In the first book of his kingdom series, The Kingdom Paradigm, Julian presents a clear and practical approach to experiencing the kingdom of God in an authentic and tangible way. Within each of us is the roadmap to powerful victorious living and the DNA of leaders, kings, and influencers. The Kingdom Paradigm offers results-oriented teaching, life enriching concepts, and supernatural keys for unleashing that kingdom influence in every area of life. Prepare to experience life above and beyond its every limitation as you discover how to: - Understand God's kingdom - Experience real kingdom manifestation - Create a kingdom paradigm - Tap into heavenly influence - Eradicate frustrations of inconsistent living - Reshape your life and attract the things you want - Activate supernatural law - Enlarge your vision and finish strong - Live a life without limits
The Paradigm of the Kingdom of God This book traces redemptive history, from the Garden of Eden to the New Heaven and Earth, through the paradigm of the kingdom of God. Jesus Christ's saving work is the supreme event in all history, but it takes place within the context of the kingdom. When we follow God's plan of salvation through the kingdom's progress, the events unfold like an immense novel because we see God's divine providence revealed through both biblical and secular accounts. God initiates the kingdom paradigm when he tells Adam and Eve to be "fruitful and multiply . . . and rule" (Gen. 1:28). This is a mandate to establish God's righteous kingdom on the earth, and it is repeated to Noah and then Israel. But the story of the Old Testament is that Adam and Eve, Noah and his family, and Israel, all sin and rebel and cannot establish God's kingdom. The New Testament tells us about Jesus Christ, the Son of God, coming to earth to become one of us. He begins His ministry by proclaiming, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel" (Mark 1:15). Jesus begins to fulfill the kingdom mandate. He is fruitful and multiplies through spiritual children. And Jesus begins to rule: He teaches, casts out demons, calms storms, heals the sick, raises the dead, and feeds the hungry. He establishes a kingdom of His faithful followers. But Jesus must also die for their sins, and rise again, so that they can be declared righteous, fit for God's kingdom. After Jesus ascends to heaven and establishes the Church, the kingdom advances through the Church's ministry. Understanding redemptive history through the kingdom paradigm differs from the long standing interpretations of Dispensationalism and Covenantalism. These views are considered in this book, but the focus is on how the kingdom is central to God's design for history. Following its progress helps us see our location and roles in the fulfillment of God's divine plan. This can inform our faith and increase Church unity as we glorify God through His amazing plan of redemption.
Want to understand the scriptures, not just what you have been taught? Want to apply the scriptures as they were intended? Want to understand the differences between your religious perspective and others? This book's for you.
Malls, stadiums, and universities are actually liturgical structures that influence and shape our thoughts and affections. Humans--as Augustine noted--are "desiring agents," full of longings and passions; in brief, we are what we love. James K. A. Smith focuses on the themes of liturgy and desire in Desiring the Kingdom, the first book in what will be a three-volume set on the theology of culture. He redirects our yearnings to focus on the greatest good: God. Ultimately, Smith seeks to re-vision education through the process and practice of worship. Students of philosophy, theology, worldview, and culture will welcome Desiring the Kingdom, as will those involved in ministry and other interested readers.
Influence. A powerful concept in today's world. Without it, there isn't much that we can accomplish. Each of us is called to influence this world in a way that improves the quality of life around us. This true call is your mandate to take the kingdom of God to the world. In his book, The Marketplace Paradigm, Julian teaches readers the laws that govern power and influence so that they can take their rightful reign in life as they pursue their life's mission and destiny.The call to destiny isn't always easy to hear. Sometimes we need help adjusting our signal in order to engage it. That calling is to impact modern culture with the values of the kingdom in order to improve the conditions of life. Our talents and gifts give us clues as to how to achieve this. Through gifts we can carve out a unique space in the marketplace and establish businesses and causes that can change the world. This is your invitation to pursue that destiny and be empowered to:* Understand God's plan for humanity* Create a kingdom plan for economic growth* Become a leader in your assigned place of influence* Lead your market and industry with excellence* Advance the kingdom through your purpose* Discover and develop your talents and strengths* Define your calling and assignment with clarity and distinction* Understand how to start or grow a kingdom businessDiscover The Marketplace Paradigm and use it to clarify your calling so that you can reign the kingdom way through power and influence.
In The Shinar Directive, we journeyed down the Luciferian rabbit hole to discover the matrix of darkness that has engulfed our planet. In The Sheeriyth Imperative, we dug deeper to unearth the power source of hell, and we discovered how the body of Christ can labor to impede its functioning in the earth and lay the groundwork for revival. Now, it is time to unveil the mysteries of both the Priesthood of the Kingdom of God and the priesthood of darkness. Until these mysteries are understood, God's remnant cannot realize their purpose or be released with heaven's power to overcome the agenda of the fallen denizens of the Second Heaven. The Kingdom Priesthood is a training manual for the remnant to discover their priesthood, their purpose, and their service to Almighty God. In the pages of this remnant manual, you will discover: -What Adam experienced in the first few moments of life and how those desires were encoded into the spiritual DNA of humanity.-Revelations of what the Almighty meant when He told Adam and Eve to replenish the earth.-Identifying the first priests of the Kingdom of God in the Bible and the first priest of darkness.-What the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil offered the first family in the garden.-How we all share the same calling as Abram and why it is so important for the Priesthood of the Kingdom.-The reality of the Principality Wars and how they are influencing the world today.-How believers are to function as both priests and tabernacles in the earth.-The real purpose of the fire of God and how we are to use it.-How to carry the name of God in the earth with dignity and power.-How to flow in the sevenfold anointing of the Holy Spirit.-How the priesthood is essential for the releasing of end-time warriors in the last days.The Kingdom Priesthood is a call for the remnant to receive the fire of God, enter into their priesthood, and become an army that hell cannot overcome!
The church is in disarray. Theologians and commentators speak of the demise of evangelicalism. Are they alarmists? Is Christianity as we know it in the process of dying? Writer, scholar, teacher, and missionary Dr. David Alan Black thinks that the answer does not lie in the politics of the left or the right. In fact, he doesn't think that Jesus tells us what our politics should be. He doesn't see answers in Christian nationalism. But even further, he sees serious flaws in the very structure of our churches and denominations that prevent us from truly being obedient to the gospel. The solution lies, not in renewal, revival, or even in reformation, but rather in restoration-a restoration of the church organized as Jesus intended it and according to the example provided by the earliest church sources in the New Testament. To make the church and its members true servants of Jesus Christ again, we need to change our entire paradigm-to The Jesus Paradigm.
Arguing from Scripture and history, the author makes a compelling case that getting too close to any political or national ideology is disastrous for the church and harmful to society.
This study deals with the most important king of the Aramaean kingdom of Damascus, Hazael, and the impact he had on biblical literature, which goes beyond the few verses that mention him explicitly in the Book of Kings and the Book of the Twelve. The extra-biblical sources reveal that Hazael managed to create a large kingdom and to expand his authority over the whole of Syria-Palestine, including the Kingdom of Israel and the House of David, during the second half of the ninth century BCE. The Bible presents that power of Hazael as oppression of both kingdoms, yet the biblical writers elaborated a much more nuanced portrait of Hazael than first meets the eye. In the Elijah-Elisha cycles, Hazael provides a theological interpretative paradigm, the Elisha-Hazael paradigm, which provides in the Book of Kings and in the Book of the Twelve (especially in the books of Amos and Jonah) the key to explain God's mysterious dealings with Israel and Israel's enemies. Hazael is presented as a faithful agent of YHWH, who fulfils the divine plan. Beyond the power Hazael yielded across the Levant in his life time, the Elisha-Hazael paradigm reveals his enduring influence in Judah and in biblical literature.
