Category Archives: Kingdom of God

The Kingdom of God is Like Attending a Banquet

Posted on December 10, 2018 by

Do you like banquets? Jesus did. It is amazing how many stories we have of Jesus eating with people or talking about eating. And he was sometimes criticized for not being choosy enough about whom he ate with. Banquets were … Continue reading →

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The Kingdom of God is Like… (7 Short, Informative Kingdom Parables)

Posted on December 4, 2018 by

The concept of the kingdom of God was very important to Jesus, and he told a number of parables about the kingdom to help his followers understand it better. I am so glad he did that! Matthew 13 is a … Continue reading →

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2 Parables of the Kingdom from Planting

Posted on November 26, 2018 by

For many (perhaps most) of us the concept of the kingdom of God is very unclear. What is the kingdom of God? What is our relationship to it? And what do we know about it? We discussed the first two … Continue reading →

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How Do We Become Part of the Kingdom of God?

Posted on November 19, 2018 by

The kingdom of God appears early in the gospels. Matthew 3 reports that: John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” Remember that the ‘kingdom of heaven’ … Continue reading →

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Heaven, the Kingdom of Heaven, and the Kingdom of God

Posted on November 12, 2018 by

Some seem to think that the kingdom of heaven is the same as heaven, but it isn’t. The kingdom of heaven is actually another term for the kingdom of God. Some years ago, I read an author who said that … Continue reading →

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What Is Heaven and Where Is It?

Posted on November 5, 2018 by

What do you imagine when you think about heaven? Wings and halos? Sitting around on clouds? Playing harps? Pearly gates and streets of gold? Where is heaven anyway? Is heaven the place we go to when we die? The NIV … Continue reading →

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3 Reasons Why Loving Others is Not All There Is to Following Jesus

Posted on June 26, 2017 by

In recent years the idea that loving others is the essence of following Jesus has exploded. And this is a good thing! It runs counter to the view that following Jesus means embracing harmful beliefs like angry god, inerrancy, legalism, … Continue reading →

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