Matthew 16:19-21
Bible Fact: Jesus expects all of His disciples to demonstrate the authority and power of His kingdom as a witness to a weak and wicked world.
The Big Idea: To get Christian disciples to surrender their faith beyond the traditional to be offered the opportunity to engage with God without restrictions to do miraculous works that represent God.
I. The SOUL ONLY is the lone citizen that lives in the kingdom of heaven.
II. 7 Keys to unlock kingdom authority and power within you:
III. Kingdom citizen rules Jesus taught that release His keys of authority to His disciples
IV. The Holy Spirit’s release of God’s power to unlock authority and power in Christians
A. The objectives of the Holy Spirit in Christians
1. To exemplify His person
2. To experience His power
3. To elevate His purpose
4. To execute His plan
B. The five primary activities of the Holy Ghost
1.To direct believers in the way of righteousness to represent The Lord;
2.To divert harm from the presence and way of the believer:
3.To discern with a supernaturally higher recognition about things, events, activities, and actions of people.
4.To deliver the believer from evil.
5.To defend the will of God
a) What is the will of God?
-God has two wills in the Bible: His will of decree and His will of command
b) The Holy Spirit helps believers to defend God’s will in their:
c) Knowledge and understanding of the Kingdom of God for Christians to live by:
1. Christians pursue the purpose of the kingdom of God
A. To gain entrance into the presence and power of God; Matthew 16:19; John 3:3,5
2.How Christians are to pursue the kingdom of God:
A. Christians pursue The power of the kingdom of God
1.The Kingdom of God is within you; Luke 17:20,21; Ephesians 3:14-21
-In you to humble you before the Father in heaven (Matthew 16:19); Ephesians 3:14
-In you honoring the kinship of all saints to the Father in heaven; v.15
-In you helping to strengthening the inner man on the inside; v.16
-In your heart judging all things in unmovable ever growing love; v.17
-In you heaping up more heavenly knowledge for greater earthly production; v.18,19
-In your higher growth to your next level of faith and power in God; v.20
-To His highest glory to be witness in His Church forever everywhere! v.21