Building Gods Kingdom #11
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Discover why knowing God as Father is the ultimate purpose of redemption and how it releases strength, abundance, and freedom in every area of your life.
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Building Gods Kingdom Overview
In this powerful installment of his ongoing series on the Kingdom of God, the pastor opens on Father’s Day weekend with a rich exploration of fatherhood — both earthly and divine. Drawing from Matthew 16, Ephesians 2 and 3, John 14, John 17, and the book of Job, he unpacks why the revelation of God as Father is the ultimate destination of redemption. Jesus, he explains, is not our destination but our mediator — the one who brings us into intimate relationship with the Father. The message weaves together striking statistics on fatherlessness in America, the orphan mentality that plagues many Christians, and the liberating power that comes when believers truly embrace God as their Father. Using vivid illustrations — from a Korean refugee girl hoarding food under her mattress to Peter’s miraculous catch of fish — the pastor calls listeners to stop living as spiritual orphans and start receiving the fullness of God’s grace. He also draws on Job as a portrait of prophet, priest, and king, showing how a father sacrifices, declares promises, and distributes inheritance. Rooted in Romans 5:17 and Ephesians 3:14-19, this message challenges every believer to move beyond a servant mentality and step into the fullness of sonship.
Building Gods Kingdom Outline
- 00:00 – Introduction: Building the Kingdom and the Basilica: The pastor revisits the series foundation from Matthew 16, explaining the meaning of the Greek word basilica — the hall of kings — and why the church must be built according to God’s exact instructions.
- 08:30 – The Subject of the Whole Bible: A King, a Kingdom, a Royal Family: Every page of Scripture points to one subject: a king, a kingdom, and a royal family. Revelation 5 and Psalms are cited to show that believers are made kings and priests who reign on the earth.
- 16:00 – The Crisis of Fatherlessness in America: Drawing from David Blankenhorn’s book and a 2024 US Census Bureau report, the pastor presents alarming statistics on the 17.4 million children living without a father and the devastating social consequences that follow.
- 25:00 – God as Father: Our Ultimate Destination: Using John 14:6-7 and Ephesians 2:18-19, the pastor makes the case that Jesus is not our destination but our mediator, and that the Father is the goal of every redeemed life.
- 33:00 – The Orphan Mentality and the Freedom of Sonship: The pastor tells the story of a Korean refugee girl hoarding food despite abundance, illustrating how Christians often live as orphans rather than as children of a generous Father. Derek Prince’s insight is quoted.
- 41:00 – Ephesians 3:14-19 and the Fatherhood of God: A deep dive into Paul’s prayer in Ephesians 3, revealing that the Greek word patria connects all fatherhood — earthly and heavenly — back to God the Father, and that receiving this fatherhood releases strength and fullness.
- 50:00 – Job as Prophet, Priest, and King Revealing the Father: The pastor shows how Job prefigures Christ’s threefold ministry, sacrificing daily for his children, prophesying the resurrection in Job 19, and distributing inheritance equally to sons and daughters.
- 58:00 – Obedience, Patience, and Receiving Beyond Our Understanding: Closing with the Greek word huperballo — to throw beyond what you have ever thrown — the pastor calls believers to obey the Father’s voice, let patience do its perfect work, and be filled with all the fullness of God.
Scripture References
Matthew 16:18, Revelation 5, Psalms 115:16, Romans 5:17, Ephesians 2:8-10, Ephesians 2:18-19, Ephesians 3:8-15, Ephesians 3:14-19, John 14:6-7, John 17:1, John 17:6, John 17:26, John 20:17, Revelation 14:1, Revelation 22:3-4, Job 1:5, Job 19:25-27, Job 42:12-15, Luke 21:19, James 1:4
Key Takeaways
- Jesus is not our final destination but our mediator, whose entire mission is to bring us into intimate relationship with God the Father.
- Every believer has been made a king and priest through grace, called to rule and reign in this life by receiving the abundance of God’s righteousness as a free gift according to Romans 5:17.
- Fatherlessness is not only a social crisis but a spiritual one — living without the revelation of God as Father causes Christians to default into an orphan mentality of fear, lack, and self-reliance.
- The Greek word patria in Ephesians 3:15 reveals that all fatherhood in heaven and earth derives its very name and nature from God the Father, making His fatherhood the foundation of all family.
- Receiving God as Father releases a comprehension that passes all human knowledge — the Greek word huperballo means to throw beyond what you have ever thrown, describing blessings that exceed our natural capacity.
- A true father does not give a child everything they want, but builds patience, substance, and character into them, just as God our Father refuses to cave to spiritual tantrums because He loves us too deeply.
- The purpose of redemption was always fatherhood — Jesus came, lived, died, and rose again so that He could declare the Father’s name to us and bring us into the household of God as sons and daughters, not servants.
Building Gods Kingdom Notes
The Kingdom Built on Divine Blueprint
Just as God gave Noah exact plans for the ark and Moses precise measurements for the tabernacle, the church cannot be built according to human preference or cultural convenience. The pastor anchors this in Matthew 16, where Jesus declares He will build His church on the revelation that He is the Son of God. In a season of great shaking — where everything that can be removed will be removed — only what is built according to God’s design will stand. This is why understanding the structure of the kingdom is not academic but deeply practical and urgent for every believer today.
Fatherlessness Is a Spiritual Epidemic
The pastor cites two sobering sources: David Blankenhorn’s 1996 book Fatherless America and a 2024 US Census Bureau report showing that 17.4 million children — nearly one quarter of all American children — live without any father figure in the home. The ripple effects include higher rates of poverty, incarceration, substance abuse, teen pregnancy, and suicide. Yet the pastor’s point is not merely sociological. This earthly crisis mirrors a deeper spiritual one: millions of Christians are born again yet continue to live as spiritual orphans, unaware that God Himself desires to be their Father in the most intimate and practical sense.
The Orphan Who Hoarded Food
One of the sermon’s most memorable illustrations involves a young Korean girl adopted into a loving American home during the Korean War era. Despite having everything provided for her, she secretly hid food under her mattress, in her shoes, and throughout her closet — a survival habit born from years of scarcity and fear. The pastor draws a direct parallel to believers who, despite having a Father who owns everything and withholds no good thing, continue to hoard, worry, and strive. Peter’s miraculous catch of fish carries the same lesson: obedience to the Father’s voice always surpasses the limits of our own expertise and experience.
Patria: All Fatherhood Flows from God
Unpacking Ephesians 3:14-15 in both the King James Version and the JB Phillips translation, the pastor reveals that the Greek word patria — translated family — is the root from which the word father derives. Paul is not merely bowing to God as creator; he is declaring that every expression of fatherhood, whether in heaven among angels or on earth among humans, finds its origin, definition, and authority in God the Father. This theological anchor reshapes how believers relate to God — not as a distant deity to be appeased but as an intimate Father whose nature is to give, to strengthen, and to cover His children.
Job as a Portrait of Fatherly Ministry
The pastor briefly but powerfully presents Job as a type of Christ in his threefold ministry of prophet, priest, and king. As a priest, Job rose early every morning to offer burnt offerings on behalf of his children, not knowing whether they had sinned. As a prophet, he declared in Job 19 that his Redeemer lives and that he would see God in his own flesh — a stunning anticipation of the resurrection. As a king, Job distributed inheritance equally among his sons and daughters in a cultural context that rarely honored women as heirs. Each role reveals how a godly father reflects the Father heart of God toward his family.
Receiving Beyond What We Can Comprehend
The sermon closes with Ephesians 3:19 and the Greek word huperballo, meaning to throw far beyond what you are naturally capable of throwing. The pastor calls this the experiential reward of embracing God as Father: a comprehension and fullness that exceeds human logic, personal track record, and natural limitation. Just as Peter’s nets broke under a catch that defied every professional instinct, believers who submit to the Father’s voice and let patience do its perfect work will be thoroughly furnished, entire, and lacking nothing. The invitation is simple — stop performing for God and start receiving from Him as a child receives from a Father who has already given everything.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does it mean that Jesus is our mediator and not our destination?
The pastor draws from John 14:6-7 and Ephesians 2:18-19 to explain that Jesus came specifically to bring humanity into relationship with God the Father. Jesus Himself declares that no man comes to the Father except through Him, which means He is the path, not the endpoint. The Father is our destination, our provider, and our ultimate source of identity and inheritance.
What is the orphan mentality the pastor describes?
The orphan mentality is a pattern of spiritual poverty in which born-again believers continue to live in fear, self-sufficiency, and anxiety despite having access to a loving heavenly Father. Just as a child who has never known security hoards food even when abundance is provided, Christians without a revelation of God’s fatherhood strive and worry rather than rest in His provision. Derek Prince is quoted: you can be a child of God yet live like an orphan.
What does Romans 5:17 teach about ruling and reigning?
Romans 5:17 declares that those who receive the abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness will reign in life as kings. The pastor emphasizes that both grace and righteousness are gifts to be received, not rewards to be earned. This positions every believer as royalty in the kingdom of God, called to exercise authority over circumstances under the direction of the Father.
Why does Paul use the word patria in Ephesians 3:15?
The Greek word patria, translated as family in most English versions, is directly derived from the word for father. Paul uses it to declare that all fatherhood in heaven and on earth derives its name, nature, and authority from God the Father. This means earthly fatherhood is not the original — it is a reflection of the divine fatherhood that God has always embodied.
What does the story of Peter’s catch of fish illustrate spiritually?
Peter, an expert fisherman, knew from experience that the conditions Jesus described were wrong for catching fish — wrong time, wrong depth, wrong location. Yet he chose to obey beyond his own understanding. The result was a catch so large it broke his nets and filled two boats. The pastor uses this to illustrate how obedience to the Father’s voice consistently surpasses the limits of human knowledge, skill, and expectation.
How does Job reveal the fatherhood of God?
Job functions as a type of Christ in three roles. As a priest he offered daily sacrifices for his children out of love and intercession. As a prophet he declared in Job 19 that his Redeemer lives and that he would see God in his own body. As a king he distributed his inheritance equally to his daughters, which was culturally radical. Together these roles paint a portrait of how a father who knows God reflects the Father heart of God toward his family.
What is the significance of God’s name being written in foreheads in Revelation?
In Revelation 14:1 and 22:4, those who stand with the Lamb have the Father’s name written in their foreheads. The pastor explains this is not a literal inscription but a symbol of total intimacy and belonging. It represents the ultimate destination of the Christian journey — not just knowing about God but being so identified with the Father that His name defines who you are.
Why does the pastor say God is not in control?
The pastor makes a careful distinction between God being in charge and God being in control. He argues from Psalm 115:16 that God gave the earth to man, meaning He delegated authority and does not micromanage human affairs. God desires to be in charge — the one believers come to for direction, wisdom, and instruction — and then He expects His children to go and exercise that authority on earth. This is consistent with the kingdom model of kings ruling under the direction of the King of kings.
