1. To be in God's kingdom, we must be personally related to God's King Jesus.

2. To be in God's future kingdom, we must faithfully await its consummation when Jesus returns in glory to judge everyone.

a. To be in God's future kingdom requires patient endurance in the present.

b. To be in God's future kingdom requires discernment in the present.

Let's open our Bibles to Luke 17:20-37.