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- Kingdom Influence Part 19
At Keys Vineyard Church, we are presenting a series called ‘Kingdom Influence,’ which we post here on Online Bible Institute.
Over the last several weeks in our Kingdom Influence series, Jesus has been forming something in us. We have walked through the Beatitudes. We have heard Him say: You are the salt of the earth. You are the light of the world. He has been showing us what it looks like to live as citizens of the Kingdom of God. And then, right here, He pauses.
Matthew 5:17–18 (NIV)
17 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.There is a quiet but powerful shift that happens in this moment. Jesus has been describing a way of life that feels different. Blessing the poor in spirit. Calling the meek strong. Telling ordinary people, “You are the salt, You are the light.” It is beautiful, but it is also unsettling. It raises a question in the hearts of those listening: What does this mean for everything we have known?
And Jesus meets that question directly. “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets… but to fulfill them.” In other words, He is not tearing down the story. He is bringing it to completion. Everything that came before was never random. The Law was not just a list of rules. The sacrificial system was not just ritual. The commandments were not simply moral expectations. Together, they formed a picture. A pattern. A longing. They revealed both the holiness of God and the deep need within humanity for restoration.
And the Prophets carried that forward. They reminded the people when they wandered. They called them back to covenant faithfulness. But they also pointed ahead, again and again, to a coming day when God Himself would act. When hearts would be changed, not just behavior. When righteousness would move from external obedience to internal transformation.
To “fulfill” does not mean to cancel. It means to fill full. To bring it to its intended purpose. To embody what the Law was always reaching toward but could never fully produce on its own. Where the Law revealed righteousness, Jesus embodies it. Where the Law exposed sin, Jesus carries it. Where the Law required sacrifice, Jesus becomes it. Not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will disappear until everything is accomplished. That means God’s Word is not fragile. It is faithful. It is moving somewhere. And in Jesus, it arrives.
This is deeply important for us. Because it means following Jesus is not about leaving Scripture behind. It is about seeing it clearly for the first time. It is about reading the whole story through Him. And it also means our lives are not shaped by rule-keeping alone, but by a relationship with the One who fulfills what the rules could only point toward.
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 18
At Keys Vineyard Church, we are presenting a series called ‘Kingdom Influence,’ which we post here on Online Bible Institute.
Last week in our Kingdom Influence series, we began talking about what it means to be the light of the world. Today, we bring that conversation to its conclusion. And in many ways, this is where everything Jesus has been doing in us begins to move outward.
Think about the journey we have been on. Jesus has not just been giving us teachings. He has been forming us. Blessed are the poor in spirit. Blessed are those who mourn. Blessed are the meek. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness. Blessed are the merciful. Blessed are the pure in heart. Blessed are the peacemakers. Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness. Then He tells us: You are the salt of the earth. You are the light of the world. And now, He gathers all of that into one clear and simple invitation: let your light shine.
Matthew 5:14–16 (NIV)
14 “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.Jesus reminds us that a city set on a hill cannot be hidden, and a lamp is not meant to be covered. Light, by its very nature, is meant to be seen. But notice what Jesus is not saying. He is not telling us to create light. He is not telling us to perform or manufacture something. He is telling us to allow what He has already placed within us to be visible. This is the shift. Everything in this series has been about identity. Now it becomes about expression.
When Jesus says in Matthew 5:16, “let your light shine before others,” He connects that light to “good deeds.” But those good deeds are not the goal. They are the overflow. They are what naturally emerges when a life is being shaped by Him. Kindness begins to show up. Generosity becomes more natural. Mercy flows more freely. Integrity, humility, patience—these are not strategies we force into place. They are evidence of a heart that is being transformed.
It is like a healthy tree. A tree does not strain to produce fruit. It produces fruit because it is alive. In the same way, when your life is rooted in Christ, something begins to grow. And over time, that growth becomes visible. People may not always understand it. They may not be able to explain it. But they can see it.
And this is where Jesus brings it all together. The purpose is not that people would see us and be impressed. It is that they would see something in us that points beyond us. “That they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” The light does not draw attention to itself. It reveals the source.
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.
