1. Welcome to

3. KINGDOM

4. WORD STUDY (Basileia) occurs over 160 times in NT
The reign of a sovereign
Kingdom of God
Kingdom of Heaven
Kingdom of Christ (the church)

5. CENTRAL THEME IN N.T. First Sermon in N.T. – Matt. 3:2
Jesus ended speaking about it – Acts 1:3
Paul continued it – Acts 19:8
Hebrews 12:28
James 2:5

6. THE TEACHINGS OF JESUS MATTHEW 5:3; 6:33; 12:28; 13:11; 19:24
MARK 14:25
LUKE 4:43
LUKE 10:9,11

7. OUR RESPONSIBILITY The Kingdom must be communicated – Matthew 24:14
The Kingdom requires commitment, obedience and preparation – Matt. 25: 1-13
The Kingdom is costly – Matthew 13:44-46