“God is INSIDE of us ALL and I can prove it”

Scripture: Luke 17:20-21

Quoting: Jesus

Audience: Pharisees outside of Jerusalem

Main Point: The Creator Himself is within us all http://www.bible-researcher.com/luke17.21.html

Opening

• God is ALIVE and dwells within us all
• He told us as much and I can prove it to you on both a physical and spiritual level
• This is one of the first passages/quotes from Christ that really caught my attention

 SCRIPTURE

• What’s going on here? Jesus is on the way to Jerusalem at this point, but he’s being followed by different Pharisees and they keep trying to catch him slipping
• Read Luke 17:20-21 ESV
  • 20 Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, “The kingdom of God is not coming in ways that can be observed, 21 nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.”
• Read Luke 17:20-21 NKJV
  • 20 Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said, “The kingdom of God does not come with observation;21 nor will they say, ‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’ For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you.”

Things to Consider

• WHY is there such a difference in the translations?
  • Translators didn’t like the reference to God being within the Pharisees
• Which one is more accurate?
  • NKJV is direct translation
  • Luke used the word for “amongst” or “in the midst” 6 other times in this gospel
• WHY does this make more sense?
  • He just said the KOG will not be observable, so it would be absurd that the next sentence he says that it is amongst you or in your midst
• What does it mean?
  • Physically, this is true.
  • Spiritually, this is the possibility.

 APPLICATION to Audience

• EVERYTHING happens from within you
  • the Holy Spirit is the KEY that unlocks the divine within you
  • When you accept Jesus, the Holy Spirit will decend upon you
  • When you feel overwhelming love, it happens within you
• Have you ever been inspired? Literally means in-spirit
  • When you are inspired, really inspired, is there any better feeling? Don’t you feel like you can conquer the world?
  • That is God being unleashed from within you.
• Have your greatest moments/feelings come from outside of you or within you?

 CONCLUSION:

• The Kingdom of God is within each and every one of us.
• The only question is, will you suppress it or will you unleash it?
• My prayer is that you will unleash it! LETS PRAY----->>>>>>>
• Father, I pray for every one of your children who hears this message, that you will fill their spirit to the brim. I ask you Lord to give us the courage and strength to unleash that inspirat