Kingdom Agent

KINGDOM AGENT I

1 Peter 2:9

9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that

you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

2 Corinthians 5:20

20 Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we

implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God

Other names for Agent: Ambassador, Representative, Elect, Citizens of heaven.

Ephesians 2:19..Stewards

I. Restore the Atmosphere of the Kingdom in your sphere

1. What is the atmosphere of the Kingdom?

a. Garden of Eden

Genesis 1:28

28 Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill

the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds

of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth

b. Millennial Kingdom

 Tremendous peace Isaiah 2:2-4; 11:6-9

 Joy unspeakable Isaiah 9:3-4

 Longevity Isaiah 4:1-3

 No sickness Isaiah 33:24

 Freedom from all oppression Isaiah 14:3-6

 The enemy bound Rev 20:1-6

c. New Jerusalem

 No more tears, death, sorrow, crying or pain

 River of life Rev 21:2

 Fruit to heal nations Rev 22:1-2

 The enemy dealt with

II. What are you to release?

1. You can’t give what you don’t have. (Make sure you have it.)

2. What do you have?

a. The Kingdom within

Luke 17:20-21

20 Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would

come, He answered them and said, “The kingdom of God does not come with

observation;

21  nor will they say, ‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’ For indeed, the kingdom of God

is within you.

1 Corinthians 6:19

19 Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in

you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?

John 16:7

7 Nevertheless, I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if

I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send

Him to you.

b. The Name of Jesus

Matthew 16:18-19

18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My

church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.

19  And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you

bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will

be loosed in heaven.

Luke 10:17-19

17 Then the seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are

subject to us in Your name.”

18  And He said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.

19  Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and

over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

c. The Authority of Heaven backing you

3. What should you release?

a. The Kingdom

Matthew 10:7-8

7 And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’

8  Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you

have received, freely give.

Mark 16:15-18

15 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every

creature.

16  He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe

will be condemned.

17  And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out

demons; they will speak with new tongues;

18  they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no

means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

Matthew 10:11-13

11 “Now whatever city or town you enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and stay

there till you go out.

12  And when you go into a household, greet it.

13  If the household is worthy, let your peace come upon it. But if it is not

worthy, let your peace return to you.

III. Ways to release the Kingdom

1. Your Presence

Acts 5:14-15

14 And believers were increasingly added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and

women,

15  so that they brought the sick out into the streets and laid them on beds and

couches, that at least the shadow of Peter passing by might fall on some of them.

 You are light

 You are salt

 Angels accompany you

 Heaven surrounds you

Acts 27:21-24

21 But after long abstinence from food, then Paul stood in the midst of them and

said, “Men, you should have listened to me, and not have sailed from Crete and

incurred this disaster and loss.

22  And now I urge you to take heart, for there will be no loss of life among you, but

only of the ship.

23  For there stood by me this night an angel of the God to whom I belong and

whom I serve,

24  saying, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must be brought before Caesar; and indeed

God has granted you all those who sail with you.’

2. Prayers

Matthew 6:9-10

9 In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.

10 Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven

3. Decrees

Acts 14:8-10

8 And in Lystra a certain man without strength in his feet was sitting, a cripple

from his mother’s womb, who had never walked.

9  This man heard Paul speaking. Paul, observing him intently and seeing that he

had faith to be healed,

10  said with a loud voice, “Stand up straight on your feet!” And he leaped and

walked

4. Laying on hands

Acts 8:17

17 Then they laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

Deuteronomy 34:9

9 Now Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid

his hands on him; so the children of Israel heeded him, and did as the Lord had

commanded Moses

5. Speaking to Atmospheres

Luke 10:5-6

5 But whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’

6  And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on it; if not, it will return to

you

6. Words of Encouragement

Proverbs 25:11

11 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver

7. Acts of Charity

Matthew 5:43-48

43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your

enemy.’

44  But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those

who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you,

45  that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the

evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

46  For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax

collectors do the same?

47  And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not

even the tax collectors do so?

48  Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect 

Kingdom Ambassador Language

 “and not in any way terrified by your adversaries…” Phil 1:28

 “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or

distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36  As

it is written: “For Your sake we are killed all day long; We are accounted

as sheep for the slaughter.” 37  Yet in all these things we are more than

conquerors through Him who loved us.

 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Phil 4:13

 Then Joshua spoke to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the

Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel:

“Sun, stand still over Gibeon; And Moon, in the Valley of Aijalon.” 13 So

the sun stood still, And the moon stopped, Till the people had revenge

Upon their enemies

   Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, with a

spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the LORD of

hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. 46  This day

the LORD will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you and take your

head from you.

EXPERIENCING THE RESURRECTION

EXPERIENCING THE RESURRECTION

John 19:25-30

25  Now there stood by the cross of Jesus His mother, and His mother’s sister, Mary

the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 

26  When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to

His mother, “Woman, behold your son!” 

27  Then He said to the disciple, “Behold your mother!” And from that hour that disciple took

her to his own home.

28  After this, Jesus,  [a] knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the Scripture might be

fulfilled, said, “I thirst!”

29  Now a vessel full of sour wine was sitting there; and they filled a sponge with sour wine,

put it on hyssop, and put it to His mouth. 

30  So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He

gave up His spirit.

John 20:1-18

  1 Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early, while it was still

dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb.

2  Then she ran and came to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and said to

them, “They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have

laid Him.”

3  Peter therefore went out, and the other disciple, and were going to the tomb.

4  So they both ran together, and the other disciple outran Peter and came to the tomb first.

5  And he, stooping down and looking in, saw the linen cloths lying there; yet he did not go in.

6  Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb; and he saw the linen cloths

lying there,

7  and the handkerchief that had been around His head, not lying with the linen cloths, but folded

together in a place by itself.

8  Then the other disciple, who came to the tomb first, went in also; and he saw and believed.

9  For as yet they did not know the Scripture, that He must rise again from the dead.

10  Then the disciples went away again to their own homes.

11  But Mary stood outside by the tomb weeping, and as she wept she stooped down and looked

into the tomb.

12  And she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and the other at the feet, where the

body of Jesus had lain.

13  Then they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “Because they have

taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him.”

14  Now when she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, and did not

know that it was Jesus.

15  Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?” She, supposing

Him to be the gardener, said to Him, “Sir, if You have carried Him away, tell me where You have

laid Him, and I will take Him away.”

16  Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to Him, “Rabboni!” (which is to say, Teacher).

17  Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet ascended to My Father; but go to My

brethren and say to them, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and

your God.’ ”

18  Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that He had

spoken these things to her.

Mary was the first person to Encounter the Resurrection of Jesus.

1. No matter where you come from you can encounter the Resurrection

Luke 8:1-2

1 Now it came to pass, afterward, that He went through every city and village, preaching and

bringing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with Him,

2  and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities—Mary called

Magdalene, out of whom had come seven demons

2. You must start by seeing the Cross

John 19:25-30

25  Now there stood by the cross of Jesus His mother, and His mother’s sister, Mary

the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 

26  When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He

said to His mother, “Woman, behold your son!” 

27  Then He said to the disciple, “Behold your mother!” And from that hour that disciple took

her to his own home.

28  After this, Jesus,  [a] knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the Scripture might

be fulfilled, said, “I thirst!”

29  Now a vessel full of sour wine was sitting there; and they filled a sponge with sour wine,

put it on hyssop, and put it to His mouth. 

30  So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head,

He gave up His spirit.

3. Claim the Benefits of Resurrection

Romans 6:4

4 Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was

raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of

life.

a. Overcome Sin

Romans 6: 5-11

5 For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also

shall be in the likeness of His resurrection,

6  knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be

done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin.

7  For he who has died has been freed from sin.

8  Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him,

9  knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no

longer has dominion over Him.

10  For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He

lives to God.

11  Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in

Christ Jesus our Lord.

b. Sickness

Isaiah 53:3-5

3 He was despised and rejected and forsaken by men, a Man of sorrows and pains,

and acquainted with grief and sickness; and like One from Whom men hide their

faces He was despised, and we did not appreciate His worth or have any esteem for

Him.

4 Surely He has borne our griefs (sicknesses, weaknesses, and distresses) and carried

our sorrows and pains [of punishment], yet we [ignorantly] considered Him stricken,

smitten, and afflicted by God [as if with leprosy].

5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our guilt and

iniquities; the chastisement [needful to obtain] peace and well-being for us was upon

Him, and with the stripes [that wounded] Him we are healed and made whole. [AMP]

Mark 6:56

56 And wherever He came into villages or cities or the country, they would lay the sick

in the marketplaces and beg Him that they might touch even the fringe of His outer

garment, and as many as touched Him were made whole.

“The word saved in Romans 10:9-10 is the same word translated “made whole”

Sozo Other translations of Sozo are

Mark 5:23 (healed); Mark 16:16 (saved); Luke 8:36 (healed); Acts 2:21 (saved);

Acts 14:9 (healed); Eph 2:8 (saved); James 5:15 (save); Mark 5:34 (Made whole)

c. Restored Hope

1 Peter 1:3

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His

abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of

Jesus Christ from the dead.

The Life That God Calls Great: Loving Jesus | Christopher Searcy

The Life That God Calls Great: Loving Jesus

Previous Truths:

We know through scripture that He is a worthy leader because his leadership is perfect:

TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP - 4 VALUES

A. Influence – the leader behaves in a such a way that people want to emulate them. They reflect behaviors and attitudes

that others aspire to and want to model - “That’s the kind of person I want to be.”

B. Motivation – The leader says, “I have a vision, a tremendous vison. We’re going to achieve it, you can be apart, and

this is how.” It makes others say “yes.”

C. Partnership – the leader recognizes people have something to contribute, they desire partnership and collaboration.

They see success tied to the contribution and gifting of others beyond themselves. (The Body of Christ)

D. Consideration – knowing the individual – what do people bring to the table? Who are they? More than what they can

do. Personal and knowing what’s going on in people lives. Be sensitive, support and help them work through personal

issues beyond their direct functional contribution

We know through scripture some of the attributes that describe him:

HE IS A LOVER

“I am my Beloved’s, and His desire is toward me.” Song of Solomon 7:10

“As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you.” John. 15:9

HE IS A FIERCE AND JUST KING.

“3. Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.

4. And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach

thee terrible things.

5. Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; whereby the people fall under thee. Psalms 45:3-5

Jesus is heir of all

Whom He has appointed heir of all things… Heb. 1:2

Jesus is the creator of worlds

Whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom He made the worlds… Heb. 1:2

Jesus is the sustainer of the universe

And upholding all things by the word of His power… Heb. 1:3

Jesus is the redeemer of the universe

He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty… Heb. 1:3

Jesus is the ruler of the universe

13 Behold, One like the Son of Man, coming with the clouds of heaven! He came to the Ancient of Days…

14To Him was given dominion…that all peoples…should serve Him. Dan. 7:13-14

He wants you with him.

24 Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory

which You have given Me… (Jn. 17:24)

The Life That God Calls Great: Loving Jesus

John 13-17 is the teaching given by the Jesus during the Last Supper. Jesus spoke this to the leadership of His

new Church to prepare them to walk in a way that God calls “great” and to thrive spiritually even in the face of

intense pressures and temptations.

This is where I believe we find ourselves today.

7“ The marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready.” Rev. 19:7

How do we live a life pleasing to God? How do we make sure we are ready?

Love the lord your God

Matthew 22:37-40

37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’

38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’

40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

Jesus defined loving God as the “first” and “great” commandment.

Thus identifying it as the Spirit’s first priority in the kingdom, the “first” calling for our life,

CONTEXT:

In Deuteronomy Moses teaches the Israelites who have turned away from God to idols. This is to the generation

of Israelites about to enter the Promised Land after 40 years

The narrative of Deuteronomy is set on the east side of the Jordan River, on the plains of Moab, within view of

Canaan. This is where the Israelites camped after their 40 years of wilderness wanderings.

The commands are to turn away from Idols, to Obey, and Love will grow.

Deuteronomy 30: 2,6

2 and when you and your children return to the Lord your God,

2 and obey him with all your heart and with all your soul according to everything I command you today,

6 The Lord your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, so that you may love him

with all your heart and with all your soul, and live.

The lord your God will carve your heart over time so that your desires become his, so that your affections

become his, he will teach you how to love him.

Marriage is a carnal parallel. When two people come together they must learn each other’s love language. We

must be taught how to love. Luckily, the Holy Spirit is our teacher, and he is the best!

However, turning away from idols towards obedience is a non-negotiable.

Jesus linked loving God with obeying God five times in John 14:

In John14:15, If you love Me, keep My commandments

In John14:21, He who…keeps them, it is he who loves… Me

In John14:23, If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word

In John14:24, He who does not love Me does not keep My words

In John14:31, 31I love the Father, and as the Father gave Me commandment, so I do

Jesus defined loving God as being deeply rooted in a spirit of obedience.

THE PROMISE

Deuteronomy 30: 2-4

2 and when you and your children return to the Lord your God and obey him with all your heart and with all

your soul according to everything I command you today, 3 then the Lord your God will restore your fortunes[a]

and have compassion on you and gather you again from all the nations where he scattered you. 4 Even if you

have been banished to the most distant land under the heavens, from there the Lord your God will gather you

and bring you back.

It doesn’t matter how far you have gone, how dark you think the darkness is he will bring you back.

The Lord will again delight in you and make you prosperous, just as he delighted in your ancestors… Deut 30:9

The Pace of Jesus | Pastor Tre

The Pace of Jesus

“Time”

I. Time is of the essence

A. I don’t have enough ________?

1. Younger people: MONEY!

2. Older people: TIME!

B. “Time is Money”

1. Time can produce money, money cannot produce time

2. Time is our greatest asset because time produces the greatest return

a. 1 Corinthians 15:42-44

42  So also is the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown in

corruption, it is raised in incorruption.

  43  It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness,

it is raised in power. 

44  It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. There is a

natural body, and there is a spiritual body.

b. Romans 6:23

23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in

Christ Jesus our Lord.

3. Time is the catalyst that propels us into eternity

II. But I still don’t have enough time

A. Time is a fixed asset that has been measured out to each individual in

equal increments

1. Acts 17:26

26 And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all

the face of the earth, and has determined their pre-appointed times

and the boundaries of their dwellings

2. Ecclesiastes 3:1

1 To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under

heaven

B. ‘I don’t have time’ is a misconception

1. God has not created enough time for me

2. I am not managing my time well

3. Ephesians 5:15-16

15  See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, 

16  redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

III. The Recipe

A. Know the end game

1. John 12:27  

27 “Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from

this hour’? But for this purpose I came to this hour.

2. John 18:37

37 Pilate therefore said to Him, “Are You a king then?” Jesus

answered, “You say rightly that I am a king. For this cause I was born,

and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should

bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.”

3. Proverbs 29:18

18 Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint

B. Follow the steps

1. Matthew 15:21-24

21  Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre

and Sidon.

  22  And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried

out to Him, saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My

daughter is severely demon-possessed.”

23  But He answered her not a word. And His disciples came and urged

Him, saying, “Send her away, for she cries out after us.”

24  But He answered and said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep

of the house of Israel.”

2. Mark 1:36-38

36  And Simon and those who were with Him searched for Him.

37  When they found Him, they said to Him, “Everyone is looking for

You.” 38  But He said to them, “Let us go into the next towns, that I may

preach there also, because for this purpose I have come forth.”

3. John 9:1-4

1 Now as Jesus passed by, He saw a man who was blind from birth. 

2  And His disciples asked Him, saying, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or

his parents, that he was born blind?”

3  Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the

works of God should be revealed in him. 

4  I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is

coming when no one can work.

C. Leave out the fillers

Fillers – Low quality food products with little or no nutritional value such

as MSG, artificial food coloring, HFCS, etc.

1. John 6:22-37

22  On the following day, when the people who were standing on the

other side of the sea saw that there was no other boat there,

except  [d] that one  [e] which His disciples had entered, and that Jesus had

not entered the boat with His disciples, but His disciples had gone

away alone— 

23  however, other boats came from Tiberias, near the place where they

ate bread after the Lord had given thanks— 

24  when the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, nor His

disciples, they also got into boats and came to Capernaum, seeking

Jesus. 

25  And when they found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to

Him, “Rabbi, when did You come here?”

26  Jesus answered them and said, “Most assuredly, I say to you, you

seek Me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate of

the loaves and were filled. 

27  Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which

endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give

you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him.”

28  Then they said to Him, “What shall we do, that we may work the

works of God?”

29  Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you

believe in Him whom He sent.”

30  Therefore they said to Him, “What sign will You perform then, that

we may see it and believe You? What work will You do? 

31  Our fathers ate the manna in the desert; as it is written, ‘He gave

them bread from heaven to eat.’”

32  Then Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, Moses did

not give you the bread from heaven, but My Father gives you the true

bread from heaven. 

33  For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives

life to the world.”

34  Then they said to Him, “Lord, give us this bread always.”

35  And Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me

shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst. 

36  But I said to you that you have seen Me and yet do not believe.

37 All that the Father gives me will come to me, and the one who comes

to me I will by no means cast out

2. Fillers of time

a. TV

b. Social media

c. Excessive sleep

d. Phone time

e. Compulsive shopping

f. Relationships (you know who they are…)