J. C. Matthews

How could the early church, with only a handful of men and women, under heavy persecution, without the means of mass communication or distribution of their message, have such influence in the world they lived in that was said of them that they turned it upside down It went from being an enemy of the Roman empire, to the official religion of the same, with the Emperor Himself coming to the faith. As we look at the church today, with all of its technological advancements and boasting a membership of over 2 billion people, we find its influence waning and relevance being questioned. How is the possible? The answer is found in its "paradigm." The early church lived and operated from a paradigm established by God for those in covenant with Him, that contained not only their assignment and purpose, but the power to overcome and transform the world. The church's current paradigm (Salvation Paradigm) was intended to be used "by" the church to bring men to Christ, but was never intended to be the paradigm "of" the church, which is comprised of those already in Christ. We must recover this original paradigm, the Kingdom Paradigm, in order for the church to regain her place and fulfill her purpose in the world to which she is assigned.God has sent a shift, a paradigm shift, within His church to restore the power inherent within the Kingdom Paradigm to cause His Kingdom to come, and His will to be done, on earth as it is in heaven

The 10 Commandments have been a source of contention and misunderstanding in both secular and evangelical communities. The utility of the Commandments within these communities have come into question, many concluding that they no longer have any real meaning in our contemporary church and society.However, by taking another look at the Commandments from a Kingdom conscious perspective we discover another picture and story that provides the church and the believer its identity and purpose in the world. We discover that the Commandments are much more than merely a set of "dos and don'ts" given to Israel, but the revelation of a covenant that forms the foundation for the manifestation of God's heavenly Kingdom on earth This study on "The Commandments & The Kingdom" will provide you with a fresh and insightful understanding of the 10 Commandments that will both empower both the believer and church to realize their purposes on earth.

Religiosamente, la oraci n ha sido interpretado como un asunto personal y medios por los que presentamos nuestras preocupaciones y deseos personales ante Dios. Esta perspectiva de la oraci n ha causado que quedan sin respuesta, y para muchos, para llegar a la conclusi n de que la oraci n no funciona. Nuestra eficacia en la oraci n no est determinada por el tiempo, duro o apasionadamente oramos, pero en nuestra comprensi n de las leyes y principios que rigen el impacto y la relaci n de Dios con el hombre y la relaci n del hombre a Dios . Jes s, en su modelo de oraci n, comparte con nosotros el protocolo adecuado, prioridad y perspectiva hemos de tener al orar. Tener una comprensi n de las leyes, principios y protocolo relativo a la oraci n nos har crecer, no s lo en nuestra confianza en la oraci n, pero lo que en ltima instancia orar.

The church today is in crisis. Our society views the church, for the most part, as archaic and irrelevant. It even appears to have lost the power to change the lives of the very ones that proclaim it to be the answer to the world's problems. The gospel that Jesus demonstrated during His earthly ministry and delivered to the church's leadership has all but evaporated. The church has reduced the gospel to a "salvation only" message, whose focus is individualistic and internal. The salvation only message has literally caused the church to become "saved but stuck". Many are saved but are unable to realize the joy of their salvation and the fulfillment that the gospel promises them. This is because they have yet to receive the rest of the gospel - or The Full Gospel When we embrace the Full Gospel, the church will again be a world changer. When we adopt the Gospel of the Kingdom that Jesus and the early church practiced and preached, many of the ills that the church is suffering, both individually and corporately, will disappear. This will only happen when the church embrace and teaches, not only a gospel of salvation, but the FULL Gospel of Christ .