Hello all! Our last speaker had us come up with a 10 minute sermon on the Kingdom of God, focusing on a parable from Matthew 13. It was a challenge but I know we all learned from it. I was taken away by what everyone else shared.
These are my notes from what I spoke on...
The Kingdom of God is of past, present, and future since God is.
Being in the kingdom of God means being under His complete control and authority.
All kings, rulers, govts will fade away but God will remain.
It is not of this world. It also involves taking up the cross daily.
The parable of the weeds
To me this parable is pretty straight forward. The wheat represents the children of God and the weeds are the people which the enemy sows. It speaks on the end times- the children of God will be taken up into the barn (heaven).
In the world however things are not this clear. We have to seek God for heavenly wisdom and knowledge versus the "wisdom" that the world tells us. It's hard to distinguish what is from the enemy and what is from God. From the time we are born we have the enemy telling us lies; confusing our identity in God.
Some people may not know that they are wheat. They may believe they are just weeds among weeds and not understand how great they are in God.
That is where Jesus comes in. He reveals who we are. He is our connection to our Father.
And when we completely trust in Him, he protects us from anything.
God is the only one who can make us grow. We are God's field.
If you're not with Jesus than you're against Him. The kingdom is a battle but good news is that Jesus will fight for you if you trust. His burden is light.
The kingdom of God can be a confusing, especially when reading the parables. A common thread throughout all the sermons was that being in the kingdom is about
-knowing who you are (a child of God hidden in Jesus)
-keeping Jesus at the center of your life, continuing to seek Him
-walking in the spirit and being in a relationship with God
In the end it's all about Jesus. It's all about His love.
These are my notes from what I spoke on...
The Kingdom of God is of past, present, and future since God is.
Being in the kingdom of God means being under His complete control and authority.
All kings, rulers, govts will fade away but God will remain.
It is not of this world. It also involves taking up the cross daily.
The parable of the weeds
To me this parable is pretty straight forward. The wheat represents the children of God and the weeds are the people which the enemy sows. It speaks on the end times- the children of God will be taken up into the barn (heaven).
In the world however things are not this clear. We have to seek God for heavenly wisdom and knowledge versus the "wisdom" that the world tells us. It's hard to distinguish what is from the enemy and what is from God. From the time we are born we have the enemy telling us lies; confusing our identity in God.
Some people may not know that they are wheat. They may believe they are just weeds among weeds and not understand how great they are in God.
That is where Jesus comes in. He reveals who we are. He is our connection to our Father.
And when we completely trust in Him, he protects us from anything.
God is the only one who can make us grow. We are God's field.
If you're not with Jesus than you're against Him. The kingdom is a battle but good news is that Jesus will fight for you if you trust. His burden is light.
The kingdom of God can be a confusing, especially when reading the parables. A common thread throughout all the sermons was that being in the kingdom is about
-knowing who you are (a child of God hidden in Jesus)
-keeping Jesus at the center of your life, continuing to seek Him
-walking in the spirit and being in a relationship with God
In the end it's all about Jesus. It's all about His love.
I enjoyed reading the entire blog thank you for sharing your inner perspective with us!
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