1. ENTRY INTO HIS KINGDOM

God does not have a Kingdom that is far off and away from us. He has a Kingdom that has invaded our world and He wants to bring us into His Kingdom.

A. Standards of life in His Kingdom were and are

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MATTHEW 5:17-20; MARK 10:23-29

1) Standards that

the demand of the Law given through Moses.

“… ‘you shall not commit adultery’, but I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart” —MATTHEW 5:27-28

2) Jesus was revealing that the Kingdom He was bringing was

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3) And such a radical Kingdom can only be entered by an

radical change in our lives.

BORN AGAIN, A SPIRITUAL BIRTH —JOHN 3:1-8

“REPENT” —MARK 1:15

4) The first word in the gospel of the Kingdom is “repent”. (In Greek, METANOIA.) It means a turning or changing of the mind. But not only a changing of the mind, but a complete change of the direction of our lives.

5) This is

possible when we have been born again and we believe fully in Jesus Christ.

“Receive the Kingdom of God as a little child” —MARK 10:15; LUKE 18:17

‘Childlikeness’ means we must receive His Kingdom with

and

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B. Life in the Kingdom of God…

1) … is NOT about

or

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, instead it is about

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leading to a change of how we behave in this world.

MATTHEW 5-7 – RELATIONSHIP

2) If we have relationship with this Almighty King, it will affect how we behave.

“… seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness…” —MATTHEW 6:33

3) This righteousness Jesus is talking about starts in a right alignment/ relationship with the King. And when our relationship is

with the King and His authority within our lives, other things begin to unfold around us in the proper way.

HIS KINGDOM IS PRICELESS —MATTHEW 13:45-46

4) We should place seeking His Kingdom above everything else.

5) Jesus’ Kingdom is

and it requires of us a

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C. This Kingdom (Christ’s divine rule) will be given to His disciples.

“But the saints of the Most High shall receive the Kingdom, and possess the Kingdom forever, even forever and ever” —DANIEL 7:18

“Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the Kingdom” —LUKE 12:32

“And I bestow upon you a Kingdom, just as my Father bestowed one upon Me” —LUKE 22:29

1) Here we see the beginning of the restoration of what God

us for.
*GENESIS 1:26-27 *

THE OBJECT OF HIS KINGDOM INVADING OUR FALLEN WORLD IS THE REDEMPTION OF PEOPLE FROM SIN AND THEIR DELIVERANCE FROM THE POWERS OF EVIL AND THEIR RESTORATION OF REDEEMED HUMANITY TO A RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR CREATOR, SAVIOR AND KING