1. The Citizens Of The Kingdom
Together We GROW, United We BUILD!
“Together We Unite To Build God’s Kingdom”
The Citizens
Of The
Kingdom
Luke 8:10

2. the kingdom of God has been
Luke 8:10....
“…The knowledge
of the secrets of
the kingdom of
God has been
given to you
(His disciples).”
(NIV)

3. is different from this world’s –
First, “His Kingdom”
is different from this world’s –
John 18:36....
“My Kingdom is not of
this world...” (NIV)
James 4:4
1 John 2:15-17

4. Second, the contrast between Citizens of the 2 kingdoms.
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
Galatians 5:19-25
Romans 14:17

5. Third, Christ invites us to
be a part of His Kingdom.
Luke 22:29
John 3:3
Colossians 1:13

6. there are a number of things
MAIN POINTS As
CITIZENS OF
THE KINGDOM
there are a number of things
we willfully do….

7. 1.
Kingdom
Citizens
"REPENT"

8. to think and act differently,
REPENT
to think and act differently,
thus, a “CHANGE”
take place in our life.
Matthew 4:17

9. “to change one’s mind or purpose.”
REPENT
Greek “metanoeo”
“to change one’s mind or purpose.”
You CHANGE the way you....
Think
Behave
Live
Act
Ephesians 4:22-24
Matthew 21:31,32

10. 2.
Kingdom
Citizens
"SUBMIT
TO HIS
LORDSHIP"

11. “When you bow down before the Lord and admit your dependence
James 4:10....
“When you bow down
before the Lord and
admit your dependence
on him, he will lift you
up and give you honor.”
(NLT)

12. submit to the discipline
Hebrews 12:9....
“Since we respect our
earthly fathers who
disciplined us, should we
not all the more cheerfully
submit to the discipline
of our heavenly Father
and live forever.” (NLT)

13. 3.
Kingdom
Citizens
"OBEY
GOD"

14. “If you love me, you will obey
Mark 12:29-34
John 14:15....
“If you love me, you will obey
what I command.” (NIV)

15. “Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and
Ephesians 5:19....
“Anyone who breaks one of the
least of these commandments and
teaches others to do the same will
be called least in the kingdom
of heaven, but whoever practices
and teaches these commands will
be called great in the
kingdom of heaven.” (NIV)

16. are serious about OBEYING God.
The CITIZENS OF
THE KINGDOM
are serious about OBEYING God.
They live it out!

17. “(v.23) Then he said to them all: ‘If anyone would come after me,
Luke 9:
“(v.23) Then he said to them all:
‘If anyone would come after me,
he must deny himself and take
up his cross daily and follow me.

18. … (v.24) For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever
Luke 9:
… (v.24) For whoever wants to save
his life will lose it, but whoever
loses his life for me will save it.
(v.25) What good is it for a man to
gain the whole world, and yet
lose or forfeit his very self?”
(NIV)
1 Corinthians 4:20; 1 John 3:18

19. 4.
Kingdom
Citizens
"LOVE &
SERVE
OTHERS"

20. CITIZENS OF THE KINGDOM
…. learn to LOVE
and SERVE others,
even the least
desirable.
Matthew
25:34-40

21. “The least will be the greatest, and we must serve each other.”
Matthew 20:
“The least will be the greatest,
and we must serve each other.”
(NIV; cf. Luke 7:28)

22. Willing to serve others!
They are
not concern about self,
but about those
who are in need
and are unloved.
Willing
to serve
others!

23. 5.
Kingdom
Citizens
"SEEK FIRST
GOD'S
KINGDOM"

24. Matthew 6:33....
Luke 12:31,32

25. A)
Kingdom Citizens
Desire His Kingdom
Matthew 6:10....
“Your kingdom come,
your will be done on
earth as it is in
heaven.” (NIV)

26. “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a B)
Kingdom Citizens Pray
For His Kingdom To Come
Matthew 13:44....
“The kingdom of heaven is like
treasure hidden in a field. When a
man found it, he hid it again, and
then in his joy went and sold all
he had and bought that field.”
(NIV)

27. Everything For His KingdomC)
Kingdom Citizens Give
Everything For His Kingdom
Mark 10:23....
“Jesus looked around and
said to his disciples, ‘How hard
it is for the rich to enter
the kingdom of God!’”
(NIV; cf. Luke 18:24 & Matthew 19:23,24)
Luke 16:13

28. 6.
Kingdom
Citizens
Are
"CHRIST'S
AMBASSADORS"

29. Christ's ambassadors, “We are therefore as though God were making
2 Corinthians 5:20....
“We are therefore
Christ's ambassadors,
as though God were making
his appeal through us.
We implore you on Christ's
behalf: Be reconciled to God.”
(NIV)

30. in this world of darkness.
As KINGDOM'S CITIZENS
we are to be
“His Ambassadors”
in this world of darkness.

31. strength & edification
We are CHRIST'S
REPRESENTATIVES!
We are to be His HAND of ….
strength & edification
to the Body of believers.
love & compassion
to the lost in the world.

32. 7.
Kingdom
Citizens Are
"WARRIORS
OF HIS
KINGDOM"

33. a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy 2:3,4....
“(v.3) Endure hardship with us like
a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
(v.4) No one serving as a soldier
gets involved in civilian affairs –
he wants to
please his
commanding
officer.” (NIV)

34. As a GOOD SOLDIER of Christ, which includes persecutions,
Greek, kalos means
“noble, excellent”
As a GOOD SOLDIER of Christ,
Timothy would suffer
HARDSHIP –
which includes persecutions,
misunderstanding,
and opposition.

35. Citizen” Being a soldier demands sacrifice, discipline, obedience,
and an uncompromising loyalty.
A “Kingdom
Citizen”
will not allow
any thing to
keep them
away from God.

36. become children of God.” (NIV)
CONCLUSION
John 1:12....
“Yet to all who received him,
to those who believed in his
name, he gave the right to
become children of God.” (NIV)

37. no longer foreigners and citizens with God's people
Ephesians 2:19....
“Consequently, you are
no longer foreigners and
aliens, but fellow
citizens with God's people
and members of God's
household.” (NIV)