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Kingdom of God
› A Kingdom where God is the king
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 God reigns
An “Ideal State”:
 No tears, No deaths, No sorrow, No pain, etc
Explained via many parables by Jesus
 There will be judgment (Parable of Weeds)
 Day and hours unknown (Parable of Ten Virgins), etc
Many other definitions…
 Often the views are different
What is your own definition??
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Kingdom of God on Earth…
› Is there a Kingdom of God on Earth now??
› Or is it only after 2nd coming of Jesus/End of Age
› In Lord’s Prayer, we say:
 Your kingdom come,
 Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven…
› NIV Bible Commentary:
 Kingdom of God is already here (e.g. Matthew 3:2),
 But it is on progress to come more and more completely
until its full and final perfection…
› If it is on progress, should we stand still/do nothing??
Poverty
Oppression
Corruption
Poor Education
War
Injustice
Disasters
Malnutrition
Famine
Global Warming
Man Don’t Fear God Disease
Many Others…
Outline for today’s fellowship:
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What the Bible said about “these issues”??
The past/current works for actualizing
Kingdom of God on earth…
Discussion about our possible roles…
› Mostly on humanitarian acts which emerge as our act of love
› The call for mission is embedded inside these acts
› PS: we will discuss mission in the next quarter (Jan-Mar 2007).
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Wrap-ups and intercessory prayers
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Our Father in heaven,
Hallowed be your name,
Your kingdom come,
 Your will be done
 On earth as it is in heaven.
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Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our debts,
As we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from the evil one.
For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever.
Amen
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Our desire is not that others might be relieved while you are hard
pressed, but that there might be equality.
At the present time your plenty will supply what they need,
So that in turn their plenty will supply what you need.
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Then there will be equality,
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As it is written:
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He who gathered much did not have too much,
and he who gathered little did not have too little”
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A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho,…
when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. A
priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. So too, a
Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came
where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil
and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn and took care of him. The next day he took out two
silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper. 'Look after him,' he said, 'and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra
expense you may have.’
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Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who
fell into the hands of robbers?“
The expert in the law replied,
› "The one who had mercy on him.“
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Jesus told him,
› "Go and do likewise.”
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to loose the chains of injustice
and untie the cords of the yoke,
to set the oppressed free
and break every yoke?
Is it not to share your food with the hungry
and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter—
when you see the naked, to clothe him,
and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?
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Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen:
Then your light will break forth like the dawn,
and your healing will quickly appear;
then your righteousness will go before you,
and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.
Then you will call, and the LORD will answer;
you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I.
"If you do away with the yoke of oppression,
with the pointing finger and malicious talk,
and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry
and satisfy the needs of the oppressed,
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then your light will rise in the darkness,
and your night will become like the noonday.
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…He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work,
doing something useful with his own hands, that he may have
something to share with those in need…
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…if anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but
has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him?
Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions
and in truth…
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I was hungry and you gave me something to eat,
I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink,
I was a stranger and you invited me in,
I needed clothes and you clothed me,
I was sick and you looked after me,
I was in prison and you came to visit me
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Whatever you did for one of the least of these
brothers of mine, you did for Me.
PS: These examples are not exhaustive!!
It is quite likely that many of you haven’t heard of these ministries…
Please do Google search if you are interested to find out more…
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Initiator
› Jean Henry Dunant
› After seeing the war, he wrote:
 “Memory of Solferino”
 A life-changing book…
› He then initiate the Red Cross Movement
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Mission
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To protect human life and health,
To ensure respect for the human being,
To prevent and alleviate human suffering,
Without any discrimination based on nationality,
race, religious beliefs, class or political opinions.
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Missionary of Charity, Calcutta, India
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Quotes:
› I am a little pencil in the hand of a
writing God who is sending a love letter to the world.
› The world is not hungry for bread,
but for love.
› I have found the paradox,
that if you love until it hurts,
there can be no more hurt, only more love.
› In this life we cannot do great things.
We can only do small things with great love.
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Parable of the Good Samaritan
› Luke 10:30-37
› Jesus told us to: “Go and do likewise”
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Mission:
› Meeting critical needs of victims of
war, poverty, famine, disease, and natural disaster
while sharing the good news of Jesus Christ.
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Christian housing organization
Mission:
› Providing simple, decent, affordable housing
especially for the poor.
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Facts:
› Some 2b people worldwide live in poverty housing.
› More than 1b live in urban slums, and
› These figures are expected to double by 2030.
› Many of these people earn less than US$2 per day.
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United Nations Children’s Fund
UNICEF work for children's rights, their survival,
development and protection
(Health, Education, Equality, Protection, etc)
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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Mission:
› To ensure the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge...
› To protect refugees and to promote solutions
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Handicap International exists
to support the needs of disabled people
in countries affected by poverty and conflict.
Handicap International provide both
emergency relief and long term development support.
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World Vision
UN World Food Programme
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian_aid
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SETIA (Sekolah Tinggi Injili Arastamar)
› Ministry to the unreached, (mainly) poor
› Video is available upon request.
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PESAT (Pelayanan Desa Terpadu)
› The Ministry of Mr Daniel Alexander+Team @ Nabire, Papua
› Video is available upon request.
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Many others…
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These works have many threats
Examples:
› Pressure from other beliefs:
 Christian relief workers for Tsunami/Earthquake victims in
Nias/Aceh/Jogjakarta is classified as Christianization.
› The motive is misunderstood by others
› Running out of funding
› Conflict within internal organization
› Many others…
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We see many things going on badly on Earth 
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God’s Word in the Bible asked us to do something!!
But
We are just one person, what can we do??
We may/may not have the capability like those who have set examples in
the previous slides…
› When we want to do something ‘big’ to solve those things,
we will need to sacrifice, have to dedicate our life, encounter many
threats, etc etc etc…
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However
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The least that we can do is to prevent the bad things for expanding…
We should:
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Realize that each of us has different capabilities/opportunities/calling.
Think about /find our unique role…
Do it…
Group
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Good Side
Not poor
Peace
Safe from Disaster
Normal Situation
Bad Side
Poor
War/Conflict
Disaster
Bad Social Issues
Issues
There is an uncrossable gap between
the rich and the
poor. The rich is
getting richer, and
poor is getting
poorer. There are so
many issues within
the people who are
‘unfortunate’ to be
born within the
poor: poverty,
famine, poor
education, disease,
etc. What can be
done if you are in
the rich side or in
the poor side??
Even though we are
moving into modern
era, there are still
many countries
currently in conflict
Israel/Palestine, East
Timor/Indonesia,
Thailand, North
Korea, etc. People
living in the countries
in conflict suffer from
multi-faceted crisis.
What can you do if
you live in a country
in peace or in
conflict??
Recently, there are
many natural disasters
happening
throughout the world.
Tsunami: Aceh, India,
etc, Earthquake: Nias,
Jogjakarta, Hurricane:
Katrina, and so on.
The victim of natural
disaster not only
traumatized by the
loss of life or physical
materials, but also
their faith. What can
you do if you are one
of them or if you are
in a safe place??
In many parts of the
world, there are
many other social
issues. Human rights
are violated,
oppression here and
there, freedom of
religion is gone,
racism, slavery, etc.
What can you do if
you are the one
being oppressed??
What can you do to
help the
oppressed??
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Now divide your group into two.
Each sub-group play a role
› One sub-group become the good side,
› The other bad side.
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Discuss the following items (20 minutes):
› Assuming your role:
› What are the practical things that we can do?
 Preventive?
 Active?
› To realize Kingdom of God on Earth…
› What are the possible threats?
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Present your discussion to the audience (2-3 minutes)
› Followed by Q&A from the floor.
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Without neglecting the fact that God can use them too,
those in bad side usually have difficulties in realizing Kingdom
of God on earth.
Those in good side have many capabilities, opportunities,
potential, etc to be a channel of blessing to those in need,
e.g.
› Those who are not poor can set up schools for needy children.
› Those who are safe from natural disaster can donate to help
rebuild the place.
› Many others…
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Ask yourself, in what side are we on?
› Most of us are (currently) on the good side…
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Ask yourself, what should we do knowing that there are so
many bad things happening on earth?
Do you want to actualize Kingdom of God on earth?
› Stop and ponder…
Oh betapa indahnya, hidup kita jalani
Tiada waktu terlewat, tanpa bahagia ...
Mari lihat keluar, terkadang kita lupa
Kita tak sendiri, menikmati indahnya
Hidup yang diberikan oleh sang pencipta
Bagaimana dengan mereka yang menjerit karena lapar
Dan hidup dari belas kasihan orang s'perti kita
Bagaimana dengan mereka yang tak punya apa-apa
Apa yang t'lah kita buat (2x)
Karena kita diciptakan
Untuk berbagi hidup dengan mereka
PS: Another songs that are related:
Avalon – “In not of”:
http://www.lyricsdownload.com/avalon-in-not-of-lyrics.html
Avalon – “Don’t save it all for Christmas Day”
http://www.lyricsdownload.com/avalon-don-t-save-it-all-for-christmas-day-lyrics.html
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For others in need:
› Poor
› War
› Disaster
› Other Social Issues
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For our selves:
› Make us Your channel of blessings according to our unique role.
› If you hear His voice today, don’t harden your heart.