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THY KINGDOM COME (Road to Spiritual Maturity)
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PART ONE: OBEYING THE WRITTEN WORD I) LEARNING HOW TO WALK BY THE BIBLE (Renewing your mind) A) THE HEART (Meaning of Your Thoughts) MK 7,21-23 Commentary1) God Wants Your Heart a a) God wants you to bless your brother from the heart KJV WEB
Eph 6-5,6 1The 3-12,13
1Pet 1-22 b
b) God wants a relationship with your heart KJV
WEB
Act 17,22-31
Mat 5-27,28
Eph 3,16-19 e a) The heart is where man interprets worth KJV WEB Mk 4-18,19 1Cor 7-37 Heb 10-34 Rom 2,14-16 Phi 4-11 1Pet 3,3-6 1Cor 2-9 Lk 7,40-43 Rom 13,8-10 f b) The heart is where value interprets the man KJV WEB Lk 15,11-16 Act 5,1-4 Heb 4-12 16-14,15 Rom 8-27 Rev 2-23 g c) The heart is man's his treasure chest KJV WEB Mat 6,19-21 Lk 6-45 2Cor 7,2-10 h d) The heart is what drives man’s desire KJV WEB Jn 8-44 Phi 1,7-9 Col 2-1,2 2Cor 8,1-5,10-12 3) The Heart Of Man Is Sinful i a) The heart is deceitful and desperately wicked KJV WEB Act 6,9-15 Jm 1-26 Rev 9-20,21 Rom 1,21-25 2Pet 2-14 18,7-11,15-19 j b) Sin is conceived in the heart KJV WEB Mat 15,10-20 Mk 7,14-23 Jm 5-5 23,25-28 1Cor 5-1,2 Mat 5-27,28 Jm 1-14,15 k c) The heart determines which light is in you KJV WEB Mat 6-23 Eph 4-18,19 2Pet 1-19 Lk 11,34-36 1Cor 12,1-3 4) Do Not Let Your Heart Be Hardened l a) The heart can grow insensitive to the things of God KJV WEB
Mat 13-15 Mk
16-14 Act
19-8,9
Lk 8-5,12
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a b) The heart can grow numb from over stimulation
KJV
WEB *** (B & C) TWO COMPONENTS OF THE HEART (MOTIVES & DESIRES) *** B) MOTIVES Jm 3-141) Good Motives b
a) Motives for doing the will of God KJV
WEB
1Cor 1-17 2) Being Manipulative a) Questioning God e I- questioning His judgment KJV WEB Lk 1,10-20 Rom 3,3-8 Jm 1-13 15-29,30 9,19-21 2Pet 3,3-7 f II- questioning His authority KJV WEB Mat 21,23-27 Jn 18-33,34,38 1Tim 6,3-5 Mk 11,27-33 g III- exception, questioning God from a good heart KJV WEB Lk 1,30-35 Gal 2-17 Gal 3-21 Act 9,10-17 Jn 21-21,22 b) Controlling people in the dark h I- seeking control through hidden motives KJV WEB Jn 6,28-31 Gal 4-16,17 Gal 6-12,13 Lk 22-52,53 Act 23,6-10 i II- seeking control by hiding the facts KJV WEB Jn 18,28-32 Act 24,3-9 Act 25-7 j c) Controlling people by abusing authority KJV WEB
Mat 24,23-26 Eph
6-9
2Pet 2,1-3,18,19 Jn 9,17-34 Lk 7-29,30
k
d) Jealously manipulating people KJV
WEB
3) Hidden Motives
76 Thy Kingdom Come -- Motives (Chapter Outline / Navigation Bar)
a
b) Motives based on selfish ambition KJV
WEB b
a) Motives based on a lust for power KJV
WEB
2Cor 11-2,3 h 6) Living by a double standard KJV WEB Mat 7,15-17 Gal 5,2-4 Heb 3-12,13 Jn 19-1,4-6,12-16 6-12,13 Jm 2,1-4 Gal 4-17 2Tim 3,1-5 3-12 C) DESIRES (Hunger for God) Mat 5-6
1) The Desires Of Your Heart l d) Desires of your fleshly appetite KJV WEB Jn 6-11 1Cor 7-1,5-7 Phi 3-18,19 2) Word Is Food Jn 4,31-34 m a) Hunger for the word KJV WEB Lk 15,11-32 1Tim 4-6 1Pet 2,1-3 Jn 21-6 Heb 5,11-14 n b) Bread of life is the word of God KJV WEB Jn 6,26-36,48-58 1Cor 11,20-34 Rev 2-17 1Cor 10,16-18 Heb 9-2 o c) Harvesting the word of God KJV WEB 2Cor 9-10 2Tim 2-6 Heb 6-7
77 Thy Kingdom Come -- Desire (Chapter Outline / Navigation Bar)
3) Hunger For The Essence Of God b
b) Hunger for His presence KJV
WEB
Heb 13-15 d) Doing the will of God is more important than our food
Mat 4-3,4 Lk 4-3,4
Jn 4,31-34
1) Refusing The Glory of Man 2) Tapping Into The Power Of God Through Humility h a) The high position of a humble servant KJV WEB
Lk 1-48
Lk 14,7-11
Phi
2,5-11
Act 12-25
3) Being Humble before God Lk 17,7-10 Act 11,15-18 Lk 1,57-64 4) God Ministers To People Through The Humble n
a) Humility gives a blessing KJV
WEB
78 Thy Kingdom Come -- Humility (Chapter Outline / Navigation Bar)
a
b) The humble are invisible to men, but God sees them KJV
WEB Lk 24,13-16 E) SINCERITY OF HEART 1Cor 5-81) Being Honest b
a) Telling the truth KJV
WEB
5-24,25 2Cor
11-31 1Tim 2-7
2) Taking God to heart e b) Having pure motives and desires KJV WEB Act 1,20-26 Act 4,32-37 2Cor 5-12 2,41-47 2Cor 2-17 Tit 1-8 Mat 14,28-31 Mat 17,25-27 1Cor 4-1,2 3) Embracing Your First Love 2Cor 1-12 2Cor 8-7,8,16,17 Heb 10-21,22 7-11,12 1The 2,3-13 1Pet 1-22 g b) Simplicity of faith KJV WEB 2Cor 11-3 1Tim 2,1-3 1Tim 6,3-5
1The 4-11,12
1) Renewing your mind by the word of God
1Jn 4-15 2Tim 1-7
2) Putting your heart on display
79 Thy Kingdom Come -- Renewing Your Mind (Chapter Outline / Navigation Bar)
a c) Faith and disobedience are in the balance KJV WEB Lk 6-45 Rom 6,11-19 Rom 8,4-8 b 3) Satan will control your mind if you don’t KJV WEB Mat 16-23 Act 8,18-24 Eph 4,17-19 Lk 9,54-56 2Cor 4-3,4 Heb 3,12-14 11-35 10,3-6 Jd-19 22,49-51 11-3,4 c 4) Compromising your convictions KJV WEB Act 1,21-26 Heb 12-3 Rom 14,1-6,10,13-16,19-23 20,28-31 Jm 4,1-4 Jn 19,4-6,9,12-16 Jn 18,20-23,29,30,35,39,40 16-2,3 d 5) Monitor your thoughts KJV WEB Lk 12,13-15 1Cor 4-6,7 Heb 10-34 e 6) If you don’t renew your mind, you won’t know truth KJV WEB Jn 13,8-10 2Cor 3,14-16 Jm 1,6-11 18-38 1Tim 4-16 f 7) Renew your mind through prayer KJV WEB 2Cor 5-13 Jm 1,2-5 1Jn 5-14,15 Gal 6-1 *** (G & H) WIELDING THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT IN THE NATURAL REALM *** G) KNOW THE WORD Mk 12-241) Listening To The Word Mat 17-5 a) Practice listening to God’s word h I- practicing the word so you can hear it KJV WEB
Mat 7-24,25 Jn
9-6,7,11 Act 28,23-28 i II- the word you heard perfects God’s work in you KJV WEB
Jn 11,21-27 Eph
1-13,14 1The 2-13
Mk 4-3,24 Jn
12,1-3
2) Know The Word As a Sword In Spiritual Warfare
80 Thy Kingdom Come -- Know the word (Chapter Outline / Navigation Bar)
a
b) Know the word to oppose religion KJV
WEB b c) Know the word to deliver yourself from bondage KJV WEB
Jn
8-32
2The 2-15
2Pet 1,2-11
2Pet 2,20-22
Lk
4-4,8,12 2Cor
10,3-6 2Tim 2-5,15 2Cor 6-6,7
3) Know The Word To Learn The Ways Of God
Col 2,1-4 h a) Know the word in your inner man KJV WEB
Jn 15-7,8 1Jn 1-10
2Jn-1,2 Eph 4,11-16 1Tim 4-16 k b) Know the word to evangelize the world KJV WEB Act 9-22 Act 13,33-41 Act 18,22-28 2,16-21,25-28 2Cor 4-6 16-11,12 H) PRAYER Lk 18-1 Commentary1) The Priesthood Heb 10,10-14 l
a) Jesus ministered to people through His ministry toward God KJV
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a
b) We are a type of Jesus’ priesthood KJV
WEB b c) Striving to please Christ KJV WEB Mat 26,36-46 2Tim 2-4 Rev 2-19 2Cor 5-9 Eph 5-10 7-15 Heb 12-28,29 c d) Ministering to God KJV WEB Jn 4-23,24 2Cor 5-13 1Jn 1,3-5
Act 13-2
Lk 1,5-10
Mat 5-23,24 a) Things to do through continuous prayer f I- obedience through prayer KJV WEB
Rom 4,19-22 Gal
4-18 1Pet 3-15 2Cor 4,10-12 g II- study the word through prayer KJV WEB 1The 2-13 1Tim 4-6,15 2Tim 3-14,15 h III- preach the gospel through prayer KJV WEB Act 5,40-42 Act 14,5-7 Act 28-23,30,31 i IV- sinning from a lack of prayer KJV WEB 1The 2,14-16 Heb 10-26 Rev 12-10 1Tim 6-5 2Pet 2-3,14 14-11 b) Grateful to God for the body of Christ j I- pray for the church KJV WEB Rom 9-1,2 Col 1-3,6,9-12 2The 1-3,4,11,12 Eph 1-6,15,16 1The 1-2,3 2Tim 1-3 Phi 1-4,19,20 3,6-10 Eph 3,11-21 1Cor 1-4 Phi 4,4-9 1The 5,12-18 Eph 2-13 Col 3,15-17 Heb 13-15,16 5-19,20 l III- anointing to pray KJV WEB
Jn 4-13,14 1The
4-17 Rev 4,8-11 1The 5-17
82 Thy Kingdom Come -- Three Elements of Prayer (Chapter Outline / Navigation Bar)
3) The Three elements of Prayer Rom 9-16 Jm 4-2,3 1Jn 5-16 2Cor 12,7-10 c III- pray for him who has KJV WEB
Act
14,19-23
Col 1,9-12 1The 5-25 b) Our approach to prayer Mat 6,5-15 Mk 10,46-48 Heb 5-7
15,21-28 Jm
5-4
Jd-20 e II- be devoted to prayer KJV WEB 1Cor 7-5 1Pet 4-6,7 1Pet 3-7 Act 12-5 Lk 2-19,33,51 Heb 12-3 Rev 17-6,8 2Tim 2-7,8 g
c) Where to pray (prayer closet) KJV
WEB
Jn 6-12
1Cor 10-30
1Tim 2,1-3 Heb 8-3 Heb 13-15,16 1Pet 1-6,7
5) Power Of Prayer
83 Thy Kingdom Come -- Receiving from God through Prayer (Chapter Outline / Navigation Bar)
6) Receiving From God Through Prayer
11-41,42 7) Results of Prayer d b) Prayer ministers to God KJV WEB Act 13,2-4 Rom 12-11,12 Heb 7-27
Rom 1-9,10
Lk 13,6-9
5,1-6
9,11-15
Lk 10-2,3 j a) Church prepares itself to meet Jesus KJV WEB
Lk 11,1-8 2Cor
10,3-6 Col
1,24-29 Rev 19-7,8 k b) Church intercedes for each other KJV WEB Jn 20-23 Rom 15-30,31 Eph 6-18,19 Act 12-5 Act 8-24 J) BE ON THE ALERT Mat 24-42
1) Remain On Duty
84 Thy Kingdom Come -- Be on the Alert (Chapter Outline / Navigation Bar)
a
c) Stay awake KJV
WEB
Rev 8,1-6
Rom
13-12 Mk 13,33-37 Mk 15-43 Lk 21,29-32
2) Be faithful till Jesus comes Mat 25,1-30 1The 4,13-18 Heb 9-28 ca b) Endure to the end KJV WEB Lk 21-28 2Tim 4-7,8 Rev 6,9-11 1Cor 16-13 cb c) Prepare others for His return KJV WEB Mat 24,42-51 Mat 28,18-20 2Pet 3,11-14 K) WORDS OF YOUR MOUTH (PRODUCT OF THE HEART) Lk 6-451) Boasting 2Cor 12-1 a) It needs to be said and no one is saying it d I- boasting of my accomplishments in Christ KJV WEB 1Cor 9-15 2Cor 8-24 2Cor 10-8,13-18 e II- boasting of my weaknesses KJV WEB Act 22,25-29 1Cor 15-31 Phi 3,4-8 1Cor 4,9-13 2Cor 11,16-30 2Cor 12-1,5-10 f III- boasting in Christ KJV WEB Act 15-12 Rom 15-17,18 Gal 6-14 g b) Boasting in men is not needed KJV WEB Rom 3-27 Gal 6-3,4 Jm 4-16,17 1Cor 1,19-31 Eph 2,8-10 1Jn 2,15-17 13-4 Jd-12 2) Gossip (Attacking a person’s reputation) 1Tim 5-13 h
a) Attacking a person’s character KJV
WEB
1Tim 4-7
3) Your Words Can Lead to Your Demise
Mat 12-36,37
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a
d) Your words will keep you out of heaven KJV
WEB
4) Words Spoken In Faith d I- the spoken word of God KJV WEB Mk 11-14 Heb 6,16-18 2Pet 2-16 Rom 4-17 2Pet 1-20,21 Rev 6-1,2 e II- spoken by the anointing KJV WEB
1Cor 4-19,20 Eph
6-19,20 1Pet 4,9-11 f III- spoken with authority KJV WEB 2Cor 3-12 1Tim 4,12-16 Tit 2-15 g b) Your words testify of God’s works KJV WEB
Lk 22,67-71 1Cor 2,1-5
Heb 11-13
Jn 8-13,14 5) Better Not To Say Anything j
a) Shut up! KJV
WEB
PART ONE: OBEYING THE WRITTEN WORD
1) Treating The Knowledge Of God As Fact (Those who believe obey) a) Believing the Son by obeying the Father I- obey the law by faith in the cross l A - Obedience represents our faith KJV WEB Lk 17,7-10 Jn 14-23,24 Heb 10-38,39 19,1-10 Act 20-20,21 Jm 2-23 Jn 5,24-29 Rom 1-17 1Jn 5,1-5 la B - Obey God for answered prayer KJV WEB Mat 21-22 Lk 22-31,32 1Jn 3,18-23 m II- obey the Father through the Son (The Old Covenant through the New) KJV WEB Jn 3,14-21,36 Act 10-1,2,43 Heb 11,4-40 14-1 Act 11,13-17 Rom 4,9-11
86 Thy Kingdom Come -- Belief (Chapter Outline / Navigation Bar)
a b) Believe the word by obeying it KJV WEB
Jn 17,6-8 Rom
16,25-27 Heb 4-2,3
b
c) Believing is the result of the resurrection KJV
WEB 4,19-25 1Cor 15,1-4 1Pet 1-21 c d) Repentance is the result of the resurrection KJV WEB 1Cor 13-7 1Tim 1-15,16 Heb 13-7 d
2) Belief demands a response KJV
WEB e 3) God’s works act as evidence to support our beliefs KJV WEB Mk 15-39 Jn 7-31 1Tim 3-16 Jn 1,47-51 1Cor 2-5 1Pet 1,5-9 f 4) Mental ascent (believing a set of facts) KJV WEB Mat 16,13-16 1Cor 13-2 B) OBEDIENCE (Those who obey believe) Rom 6,17-221) Be doers of the word Jm 1-22 a) Clothe yourself with the word of God g
I- practice the truth KJV
WEB
2Tim
3,10-17 Tit
2-7 1Pet 3-1,2
87 Thy Kingdom Come -- Doers Of The Word (Chapter Outline / Navigation Bar)
a
c) God blesses us for doing His word, not for knowing it KJV
WEB b
d) We have no choice but to be doers of the word KJV
WEB c a) Jesus obeyed the Father’s will KJV WEB Jn 4-34 Jn 14-30,31 Heb 5-7,8
5-19,30 Rom
5-19 1Jn 5,6-8
3-16,17 Lk 12,13-15
Heb 10,7-10
3) Ministry To God Through Obedience
2Tim 2-4,5
13-20,21 1Jn 2-17 g a) It makes sense to your spirit to obey God KJV WEB Mat 24,45-47 Jn 10-17,18 Heb 10-35,36 h b) Obey God to spite your carnal mind KJV WEB Lk 5,4-7 Rom 4,18-22 1Pet 3-20
5) Those who obey believe in God Mat 19,16-22 Rom 15-18 1Jn 2-3,5,6 21,28-32 16-19 3,7-10 Jn 9-6,7 Jn 15-12 ia b) Those who obey the Holy Spirit KJV WEB Jn 2,5-10 2Cor 9-7,10-13 Jm 2,21-26
j
6) Being a slave
to obedience KJV
WEB
l
8) Minister to
people through obedience KJV
WEB
88 Thy Kingdom Come -- Faith produces Works (Chapter Outline / Navigation Bar)
C) FAITH PRODUCES WORKS Jm 2,14-261) Relationship Between Faith And Works a a) Works establish your faith KJV WEB Jn 5-29 2Cor 8,1-15 Heb 5-9 Rom 1-5 Col 1,21-23 2Pet 1,5-11 16-26 Heb 4,1-11 Mat 5,43-45 b
b) The work of faith KJV
WEB
Gal 3,1-7
Act 3-22,23
Rom 3,3-8 d a) Faith doesn’t move God until it is manifested in the natural realm KJV WEB Jn 13-17 Gal 1,15-24 Phi 3,3-11 Rom 15-18 Eph 2-10 2Pet 3,11-14 1Cor 3,12-15 Act 12,5-11 Mat 9-1,2 e b) Faith doesn’t move men until it is manifested in the spiritual realm KJV WEB
Jn
17-6
Act 26,18-20 1Pet 3-14,17 f 3) The purpose of our works done in faith KJV WEB Mk 2-5 Rom 3-31 1The 1-3,8 Rom 2,25-27 D) FEAR OF GOD IS THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM 1) Fear Of God Mk 4-41 a) Fear God's judgmentg I- fear the consequences of your disobedience KJV WEB
Lk
1-65
Col
4-1
1Pet 1-17 Lk 12-4,5 2Tim 2-12 14-7 Act 5,1-12 1Pet 4,17-19 15-4
Jn 19-7,8
2-37,38 Jn 21-7,12 Col 3-22 1Pet 3-15 Act 9-31 Heb 11-7 Jd-23 Eph 5-21 1Pet 2-17 Act 10-34-35
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2) Wisdom Col 2-2,3 a) Being sensible Tit 1-8 a I- being sensible is always wise KJV WEB Eph 5-3,4 2The 3,6-15 Heb 2-10 6-1 1Tim 2,1-3,9-15 7-26 1The 4,9-12 3,1-12 1Pet 3-7 Phi 4-5 1Cor 13-5 b II- it corresponds with logical reasoning KJV WEB
Act 17-2,11,17,27 Phi
1-7 2Tim
2,23-26 c III- it never exceeds what is appropriate KJV WEB Jn 14-15 Tit 1-8 1Jn 5-3 b) Words of wisdom d I- answers of wisdom KJV WEB
Mk 12-26,27 Act
6,1-3,9,10 Act 27-10,11
Jn 21-21,22
Lk 20,21-26 Lk 6-9 Act 16-30 III- wisdom is sometimes best unspoken Mat 26,61-64 Mk 14-61 Act 23-22 Jn 7-1,2 Act 19-30,31 1Tim 5-14,15,22
10-39
Rom 16-19 Jm 3,13-18
3-18
Eph 1,15-19 Jm 1-5,6 i f) Increasing in wisdom KJV WEB
Mat 13,53-56
Lk
2-40,52 Act 9-22 j g) Jesus is the wisdom of God KJV WEB Mat 12,16-21 1Cor 1,21-24,30 Col 3-16 Rev 7-12 E) CONVICTION (Leads to the Law) Jn 16,8-111) God Convicts Us Of Sin k a) Conviction makes us conscious of sin KJV WEB
Mat 5-23,24 Jn
16,8-11 Phi 3-15
90 Thy Kingdom Come -- Conviction (Chapter Outline / Navigation Bar)
2) God Convicts Us To Do Righteousness a
a) Conviction leads in the way of righteousness KJV
WEB F) KEEPING THE LAW (Law is Still in Effect) Rom 3-311) Law Is Our Tutor (To lead us to Christ) Gal 3-24 c
a) The law prepares your heart to receive Christ KJV
WEB Act 10-1,2,33 26,24-29 Act 25,13-22 d b) The law takes Jesus’ place until He arrives KJV WEB Act 26-22,26-28 Eph 5-31,32 Heb 8,4-13 Gal 3,24-26 Heb 7-18,19 Lk 2,21-24,39,40 e c) The law leads us to God KJV WEB Mat 19,16-21 Lk 10,25-28 Rom 2,14-16 f d) The law shows our need for Jesus KJV WEB Rom 2,17-29 Rom 7,7-13,24,25 1Tim 1,6-11 g e) Had they kept the law, they would not have persecuted the church KJV WEB Jn 5,44-47 Jn 7-19 Act 7-53 2) The Righteousness Of The Law h
a) We must keep the law because it is righteous KJV
WEB j 3) We do not nullify the law through faith; we fulfill it KJV WEB Mk 10-3 Heb 8-5,10,11 Rev 12-17 Rom 3-31 1Jn 3-23 14-12 k 4) Unless you keep the law you will not see heaven KJV WEB
Mat 5,17-20 1Cor
6-9,10 Jm 4-11,12 PART ONE: OBEYING THE WRITTEN WORD
III) WALKING IN OBEDIENCE 1) Purpose (Of God’s calling) Eph 1-11 a) God’s purpose for us is to fulfill His calling l I- our purpose is to do God’s will KJV WEB
1Cor 15-58 1Tim 4-7,8
Heb 3-5 1The 4-7 Tit 3-8 4-1,7
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