The Kingdom and its glorious King.

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The Kingdom and its glorious King.

• ii. The Principles of the Kingdom.

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The Principles of the Kingdom.

• The prophecies of the kingdom.
• 11-417.
• The principles of the kingdom
• 417- 728..
• The power of the kingdom
• 728-111

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The Principles of the Kingdom.

• The pre-eminence of the kingdom..
• 111-1353.
• The people of the Kingdom
• 1354-1835/191.
• The parousia of the kingdom
• 191-261
• The pathway of the Kingdom
• 261-2816-20

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The Principles of the Kingdom.

• Before the Desert. 313-17.
• 1. Affirmation of Fathers love.
• 2. Baptism .
• 3. Outpouring of the Holy Spirit.
• Led by Holy Spirit into the Desert.

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The Principles of the Kingdom.

• In the Desert. 4 1- 11
• 1. Silence, Secrecy, Solitude. 1-2.
• 2. Testing and Tempting, 2-8.
• 3. Success and Succour. 10-11

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The Principles of the Kingdom.

• After the desert. 412- 729.
• 1. The Preaching ministry. 4 12-25
• 2. The call of the disciples. 418-22
• 3. The teaching of the kingdom. 51- 729.

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The Principles of the Kingdom..

• Preaching ministry- Authority is His.
• 728.
• Calling the disciples- Authority is theirs.
  
• 724.
• Teaching of the Kingdom-Authority is ours.
• 28 18-20.

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The Principles of the Kingdom.

• Preaching Ministry- His authority. 417.
• 1. Sense of imminence and urgency.
• 2. Cannot be separated from repentance.
• 3. Present and future.
• 4. Accompanied by miracles.
• 5. Jesus Identity and role integral to his
• teaching on the Kingdom

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The Principles of the Kingdom.

• Calling the disciples..their authority.
• The disciple-ing style of Jesus.
• Doing it.
• Sharing it.
• Watching it.
• Leaving it.

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The Principles of the Kingdom.

• Teaching-our authority.
• The way of fulfilment 51-16.
• The way of perfection 5 17-48.
• The way of Freedom 61-34.
• The way of relationships 71-28.

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The Principles of the Kingdom.

• 3 central strands.
• 1- When you pray65.
• 2- When you give62.
• 3- When you fast616

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The Principles of the Kingdom.

• Prayer breaks the Spirit of self-importance and
  self sufficiency.
• Giving breaks the power of selfishness and greed.
• Fasting breaks the spirit of greed, and lust..
• Together they break the power of idolatry.