260531 Ground Truth and Permanent Possession

When our religious efforts bear no fruit, the problem is not wrong methods but a defective science that cannot be engineered away. If true spiritual possession is the fruit we seek in the Kingdom, and we have yet to see it, we must reinvestigate our science, i.e., our “ground truth.” Joseph is a clear example that being a successful renter in Egypt and a permanent owner in the promised land are very different things. Coming into ownership of anything requires that possession be transferred from one entity to another, and this can only be done according to God’s justice. When we base our lives on this truth, our expectations are calibrated and our efforts become aimed toward a permanent inheritance. Genesis 49; Genesis 50; Joshua 5; Matthew 1; 2 Corinthians 11; 1 Timothy 4 NYC Sunday Sermon | May 31, 2026