A Friday morning in Jerusalem: a bored Pilate on his seat, and before him a beaten carpenter from Nazareth speaking of a kingdom unlike anything the Roman governor knows. This message follows the words “my kingdom is not of this world” (John 18) and shows why the church has always lost whenever it tried to build God’s kingdom the way the kingdoms of this world are built. The parables of the mustard seed, the leaven and the wedding feast reveal a kingdom that begins with small, unremarkable things and yet permeates everything. Listen, and see where the real battle for that kingdom is fought today, it is not where you would look for it.
A Kingdom Not of This World
The Last King, the Last Kingdom
Since the dawn of history, kingdoms have risen and fallen. The old were replaced by the new. Each successive kingdom believed it would be able to avoid the mistakes of its predecessors. Rulers sought to go down in the annals of history, hoping that their descendants would cement their legacy and make their fathers’ names famous for all time. However, time is not a loyal companion to history. It is a ruthless judge who condemns both the great and the small to decay, defeat, and oblivion. Such is the fate of every kingdom. And every king. Except for one…
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