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Member Of The Kingdom Series
Contributed by Vera Hughes on Feb 20, 2008 (message contributor)
Summary: In Part II of this teaching, we will explore how to live in the Kingdom of God.
The Word of God is the book to tell us how to live in the Kingdom of God.
This is where the Church is – RECOVERY.
The enemy of the Church never stops – he tries to deal with the Church the same way he dealt with Christ:
1. Prevent Christ from being born.
2. Corrupt Israel so He couldn’t be born.
3. Tired to killed Him as a child.
It did not say “he or she” who was lost; but that which was lost. THAT!
We have to go back to Genesis to find out what was lost; who lost it. And the Son of Man is come to seek and save that which was lost.
Original Plan:
1. Be fruitful and multiply
2. Replenish the earth
3. Subdue it (let the work for you; bring it under your control; don’t let it work against you).
In every WARFARE you must know and recognize your enemy. America sends millions every year to spy out enemies to find out how weak and recognize the enemy. The Church is guilty of not knowing its enemy.
The woman is the CHURCH. The woman is persecuted because she will bring forth a man-child. The Church will produce a warrior a man-child which will be a MATCH for satan.
Once satan touched the earth darkness came (Gen. 1:2). He is darkness and makes void whatever he touches.
We have weapons of our WARFARE:
• When I clap – it’s a weapon of my WARFARE.
• When I raise my hand – it’s a weapon of my WARFARE.
• When I speak in tongues – it’s a weapon of my WARFARE (not for me to feel nice)
• When I dance – it’s a weapon of my WARFARE.
• When I sing praises – it’s a weapon of my WARFARE (not just for a good melody – the world also has better melodies)
The above is AMMUNITION!
Every gift and fruit of Spirit is a weapon of WARFARE.
Every man has to be a fighter; a solider.
Jesus fought the devil all through his life; until he finally stripped him completely. He did it as a man appointed by God in the power of the Holy Spirit.
John 17:1 – 5, 15
When will satan finally be condemned to hell?
When God has the two witnesses.
In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.
God only has one witnesses and that is Jesus Christ.
Jesus is in heaven until … He cannot come until… not the Jews come back home … not wars and rumors of wars … not famine in divers places … until the time of the RESTORATION OF ALL THINGS.
1. The Church needs to be second witness.
2. The Church receives practice so they can reign with Christ.
When will the WARFARE end?
When everything is restored to the Church. Every area must be fought. Wherever you are the Kingdom of God must be established there.
God’s Kingdom is made up of Kings and Warriors. It is written seven times in Revelation; He who overcomes (Rev. 1:20 – 3:22)
How long must the WAR rage?
The end is not going to come for what Christ did; but those who came after Christ for what they did.
Just before Jesus went back to heaven, he taught Kingdom principles to his disciples, he told them as the Father sent me, so send I.
