From church planting success to genocide

In just 100 years, this country went from ‘unreached’ to ‘churched’, with approximately 90 percent of the population attending church as members.  It is the ultimate success story in the history of Christian mission – if the success criteria are church planting and church growth. In just over 100 days, nearly one million citizens (and [...]

Dont say ‘The Bible says So’

I want to say from the outset that I believe in biblical inerrancy, the sufficiency of scripture, and the doctrine the Reformers called Sola Scriptura. I need to tell you that up front, because you might otherwise get very upset at what I’m about to say. While we have to be immersed in scripture and [...]

Why I preach the Kingdom

By “kingdom” I mean the rule of God over all creation. This includes understanding that the church is not the entire kingdom, but is only in the kingdom as its primary agent of proclamation and application. My eyes were opened in 1995 when I went from a dispensational belief system to the kingdom message. As [...]

Contrasting a Kingdom mindset with a church mindset

Jesus, John the Baptist, and the apostles went about proclaiming the kingdom–not the church (read Matthew 3:2, 4:17, 10:7; Acts 28:30-31). Although the church is in the kingdom, it is not the entire kingdom. “Kingdom” denotes the rule of God over the whole cosmos, not just a single entity on the earth, like the church. [...]

Community Domains

“There is not a square inch in the whole domain of human existence over which Christ, who is sovereign over all, does not cry: ‘Mine!’” – Abraham Kuyper God is the creator and sovereign Lord over all. His redemptive agenda encompasses all of creation. And by His grace, God has uniquely gifted each Christ-follower to [...]

Christian faith and Chinese productivity

  By Christopher Landau BBC News, Wenzhou, China   At first glance, it looks as though it could be any other factory driving the rapid development of the Chinese economy. But this is no ordinary enterprise because here religious faith is as important as profit. In fact, the owner of the Boteli Valve Group in [...]

Bridging the Sunday – Monday gap

By Derek Brown For many Christians the highlight of their week is the Sunday service. Sadly many believe this is where the Kingdom of God is primarily expressed. Ministry is confined to that which is done within the church. This is demonstrated in the true story of a young lawyer who was asked what her [...]

What do YOU think of when you hear the words “The Kingdom of God”?

by Richard Brown “Please Consider…”   For your own sake please reconsider the Kingdom Hebrews 12:25-28 What are you holding on to? What are your foundations? 7 Parables in Matthew 13   Sower (4 soils) Wheat & Weeds Mustard Seed Yeast Hidden Treasure Pearl The Net No other subject gets this sort of coverage!   [...]

8 Statements about the Kingdom of God

It is the kingdom of God that lies at the heart of the teaching, life and action of Jesus and it is the kingdom that pervades his parables, miracles and passion. Sadly it would be true to say the church has lost this message. Most Christians think the Kingdom of God is something which will [...]

What is Kingdom Fruit?

Recently I had the opportunity to preach on the Kingdom in my local church. As part of this message I referred to the warning from Jesus that if we don’t produce the fruit of the Kingdom then God will take the Kingdom from us and give it to someone else who is being productive for [...]

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