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Kingdom Keys 

 

Jn 11:25-26

 

Mt 6:31-33

 

1) The Kingdom of God changes your life

 

Mt 5:3-10

 

Mt 9:35

 

Mt 10:7-8

 

“Jesus didn’t heal the sick to prove that He could - He healed the sick to prove that you could” Daniel Kolenda

 

2) The Kingdom has KEYS 

 

MT 16:13-18

 

Church: G1577 Ekklesia - A gathering or assembly, a governing body

 

Mt 16:19

 

Who do the keys belong to? 

What are the keys for? 

Who gets to use them? 

 

 

3) The keys require KNOWLEDGE

 

MT 23:13

 

Luke 11:52

 

Prov9:10

 

“Consistent success requires consistent relationship” 

 

Heb 8:11

 

Heb 4:16

Kingdom Experience ( pt 8) 

 

Luke 4:18-21

 

Express His CULTURE

Reflect His NATURE

 

Col 1:9-10, 13-14

 

- know His will

- walk worthy

- be fruitful

- know Him

 

1) What is the Kingdom?

 

Rom 14:17

 

2) What is the access point?

 

Jn 3:3

Jn 3:16&17

Rom 10:9 

Acts 16:30-31

Eph 2:8

 

3) Where is the Kingdom? 

 

Luke 17:20-21 NLT

 

“I define the Kingdom of God as the manifest presence, power, and glory of God on earth, and all that goes with it.” Steve Holmstrom

 

4) What does the Kingdom and Kingdom culture look like in me? 

 

Heaven and the Kingdom of God are not the same thing

 

Gal 5:16-25 NLT

 

I Cor 6:9-11

Kingdom Culture ( Kingdom Come pt 7) 

 

1) What is culture? 

 

CULTURE is: “this is how we do things here”

 

2) What is Kingdom Culture? 

 

Mt 4:17

 

Luke 4:18-21

 

“In order to change a culture, we need to have a different culture in us” Leif Hetland

 

3) What is Value? 

 

Value: relative worth, importance, worth assigned due to desire ability

 

3 pictures of paintings 

- museum of modern art ( red and black) 

- giraffe and balloons ( blue and brown) 

- lion of Judah 

 

 

4) What does the Kingdom Value? 

 

Romans 5:8

 

Acrs 10:38

 

1 Jn 3:16-18

 

“Look for someone who needs what you have”

Governing INFLUENCE of a king over His territory to: 1) express His culture 2) reflect His nature

 

1) Who’s in charge?

 

Mt 26:53-54

 

“We don’t work FOR God - we work WITH God” P. George Sarkodie

 

 

“God is in charge but He’s not in control” Bill Johnson 

 

2) How does it work? 

 

Mt 13:33

Mk 8:15

 

Leaven: to permeate and modify or transform

 

1 Cor 5:8

 

“In order to change a culture, we need to have a different culture in us” Leif Hetland 

 

Mt 5:15&16

 

3) Where is the source? 

 

Jn 15:4&5

 

Abide: to stay, continue, dwell, be present

 

“The secret is Christ in me - not me in a different set of circumstances” Elizabeth Elliot

It is God's good pleasure to give us the keys to the kingdom

Different keys are for different doors and different kinds of prayers are our connection to the Kingdom

Kingdom Identity ( Kingdom Come pt.4

 

 

Rom 8:15-17

 

Religion vs Kingdom

 

A) Motivation (why?) 

B) Source (who?)

 

“If we are not careful, we can identify too strongly with their label and fall into the trap of trying to live up to THEIR expectations. We should stop trying so hard  to live like CHRISTIANS … and instead work harder at living like SONS and DAUGHTERS of God.” Dr.Myles Munroe 

 

3 chairs picture

 

1) Son ( chair 1) 

 

Mt 3:17

 

Luke 15:11-32 ( we’ll be spending a lot of time digging through this passage - so you’ll want to keep it handy) 

 

2) Stranger (chair 3) 

 

Luke 15:14-16, 19-24 

 

3) Servant ( chair 2) 

 

Luke 15:25-31

 

 

What chair are you sitting in?

Freedom of choice

 

-Choice is not simply a function of PREFERENCE but also a necessity for LOVE-

 

1) The Beginning 

 

Gen 2:5-7 

Gen 2:15-19

Gen 3:1-7

 

“If you have not chosen the Kingdom first, in the end it will make no difference what you have chosen second” William Law

 

2) The Alternative 

 

Col 1:13&14 

 

Rom5:12

 

Gen 3:6

 

a) Good for food

b) Pleasant to the eyes

c) Desirable to make one wise

 

1Jn 2: 15-17

 

a) Lust of the flesh

b) Lust of the eyes

c) Pride of life

 

3) The Choice

 

Matt 4:1-11

 

Test 1 - Bread

 

Test 2 - Appearances

 

Test 3 - Power

 

Gen 6:10-16

 

Deut 8:1-3

 

“Humility is the ultimate standard of greatness in the Kingdom of God” Mike Bickle

 

1Jn 2:15

 

Our experience of FREEDOM is in direct correlation to our SUBMISSION to The King 

 

Mt 26:39

Discerning the sound

 

Joshua 3:13-15

Joshua 6:3-5

 

Eph 2:1-3

 

Kingdom Alignment

 

 

Citizenship has everything to do with who we serve, who we are aligned with, and who’s name we carry

 

Jn 3:3

Jn 3:16

Col 1:13&14

 

Power: G1849 Exousia - magistrate, control, delegated influence, authority 

 

1 Jn 5:19

1 Jn 2:15

 

Mt 4:23-24

 

Luke 18-21

 

“Going to church produces a group of people that reflect culture. Being the church produces a group of people that change culture” Carey Nieuhof 

 

Rom 12:2

Seek first

 

 

God is not a democratic philosophy - He is the KING OF GLORY! 

 

Rom 11:36 

 

Col 3:2-4

 

Mat 6:27-33 NLT

 

LUKE 12:31-32

 

Don’t be anxious 

Seek first His Kingdom

Seek His righteousness

 

1) What is a kingdom?

 

“A kingdom is: A governing influence of a king over His territory - impacting it with his will, his purpose, and his intentions - producing a citizenry of people who express his culture and reflect his nature” Dr. Myles Munroe 

 

2) What is the Kingdom of God? 

 

Jn 18:36

 

The Kingdom of Heaven has a King, a system of government, a code of ethics, a legal framework, an economy, a purpose, and a culture. 

 

3) How does the Kingdom of God apply to me? 

 

Luke 17:20-21

 

“I’m not afraid of the devil. He can’t handle the One to Whom I’m joined” A.W.Tozer 

 

2 Cor 5:15-17

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