Revealing the unseen Kingdom of God and equipping believers to walk in divine authority.
Why We Exist
Our purpose for Kingdom Kratos Ekklesia, Inc. is to teach the Gospel of the Kingdom of God, the only Gospel Jesus preached and taught (Matthew 4:23, 9:35), and very purpose for which He stated He was sent (Luke 4:43), to those who genuinely hunger to know the mysteries of His Kingdom and its influence (Matthew 13:11).
Our intent is to teach those with ears to hear about this unseen Kingdom realm that the born again experience gives believers the initial capacity to see (John 3:3). We view every Biblical account through Kingdom lenses. Jesus taught in parables to the public in an act of mercy, for everyone is responsible for what we hear. To those who stuck around and wanted an explanation, He proceeded to give them Kingdom revelation, as do we in Bible studies, as those who are hungry make the effort to attend.
Our Vision & Mission
To train believers to walk in the authority Jesus delegated, through His name, to every believer who receives of His Finished Work on the cross and is genuinely converted, and how to wield (handle with ease, exert authority and influence over, have at one’s command) Kingdom dominion over one’s daily circumstances, the same dominion originally given to Adam in Genesis 1:26, that he relinquished in the fall, but Jesus fully returned to believers in His triumphal victory through His shed blood as the Lamb of God, so that each may live the victorious, overcoming Kingdom Life, according to Romans 5:17, symbolized by the Old Testament Promised Land, as the believer receives Whom and what Adam lost, but Jesus restored: Holy Spirit and the Kingdom therein (Romans 14:17).
This endeavor centers around a value and honor for the Presence of Holy Spirit and a willingness to host and treasure His Presence within through constant conscious awareness of His Presence, and an understanding that we are the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus (2 Corinthians 5:21).
What Is Kratos Power?
We aim to teach revelation of how the same Spirit Who raised Jesus from the dead dwells within each believer (Romans 8:11), equipping them with Kratos resurrection power within, the same power that raised Jesus (Ephesians 1:19-20), to overcome, or even avoid, temptation, as well as of the dunamis power that rests upon believers who are baptized in the Holy Spirit, enabling them to, by grace through faith, enter the Kingdom realm and appropriate every privilege and promise provided through the ministry and Finished Work of Jesus on the cross. Kratos, by definition and Biblical context, is 1. Kingdom dominion. 2. Mighty, manifested power. 3. Supernatural strength. 4. Mental vigor and fortitude. 5. A masterful grip. Kratos is volcanic like power that erupts and strengthens one mightily within, whereas dunamis is power upon that equips. It took Kratos, not dunamis, to resurrect Jesus (Ephesians 1:19-20). It is the strongest power known to God or man! There are verb forms of the noun Kratos, namely krataioo, whereby Jesus “waxed strong” in spirit (Luke 2:40) and egkrateia, what is translated temperance or self-control (Galatians 5:23), last in the list of the fruit of the Spirit. Ephesians 6:10 perhaps best summarizes. “Be strong in the Lord and in the (Kratos) of His might!” Dunamis raised Lazarus, only to die again. Kratos resurrected Jesus, never to die again! This power resides dormantly in each believer; but, like a volcano, needs to “erupt” for one to wield Kingdom dominion.
About Charlie Lightsey
Charles E. (Charlie) Lightsey, Jr. is a 1991 graduate of Southeastern University with a Bachelor’s degree in Pastoral Ministries. Upon graduation, he served as Associate Pastor of Community Faith Fellowship in Hampton for five years before transferring to Spoken Word Outreach Ministries in Beaufort, SC in 1996 where he served as Associate Pastor for over twenty-five years, and Principal of its Christian School, Agape Christian Academy, from 2004 through 2022. In August, 2022, he established Kingdom Kratos Ekklesia, Inc. and began conducting multiple bible studies weekly in churches, offices and homes, and ministering in churches on Sundays. He currently pastors Great Salkehatchie Baptist in Ulmer, SC and continues to conduct revival services in other churches upon invitation. He is joined in ministry by his wife, Ana. They have five children and six grandchildren.