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Kingdom Expansion

Rev Dr Ng Swee Ming

26 June 2016

Three Little Pigs

Once upon a time ….

Kingdom of God (KOG) Sermon Series

# 9 Kingdom Expansion :- Advancing the Kingdom.

The Kingdom of God : Is wherever God reigns … To the extend …. To the degree… we allow God

to Reign / Rule in … Our Lives individually Our Families Our Church Our Community Our Nation

THE KINGDOM OF GOD WILL BE MANIFESTED &

SHOWN

#9 Kingdom Expansion - Advancing the Kingdom.

#9 Kingdom Expansion - Advancing the Kingdom.So - Kingdom Expansion …

Kingdom Advancement …Starts with the INDIVIDUAL …

YOU & I The Kingdom of God CANNOT …

happen in FAMILIES if the individuals in the families will not allow God to rule…esp Fathers as the head …Same with Church …

Community …Nation ….


So YOU & I are THE KEY to …. Kingdom Expansion… Kingdom Advancement…

to the extent … to the degree …that we allow Christ to reign…

Scripture Ref : 1 Cor 3:9-139 For we are God's fellow workers;

you are God's field, God's building. 10 By the grace God has given me,

I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should be careful how he builds.

11 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.

Scripture Ref : 1 Cor 3:9-1312 If any man builds on this foundation using

gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw,

13 his work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each man's work…


1st KEY :MATERIAL

Q: What MATERIAL are you using to build your “HOME”?

Or as a corollary …What MATERIAL are you using to build your “LIFE” ?


1st KEY : MATERIALQ: Are you building your home / your life with material that will last ?… last for eternity !!What are you ‘building with’ that is of eternal value ?

#9 Kingdom Expansion - Advancing the Kingdom.1st KEY : MATERIAL

It may be … Degrees & Status !! Possessions & Wealth !! Family & Friends !! Leisure & Enjoyment !!All these are important…

even “necessary”…BUT do they last ?

will they last for eternity ?

9. Kingdom Expansion - Advancing the Kingdom.1st KEY : MATERIAL

Q: What then can we build with now …that will last for eternity ?

Generally all people believe there’s a Heaven and a Hell…

Generally also people want to go to Heaven rather than Hell …

If Heaven is where you want to go to…then Heaven is where you would want your family & friends to go to …


Matt 6:19-21 "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves TREASURES IN HEAVEN, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” So Store Up TREASURES IN HEAVEN.Q: What is this “TREASURE” ?

Matt 28:19-20 Great Commission

“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

Jesus commanded us to make disciples…



HEAVEN has only ONE DOOR…and THE DOOR is JESUS …

One ‘MATERIAL’ that you should be BUILDING WITH, LIVING FOR …that you can bring with you to HEAVEN… PEOPLE you love & care about… share Christ with them … help them to know Christ…

John 14:6 "I am the way and the truth

and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

Scripture Ref : Matt 25:32-36

32 ALL THE NATIONS will be gathered before HIM, and HE will SEPARATE the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

33 HE will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.

Scripture Ref : Matt 25:32-3634 "Then the King will say to those on his right,

'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world.

35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in,

36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'


Another TREASURED ‘MATERIAL’ will be … Loving, Helping, Caring …

Esp for the poor, orphans, widows, ‘aliens’… Doing good is evidence of salvationNB : “Goats”- not active evil-doing…

But neglecting to do good…James 4:17 “Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn't do it, sins.”

(sin of commission)(sin of omission)

Quote :

Live in such a way thatthose who know you but don’t know God,

will come to know God because they know you !

Kingdom Expansion - Advancing the Kingdom.


2nd KEY : FOUNDATIONMATERIAL is important …But more important is the FOUNDATION

for our home / our life… FOUNDATION must be : Right… Strong… Secure…

Scripture Ref : 1 Cor 3:11

11 For No One Can Lay Any Foundation Other Than The One Already Laid, Which Is Jesus Christ.

#9 Kingdom Expansion - Advancing the Kingdom.2nd KEY : FOUNDATIONThere is only ONE FOUNDATION… Jesus Christ Eph 2:20 – chief cornerstone 1 Pet 2:6 – chosen & precious cornerstone

Jesus is the ONLY FOUNDATION for God’s People - Christians God’s Work & Ministry

2nd KEY : FOUNDATIONNon-Christians say Christians are … proud … narrow-minded … ‘bigoted’ ….thinking / teaching Jesus is the ONLY WAY …All religions … ‘are good’

‘teach people to do good’


9. Kingdom Expansion - Advancing the Kingdom.2nd KEY : FOUNDATION

Please Consider -Christianity is the ONLY Religion… with a LIVING SAVIOUR … that ACKNOWLEDGES SIN …

and deals with it … It is not Christians who say it …

It is direct from the Bible – God’s Holy Book … Acts 4:12 “Salvation is found in no one else, for

there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved."

#9 Kingdom Expansion - Advancing the Kingdom.Q: WHY the importance ? 1st Key : ‘MATERIAL’ 2nd Key : ‘FOUNDATION’Q: WHAT has it got to do with me ?Q: HOW will it affect my life ?Q: WHERE will it lead to ?A: WHY, WHAT, HOW & WHERE is

because of the 3rd Key….

Scripture Ref : 1 Cor 3:12-1312 If any man builds on this foundation using

gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw,

13 his work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. IT WILL BE REVEALED WITH FIRE, AND THE FIRE WILL TEST THE QUALITY OF EACH MAN'S WORK…

#9 Kingdom Expansion - Advancing the Kingdom.You and I may not like it ….BUT there is a TEST coming up …Not only a test but a FINAL EXAM …For everyone …What we have done here on earth … our ‘Foundation’ … the ‘Material’ we built with …. Will determine our result.

9. Kingdom Expansion - Advancing the Kingdom.3rd Key : ‘FINISHING WELL’

If our FOUNDATION is in Jesus Christ … have Accepted Jesus … invited Jesus into our heart…Then we will FINISH WELL …Because Jesus will be our JUDGE …Ref: John 5:22 “… the Father judges no one, but has entrusted all judgement to the Son (Jesus Christ)”


1st Key : ‘MATERIAL’

2nd Key : ‘FOUNDATION’

3rd Key : ‘FINISHING WELL’

#9 Kingdom Expansion - Advancing the Kingdom.Application :i. The Kingdom of God starts with …

the INDIVIDUAL … you & I

Quote : If we do not change, nothing changesIf we change, everything changes

Georg Mueller 1805 –1898

William Carey1761-1834

Hudson Taylor1832 –1905


#9 Kingdom Expansion - Advancing the Kingdom.Application :i. The Kingdom of God starts with the INDIVIDUAL …

• I can make a difference …• You can make a difference … Consider … Start where you are

Start smallPray and Ask GodStep out in FaithServant-heart

Matt 13:31-32


Quote:Everyone thinks of changing the world.No one thinks of changing himself

Quote:Those who cannot change their minds,Cannot change anything. Rom 12:1-2

LeoTolstoy

George Bernard Shaw

Application :

i. The Kingdom of God starts with the INDIVIDUAL

ii. SALVATION is PERSONALYou can only “save yourself” …. Just because your … Parents are Christians … Children are Christians … Spouse is a Christian …Will not save you …You need your own FOUNDATION.You need to accept Jesus for yourself …


Application :i. The Kingdom of God starts with the INDIVIDUAL ii. SALVATION is PERSONAL

iii. JUDGEMENT is PERSONALAll of us need to face Judgement before JesusWe cannot say, I’m not a Christian because… My son who’s a Christian still smokes, gambles… Christian neighbour argues all the time… My Christian boss lies on his income-tax… That Christian cheats on his wife …


Application :

iii. JUDGEMENT is PERSONAL

Rev 20v10 And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into

the lake of burning sulfur, …V15 If anyone's name was not found

written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire…


If you are Not a Christian …Please consider what ‘MATERIAL’ ?

What ‘FOUNDATION’ ?How Will you ‘FINISH’ ?

If you are a Christian …The Kingdom of God starts with you …Any change needed ?Where, What, How ?


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