"The Other Worldly Kingdom"

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Sermon Notes
Sermon Series:  Gospel of John
Sermon Scripture:  ​John 18:33-40

A Kingdom Defined Not by the Material, but by the Spiritual (18:33-36)

• There are two kingdoms:
  • The City of _____________- The worldly kingdom.
  • The City of _____________- The heavenly kingdom.

A Kingdom Defined Not by the Material, but by the Spiritual (18:33-36) continued

• Christians live in both kingdoms at the same time.
  • We do not take orders from the world.
  • We take directions from God’s ______________.
• Jesus rules over _____________ kingdoms.
  • Jesus is the ______________ of the Jews.
  • Jesus is _____________ over Caesar.
  • Jesus reigns over the universe.

A Kingdom Defended Not by Force, but by Faith (18:36)

• The kingdom of God does not depend on the efforts of man.
• The kingdom of God depends on the efforts of the Son of Man.
  • Jesus conquers ____________ in the lives of his people. (Romans 8:1-4)
  • Jesus will one day conquer the evil world ______________ at his second coming. (Rev. 11:15)

A Kingdom Advanced Not by Tyranny, but by the Truth (18:37)

• The world ________________ the truth.
  • Lie #1- Truth is relative.
  • Lie #2- Happiness is a ____________ you can follow apart from God.
  • Lie #3- There are _____________ ways to God.
• Jesus __________________ the truth.
  • Truth #1- Truth is fixed.
  • Truth #2- Joy is a ________________ you must love as God.
  • Truth #3- There is only ___________ way to God.
• Christians must ________________ to the Truth.
  • We must believe Jesus as the truth about God.
  • We must _________________ Jesus as the life from God.
  • We must come to Jesus as the way to God.
•  The Church must _______________ the truth.
  • We preach Christ __________________ to the world.
  • We praise Christ as ______________ of the world.

A King Who Came Not to Savagely Rule but to Sacrificially Redeem (18:38-40)

• Barabbas reflects our guilt as ___________________.
  • Barabbas was a robber. (John 18:40)
    • We have all ______________ the glory from God.
  • Barabbas was an insurrectionist. (Mark 15:7)
    • We are all _____________ against the authority of God.
  • Barabbas was a murderer. (Mark 15:7)
    • We have all _____________ others who bear the image of God. (Matthew 5:22)
• Jesus reveals God’s grace as our __________________.
  • The righteous dies for the unrighteous so that sinners can be _________________.
  • The innocent dies for the guilty so that prisoners can be ____________.