Pastor Andy speaks of Gods Unshakeable Kingdom on Palm Sunday. Palm Sunday leads into holy week, celebrating Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, triumphantly on a donkey as described in Matthew 21 (early verses). This had been foretold by the Prophet Zechariah (Zechariah 9:9). Crowds shouted “Hosanna to the Son of David, Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, Hosanna in the highest!” This was truly an epic moment, eventually leading to Jesus’ arrest death burial and resurrection. As Jesus entered the city many people saw the king but missed His Kingdom. However, wherever a king is, so is the presence of his kingdom, the two are synonymous. Often we are good at acknowledging King Jesus, but we also need to acknowledge His kingdom. Jesus brought His kingdom to earth when he came and left it in the lives of his followers. Jesus refers to His Kingdom many times in scripture, eg Matthew 4:17 “Repent the kingdom of God is at hand”. Repent here means change your thinking. Jesus preached about his kingdom not his kingship. His life was the illustration of it and tells us anything we needed to know about His Kingdom. Many people missed the point that His kingdom was present as well as the King. This can apply to us as well, especially in present times. The good news is that Jesus didn’t take His kingdom back when he returned to heaven. One day he will return to earth, but his kingdom is here right now for us to experience. Acts 1:3 describes how Jesus spent forty days teaching about the ways of the kingdom. He clearly was not taking the kingdom back with him! Hebrews 12:26 announces that God’s kingdom is unshakeable. We are not to be shaken! Verse 27 means everything man made or not originated by God will be shaken - in order that the things which cannot be shaken will remain. Think on this! Verse 28 tells us to be grateful we are receiving the Kingdom of God which is unshakeable. Are we citizens of God or church attenders, a key question to ask ourselves. In shakeable times our lives are being shaken…but they need not be. We must live what we say we believe. When we became born again we came into this unshakeable kingdom. If we come under His Lordship, we recognise His rule and reign in our lives; we are in the unshakeable kingdom of God. This also means we have his care and protection (1 Peter 5:7 says “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you”). Colossians 1:13 states how our lives are taken out of the kingdom of darkness – we are now able to live in His providence. He is the Provider and protector. All we need to do to be within Gods Kingdom is to be born into it, be born again. Then we live as kingdom citizens. Present times have enabled us to re-evaluate our lives. Now let’s hand in our church membership as we knew it and begin living kingdom citizens, as Jesus did. Many of the ways of Gods Kingdom are out of alignment with the world view. Matthew 20:16 teaches that the first will be last and last will be first. This is almost upside down from what we have been accustomed to. Matthew 26 teaches that whoever wants to be great must be a servant of all. Proverbs 11:24 (TPT) teaches that “Generosity brings prosperity, but withholding from charity brings poverty”. Let us read from our bibles and make His kingdom our kingdom, all the way to understanding we have His authority on earth now today! Let us walk in faith, not fear.