ROCK MINISTRIES SOLO: Juni 2011

KINGDOM CULTURE INFLUENCE

REDISCOVERING THE KINGDOM

Ø UNDERSTANDING THE ORIGINAL VISION AND GOAL OF GOD FOR PLANET EARTH

THE ORIGINAL PURPOSE OF GOD

The original purpose of God was the establishment and extension of his heavenly kingdom on earth.
The original plan of God was to administrate his heavenly kingdom on earth through his sons of mankind in his image.
The original assignment God gave Adam was a king’s Dominion over earth.

GOD’S DIVINE PASSION

• The original purpose of God is:

• To manifest the INFLUENCE of Heavens’ CULTURE on EARTH through COLONIZING earth with the KINGDOM of HEAVEN.

THE HUMAN CONDITION

• The Kingdoms of this world are helpless.

• Globalization makes us all interdependent.

• Governments are helpless.

• Economies are imploding.

• Education is failing.

• Media is manipulated.

• The Culture of Fear and Insecurity prevailing

• All are seeking new Government.

• ROOT CAUSE – THE MANIFESTATION OF THE DOMINANT CULTURE.

THE PRIORITY OF MAN

• All nations look to government to meet their needs.

• All governments promise the same thing.

• Food

• Clothing

• Shelter

• Security

• What do you do when your government fails?

THE GLOBAL CHALLENGE

• Every human heart is searching for a NEW and BETTER WORLD.

• The number one problem of our modern world is RELIGION.

• The most frightening element in our present global consciousness is CULTURE CLASH.

• CULTURE is stronger than POLITICS and more powerful than RELIGION.

• All men believe GOVERNMENT is the answer.

• God believes that Government is the answer to Mankind’s problems.

THE ORIGINAL IDEA

1. The bible is about Government.

2. The bible is about governing.

PROTOTYPE & TIMING

• Isa 9:6

• 6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given…, and the government will be on his shoulders.

• Isa 9:7

• 7 Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom…, NIV

KINGDOM CONCEPTS

• The message of the bible is about a king, a kingdom and his royal offspring.

• Everyone is seeking the kingdom.

• All religions are man’s attempt to find the kingdom.

• Jesus’ mission and message was a kingdom.

• All true kingdoms contain the same characteristics and components.

• ALL KINGDOMS ARE MANIFESTED THROUGH THE INFLUENCE OF ITS’ CULURE.

GODS ORIGINAL IDEA

• Gen 1:26

• have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.“ NKJV

WHAT IS KINGDOM-DOMINION

• DOMINION-KINGDOM

• ‘mamlakah’ ‘Radah’OT:4467,

• “Kingdom; sovereignty

• Reign; Rule."

• Denotes a King and his territory.

• DOMINION - KINGDOM

• basileia NT:932 - denoting

• “Sovereignty,

• Royal power,

• Kingdom

• "(which) reigns," lit., "hath a kingdom"

WHAT IS A KINGDOM

• A kingdom is the sovereign rulership and governing influence of a king over his territory (his domain) – impacting it with his will, intent, and purpose producing a community of citizens expressing a culture reflecting the nature and lifestyle of the King.

• The NATION governed by a King.

KINGDOM COMPONENTS

• The kingdom is God’s priority: What is a kingdom?

– King - Authority

– Territory - Domain

– Constitution - Covenant

– Citizens - Status

– Privileges - Benefits

– Laws - Principles

– Economy - Provision

– Army - Protection

– Code of ethics - Lifestyle - Culture

THE FIRST EARTHLY KINGDOM

• The first thing God gave Adam was A KINGDOM.

• “DOMINION” – “RADAH”-Sovereign Rule, Kingdom, Government.

• Matt 25:34

• 34 "Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. NIV

WHY GOD MADE THE EARTH?

• Isa 45:18

• 18 For this is what the LORD says-- he who created the heavens, he is God; he who fashioned and made the earth, he founded it; he did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited-- NIV

DELEGATED KINGSHIP

• Ps 115:16-17

• 16 The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth he has given to man.

• Gen 1:26

• 26 Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.“ NKJV

KINGDOM LOST

When Adam fell mankind did not lose a Religion.

The fall of man was the lost of:

A ROYAL FAMILY
A KINGDOM
A GOVERNMENT
A COMMUNITY
A SOCIETY
A CULTURE

THE BATTLE FOR EARTH

• The battle for earth is the battle for culture.

• Culture is the manifestation of the collective thinking of a people.

• Whoever controls the minds will create the culture.

• As a man thinks in his heart so is he.

• The HEART is the mind.

• The kingdom of God is a KINGDOM OF THE HEART manifested in culture.

CUTLIVATION

• CULTIVATE – to Culture

• CULTURE-

• To grow

• To develop

• To train

• To influence

THE MISSION OF JESUS

• Jesus came to earth restore the:

The Kingdom of Heaven.
The Government of heaven
Laws of Heaven.
The Values of Heaven.
The Colony of heaven.
The Society of Heaven
The Culture of heaven.

THE PURPOSE OF JESUS

• Jesus was the King coming to the territory.

• The goal of Jesus was to restore to mankind what he lost:

The Holy Spirit- the Governor
The Kingdom – the Government
The Earth – the Territory
The Culture – the Lifestyle
The Community – the Country

JESUS MISSION STATEMENT

• Matt 4:17-18

• 17 From that time on Jesus began to preach, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near (arrived)."

THE FOCUS OF JESUS

• Matt 5:3-4

• 3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

• Matt 6:33-34

• 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

• Luke 4:43

• 43 but He said to them, "I must preach the kingdom of God to the other cities also, because for this purpose I have been sent.“ NKJV

THE PRIORITY OF GOD

• Matt 6:32-33

• 33 But seek first the kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. NIV

THE WORD FOR THE WORLD

• Matt 10:7

• 7 As you go, preach this message: 'The kingdom of heaven is near.‘

• Matt 24:14-15

• 14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. NIV

RELIGION AND THE KINGDOM

• Matt 23:13

• 13 "Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men's faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to. NIV

THE COMMISSION OF THE KINGDOM

• Matt 24:13-14

• 14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. NIV

• The end of the world and the return of Christ is in the mandate and the message of the church.

THE PRESENCE OF THE KINDOM

• Matt 16:19

• 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."

• Matt 16:27-28

• 28 I tell you the truth, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."

THE CURRENT MESSAGE

• Luke 16:16-17

• 16 "The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the good news of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it. NIV

THE IMPACT OF THE KINGDOM

• Matt 13:11-12

• 11 He replied, "The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.

• Matt 13:24-25

• 24 Jesus told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

TERRITORIAL OCCUPATION

• Luke 19:13-15

• 13 And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.

• 14 But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.

• 15 And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the kingdom,

THE RETURN OF THE “LORD”

• Matt 12:28-29

• 28 But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

• 29 "Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man's house and carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can rob his house. NIV

KINGDOM vs RELIGION

• Christianity is a RELIGION.

• RELIGION is the worship of a deity through a set of beliefs expressed through set rituals, customs, and rites producing a sectarian distinction and group.

• A kingdom is NOT a Religion.

• A KINGDOM is a COUNTRY governed by A KING with all the components of a NATION.

GOD’S ORIGINAL IDEA

To extend his heavenly invisible Kingdom to the visible physical earth.
To administrate his divine ruler-ship on earth through mankind.
To establish a heavenly colony on earth.
To colonize the territory of earth with the Kingdom of Heaven.
To fill the earth with the nature and glory of heaven.

THE MISSION OF JESUS

• John 18:37

• "You are right in saying I am a king. In fact, for this reason I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.”

• Gal 4:4

• 4 But when the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, KJV

THE MISSION & MESSAGE OF JESUS

• Matt 3:1-3

• 1 In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the Desert of Judea 2 and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."

• Matt 4:17-18

• 17 From that time on Jesus began to preach, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."

• Matt 4:23-24

• 23 Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.

THE ASSIGNMENT

• Luke 9:11

• 11 But when the multitudes knew it, they followed Him; and He received them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who had need of healing. NKJV

• Luke 12:32-33

• 32 "Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom. NIV

THE POWER OF THE MESSAGE

• Matt 13:18-19

• 19 When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart.

• Matt 13:33

• "The kingdom of heaven is like yeast

• Matt 13:44

• 44 "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field.

• Matt 13:45-46

• 45 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls.

IDENTIFYING THE GOSPEL

• We preach the “Gospel of Jesus Christ”, not THE GOSPEL THAT JESUS CHRIST PREACHED”

• Matt 10:7-8

• 7 As you go, preach this message: 'The kingdom of heaven is near.' NIV

POST RESURRECTION MESSAGE

• Acts 1:2-3

• 3 After his suffering, he showed himself to these men and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God. NIV

PHILLIP’S MESSAGE

• Acts 8:11-12

• 12 But when they believed Philip as he preached the good news of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, …NIV

WHAT DID PAUL PREACH

• Acts 19:8-9

• 8 Paul entered the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.

• Acts 20:25-26

• 25 "Now I know that none of you among whom I have gone about preaching the kingdom will ever see me again. NIV

PAUL’S MESSAGE

• Acts 28:23-24

• 23 They arranged to meet Paul on a certain day, and came in even larger numbers to the place where he was staying. From morning till evening he explained and declared to them the kingdom of God and tried to convince them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets. NIV

PAUL’S LAST MESSAGE

• Acts 28:30-31

• 30 For two whole years Paul stayed there in his own rented house and welcomed all who came to see him. 31 Boldly and without hindrance he preached the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ. NIV

KINGDOM DEFINED

• The government of a King.

• A kingdom is the sovereign rulership and governing influence of a king over his territory (his domain) – impacting it with his will, intent, and purpose producing a citizenry reflecting the culture and nature of the king.

THE KINGS’ MANDATE

• Matt 6:25-26

• 25 "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? NIV

KINGDOM SECURITY

• Matt 6:31-34

• 31 So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

STRESS FREE CULTURE

• Matt 6:34-7:1

• 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. NIV

• Why is the kingdom the answer?

KINGDOM INFLUENCE

• Matt 13:27-30

• 28 "'An enemy did this,' he replied.

• "The servants asked him, 'Do you want us to go and pull them up?‘

• 29 "'No,' he answered, 'because while you are pulling the weeds, you may root up the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest. NIV

• Matt 13:37-39

• 37 He answered, "The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man. 38 The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one, 39 and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels. NIV

THE COLONY

• John 17:14-17

• 15 I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one. 16 They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. NKJV

THE PRINCIPLE OF COLONIZATION

• COLONOZATION is the extension of a kingdom to a foreign territory.

• The Program of Colonization is accomplished through the following:

Dispatch the GOVERNOR to the colony.
Establish a Colony of CITIZENS.
Implement the CULTURE of the Kingdom.
Create a COMMUNITY reflecting the Kingdom.
Produce a distinctive SOCIETY on earth.

KINGDOM RESTORED

Jesus came to restore what mankind lost.
Jesus did not come to bring a religion.
Jesus never joined a religion.
Jesus greatest opposition was religion.
Jesus’ message was not religion.
Jesus claimed to be a King.
Jesus claimed to have a Kingdom.
Jesus invited all men to ENTER a Kingdom.

THE POWER OF CULTURE

The most important component in life is ENVIRONMENT.
Everything was created to exist within a prescribed environment
Environment is Priority in life.
God created environment before He created life.
Environment is the UNIQUE CONDITIONS necessary for life and growth.
Environment is CULTURE.

GOD’S BIG IDEA

THE POWER OF IDEAS

There is nothing as Powerful as an Idea.
Everything on earth is a product of Ideas.
Everything began as an idea.
Ideas produce everything.
Ideas are more powerful than death. Death can never kill an idea.
Ideas cannot be destroyed.
Ideas submerge and reemerge.

THE POWER OF IDEAS

The world is ruled by dead men.
Ideas are stronger than death.
Ideas outlive men.
Ideas can never be destroyed.
Ideas can only be exchanged.
Ideas produced everything.
The only way to defeat a Bad Idea is with a Better Idea.
Ideas produce Philosophy.

THE POWER OF IDEAS

You cannot fight against an idea.
You cannot physically destroy an idea.
Ideas may have a shelf life but are never extinct.
Ideas can be generationally traded.
Ideas outlive men.
Ideas multiply under pressure.
God is the source of Divine ideas.

THE FIRST IDEA

• John 1:1-2

• In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning.

• WORD –logos – “Expression of an IDEA.

THE SOURCE OF EVERYTHING

• John 1:3-5

• 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it. NIV

• Ideas create everything.

THE LIGHT OF LIFE

• John 1:4-5

• In him was life, and that life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it. NIV

• Light – Knowledge

• Darkness – Ignorance

• Life in measured by light

GOD’S IDEA EXPOSED

• John 1:14

• 14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

• GLORY –true weight, true nature, culture…

WHAT IS IDEA?

An idea is a conceived THOUGHT.
A conceived thought is A PRECEPT.
A precept is the ORIGINAL IDEA.
The original idea is TRUTH.
Truth is the source of UNDERSTANDING.
The most important possession in life is UNDERSTANDING.
PRECEPT is the source of TRUTH.
The truth makes us FREE.

POWER OF PRECEPTS-IDEA

• Ps 19:8

• 8 The precepts of the LORD are right, giving joy to the heart.

• Ps 111:10

• 10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding.

• Ps 119:4-5

• 4 You have laid down precepts that are to be fully obeyed.

THE POWER OF PRECEPTS

• Ps 119:45-46

• 5 I will walk about in freedom for I have sought out your precepts.

• Ps 119:100-101

• 100 I have more understanding than the elders, for I obey your precepts.

• Ps 119:104-105

• 104 I gain understanding from your precepts; therefore I hate every wrong path.

WHAT IS THE BIG IDEA

• The BIG IDEA is the:

• The Big Picture

• The Original Master Purpose

• The Over-All Plan

• The Principle Context

• The original Intent

GOD’S ORIGINAL IDEA

The creator created the REALM of HEAVEN as his Center of Power.
HEAVEN is the original INVISIBLE COUNTRY of Jehovah.
Jehovah is the KING of the KINGDOM OF HEAVEN.
God’s original idea was to extend his HEAVENLY KINGDOM on earth.

KINGDOM CULTURE INFLUENCE

THE POWER OF CULTURE

COLONIZATION

• Gen 1:26

• 26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion….over all the earth,..KJV

• Matt 6:9-11

• "'Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 10 your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. NIV

COLONIZATION MANDATE

COLONIZATION – the extension of a kingdom’s government, values, morals, and culture to a foreign territory.
ESTABLISH A COLONY – a group of emigrants residing in a territory with allegiance to their home government.
THE GOVERNOR – the individual placed in the colony to execute the colonization process of the Kingdom in the Territory.

THE GOAL OF REDEMPTION

• The goal of redemption in Jesus was to:

1. Return the Governor

2. Restore the Citizens

3. Reclaim the Territory

4. Re-instate the Culture

5. Re-establish the Community

6. Re-gain the Society

7. Release the Colony of heaven to earth.

THE PRIORITY IF JESUS

• John 18:36

• 36 Jesus said, "My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jews. But now my kingdom is from another place. (the kingdom is IN but not FROM).

• Acts 1:3

KINGDOM INFLUENCE

• Matt 13:31-32

• "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. 32 Though it is the smallest of all your seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and perch in its branches." NIV

• Matt 13:24-26

• "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25 But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. 26 When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared. NIV

• Matt 13:33

• "The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into a large amount of flour until it worked all through the dough.“ NIV

THE GOVERNMENT

• Isa 9:6

• 6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders.

• Isa 9:7

• the increase of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it NIV

COLONY AND CULTURE

• 1 Peter 2:11-12

• 11 Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul. 12 Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us. NIV

WHAT IS CULTURE?

• The integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behavior that depends upon man’s capacity for learning and transmitting knowledge to succeeding generations

• b : The customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group

• c : The set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterizes a company or corporation

• The act of developing the intellectual and moral faculties by education, expert care and training.

• Enlightenment and excellence of taste acquired by intellectual and aesthetic training

• To grow in a prepared medium

THE GREAT COMMISSION

• Matt 24:14-15

• 14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

• Mark 16:15-18

• 15 He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.. 17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;

CULTURAL CLASH

• Matt 20:25-26

• 25 But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.

• 26 “But it shall not be so among you:” KJV

KINGDOM CULTURE

• 1 Cor 6:9-11

• 9 Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders 10 nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. NIV

POWER OF KINGDOM CULTURE

REDISCOVERING GOD’S ORIGINAL PURPOSE
INFLUENCING EARTH WITH KINGOM CULTURE

UNDERSTANDING THE MESSAGE AND MANDATE OF JESUS CHRIST

THE POWER OF CULTURE

All nations manifest their uniqueness through Culture.
Culture is observable and distinctive.
Culture reveals the essence of a people.
Culture is both personal and corporate.
Culture is created and then it creates.
Culture is a product of law.
Culture is natural and unconscious.

GOD’S BIG IDEA

To extend kingdom of heaven to earth.
To COLONIZE earth with Heaven.
To fill the Earth with the CULTURE of heaven.

KINGDOM INFLUENCE

• Matt 13:33

• "The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into a large amount of flour until it worked all through the dough.“ NIV

THE NATURE OF YEAST

Looks weak
Never intimidated by the size of dough.
Never intimidates the dough.
Works quietly
Never becomes dough.
Influences the entire dough.
Is activated by heat and pressure.
Affects are observable.
Is useless in the package.
Can never be extracted.

THE PROCESS OF KIINGDOM INFLUENCE

• Engagement,

• Confrontation

• Infiltration

• Integration

• Strategic Impact

PILLARS OF INFLUENCE

POLITICAL – government
ECONOMIC- money
BUSINESS - commerce
JUDICIAL - Law
HEALTH – Quality of Life
EDUCATION- Training
ARTS – Entertainment
RECREATION – sport
MEDIA – Mental Influence
SOCIAL - Relationships

A COLONIZATION PRAYER

• Matt 6:9-11

• "'Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 10 your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. NIV

OUR KINGDOM GOAL

“Transforming Society through Kingdom Culture

OUR MISSION

EARTHLY INFLUENCE THROUGH HEAVENLY KINGDOM CULTURE

DOMINATING TERRITORY

• Gen 1:28-29

• 28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moves upon the earth. KJV

GOD BIG IDEA

• Gen 2:8

• 8 And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

• Gen 2:14-16

• 15 Then the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it. (NAS)

GARDEN OR FOREST

• A forest and a Garden both have plants and trees.

• FOREST – no order, disorganization

• GARDEN – order, organized,

• GARDEN –

• To establish order

• To create order

• To arrange in order

• To establish Authority

COMPONENTS OF A NATION

Land – Territory
Language
Laws
Symbols
Constitution
Moral Codes
Shared Values
Customs
Social Norms
CULTURE

QUALITIES OF CULTURE

Growth within a prescribed environment.
Common Shared values
Lifestyle
Qualities of identification
Characteristics of distinction
Acceptable behavioral standards
The accepted WAY OF LIFE.

HEAVEN’S COLONY IN THE EARTH

• John 17:15-16

• 15 My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. 16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of it. NIV

MANIFESTATIONS OF CULTURE

Values
Priorities
Behaviors
Standards
Celebration
Morality
Relationships
Ethics
Social Norms

10. Attitude

Dress
Foods
Response
Drink
Permits
Acceptance
Rejections
Distinctions
Quality standards
Environment

GOD’S COLONIAL INTENT

• Eph 3:9-12

• to make plain to everyone the administration of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things. 10 His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms, 11 according to his eternal purpose which he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord. NIV

KINGDOM CULTURE

Phil 3:18-21

19 Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Their mind is on earthly things.

20 But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, 21 who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, NIV

HOW KINGDOMS INFLUENCE COLONIES

HOW HEAVEN IMPACTS EARTH WITH KINGDOM CULTURE

THE ASSIGNMENT!

• The divine assignment of God for mankind was to:

• Establish a COLONY of the Kingdom of Heaven on EARTH.

• Establish the Kingdom GOVERNMENT of Heaven on earth.

• To COLONIZE earth with Heaven.

• To make earth A COLONY OF HEAVEN.

• To full the earth with THE CULTURE OF HEAVEN.

• The key to colonization is the GOVERNOR.

• THE HOLY SPIRIT was given to man as heaven’s Governor on earth.

KEY TO COLONIZATION

• The key to Kingdom Colonization is “THE GOVERNOR”

• Matt 27:2

• 2 They bound him, led him away and handed him over to Pilate, the governor.

• Luke 3:1

• 3:1 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar-when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea,

• Luke 20:20

• They hoped to catch Jesus in something he said so that they might hand him over to the power and authority of the governor. NIV

COLONIZATION SUCCESS

• Colonization is successful and complete when the CULTURE of the KING and KINGDOM is fully manifested in the colony reflecting the nature of the King producing a PROTOTYPE of the Kingdom in the Territory.

WHAT IS A COLONY

• COLONY

• A group of emigrants or their descendants who settle in a distant land but remain subject to the parent country.

INFLUENCE - KINGDOM GOAL

• The Goal of all Kingdoms is INFLUENCE.

• The divine Purpose and Plan of God was to INFLUENCE the earth with the CULTRUE OF HEAVEN.

• KINGDOMS Expand their CULTURE through COLONIZATION.

• The evidence of COLONIZATION is CULTURE.

NATURE OF KINGDOMS

The key to Kingdoms is TERRITORITY.
Kingdom’s Territory is call DOMAIN.
KING-DOM-AIM – “KINGDOM”
The Glory of Kingdoms is TERRITORIAL INFLUENCE.
All Kingdoms EXPAND.
The First Kingdom in existence is THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN.

THE CELESTIAL EXPANSION

• All kingdoms expand to extend their glory and influence.

• Kingdom expansion is called COLONIZATION.

• The Earth was created for Kingdom Expansion.

• Mankind was created for the purpose of Expanding God’s Kingdom of Heaven to Earth.

• Adam was given Kingdom Rulership over the Territory of Earth.

GLORY ON EARTH

• Num 14:21

• 1 But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD.

• Ps 57:5-6

• 5 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth. NIV

UNDERSTANDING GLORY

• GLORY

• KABOD – full weight, true Nature, full essence, Culture.

• DOXA – true nature, full weight, essence

• GLORY – is the full impact of the true nature and essence of a thing on its environment.

• GLORY is Culture.

THE POWER OF THE GOVERNOR

• Acts 24:10

• 10 When the governor motioned for him to speak, Paul replied: "I know that for a number of years you have been a judge over this nation; so I gladly make my defense.

• 2 Cor 11:31-32

• 32 In Damascus the governor under King Aretas had the city of the Damascenes guarded in order to arrest me. NIV

THE ROLE OF THE GOVERNOR

Appointed by the King
Comes from the kingdom not the colony.
Only represents the king not himself.
Only expresses the mind and will of the king.
Responsible for converting the colony into the kingdom.
Transfer kingdom culture, nature, standards, values, morals, lifestyle and manner.
Prepare citizens for living in the kingdom.
Lives in a mansion built by the government.
His presence is evidence of the kingdom’s presence.
Is removed when the colony becomes independent.

COLONY DEFINED

A colony is a group of citizens established in a foreign territory to influence that domain for their home government.
A colony is a foreign territory inhabited by citizens charged to influence that domain with the culture and values of their government.
A colony is the presence of a distinct cultural citizenry in a foreign territory governed by the laws and culture of their home government.

THE GOVERNOR

• Matt 12:27-28

• 28 But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. NIV

• John 14:25-27

• 25 "All this I have spoken while still with you. 26 But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. NIV

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

The fall of man was not a fall from heaven but from Dominion-RULERSHIP.
The fall of man was the declaration of INDEPENDENCE from the Kingdom of heaven.
Adam did not lose a religion but a Kingdom.
Independence required the recall of the Governor – the Holy Spirit.

GOVERNOR LOST & PROMISED

• Gen 6:3

• 3 And the LORD said, "My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, for he is indeed flesh;

• Joel 2:28-29

• 28 "And it shall come to pass afterward That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; NKJV

THE PROMISE OF THE FATHER

• Acts 1:4-6

• 4 And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, "which," He said, "you have heard from Me; 5 for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.“ NKJV

THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF JESUS

• Luke 11:13

• 13 If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!

• John 20:21-23

• 21 Again Jesus said, "Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you." 22 And with that he breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit.

THE LOCATION OF THE GOVERNOR

• John 14:15-17

• 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever- 17 the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. NIV

ROLE OF THE GOVERNOR

• John 16:12-15

• 13 But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. 14 He will bring glory to me by taking from what is mine and making it known to you. 15 All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will take from what is mine and make it known to you. NIV

WHAT IS A KINGDOM

A KINGDOM IS NATION /COUNTRY GOVERNED BY A KING AND CONSISTS OF :

• A king

• A government

• A territory

• A country

• A nation

• A people identified with a sovereign

• A nation of people ruled by a king.

• A COMMUNITY of people with a distinct Culture.

• A NATION under a kings rule.

WHAT IS A KINGDOM?

A KINGDOM IS THE A KINGS’ SOVREIGN INFLUENCE, IMPACT, RULERSHIP OVER HIS TERRITORY.
A KINGDOM IS THE GOVERNING IMPACT OF A KING’S WILL, INTENT AND PURPOSE OVER A DOMAIN .
A KINGDOM IS A KINGS’ INFLUENCE OVER A PEOPLE AND A DOMAIN.
A KINGDOM IS A TERRRITORY OVER WHICH A KING RULES WITH HIS GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE.
A KINGDOM IS A GOVERNMENT LED BY A KING IMPACTING A TERRITORY.

26 COMPONENTS OF ALL KINGDOMS

1. A King

A Lord
A Territory (Domain)
A Constitution
Laws
Keys-principles
Citizens
Royal Privileges
A Code of Ethics
A Commonwealth
A Culture
An Economy
Taxation System
An Army
Delegated Authority
Ambassadors
An Education System
An Administration
Principle of Glory
A Principle of Worship
A principle of provision
A Principle of Influence
A Principle of Royal Favor
A principle of Decree
A Principle of reputation
A Principle of giving to the Kings

INVISIBLE CITIZENSHIP

• Luke 17:20-21

• 20 Once, having been asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, "The kingdom of God does not come with your careful observation,

• 21 nor will people say, 'Here it is,' or 'There it is,' because the kingdom of God is within you."

• All colonial governments and citizenship are invisible.

ORIGINAL CITIZENSHIP

• Phil 3:18-21

• 19 Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Their mind is on earthly things.

• 20 But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, 21 who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, NIV

FOREIGN KINGDOM

• Matt 6:9-11

• 9 "This, then, is how you should pray:

• "'Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 10 your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

• John 18:36

• 36 Jesus said, "My kingdom is not of this world. But now my kingdom is from another place.“

• He did not say “my kingdom is not in this world” but ‘from” this world.

VALUES AND MORALS

• ‘VALUES’ - A belief or conviction considered worthy in and of itself by a person or group;

- a standard or ideal that regulates conduct or policy.

- your personal philosophy

*The great leader, Jesus Christ established and articulated his value system before he began his public ministry: Matthew 5:1-12 (The be-attitudes)

National Values

Ø Society depends on certain values – like cooperation and honesty – to function.

Ø Business also depend on values to function – such as integrity, honor, fairness, kindness

Ø Values may be explicitly stated or they may be unspoken, yet recognized.

Ø Values form the foundation of nations and shape the lives and daily experiences of citizens profoundly

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