The Kingdom of God At Hand!

Pastor Timothy J. Hinkle, Senior Pastor Victory Tabernacle A Family Worship Center

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John 4:1-15 (King James Version)

1When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John, 2(Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,)

3He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee.

4And he must needs go through Samaria.5Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which

is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.

John 4:1-15 (King James Version)

6Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.

7There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.

8(For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)

9Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.

John 4:1-15 (King James Version)

10Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.

11The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?

12Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle? 

John 4:1-15 (King James Version)

 13Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:

 14But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

 15The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.

New Life Within….Overflowing When we come to Christ, He places

within us NEW LIFE! That NEW LIFE is WITHIN us! That NEW LIFE WITHIN us should

OVERFLOW and result in others coming to Christ for we are workers together with God.

2 Corinthians 6:1-3 (New King James Version)

 1 We then, as workers together with Him also plead with you not to receive the grace of God in vain. 2 For He says:

      “ In an acceptable time I have heard you,      And in the day of salvation I have helped you.”   Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.3 We give no offense in anything, that our ministry may not be blamed.

Mark 16:15 (King James Version)

Go Ye…!

And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

Matthew 10:1 (New King James Version)

1 And when He had called His twelve disciples to Him, He gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease.

Matthew 10:7-13 (New King James Version)

7 And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ 8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give. 9 Provide neither gold nor silver nor copper in your money belts, 10 nor bag for your journey, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor staffs; for a worker is worthy of his food. 

Matthew 10:1-13 (New King James Version)

11 “Now whatever city or town you enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and stay there till you go out. 12 And when you go into a household, greet it. 13 If the household is worthy, let your peace come upon it. But if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.

What we have been given is WITHIN us! We have been given POWER! (Matt

10:1) Power Over Sickness (Matt 10:8) Power Over Uncleanliness (Matt 10:8) Power Over Death (Matt 10:8)

We have been given THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN! (Matt 10:7)

We have been given DISCERNMENT! (Matt 10:13)

We have been given the PEACE OF GOD! (Matt 10:13)

We have been COMMANDED to Exercise Our AUTHORITY!

9 Provide neither gold nor silver nor copper in your money belts, 10 nor bag for your journey, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor staffs; for a worker is worthy of his food. 11 “Now whatever city or town you enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and stay there till you go out. 12 And when you go into a household, greet it. 13 If the household is worthy, let your peace come upon it. But if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.

“Worthiness” in this context… The worthiness of the “household” was

directly linked to the household providing for the needs of the ministry. (see Matt 10: 9—13 )

The Apostles were commanded to leave their Peace on a household ONLY if they found the household to be worthy, which meant that the “household of faith” was to provide ALL the needs of the ministry otherwise, it would (will) not enjoy the PEACE of God.

Acts 1:4-8 (New King James Version)

The Holy Spirit Promised   

4 And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have heard from Me; 5 for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” 

Acts 1:4-8 (New King James Version)

6 Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” 7 And He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority. 8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

1 Corinthians 13:1-13 (New King James Version)

1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.

1 Corinthians 13:1-13 (New King James Version)

4 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; 5 does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil;  6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 8 Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away.

1 Corinthians 13:1-13 (New King James Version)

9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part. 10 But when that which is perfect has come, then that which is in part will be done away. 11 When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things. 12 For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known. 13 And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

Walk in….. Walk in the NEW LIFE that has been

given to you in CHRIST JESUS! Walk in the POWER given to you! Walk in the AUTHORITY given to you! Walk in the SPIRIT given to you! Walk in the PEACE given to you—be

obedient to God’s commandments! Walk in the LOVE OF GOD in ALL

THINGS!