Perspectives

Wow!! I'm a little behind on my summaries of class. Well here it goes.

Week 3: Your Kingdom Come.

The Kingdom of God has already come in the person of Jesus Christ. It is actively working to destroy the evil schemes of Satan and to prepare God's people for the ultimate coming of the Kingdom when Satan will be utterly destroyed. The disciples were charged with telling others about this truth. They were to show that Jesus ushered in the Kingdom and that the Holy Spirit is now using us a believers to defeat Satan in this present age. This gives us the hope that we need that we are not fighting on our own. God is behind us and in us to bring about the manifestation of His Kingdom.

Week 4: Mandate for the Nations

Jesus started His ministry with just a few followers, and concentrated almost all of His efforts on the Jewish people. He knew that the time of judgement for the Jews was coming soon so that their time of exposure to the Gospel would be short. He did reach out to a few Gentiles at this time to show His disciples what His future plans for them would be. They were ultimately to take the Gospel and spread it to the Gentiles. The disciples at the time were very confused when Jesus worked with the Gentiles. They thought that the Messiah was only coming to save the Jewish people they didn't understand that God's plan was for Jesus to pay the debt and redeem the entire world. Jesus told them in the Great Commission to "go and make disciples of all nations", they still didn't get that they were to reach all people not just the Jews. They were finally showed what to do with the vision that Peter saw on the rooftop just before the men from Conelius . They realized now that God wanted the message of the Gospel to reach all peoples of every tribe, tongue and nation.

I will try and do a couple more later today. I still have three weeks to catch up on.

To update our lives. It looks as if we are going to be applying for the CDTS in Tyler, Texas. We have the applications and need to start filling them out. We can't wait to get started, but have a lot to do before then in getting the house sold and a lot of other things sold as well. Please pray for us as we continue to prepare.

To God be the Glory