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- Kingdom Influence Part 14
At Keys Vineyard Church, we are presenting a series called ‘Kingdom Influence,’ which we post here on Online Bible Institute.
This weekend, as we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, we continue our series Kingdom Influence by looking at the eighth beatitude:
Matthew 5:10-10 (NIV)
10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.Over the past weeks, Jesus has been forming a picture of what it looks like to live as a citizen of His Kingdom. It is a life marked by humility, honesty about our need for God, gentleness, a deep hunger for righteousness, mercy, purity of heart, and a commitment to peace. But this raises an honest question: what happens when that kind of life is lived in a world that does not share those values?
Jesus does not avoid the tension. He names it directly. Kingdom living will create friction. When the way of Jesus intersects with the way of the world, there will be resistance. Not because something is wrong, but because something is different. The values of the Kingdom stand in contrast to the values around us. Where the world elevates self-promotion, the Kingdom calls us to humility. Where the world seeks control, the Kingdom invites trust. Where the world rewards power, the Kingdom blesses surrender. Living this way will not always be applauded. At times, it will be misunderstood, resisted, or even opposed.
This is why Paul can say in 2 Timothy:
2 Timothy 3:12 (NIV)
12 In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,It is not an exception, it is part of the reality of living faithfully in a broken world. Even small acts of obedience, simply choosing the next right thing in Christ, can create tension. But this beatitude is not a warning meant to discourage us. It is a promise meant to steady us.
The cross is the clearest picture of this truth. Jesus was rejected, accused, and crucified, not because He was wrong, but because He was right. Not because He was sinful, but because He was righteous. And yet what looked like defeat became the greatest victory the world has ever seen. That is why Jesus can say, “rejoice and be glad.” The resurrection reminds us that persecution is never the end of the story. In the Kingdom of God, even suffering is not wasted. It becomes the place where God’s power, presence, and ultimate victory are revealed.
This weekend at Keys Vineyard Church, we will discuss all this and more, so be sure to join us in person or online.
Steve Lawes is a pastor at Keys Vineyard Church and also the founder of the Online Bible Institute Network.
- Kingdom Influence Part 13
At Keys Vineyard Church, we are presenting a series called ‘Kingdom Influence,’ which we post here on Online Bible Institute.
Our series is called Kingdom Influence, and today we come to the seventh Beatitude:
Matthew 5:9 (NIV)
9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.By this point in the Beatitudes, Jesus has already been reshaping our hearts. The first four helped us confront the barriers within us, self reliance, self satisfaction, self will, and self righteousness. As we have seen, the Kingdom life begins when we recognize our need for God and surrender to Him. Then we moved outward, learning mercy as a response to others and purity of heart as integrity before God. Now Jesus brings us to peacemaking. But it is critical that we understand this: we cannot make peace until we first have peace with God.
Palm Sunday gives us a powerful picture of this truth. Jesus enters Jerusalem not on a war horse, but on a donkey, a symbol of peace. He is revealing the nature of His Kingdom. He did not come to conquer people; He came to reconcile them. The cross and the empty tomb are the ultimate expression of this mission. God, through Christ, made a way for sinful humanity to be brought back into right relationship with Him. This is where peacemaking begins, not with us fixing relationships around us, but with us being reconciled to God.
Romans 5:1-2 (NIV)
1 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.This is foundational. Before we experience the peace of God in our hearts, we must first be at peace with God Himself. The hostility caused by sin has been removed through Jesus. We are no longer enemies; we are children. And this changes everything. A peacemaker is not simply someone who avoids conflict or keeps things calm. A peacemaker is someone who has been transformed by reconciliation with God and now carries that same heart into the world. Because we are at peace with God, we begin to experience the peace of God. And from that place, we move toward others, not in hostility, but in humility and love.
This is why the crowd on Palm Sunday struggled. They wanted a king who would defeat their enemies. Jesus came to reconcile enemies. They wanted power. Jesus came with peace. And many rejected Him because they did not recognize their deepest need, to be made right with God.
To be a peacemaker, then, is to live out of this reality: we have peace with God. And because we have been reconciled, we now carry that message to others, the gospel of peace. True Kingdom influence flows from this place. We cannot give what we do not have. But when we are at peace with God, our lives become living invitations for others to know that same peace.
This weekend at Keys Vineyard Church, we will discuss all this and more, so be sure to join us in person or online.
Steve Lawes is a pastor at Keys Vineyard Church and also the founder of the Online Bible Institute Network.
