The What, Where, Why & When of
the Kingdom?
Todd Hunter and Bruxy Cavey
Time
God’s Way
Fall
Time
God’s Way
God’s Way
Creation
Fall
Time
Creation
God’s Way
3
Fall
Time
3
Creation
God’s Way
Divine
Intention
Fall
Time
3
Creation
God’s Way
Divine
Intention
Fall
Time
Telos
Telos
3
Plan, Will, Agenda, Story
Telos
3
Plan, Will, Agenda, Story
3
Plan, Will, Agenda, Story
Gehenna, Hades,
The Ultimate Wasted Life
3
Plan, Will, Agenda, Story
Repentance
Metanoia
“Rethink”
“Think Again”
“Review Your Living”
Proclaiming the Good News
of the Kingdom
Bruxy Cavey
The Meeting House
facebook.com/BruxyCavey
@Bruxy
bruxy.com
Proclaiming the Good News
of the Kingdom
The Gospel is the Good News of the
KINGDOM…
Jesus
Paul
Acts 14:22
Acts 19:18
Acts 20:25
Acts 28:23
Acts 28:31
Romans 14:17
Colossians 4:11
Matt 4:17 // Mark 1:15
Matt 6:10, 33 // Luke 12:31
Matthew 9:35
Matthew 10:7
Matthew 3:2
Matthew 13:19;
Acts 8:12
Matthew 24:14
Luke 4:43
Luke 8:1
Revelation 1:6
Luke 9:11;
Luke 17:20-21
Revelation 11:15
John 3:3, 5
John 18:36
Acts 1:3
Others
Acts 14:22
Revelation 12:10
Kingdom of… God / Heaven / Christ / The Son / Light
Proclaiming the Good News
of the Kingdom
 What is the Gospel?
Proclaiming the Good News
of the Kingdom
 Gospel = Good News
Greek = Euangelion (Latin = Evangelium)
Evangel / Evangelism / Evangelist / Evangelistic /
Evangelical
VS
Salvation = Soteria
(Vampire Christians)
Luke uses the noun twice in all of Luke-Acts.
But he uses the verb 25 times.
Proclaiming the Good News
of the Kingdom
 One word…
Proclaiming the Good News
of the Kingdom
 One word…
 Jesus. Mark 1:1, 14:9
1 Corinthians 1:18-2:2
John 1:18
Proclaiming the Good News
of the Kingdom
 Three words…
Proclaiming the Good News
of the Kingdom
 Three words…
 Jesus is Lord.
Romans 10:9-10, 1 Corinthians 8:5-6, 12:3
Philippians 2:11
What does Lord mean?
Luke 1:38 vs. 43
Luke 2:9, 26 vs. 11
Proclaiming the Good News
of the Kingdom
 Thirty words…
Explanatory Power / Clues to
Understanding
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Meaning of the word
The people it attracted
The people it offended
How Jesus died
How Jesus lived
What Jesus taught
How Christ’s earliest followers
understood and applied his message
8. The big picture of Scripture
The Gospel is the Good News that
God has come to us through Christ to…
The Gospel is the Good News that
God has come to us through Christ to…
The Gospel is the Good News that
God has come to us through Christ to…
The Gospel is the Good News that
God has come to us through
Christ to…
The Gospel is the Good News that
God has come to us
through Christ to…
The Gospel is the Good News that
God has come to us through Christ to…
SHOW US
His Love
SET US
In Community
SAVE US
From Sin
SHUT DOWN
Religion
The Gospel is the Good News that
God has come to us through Christ to…
SHOW US
His Love
SAVE US
From Sin
SET US
In Community
SHUT DOWN
Religion
Getting & Giving
THE GOSPEL
To him who loves us and has freed us
from our sins by his blood, 6and has
made us to be a kingdom and
priests…
-- Revelation 1:5-6, NIV
Q & Eh?
Blue Rose Tuesdays
Etymology of “Religion”
Re-li-gion /ri-’li-jen/ (noun)
From the Latin religare; re meaning “again”
and ligare meaning “to bind.”
POSITIVELY, religion is a re-uniting with
something.
NEGATIVELY, religion is a return to bondage
Biblical Words for “Religion”
Deisidaimonia =
“dread of demons”; supersition; used to
refer to pagan religion.
Threskeia =
ceremonial worship of a deity; the
externalization of internal beliefs.
Getting & Giving
THE GOSPEL
Stop fighting over words.
Such arguments are useless,
and they can ruin those
who hear them.
-- 2 Timothy 2:14, NLT
The Gospel is the Good News that
God has come to us through Christ to…
 SHOW US his love
Rom 5:8; Lk 15:11-32; Jn 1:18; 3:16; 1 Jn 3:16; 2 Cor 5:19
 SAVE US from sin
Gen 1-3; Jn 1:29; Rom 6:23; 1 Cor 15:1-3; 2 Cor 5:21; Col 2:13-14; 1 Tim
1:15
 SET UP his kingdom
Mt 4:23; 6:10; 24:14; Mk 1:15; Lk 13:18-21; 17:20-21; Jn 18:36;
Acts 28:31; 1 Cor 15:20-28; Col 2:15
 SHUT DOWN religion
Mk 15:38; Jn 17:3; Acts 17:24-25; 20:28; Rom 10:4; 12:1; 2 Cor 5:19;
Eph 2:14-16; 1 Tim 2:5; Heb 8:6-13; 9:25-10:18; Jam 1:26-27; 1 Pet 2:5;
Rev 21:22
Getting & Giving THE GOSPEL
AN OUTREACH TOOL…
 Directed to non-Christians
 Challenging for Christians
 A meeting place for both
groups to learn together
 Designed for personal
and/or group study
 Models humble apologetics
and repentant evangelism
 Supported by free tools at
theendofreligion.org