Praying for Our Father’s Kingdom
Minister: |
Rev. Ronald Van Overloop |
Date: |
12/21/2014 AM
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Text:
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Luke 12;
Lord's Day 48
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Psalters: |
160, 338, 194, 49 |
- The kingdom.
- God reigns as Sovereign over all and forever.
- The kingdom of God is the rule of God in Christ over subjects made willing in the day of the power of His grace.
- It is the rule of God because He planned, established, and realizes this rule by the power of His grace.
- It is called the kingdom of Christ because God establishes and exercises His rules through Christ.
- It is called the kingdom of heaven because it is spiritual, not earthly (John 18:36a).
- We experience the kingdom when God's rule is recognized.
- The kingdom has a coming.
- The kingdom comes through-out history.
- At the Fall God promised the establishment of His kingdom in the spiritual seed of the woman.
- In Christ's perfect life and in His cross the basis of the kingdom was set in righteousness.
- At Christ's return, the kingdom of God will reach its completion and full development.
- We cannot make the kingdom come, but Jesus would have us pray for it.
- Personally, we learn to desire to be so ruled by His Word and Spirit that we may submit ourselves more and more to Him.
- Also, we are asking that God preserve and increase His church.
- Therefore, we ask that God destroy the works of the devil and of all violence which exalts itself against our King.
- And may the perfected kingdom come with the return of Jesus.