the kingdom of god series ppt 062814
9/2/14
Ma#hew 6:33 • “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.”
Seek – to seek a thing – to seek [in order to find out] by thinking, meditaDng, reasoning, to enquire into – to seek aFer, seek for, aim at, strive aFer
• to seek i.e. require, demand – to crave, demand something from someone
First • first in Dme or place – in any succession of things or persons
• first in rank – influence, honour – chief – principal
• first, at the first
Isaiah 44:6 • Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.
RevelaDon 22:13 • I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
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9/2/14
Isaiah 41:4 • Who has performed and done it, Calling the generaDons from the beginning? 'I, the LORD, am the first; And with the last I am He.' "
Kingdom • royal power, kingship, dominion, rule – not to be confused with an actual kingdom but rather the right or authority to rule over a kingdom – of the royal power of Jesus as the triumphant Messiah – of the royal power and dignity conferred on ChrisDans in the Messiah's kingdom
• a kingdom, the territory subject to the rule of a king
It s a spiritual kingdom • Luke 17:20-‐21; 20 Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said, The kingdom of God does not come with observaDon; 21 nor will they say, See here! or See there! For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you.
His righteousness, Not ours • Isaiah 64:6 NIV All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; … • 1 Peter 2:24 ESV He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.
It s not of this World • John 18:36 Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now My kingdom is not from here.
TRUST & depend on His grace daily to not sin. • Romans 6:11-‐14 • For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under GRACE.
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9/2/14
2 Corinthians 12:8-‐10: • Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three Dmes that it might depart from me. And He said to me, My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.
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Ma#hew 6:33 • “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.”
Seek – to seek a thing – to seek [in order to find out] by thinking, meditaDng, reasoning, to enquire into – to seek aFer, seek for, aim at, strive aFer
• to seek i.e. require, demand – to crave, demand something from someone
First • first in Dme or place – in any succession of things or persons
• first in rank – influence, honour – chief – principal
• first, at the first
Isaiah 44:6 • Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.
RevelaDon 22:13 • I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
1
9/2/14
Isaiah 41:4 • Who has performed and done it, Calling the generaDons from the beginning? 'I, the LORD, am the first; And with the last I am He.' "
Kingdom • royal power, kingship, dominion, rule – not to be confused with an actual kingdom but rather the right or authority to rule over a kingdom – of the royal power of Jesus as the triumphant Messiah – of the royal power and dignity conferred on ChrisDans in the Messiah's kingdom
• a kingdom, the territory subject to the rule of a king
It s a spiritual kingdom • Luke 17:20-‐21; 20 Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said, The kingdom of God does not come with observaDon; 21 nor will they say, See here! or See there! For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you.
His righteousness, Not ours • Isaiah 64:6 NIV All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; … • 1 Peter 2:24 ESV He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.
It s not of this World • John 18:36 Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now My kingdom is not from here.
TRUST & depend on His grace daily to not sin. • Romans 6:11-‐14 • For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under GRACE.
2
9/2/14
2 Corinthians 12:8-‐10: • Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three Dmes that it might depart from me. And He said to me, My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.
3
