1. The Kingdom now and not yet…. The Expected Kingdom… Jesus as King of the Kingdom The Kingdom of God

2. like? What is the

3. The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because He has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour. Luke Ch 4: 18 -19 19

4. like? What is the Matthew Ch 13

5. Jesus was the mender of broken lives Jesus still is the mender of broken lives

6. Jesus spoke in Parables… Greek word ‘  ’ ‘Parabole’ Meaning: Placing alongside A comparison An illustration Matthew 13

7. Matthew 13: 3-9 The Parable of the Sower How the Kingdom begins – We come into the Kingdom with a change of heart and start our Kingdom life with Jesus The seed is the ‘Word of God’ Jesus is the Word of God John 1 ‘In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God’ Soil Heart different responses to the seed/Jesus

8. Some seed fell on the path and the birds came and ate it up v4 Some fell on rocky places…. When the sun came up the plants were scorched and they withered v 5 & 6

9. Other seed fell among thorns which grew up and choked the plants v 7 Still other seed fell on good soil, where It produced a good crop v7

10. The Kingdom of God is like… A Mustard Seed v31 Yeast v33

11. ‘We walk by faith not sight…’ 2 Corinthians 5:7

12. Hidden Treasure v44 Pearl of great price v45

13. We’re calling out on our knees Desperate Lord for You to be, In our cities in our streets Lifted high for all to see We won’t stay silent anymore