"Therefore God also highly exalted Him and gave Him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."

As we wrap up our Belief Series, today's episode looks at God's Kingdom, 'The Peaceful Kingdom', and how Jesus showed us through His actions here on earth just how the Father intends to bring about His Kingdom. He doesn't 'need' every knee to bow to Him by force – He wants everyone to share in His Kingdom, His Glory, His Goodness.

Verses:

Philippians 2:9-11

Isaiah 45:22-23 / Romans 14:11

Isaiah 9 – Who He Is

Isaiah 11 – His Peaceful kingdom

Psalm 95:10 – God’s way, enter rest

1 Corinthians 13 – "If without Love, I am nothing"

1 John 4:18 – "Perfect love casts out fear; fear has to do with punishment."

Matthew 3:11 – Baptize with Water, Holy Spirit, Fire

John 13:35 – "By this everyone will know that you are my disciples: that you love one another."

Matthew 7:21 – "Depart from me, I never knew you..."

"For the whole fullness of deity dwells in Him bodily, and you have come to fullness in Him..."

This declaration is easy to overlook, and perhaps worse, it's easy to misunderstand or even disregard. And yet, it's not the only place that it's mentioned - there have been countless books and Bible studies written entirely about the 'In Christ Identity,' all with different examples from Scripture.

In continuing our Belief Series, this episode feels like the culmination of all the topics we've covered up to this point. In fact, it sums up quite nicely what we believe to be the overall theme and purpose of our show.

As you listen today, be encouraged by knowing that this Word is on the earth at this time on purpose: it's for you, for me, for all of us in His body, "so that we may come to maturity and reach the fullness of the stature of Christ."

Verses:

Colossians 2:9-10

Colossians 1:27

Ephesians 4:13

1 Corinthians 3:16, 3:21; 4:38, 47-48

2 Corinthians 1:20; 3:18-20

1 Thessalonians 2:14

Hebrews 6:1-2

2 Peter 1:3

1 John 3:1-2, 4:17

Revelation 1:6; 1:12-16

Galatians 2:20

Romans 6:3; 4:8

Romans 8:9, 29

Philippians 3:8-9

Job 31:1 - "uphold the covenant with your eyes"

Revelation 2-3 letters to 7 churches

2 Corinthians 5:19 - "reconciling the world to Himself"

"Be still, and know that I Am God."

For a word that appears 74 times in the Bible, we still don't have a complete understanding of what 'Selah' really means. There are several accepted definitions and ideas, but the one that seems to surface most often is "Pause in His Presence."

That's the theme of today's episode: pause in His presence. As we continue our Belief Series, we discuss how to really pause in/with Him, as well as the importance of returning to that much and often through our journey.

Verses:

Psalm 46:10

Philippians 4:7

Exodus 14:14

Ephesians 6:13

Isaiah 30:15

Hebrews 11:6

Matthew 6:33 - do not worry, seek first the kingdom

Luke 10:42 - Mary and Martha