KINGDOM OF GOD

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KINGDOM OF GOD
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God is a King. His kingdom is glorious, majestic, everlasting, Psa. 145:1, 11–13; Dan. 4:3. It is universal, “His kingdom ruleth over all,” from a throne in the heavens, Psa. 103:19. Mentioned some 70 times in the NT, the kingdom of God was the subject of Christ’s post-resurrection ministry, Acts 1:3, and that of the apostles, Acts 8:12; 19:8. God’s natural laws govern the world of nature; His written laws were given to govern and control men.
God’s kingdom includes things that are seen: “all the earth,” Psa. 47:7; material things as well as living creatures, Psa. 104; men and their rulers, Dan. 4:17. Its visible establishment on the earth was announced at Christ’s first coming, Mark 1:15. It will be set up at His return, Rev. 12:10.
The kingdom also includes things invisible. Believers enter it at the new birth; the unsaved cannot see it, John 3:3, 5. Characterized by righteousness, peace, and joy, Rom. 14:17, it is not inherited by flesh and blood, 1 Cor. 15:50.
Angels are a part of God’s kingdom, Psa. 103:20–22. Satan and demons are answerable to it, Isa. 24:21, 22; Rev. 20:1–3. Men are to seek it, Matt. 6:33. Believers are to be worthy of it, 2 Thess. 1:4, 5. It is never identified with the church in Scripture, nor are men anywhere told to build the kingdom.
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GOD IS OUR PROTECTOR.

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GOD IS OUR PROTECTOR
Psalm 32:7
You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.
Psalm 46:1
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
Lamentations 3:22-23
Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
Psalm 16:1
Keep me safe, my God, for in you I take refuge.
1 Chronicles 16:34
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.
OUR GOD IS OUR PROTECTOR, WE CAN DEPEND ON GOD.
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Jesus Says, “I Have Prayed for You”

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Jesus Says, “I Have Prayed for You”
“Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.” (Luke 22:31–32)
When do you lose confidence in your friendships? Isn’t it most often when you realize that people can’t handle you in your weaker moments?
If a relationship falters because of something you did—because you let the other person down, didn’t carry through on a promise, said something inappropriate, or even sinned against them—then you learn that the friendship is only as good or as strong as you are. When that happens, you lose confidence in the other person’s commitment to you.
Conversely, if they can handle you well when you’re not at your best, then you grow more confident in them and in your relationship with them.
Watch, then, as Jesus engages Peter at one of Peter’s least impressive moments. Jesus was eating the Passover meal with his disciples on the night he was betrayed. He knew that they would all abandon him (see Matt. 26:31). In a few short hours they would all be faithless, and Peter would lead the charge as he denied even knowing Christ (see Matt. 26:34).
Remember that this is the guy who confessed earlier that Jesus was God’s Messiah—the one who would save his people (see Matt. 16:16). Put yourself in his place. Can you imagine the uncertainty that would flood your mind after you had rejected him? How you’d wonder whether someone who could deny the Savior had ever really been saved—or, worse, now that you’d distanced yourself from him, could ever be saved? Wouldn’t you end up wondering, “What hope is there for me now?”
The hope was there before Peter even sinned. Jesus told him that he knew what Peter would do before he did it. His faithless denial didn’t surprise Jesus. More importantly, Jesus told him what he had already done for him in advance. He prayed that Peter’s faith wouldn’t fail and that he would turn back—that he would have more confidence in Christ’s ability to save him than in his own ability to place himself beyond salvation.
This same Jesus now prays for you (see Heb. 7:25). If he prays for people’s faith not to fail in extreme cases, don’t you think that he also prays for your faith not to fail as you question his love for you or his ability to save you?
The only difference is that he no longer prays on earth with his glory cloaked; now, having been raised from the dead and exalted to the right hand of God, he prays in heaven, where he is radiant and glorified beyond our imagining (see Rom. 8:34; Heb. 1:3).
His prayer was powerfully effective on earth. What possible reason could you have for believing that it’s less so now?
Have you noticed that Jesus is not intimidated by his people’s struggles with faith?
Do you see how proactively Christ works right now to rescue people from themselves?
Take a few minutes and thank him for all the ways he is continuing to work in your life to bring you closer to himself.
DON’T ALLOW YOUR WEAKNESS TO DRAW YOU AWAY FROM GOD.
GOD KNOWS YOUR FAITH WILL BE WEAK AT TIMES, GOD KNOWS YOU WILL SIN AT TIMES, AND GOD KNOWS THERE MAY BE TIMES WHEN YOU TURN AWAY FROM HIM. JESUS IS PRAYING FOR YOUR FAITH TO STRENGTHEN, JESUS IS PRAYING FOR YOU TO TURN FROM YOUR SIN, JESUS IS PRAYING FOR YOU TO RETURN TO GOD.
AGAIN, DON’T ALLOW YOUR WEAKNESS TO CAUSE YOU TO TURN FROM GOD, OR STAY AWAY FROM GOD. ALLOW YOUR WEAKNESS TO CAUSE YOU TO COME TO GOD, OR RETURN TO GOD, KNOWING THAT HE IS PRAYING AND WANTING YOU TO COME TO HIM.
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BE A BLESSING TO OTHERS

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BE A BLESSING TO OTHERS
Proverbs 11:25-26 Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered. The people curse him who holds back grain, but a blessing is on the head of him who sells it.
2 Corinthians 9:8-11 Besides, God is able to make every blessing of yours overflow for you, so that in every situation you will always have all you need for any good work. As it is written, “He scatters everywhere and gives to the poor; his righteousness lasts forever.” Now he who supplies seed to the farmer and bread to eat will also supply you with seed and multiply it and enlarge the harvest that results from your righteousness. In every way you will grow richer and become even more generous, and this will cause others to give thanks to God because of us,
2 Corinthians 9:6 Remember this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously.
1 Thessalonians 5:11 So encourage each other to build each other up, just as you are already doing.
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THE BIBLE TEACHES US ABOUT ACKNOWLEDGING GOD

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THE BIBLE TEACHES US ABOUT ACKNOWLEDGING GOD
1 John 4:15
If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God.
Romans 10:9
If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
Romans 10:10
For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.
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1 John 4:2-3
This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.
1 John 2:23
No one who denies the Son has the Father; whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also.
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THE BIBLE TEACHES US ABOUT REWARDS

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THE BIBLE TEACHES US ABOUT REWARDS
Colossians 3:23-24
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
Galatians 6:9
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
Proverbs 3:3-4
Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man.
Proverbs 22:4
Humility is the fear of the Lord; its wages are riches and honor and life.

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What Happens When You Die

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What Happens When You Die
Ecclesiastes 12:7 ESV
And the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
‭‭1 Thessalonians‬ ‭4:13‭-‬18‬ ‭GW‬‬
[13] Brothers and sisters, we don’t want you to be ignorant about those who have died. We don’t want you to grieve like other people who have no hope. [14] We believe that Jesus died and came back to life. We also believe that, through Jesus, God will bring back those who have died. They will come back with Jesus. [15] We are telling you what the Lord taught. We who are still alive when the Lord comes will not go ⌞into his kingdom⌟ ahead of those who have already died. [16] The Lord will come from heaven with a command, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet ⌞call⌟ of God. First, the dead who believed in Christ will come back to life. [17] Then, together with them, we who are still alive will be taken in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. In this way we will always be with the Lord. [18] So then, comfort each other with these words!
‭‭Daniel‬ ‭12:2‬ ‭GW‬‬
[2] Many sleeping in the ground will wake up. Some will wake up to live forever, but others will wake up to be ashamed and disgraced forever.
2 Corinthians 5:10 ESV
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.
‭‭Romans‬ ‭2:6‭-‬8‬ ‭GW‬‬
[6] He will pay all people back for what they have done. [7] He will give everlasting life to those who search for glory, honor, and immortality by persisting in doing what is good. But he will bring [8] anger and fury on those who, in selfish pride, refuse to believe the truth and who follow what is wrong.

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