Back to Sermons 5-A-Day Club Sermon

The Kingdom of God
By Steve Demetrician

What is the Kingdom of God?

Mr 4:1-34 And he again started teaching beside the sea. And a ...
Lu 13:20-21 And again he said: "With what shall I compare the ...
Ro 14:16-17 Do not, therefore, let the good YOU people do be ...

Where is the Kingdom of God?

Mr 12:32-34 The scribe said to him: "Teacher, you well said in ...
Mr 14:25 Truly I say to YOU, I shall by no means drink anymore ...
Lu 10:8-12 "Also, wherever YOU enter into a city and they receive ...

When is the Kingdom of God?

Mt 12:22-30 / 12:18-25 But if it is by means of God's spirit that I expel the ...
Mr 1:14-15 Now after John was put under arrest Jesus went into ...
Mr 9:1-7 Truly I say to YOU, There are some of those standing ...
Lu 16:16 "The Law and the Prophets were until John. From then on ...
Lu 17:20-21 But on being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom ...

Who enters the Kingdom of God?

Mt 5:3 / 5:5 "Happy are those conscious of their spiritual need, ...
**** Luke 6:20 uses Kingdom of God in place of Kingdom of Heaven.
Jas 2:5 Listen, my beloved brothers. God chose the ones who are ...
Lu 9:59-62 Then he said to another: "Be my follower." The man ...
Eph 2:1-5 Furthermore, [it is] YOU [God made alive] though YOU ...

How does one enter the Kingdom of God?

Mt 19:16-26 Now, look! a certain one came up to him and said: ...
Mt 21:28-32 / 21:26-33 "What do YOU think? A man had two children. Going up to ...
Mr 10:13-16 / 10:11-13 Now people began bringing him young children for him to ...

Born into the Kingdom of God?

Apostle Paul:

Ro 8:5-17 Adoption as sons, worth of calling "Abba"…
Ro 9:6-8 Children of the flesh are not children of God…
Eph 1:3-5 Adoption as children of God through Christ…

Jesus:

Joh 8:21-47 Jesus tell why we are children of God

Apostle John:

Joh 1:9-13 Authority to become children of God... Born Again...
1 Jo 2:28-3:11 The world does not know us... we are Born Again...

Joh 3:1-18 Jesus to Pharisee, Nic·o·de'mus... we must be Born Again...
Joh 4:7-14 / 4:9-16 The woman at the well... living water
Joh 7:37-39 If any man thirst, let him come to unto me and drink


Who rules over this world?

Lu 4:5-7 So he brought him up and showed him all the kingdoms of ...
Joh 14:30-31 I shall not speak much with YOU anymore, for the ruler ...
Eph 6:11-12 Put on the complete suit of armor from God that YOU may ...
Rev 12:1-4 The Dragon is Satan… who is deceiving the whole world...
Rev 12:5-12 The Woman is the Church of God… Satan's time is short…
1Jo 5:18-20 We know we originate with God, but the whole world is ...

World under a curse?

Gen 3:17-19 Cursed is the ground on your account... to dust you will return...
Gen 5:28-29 Noah, will bring us comfort... ground which Jehovah has cursed...
Gen 12:1-3 God blesses A'bram... great nation out of you... curse all who curse you...
Gen 17:1-6 God makes covenant with Abraham... make you fruitful, nations, kings...

Conclusion

God is all knowing and all powerful... therefore we can be sure that the current condition of the world is ALLOWED to continue through God's PERMISSIVE will. But God is not slow as some count slowness, ...God is waiting for the fulfilment of the Great Commission, for it is God's will that "no one should perish" (2 Peter 3:3-15).

But, God has given us the agency to choose. Without it, we would be mere puppets on a string. But God loves us enough to send through his son, enough justification, and enough sanctification, to provide us with purification.

The signs are all around us, the message is clear... So clear and evident in fact, that "You've got to STUMBLE ALL OVER THE GRACE OF GOD in order to miss getting into heaven!", (Charles Stanley). You've got to be stubborn, to miss the presence of God in the world.

He's there... And all we have to do is accept him. You and I are going to spend eternity in heaven or hell. The choice is yours and mine. No one can make this choice for you. It's personal. God is a personal God. And his spiritual kingdom is all around us. It is available to each and every one.

The choice lies with us.