The Story of the Kingdom of God: Kingdom Come

What will happen when we die? What is this world coming to? Will there be justice? Is there hope beyond this life?

These are our deepest questions, but no one can answer them through experience or experiment. These truths have to be revealed to us.

This week, we talked about how God has revealed the answers to these questions...

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The Story of God's Kingdom: Our Present Purpose

God has lavished his love on us by calling us the sons and daughters of God. He did not do this just so that we would bury the blessing. As a new humanity, we are called to the same purpose as Adam and Eve, to be fruitful, fill the earth, and bring in God's Kingdom.

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Story of God's Kingdom: Our Present Reality

Jesus sitting triumphantly at the right hand of God... once-for-all atonement... access to the throne of God... the very presence of God dwelling within us... the temple re-built as the church... This present reality causes a drastic shift in our focus. We can no longer have a temple "come-and-see" mentality. The house of God is not a building. It is a people on the move, working by God's power to bring his kingdom to the world.

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The Story of the Kingdom of God: The Arrival of the Kingdom

Jesus changes everything.

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The Story of the Kingdom of God: Departure

After the height of Israel's glory, the moment when the Presence of God filled the Solomon's temple at its dedication, the people's spiritual condition deteriorated with the temple, until the Spirit departed and the temple was destroyed. What causes this deterioration? What causes God's Spirit to depart from a people? What hope did the prophets bring during this dark time?

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The Story of the Kingdom of God: A Place

God promised Abraham to give him a homeland. In that land, God promised to put his name on a place that would bear witness to the nations, teaching the world about the identity and the mission of God. This week we looked at the temple and how it bears witness to us and teaches us about our own destination and purpose.

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The Story of the Kingdom of God, part 3: The Presence

After God allows his people to "grow up" in the hardship of Egypt, the Exodus brings the next movement in the kingdom of God: a people among whom the presence of God resides.

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The Story of the Kingdom of God: A People

God is always the same, but he is always moving, too. God started our redemption story by calling Abram and telling him to move. Will you join the movement of God?

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Easter Sunday Message: The Beginning

This Easter, to understand what the resurrection of Jesus really means, we went back to the beginning. We were created with an identity and a mission. These were marred by sin, but they are restored in Jesus.

The Story of the Kingdom of God, part 1: The Beginning

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