Today I did the last Bible lesson for this year. We shall continue with a new series in January 2012.
The last two Sundays our theme was on the Kingdom of God. Centuries prior to the coming of Jesus to earth to live as a man, the Jews were thinking of a Messiah who would one day come and overthrow their enemies and set up His kingdom on earth.
Sadly after being with Jesus for three years, his disciples were still vague about the Kingdom. The disciples asked Jesus a question in Acts 1:6 regarding the restoration of the kingdom of Israel.
It is the kingdom of God when members live out the teachings of Christ in their lives. The kingdom of God is peace, justice and love. "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself." Luke 10: 27
We quite often pray using the prayer Jesus taught us and we say, "Your Kingdom some." We are asking for His help to live out the values of His Kingdom. In His sermon on the Mount the Lord gives us wise counsel to engage in Kingdom living.
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