Getting a Kingdom’s Perspective Pt1: Aligning Our Kingdom Perception

1. Getting a Kingdom’s Perspective Pt1:Aligning Our Kingdom Perception Luke 4:18-19/Isaiah 61:1-2

2. Aligning Our Kingdom Perception Failure to understand the concept, purpose, principles and message of the Kingdom leads to a skewed perception of GOD’s Kingdom

3. Aligning Our Kingdom Perception • “Misperception of the KINGDOM?” This is our inability to apprehend the true nature of the Kingdom’s existence

4. Aligning Our Kingdom Perception • The Kingdom is a present reality (Matt. 12:28) …and yet it implies a future hope (Luke 11:2) • The Kingdom can only be accessed by way of a new birth (John 3:3) …and yet it is also accessed by way of tribulation (Acts 14:22) • The Kingdom is a realm into which men enter now (Matt. 21:31) …and yet it is a realm into which they will enter tomorrow (Matt. 8:11) • The Kingdom is a gift of God which will be bestowed on man in the future (Luke 12:32) …and yet men must receive it in the present (Luke 17:21)

5. Aligning Our Kingdom Perception • “Kingdom”: • A kingdom is primarily a realm over which a king exercises his authority. • A state or monarchy the head of which is a king; dominion; realm. • A political or territorial unit ruled by a sovereign. It is also • Arealm –is the domain, including the subjects, over which the king has jurisdiction; figuratively, a sphere of  power or influence

6. Aligning Our Kingdom Perception • “The Kingdom of GOD”: • The Old Testament word for Kingdom is: Malkuth (mal·kooth) • The New Testament word for Kingdom is:Basileia (bas·il·i·ah) • Both words refer primarily to the sovereignauthority, rule or reign of a king

7. Aligning Our Kingdom Perception Is the Kingdom here or are we still waiting on it?

8. Aligning Our Kingdom Perception The kingdom of God is present, and yet futuristic.

9. Aligning Our Kingdom Perception Kingdom of GOD has a dual objective • The Present Kingdom hascome with the objective of - Restoration &Grace B. The Future Kingdom iscoming with the objective of - Consummation &Judgment

10. Aligning Our Kingdom Perception Erroneous Responses to the Kingdom Message • John the Baptist became disheartened (Luke 7:19-23) • because the present kingdom did not meet his expectation John became disheartened • The Pharisees were unreceptive (John 11:45-54) • because the “Good News” of the Present Kingdom stood in opposition to their traditions the Pharisees became unreceptive • Hymenaeus and Philetus were irresponsible(2 Tim 2:17) • due to their misperception of the Future Kingdom they became irresponsible in their message of the resurrection

11. Aligning Our Kingdom Perception • (Lk 4:18-19). “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me   To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed; to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”

12. Aligning Our Kingdom Perception • (Lk 4:18-19). “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me   To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed; to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.” ….And the day of vengeance of our God;

13. Aligning Our Kingdom Perception Within this passage of Luke the elements of the Kingdom’s concept, purpose principles and message can be gleaned.

14. Aligning Our Kingdom Perception Jubilee: “The acceptable year of the Lord” Every 50th year everyone had a chance to start their life over • People could return to the property the Lord had allotted to them; • If they were in debt, their debts were canceled. • Anyone sold into slavery was now freed, redeemed by the Lord. - Anyone forced to sell property because they could not pay their debts received the property back in the year of Jubilee

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