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    The King and His Kingdom

    Part 4

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    Jesus had ONE message:

    THE KINGDOM

    From that time Jesus began to preach ,and to Repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand(Mt.4:17)

    The word repent is metanoeo and literally methink differently.

    We repent to get forgiven, God says repent tokingdom!

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    Matt.4:18-23

    And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galiletwo brothers, Simon called Peter, and Ahis brother, casting a net into the sea; fwere fishermen. Then He said to them

    Follow Me, and I will make you fishersmen. They immediately left their netsfollowed Him.

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    And Jesus went about all Galilee, teachtheir synagogues, preaching the gospelkingdom, and healing all kinds of sickneall kinds of disease among the people.

    Note priority: Gather and connect THENempower and send!

    Why? To establish Gods Kingdom on ea

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    Many are confused on this point as werdisciples as Jesus was about to ascend:

    Therefore, when they had come togetthey asked Him, saying, Lord, will You

    time restore the kingdom to Israel? Ac

    Three aspects: 1.Future 2. relates to Is3. outward manifestation

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    Most powerful aspect of the Kingdom ispiritual nature:

    1. Empowerment of the Holy Spirit

    2. Process of development

    3. Inclusion and connection to ALL people

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    And He said to them, It is not for you know times or seasons which the Fatheput in His own authority. But you shall power when the Holy Spirit has come u

    you; and you shall be witnesses to Me iJerusalem, and in all Judea and Samariato the end of the earth. Acts 1:7-8

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    4 Vital Truths

    1. Times and seasons indicate the length of timneeded for developing the Kingdom of God.

    2. The empowering Holy Spirit defines the heaorigin and spiritual nature of it

    3. The power is the manifestation of the kingdfaith and miracles

    4. The geography is Gods heart for our locale A

    UNIVERSAL scope of the Kingdom

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    The earth is important to God and His call to y

    enter into CO-laboring with Him to SAVE it!

    Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this woMy kingdom were of this world, My servants wfight, so that I should not be delivered to the Je

    now My kingdom is not from here.

    You FIGHT from where you are to where you wbe!

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    God is calling us to JOIN Him, to bring thekingdom of God to this earth!

    But what has to happen is we have to becKingdom minded people with a single agethat folds into Him!

    But seek first the kingdom of God and Hisrighteousness, and all these things shall bto you. Mt.6:33

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    When I put the Kingdom FIRST my life ta whole new dimension.

    My Kingdom connection changes ME!

    My thoughts are differentcentered on K

    My motives changeliving beyond comfo

    My work changessee it all FOR and BY G

    My desires changeborn from communio

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    If you abide in Me, and My words abide in youask what you desire, and it shall be done for yothis My Father is glorified, that you bear muchyou will be My disciples. John 15:7-8

    Many have tried to make this verse the basis o

    you can get what you want from God

    But you have to see this verse in the context ofCONNECTION!

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    Your desires are birthed out of what youcommune with.

    DESIRE: deof sirefather

    Your desires are fathered by what you comwith.

    Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He syou the desires of your heart. Ps.37:4

    What God FATHERS he FULFILLS!

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    This is why satan does all he can to break communion with the Father.

    This is why you must be careful WHO youcommune with.

    Do not be so deceived and misled! Evilcompanionships (communion, associationcorrupt and deprave good manners and mand character.

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    This is why we need the communion of thSpirit in our lives AND the communion of t

    saints to help encourage us and KEEP us o

    The cup of blessing which we bless, is it no

    communion of the blood of Christ? The br

    which we break, is it not the communion o

    body of Christ? 1 Cor.10:16

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    For I received from the Lord that whichdelivered to you: that the Lord Jesus onsame night in which He was betrayed tobread; 24 and when He had given than

    broke it and said, Take, eat;[b] this is Mbody which is broken[c] for you; do thisremembrance of Me.

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    In the same manner He also took the cusupper, saying, This cup is the new cov

    in My blood. This do, as often as you dr

    in remembrance of Me. For as often as

    eat this bread and drink this cup, you p

    the Lords death till He comes.

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    Therefore whoever eats this bread or drincup of the Lord in an unworthy manner wguilty of the body and blood[d] of the LorBut let a man examine himself, and so let of the bread and drink of the cup. 29 For heats and drinks in an unworthy manner[e]and drinks judgment to himself, not discethe Lords[f] body.