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The Overarching Theme

From then on Jesus began to preach, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near!

Matthew 6:10   THE KINGDOM

"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."  ~ Matthew 9:35, NIV

The Kingdom Has Not Yet Fully Invaded Our Planet

"Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness."  ~ Matthew 6:33

The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near, Repent and believe in the good news! (Mark 1:15). "Rabbi," Nathanael replied, "You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!" (John 1:49).

I assure you: Unless someone is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.  (John 3)

"He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God." Acts 1:3, NIV

"He has rescued us from the power of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins." Colossians 1:13-14, NRSV

"Thy kingdom come.  Thy will be done,  On earth as it is in heaven."

The Kingdom of God is about God's rule    God is moving history  "The Kingdom of God is basically the rule of God. It is God's reign, the divine sovereignty in action."  George Eldon Ladd

(1)The kingdom of Grace    

(2)The kingdom of Glory  Daniel 7 "I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him.

God's Kingdom is Unlimited.

God's Kingdom is Unique.

14 And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed.

God's Kingdom is Universal

God's Kingdom is Unconquered.

The Kingdom Has Not Yet Fully Invaded Our Planet

The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel. Mark 1:15

"The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ;; and he shall reign for ever and ever." (Revelation 11:15)

Jesus shall reign where'er the sun Does his successive journeys run;

His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, Till moons shall wax and wane no more. —ISAAC WATTS
THY WILL BE DONE  ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN The Kingdom of grace

The Surrender Principle  You Are Surrendering to the Grace of God in Jesus Christ

Why is grace called a kingdom?  Because, when grace comes, there is a kingly government set up in the soul. Grace rules the will and affections, and brings the whole man in subjection to Christ; it kings it in the soul, sways the scepter, subdues mutinous lusts, and keeps the soul in a spiritual decorum. -Watson

Now you'll never know God's will until you're willing to know God's will; until you're willing to say, "Thy will be done"—"Not my will, but thine, be done." (Luke 22:42) There is the surrender principle. Have you completely, totally, surrendered to Him? The Apostle James says, "Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts." (James 4:3) But in surrender, there's a difference. In commitment, you decide what you're going to do, and commit yourself to it. When you surrender, you lift both hands, and say, 'I'm under your control.'"

Do you want to know the will of God? Do you? I mean, do you? Would you like to pray and know that you're in the will of God? Well, God does not reveal His will to rebels. Have you ever totally, honestly, sincerely, with all of your heart, with every inch, with every ounce, with every nerve, every fibre, as much as in you is, said, "Thy will be done"? Have you? Then, if you have not, don't complain that you don't know the will of God.

"Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done."

You see, "This is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us." (1 John 5:14) "Thy will be done." Answered prayer is not for rebels.

When we pray "they kingdom come" we are submitting to the reign and rule of God in our lives. That means that our first allegiance is not to Australia— either personally or politically. This is not always easy. Sometimes the pressures can be enormous. We have the culture drummed into us all day every day — "live for yourself", violence, injustice, obscenity, dishonesty, immorality. It's on TV, at school, at work, on billboards, in newspapers, everywhere. But Christians do not submit or conform.

We pray "your kingdom come" into my life. God is our king. He gives us our orders. We live by his laws. We fight in his army. We speak his language. Our first love and loyalty is to God our King!

Some of you have recently become Australian citizens.  You may have lived in this country for many years, but always as an alien. When you switched your citizenship it was not by accident. It was a deliberate decision. It was a deliberate choice. You chose not only to become a citizen of this country; you chose to relinquish your citizenship in the country of your birth.

Now you are no longer an alien.  You carry an Aussie passport.  You can now vote in our elections. You have all of the privileges and all the responsibilities of Aussie citizenship.

The same is true for becoming a Christian. It is a conscious switch of allegiance from the way we were born to God himself. It happens on a specific day by a deliberate choice. We know whether we've done it or not.

Becoming a Christian is submitting to the reign of God in our lives. It means relinquishing the reign of self or anyone else. God becomes our eternal king the day we become a Christian and join his kingdom.

Has God's kingdom come to you? Are you a citizen of his reign? Did you make the deliberate conscious choice? Do you remember the day? If not, you have an invitation from the King himself.

Decide today and tell his majesty King Jesus that you pledge your allegiance and submit to his reign. Pray, "thy kingdom come" — to me!

TRUST HIM.

FEAR HIM.

OBEY HIM.

SERVE HIM.

SERVE HIM WITH DESIRE

SERVE HIM WITH DEVOTION

SERVE HIM WITHOUT DISTRACTION

SERVE HIM WITH DESIRE  Matt 6:19 "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal,20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

SERVE HIM WITH DESIRE

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you (Mt 6:33).

A true desire after God is sincere. We desire God for himself, for his intrinsic excellencies. The savor of the ointment of Christ's graces draws the virgins' desires after him. Canticles 1:3. A true saint desires him not only for what he has—but for what he is; not only for his rewards—but for his holiness. No hypocrite can thus desire God; he may desire him for his jewels—but not for his beauty.

A true desire after God is insatiable. It cannot be satisfied without God; let the world heap her honors and riches, they will not satisfy. No flowers or music will content him who is thirsty; so nothing will quench the soul's thirst—but the blood of Christ! He faints away, his heart breaks with longing for God. Psalm 84:2; Psalm 119:20.

A true desire after God is active; it flourishes into endeavor. "With my soul have I desired you in the night; yes, with my spirit within me will I seek you early." Isaiah 26:9. A soul that desires aright says, "I must have Christ; I must have grace; I will have heaven, though I take it by storm." He who desires water will let down the bucket into the well to draw it up.

A true desire after God is supreme. We desire Christ, not only more than the world—but more than heaven. "Whom have I in heaven but you?" Psalm 73:25. Heaven itself would not satisfy—without Christ. Christ is the diamond in the ring of glory! If God should say to the soul, I will put you into heaven—but I will hide my face from you, I will draw a curtain between us, that you shall not behold my glory; the soul would not be satisfied—but say, as Absalom, "I want to see the king's face!" 2 Samuel 14:32.

SINCERE Desire

INSATIABLE Desire

SUPREME Desire

SERVE HIM WITH DEVOTION

Matt 6:24 "No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.

SERVE HIM WITHOUT DISTRACTION

34 "Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

"Thy kingdom come.  Thy will be done,  On earth as it is in heaven."

We must boldly declare the Kingdom of God

We must model Kingdom living