極大的奧秘 - 基督與教會

Method

1. Becoming flesh

2. Preaching the gospel of the kingdom

3. Casting out demons

4. Defeating Satan

1. Repentance

2. Rebirth

3. Accepting the gospel

Means

1. God's authority

2. The Spirit of God

3. Victorious life

1. Faith

2. God's grace

Explanation

Jesus establishes a realm where God can exercise His authority to fulfill His purpose

Sinners become qualified to enter God's kingdom through repentance, salvation, and being equipped

Examples

1. Jesus overcoming Satan's temptation in the wilderness

2. Jesus casting out demons

3. Jesus preaching the gospel of the kingdom

1. Tax collector Zacchaeus repenting (Luke 19:1-10)

2. Nicodemus being born again (John 3:1-21)

3. Three thousand believing on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:37-41)

Relevant Scriptures

1. Mark 1:14-15 "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel."

2. Matthew 12:28 "But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you."

3. Mark 3:27 "No one can enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man. And then he will plunder his house."

1. John 3:3,5 "Unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God... unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God."

2. Matthew 4:17 "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."

3. Ephesians 2:19 "Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God"