Poetry

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Jesus understood that his message of the Kingdom was
Going to bring him trouble (Luke 18:31-32)--
However, he spoke of it constantly
HIS HEAVENLY FATHER gave HIM this MESSAGE--
It was the message of the KINGDOM

Rome would not accept any other kingdom
Today many will also not accept any other kingdom
The Jewish religious leaders found it threatening to the status quo--
Some of His own people found it dangerous--
Today some of our own friends and family members will find it dangerous
However, we must continue with the message of the KINGDOM
After HIS RESURRECTION, Jesus placed God’s Kingdom
In the hands of his disciples (Acts 1:1-8) and
Told them to take it to the ends of the earth--

"The word 'kingdom' is found fifty-five times in Matthew; twenty times in Mark, forty-six times in Luke and five times in John. When allowance is made for the use of the word to refer to secular kingdoms and for parallel verses of the same sayings of Jesus, the phrase 'the kingdom of God' and equivalent expressions (e.g., 'Kingdom of heaven,' 'his kingdom') occurs about eighty times . . . These statistics show the great importance of the concept in the teachings of Jesus . . . There can, therefore, be little doubt that the phrase 'the kingdom of God' expresses the main theme of His teaching" (Vol. III, Zondervan, Grand Rapids, 1976, p. 804).

Jesus understood that his message of the Kingdom was
Going to bring him trouble (Luke 18:31-32)--
However, he spoke of it constantly
HIS HEAVENLY FATHER gave HIM this MESSAGE--
It was the message of the KINGDOM

Today many other messages have replaced the
Message of the KINGDOM e.g. the message of prosperity, etc.

Let us get back to the real message!

Mark Frank

Copyright 2010

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