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p lenaRY 4 The Holy Spirit Expanding and Advancing God’s Kingdom in Enemy-Occupied Territory Rev. Bob Engel

The world is changed. I feel it in the water; I feel it in the earth; I smell it in the air. Much that once was is lost, and none now liveth that remember it. ~ Galadriel, The Lord of the Rings . Enemy-occupied territory – that is what this world is. Christianity is the story of how the rightful king has landed, you might say landed in disguise, and is calling us to take part in a great campaign of sabotage. ~ C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity . And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia. And when they had come up to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them. So, passing by Mysia, they went down to Troas. And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” And when Paul had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go on into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them. ~ Acts 16.6-10

I. Two Kingdoms in Conflict: The Battle of the Ages

A. The purpose of the two kingdoms

B. The priority of the two kingdoms

C. The plan of the two kingdoms