Lead Pastor of Ocean of Grace International kingdom Center, Joseph Asoh introduces the first message on The Kingdom of God series. Ocean of Grace International Kingdom Center is a pro-contemporary revolutionary Christian organization saddled with the mandate to bring the Body of Christ to the place of Spiritual Significance and Socio-Economic relevance on earth.
2. Introduction
• The word “Kingdom” occurs in the King James Bible (KJV) 150 times
• Occurs in the plural form “Kingdoms” 4 times in the entire KJV Bible
• The phrase “Kingdom of God” occurs only in the New Testament 70 times
• The word “Kingdom” is derived from two words: King and Dominion (or Domain)
• King – means the highest ruler in a domain
• Domain – the territory governed by a single ruler or government
• Dominion – the territory subject to the control of a single ruler or government
• Kingdom – the spiritual sovereignty or domain of God or Christ
• Kingdom – The spiritual territory governed by God and the physical territory that
believers should govern on behalf of Christ
3. Meaning of The Kingdom of God
• The Kingdom of God refers to the entire domain of God.
• By the Domain of God we mean, every where God rule and authority is exercised.
• Hell is part of the Kingdom of God – Hell is the prison where disobedient spirits
and unrepentant humans are sent at the end of the world (See more in another
teaching)
• There are three Hells:
• Hades – Current abode of all the unrepentant dead
• Gehenna – Final prison of all enemies of God
• Tartarus – Prison for very vicious demons
4. The Domain of God
• The Domain of God stretches from Heaven to Earth. It encompasses all the
universe, or multiverse.
• Multiverse – There are innumerable number of universes in space. The Milky way is
just the name of our universe
• The Domain of God covers all
• Spirits
• All Humans
• All Animals & Plants
• All Non-living things
• All Created Things
• All Manufactured Things
• All Processes, Systems and Phenomenon
5. Important Concepts of The Kingdom of God
• Colonization
• Colony
• Colonization – To establish or form a colony
• Colony - a group of people who leave their native country to form in a new land a
settlement subject to, or connected with, the parent nation
• a group of individuals having the same national origin or similar interests
6. The Scope of the Kingdom of God
• Physical
• Spiritual
• Metaphysical
• Emotional
• Mental
• Philosophical
• Psychological
• Physiological
• Biological
• Chemical
• Geological
• Geographical
• Astronomical or Astrological
• Mechanical, Electrical, Atomic etc
7. The Vastness (or Wealth) of The Kingdom of God
• If the wealth of the Kingdom of God is to be qualified, it will literally blow your
mind!
• The wealth of the Kingdom of God is infinite! Literally, it is infinite
• Immeasurable!
• The Richest Man who ever lived was Adam
• Adam net-worth will be put at around 8 x 10 exp 1 Billion zeros USD!
• Because all the world’s wealth was intact at the time of Adam
• Calculate the Cumulative or Compound interest for 7000 years!
8. Elements (or Components) of The Kingdom of
God (Personalities)
• God
• Jesus Christ
• The Holy Spirit
• Believers in Christ
9. Elements (or Components) of The Kingdom of
God (Places)
• Heaven
• Earth
• You can go to hell without God but you cannot go to heaven without God
• You don’t need God to go to hell but you need God to go to heaven
10. Elements (or Components) of The Kingdom of
God (Physical)
• The Bible
• Holy Communion
• Water Baptism
11. Elements of the Kingdom of God (Practices)
• Prayer
• Fasting
• Giving
• Evangelism
• Values and Virtues of Christianity
• Gifts of the Spirit
• Fruit of the Spirit
12. The Nature (or Characteristics) of The Kingdom
of God
• Love
• Holiness & Purity
• Compassion, Forgiveness & Mercy
• Justice & Righteousness
• Power & Authority
• Wealth & Abundance
• Knowledge & Wisdom
• Joy, Peace
13. The Culture (Values & Virtues or Way of Life) of
The Kingdom of God
• The Fruit of the Spirit: Love, Joy, Peace, Long-Suffering, Goodness, Gentleness,
Meekness, Faith, Self-Control
• The Gifts of The Holy Spirit: Listed nine(9) in 1 Cor.12, Listed seven(7) in Romans
12:6-8
• Power Gifts: Working of Miracles, Gift of Faith
• Knowledge Gifts: Discernment of Spirits,
• Vocal Gifts: Prophecy, Word of Knowledge, Word of Wisdom, Diverse Kinds of
Tongues, Interpretation of Tongues
• Love, Holiness, Forgiveness, Justice, Faith, Joy, Knowledge, Mercy, Peace
• Romans 14:10 lists Righteousness, Peace and Joy in the Holy Ghost
14. The Citizens of The Kingdom of God
• People become citizens of The Kingdom of God by being Born Again, Regenerated,
Rebirth, or Saved
• You become saved when you Accept that you are a sinner in need of God’s mercy
• Believe that Jesus came to die on the Cross for the sins of the whole world
• Confess with your mouth the LORD JESUS
• John 3:3; Romans 10:9-10
15. The Character of The King of The Kingdom of
God
• The character of the King is expressed in the Values and Culture of the Kingdom
• Special Characters of the King includes:
• Omni-Presence – Everywhere Present
• Omni-Potent – All Powerful
• Omni-Scient – All Knowing
• Most Merciful
• Most Compassionate
• Ps.139
16. The Church: The Embassy of The Kingdom of
God on Earth
• The Visa to enter Heaven is Salvation that comes from your faith in the finished
work of Christ on the Cross of Calvary
• The Church is the Embassy of The Kingdom of God on earth through whose agency
there is continuance of Visa issuing to all intending travelers to Heaven
47. Contact Information
• Ocean of Grace International Kingdom Center
• Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
• +2348054551750, +2348062369905
• oceanofgracechurch@gmail.com
• www.oceanofgraceministries.blogspot.com