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The Kingdom of God & its Mission 2. By Alexander Venter. Kingdom of God & it’s mission. Talk 1: Kingdom theology and its Mission Talk 2: KOG and Healing, Signs and Wonders Talk 3: KOG and Personal Transformation Talk 4: KOG and Social Transformation
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The Kingdom of God & its Mission 2 By Alexander Venter
Kingdom of God & it’s mission Talk 1: Kingdom theology and its Mission Talk 2: KOG and Healing, Signs and Wonders Talk 3: KOG and Personal Transformation Talk 4: KOG and Social Transformation Talk 5: KOG and World Missions (The End)
“The powers of the coming age…” Personal Transformation Social Transformation Is Vineyard fulfilling the mission? “Renewal of all things…” “A New Creation in Christ…..” > > > The problem of selective obedience Power Encounter (Signs & Wonders) World Missions
KOG: Power Encounter The KOG comes to us as “power-encounter” “If anyone is in Christ they are a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come” (2Cor 5:17) Salvation, healing, deliverance, baptism, laying on of hands to receive/impart the Spirit (Heb 6:1-2) “The way IN is the way ON…” (John Wimber) BUT we must grow into the full ‘package’, and avoid the problem of selective obedience We rely on, and practice, the Spirit’s dynamis(grace-gifts) in all we do in the Name of Jesus
Healing, Signs & Wonders:OT picture-promises The Exodus: YHWH’s Kingdom came with great power (10 plagues) defeating Egypt’s gods Israel Delivered by miracles, blood & Red Sea Israel’s Deliverers & Kings: Called and Anointed to operate by the power of the Spirit The Prophets: Messiah will come with power The Spirit will be poured out on all flesh
Healing, Signs & Wonders:OT picture-promises “Your God will come… with vengeance, he will come to save you. Then the blind will see, the deaf will hear, the lame will leap for joy, the mute will speak, waters will gush…” Is 35:4-6 “The Spirit of YWHW is upon me; he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor, to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim freedom for prisoners, release the oppressed, to announce the year of God’s favour ” Is 61:1f
The Future Age Reality “Now the dwelling of God is with humanity, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death, or mourning, or pain (or sickness), for the old order of things has passed away” Rev 21:3-4 “If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Messiah from the dead will also give life to your mortal body through his Spirit living in you” Rom 8:11
Healing, Signs & Wonders:Jesus ministers the KOG Jesus fulfilled the OT promises as Messiah He brought the Future Age into the present He announced “the KOG is at hand” He enacted the KOG by healing the sick The Words, Works, and Wonders of the KOG Jesus exercised authorityover (he defeated)… Sin Sickness Demons Death Nature Hunger
Healing & the followers of Jesus Sickness is Satan’s domain, foretaste of death Healing is breakthrough of Resurrection (KOG) We are called and commanded to minister the KOG as Jesus did (Matt 10:1, 7-8) By speaking the word & imparting the power Kingdom healing is wholistic salvation-shalom (ministering wholeness to the whole person) In the six basic dimensions of human person
Six Dimensions of KOG Healing Spiritual Psycho-emotional Demonization (deliverance) Physical Relational Healing death and dying