Building Gods Kingdom #12

Building Gods Kingdom Overview

In this powerful installment of his ongoing series, the pastor brings an urgent and biblically grounded message titled Building Gods Kingdom 12, delivered on June 26, 2025. Drawing from Matthew 24, Hebrews 12, James 1, and John 16, the message centers on a foundational truth: we belong to a kingdom that absolutely cannot be shaken. The pastor opens by connecting current global events, including the Israel-Iran conflict and rising lawlessness, to the prophetic framework Jesus laid out in his Mount Olivet discourse. He walks listeners through the progression of birth pains described in Matthew 24, from wars and rumors of wars to the coming great tribulation, explaining each phase as part of a divine administration change in God’s kingdom. Rich personal illustrations, including a transformative encounter with Jesus during a drug overdose and a lesson on patience while buying a family van, ground abstract truths in lived experience. The message also explores the role of patience as an active spiritual force, the danger of religion without genuine faith, and the eternal security of those who endure. Believers are exhorted to stand unshaken, rooted not in world systems but in Christ himself, confidently proclaiming that the gates of hell will never prevail against the true church.

Building Gods Kingdom Outline

• 0:00 – Introduction and Series Context: The pastor reintroduces the Building Gods Kingdom series and summarizes recent messages on women in ministry, men, and the fatherhood of God as the foundation of the kingdom.
• 5:30 – Current Events Through a Prophetic Lens: An examination of the Israel-Iran conflict, geopolitical tensions, and the United States as a covenant nation, connecting breaking news to biblical prophecy and the blessing-curse dynamic of Genesis 12.
• 18:00 – A Kingdom That Cannot Be Shaken: The central theme is declared. Drawing from Matthew 16:18, the pastor explains the meaning of the gates of hell using a vivid illustration from the Egyptian desert, revealing that all of Satan’s power cannot prevail against the true church.
• 28:00 – Trouble in a Corrupted World and the Role of Patience: Using James 1:2-4, John 16:33, and 1 Peter 1:6-7, the pastor teaches that trials are purposeful, testing faith and producing patience that matures believers into completeness, lacking nothing.
• 38:00 – Matthew 24 and the Birth Pains of a New Kingdom Administration: A detailed walk through Matthew 24:3-14 connects signs such as false christs, wars, famines, earthquakes, and lawlessness to the present day as the beginning of sorrows preceding a divine administration change.
• 49:00 – The Great Tribulation, the Rapture, and the Second Coming: The pastor outlines the prophetic timeline: the rapture of the true church, the three-and-a-half-year false peace under the antichrist, the abomination of desolation, the great tribulation, and ultimately the glorious second coming of Christ.
• 59:00 – Hebrews 12 and the Unshakeable Kingdom: Turning to Hebrews 12:18-24, the pastor anchors the message in the contrast between the shakeable earthly systems and the eternal, unshakeable kingdom believers have already received through grace.
• 1:06:00 – Exhortation to Endure and Proclaim: The message closes with a call to endure to the end, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom to all nations, reminding the congregation that even a small local church can reach 37 nations when kingdom principles are obeyed.

Scripture References

Matthew 16:18, John 3:3, John 16:32-33, James 1:2-4, Luke 21:19, 1 Peter 1:6-7, Matthew 24:3-8, Matthew 24:9-14, Matthew 24:21-24, Hebrews 12:18-24

Key Takeaways

• We belong to a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and all the power of hell, represented by Satan’s gate, will never prevail against the true church of Jesus Christ.
• Trials and troubles are not signs of God’s absence but purposeful tools that test faith, produce patience, and mature believers into completeness so they lack nothing.
• The wars, lawlessness, false prophets, and global instability we witness today are birth pains signaling a coming change in how God’s kingdom is administered over the earth.
• Faith and patience working together are the means by which believers inherit the promises of God, making patience not passive waiting but an active and necessary spiritual force.
• The rapture, the great tribulation, and the second coming of Christ are distinct events in a prophetic timeline already unfolding, and believers who endure to the end will be saved.
• Grace is not a license for lawlessness but an invitation to hear God’s voice, receive his Spirit, and obey him so that he is glorified as healer, provider, and mighty God in your life.
• Even a small congregation fully surrendered to kingdom principles can impact 37 nations with churches, schools, and free clinics, because kingdom advancement has nothing to do with worldly economy and everything to do with obeying God.

Building Gods Kingdom Notes

The Unshakeable Foundation of Gods Kingdom

The central teaching of this message rests on Matthew 16:18, where Jesus declares that the revelation of his identity as the Christ, the Son of the living God, is the rock upon which his church is built. The pastor draws a striking illustration from the Egyptian desert, where large ornate gates in the middle of the sand represented the full identity, wealth, and power of the landowner. In the same way, the gates of hell represent everything Satan is and everything he possesses, and Jesus declares that none of it will ever prevail against his church. This is not a defensive promise but an offensive one: the church advances and hell cannot stop it.

Patience as an Active Kingdom Force

Many believers treat patience as simply waiting, but the pastor reframes it as a force with a job to do. Citing James 1:2-4, he explains that the testing of faith produces patience, and patience must be allowed to complete its work so that believers become perfect, meaning mature, and complete, lacking nothing. A personal story about resisting pressure to buy a van and then receiving the same vehicle six thousand dollars cheaper one month later illustrates the tangible reward of Spirit-led patience. Faith and patience together are the biblical mechanism through which God’s people inherit his promises, not impulse and self-will.

Birth Pains and Prophetic Administration Changes

The pastor situates current global turmoil within a larger biblical framework. Just as Israel endured four hundred years of silence before Moses, and four hundred years before John the Baptist prepared the way for Jesus, every major transition in God’s kingdom administration has been preceded by intense birth pains. Matthew 24 describes these pains as wars, earthquakes, famines, false christs, lawlessness, and persecution. Rather than causing fear, this knowledge is meant to prepare and stabilize believers. Understanding that trouble is purposeful and temporary allows the church to stand unshaken while the world around it trembles.

The Prophetic Timeline Clearly Explained

The pastor offers a clear sequential outline of end-time events rooted in scripture. First, the church is caught away to the marriage supper of the Lamb, what the New Testament calls being caught up in the clouds, translated from the Latin as rapture. Then the antichrist rises, bringing a false peace for three and a half years before committing the abomination of desolation in the rebuilt Jerusalem temple. The great tribulation follows, a period of unparalleled destruction during which two-thirds of the world’s population perishes. Finally, the Son of Man returns in great glory, his feet touching the Mount of Olives, ushering in a thousand-year reign of peace on earth.

True Church Versus Religious Form

The pastor draws a sharp distinction between those who are genuinely born again and those who merely have a form of godliness while denying the power of God. Citing Paul’s warning in his letter to the Thessalonians and the apostle John’s observation that some who depart were never truly part of the body, the pastor explains why many will fall away in days of pressure. The church is not a social club or a networking event; it is the Basilica, the Hall of Kings, where believers receive marching orders, are refreshed by the Holy Spirit, and go out empowered to advance the kingdom. Only those truly filled with God’s Spirit will endure to the end.

Small Church Great Kingdom Reach

One of the most encouraging moments in this message is the pastor’s reflection on NTC Ministries operating in 37 nations with churches, schools, free clinics, television, and radio from a small local congregation. This is not the result of worldly resources or a large budget but of hearing God and obeying him. The kingdom of God does not run on economic systems. It runs on faith and obedience. This testimony challenges every believer to stop measuring kingdom impact by the size of a building or a crowd and to start measuring it by faithfulness to the voice of God.

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