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Text: "For it was fitting that he, for whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, should make the founder of their salvation perfect through suffering."
(Hebrews 2:10, ESV)
and
"God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ.
This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure."
(Ephesians 1:5, NLT)
Theme: We were made to be a part of God’s Kingdom family.
Date: 09/02/2018 File name: TheChristianAndTheKingdomOfGod05.wpd
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According to Jesus, the Kingdom of God should be the driving force in our lives.
God’s Kingdom should be our passion; and the consummation of His coming kingdom should be our hope.
These messages on being a Kingdom Citizen seemed a natural follow-up to our time looking at the Kingdom Parables.
Jesus talked a lot about entering the kingdom, but once we do what does it mean to be a kingdom citizen?
In a nutshell it means that God has a claim on our life, and every aspect of our life.
These message, of which this is the fifth, have revolved around a series of questions that Christians need to ask themselves.
1) Do You Have a Kingdom Identity?
2) Do You Have Kingdom Character?
3) Do You Have Kingdom Priority?
4) Do You Have a Kingdom Perspective?
5) Do You Have a Kingdom Family? and
6) Do You Have a Kingdom Calendar?
These are not unimportant questions.
Tonight we’re going to look at the question, Do I have a kingdom family?
What does it mean to have a kingdom family, and how do I relate to these people?
Those of us who follow Jesus thus possess a kind of dual citizenship.
We live in an external kingdom of family and cities and nationhood, while at the same time belonging to the kingdom of God.
In the kingdom of this world the bible describes us as resident aliens, whose true citizenship lies elsewhere.
Our true citizenship is in Heaven where our kingdom family resides in heaven.
“All these people were still living by faith when they died.
They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance.
And they admitted that they were aliens and strangers on earth.”
(Hebrews 11:13, NIV84)
I want us to consider this evening what it means to have a Kingdom family.
God chose you to be a part of His family.
The entire Bible is the story of God building a family.
It is an eternal family.
You were created to live forever, and God’s great desire is that you become an active part of His eternal family
I. IN GOD’S FAMILY WE ARE CALLED INTO FELLOWSHIP WITH GOD & EACH OTHER
“And he has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother.”
(1 John 4:21, NIV84)
1. God says, “I want you to learn to love the people in your spiritual family.”
a. why?
2. because your physical family will disappear when this world ends
a. but your spiritual family is going to go on forever and ever and ever
1) Christians are going to spend a whole lot more time with their spiritual families than they do with their physical family
3. why does He want us to learn to love our spiritual family?
– three reasons . . .
a. 1st it makes us more like God, because God is love and He loves His family
b.
2nd he wants His children to learn to get along together
ILLUS.
Those of you who are parents want your kids to get along with each other, don’t you?
You like harmony and peace within the family.
So does God.
How many times as a parent did you tell your children, “Now, play nice!”
I think God smiles when His children play nice.
1) the Bible is full of commands to God’s people that essentially say, “Now, play nice!”
c. 3rd learning to love and get along with your spiritual family is practice for eternity
ILLUS.
Ya know.
I think that God has a sense of humor.
One of the ways He’s going to express that humor is by making that fellow believer you really can’t stand your next door neighbor in heaven!
1) so ya better learn to love that person now
4. one of the things you're going to do in heaven is you're going to love God
5. and the other thing you're going to do is you're going to love the other believers that are there
a. learning to love fellow believers here in this world is practice for one of the things you’ll be doing for all eternity
A. FELLOWSHIP IS LOVING GOD'S FAMILY
"Although I hope I can come to you soon, I am writing these things to you now.
15 Then, even if I am delayed, you will know how to live in the family of God.
That family is the church of the living God, the support and foundation of the truth."
(1 Timothy 3:14-15, NCV)
1. we are to love other believers
2. you’ve heard me say before that the way Baptists spell fellowship is not f-e-l-l-o-w-s-h-i-p, but rather c-h-u-r-c-h
a. the church is a family
1) it is not a building; it is not an institution; it is not an organization; it is not a club – it is a family
b.
Church is not a place you go to
1) Church is a family you belong to — there’s a big difference
II.
IN GOD'S FAMILY THERE ARE FOUR LEVELS OF FELLOWSHIP
A. THE FIRST LEVEL IS MEMBERSHIP: CHOOSING TO BELONG
1. this is the most basic level
a. that means you find a church family and you choose to get connected to it
"Now you who are not Jewish are not foreigners or strangers any longer, but are citizens together with God’s holy people.
You belong to God’s family."
(Ephesians 2:19, NCV)
b. let’s be honest this evening — this is where many believers end their fellowship
2. the Christian life is not just a matter of believing, it is also about belonging
a. God wants you to identify with and to make the choice to be a part of His family
b.
when you were born physically, you automatically became a part of the human race and an earthly family
1) but when you are born-again, you have to choose to identify with God’s family
c.
sometimes, I’ll hear people say, "Well, I'm a Christian, but I don't want to belong to any church."
1) that just doesn't make sense
ILLUS.
That's like saying, "I'm a football player, but I don't want to be a part of any team."
It doesn't work.
It’s tough to be a team of one — although many people try! It's like saying, "I'm a tuba player, but I don't want to be a part of the marching band."
A tuba player without a band sounds pretty funny.
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