1. When the Kingdom of God Arrives in Power

2. Seek the kingdom!
Matthew 6:33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

3. Seek the kingdom! Pray the kingdom!
Matthew 6:33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
Pray the kingdom!
Matthew 6:9-10 “This, then, is how you should pray ‘your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.’”

4. Preach/Proclaim the kingdom!
Seek the kingdom!
Matthew 6:33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
Pray the kingdom!
Matthew 6:9-10 “This, then, is how you should pray ‘your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.’”
Preach/Proclaim the kingdom!
Matthew 24:14 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.

5. God wants us to be kingdom people!

6. The kingdom of God is the kingly rule of God over every aspect of life!
Luke 17: Once, on being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The coming of the kingdom of God is not something that can be observed, 21 nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the kingdom of God is in your midst.”
Colossians 1:13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves,

7. How to Recognize & Pray God’s Kingdom

8. ➀ Genuine humility!

9. ➁ Deep repentance!
Mark 1:15 “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!”

10. ➂ Forcefully lay hold of God!
Matthew 11:12 From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay hold of it.

11. ➃ New steps of obedience!
1 Corinthians 6:9 Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God?
2 Thessalonians 1:4-5 4 Therefore, among God’s churches we boast about your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and trials you are enduring. 5 All this is evidence that God’s judgment is right, and as a result you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.

12. ➄ People being delivered!
Matthew 12:28 But if it is by the Spirit of God that I drive out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

13. ➅ The Holy Spirit moving in people’s lives!
Romans 14:17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit,

14. ➆ Powerful answers to prayer!
1 Corinthians 4:20 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.

15. ➇ People getting saved!
John 3:3 Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.”

16. ➈ Deeper life in Jesus!
Matthew 13: He replied, “Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. 12 Whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance.”

17. ➉ Endure persecution!
O Revelation 1:9 I, John, your brother and companion in the suffering and kingdom and patient endurance that are ours in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.
O Matthew 5:10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

18. Let’s pray for the advance of Christ’s kingdom for God’s glory!