TODAY’S “GOOD NEWS”– June 22, 2003      

MESSAGE:  “LIVING IN KINGDOM COME:

…And Knowing The King Personally!”

SCRIPTURE:  Matthew 20:17-19

KEY VERSE:  Matthew 25:34  “Then the King will say: ‘Come, you, who are blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.’”

FOCUS:  Everyone present today can personally know the world’s greatest King.

INTRODUCTION:  “Our response or lack of response to the seed of the Kingdom of God is definitely determined by our willingness to let go of our own kingdoms.  When individuals and Churches get into the ‘good ground’ of fresh surrender to their Leader, the fabulous productivity of the Kingdom flourishes in the Church and in the community.”        ~ Jan David Hettinga

I.      KING JESUS DESIRES INTIMACY WITH HIS SUBJECTS

 

 

II.   KING JESUS DECLARED WAR BETWEEN KINGDOMS

 

 

 

III.    KING JESUS DEFINES LIFE IN HIS KINGDOM

   

CONCLUSION:  “Jesus command – ‘follow me’ – challenged people to risk abandoning their most cherished dreams for the sake of His Kingdom.”

                                                                                    ~ David Swartz

PREACHING:  Pastor Holland Lewis