2024 0908 Kingdom Culture 5
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Kingdom of grace
• we need to know the kingdom - its foundation, its purpose, its processes
The Lord God
• his first title is compassionate and gracious God
Throne of Grace
• the authority and the power in the Kingdom is GRACE Hebrews 4:16
The Godhead
• God Almighty is the source of grace
• Jesus is the person of grace
• Holy Spirit is the spirit of grace
Followers of Jesus
the recipients of grace
we are vessels full of grace
we are messengers to preach the good news Acts 20:24
ambassadors of grace to represent the Kingdom
we are servants of grace
Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.
The Look of the Kingdom
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit,
the kingdom is not of this world - eating and drinking
it is righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit
this is the picture of the Kingdom
this is how we need to present the Kingdom as followers of Jesus
first responsibility is for us to be righteous, act righteous
Pursue Righteousness
Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
pursue is a matter of knowing and striving for it
there is a time factor as righteousness builds with life
youth is youth yet we develop righteousness as we walk as jesus walk
we must have a mindset to be in Christ and follow his commands
we must watch our speech so that it is full of grace
we must do our righteous acts
acts of serving others, making someone else the most impotant
True Righteousness
Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless.
religious should mean righteous
religious is not following man’s tradition or practices
righteous is being Christ like
what should you be saying?
what should you be doing?
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
two simple truths for true religion (righteous)
serve others especially the most needy
keep yourself pure