TM Moore

..   for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. Romans 14.17, 18 Working power Power is always unto something. Power works. Power gets stuff done. Explosive power destroys buildings or hillsides. Combustive power drives engines or makes steel. Nuclear power creates energy or threatens nations. Wind power drives sailing ships or turns windmills. Water power creates erosion or generates electricity. Food power replenishes bodies...

For the kingdom of God is not in word but in power. 1 Corinthians 4.20. Responses to the Kingdom The Kingdom of God, which is unfolding on earth as it is in heaven, does not always make for good conversation. Mention the Kingdom of God among polite company, and you’ll get a variety of responses. Among those who do not know the Lord, the notion of a Kingdom of God on earth, expanding and advancing to reflect His heavenly character and operation (Dan. 2.44, 45; Matt. 6.10), is an idea to be...

The forefront of His ministry Even a cursory reading of the gospel accounts reveals that the Kingdom of God was very much at the forefront of Jesus’ earthly agenda. So why is it so conspicuously absent from ours? The first words out of Jesus’ mouth at the beginning of His public ministry were the announcement that, with His Presence and preaching, the Kingdom of God, long foretold, had at last come near (Matt. 4.17). Jesus brought the Kingdom of God into human history and experience. Wherever...