2. In my first book, Theophilus, I wrote about what Jesus began to do and teach. This included everything from the beginning of his life until the day he was taken to heaven. Before he was taken to heaven, he gave instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles, whom he had chosen. After his death Jesus showed the apostles a lot of convincing evidence that he was alive. For 40 days he appeared to them and talked with them about the kingdom of God. Once, while he was meeting with them, he ordered them not to leave Jerusalem but to wait there for what the Father had promised.

3. Jesus said to them, "I've told you what the Father promises: John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.“So when the apostles came together, they asked him, "Lord, is this the time when you're going to restore the kingdom to Israel?" Jesus told them, "You don't need to know about times or periods that the Father has determined by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes to you. Then you will be my witnesses to testify about me in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

4. After he had said this, he was taken to heaven. A cloud hid him so that they could no longer see him. They were staring into the sky as he departed. Suddenly, two men in white clothes stood near them. They asked, "Why are you men from Galilee standing here looking at the sky? Jesus, who was taken from you to heaven, will come back in the same way that you saw him go to heaven." Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called the Mount of Olives. It is near Jerusalem, about half a mile away.

5. Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. John 14 : 6 Preaching about Jesus Christ is a vital and essential part of preaching the gospel of the Kingdom, because He is our only way into the Kingdom.

6. The Resurrection of The Lord Jesus Christ proves that the Kingdom of God is here: Romans 1 : 1-3 From Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus. God chose me to be an apostle, and he appointed me to preach the good news that he promised long ago by what his prophets said in the holy Scriptures. This good news is about his Son, our Lord Jesus Christ! As a human, he was from the family of David. But the Holy Spirit proved that Jesus is the powerful Son of God, because he was raised from death.

7. Just because we place our faith in Christ, however, does not mean that we automatically understand either what it means to be a citizen of the Kingdom or how to live like one. We are in The Kingdom,.......Yet!!

8. The Unfortunate thing is that many in the Church have discovered the King but they have no clue about the Kingdom that He came to bring to mankind.

9. “During the past sixteen years I can recollect only two occasions on which I have heard sermons specifically devoted to the theme of the Kingdom of God.... I find this silence rather surprising because it is universally agreed by New Testament scholars that the central theme of the teaching of Jesus was the Kingdom of God.” { quoting Dr. I. Howard Marshall of the University of Aberdeen] Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy, 59.

10. The Kingdom is life itself.... [and] The king is the central component of a kingdom and embodies the essence of the kingdom. The Kingdom is life itself.... [and] The king is the central component of a kingdom and embodies the essence of the kingdom. The Life Meant for Us

11. “ Fulfilling the assignment of preaching the Kingdom is the key to the timing of the return of Christ. Jesus said that the end will come after the gospel of the Kingdom is preached to all nations.... The fact that Jesus has not come back yet is proof that His assignment, which He delegated to His followers in every generation, has not yet been fulfilled.” Dr Myles Munroe

12. How many churches today are actively and conscientiously preaching the gospel of.... the Kingdom of God? Not just any message will do.... Jesus will return only when the message of the Kingdom has been proclaimed in all the earth, and that proclamation is the Church’s responsibility? How many churches today are actively and conscientiously preaching the gospel of.... the Kingdom of God? Not just any message will do.... Jesus will return only when the message of the Kingdom has been proclaimed in all the earth, and that proclamation is the Church’s responsibility?

13. Matthew 24:14 “And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.” Jesus Christ

14. The gospel of the Kingdom is the only true gospel. Anything else we preach is not the true gospel, or at least, not the complete gospel. The True Gospel

15. Matthew 9:35 “Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people” Jesus Christ Teach----To Instruct for Transformation Preach----To Declare

16. Matthew 10:5-8 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and charged them, saying, Go not into any way of the Gentiles, and enter not into any city of the Samaritans: but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons: freely ye received, freely give.

17. Acts 28:30 “Then Paul dwelt for two whole years in his own rented house, and received all who came him, preaching the Kingdom of God and teaching the things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ with all confidence, no one forbidding him

18. Conclusion

19. He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. He came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. John 1 : 10-13

20. Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless someone is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." Nicodemus said to Him, "How can a man be born, being old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?" You Must Be Born Again !!! Says Jesus John 3 : 3-4

21. Jesus answered, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless someone is born of water and of Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born again.' "The wind blows where it wills, and you hear its sound, but you do not know from where it comes and where it goes. So is everyone who has been born of the Spirit." Nicodemus answered and said to Him, "How can these things be?“ John 3: 5-9

22. But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. Apostle Paul says—Rom 10 :8 -13