Euanglion

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Euangélion

• What it really means to be a disciple of Jesus
  Christ
• Mark 114-15

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What is Marathon?

• Marathon village of ancient Greece
• Location where in 490 BC the Greeks won a victory
  over the Persians
• 26 miles, 385 yards / 41.3 kilometers
• The type race is named after this village
• A runner arrived in Athens with the euangélion of
  the Greek victory

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Mark 114-15

• Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into
  Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, and
  saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom
  of God is at hand repent and believe in the
  gospel.

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The Gospel

• Euangélion (u-on-gellee-on) the good news
  (Greco-Roman terminology, a political term)
• A message that indicates a great victory and the
  establishment of a new governing order
• Is usually accompanied by great joy Isaiah 527
• Was sometimes used of the birth of a new emperor
  Luke 28-10

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Luke 28-10

• And in the same region there were shepherds out
  in the field, keeping watch over their flock by
  night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them,
  and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and
  they were filled with fear. And the angel said to
  them, Fear not, for behold, I bring you good
  news of a great joy that will be for all the
  people. For unto you is born this day in the city
  of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

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Believe in (not that)

• Pisteuo to be convinced in such a way as to
  rely upon
• Dont just believe IN Jesus, trust in the
  euangelion the good news that Jesus is Lord,
  King of a Kingdom
• Romans 109-10 Jesus is Lord is a political
  term (swear a new allegiance to king Jesus),
  resurrection is proof of Gods dominion (trust in
  the Kingdom)
• Christian discipleship is about what you rely
  upon
• We rely upon nothing other than the Kingdom rule
  of God

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Repent

• Metánoia to completely change direction
  through a change of heart and mind
• A total reorientation on what you rely upon
• Your reliance is no longer on yourself, but on
  the Kingdom of God
• Life is not lived in your power, but in His
• Heart, mind, priorities are now reformed around
  the Kingdom Matthew 633

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The Kingdom of God

• Baselia royal dominion, sovereignty, right to
  rule, over a specific territory
• Jesus came into this world to retake what was
  lost 1 John 38b
• His kingdom is transcendent not of the fallen,
  corrupt universe John 1833-38

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John 1833-38

• So Pilate entered his headquarters again and
  called Jesus and said to him, Are you the King
  of the Jews? Jesus answered, Do you say this of
  your own accord, or did others say it to you
  about me? Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Your own
  nation and the chief priests have delivered you
  over to me. What have you done? Jesus answered,
  My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom
  were of this world, my servants would have been
  fighting, that I might not be delivered over to
  the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.

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John 1833-38

• Then Pilate said to him, So you are a king?
  Jesus answered, You say that I am a king. For
  this purpose I was born and for this purpose I
  have come into the worldto bear witness to the
  truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my
  voice. Pilate said to him, What is truth?
• After he had said this, he went back outside to
  the Jews and told them, I find no guilt in him.

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The time is fulfilled

• Kairos specially appointed moment in time
• There was a fullness of time for the Kingdom to
  emerge
• We are still in that kairos time
• The time for the Kingdom to emerge in our life is
  now
• There is a future point in time when the Kingdom
  will come in its fullness Revelation 1115

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Revelation 1115

• Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and
  there were loud voices in heaven, saying, The
  kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of
  our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign
  forever and ever.

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What Being a Disciple of Jesus Christ is ALL About

• There is a new governing order emerging in our
  universe
• You must surrender to it and rely upon it
• To come to this reliance on the new order you
  must release your reliance on the old order,
  which was ruled by self
• To do this you must completely change your
  direction, your heart, your thinking, your way of
  life, your priorities, your perception of reality
  you must be remade

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What Being a Disciple of Jesus Christ is ALL About

• The only way that can happen is to embrace this
  new order of Gods dominion even unto death,
  surrendering everything to this King of Kings.
  The territory he wants is your heart, and
  ultimately, all of the created order
• Now is the time for us to surrender to the
  Kingdom rule of God in our lives

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How This Gets Lived Out

• Some of you are disciples of Jesus, seeking the
  Kingdom daily press into the Kingdom!
• Some of you have recently encountered the love of
  Jesus, and are seeking Him earnestly learn to
  rely on the Kingdom rule of God
• Some of you eagerly desire the demonstration of
  the Kingdom through the Holy Spirits power
  seek first the Kingdom rule in your life, and
  this will be given to you as well
• Some of you say you are a Christian, but you live
  like a child of this world, like a child of hell
  repent, metanoia, flee your rebellion

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How This Gets Lived Out

• Some of you have grown tired in serving the Lord,
  ask the Lord to fan your desire for the things of
  the Kingdom again
• Some of you have been wounded by the church
  forgive, repent of any anger and receive the
  Kingdom blessing of healing and wholeness
• Some of you are deceived thinking by just
  believing in Jesus you will be saved. Belief
  alone is not enough surrender your life or lose
  it
• Some of you desperately want to be transformed,
  youre sick of your life, you know your need
  surrender to King Jesus, and let Him bring His
  love and power into your life

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How This Gets Lived Out

• The life of a disciple of Jesus Christ is a life
  of surrender to and reliance upon the new order
  of the Kingdom, having faith that when we give
  the territory of ourselves over to Him, that the
  Kingdom blessings of His rule come into our lives

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Isaiah 611-2a ESV

• The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
•           because the Lord has anointed me
•      to bring good news to the poor
•           he has sent me to bind up the
  brokenhearted,
•      to proclaim liberty to the captives,
•           and the opening of the prison to those
  who are bound
•      to proclaim the year of the Lords favor,