The Kingdom of God: Power, Urgency, Opposition

This is the final part of this four-part series. 10. The kingdom of God is power.  Power = loving relationships.  Love is not talk.  It is not niceness. 11. Urgency of proclaiming and responding to the kingdom of God.  Cost of following Christ. Following Christ...

Kingdom of God: Banquet

Intro: Summarize first 6 observations. Title: All I Really Need to Know About Kingdom Living I Learned in Kindergarten Read Title and Kindergartner piece. Robert Fulghum – writer of “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten.”  Robert...

Kingdom of God: Forcefully Entering

Intro: Summarize first 3 points Part I: When did the kingdom of God begin, what is the kingdom of God, how do I enter the kingdom of God? 1. The kingdom of God is near – that’s what Jesus announces during his earthly ministry.  The kingdom is not quite...

Kingdom of God: A Lifelong Journey

Last week we covered Acts 1.  Verse for today is Acts 1:3 – 3After his suffering, he showed himself to these men and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God. Q1: What are...