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Kingdom of God

How Is Jesus Your Perfect Prophet, Priest, and King?

By Ayrian Yasar / February 19, 2024

The imperfect prophets, priests, and kings of the Old Testament pointed forward to Jesus. How is Jesus the perfect Prophet, the perfect Priest, and the perfect King on behalf of all who trust in him alone for salvation?

The Christian’s Dual Citizenship: When the Ethics of Heaven and Earth Collide

By Wes Van Fleet / June 21, 2022

In the first century Christians were not treated as well as Roman citizens. Where Rome demanded allegiance through aggression and superiority, followers of Jesus both then and today depend on a power that comes from the Sovereign King himself.

A Holy Tension: Responding to Failed Expectations in the Already and Not Yet

By Christina Fox / May 6, 2022

We live in a broken and fallen world where life is disappointing. It often doesn’t “work” or go as planned. We sin and are sinned against. How should Christians respond to failed expectations in this already/not-yet time in history?

Why Nothing Will Stop Jesus from Building His Church

By Campbell Markham / October 29, 2021

Jesus is building his church at exactly the rate he wants it to be built—not one person faster or slower. Hell has not slowed the construction by even a second. Here’s why there’s no need to fear for the future of Jesus’ church.

Do You Have Resurrection Courage?

By Wes Van Fleet / January 22, 2021

Where the reality of death confronts us is also where resurrection hope is to be proclaimed. If Jesus returned today, would he find us sitting on the treasure he entrusted to us?

“Are You Not Entertained?” The Pseudo-Kingdom Versus the Kingdom of God

By Wes Van Fleet / September 19, 2020

Many men today from their late teens into their mid and late twenties have settled for a pseudo-kingdom rather than the kingdom of God. What is this pseudo-kingdom?

The Kingdom of God Is at Your Fingertips—the Vocation of Motherhood

By Erica Chase / May 8, 2019

One Sunday morning I remember being encouraged from the pulpit to be “kingdomly minded.” Hmm, it sounded good—but also a little grandiose. What was I doing as a mother to further the kingdom of God?

Do the Lies of the World Taste Sweet to You?

By Simona Gorton / January 22, 2019

Even as Christians we can taste and swallow the lies of the world and think them a little sweet. Are you being pushed by the past or pulled by the future?

Heaven Bound: 2 Important Things to Remember to Develop an Eternal Mind-Set

By Jim Richman / July 2, 2018

Most of us have probably experienced the emotional high of finding a new “love” or the breathtaking vistas that nature can provide. Yet, such earthly things fall short of how sweet and good heaven actually is. Here are two things to which we cling as Christians concerning heaven.