8 statements on the Kingdom of God

by Derek Brown

• Kingdom is the sovereign rule of God
• Kingdom is a present reality
• Church is not the Kingdom
• Kingdom of God is within every person
• Kingdom happens outside the church
• Kingdom is expressed in a variety of passions
• Kingdom fruit is more than evangelism
• Every Christian is an agent for the Kingdom

I have just had the opportunity to present these 8 principles at RiverCity Family church in Brisbane.

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Your Kingdom come

by Ric Benson

“It is impossible to understand the purpose and mission of the local church without understanding the purpose and characteristics of the kingdom of God. It is also impossible to fulfil the Great Commission – to make disciples where we are by living under God’s rule and reign (Matthew 28 and Mark 16), the Great Commandment – to impart God’s unconditional love through our lives (John 13), the Cultural Mandate – to be engaged in and with the world but not conformed to its lifestyle (John 17), the Creation Mandate – to exercise responsible dominion over the physical world (Genesis 2), or to outwork the prayer Jesus taught His disciples to pray which included the phrase “God’s will be done on earth as it is in Heaven”, without understanding what the kingdom of God really means.”

This is an excellent resource paper in that it has an extensive bibliography and discussion questions for groups to use.

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Building Monday’s church

by Brian Medway

“The term Monday Church is used here to refer to everything that individual believers or groups of believers do in the wider community when they are not engaged in Sunday Church activities….Monday Church refers to intentional kingdom of God activity designed to bring all aspects of a particular sphere of the community under the rule of God. Home Extended family Neighbourhood Workplace Community groups (hobby, sport or other) Intentional targeted groups Groups of friends or acquaintances…Monday Church is about kingdom ministry influence not institutional structure”

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Kingdom on Monday

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Emerging churches and the Kingdom of God

“McLaren’s vision is, simply, to return to Jesus and to rework and revitalize Jesus’ kingdom vision. In The Secret Message of Jesus, McLaren explores a variety of phrases,including “empire of God,” “dream of God,” “revolution of God,” “mission of God,” “party of God,” the “network of God,” and the “dance of God.”….. “McLaren believes Jesus’ kingdom vision is bigger than what many are accustomed to think. “I’ve been convinced that [Jesus' message] has everything to do with public matters in general and politics in particular-including economics and aid, personal empowerment and choice, foreign policy and war.”….In the words of Justine, a Burundian living in Rwanda and from whom the title of this book comes, “I see what Jesus meant by the kingdom of God. I see that it’s about changing this world, not just escaping it and retreating into our churches. If Jesus’ message of the kingdom of God is true, then everything must change. Everything must change.”

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Kingdom and you

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