Kingdom Culture Part 4
Mark 1:14-15
14 Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came to Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,
15 and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.”
What is a kingdom culture? It is a culture defined by the Kingdom of God. It is a culture that says, we are who God says we are, we have what God says we have, and we can do what God says we can do. A kingdom culture is language, values, beliefs, and standards that align with God and His kingdom.
Four Expressions of the Kingdom of God - The kingdom of God is internal, spiritual, physical, and eternal. The Kingdom of God is an all-consuming fire that will not stop until our entire world is redeemed.
Matthew 6:33
33 “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
The kingdom is
Luke 11:14-23
14 And He was casting out a demon, and it was mute. So it was, when the demon had gone out, that the mute spoke; and the multitudes marveled.
15 But some of them said, “He casts out demons by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.”
16 Others, testing [Him,] sought from Him a sign from heaven.
17 But He, knowing their thoughts, said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and a house divided against a house falls.
God’s kingdom is not
James 1:5-8
5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.
6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind.
7 For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord;
8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
Luke 11:18-22
18 “If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? Because you say I cast out demons by Beelzebub.
19 “And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.
20 “But if I cast out demons with the finger of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you.
21 “When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are in peace.
22 “But when a stronger than he comes upon him and overcomes him, he takes from him all his armor in which he trusted, and divides his spoils.
God’s kingdom
Luke 11:23
23 “He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
The kingdom of God is