9. Kingdom & The Early Church
Here and Now: The Kingdom of God
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As Jesus is brought back to Heaven, He leaves His disciples with a divine Helper: the Holy Spirit. It is the Spirit that ordains and empowers believers to continue fulfillment of God’s Old Testament promises! And, it is this movement that we, current day believers, still find ourselves a part of. The Spirit reminds us of our identity of redeemed kingdom people. Now we must bring it to all the nations!
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10. Kingdom & Paul
While Paul doesn’t speak as overtly about the Kingdom of God as we might expect him to, his ministry is still kingdom-centric. However, given that most of his followers would have been Gentiles and less familiar with the traditional kingdom language, Paul focuses on the Holy Spirit and a complete...
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11. Kingdom & Eschatology
The Kingdom of God is real and powerful and here with us, only, it’s not yet fully realized. Through Christ’s death and resurrection, the Kingdom was put into motion. But now, much like the Israelites waiting for their Messiah, we find ourselves waiting, too. Though we can experience the Holy Spi...
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12. Kingdom & The 21st Century
God chose to create a Kingdom for His people and His church is an outpouring of that. We are meant to go into the world embodying His mission and His love, and to bring others into the Kingdom family, too. This is a huge calling! But imagine a world where all might know and live into the love tha...