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Interesting

• That although most Christians recognize
  Christs claim to be both Lord and King - there
  is a lot of controversy about His Kingdom being
  established in the earth!

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Interesting
Why so much CONTROVERSY?

• That although most Christians recognize
  Christs claim to be both Lord and King - there
  is a lot of controversy about His Kingdom being
  established in the earth!

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What does the Kingdom of God really mean?
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KINGsDOMain

• A Kings Domain
• is wherever a Kings authority is fully
  recognized and honored.

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The Kingdom of God represents the establishment
of Gods supreme and unrivaled dominion
everywhere, and in all matters !
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How important is it for us to understand the
Kingdom of God?
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The Kingdom of God is the Big Idea of all of
the Bible!
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The Kingdom

• It was what the prophets all looked forward to in
  their prophecies!

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Daniel 714

• 14 To Him was given rulership,
• glory and a kingdom,
• so that all peoples, nations and languages of the
  earth
• should serve Him.
• His Kingdom is an eternal Kingdom
• that will never pass away
• for His kingdom is one
• that cannot be destroyed.

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The Kingdom

• It was the message that John the Baptist preached!

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Matt 31-2

• In those days John the Baptist came to the
  Judean wilderness and began preaching. His
  message was, 2 "Repent of your sins and turn to
  God, for the Kingdom of God (Heaven) is within
  reach."

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The Kingdom

• It was the subject of MOST of Jesus own teaching!

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The Parables

• The Kingdom of God is like...
• A farmer who sowed good seed in his field (Mt.
  1324)
• A mustard seed (Mt. 1331)
• Leaven mixed in flour (Mt. 1333)
• A treasure in a field (Mt. 1344)
• A pearl of great value (Mt. 1345)
• A large fishing net (Mt. 1347)
• Etc.
• Etc.

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Luke 810

• Jesus said to his disciples, " You have been
  allowed to know the mysteries of the kingdom of
  God!

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The Kingdom

• It is the REASON that mans redemption from sin
  is necessary!

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John 35

• Unless a man is born both naturally and of the
  Spirit, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God."

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The Kingdom

• It is the Good News that we are to preach
  throughout the world!

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Luke 81

• 1 Jesus went to every nearby town and village
  with His disciples, announcing the Good News
  (Gospel) about the Kingdom of God.

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How important is it for us to understand the
Kingdom of God?
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ABSOLUTELY CRUCIAL! Because the Kingdom of God
is the Big Idea of all of the entire Bible!
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How is the Kingdom of God established?
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The Kingdom of God is established by individual
agreement or eventual annihilation!
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The Kingdom

• God has given each of us like the angels before
  us the choice to submit to or to rebel against
  His authority!

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The Kingdom

• While were allowed to choose our actions, we
  ARENT allowed to choose the consequences of our
  actions!

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War in Heaven!
War on Earth!
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Revelations 127-8

• War broke out in heaven!

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Revelations 127-8

• Michael and his angels fought against the
  dragon

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Revelations 127-8

• and the dragon and his angels fought back!

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Revelations 127-8

• But they were not strong enough to prevail

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Revelations 127-8

• and they lost their place in heaven

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Revelations 127-8

• they lost their place and were cast out of
  heaven!

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Satans original rebellion has spread to earth!
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Deut. 3019-20

• 19 "Today I have given you the choice between
  life and death, between blessings and curses. Now
  I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice
  you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that
  you and your descendants might live!

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Deut. 3019-20

• 20 You can choose to live by loving the Lord
  your God, obeying Him, and committing yourself
  firmly to follow Him. This is the key to your
  life.

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How is the Kingdom of God established?
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The Kingdom of God is established by individual
agreement or eventual annihilation!
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Matt. 2541

• 41 On the day of judgment, the King will turn
  to those on His left and say, 'Away with you, you
  cursed ones, into the eternal fire that was
  prepared for the devil and his demons.

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Matt. 2546

• 46 "And they will go away into eternal
  punishment, but the righteous will go into
  eternal life."

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What part do you and I play in the Kingdom of
God?
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We each are invited to share eternally in His
cosmic government to the degree that we learn
to submit now to His personal government!
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Luke 1721

• 21 The Kingdom of God is
• WITHIN YOU!

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Romans 1417-18

• 17 The Kingdom of God is not a matter of what we
  eat or drink, but of living a life of goodness
  and peace and joy in the power of the Holy
  Spirit. 18 If you serve Christ in this way, your
  life will please God.

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Rick Joyner

• Our calling is to proclaim the message of the
  kingdom, that the earth has been redeemed. When
  the message has been fully proclaimed, the King
  will come and take the authority that He
  purchased with His own life!

Fifty Days for a Firm Foundation by Rick Joyner.
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Rick Joyner

• We can only be ambassadors for the kingdom if we
  are citizens of the kingdom ourselves. We must
  live under the authority of Jesus now, if we are
  to proclaim His kingdom.

Fifty Days for a Firm Foundation by Rick Joyner.
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Matt. 2541

• 41 On the day of judgment, the King will turn
  to those on His left and say, 'Away with you, you
  cursed ones, into the eternal fire that was
  prepared for the devil and his demons.

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Matt. 2541-46

• 42 Because
• I was hungry, and you didn't feed me. I was
  thirsty, and you didn't give me a drink. 43 I was
  a stranger, and you didn't invite me into your
  home.

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Matt. 2541-46

• 42 Because
• I didnt have adequate clothing, and you didn't
  give me any. I was sick and in prison, and you
  didn't care.

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Matt. 2541-46

• 44 "Then they will reply, 'Lord, when did we ever
  see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked
  or sick or in prison, and not help you?

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Matt. 2541-46

• 45 "And the King will answer, This is the truth
  When you refused to help even the very least of
  my brothers and sisters, you were actually
  refusing to help me!

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1 John 38

• Jesus, the Son of God came to earth to destroy
  all the work of the devil.

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What is the work of the devil that Christ came
to destroy?
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John 1010

• The thief (Satan) comes to steal, kill and
  destroy all that is good.

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• Whenever we pass up a chance to help destroy the
  work of the devil around us we are actually
  refusing to help Jesus establish the Kingdom of
  God in the earth!

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1 John 310

• 10 We can easily tell who God's children are
  (and who they arent, too!) Those who dont do
  what is right in Gods sight arent really His
  children, and neither are those who arent loving
  toward others.

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Matt. 2541-46

• 45 "And the King will answer, This is the truth
  When you refused to help even the very least of
  my brothers and sisters, you were actually
  refusing to help me!

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Colossians 113

• 13 We have been delivered from the power of
  darkness, and given our citizenship in the
  Kingdom of God, under His own Sons loving rule!
  

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What part do you and I play in the Kingdom of
God?
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We each are invited to share eternally in His
cosmic government to the degree that we learn
to submit now to His personal government!
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Rick Joyner

• Before the end there will be a people who walk
  and abide in the Spirit, walk in love, and be
  entrusted with unprecedented power. In this way
  the kingdom of God will be demonstrated as the
  counter-power to all of the evil that perverts
  and destroys on earth.

Fifty Days for a Firm Foundation by Rick Joyner.
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The Kingdom

• REJECTED! (by Lucifer)
• RESIGNED! (by Adam)
• RESTORED! (by Jesus!)
• REALIZED! (by US!!!)

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• Christs eternal Kingdom will be established
• ON THE EARTH!

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• We have each been invited to become a citizen of
• THE KINGDOM OF GOD!

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Rick Joyner

• Ultimately this power will prevail so that even
  the lion will lie down next to the lamb, and no
  one will hurt anyone again. Why not resolve now
  that we are going to be a part of preparing the
  way for this great kingdom? It is at hand.

Fifty Days for a Firm Foundation by Rick Joyner.
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The Kingdom

• REJECTED! (by Lucifer)
• RESIGNED! (by Adam)
• RESTORED! (by Jesus!)
• REALIZED! (by US!!!)

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Serving
JESUS

• til

KINGDOM
COME