what is the kingdom of god

In today's episode, Blake and Rich discuss the difference between lifeless religion and the transformative power of encountering Jesus.

God Save America? is a series featured on the That You May Know Him Podcast and is hosted by Blake Barbera and guest-host Rich Ressel.


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With: Blake Barbera and Rich Ressel


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In Part 4 of our series, God Save America? Blake and Rich discuss the righteousness of Noah and how his life serves as a model for the Church in the last days.

God Save America? is a series featured on the That You May Know Him Podcast and is hosted by Blake Barbera and guest-host Rich Ressel.

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Blake and Rich continue our series, God Save America? by jumping into Jesus' statement during the Olivet Discourse, "as were the days of Noah, so will be to coming of the Son of Man." What, exactly, did Jesus mean by this?

God Save America? is a series featured on the That You May Know Him Podcast and is hosted by Blake Barbera and guest-host Rich Ressel.

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With: Blake Barbera and Rich Ressel


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In Part 1 of our new series, God Save America? Blake and Rich discussed the Messianic expectation of first-century Jews. What did the people of Israel expect in their Messiah and what did they actually receive in Jesus? In Part 2, Blake and Rich go a step further by considering both the parallels and contrasts between Christ's first and second coming. As believers readily prepare for the return of the Messiah, the hosts feel it necessary to ask the questions: what did Jesus tell us to look for? And, is there anything we're missing?

God Save America? is a series featured on the That You May Know Him Podcast and is hosted by Blake Barbera and guest-host Rich Ressel.

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In part one of our new series, God Save America? Blake and co-host Rich Ressel discuss kingdom expectations: what did first-century Jews expect in their Messiah, and what did they actually receive in Jesus? This series aims to lay a biblical and theological foundation for answering the question: how can Christians contend for America (or any nation) while remaining entirely focused on God and His Kingdom?

God Save America? is a series featured on the That You May Know Him Podcast and is hosted by Blake Barbera and guest-host Rich Ressel.

Show Notes:


With: Blake Barbera and Rich Ressel


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We wrap up our Kingdom Come series with a final exhortation to live out Jesus' Kingdom principles in this world. Prior to His death, Jesus said He would give us the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven, meaning it's up to us to access it and unlock it in our world.

Before Jesus ascended to Heaven, there was one thing He told His followers they would need if they were going to live out His Kingdom principles. In fact, He even went as far as to instruct them *not* to leave until they had received this one thing… What was it that they needed? It was the Holy Spirit! According to Jesus, His followers needed the Holy Spirit if they were going to live out and fulfill His Kingdom purposes.

So the question then becomes: If what Jesus said is true, then why is it that so many Christians live their lives apart from the Holy Spirit? We know about Him, we’ve learned about Him, but many of us struggle to faithfully walk with Him and be completely led by Him. In this week’s Kingdom Come message, Pastor Ricky Ortiz shares two reasons he believes we fail to walk in the Spirit and what we can do to change that. 

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Our Heavenly Father is proud of His children when they live and abide by His Kingdom principles. The challenge is that His Kingdom principles are often paradoxical in nature. On the surface, they seem contradictory, but when exercised we see that they lead to His Kingdom growing and advancing just as He intends.

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Whenever Jesus repeats Himself, and uses words like "Again" or "truly, truly" we ought to pay attention. 

There's a reason Jesus is saying the same thing over again and there's something that He wants us to know. And as He talked about our role in His Kingdom – how we pursue it and what we give up in search of it – He wanted us to know one major thing: IT IS WORTH IT!

Jesus' invitation into the Kingdom of God is an "all in" type of proposition. Though this Kingdom is good, it requires that we give our all. And for some, giving their all to something they can't see fully yet feels a bit uncertain.

Fortunately, Jesus doesn't expect us to go into this blind. He's revealed some Kingdom distinctives so we don't walk into this "sight unseen."

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In this week's message of our Kingdom Come series, Pastor Ricky Ortiz outlines why Jesus – and Jesus alone – is King in this Kingdom and what it means for us to follow Him with ALL that we are.

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Did you know Jesus is on the record talking about the Kingdom of God over 125x in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John? Clearly the Kingdom mattered to Him, which means it ought to matter to us! In this new series, Kingdom Come, we’re going to discover what Jesus meant by “the Kingdom”, what it looks like in our daily lives, and what changes when we throw our lives into the Kingdom of God. So don’t miss this weekend as we begin this new preaching series that has world-changing implications!