Know how the Old Testament saints viewed the concept of the Kingdom of God. 6. These… Living The Kingdom of God Lifestyle Journey From Religion to Relationship Growing as a group in the gospel of the kingdom INTRODUCTION & INDEX To Kingdom Growth Guides INTRODUCTION (#000) | Kingdom Growth Guides are for assisting individuals and small groups to move toward the kingdom lifestyle. 7. 9. 10. When our time comes and our lives end, we will continue existing in the kingdom of which we are now a part. 5 Sure-Fire Ways To Impact Lives For The Kingdom Of God One of the underlying themes present in history is the advancement of an ideology and the rise and fall of empires and kingdoms. Comprehend how life in the Kingdom of God is to be lived. Learn about everyday life in the ancient kingdom of Benin, which existed in Africa between 900 and 1897, in this KS2 History guide. What did Jesus and the prophets foretell? The Bible says, “Jesus came to Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God” (Mark 1:14). It is only people and evil spirits who, through their resistance to God’s will, find themselves outside of the Kingdom of God. If we are belong God's Kingdom NOW, we will be in God's Kingdom in heaven too. This is one of the reasons that the Jewish people were confused when Jesus came as a servant willing to die so that all mankind could live. Thus heaven is a part of the Kingdom of God, angels are citizens in the Kingdom, animal life and all creation (generally speaking) are within the Kingdom of God. God gave King Nebuchadnezzar a dream of an image of a man with a head of gold, chest and arms of silver, belly and thighs of bronze, legs of iron and feet partly of iron and partly of clay. Most of these references occur in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke.While the exact term is not found in the Old Testament, the existence of God’s Kingdom is expressed similarly in the Old Testament. The Kingdom of God is a literal kingdom. 8. The Bible answers the question, What is the Kingdom of God? What was life like in Benin? The Greek word euangelion, which is translated “gospel,” means “good news.”In other words, Jesus came preaching good news about the coming Kingdom of God. The phrase ‘Kingdom of God’ (also ‘Kingdom of Heaven’ or ‘Kingdom of Light’) appears more than 80 times in the New Testament. Understand the place of the Kingdom of God in the ministry of Jesus and teaching of Jesus. How sad if we wear a name tag that says "kingdom of God" and yet we relish in the things of the world! Understand how the Kingdom of God was proclaimed by the apostles.