THE KINGDOM OF GOD

By Sherry Cumby
Based on the Full text: Matthew 5:1-14 "... Suffer the little children to come unto Me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God"... Mk 10:13-16

We must HUMBLE ourselves and become as little children in order to see the Kingdom of God.

Matt. 5:10 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."
Amplified Version: Matt. 5:10 "Blessed and happy and enviably fortunate and spiritually prosperous (in the state in which the born-again child of God enjoys and finds satisfaction in God's favor and salvation, regardless of his outward conditions) are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake (for being and doing right), for theirs is the kingdom of heaven!"

Bless others before ourselves.
Mt. 25:34, "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."

Mt. 25:35, "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."

Latch on (Cling) to the cross of Jesus and never let go. Keep the vision firmly fixed in your mind.
John 19:16-20, 30 "...It is finished: and He bowed His head, and gave up the ghost."

Luke 9:62 "Jesus replied, "No one who puts His hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God."

Be Aggressive With Your Faith...

Have absolute, unshakable faith in God and His promises.

John 3:3 "... I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again."
The phrase "born again" literally means "born from above." Nicodemus had a real need. He needed a change of his heart-a spiritual transformation. New birth, being born again, is an act of God whereby eternal life is imparted to the person who believes (2 Corinthians 5:17; Titus 3:5; 1 Peter 1:3; 1 John 2:29; 3:9; 4:7; 5:1-4, 18).
John 1:12, 13 indicates that being "born again" is an act of grace by God when a believer "becomes a child of God" through receiving and trusting in the name of Jesus Christ.

John 1:12, "Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God-NIV

Tell others about the Good News of the Kingdom of God.
Acts 14:22 "Establishing and strengthening the souls and the hearts of the disciples, urging and warning and encouraging them to stand firm in the faith, and [telling them] that it is through many hardships and tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God."
James 2:5 "Listen, my dear brothers: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?

You can enter the Kingdom of God, dear friend... but, you must enter the gate in which God tells you must enter.

Matthew 7:13-14, "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it."

Jesus said, "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No man can come to the Father except through me."
Narrow is the gate... but you can enter if you believe the Truth.
... And the Truth shall set you free!