Keys to God’s Kingdom Introduction (NEW LESSONS)

Unlocking Faith-Filled Belief

Introduction

We are going to start an adventure!  Learning Keys to the Kingdom is a subject brought up quiet often in the Bible.  So much so, I began to pray and ask God to reveal His complete Truth concerning the keys to His kingdom to me.  I don’t know about you, but I want everything God has for me as a Christian.  Not crumbs, not just enough to get by, but really pumping it up to learn more about our wonderful God!  So, here we go learning together about some keys to God’s kingdom. 

 Matthew 16:19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind (declare to be improper and unlawful) on earth must be what is already bound in heaven; and whatever you loose (declare lawful) on earth must be what is already loosed in heaven.

Of course to use these keys we must be first birth from above (salvation).  Not church membership, not talking to a pastor for counsel, not leaning on family traditions, nor is it a crutch to use when life kicks us hard.   Birthing from above is an intimate introduction to the Creator of the world, God the Father, through the blood sacrifice of Jesus Christ.  When this happens to us at God’s timing and purpose then we enter into God’s kingdom.  A kingdom has a King and it is a territory the King has usually fought a battle for to win or take a territory back from another ruler who was not treating the people of the territory good, so the good King comes and fights a war and wins, and the Kingdom is His and the ruler must surrender his title to the King and be under authority to the victorious King.

We have to learn about the kingdom and its beginnings the Bible speaks of.  This is a simple analogy I wrote to kind of give us the idea of living in God’s Kingdom.

God created the earth and His presence was               Verses                             Satan wanted to be equal to God

With  His Creation.                                                                                                                    he hated God’s Creation, so He

                                                                                                                                                                stole  man’s position with God.

 

God gave Adam authority in His Kingdom. —————————————Satan, was in the very

but Adam lost the kingdom due to his                                                           presence of God,  because he

disobedience and sin.                                                                                      was created by God.  But due

to his disobedience he was    kicked out of God’s headquarters and cast down to earth.  Not satisfied with this position, he desired to be equal with God so He lied and Adam chose to believe Satan rather than God, so therefore Satan took the Kingdom and became the evil ruler, who used his power in the earth to kill, steal and destroy.

.The kingdom suffered at the hand ———————————————–Satan worked hard through

Its  new evil ruler.                                                                                                                 the very ones who were the

chosen ones of God  (religious rulers) of the Kingdom.  They took the commandments of God and made them personal preferences.  The love the ruled God’s kingdom was turned into lies which enslaved the people God loved.

 

Centuries pasted but God never————————————————–The evil ruler, Satan, knew

forgot the promise He made to regain                                                                              the battle was coming, so he

the  kingdom by the battle God was                                                                                   looked through the earth for

planning between His Son, Prince Jesus                                                                            people to help him when the

and the evil ruler, Satan.                                                                                                          battle came.  And he found

                                                                                                                                                            them among the very ones who

                                                                                                                                                             said they loved God and was

                                                                                                                                                            waiting for Jesus too.

                                                                       

Time was right and the expected——————————————————–The evil ruler, Satan, drew his

Prince came into the fallen kingdom.                                                                                      chosen ones close too.  He blinded

He lived in the evil ruler’s kingdom and                                                                                  them to the true identity of Prince

chose his knights (disciples) carefully.                                                                                    Jesus.  Causing them to divide the

                                                                                                                                                                   earth’s people.

Prince Jesus took time to train and arm His——————————————-While the evil ruler caused

knights and also did good among the common                                                                  confusion and even attacked the

people.  The battle would come and He was listening                                                    Prince knights and caused them to

his Father God’s instructions and joining Him in plans                                                 doubt their loyalty to Him.

to seek and save the lost in the earth.

                       

The time drew near for the Prince’s intense——————————————The evil ruler, knew the knight’s

battle to take back the kingdom from the evil ruler.                                                      weaknesses from his spies.  He even

He was ready, His knights were in place, tho’ they                                                          divided them so he could have the

were weak Prince Jesus knew what He had                                                                         Prince killed and his authority would

taught them would help win the battle.                                                                                 continue in the fallen kingdom.                                                                                                                                                                         His plan worked!  And he thought

                                                                                                                                                              was secure in the earth

The Prince died at the hand of the ones———————————————The evil ruler, Satan, even made sure

the evil ruler had used to set up the                                                                                  the body of the Prince was guarded

assassination of Prince Jesus. The                                                                                     Just in case, someone was not on his

religious who had said they were waiting                                                                       side.  But the joke was on the

for Prince Jesus.                                                                                                                       religious traders because they didn’t

                                                                                                                                                         realize they would be slaves to the                                                                                                                                                            evil Satan for centuries to come.

 

But God had a secret plan the evil ruler didn’t————————————-The evil ruler, was not prepared for

know about.  Prince Jesus was given power by                                                             the Prince invading his private palace.

God to come back to life, to never die again.  But                                                          Much less taking the keys he had

not only did Prince Jesus come back  to life, He                                                             worked and schemed over to get!!

went to the headquarters of the evil ruler (hell)                                                             He was left without a fallen kingdom,

and took the keys back for the Kingdom God had                                                           and had to work extra hard to

created.  The Prince was now the King of the                                                                      convince the great big powerful

Kingdom He had won.!                                                                                                                  leader he once was!  

                                                                                    

Prince Jesus set up His Kingdom with authority———————————–The evil Satan wouldn’t give up, he

and promises to His people.  He returned to                                                                  knew there would be a second

His headquarters (heaven) and He and God rules                                                        battle and this one he would win.

the Kingdom today.  There are many  who God                                                            So he started his strategy for this

has invited to be in the kingdom with Him and                                                              battle and once again he send spies

they enjoy all the blessing, protection and benefits                                                    into the kingdom and they gathered

of their King Jesus.                                                                                                                     information.

Satan knew he wouldhave to divide the Good King’s kingdom, so he came again to the religious rulers in the New Kingdom and many listened to him and decided to leave the Good King’s kingdom.  Some stayed but were loyal to the evil Satan’s lies.  So much that they took them to the streets and tried to get the Kingdom dwellers to believe them and become powerless to the Good King.

 The Good King Jesus assured His people in the————————————-The evil Satan knew he had to steal

Kingdom through His Pastors and Teachers, that                                                          the people’s joy and devotion from

His promises for them was true and all they had to                                                      from King Jesus.  So he set out to

do was believe Him and take Him at His word and                                                       kill, steal and destroy on every level

pledge their loyalty to Him.  The Good King Jesus                                                       he could. 

But King Jesus had giventold them, He would take care of them as long as those in His kingdom weapons and

they stayed in His Kingdom.  King Jesus told them  armor to fight with but  Satan knew He was preparing for the final battle and that                                                                 he must use his weapons, which had

the evil Satan would be completely judged and                                                              worked in the past to destroy the

held captive for eternity.  King Jesus would be                                                               citizens of the Kingdom, who had

victorious again and His Kingdom would be forever.                                    power to destroy him.  So he told half truths, and brought up their past and accused them on every hand.  He caused them to fear lies and doubt the goodness of their King.   It render many powerless and by doing so there weren’t so many coming into the Good King’s Kingdom.  He killed off others by sickness and diseased before their time because of lack of the experience of faith in the promises the King had made.  It was working!

 

                                                                                   

 

Now let’s ask these questions—have you been invited into this Kingdom by King Jesus?  If you have you are a citizen of God’s Kingdom that is forever.   Are you ready to be a warrior for Him or will you live on the out-skirts of the Kingdom and be a powerless and fearful citizen? Do you believe the promises the King has made?  Have you surrendered your personal rights to your King?  Is He Lord of your life?

 

Be watchful, Satan, will tell you lies and you will become prideful and desire to be like God, and chose to reason with the King.  But a King you do not reason with, but rather surrender to.

 

You may think this is a silly analogy of our place in God’s kingdom, but it’s not, it’s the Truth.  We will begin to study the Keys to the Kingdom each week.

                                                                                                                       

Luke 12:31 Only aim at and strive for and seek His kingdom, and all these things shall be supplied to you also.