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When Jesus launched His public ministry in Mark 1:15, He didn’t say, “Come to church on Sunday.” He declared: “The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent and believe in the gospel.”

Kingdom. Not church. Kingdom.

Here’s what should arrest our attention: Jesus mentioned “church” exactly twice in the Gospels. He spoke about the kingdom o…