdom is: Acquire wisdom; And with all your acquiring, get understanding. 8  " Prize her, and she will exalt you; She will honor you if you embrace her. 9  "She will place on your head a garland of grace; She will present you with a crown of beauty."

12. 8. Be Magnanimous And Generous
Genesis 14:  And blessed be God Most High, Who has delivered your enemies into your hand." And he gave him a tenth of all. 21  And the king of Sodom said to Abram, "Give the people to me and take the goods for yourself." 22  And Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have sworn to the LORD God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth, 23  that I will not take a thread or a sandal thong or anything that is yours, lest you should say, 'I have made Abram rich.'

13. 9. Deal With Rejection
Psalm 27:   For my father and my mother have forsaken me, But the LORD will take me up.