Pastor Taylor Shippy - Matthew 13:31-33; Luke 13:18-21
On seemingly numerous occasions we find Jesus preaching in the Gospels about the Kingdom of God. You could make the argument that this was Jesus’ primary message as He inaugurated His ministry with it: “The Kingdom of God is near…” (Mk 1:15; cf. Matt 4:17).
However, without fail, Jesus seemed to always frustrate the expectations of those around Him about the Kingdom. Jesus never doubted or refuted that some of what they said was true; rather, He simply and deliberately talked differently about the Kingdom than they did, and He invited them to see the Kingdom His way. And perhaps this morning He is inviting us to see the Kingdom from His perspective too?
