Your house and your kingdom shall endure forever; your throne shall be established forever. 2 Samuel 7:16
"I kept looking in the night visions, And behold, with the clouds of heaven One like a Son of Man was coming, And He came up to the Ancient of Days And was presented before Him. And to Him was given dominion, Glory and a kingdom…His dominion is an everlasting dominion Which will not pass away; And His kingdom is one Which will not be destroyed. Daniel 7:13,14
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, Col. 1:1
Jesus answered them, “To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted.” This fulfills the prophecy of Isaiah that says, ‘When you hear what I say, you will not understand. When you see what I do, you will not comprehend. For the hearts of these people are hardened, Matt. 13:11
God’s Kingdomhere & NOW!
Down-to-earth translationTIRED of RELIGIOUS Words!
“Apostello” = SPOKES-PERSON“Christ” = KING“Jesus” = “Joshua” = “G’s Salv.” He brought 2 US
“Saints” = “Set ASIDE” NEW CITIZENS / KING, LOYALTIES
Strange? Xians COMPROMISED w/ FALSE ‘god..this kosmos’
Xians=ALWAYS “Outlaws” Persecuted Diff. Loyalties
IL: ~Bow 2 Caesar / Commies
Colossae = Planted from EPH.
Revolution Spread Starburst
Acts 19
~2day’s “Book-Burning”~ “Afraid” “HAHA..silly!”
Redefined the Culture!
“aren’t…gods” DUH!
Xianity=a BLAST!Contagious FREEDOM!
Sounds complicated…It’s not…
But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13 (NASB)
1 godzillian yrs frm now…
GOSPEL“God’s Salvation” He GAVE IT“Faith” DEPEND Upon
For the Scripture says, "WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED." Romans 10:11 (NASB)
Love = SACRIFICIAL Hallmark of Christianity
Faith == ALWAYS TANGIBLEThus P: “Thank G…” SEES Someth. REAL
Ppl. Always say “I became a Christian because…
constantly bearing in mind your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father, 1 Thessalonians 1:3 (NASB)
HOPE ~Wishful Thinking…~ “a Land Far, Far Away…”
“Heavenlies” = Above & OUTSIDE of “The KOSMOS” So much HOPELESSNESS TODAY Atmosph. Uncertainty = Great UNREST in society Such an uncertain theological atmosphere, where different religious ideas compete
with one another, is always an indication of great unrest in society. It indicates that people have lost their bearings and do not know what to believe.
Anti-Depressants / Broken Homes…
Xians=Posit. Of Hope=G’s ViewP. BIG Picture
Atheists SNEER: “Heavenly Minded… ~Earthly Gud” FAIR(Heavenly View Life on Earth)
w/o Hope DOG, Instincts Circumstantial HopeThis Wk Obamma, Gas $$, Jobs, etc.Nxt. Wk $$ Collapse, etc.“Series..Unfortunate Events…”
~ “Realistic”==FATALISTIC
Able 2 Luv=CAUSE EFFECTAsk $5k from ME vs. Gates
View w/ HOPEGot it MADE! ETERNAL Hope! Setbacks = TEMPORARY
=Radical Shift VALUES Othr. Ppl.= HUGE Blue Ray TV = Small Time
=OUTLAW PERSPECTIVE Become a GIVER, ~a TAKER Selfish Xians=HOPE Probl.
“Gud News” = Correct Transl.
“Bearing fruit” ALIVE / Contageous
“All..World” Even CHINA! Encounter w/ LIVING GOD Rom. 1 “~Ashamd Gosp…PWR of GOD!”
“Even..YOU” Continues 2 Increase
Very Powerful Gen: “Let..LIGHT!”
Same Pwr=Transf. LIVES 2 Co. 4:6
Effect = For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. Hebrews 4:12
Uproots UrAssumptions
“Grace” = What U Lrn.Avoid G? “Wants 2 TAKE!”“Mad @Me” “Punish…”
Lrn=GRACE!!
“heard..it” LOVING GRP.
BUT: “Pray..filled w/ KNOWL” ?? Shallow Grp (TYPICAL) Ignorance=THREAT COMPROM.
“U Nd. DEPTH!” MENTAL Transf.
Ppl. Think Xian= “GUD Prsn” G=Chng Way U THNK Luk @ Wrld DIFF G’s PERSP: “Oooh..Cool!”
Rom. 12:1 (Spoke @ Wedding)“~B CONFORMED…” Pressur 2 CONFORM U=THREAT
Conformist ~Thnk… ~Xplain BELIEFSIL: Buddhism=OK 8-Fold Path?? U Hrd it was OK
Xians=Conformist Institutional Faith= “Knw Rules”~OUTLAW FAITH=Knw. TRUTH TRANSFORMED!
=New Ability 2 Underst.
JC: “Abide..WordTruth..FREE”FREEDOM=Frm.Habits/HangupsKey= WORD
1 Cor. 2 “MIND OF CHRIST” = Outlaw Mind
Barna Research=XIANS PITIFUL! Institut. Faith, ~Lrn. Anyth!IL: Postmoderns = SAME % as Non-XiansBRAIN DEAD!!
“Bear..Fruit” Lrn & Living
Pwr ~Self-Pwr HIS= “Glorious”
Rslt=Steadfast / PATIENCE~Anxious / Desperate
IL: Pwrfl KING ~Shaken
=Diff. Agenda ~Scared by GAS PRICESOUTLAWS = Diff. Agenda, Values, RULES
Outlaw Faith=CARELESSNESS(~Really..Xians=Infin.Practical)
~Control FreaksCARE-FREE
=Wild Gospel“Against such things there is no law…”
Hebrews 6:19 This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast