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Matthew 13:31-52 Mustard and Dragnets

So what is the Real kingdom of God and how do we live it out?

•The kingdom of God is quite simple- It’s the preaching of the Good news of Christs reign, rule and redemption of the world of its sin. This kingdom has rules and the ruler is Jesus

•Christ reign over all the earth- His RULE over every life that submits and Redemption over every life that repents- When THIS happens, people change, laws change, communities change- its slow- but it’s the way Jesus wanted it- Small beginnings to cultural change. 

•Through the preaching of the word of God, holy living and witnessing, we lead others to Christ and the world “changes” little by little. Its not pretty- but its what Christ demanded

•Matthew 28:19-20 READ  

•We are sojourners on this planet- awaiting for the arrival of Christ- and we want to gather as many souls as we can to go to heaven with us until his return. We want to preach his kingdom

•Every time we lead another person to the Lord we are growing the kingdom!

•Its very simple- Go and look what the people in the Bible did and you can see what we should be doing- we need to be preaching repentance and forgiveness of sins! 

•Acts 28:31 preaching the kingdom of God and teaching the things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ with all confidence, no one forbidding him.

•In the book of Acts they preached repentance and forgiveness of sins.  Simply- God will forgive you if you turn to him. Then you will be in God’s kingdom. Turn to him and live for him

•Five- Preaching. Worshipping. Fellowshipping. Giving. Serving. WITHIN THE CHURCH. 

•People want the Kingdom of God to be a tangible rulership- They want to be in charge. 

•Romans 14:17 for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.- A spiritual kingdom isn’t a political kingdom. 

•1 Corinthians 15:50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption.

•Simply- the kingdom of God is the rule of an eternal, sovereign God over all the universe

•More narrowly, the kingdom of God is a spiritual rule over the hearts and lives of those who willingly submit to God’s authority. – it’s not overthrowing worldly systems into Christian ones

•Those who defy God’s authority and refuse to submit to Him are not part of the kingdom of God; in contrast, those who acknowledge the lordship of Christ and gladly surrender to God’s rule in their hearts are part of the kingdom of God.

•In this sense, the kingdom of God is spiritual—Jesus said His kingdom was not of this world (John 18:36), and He preached that repentance is necessary to be a part of the kingdom of God (Matthew 4:17). 

•That the kingdom of God can be equated with the sphere of salvation is evident in this script- 

•John 3:5-7 Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’

•where Jesus says the kingdom of God must be entered into by being born again. 

•Simply put- Those who think the kingdom of God is a political, physical or theocratic nation are sorely mistaken and biblically misguided- We sh...