The KINGDOM OF GOD is the eternal destiny of all who know the one true God, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God who exists eternally as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. All who have been born again by His Spirit and who confess Jesus Christ as Savior and who acknowledge Him as Lord know God as ” ‘Abba,’ Father.” (Romans 8:15; Galatians 4:6).
In His Word, the Bible, this one true God, the Creator of all things, reveals His plan to establish His kingdom in a new heaven and a new earth (Isaiah 65:17, II Peter 3:13; Revelation 21:1), where those whom He has chosen, called, regenerated, justified, adopted, sanctified and glorified will live with Him forever…a perfect God living in a perfect world with those whom He has made perfect in Christ!
God’s desire is to have a people who will know the depth of His love for them and who will thus love Him back (Ephesians 3:14-21). In order to accomplish that purpose, God chose some in Christ before He created the world (Ephesians 1:4). Desiring to reveal His character to those who would be His children, God included in His plan the rebellion and fall of Satan, the temptation and fall of Adam, and thus of the entire human race, and the subsequent establishment of His Covenant of Grace with Abraham and his descendants (Genesis 12:1-3). All of this pointed ahead to the coming of the Savior, God’s Son, the Messiah, whom He has appointed King, Jesus Christ!
In this series of messages from God’s Word we will trace the plan of God from beginning to end by focusing our atttention on the three main themes of Scripture that stretch from Genesis to the end of Revelation: Kingdom, Salvation and Covenant. You will gain an understanding of God, of His plan thoughout the ages, including and especially TODAY, and will realize what it means to be one of God’s “chosen people.”
Living in this world as a believer, as a disciple of Jesus Christ, will never be easy…it was never intended to be, BUT you will find a deeper joy, a greater hope and grace to strengthen you for every trial as you live in God’s kingdom awaiting its fullness at the return of your King! Nothing will change your life more than knowing God and understanding His purpose for you and for all who are His children as we await the fulfillment of His promises in Christ Jesus.
I Peter 2:9-12: “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for His own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you received mercy. Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.”
9/10 Part 1: “In the Beginning, GOD!” – Genesis1-11
9/17 Part 2: “The Covenant of GRACE” – Genesis 12-17
9/24 Part 3: “God’s plan confirmed…” – Genesis 18-35
10/1 Part 4: “Illustrating the need for God’s salvation…” – Exodus 12-20
10/8 Part 5: “God dwelling in the presence of His people” – Exodus 25-40
10/15 Part 6: “Why MOST people are outside of God’s Kingdom!” – Deuteronomy 30:11-20; Joshua 24:14-15; Judges 2:10, 21:25; I Samuel 8:1-7
10/22 Part 7: “David-a glimpse of the glory of God’s Kingdom” – II Samuel 7:1-29
10/29 Celebrating the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation!!
11/5 Part 8: “A ‘permanent’ dwelling place for God among His people” – I Chronicles 28:1-8, 29:10-25
11/12 Part 9: “The LORD reigns! Worship the King!” – The Psalms
11/19 Thanksgiving Celebration
11/26 Part 10: “The Prophets declare,’THE King is coming!'” – Isaiah 9:1-7, 52-56
12/3 Part 11: “Then they will know that I am the LORD!” – Ezekiel 37-39
12/10 Part 12: “HIS Kingdom shall never end!” – Daniel 2:44, 4:3, 7:13-14
12/17 Part 13: “Salvation through the coming King” – Zechariah 9:9, 14:9-17
12/24 Part 1: “The Birth of THE King!” – Luke 1-2
12/31 New Year Celebration
1/7 Part 2: “The clash of two kingdoms!” – Matthew 4-7
1/14 Part 3: “Blessed are your eyes and ears!” – Matthew 13:1-58
1/21 Part 4: “The Church and the Keys of the Kingdom” – Matthew 16:13-28, 17:1-8, 24:14, 25:31-46
1/28 Part 5: “My Kingdom is not from the world!” – John 18:33-40, 19:1-16, 20:24-31
2/4 Part 6: “The Authority of THE King” – Matthew 28:18-20; Luke 24:44-48; Acts 1:1-11
2/11 Part 7: “Kingdom Power!” – Acts 2:1-40; John 14:15-31,16:5-15; Luke 17:20-21
2/18 Part 8: “‘Mystery’ Revealed!” – Ephesians 1:15-23, 2:11-22, 3:1-21; Romans 11:1-36
2/25 Part 9: “New Covenant? ‘No’ and ‘Yes’!” – Galatians 3:1-21; Romans 4:1-17; II Corinthians 3:1-18; Hebrews 9:11-28
3/4 Part 10: “Strangers and aliens…awaiting the fullness of God’s Kingdom!” – John 17:1-26; Romans 14:17; Colossians 1:9-14; Hebrews 11:13-16, 39-40
3/11 Part 11: “And He shall reign forever!” – Matthew 24:29-31; Revelation 11:15-19, 19:11-16
3/18 Part 12: “And He must reign until He puts all His enemies under His feet!” – Revelation 20:1-15; I Corinthians 15:24-28; Isaiah 2:1-5, 4:2-6; Zechariah 14:16-21
3/25 Part 13: “Behold, the dwellling place of God is with man!” – II Peter 3:11-14; Revelation 21-22