7. Mark 3:14b-15
that they might be with him ….
and that he might send them out to preach …
and to have authority to heal sicknesses
and drive out demons.
2016 Theme : BEING WITH JESUS
8. Mark 3:14b-15
that they might be with him ….
BEING with PASSION
and that he might send them out to preach …
GOING with PURPOSE
and to have authority to heal sicknesses
and drive out demons.
DOING with POWER
2016 Theme : BEING WITH JESUS
9. John the Baptist preached
the 1st sermon recorded in
the New Testament.
Answer (Matt 3:2) :
"Repent, for the …
KINGDOM OF HEAVEN is near.”
Q 1 : What did he
preach about ?
10. Jesus preached the 2nd
Sermon as recorded in
the New Testament ?
Q 2: What did Jesus
preach about ?
Answer (Matt 4:17) :
From that time on Jesus began to preach,
"Repent, for the …
KINGDOM OF HEAVEN has come near."
11. In Matt 10:5-42 Jesus sent out his 12 Apostles
to preach.
Answer :
As you go, preach this message: …
‘The KINGDOM OF HEAVEN is near’…
Q 3: what did
Jesus ask them
to preach ?
12. Answer:
He told them, "Heal the sick who are there
and tell them,….
'The KINGDOM OF GOD is near you.' …
In Luke 10:1-16,
Jesus sent his
72 disciples out
to preach.
Q4 : What did Jesus ask them to preach ?
13. Q 5: In the Lord’s Prayer
(Matt 6:9-13), what is the 1st
request/petition made ?
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.
11 Give us today our daily bread.
12 Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our
debtors.
13 And lead us not
into temptation,
but deliver us
from the evil one.’
14. Q 6 : What did
Jesus talk about
after His
resurrection and
just before His
ascension ?
Answer:
Acts 1:3 He appeared to them over a period
of forty days and spoke about…
the KINGDOM OF GOD…
15. Q 7: What did Paul teach about as recorded in the
last chapter (chp 28) of ‘Acts of the Apostles’ ?
Answer :
v23 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 …
v31 Boldly and without
hindrance he preached the
KINGDOM OF GOD and taught
about the Lord Jesus Christ.
16. Q 8: How will man’s history end as recorded in the
book of Revelations ?
Answer (Rev 11:15):
"The KINGDOM OF THE WORLD
has become
the KINGDOM OF OUR LORD
and of his Christ, and he will
reign for ever and ever."
GOD’s TIMELINE
17. Q: What does this mean ?
That there are TWO KINGDOMS …..
KINGDOM of the WORLD…
KINGDOM of GOD / HEAVEN / OUR LORD…
18. Q: What makes a “Kingdom”
In order to have a “KINGDOM” you must have …
FOUR ‘Pre-requisites’ or ‘Conditions’
1. A King
2. Subjects to rule over
3. Governing Laws & Regulations
4. Land / Domain
19. That there are TWO KINGDOMS …..
KINGDOM of the WORLD…
KINGDOM of GOD / HEAVEN / OUR LORD…
Q: How Did This Come About ?
20. In the beginning - CREATION STORY
Beginning Words ….
Gen 1:1-3
1 In the beginning God created
the heavens and the earth.
2 Now the earth was formless
and empty, darkness was over
the surface of the deep, and
the Spirit of God was hovering
over the waters.
3 And God said, "Let there be
light," and there was light.
21. In the beginning - CREATION STORY
Beginning Words ….
Gen 1:1-3
1 In the beginning God created
the heavens and the earth.
2 Now the earth was formless
and empty, darkness was over
the surface of the deep, and
the Spirit of God was hovering
over the waters.
3 And God said, "Let there be
light," and there was light.
GOD at WORK
GOD the Father
JESUS the Son
(John 1, Col. 1)
The HOLY SPIRIT
22. In the beginning - CREATION STORY
During the 6 Days of Creation
SIX Times God said it was ‘GOOD’
v4, 10, 12, 18, 21 & 25
23. In the beginning - CREATION STORY
Genesis
1: 26 Then God said, "Let US make man in our image,
in OUR likeness, …."
1:27 So God created man IN HIS OWN IMAGE,
IN THE IMAGE OF GOD he created him;
male and female he created them.
2:7 the Lord God formed the man from the dust of
the ground and breathed into his
nostrils the breath of life, and the
man became a living being.
Note:
MAN – made in God’s Image
One God, yet in COMMUNITY** …
24. 1. CREATED MAN
v26b let them RULE OVER the fish of the
sea and the birds of the air, over the
livestock, over all the earth, and over
all the creatures that move along the
ground."
v28 God blessed them and said to them,
"BE FRUITFUL and INCREASE IN
NUMBER; fill the earth and SUBDUE IT.
RULE OVER the fish of the sea and the
birds of the air and over every living
creature that moves on the ground."
2:15 The Lord God took the man and put
him in the Garden of Eden to
WORK IT and TAKE CARE of it.
RULE OVER
the
animals
all the
earth
POPULATE
TAKE
CHARGE
WORK &
CARE
25. NB : Work is part of God’s Original Plan…
NOT A CURSE….
Gen 1:31 God saw all that he had made,
and it was VERY GOOD.
1. CREATED MAN
26. CREATED MAN & GOD’s KINGDOM
1. King
2. Subjects to rule over
3. Laws & Regulations
4. Land / Domain
Paradise ??
Gk ‘Paradeisos’ - Garden of Eden / Garden of God
Eg Eze 28:13 You were in Eden, the GARDEN OF GOD…
Isa 51:3 The LORD … will make her deserts like Eden,
her wastelands like the GARDEN OF THE LORD. …
So : Garden of Eden = Garden of God
Garden of God = Kingdom of God
GOD
MAN
Only 1
Garden of Eden
27.
28.
29. 1. CREATED MAN
In the Garden of Eden …
Man walked with God…
Adam related to Eve … Man to ‘Man’
Man ruled over & charge of ‘Creation’ …
Man at peace with himself…
30. 1. Created Man
Garden of Eden … Paradise…
Man was the ‘ruler’…
Everything was there for man…
Man’s relationship with …
God …
Man …
Creation …
Himself …
31. Genesis Chapter 3 …
Gen 3:1-7
1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of
the wild animals the Lord God had made. He
said to the woman, "Did God really say, 'You
must not eat from any tree in the garden'?"
2 The woman said to the serpent, "We may eat
fruit from the trees in the garden, 3 but God did
say, 'You must not eat fruit from the tree that is
in the middle of the garden, and you must not
touch it, or you will die.'"
4 "You will not surely die," the serpent said to the
woman.
5 "For God knows that when you eat of it your
eyes will be opened, and you will be like God,
knowing good and evil."
32. Genesis Chapter 3 …Gen 3:1-7
6 When the woman saw that the fruit of
the tree was …
good for food and
pleasing to the eye, and
also desirable for gaining wisdom,
she took some and ate it.
She also gave some to her husband,
who was with her, and he ate it….
SIN ….
= Disobeying God
CREATED MAN…
made in God’s image …
has now become …
2. FALLEN MAN
33. Genesis Chapter 3 …Gen 3:1-7
6 When the woman saw that the fruit of
the tree was …
good for food and
pleasing to the eye, and
also desirable for gaining wisdom,
she took some and ate it.
She also gave some to her husband,
who was with her, and he ate it….
SIN ….
= Disobeying God
CREATED MAN…
made in God’s image …
has now become …
2. FALLEN MAN
** 1 Jn 2:16
the lust of the flesh, and
the lust of the eyes, and
the pride of life,.’
34. 2. FALLEN MAN
When “man” sinned …
Who …
What …
How …
Where …
were
affected ?
35. 2. FALLEN MAN
MAN
GOD
A. RELATIONSHIP : MAN with GOD
• Man & God in close relationship …
• Man SINNED ….
• Man & God relationship ….
BROKEN
DEATH (Spiritual)
• Man no longer…
‘walked’ with God …
• Instead Man…
hiding from God …
was “chased” out .…
and kept out ….
36. 2. FALLEN MAN
MAN MAN
B. RELATIONSHIP : MAN with MAN
• Man must have been very happy in the Garden…
• Then SIN entered …
Man’s Relationship with his fellow Man
BROKEN …
BLAME ….
37. 2. FALLEN MAN
C. RELATIONSHIP : MAN with CREATION
Man was to RULE over ‘Creation’…
BUT when SIN entered …
Gen 3:17-19
17 "Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful
toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.
18 It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you
will eat the plants of the field.
19 By the sweat of
your brow you will
eat your food
38. 2. FALLEN MAN
C. RELATIONSHIP : MAN with CREATION
With SIN…
Man is no longer the RULER …
Man’s Relationship with ‘Creation’
BROKEN
TOIL …
PAIN …
WORK became a ‘CURSE’…
LIFE became a ‘CURSE’…
39. 2. FALLEN MAN
D. RELATIONSHIP : MAN with HIMSELF
With SIN…
• MAN is no longer the same
even with himself ….
something changed within …
something BROKE within …
GUILT
SHAME
FEAR
41. APPLICATION :
KINGDOM FOUNDATION
1. CREATED MAN …
2. FALLEN MAN …
Answers Life’s 4 Basic Questions :
1. WHERE did I come from ?
2. WHO am I ?
3. WHY am I here ?
4. WHERE am I going ?
GOD made me
God’s Image bearer
Fulfill God’s Role
(Next Week)
42. APPLICATION :
KINGDOM FOUNDATION
1. CREATED MAN …
2. FALLEN MAN …
Answers Life’s 4 Basic Questions :
1. WHERE did I come from ?
2. WHO am I ?
3. WHY am I here ?
4. WHERE am I going ?
48. CREATED MAN FALLEN MAN
Q: What’s the ‘GOSPEL’ ? :
‘Good News’
GOSPEL of SALVATION :
Good News that you can be SAVED
Jesus Christ, God’s Sinless Son
died for SIN – mine, yours, whole world
ABC’s - “sinners prayer”
A. ADMIT you are a sinner
B. BELIEVE Jesus died for your sins
C. COMMIT your life to Him as ‘S’, ‘M’ & ‘L’
and you are SAVED…
with a ‘ticket to heaven’ when you die…
Q: Is That All To Life ?
MAN
GOD
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