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12. God’s eternal kingdom

12 • God’s Eternal Kingdom We as people live in ‘time’ (God’s created time and space), and most things—whether a job, a meal, marriage, or even life itself—have a beginning and an end. The stunning fact is that God doesn’t have a beginning or an end. From everlasting to everlasting, He is God—He is ETERNALContinue reading “12. God’s eternal kingdom”

11. God’s family empowered

11 • God’s Family Before the disciples were baptized with the Holy Spirit in Jerusalem about 2000 years ago, the Holy Spirit didn’t live inside all God’s people on a powerful and permanent basis. Throughout the history of the world, the Holy Spirit came upon people many times, inspiring them to write the words ofContinue reading “11. God’s family empowered”

10. The coming of the Holy Spirit

10 • The Coming of the Holy Spirit After Jesus ascended into heaven about two thousand years ago, His followers in Jerusalem (about 120 people) started praying to God for the Holy Spirit. Jesus promised that the Holy Spirit would be given as an abiding powerful presence with His children on earth (Acts 1:4; JohnContinue reading “10. The coming of the Holy Spirit”

6. The Incarnation of God

6 • The Incarnation of God—God Becoming Man There are many stories in the history of the world of people who have claimed to be God or who have been believed to be God. Some world leaders have even believed themselves to be gods, like the Roman Emperors 2000 years ago (e.g. Emperor Nero andContinue reading “6. The Incarnation of God”

5. Prophecies and Promises about the Messiah

5 • The Promises and Prophesies about the Messiah God chose the people of Israel to be His special people for a very specific reason, i.e. the Messiah would come out of that nation (Daniel 9:25, 26). Messiah means ‘anointed one’ or ‘Saviour’. We can learn much from the nation of Israel: how God wantedContinue reading “5. Prophecies and Promises about the Messiah”

4. The Moral law of God

4 • God’s Moral Law Given to Moses The people of the world, descendents of Noah, still behaved in ungodly ways even after the global flood, but God chose a special people called the Israelites. God sent them to live in Egypt for 400 years, about 3600 years ago, because of a regional famine (GenesisContinue reading “4. The Moral law of God”