kingdom of God – Page 6 – A Thimble-full of Theology for Daily Living

Be Ready – Matthew 24:36-51

CBS television network describes its show “Undercover Boss” as “a reality series that follows high-level executives as they slip anonymously into the rank-and-file of their own organizations.

Abomination of Desolation – Matthew 24:15-28

I know a precious believer who suffered great anxiety and fear whenever he heard a sermon about the end times and the suffering that will take place. The descriptions that Jesus gives in Matthew of the

Cold Love – Matthew 24:1-14

The 2018 news story read, “A man who crashed his car Thursday night attacked at least five people, including two children, who stopped to help him before a Cuyahoga County sheriff’s deputy

Marriage in the Kingdom – Matthew 22:22-33

Have you considered why it is that there will be no marriage in the kingdom? Or how that will affect your relationship to your spouse, assuming you and your spouse will both be in the kingdom? This has

Clout – Matthew 22:1-14

A Forbes magazine contributor talks about digital world Klout. “Klout is the brainchild of a San Franciso-based startup that aggregates your following, the number of times you are re-Tweeted or

Overturning Tables – Matthew 21:12-17

I clearly remember as a child watching on TV the news reports about Martin Luther King Jr. and other African Americans peacefully demonstrating and, of course, the police challenging them, shooting water

Triumphal Entry – Matthew 21:1-11

What would you have felt if you had been a resident of Jerusalem and this man Jesus came riding through the street on a donkey? Would you have joined the throng who shouted Hosanna? Would you have been

Servant Leadership – Matthew 20:17-28

Robert K. Greenleaf coined a phrase, ‘servant leadership,’ in a 1970 essay called The Servant as Leader, and described the servant-leader as a “servant first… It begins with the natural

Divine Generosity – Matthew 20:1-16

The rich young ruler (Matthew 19) had given much thought to how to acquire eternal life but upon seeking help from Jesus he refused to accept Jesus’ answer and walked away unbelieving. The thief

Little Children – Matthew 19:13-15

When Joe was doing his outreach phase of Youth With a Mission’s discipleship training school in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, he kept noticing children sleeping on the street, trying to sell things on the

Forgiving the Unforgivable – Matthew 18:21-35

She worked for me, as did the other fellow in our area of work, and she wanted the position I was abdicating, but I felt the other guy was better equipped to do it so I chose him. She got angry with me,

Listen to Jesus – Matthew 17:1-13

I was talking with a friend about our mission trip experiences and I recalled a trip I had made to Ecuador, where we were doing house-to-house evangelism using the Evangecube. We came to one house and

Power to Minister – Matthew 14:1-21

I have had the privilege of becoming aware of hundreds and hundreds of ministries around the world started by virtual nobodies who are nevertheless children of the Living God. In places you would never

The Kingdom Scribe – Matthew 13:51-58

I love the book of Hebrews. One of the things I love most about it is seeing the brilliant way the author (whoever he may be) handles the Old Testament scriptures and communicates the gospel message through

Unimaginable Value – Matthew 13:36-50

The value of something is dependent on several factors: rarity, ability to get you something of worth, the “in” factor. We often attach a monetary factor to it. But as C. S. Lewis said, “All

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