We do not choose between the kingdom and the church.
The church and the kingdom are not optional. We don’t choose one over the other. Great churches are kingdom minded churches and you can not be kingdom minded without being a supporter of the local church.
So Heavenly minded and So Earthly Good.
Build the church proclaim the kingdom.
Act 1:1 In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach
Act 1:2 until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.
Act 1:3 After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God. —Acts 1: 1-3 NIV
Last week
Kingdom Culture is born out of our personal relationship with Jesus, overflows into our relationship with others and builds into us a joy that can only be experienced when we are yielding to the Holy Spirit.
Rom 14:17 for the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. —Romans 14:17 NIV
Rom 14:17 God’s kingdom isn’t a matter of what you put in your stomach, for goodness’ sake. It’s what God does with your life as he sets it right, puts it together, and completes it with joy. —Romans 14:17 MSG
Righteousness: How we relate to
-it is only possible to access the kingdom of God by being born into it. Born into the kingdom we learn to stop living like slaves and start living as sons and daughters. Thanks to Jesus we are reconciled to God the Father and Heaven is our home. Because of Jesus the Father is pleased with you.
Peace - How we relate to
Jesus came to earth to be the ultimate peace maker - “blessed are the peace makers”.
Mat 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons of God.
*19: Therefore let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by which one may edify another. *
Joy in the Holy Spirit How we relate to
and how we position ourselves. (Calm Delight) (loud peace)
Today
Mat 16:13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”
Mat 16:14 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
Mat 16:15 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”
Mat 16:16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
Mat 16:17 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven.
Mat 16:18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.
Mat 16:19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” —Matt 16:13-19 NIVMat 16:13 When Jesus came to Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples this question: “What are the people saying about me, the Son of Man? Who do they believe I am?”
Mat 16:14 They answered, “Some are convinced you are John the Baptizer, others say you are Elijah reincarnated, or Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.”
Mat 16:15 “But you—who do you say that I am?” Jesus asked.
Mat 16:16 Simon Peter spoke up and said, “You are the Anointed One, the Son of the living God!”
Mat 16:17 Jesus replied, “You are favored and privileged Simeon, son of Jonah! For you didn’t discover this on your own, but my Father in heaven has supernaturally revealed it to you.
Mat 16:18 I give you the name Peter, a stone. And this truth of who I am will be the bedrock foundation on which I will build my church—my legislative assembly, and the power of death will not be able to overpower it!
Mat 16:19 I will give you the keys of heaven’s kingdom realm to forbid on earth that which is forbidden in heaven, and to release on earth that which is released in heaven.” —Matt 16:13-19 TPT
Kingdom Authority:
The divinely delegated
and
for born again believers to
on God’s behalf in spiritually legislating on earth while staying firmly positioned under the Lordship of Jesus Christ.
Our lives don’t just have significance, they have
significance. We have been given keys to unlock prison doors and introduce people to Jesus.
(Ministry of Reconciliation)
2Co 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!
2Co 5:18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:
2Co 5:19 that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.
2Co 5:20 We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God. —2 Cor 5:17-20 NIV
When we are born into the family of God we are given the job of opperating as the embassy of the Kingdom of Heaven here on earth. We have
Authority.
Kingdom Authority has been specifically given to the Church(Ekklesia) Jesus is building so that we can legislate from the Heavenly Realm. Our Job is to bring what is happening and what is being said and what is being thought in
The enemy wants you to do
Jesus wants you to do
The Church Jesus is building has recieved multiple keys because there are multiple gates. The solution to the gates of hell is the keys of the Kingdom used in the body of Christ.
The gifts of the Holy Spirit are given to the Body of Christ and opperate like keys that are more powerful than the plans and power moves of the gates of hell. We do not have our own keys. The Bodyof Christ / Ekklesia has the keys and only work when turned the right way. They work in the hands of the unified body of believers.
and
is a specific authority given to the church.
The church exists for many things…
Legislating from the spiritual realm, Bring the authority from heaven to earth. The Church represents Heaven but it is located on Earth. If you are disconnected from the church you are disconnected from its legal authority in the spiritual realm.
Jesus said The Ecclesia I am building the gates of hell will not overpower it.
The keys (multiple gates) of the kingdom open every gate and control what comes through them.
Binding = Keep it out (so it doesn’t get on you) (Holding back Hell)
Loosing = Kick it out ( if it has already taken you, hostage)(Release you from the Hell you find yourself in)
1Jn 3:8 But when people keep on sinning, it shows that they belong to the devil, who has been sinning since the beginning. But the Son of God came to destroy the works of the devil. —1 John 3:8 NLT