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After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news!” (Mark 1:14-15).

The Greek word for time is Kairos.

• An event or moment or a crisis when time can seem to “stand still”
• A period of “time” when chronos is of no importance
• It could mark a significant shift in your life

The Greek word for Kingdom is basileia.

• The rule of God in our lives; His kingship
• It does not refer to a geographical location
• The kingdom refers to God’s effective and powerful presence and influence in our lives

The Greek word for Believe is pisteuo.

• Active trust
• A trust based on something you’ve been persuaded about; a continuing process of belief and action
• Can also be translated as faith
• Something you are sure about

“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” (Matthew 28: 19-20)

The Greek word for disciple is mathetes

• Mathetes means learner or student
• A disciple is someone who has committed to being a lifelong learner

A lifestyle of learning

• Learning happens by event and process
• Kairos events allow us to enter a process of repentance and faith
• Having experienced a kairos event in our lives, we then begin the process of learning from it
• The result is seeing God’s kingdom rule in your life

Repentance

• Observe: Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them (Matthew 6:26)
• Reflect: Are you not much more valuable than they? (Matthew 6:26)
• Discuss: Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? (Matthew 6:27)

Believe - Faith

• Plan: But seek first His kingdom… (6:33)
• Account: A good tree cannot bear bad fruit and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit (7:18)
• Act: Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on a rock (7:24)