Pastor Brent Lokker explores the authority Jesus endowed on his ekklesia (assembly), when He declared, “whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” (Matthew 16:19) Brent helps us understand the connection between intimacy and authority: our ability to bear much fruit depends on living in union with Jesus (John 15:5). Specific breakthroughs require specific keys, which can only be discerned through prayer and prophetic insight, again highlighting the importance of relationship over formulas and methods. To listen to the podcast, go to https://blazingfire.podbean.com/e/the-keys-of-the-kingdom-—-discovering-your-authority-brent-lokker/ blazingfire.org

1. Pastor Brent Lokker
January 19, 2019

3. When Jesus arrived in the region of Caesarea Philippi, he
asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I, the Human
Being, am?” They answered, “Some say John the Baptizer,
but others say Elijah, and others say you’re Jeremiah or one
of the prophets.
“But you—who do you say I am?” he asked.
Simon Peter answered, “You’re the Anointed One, the Son of
the living God.”
Matthew 16:13-19
The Source New Testament

4. “You are a blessed person, Simon Bar-Jonah!” Jesus
exclaimed. “This wasn’t revealed to you by human beings
but by my Father in the heavenly places.
I certainly say that you are Peter, the stone, and I will build
my assembly (ekklesia) upon me, the rock, and Hades’ gates
will not triumph in an encounter with my assembly!
Matthew 16:13-19
The Source New Testament

5. Matthew 16:13-19
The Source New Testament
“I will give you the keys to Heaven’s Realm, and whatever
you tie up on earth will have been tied up in the heavenly
places, and whatever you release on earth will have been
released in the heavenly places.”

6. “I am the Living One; I was
dead, and behold I am alive
forever and ever! And I hold
the keys of death and Hades
~Jesus in Revelation 1:18

7. What are the Keys?
A symbol of access and authority
The ekklesia must prayerfully ascend
into the unseen realm and access the
keys of the kingdom to gain wisdom
and revelation and open the locked
gates.
God’s Kingdom is expanding!
Specific breakthroughs require specific
keys

9. From Greg Simas:
The Kingdom key for the crisis Noah faced was to build an ark.
The Kingdom key for the crisis Joshua faced at Jericho was to march
around the city and shout.
The Kingdom key for the crisis Gideon faced was to secure 300 men
and use pots, torches, and trumpets.
The Kingdom key Jehosophat used against Ammon/Moab was to
place singers in front of the army and give praise.
Noah’s key would not work for Joshua; nor would Joshua’s key work
for Gideon.

10. What’s the point? Specific breakthroughs require specific keys.
What we are prone to do is copy what others are doing. We want to
use their keys. Though I realize we can learn and borrow from
others, I believe we need to access Kingdom keys unique to the
challenges we are facing in our own personal lives, churches, cities,
and regions. These keys come to us by the Spirit, through prayer, the
Word, visions, dreams, wisdom, and prophetic insight.

11. “I tell you this timeless truth: The person who follows me in
faith, believing in me, will do the same mighty miracles that I
do—even greater miracles than these because I go to be with
my Father! For I will do whatever you ask me to do when
you ask me in my name. And that is how the Son will show
what the Father is really like and bring glory to him. Ask me
anything in my name, and I will do it for you!”
~Jesus in John 14:12-14

12. In My Name…
With My Heart
Understanding My Ways
One with Me

13. John 15:5
I am the vine, you are the branches. If you remain in me
and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you
can do nothing. (NIV)
I am the sprouting vine and you’re the branches. As you
live in union with me as your source, fruitfulness with
stream from within you—but when you live separated
from me you are powerless. (TPT)

14. Matthew 16:13-19
“I will give you the keys to Heaven’s Realm, and whatever
you tie up on earth will have been tied up in the heavenly
places, and whatever you release on earth will have been
released in the heavenly places.”

15. 2019
is a year to know our authority,
understand our authority,
and walk in our authority
in a measure we’ve never seen
nor known possible!

17. Agreement
with
Heaven’s
Realm
Intercession!

18. Tying up & Releasing
Forbidding & Allowing
Shutting & Opening
No & Yes
Binding & Loosing

19. “Your Kingdom come, Your will be done
ON earth AS IT IS in heaven.”
Matthew 6:10

20. Jesus will give you keys to enjoy access to the Father!
Jesus will give you keys to shift atmospheres
in your home, in your neighborhood,
in your region, and in nations!
Jesus will give you keys to see the lives of individuals
healed, changed and set free!
Jesus will give you keys to see yourself set free!

21. Jesus what are you really like?
Father what are you really like?
What is your Kingdom—Heaven’s Realm—really like?
What key do you have for me that I need right now?
What in Heaven’s Realm do you want me to agree with?