Living The Kingdom - Sermon Follow Up

So the question then becomes, “How do we live out this unique, radical, holy and powerful distinct Kingdom?” To begin to walk this out, we must first understand the idea of what a kingdom is. A kingdom is a “dome where a king rules”; a king’s influence, authority and power. Jesus came to usher in his radical, unique kingdom that was totally different than the kingdom of the world. Wherever Jesus was present, so was his Kingdom (Matthew 12:28).

As human beings we have spheres of power and authority that we control. As followers of Jesus, our perspective begins to change; namely, who we allow to control this sphere, God or us. When we submit our will and actions to God’s ultimate will in our own spheres of influence (see Jesus’ prayer in Mathew 6:10), God’s Kingdom comes and his will can be literally worked out through our every day lives. (Read further in: I John 2:6; Romans 12:2; John 13:14,15)