The the current Church Era is marked with unfruitfulness. Believers everywhere are saying, "There has to be more!"
The hallmark of the Kingdom Era..
Not just revival, not just reformation, not just transformation... but much, much more!
Acts 1:3 And to whom he gave clear and certain signs that he was living, after his death; for he was seen by them for forty days, and gave them teaching about the kingdom of God…
1 Corinthians 4:19-20 But I will come to you soon, if that is what the Lord wants. I will find out not what these proud people can say, but what they can do! Because the kingdom of God is not talk, but real power.
Mat 21:43 This is why I am telling you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will make it produce fruit.
Matthew 15:7 Hypocrites!• How right Isaiah was when he prophesied about you:8 `These people respect me with their lips, but their heart is far away from Me.9 It does no good for them to worship Me. They teach rules made by man, not God.´" (Isa. 29:13)21 People will not say, `Look, God's kingdom is here!´ or, `There it is!´ No, God's kingdom is inside of you."
Ephesians 4:15-16 When we speak the truth with love, we will grow up into Christ in every way. He is the Head. He is the Source. The whole body is joined and held together with each joint that helps it. It grows with love and builds itself up. Each part does its job.
The Kingdom is what Christ came to witness. He announced everywhere he went “the kingdom of heaven is very near” (Mat 10:7). He told his disciples that he was sent to deliver the Good News about God’s Kingdom (Luke 4:43). He announced that that kingdom is a new Covenant when He described the end of the law and the beginning of the Good news about the kingdom of God (Luke 16:16).
Luke 17:20 Some of the Pharisees asked Jesus, "When will the kingdom of God come?" Jesus answered, "God's kingdom is not coming in such a way that you will be able to watch it.21 People will not say, `Look, God's kingdom is here!´ or, `There it is!´ No, God's kingdom is inside of you."
Acts 2:46 Every day the believers met together with the same purpose in the temple courtyard. They ate together in their homes, eating their food with joyful hearts. They were very happy.47 The believers were praising God. All of the people liked them. More and more people were being saved every day; the Lord was adding them to the congregation.
Romans 12:5 In the same way, many people are one body in Christ. Each part is a member of the other parts.
Ephesians 4:13 How long? Until we are all together. We must be united in our faith and knowledge of the Son of God. We must become like a full-grown man, reaching for the greatest potential of Christ.14 Then we will not be little children anymore. The waves will not throw us back and forth. We won't be blown away by the winds of false teaching which clever men invent to trick people into following error.
Ephesians 4:11 Christ appointed apostles, prophets, evangelists,• spiritual shepherds, and teachers12 to prepare the holy people for a ministry of service, for building up the body of Christ.
James 2:14 What use is it, my brothers, for a man to say that he has faith, if he does nothing? will such a faith give him salvation?
Ephesians 4:15-16 When we speak the truth with love, we will grow up into Christ in every way. He is the Head. He is the Source. The whole body is joined and held together with each joint that helps it. It grows with love and builds itself up. Each part does its job.
1 Corinthians 12:17 If the whole body were an eye, how would the body hear? If the whole body were an ear, where would smelling come from?18 God has now put each member in the body as He chose to do.19 If everything were just one member, there would be no body!20 But now, though we are many members, we are one body.
1 Corinthians 12:25 God wants no division in the body. Instead, He wants the members to care about one another.26 If one member is suffering, all of the members are suffering, too. If another member receives an honor, then all the members are happy for him.27 Each one of you is part of Christ's body.
1 Corinthians 12:28 Among all those whom God called out, He put in these people: first, apostles; second, prophets; third, teachers; next, those who work miracles; then, people who heal diseases; people who help others; organizers; those who speak inspired languages.•
Matthew 9:17 No one puts new wine into old wine bags. If they did, the old wine bags would break open, the wine would spill out, and the wine bags would be ruined. Instead, people put new wine into new wine bags and both are preserved."