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THE
KINGDOM OF GOD |
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LK
19 -16,17
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Key Verses |
| 221 I) THE ELUSIVE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN |
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A) Kingdom hidden from the world |
Mat 11-25 |
| 1) God Hides From Man’s Ignorance |
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2) God Hides From The Mind Of Man |
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3) God Hides His Divinity From Man’s Corruption |
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4) God Hides From Sin |
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B) Do not give what is holy to dogs (righteous
conceit) |
Mat 7-6 |
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1) God Does Not Entrust His Treasures To Dogs |
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2) God Shares No Intimacy With Dogs |
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3) Give To Him Who Has |
Lk 8-18 |
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C) Conceit (People exalt themselves by
banishing others) |
Gal
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1) Thinking You Are Superior To Others |
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2) Imposing Your Opinion Of Self On Others |
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D) Miss God |
Lk 19,42-44 |
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1) Missing The Point |
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2) Missing The Mark |
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3) Missing The Train
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224 II)
ILLUSTRATING THE KINGDOM OF GOD
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A) Description of heaven
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Rev 5,1-14 |
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1) Describing The Kingdom After He Makes All Things New
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2) The Joyful Kingdom Of Heaven
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3) The People Of Heaven
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4) The Holy Of Holies
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| 225 B) Parables |
Mk 4-13 |
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1) Parables About Wealth |
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| 2) Parables About The Garden Of The Kingdom |
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3) Parables About Nurturing The People Of God
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C) Rewards of the kingdom of heaven |
1Cor 3-8 |
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1) Reserved In Heaven
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1Pet 1-4
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| a) God crowns us with glory for sharing our rewards |
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2) Levels Of Reward |
1Cor 15-41,42 |
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3) God Rewards Us For Obeying Him |
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4) God Rewards Endurance |
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GOD’S KINGDOM IS A LIVING ORGANISM |
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| A) God working in you |
Phi 1-6 |
| 1) Dependence On Jesus
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Act 14-3 |
| a) Depending on Jesus to have compassion |
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| b) Depending on Jesus to impart His gifts into us |
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2) Comforted |
2Cor 1-4 |
| a) God comforts you in times of adversity |
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| b) We are comforted in the presence of God |
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| 3) God is working in you to place you in His will
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| 229 B) Kingdom grows by itself |
Mk 4-26,27 |
| 1) Growing In Numbers Corresponds With Spiritual Growth |
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| 2) God Causes The Growth |
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| 3) Kingdom Assumes The Mind Of Christ |
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C) Partaking |
Jn 6-53 |
| 1) Partaking Of Jesus |
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2) What We Must Do To Partake Of The Kingdom |
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| 3) Partaking Of The Power Of God |
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D) Mystery of godliness |
1Tim 3-16 |
| 1) Mystery Of The Trinity |
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| 2) Solving The Mystery Of Godliness |
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| 231 3) God’s Grace Is The Mystery Of Godliness |
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| 4) Revelation Of Jesus Is The Mystery Of The Kingdom
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| E) Body of Christ is the organism of God’s kingdom |
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| 1) Jesus Is the Head Of His Body’s Kingdom |
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IV)
PURSUING THE KINGDOM OF GOD |
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A) Seeking the kingdom of God |
Mat 6-33 |
| 1) Count The Cost
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Lk 14-28 |
| a) Don’t look back |
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2) Embrace (Jesus during the storm)
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1Tim 6-18,19 |
| 3) Seek The Essence Of His Kingdom |
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| 233 4) Seeking The Goals Of The Kingdom
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Gal 5-1 |
| 5) Seek The Kingdom With Your Essence |
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B) Seeking the glory of God |
Jn 5-44 |
| 1) Seek His Glory Without Wavering
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| 234 C) Invest in the Kingdom of God |
Lk 19-16,17 |
| 1) Sold Out
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Mat 13-45,46
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| a) Placing no boundaries on your commitment to God |
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| b) Relinquishing your assets to Christ |
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| 2) Be A Blessing
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1Pet 3-8,9 |
| 235 3) Tithing (backs up your words) |
Heb 7-2 |
| a) Be faithful in your tithes |
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| b) Offerings |
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| 4) Giving (your inner self) |
Rom 10-21 |
| 5) All Things Are For Your Sake |
2Cor 4-15
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| a) We are fighting for you |
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6) Invest Your Strength Into The Kingdom |
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| 7) Invest Your Treasures Into The Kingdom |
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| 8) Invest In The Treasures Of The Kingdom |
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D) Transferring the kingdom of God |
Col 1-13 |
| 1) The Church Is Transferred To The Kingdom
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| a) The Rapture |
1The 4,13-18 |
| 237 b) The ascension |
Act 1-9,10 |
| 238 2) The Kingdom Is Transferred To The Church
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| a) Born again |
Jn 3,3-8 |
| b) New creation |
2Cor 5-17 |
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E) Pursuing the knowledge of the kingdom |
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| 1) Teachers
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Jm 3-1 |
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a) Teachers "Remind" their students |
2Pet 1-13 |
| 239 b) Teachable students |
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| c) Teachers are construction workers |
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| d) The gift of teaching |
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| e) Let not many of you become teachers |
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| 240 2) Pastor (Shepherd)
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1Pet 2-25 |
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OPPOSITION TOWARD THE KINGDOM OF GOD |
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A) Hindering the kingdom |
Mat 23-13 |
| 1) Natural Disadvantage
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Jm 3-15 |
| a) Beware when all men speak well of you |
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| b) Natural disadvantage of the flesh |
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| 2) Taking Away The Key Of Knowledge |
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| 241 3) Obstacles In The Way Of The Kingdom
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| a) Ask but don’t receive |
Jm 4-3 |
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B) Persecuting the kingdom of God |
Jn 15-20 |
| 1) Persecution To The Death |
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| a) Kill Jesus |
Mat 2-13 |
| 242 2) Persecuting God |
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| 3) Worldly Pressure
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Mat 27-22,23 |
| 4) Reacting To Persecution |
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5) Mocking |
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| 6) Sources Of Persecution |
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VI)
THE ETERNAL KINGDOM OF GOD |
Lk 1-33 |
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A) Kingdom of God is indestructible |
Heb 12,27-29 |
| 1) The Body Of Christ Is Indestructible |
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| 2) The Head Of The Body Is Indestructible
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| B) There shall be no end to His increase |
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| 244 C) Eternal life of the trinity |
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D) The word of God is eternal |
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VII) REALM OF THE SPIRIT IMPOSED ON THE NATURAL REALM |
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A) Literal manifestations |
Rev 1,10-16 |
| 1) Literal Manifestation Of God’s Word |
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| 245 2) Literal Manifestation Of Jesus Christ |
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| 3) Manifestation Of God’s Righteous Judgment |
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| 4) Manifestations Of The Devil |
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| 5) Spirit Realm Superimposed Upon The Natural Realm |
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B) Demonstration of God’s kingdom |
1Cor 2-4 |
| 1) God Demonstrates His Glory |
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