Kingdom of God 3 - The Kingdom of God at War - Steve Gregg

3. The Kingdom of God at War
Prepared by Steve Gregg
I. Back Story
A. God’s original intention (Gen.1:26-28; 2:19; Psalm 115:16)
B. The test and failure (Gen.2:16-17; 3:1-6, 17-19)
C. Captivity (John 8:34; Rom.8:7-8; 2 Peter 2:19)
D. The rescue operation (Gen.3:15; Heb.2:14-15; 2 Tim.2:26)
E. The coming Liberator (Isaiah 59:20; 61:1; Zech.9:9)
II. The King has landed
A. “Born King of the Jews” (Matt.2:1-2)
B. The enemy’s terror (Rev.12:1-5; Mark 1:23-26; James 2:19)
C. The King enthroned despite resistance (Psalm 2:1-6)
D. The Kingdom unrecognized by men (Matt.12:22-29)
III. His Kingdom is Inaugurated
A. The Kingdom is in our midst (Luke 17:20-21; Mark 12:34)
B. Messiah reigns (Ps. 110:1 / Acts 2:32-36 / Eph.1:20-22 / Rev.3:21/ Acts 17:7)
IV. The Warfare of the Kingdom
A. The devil’s ongoing opposition (Revelation 12:10-11, 17)
B. The charge of the “Light Brigade” (Matt.4:16; John 3:19-21; 8:12; 1 John 1:5-7; 2:8; Col.1:13;
Acts 26:18)
C. The objectives of battle (Num.14:21; Isa.11:9; Hab.2:14; 2 Cor.4:4-6; Matt.5:16)
D. The Spiritual nature of the warfare (2 Cor.10:4-5; Eph.6:11-18)
E. Single-minded determination required to triumph (Matt.11:12 w/ Luke 16:16; 2 Tim.2:3-4;
Matt.6:33)
F. Satan’s resistance is futile (Matt.12:28-29 w/ Luke 11:21-22; Col.2:15; Heb.2:14-15; 2 Tim.2:24-
26; 1 John 3:8
G. David and Goliath (1 Samuel 17:51-52)

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