{"id":807,"date":"2018-09-12T04:30:15","date_gmt":"2018-09-12T08:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.agape-churches.org\/missioncontrol\/?p=807"},"modified":"2018-09-09T23:59:53","modified_gmt":"2018-09-10T03:59:53","slug":"day-three-our-father-is-pleased-to-give-us-the-kingdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.agape-churches.org\/missioncontrol\/?p=807","title":{"rendered":"Day Three:\u00a0 Our Father is pleased to give us the kingdom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>1 John 4:9-10 (NIV)\u00a0<em><sup>9\u00a0<\/sup><\/em><em>This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son\u00a0into the world that we might live through him.\u00a0<sup>10\u00a0<\/sup>This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us\u00a0and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Luke 12:31-32 (NIV)\u00a0<em><sup>31\u00a0<\/sup><\/em><em>But seek his kingdom,\u00a0and these things will be given to you as well. <sup>32\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cDo not be afraid,\u00a0little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This is the power of the Gospel \u2013Jesus Christ has conquered sin, conquered the filth and shame of sin, the chains of sin, and the fear and worry that would try to beat us down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJesus calls for a single issue to be a disciple\u2019s major concern: God\u2019s kingdom. God will care for the rest. To \u201cseek (God\u2019s) kingdom\u201d means to live as his representatives\u2026We\u00a0 must represent him and reflect his righteousness in a world unconcerned about knowing God. That is the constant call of the disciple\u2026\u201d [Darrell Bock, The NIV Application Commentary, p.350.]<\/p>\n<p>We can seek first the kingdom of God without fear because our Father is pleased to give us the kingdom. This is the power of His love!<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s pray:\u00a0 Father, fill us with the power of the Gospel and your love that we may seek first your kingdom. 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