
1. DEFINING “THE KINGDOM OF GOD” ONLY BY LOOKING AT GOD HIMSELF
A. Frequency of use of the following terms in Scripture –
“Kingdom of God” is used in Scripture:
MATTHEW – 4X
MARK– 14X
LUKE – 32X
JOHN – 2X
ACTS – 6X
Used by Paul – 8X
REVELATION – 1X
“Kingdom of heaven” is used in Scripture:
MATTHEW – 33X
JOHN – 1X
The terms “Kingdom of God” and “Kingdom of heaven” are
“Then Jesus said to His disciples, ‘Assuredly, I say to you that it is hard for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of heaven. And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God’” —MATTHEW 19:23-24
The “Kingdom of God” and the “Kingdom of heaven” are linguistic variations of the
Matthew was writing his gospel using Jewish tradition, so he would substitute an
B. Other Terms
“The Kingdom of the Son of His love” COLOSSIANS 1:13
“The Heavenly Kingdom” 2 TIMOTHY 4:18
All of these different terms are only referring to
2. THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS HIS KINGSHIP, HIS RULE, HIS AUTHORITY, HIS RIGHT TO RULE
Principles about the Kingdom
A. MARK 10:13-16 – “RECEIVE THE KINGDOM AS A LITTLE CHILD”
Which means to receive with trust and full submission the rule of God.
B. MATTHEW 6:33 – “… SEEK FIRST THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS…”
Which means that the Kingdom is the
C. MATTHEW 5:20 – “… EXCEED THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE SCRIBES AND PHARISEES…”
Which means to have a righteousness that is based on
HEAVEN IS ABOUT BEING IN GOD’S
WHEREVER GOD’S PRESENCE IS, THERE IS HIS
3. MAKE A PLACE FOR THE PRESENCE OF GOD IN YOUR MIDST
A. It is God’s Kingdom that