The Character of The Kingdom
KINGDOM CULTURE – Part 1
Steve Gallimore | pastorsteve@tvcc.us
July 7, 2019
What would happen if every church began to
For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:20 (ESV)
Matthew 5:3 Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
1 . Only Those Who Come Up Broken Ever Get To Experience God In Their Day To Day Living.
Matthew 5:4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
2 . Only Those Who Come Up Broken and Then Learn To Mourn Come Up Comforted And Peaceful.
Matthew 5:5 Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
3 . Only After You Have Experienced Mourning Will You Become Gentle Which Will In Turn Will Cause You To Experience Confidence, Humility, And Power Under Control.
Matthew 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteous, for they shall be satisfied.
4 . Once You’re Settled With Who You Are In Christ, You Come Up Hungry And Thirsty For God.
Matthew 5:7 Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.
5 . Once You’ve Experienced Mercy, You Will Desire To Show It To Others.
Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
6 . Once All These Things Have Happened In Your Life, You Find Yourself Wanting More Than Anything To Be Pure In Heart.
Matthew 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
7 . Finally, After All This Is Realized, You Will Become An Advocate Of Truth Above All Else.
Matthew 5:10 Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
8 . When we allow God to refine us through the first seven beatitudes, only then do we receive the blessing of persecution.
11 “Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. 12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you. Matthew 5:11-12 (ESV)
Five Keys to Building a Kingdom Culture…
1 . A Kingdom Culture will be built by
From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Matthew 4:17 (ESV)
To repent is to
No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.
Luke 13:3 (ESV)
2 . A Kingdom Culture will be built by
“You are the salt of the earth.” Matthew 5:13 (ESV)
“You are the light of the world.” Matthew 5:14 (ESV)
3 . A Kingdom Culture will be built by one
He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Matthew 16:15 (ESV)
Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Matthew 16:16 (ESV)
4 . A Kingdom Culture will be built by God’s
And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. Matthew 16:17 (ESV)
5 . A Kingdom Culture will be built by the
And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Matthew 16:18 (ESV)
I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”
Matthew 16:19 (ESV)
We cannot build a Kingdom Culture by
If the church should defect then it will lose its effect.