Operating In The Kingdom Culture - Part 2 by Pastor Kingsley Okonkwo: MP3 Download & Sermon Notes

Kingdom of Church vs Kingdom of God

Genesis 1:1

For too long, the church has been doing the kingdom of church instead of the kingdom of God. We experience God's best when we are inside church, and then we lock up that kingdom when we step back into the world. But God's kingdom was never meant to be contained in a building.

It is time to take the kingdom out of the church and into every sphere of life.

The seven mountains of culture — media, government, education, economy, family, religion, arts — these are the places where the kingdom needs to be present and operational. Believers are supposed to be the most influential people in every one of those spheres.

The Original Mandate: Dominion

Genesis 1:28

From the very beginning, God gave man the mandate to be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and have dominion. This was not a suggestion. It was an assignment. God designed his people to rule and govern — not to be passive, not to sit on the sidelines, but to lead, to create, to shape.

The kingdom of God needs to be operating in every sphere where humans live, work, and make decisions.

Relationships Built on Kingdom Knowledge

Knowledge matters enormously in the area of marriage and relationships. If you are constantly running into bad men or bad women, the common denominator is you. Something in how you think, what you value, and how you present yourself is attracting the wrong people.

Knowledge of what to look for, what to avoid, and who you are called to be shapes who you attract and who you choose.

A quality person is drawn to a quality person. Kingdom culture in relationships means choosing with wisdom, not just with emotion. It means building on principles that outlast the honeymoon season and create covenant partnerships that carry purpose.