Thursday, January 12, 2012

The religious church thinks that the Kingdom is not for today


Rev 1:5-6: ....Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

Malachi 3:17a: “They shall be mine,” says the Lord of hosts, “on the day that I make them my jewels.”

Jesus preached the Gospel of the Kingdom
He preached relationship and not religion
Religion wants to put us into a specific ‘hold’ and keep us there
The religious church is divided into two major
Categories, one labelled ‘clergy’ and one labelled ‘laity’
The clergy referred to ‘fulltime ministers’ who
Generally performed all the spiritual duties of the church
Everyone else was referred to as laity
But God has pulled many out (and is still pulling) of this religious ‘hold’
Religion cannot save man—the Blood of Jesus does

We are a kingdom of kings and priest
We are peculiar people designed for a Kingdom purpose
We are His Governmental Agents on earth to bring Him Glory!
Every aspect of our life is to be the domain of God

The religious church thinks that the Kingdom is not for today
The religious church wants to hang on until Jesus comes back so
Many disregard Kingdom Teaching because they think it is not for now
The religious church believes the Kingdom is for Heaven

Jesus preached the Gospel of the Kingdom
He preached relationship and not religion

The religious church thinks that the Kingdom is not for today
The religious church wants to hang on until Jesus comes back but
We are a kingdom of kings and priest
We are peculiar people designed for a Kingdom purpose
We are His Governmental Agents on earth to bring Him Glory!
Every aspect of our life is to be the domain of God

Mark Frank

Copyright 2012







Monday, January 9, 2012

Kingdom File 2—An Imperial Church



 An imperial church is a church that is functioning
Within the framework of the Empire of God—
The ekklesia is HOLY and “is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven”
(Hebr8:4.5; 9:24; 1 Chron. 28:19, Ex. 25:40 Etc)
She existed before the foundations of the EARTH
The Ekklesia is the LORD’s SENATE
The Ekklesia must fulfil the KING’S MIND—so if
The Lord does not build the house, its builders labour in vain” (Ps 127:1)

The Ekklesia makes the invisible EMPIRE visible
Our Heavenly father has made HIS WORD Visible—
Jesus came as an invisible king,
Representing an invisible power to assume
The government of a yet invisible empire—
We have the privilege of making HIS Kingdom VISIBLE—
Love is the FIRST visible trait that can be made public

An Imperial church functions
Within the Framework of the Empire of God—
She must colonizes whatever she touches
Her Majestic presence infects all GENERATIONS—
The Ekklesia is the LORD’s SENATE
The Ekklesia must fulfil the KING’S MIND—so if
The Lord does not build the house, its builders labour in vain” (Ps 127:1)
Jesus came as an invisible king,
Representing an invisible power to assume
The government of a yet invisible empire

Mark Frank

Copyright 2012





Saturday, January 7, 2012

The Kingdom vs. playing the Lottery in church with the tithe

The Old Testament tithe was a tax—not a gift
Today many give to God or the church because
They want more money yet I have seen many
Christians that got nothing in return—
This can simply be due to the fact that
They treat their tithe like playing the lottery 

The book of Proverbs warns of a quick fix and 
So often, we mix truth with error!
Today if you do not tithe
You will never be in a ministry position!
How foolish that today’s churches
Use the tithe as a law and spit in the face of Grace

Tithing is no sign of Christian devotion
We must give for the right reason so
Let our tithe feed the poor, help the window and
Minister to the heart of God etc

Let us not let our tithe be like the lottery
Because that is a sign of mockery
Today many play the lottery in the church—
We give because we want to not because we have to…

Mark Frank

Copyright 2012

Friday, January 6, 2012

Christian refugees—Kingdom Victory

Christian refugees—Kingdom Victory

paroikos
par'-oy-kos
From G3844 and G3624; having a home near, that is, (as noun) a by-dweller (alien resident): - foreigner, sojourn, stranger.

We have Christian (citizens of Heaven) refugees on this planet
They are scatted everywhere in many places of the world
They cannot return to their homeland and they are not yet
At the place they would like to be
Some of their conditions are miserable
By the standards of the world yet
They have chosen it above what they had before
They love the Lord and they have become all things to men

The idea of the Christian being a "refugee" is useful (I Peter 2:1 1)
There are millions of political refugees in the world today
They are scattered in camps in many places in the world
Their present conditions are often "miserable"
By the standards of the world, yet
They have chosen it above what they had before.
They live hoping for a better future
Some will obtain it now and will not
Some die in misery while others live in joy
Whatever the situation God is with the saint

We were sent here for a purpose
We must glorify Him in our new domain
This is why He has given us dominion and
More important we have His Name which is all that we need
Let us love one another as Jesus has loved us
He was also a foreign in this land and
He brought His Father’s Kingdom to planet earth
Let us do the same—this brings God Glory

Mark Frank

Copyright 2012

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Kingdom Correction

“Do not judge, or you too will be judged.” Matthew 7:1


This verse is one of the most abused verses in the 21st century
This is one of the most quoted verses
Skeptics quote this verse—
Rebellious teenagers quote this verse
Certain religious people quote this when their thoughts are challenged— 
When people want to defend their cause they quote this verse
However, when this verse is quoted it is usually ripped out of context—
The tragedy is that many use this verse as a ‘scare tactic’
This verse is one of the most abused verses in the 21st century


The Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7) is a 
Public criticism of the Jewish scribes and 
Pharisees for their self-righteousness and abuse of the Old Testament—
Their lifestyle were judged righteously and Jesus came to
Show them this with a heart of LOVE but
He knew that some would rebel


Many people only want to focus on the positive things that
Jesus did and as a result they ignore the fact that
A large part of Jesus’ ministry was about CORRECTION
The Jews were obsessed with the concept of ‘election’
However the reality is that they needed ‘CORRECTION’


Jesus said, “For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven” Matthew 5:20—
Here the righteousness of the Pharisees were judged—
They were wearing righteousness with their clothes
However they never had it in their hearts!


Many people only want to focus on the positive things
That Jesus did and as a result they ignore the fact that
A large part of Jesus’ ministry was about CORRECTION
The Jews were obsessed with the concept of ‘election’
However the reality is that they needed ‘CORRECTION’


When we judge a teaching, we must judge righteously
We must do it without hypocrisy—John 7:24
Jesus had already judged the Pharisees righteousness 
When He taught the Sermon on the Mount—
Soon after the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus
Commanded that His followers make a judgement—
“Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine,
Lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces” Matthew 7:6—Here we must judge who are dogs and who are hogs (pigs)


Again in Matthew 7:15-20, Jesus implied that 
The disciples must make a judgement!
In reality there is a simple question that we must ask ourselves,
How can we watch out for false prophets if we can’t make judgements?
[1 Corinthians 5:4-5, 11, 13b; 2 John 9-11 etc.]


Matthew 7:1 is used a lot in the 21st century
Many misuse it but forget that
A large part of Jesus’ ministry was about CORRECTION
The Jews were obsessed with the concept of ‘election’
However the reality is that they needed ‘CORRECTION’


Mark Frank


Copyright 2012

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Our Mission Far Exceeds a Church building—Kingdom Simplicity


“Ask of me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession.” Psalm 2:8

The Kingdom of God never stays in the Church
The Kingdom of God travels all over this earth
We must not let a Church building blind us
That is a selfish nature—we are not
The only people that must go to Heaven
So let us not allow the Church building make us selfish!

Jesus didn’t leave the kingdom of God in heaven
He brought it with Him to earth--
At the Last Supper just prior to His crucifixion;
Jesus did something interesting--
Jesus handed over His Kingdom to the disciples
And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my father hath appointed to me: that ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on seats, and judge the twelve tribes of Israel. Luke 22:29-30

Our aim as saints is to affect nations
We are not on earth to build churches
Jesus is the ONE who calls HIS Ecclesia and
As saints we must deliver HIS MIND

The term "Kingdom of Heaven" or "Kingdom of God" is mentioned
Over 100 times in the New Testament alone
Yet most saints or church members today
Don't even talk about the Kingdom, much less understand it
They dismiss it by saying we are in the Church Age—they say
We must wait for Christ to return and set up His Kingdom
The Kingdom of God is within you (Luke 17:21)
It is God's Government ruling your heart and mind
The Kingdom of God operates in our lives right now
Heaven will support us now; our registration is in Heaven

Our aim as saints is to affect nations
We are not on earth to build churches
Jesus is the ONE who calls HIS Ecclesia and
As saints we must deliver HIS MIND

The WORD of GOD will affect nations
We must deliver the GREAT COMMISSION to the nations
Our mission far exceeds a church building

The Kingdom of God never stays in the Church
The Kingdom of God travels all over this earth
We must not let a Church building blind us
That is a selfish nature—we are not
The only people that must go to Heaven
So let us not allow the Church building make us selfish!


Mark Frank

Copyright 2012




Monday, January 2, 2012

The Kingdom of God gives you an opportunity to be!

"This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world for a testimony unto all the nations; and then shall the end come" (Matthew 24:14)

Jesus did not bring a religion
Jesus brought a KINGDOM

Religion gives you ‘things’ to do—
The Kingdom of God gives you an opportunity to be!
Religion makes you work for salvation
In the Kingdom SALVATION [what Jesus did] works for you

Jesus did not bring a religion
Jesus brought a KINGDOM—
"I kept looking in the night visions, And behold, with the clouds of heaven One like a Son of Man was coming, And He came up to the Ancient of Days And was presented before Him. And to Him was given dominion, Glory and a kingdom, that all the peoples, nations and men of every language Might serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion which will not pass away; and His kingdom is one which will not be destroyed." Daniel 7:13-14

Religion means to search—you are not satisfied
When you find the Kingdom of God you are fulfilled
Religion gives you ‘things’ to do—
The Kingdom of God gives you an opportunity to be!
Religion makes you work for salvation
In the Kingdom SALVATION [what Jesus did] works for you

Mark Frank

Copyright 2012