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THE CHURCH and
THE KINGDOM
Part 2
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JESUS' TRIAL. Jesus knew that His ministry on earth was
coming to an end, and He was preparing his apostles and disciples for the
earthshaking events of the coming few days. Jesus appreciated very much the love shown to him by the woman who poured
the expensive perfume on his head, he referred to it as a "beautiful thing". On the other hand Jesus was sad over His coming
betrayal by Judas
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Matthew 26:6-13; "to prepare me for burial"
Matthew 26:20-25; "one of you shall betray Me"
Matthew 26:36-45; "My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow"
Matthew 26:47-67; "Those who arrested Jesus took Him to Caiaphas"
Matthew 27:1-10; "come to the decision to put Jesus to death"
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Jesus' prayers to His father were also sad. He took His closest
apostles with him into the Garden of Gethsemane to pray. Jesus asked that, "this cup" or the
ordeal ahead might be avoided but added, "not as I will but as you
will“ showing His complete submission and love for God, His
father.
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The arrest and trial before Caiaphas, the high priest, was a farce, showing the evil
minds of the Jewish leaders. Here they had before them the Son of God, who had lived among them for several years. They knew of Jesus' miracles and teachings, but they had closed their minds to the truth, and condemned Jesus to death, this same kind
of closed mind is keeping many today, from accepting Jesus.
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Because the Jews were under Roman rule, they could not carry
out the sentence of death. They had to take Jesus to Pilate, the Roman governor. Pilate was not convinced that Jesus should die, but he finally agreed to His death to keep peace
among the Jews and to protect himself from their lies.
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The preparation for death by crucifixion was painful and degrading, add to this
the sorrow of Jesus knowing that all his friends had by now deserted him, Jesus had to go through the trial with no one
other than His heavenly father.Matthew 27:11-31; "and they mocked
Him, Hail king of the Jews!" Luke 23:1-25; "Crucify Him! Crucify
Him!"
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THE CRUCIFIXIONDuring the walk from Pilate's judgement
hall to the place of crucifixion, the suffering and ridicule continued. Nor did it stop after Jesus was on the cross. One
of the criminals crucified along with Jesus also ridiculed Jesus while the
second criminal rebuked the first and asked that Jesus would remember him
when He came into His Kingdom.
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From this statement it is obvious that the second criminal recognised Jesus as the Messiah. Jesus responded that he would that day be with Jesus in Paradise. Jesus saw his mother standing, watching, so
calling from the cross, Jesus placed His mother into the care of John.
Jesus also prays father forgive them for they know not what they do.
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These three acts of Love demonstrated from the cross in the last minutes of Jesus
life show us His great love, care, and compassion for all men. After Jesus death
the soldiers pierce His side with their spear. In Jesus we see the perfect sacrifice.
That he laid down his life for us all.Luke 23:26-49; "Remember me when you
come into your kingdom"John 19:16-37; "It is finished"
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THE BURIAL OF JESUS.A man named Joseph, a member of the
council did not consent to his death and asked Pilate for permission to bury Jesus. Helped by others, Jesus' body was placed in a new tomb which had been cut into the stone wall of a
garden. Then a large stone was rolled against the tomb entrance. Pilate granted the Jews request to place a seal and a guard on the
tomb to keep Jesus' body from being removed.
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THE RESURRECTIONAt the dawn of the first day of the
week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to the tomb with spices to
anoint the body.When they arrived the stone had been rolled away from the entrance, and
an angel told them that Jesus had gone into Galilee and that they would
see Him there.
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The resurrection of Jesus Christ was the worlds greatest event in history, for many men can effect the physical lives of men, but Jesus affects us both Physically and spiritually. Jesus had overcome Satan by living a sinless life
and now He had dealt Satan a crushing blow by His resurrection from the dead. Hebrews 2:12-14;
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Death had entered by Adam and been crushed by Jesus. The
resurrection gives us all the hope of eternal life with God.
We can share the joy of the early disciples, because Jesus
has risen. 1 Corinthians 15:1-12;
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During the next 40 days many others met and talked with
Jesus, not in private visions, but in groups of three, four, twelve and even hundreds at the same time. Many who had doubted before now realised that Jesus
was the Messiah.
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The new age of God's forgiving Love had entered in, and nothing will overcome the kingdom that Jesus has established by His death burial and resurrection. We have a
saviour who has made the supreme sacrifice for our sins, and has made eternal life
available for everyone.Matthew 28:1-20; "He has risen from the
dead"Luke 24:1-49; "Look at my hands and feet"
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The ultimate climax to Jesus' three year ministry, death on the cross, and resurrection, came when
Jesus blessed his disciples and ascended into heaven. At his ascension Jesus gave his disciples a
very important charge.
Matthew 28:19; "Go make disciples of all nations" Matthew 28:16-20; "Baptising them"
Luke 24:50-53;"and he left them and was taken up into heaven"
Acts 1:1-14; "and you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes"
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THE DAY OF PENTECOST.Fifty days after the celebration of the
Israelites Passover, the feast of Pentecost was held as a day of Joy, and expression of gratitude for the
grain harvest. Every male was required to appear at the Temple.
This meant that Israelites from every nation attended this annual gathering.
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This was the day selected by God to announce to the world
the New kingdom to be ruled by Jesus Christ.
It was ideal because it was told to Jews from every Nation who
would take the message back home with them.
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The Bible says the apostles were filled with the holy Spirit, which enabled
them to speak for God in every language. In this way everyone present heard what was happening in his own dialect. This event began with a sound
LIKE a mighty wind. This unusual sound drew a large crowd together to
see what was happening
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The apostle Peter stood up with the other eleven apostles and spoke to this crowd.
He delivered a magnificent speech, announcing Christianity to the world.
Peter reminds them of some of the prophecies that were fulfilled in Christ, He is the Messiah, "God has raised up Him you crucified to be both Lord and
Christ.” Acts 2:36
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Those who lived in the area of Jerusalem were sure to have told
all those who travelled in from distant parts all about the life of
Jesus, how He had been crucified, and the discussion over His
resurrection from the dead would have filled the minds of the people
over the last few weeks.
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When the crowd realised the seriousness of how they had treated Jesus, They asked "what shall we do"? Peter's reply was repent and be baptised every one of you
that your sins may be forgiven. Those who accepted Peters advice, and were baptised,
were added by God to the group. There were 3,000 that day and many more were added daily. Acts 2:1-47; "repent and be
baptised"
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Following the dramatic introduction to the world, Christianity soon became a strong
religious force. In the years since, this force has spread throughout the world.
The first Christians became a family, caring for each other and worshipping together,
They praised God for their deliverance from sin, and the promise of eternal life in Christ
Jesus, and the gift of the Holy Spirit
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In Acts 2:47; We see the important statement "and the Lord added to their
number daily those who were being saved"
This is important because we notice that when someone obeys all of Gods
commandments,God adds him to the saved, you cannot join the church or be voted into the church, you are not added
to some denomination.
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God adds you as an obedient believer to His body the church.
The qualifications for becoming a Christian have been laid down since this first day of
Pentecost, by the Lord himself, therefore no man or group of men has the right to change
Gods way into the body the church.Acts 2:42-47; "And the Lord added to their
number"Acts 11:25-27; "The disciples were first
called Christians at Antioch"
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To establish the new Kingdom, the powers of Satan, and the curse of had to be overcome. The animal sacrifice for sin were imperfect and merely
rolled forward the sins, until such time as a perfect sacrifice
could be made.
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Christ was this sinless, perfect sacrifice, Christ's blood was
shed on the cross that all men might have access to the perfect sacrifice, and His ascension into
heaven prepared the way for our ascension into heaven at the
judgement day.
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The kingdom of God or the Kingdom of heaven was a central teaching of both John the baptiser and Jesus. Both proclaimed the
kingdom as "at hand or coming soon".
The prophecies of the Old Testament. tied this in with the coming of the Messiah, thus
we can see the coming of the kingdom ties in with the death burial and resurrection of
Jesus.
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The kingdom of God was established with eternal power, with a loving and
understanding King ruling over it. This kingdom is open to all men who
by faithful obedience accept Jesus Christ as their Saviour, this saving grace is offered to all men without
any man made restrictions or changes.
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After the Day of Pentecost the kingdom of God is referred to as being now in the present tense. which helps us to see that the kingdom began
with Peter's preaching on Pentecost.1 Thessalonians 2:10-12; "Who calls you into
His kingdom"2 Thessalonians 1:3-5; "You will be accounted
worthy of the kingdom"Romans 14:17-18; "The kingdom of God... of
righteousness"Colossians 4:11; "Fellow workers of the
kingdom of God"
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We need to also remember that to be a citizen in this kingdom you enter one by
one not as a body, as the Jews were expecting. The gate into the kingdom is
narrow, but open to all who obey. Romans 1:4-5;
The kingdom of heaven is compared with a grain of mustard seed which
develops rapidly from a small beginning.
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There are several varieties of mustard seed which starts with tiny seeds and grow into large bushes,
some to the height of 15 feet and we can see the same in the scripture
where 12 men spread the good news to the world. What about us today are we ready
to pick up this challenge?
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CONCLUSION:A. False Religion Appeals To The Wrong
Authority! Do We Test All Things?
B. God Knows All & Will Judge All! Are We Ready?
C. The Kingdom Of Prophecy Is Established In Christ! Are We In It?
ARE WE SUBMITTING TO GOD’S RULE?
THE CHURCH and the KINGDOM
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Becoming a Citizen of the Eternal Kingdom
• Believe John 3:16
• Repent Acts 17:30
• Confess Faith Romans 10:9
• Be Baptized Mark 16:16
Added to His church, His body, His kingdom
• Be Faithful Revelation 2:10
THE CHURCH and the KINGDOM
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