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The Kingdom is near

The Kingdom is near. Crieff January 2013. Syria , Mali – Build a Kingdom?. Kingdom. Can we create peace and freedom through war ? Can we introduce democracy through force? Crusaders. Jesus and Nicodemus. Joh n 3:1-8. See the Kingdom of God / Enter the Kingdom of God.

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The Kingdom is near

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  1. The Kingdom is near Crieff January 2013

  2. Syria, Mali – Build a Kingdom?

  3. Kingdom • Can wecreatepeace and freedomthroughwar? • Can weintroducedemocracythrough force? • Crusaders.

  4. Jesus and Nicodemus. John 3:1-8 See the Kingdom of God / Enter the Kingdom of God

  5. Matth. 13 – Parablesabout the Kingdom • The Kingdom canbefound and made one’sown. • Treasure - 44 • Pearl - 45 • The Kingdom is growing in thisworld. • Dough - 33 • The mustard seed becomes a large plant - 31 • Evil and goodgrowtogether in thisworld up to the judgement; The Kingdom grows in thisworld parallel to sin and pain. • The weeds and the whesat – 24 + 37 • The fish in the net - 47 • The farmer and the four types of soil – 4 + 19

  6. The Kingdom • Where/ When: • The Kingdom is here (Matth. 3:1) • The Kingdom is in/ amongyou. (Luke 17:21) • Wecanenter the Kingdom (Joh 3:3) • People force theirway in. (Matth 11:11-12) • Kingdom of heaven • Three heavens. The firstheaven – the atmospherthatsurroundsus. • ”. . Who art in heaven” – close. • So whatdoes it mean to pray?: • ”Your Kingdom come”

  7. The ”here and now” - and ”thatwhich is coming” • Mark 14:25. At the last supper: • "I tell you the truth, I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it anew in the kingdom of God." • The secondcoming of Jesus willestablish the Kingdom in a completemanner.

  8. Kingdom in The New Testament. • The Kingdom of God • (Approx. 150 of 160 times in NT) • The Kingdom of thisworld. • The kingdom of Satan (Eph. 2:2; Matth. 12:25-26)

  9. Perspectives • Enter the Kingdom of God now • Live in a new reality now • Not only: Live on the new earth. • Salvation • Live in obedience to God now • Not onlygeteternallife from Christ at the resurrection • Vampyre-Christians: Jesus, give mesome of yourblood so that I can live forever.

  10. Matt 12:28 But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

  11. John 20:21 John 20:21-22 Again Jesus said, "Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you." And with that he breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit. NIV

  12. Seventh-Day Adventist Mission Statement The mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church is to make disciples of all people, communicating the everlasting gospel in the context of the three angels' messages of Revelation 14:6-12, leading them to accept Jesus as personal Savior and unite with His remnant Church, discipling them to serve Him as Lord and preparing them for His soon return.

  13. Matt 4:23 Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people. NIV Matt 9:35 Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. NIV As the father sent meFrom Matthew

  14. As The father sent Jesus:From mark • 6:7-13 The sending of the 12 (The closest?) • Authority over impurespirits • Preachedrepentance • Drove out demons • Anointed and healedsickpeople • Parallel texts: • Matt 10:5-8. Additional: • Proclaim the Kingdom of heaven has comenear • Raise the dead. • Cleansethose with leprosy • Luke 9:6 • Luke 10:9 (sending the 72)

  15. As The father sent me:From Luke Luke 4:18-19 "The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor." NIV

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