Allegiance to Christ: Beyond Earthly Kingdoms
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### Quotes for Outreach
1. "Christianity is about a king and a kingdom. Jesus is actually standing before the empire, before Pilate himself, who has the, the authority, right? And Jesus says, my kingdom. Come on, say my kingdom. He actually, and this, this is a real challenge for Christians because we, sometimes we, we, we forget or we really don't believe that he has an actual kingdom." [06:41] (26 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
2. "Jesus's kingdom is fundamentally different. It's not advanced by armies. Um, that's how earthly kingdoms were. It's not advanced by coercion, intimidation, force conversion. It's not advanced by legislation. Jesus's kingdom is not advanced when we refuse to bake a cake for somebody we disagree with. Think, is that really how his kingdom advances?" [14:40] (35 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
3. "The greatest blessing that could happen to America is Jesus's kingdom expanding, not who's president. Um, by the way, if you, I should have said this at the beginning. You don't have to shout amen or anything because people were thinking just some of you are like, whew, not inflation. It's not bigger government. The greatest blessing. I'm going to say it again is Jesus's kingdom expanding." [16:26] (34 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
4. "Jesus said, you, talking to his followers, you guys are the light of the world. Imagine that. We, we're the light of the world. If we don't shine our light, the world's going to be in darkness. You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt loses its flavor, it's just like everybody else. Jesus said, what good is it? It's good for nothing." [23:21] (20 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
5. "Do not take revenge, my dear friends. But you know what he's saying right there? Relax. Leave it to God. He's got this. In his kingdom, you don't have to do all the paybacks. You're a citizen of a different kingdom. That's how other kingdoms work. That's not his kingdom work. You can just leave it to God and trust him. He's going to take care of it. Lord, it's yours." [26:19] (31 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
### Quotes for Members
1. "Let's never underestimate our propensity. Come on. Holy spirit come. Never underestimate our propensity to stray away from Jesus and his kingdom, his mission. What are you talking about, Pastor Charlie? To give our energies, our passions to building an earthly kingdom. So Jesus said, my kingdom, come on, say my kingdom. My kingdom is, is, is, is not of this world. If it were of this world, we would act just like the world acts, but, but it's not of this. It's not of this world. It's not of this world. It's not of this world." [11:30] (34 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
2. "If you are a Christian, no earthly city is yours. Of our city, come on, say our city, the builder and maker. Now, who's he quoting there? He's quoting in Hebrews. That's a book we just, we just went through. He's quoting in Hebrews. He's quoting in Hebrews. He's quoting through. There's this constant idea of, in followers of Christ and Christianity is that this world is not our home. We're pilgrims, we're foreigners, we're strangers. We're passing through to a better country. Builder and maker of God." [18:02] (33 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
3. "What does being a citizen of the kingdom of heaven, the kingdom of God look like? Say we're followers of Christ. What does that actually look like? Well, first of all, I looked up this idea of patriot. What does it mean to be a patriot? If it's up there, you can read it with me. A patriot is a person who, say the word vigorously. Come on, say it again. Vigorously supports their country. Stop right there. Do you vigorously, vigorous, come on, say the word vigorously again. Vigorously support your true country." [19:44] (41 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
4. "The task of the church is simply to be. Oh, my goodness. We'll stop right there. Let's say it together. The task of the church is simply. Come on, let us. We're worried about all these other people. Let us be actually who we're called to be. Look what he says. All of this high-blown rhetoric about going to change the world. We don't need to change the world. We're not called to change the world. We're called to be the world already changed by Christ. That's how we're the salt and the light of the world." [23:21] (35 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
5. "If we're not careful, we can weep over losing an election and not weep in losing the kingdom. Talk about where your heart is. You're a Christ follower. Who weeps when they hear, there are 102 empty positions on Team Orange. That's our serve team. And Team Orange makes the church happen. Who weeps and says, oh my God, the kingdom can't have 102 empty positions. I've got to, instead of just watching the kingdom happen, I've got to make a difference in the kingdom." [32:24] (39 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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1. "Christianity is about a king and a kingdom. Jesus is actually standing before the empire, before Pilate himself, who has the, the authority, right? And Jesus says, my kingdom. Come on, say my kingdom. He actually, and this, this is a real challenge for Christians because we, sometimes we, we, we forget or we really don't believe that he has an actual kingdom." [06:41] (26 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
2. "Jesus's kingdom is fundamentally different. It's not advanced by armies. Um, that's how earthly kingdoms were. It's not advanced by coercion, intimidation, force conversion. It's not advanced by legislation. Jesus's kingdom is not advanced when we refuse to bake a cake for somebody we disagree with. Think, is that really how his kingdom advances?" [14:40] (35 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
3. "The greatest blessing that could happen to America is Jesus's kingdom expanding, not who's president. Um, by the way, if you, I should have said this at the beginning. You don't have to shout amen or anything because people were thinking just some of you are like, whew, not inflation. It's not bigger government. The greatest blessing. I'm going to say it again is Jesus's kingdom expanding." [16:26] (34 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
4. "Jesus said, you, talking to his followers, you guys are the light of the world. Imagine that. We, we're the light of the world. If we don't shine our light, the world's going to be in darkness. You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt loses its flavor, it's just like everybody else. Jesus said, what good is it? It's good for nothing." [23:21] (20 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
5. "Do not take revenge, my dear friends. But you know what he's saying right there? Relax. Leave it to God. He's got this. In his kingdom, you don't have to do all the paybacks. You're a citizen of a different kingdom. That's how other kingdoms work. That's not his kingdom work. You can just leave it to God and trust him. He's going to take care of it. Lord, it's yours." [26:19] (31 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
### Quotes for Members
1. "Let's never underestimate our propensity. Come on. Holy spirit come. Never underestimate our propensity to stray away from Jesus and his kingdom, his mission. What are you talking about, Pastor Charlie? To give our energies, our passions to building an earthly kingdom. So Jesus said, my kingdom, come on, say my kingdom. My kingdom is, is, is, is not of this world. If it were of this world, we would act just like the world acts, but, but it's not of this. It's not of this world. It's not of this world. It's not of this world." [11:30] (34 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
2. "If you are a Christian, no earthly city is yours. Of our city, come on, say our city, the builder and maker. Now, who's he quoting there? He's quoting in Hebrews. That's a book we just, we just went through. He's quoting in Hebrews. He's quoting in Hebrews. He's quoting through. There's this constant idea of, in followers of Christ and Christianity is that this world is not our home. We're pilgrims, we're foreigners, we're strangers. We're passing through to a better country. Builder and maker of God." [18:02] (33 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
3. "What does being a citizen of the kingdom of heaven, the kingdom of God look like? Say we're followers of Christ. What does that actually look like? Well, first of all, I looked up this idea of patriot. What does it mean to be a patriot? If it's up there, you can read it with me. A patriot is a person who, say the word vigorously. Come on, say it again. Vigorously supports their country. Stop right there. Do you vigorously, vigorous, come on, say the word vigorously again. Vigorously support your true country." [19:44] (41 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
4. "The task of the church is simply to be. Oh, my goodness. We'll stop right there. Let's say it together. The task of the church is simply. Come on, let us. We're worried about all these other people. Let us be actually who we're called to be. Look what he says. All of this high-blown rhetoric about going to change the world. We don't need to change the world. We're not called to change the world. We're called to be the world already changed by Christ. That's how we're the salt and the light of the world." [23:21] (35 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
5. "If we're not careful, we can weep over losing an election and not weep in losing the kingdom. Talk about where your heart is. You're a Christ follower. Who weeps when they hear, there are 102 empty positions on Team Orange. That's our serve team. And Team Orange makes the church happen. Who weeps and says, oh my God, the kingdom can't have 102 empty positions. I've got to, instead of just watching the kingdom happen, I've got to make a difference in the kingdom." [32:24] (39 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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