The first
words of Jesus, as he began his public ministry:
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"Now .
. . Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel
of the kingdom of God, And saying, The time
is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent
ye, and believe the gospel." (Mark 1:14,15)
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The last
words of Jesus just before he ascended, as recorded in Acts,
consisted of :
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"...speaking
of the things pertaining to the kingdom of
God." (Acts 1:3)
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The longest
message in the Scriptures is where the principles
of the kingdom of God were given by Jesus.
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There are 58
references to the kingdom of God
in the gospel of Matthew alone.
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The kingdom
of God is the most dominant theme in the entire
Bible.
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The kingdom
of God experienced by the disciples of
Jesus was the basis for the radical change in their lives.
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The kingdom
of God would be so revolutionary to the kingdom
of men that Jesus taught his disciples to pray continually:
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"Our
Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come."
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Kingdom of
God versus the kingdom of men:
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In whom do
we trust?
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At any given moment, you are what you are based upon everything
you have experienced and how you have responded to those things.
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As
significant as a spiritual experience is, it is only a
moment, how be it a powerful moment, in the overall
make up of what a person is.
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When life
happens, a person will respond to that moment
based upon who he is at that moment.
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Will Christ
be flowing through us at that moment, or
will we be dominated by the current illusion of our
mind
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Is it
Christ or is it you?
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Paul’s
admonition was: "Let this mind be in you, which
was also in Christ Jesus." (Phil. 2:5).
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James
stated: "A double minded man is unstable in all his
ways." (Phil. 2:5)
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How double
minded are we?
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Double mindedness is to
experience life as if we are
coming out of two different mind sets.
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For
example, there are 60 seconds in a minute, 60 minutes in
an hour, and 24 hours in a day-- making 86,400 seconds in
a day.
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Could it be
possible that someone could be so double
minded that their mind would change 86,400 times
a day?
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To the degree that Christ is not living through you (meaning
Christ is not seen) is the degree that
you are living during those
moments of the day.
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When you are
dominant, the world will see you as you are for
that moment with whatever weakness that is prevalent in
your life at that time.
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The Essence
of true Christianity:
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