# Two Kingdoms Story ## Background - These are the words that go with the [[Two_Kingdoms_Drawing.jpg]] --- ## Two kingdoms Intro - The Bible says there are two kingdoms fighting over our souls - Kingdom of darkness and the kingdom of God ## Kingdom of darkness - Born into the kingdom of darkness so that is where we all start - Satan is in charge - But he will let you rule, as well. That’s his great deception. When you’re in-charge, you’re really in Satan’s kingdom. - At the end he delivers - Darkness - Death - Hate ## Kingdom of God - On the other hand, there is the Kingdom of God - There’s only one King: Jesus - He promises - Light - Life - Love ## God Made a Way - God made a way for us to get from the Kingdom of Darkness to the Kingdom of God - He did this by sending His Son to earth as a human - After three years of ministry loving people, they crucified Jesus and he died on the cross - Then, three days later, God raised Jesus from the dead - God did all this to pay the price for my sins and your sins so we could be forgiven and have a relationship with Him through Jesus - He is asking you to stop serving yourself and serve Him as King ## Life on Earth - This life we are living now is the only opportunity to choose - Whatever kingdom we served is where we will spend all eternity ## Questions - Which kingdom have you been serving? - Which king would you like to serve?