John 12:24

2. John 12:24

3. We live in an upside down world The Kingdom of God is upside down to our world

4. Kingdom Principles How The blessed weren’t the RICH, but the POOR.

5. Kingdom Principles If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also.

6. Kingdom Principles If someone takes your coat, do not stop him from taking your shirt also.

7. Kingdom Principles Love your enemies

8. Kingdom Principles Do good to those who hate you.

9. Kingdom Principles Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you.

12. Matthew 11:3 Ask him, "Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?" “Have I backed the wrong horse?” he thought

13. Finally on Palm Sunday Jesus declares himself as the Messiah, Riding on a colt Entering Jerusalem

14. He even took a whip and drove out the exploiters

15. Peter gets full marks, v16.

16. But then Mat 16: 21. Jesus explains that being God’s Christ – his chosen king- means is not being the KING, but SUFFERING, DEATH AND RESURRECTION.

17. But Peter could not make sense out of it. Mesiah is King of Israel, Son of David sitting on the throne. He says: “Never, Lord! This shall never happen to YOU!”

18. James and John’s mum has an idea. Or perhaps James and John put her up to it. But she comes to Jesus with a request.  V21. “Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at your right and the other at your left in your kingdom.” Cousins James and John

19. He answers them all. Mat.20:22 “You don’t know what you are asking. “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?”

20. Mat 20:25-28 “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. It’s a DIFFERENT sort of KINGDOM. Because I’m a different sort of KING. Instead, whoever wants to become GREAT among you must SERVANT of all, and whoever wants to be FIRST must be the last SLAVE- just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

22. Whoever wants to become GREAT among you must SERVANT of all, 27 and whoever wants to be FIRST must be the last - SLAVE-

26. In the beginning God alone existed. Where could God create. In order that God might create He created an empty place that was able to receive. Emptying Kenosis κένωσις Tzimtsum Dying one self Eyn Sof, blessed be He, willfully set aside His limitlessness

27. Here's how Isaac Luria (the Ari) describes the doctrine of tzimtzum: Prior to Creation, there was only the infinite Or Ein Sof filling all existence. When it arose in G-d's Will to create worlds and emanate the emanated...He contracted (in Hebrew "tzimtzum") Himself in the point at the center, in the very center of His light.

28. In the space of that void He emanated, created, formed and made all the worlds. - Isaac Luria, Etz Chaim

29. LOVE Gives space for those whom we love

31. In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: 6 Who, being in very nature God,    did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;7 rather, he made himself nothing    by taking the very nature of a servant,    being made in human likeness.8 And being found in appearance as a man,    he humbled himself    by becoming obedient to death—        even death on a cross!

32. 9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place    and gave him the name that is above every name,10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,    in heaven and on earth and under the earth,11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord,    to the glory of God the Father.

33. Kingdom Law Kenosis

37. Matthew 11:30 ~ For My yoke is easy, and My load is light

38. (2) the focus on servingfollowers for their own good, not just the good of the organization, and forming long-term relationships with followers, encouraging their growth and development so that over time they may reach their fullest potential;

39. (3) concern with the success of all stakeholders, broadly defined—employees, customers, business partners, communities, and society as a whole—including those who are the least privileged

40. (4) self-reflection, as a counter to the leader's hubris. Hubris (source: dictionary.com): ˈhjuːbrɪs — n pride or arrogance an excess of ambition, pride, etc, ultimately causing the transgressor's ruin

41. Whether arrogance, deceitfulness, inflated ego -- hubris is a "wrong" relationship with power and/or success.It can manifest in many ways, including: • Being a bully, belligerent or self-important • Wielding power in an overbearing way, harmful to self or others • Not asking others for help • Not admitting a problem • Not able to learn from mistakes • Not taking responsibility • Sacrificing values and/or ethics for the ultimate • "win"

44. Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains by itself alone;

45. if it dies, it bears much fruit.

46. The grain that fell down and died

47. Matter cannot evolve and give rise to life. Life is produced by the interaction of matter with the Spirit. Life alone can sustain life. Lowest form of life is vegetation which is given as food to all living until the flood. Genesis 1:30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creeps on the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.

48. Kenosis in Child birth “One in seven South Sudanese women will die in pregnancy or childbirth”

49. Law of decay and death is valid only in a closed system. If you are connected to the infinity of Divine dimension, death will be the beginning of a more glorious life.

50. If a grain of wheatfalls down and dies