week #2. “is your life your best answer to god in fulfilling the great commission?”
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New Jerusalem
KINGDOM
GENESIS
Revelation 21
1. God’s Rule and Reign2. Christ-Centered (Messiah)3. Present- Restorative4. Future - Consummation
2. Work of the Kingdom
Luke 4- Jesus inaugurates His Public Ministry by reading Is. 61
The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners
a. Evangelism- proclaim good newsb. Compassion- bind up the broken-heartedc. Justice – release for the prisoners
3. Scope of the Kingdom
Matt. 13 – Parables explaining the Kingdom
Intensive and Initially Unassuming
Extensive and Spreads out to Bless others / The Whole World
4. Placement for Service
Matt. 13: 37-39SOWER / FIELD / SEED?
The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. The field is the world, and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom.
John 3:16– “For God so loved the world, He sent JESUS.”
(John 20:21- For God so loved_________ HE SENT _________.)
5. Motivation for Work
Pearl of Great Price & Treasure in a Field
Sold Everything - Worship FUELS Work
This means we WORK as those Satisfied and at Peace with the Work Done for us. We are not working for ACCEPTANCE AND
SIGNIFICANCE, WE ARE NOW WORKING BECAUSE WE HAVE RECEIVED EVERYTHING WE HAVE ALWAYS WANTED.