Both of these parables tell of a joy in finding peace with God. Both men, the one who stumbled upon the kingdom and the one who was seeking the kingdom, realize when they find it that it is the answer to their hopes and dreams. There is a tremendous value in becoming a true citizen of the kingdom of God. Read More | Comments
- Archives
-
October22nd
The Kingdom of Heaven-The Kingdom of God: Matthew 13:44 / Matthew 13:45, “The Parable of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl”
Posted in: Kingdom of Heaven
-
October9th
The Kingdom of Heaven-The Kingdom of God: “The The Authority of Scripture:The Secret Message of Jesus”
Posted in: Kingdom of Heaven
As I study Scripture, particularly the kingdom of heaven/kingdom of God, I started to see a message from Christ that is unlike what I was taught in Sunday school, yet was familiar (as I have read the Gospels many times). I would like to share with you some quotes from two authors. One is N.T. Wright (I also find it interesting that such a prolific and respected modern day theologian/scholar/historian have a name like "N.T." "Wright" , LOL).
The other is Brian McLaren. Read More | Comments -
September25th
The Kingdom of Heaven-The Kingdom of God: Matthew 13:33/Luke 13:20, “The Parable of the Leaven”
Posted in: Kingdom of Heaven
As the parable of the mustard seed addresses the extent of the kingdom’s growth, this parable concerns the power and process of its growth. Like leaven working its way through the dough, the kingdom message spread across the entire world. In the Bible, yeast is often used to symbolize evil. However, I believe here, just as in the parable of the mustard seed, that the leaven represents the mighty kingdom that everyone expected would come from apparently obscure beginnings—Jesus and the disciples. Read More | Comments -
September24th
The Kingdom of Heaven-The Kingdom of God: Matthew 13:31/Mark 4:30/Luke 13:18, “The Parable of the Mustard Seed”
Posted in: Kingdom of Heaven
While the mustard seed is indeed not the smallest of seeds, it was one of the smallest planted by people in the time of Jesus. The mustard seed was also frequently used in rabbinic proverbs to designate the smallest of things. In using the mustard seed, Jesus would be using something that they would understand well. No other seed so small produced such a large plant. Read More | Comments -
September12th
The kingdom of heaven/kingdom of God is growing and thriving alongside a world of evil, and that there will be an “end of the age” at some point in the future and angels will cast out everything that causes sin and all who do evil. Jesus goes on to explain in Matthew 13:39 that “the enemy who sows them [the weeds] is the devil”. The Greek word here is “diabolos“, meaning the “devil”, “false accuser”, “slanderer”. These next parts of this study are all parables that Jesus told about the kingdom of heaven/kingdom of God. Read More | Comments -
August23rd
The Kingdom of Heaven: Matthew 12:28 / Luke 11:20 “A House Divided Cannot Stand”
Posted in: Kingdom of Heaven
The Jewish people were expecting the Kingdom of God to come with a mighty military leader, but Jesus was a gentle and compassionate Servant. What Jesus is saying is that the real enemy to be conquered was not the Romans but Satan. That fact that Jesus was casting out demons by His own authority revealed that the kingdom of God had begun. Read More | Comments -
May31st
By seeking the Kingdom first, Jesus tells us to seek Him, to seek God first in our life. He, in turn, will provide for our needs. As Lord and Creator, he wants to help provide what you need as well as guide how you use what He provides. The Kingdom is a place that is close to God, close to Jesus. It is a place where God desires us to be. In this next look at what Jesus says about the kingdom of heaven/the kingdom of God, we will look at the same story as told in Matthew 6:25-34 and Luke 12:22-31. Let’s look first at the Gospel of Matthew. Read More | Comments -
May31st
The Kingdom of Heaven: Matthew 11:11-12 / Luke 7:28, “John the Baptist Sends Messengers to Jesus”
Posted in: Kingdom of Heaven
The greatest in the kingdom, are those who know and follow Christ. It is those who follow Christ that witness the kingdom’s reality. There is more to the kingdom than just believing……we must follow and do. God’s wisdom is seen in Jesus’ deeds and His teaching. Matthew 11:11-12 are part of the story of John the Baptist sending a messenger to Jesus. In order to understand these verses we must look at them in context. Read More | Comments -
April20th
When I began this journey, I wanted to put these two phrases that were the core of Jesus’ teaching in a box. I soon started to see that this would not be so easy a journey, but that it would be a journey that led from one place to another. The journey of understanding “the kingdom of heaven/Kingdom of God” really starts with what this phrase would mean to the average “Jew or Hebrew on the street”…..and it ends with Jesus.Let’s take a look at what these words, this thought, this phrase– “kingdom of Heaven/kingdom of God” –would mean to the average Jew when they heard it. Why the Jews? Because Jesus and His disciples were Jews. Because God clearly chose Israel to carry His message. Context is always important. Read More | Comments
-
March29th
The Kingdom of Heaven: Matthew 13:11/Mark 4:11/Luke 8:10, “The Purpose of Parables”
Posted in: Kingdom of Heaven
Here we have three Scriptures of the same scene, the scene of Jesus telling the disciples the purpose of parables. As I would expect, Matthew uses “the kingdom of heaven” language and both Mark and Luke use “the kingdom of God”. Again, pointing to the fact that both the kingdom of heaven and the kingdom of God are one and the same.Let’s look closer at Jesus teaching the disciples the purpose of parables. In context, we will be looking at the following Scriptures: Matthew 13:10-17, Mark 4:10-12 and Luke 8:9-10. Read More | Comments
Customize the Bible Version you want to use at LaleoCafe
