![]() ![]() The God who entrusts is also the God who expects. Use the talents you’ve been given with contentment instead of desiring the talents of others. He possesses the talents, and gives them to us as stewards. If we’re going to be useful agents of gospel change, there are three things we must strive to embrace: 1) Belong to Jesus. As we wait for God’s inaugurated Kingdom to become God’s consummated Kingdom, we must renovate this Kingdom toward the likeness of the coming Kingdom. 3) We must reach our communities, even to the ends of the Earth. 2) We must alleviate the needs of our neighbors. We have three objectives: 1) We must share Jesus with a broken world. While living between the time of the King’s departure and arrival, Christians are considered subversive agents of the Kingdom. The joy of Christ is found in this subversive activity. Until He comes, we must subvert the communities God has placed us in with the gospel of Christ and acts of mercy. Unfortunately, there are weeds that seek to squelch the growth of this seed, but God’s sovereignty will usher in His final and completed Kingdom, nevertheless. The Word of God produces growth in us and through us as well. Just as Christ subverted the Devil’s kingdom through serving, Christians must serve others to draw people to the redeeming grace of Jesus Christ into a genuine saving relationship with Him.Ĭhrist came preaching the Kingdom, identifying the Word of God as the Seed of the Kingdom. ![]() ![]() We must rebel against the rebellion through subverting their world by showing Christ’s love where they live. Humans are in rebellion against God, against the New Jerusalem, but Christians are citizens of the New Jerusalem. Subversive Kingdom: Living as Agents of Gospel TransformationĬhapter 1: “Rebelling Against the Rebellion” ![]()
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