The Apostles: The Kingdom Above (Kingdom Visionaries 3, Part 6)
…to [the Apostles] He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God. Acts 1.3
The Kingdom “on the ground”
With the Apostles the Kingdom of God becomes something more than merely a vision; it is a lived reality which they sought and for the expansion of which they labored through all their days. It is an eternal, heavenly realm that is very much “on the ground” and on the move by the Spirit and Word of God working in and through His redeemed people.
The Coming of the Spirit
Foundations of a Worldview
“And the LORD your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, to love the LORDyour God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live.” Deuteronomy 30.6
Unseen, but Loved
1 Peter 1.8, 9
8…whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, 9receiving the end of your faith – the salvation of yoursouls.
Ephesians 4:1-3
I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. I understand fairly well what […]