Why I preach the Kingdom

By “kingdom” I mean the rule of God over all creation. This includes understanding that the church is not the entire kingdom, but is only in the kingdom as its primary agent of proclamation and application. My eyes were opened in 1995 when I went from a dispensational belief system to the kingdom message. As [...]

Bridging the Sunday – Monday gap

By Derek Brown For many Christians the highlight of their week is the Sunday service. Sadly many believe this is where the Kingdom of God is primarily expressed. Ministry is confined to that which is done within the church. This is demonstrated in the true story of a young lawyer who was asked what her [...]

Your Kingdom come

by Ric Benson The fundamental purpose of the Christian church, and therefore every local Christian congregation, is to work with God in the realization of His kingdom. It is the kingdom of God that powerfully and predominantly lies at the heart of the teaching, life and action of the Lord Jesus and it is this [...]

What do YOU think of when you hear the words “The Kingdom of God”?

by Richard Brown “Please Consider…”   For your own sake please reconsider the Kingdom Hebrews 12:25-28 What are you holding on to? What are your foundations? 7 Parables in Matthew 13   Sower (4 soils) Wheat & Weeds Mustard Seed Yeast Hidden Treasure Pearl The Net No other subject gets this sort of coverage!   [...]

8 Statements about the Kingdom of God

It is the kingdom of God that lies at the heart of the teaching, life and action of Jesus and it is the kingdom that pervades his parables, miracles and passion. Sadly it would be true to say the church has lost this message. Most Christians think the Kingdom of God is something which will [...]

The Kingdom of God and Rove McManus

  by Colin Stoodley Have you ever heard people speak of the Kingdom of God? This is not the time to explain it in full, but Jesus spoke about it all the time. He was always telling stories to try and explain what it looked like? I’ve been wondering what He’d say now if He [...]

Spheres of Kingdom Life

by Graham Buxton 1. Celebrating Life – my new book – has everything to do with affirming the goodness of God’s creation and of human life, including the myriad different ways in which human beings express that life in contemporary society, whether in poetry and politics, in movies and management, or in sculpture and science [...]

The Contours of the Kingdom of God

by Graham Buxton 1. Open with a brief biblical understanding of the Kingdom of God – Jewish ideas. 2. Three great truths about the Kingdom of God that are disclosed in Jesus Christ: The coming of the Kingdom in advance of its full and final manifestation – the Kingdom is both now and not-yet. The [...]

What is God’s plan to produce the Kingdom on earth

by Derek Brown Let’s go to Matthew chapter 13 which contains some of the key kingdom parables that Jesus taught. Let me reiterate – Jesus was living and demonstrating the Kingdom in the way He lived his life. He used the parables to explain why he did what he did – one of the key [...]

How can we reduce the Kingdom

How can we reduce the Kingdom? by Derek Brown   To reduce the Kingdom means to replace it with something less than what it is. It doesn’t mean we reject the Kingdom but rather that we replace it with something we feel more comfortable with. Lets consider some examples. 1. Making the Kingdom of God [...]