Jesus came to usher in the Kingdom of God. But it was not the kind of Kingdom anyone expected. Or for that matter, it wasn’t what the religious people wanted. They had in mind the kind of Kingdom and the kind of King they wanted, and this wasn’t it. But God loves us and knows exactly what we need, and Jesus embodied all of it. As he announced the Kingdom of God, it angered powerful people and he ended up dying a sacrificial death on the cross. But in three days he fulfilled his own prediction—he came back to life under his own power, and declared death and sin defeated! He proved that his Kingdom HAS come, and it is an everlasting Kingdom that knows no end. YOU are invited to belong. The Kingdom has come for you.

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It used to be that you were born to a certain state and status, and that could never change. But when the new King arrived, he taught us that everything we have is a stewardship. Our wealth, resources, intelligence, influence—everything we have is for everyone. We are NOT the Kingdom of the world. We are the Kingdom of God and of his Christ! We belong to a Kingdom where the King washes feet!

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