SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY

Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya

Jesus and the

Kingdom of God
Prepared by: Laurice Kaye P. Laguinday, LPT
CHRISTIAN FAITH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Context: “Standing Out”
Among the teachers you encountered
since you started going to school, who
stand out? What made that teacher
different from the rest of the teachers you
encountered?

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 Inspired Word: Luke 4: 31-44
This biblical passage talks about Jesus teaching
and healing, driving evil spirits after his temptation
in the desert. All his teaching and healing are
directed to the fulfillment of the Kingdom of God
Jesus’ preaching, healing and table fellowship are
His continuous presence in our midst as we journey
through life.

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1. Jesus’ Preaching
Ministry

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✓ The teaching and preaching of
Jesus is centered on the Kingdom

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of God’s dynamic symbol of God’s
active presence among His people.
✓ Kingdom of God to Christ is all
blessings of salvation, a salvation of
God’s active presence within
people’s daily life liberating them
from the enslaving power of evil, for
loving service of their fellowmen. 5
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Christ’s typical method of
communicating his word
about the kingdom was by
telling stories, parables.

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A. THE WORD “PARABLE”...
✓ It is a transliteration of the Greek word
“parabole” means “to place beside, to cast
alongside”
✓ it “signifies a placing of one thing beside
another with a view to comparison”
Wiersbe’s description of a parable:
a. As “a story that places one thing beside
another for the purpose of teaching”
b. “It puts the known next to the unknown so that
we may learn”
✓ A parable can usually be identified by the use
of the word “like” - cf. Mt 13:31,33 8
B. AS USED IN THE NEW TESTAMENT, A PARABLE...
1. Is usually a story or narrative drawn from nature or
human circumstances
2. From which spiritual lessons can be made by
comparison
-- A common definition of a parable is “an earthly story
with a heavenly meaning”

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 2. THE PURPOSE OF THE PARABLES OF JESUS

THE PRIMARY PURPOSE WAS TO “CONCEAL” &

“REVEAL”
✓ Jesus began speaking in parables because of the hardness of
many people’s hearts (Mt 13:10-17)
✓ By resorting to parables, Jesus effectively separated the truth
seekers from the curiosity seekers!
✓ Jesus used parables to carry out Divine judgment(Mt 13:12)

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 THE KINGDOM OF GOD
1. The Kingdom is good news
2. The Kingdom of God does not ask for performance
3. The Kingdom is an end to power relationships
4. The Kingdom is offered to all
5. The Kingdom is both present and future.

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The Kingdom is good news

Katawan Kalooban Katauhan

Total well-being from

God- “salvation”

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The Kingdom of God does
not ask for performance

It does not put emphasis on

what we can do because it is a
gift from God. God makes the
Kingdom a reality.

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The Kingdom is an end to power relationships

It talks about the abolition of

rules, regulations,
structures, or systems that
promotes the use of power
and authority to oppress and
dominate others.

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The Kingdom is
offered to all
Jesus welcomed
those people rejected
by society because He
saw possibility of
change in these
people.

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The Kingdom is both present
and future.

As a Church, we are agents

of the Kingdom. Our mission:
to serve the cause of the
Kingdom.

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2. Jesus’ Healing
Ministry

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+ Jesus healed out of compassion
and concern for their wellbeing.
+ He was generous with His
ministry, not holding back His
power, not judging if someone
was “worthy” of healing, not
trying to discern the reason the
person was seeking His healing
powers.
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3. Jesus’ Table Fellowship 19
✓ At the time of Jesus, eating together was the
primary way of marking any significant event, both
social and religious Table.
✓ Table fellowship in Judaism was more than food In
the ancient world, to share the table with another
person was making a social statement about
yourself and about your guest

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 Table fellowship
symbolizes Christ’s
whole mission and
message of drawing all
into His Father’s
Kingdom It prefigures
the eternal banquet in
the Kingdom of God.

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The importance of this table fellowship in
Jesus’ ministry

1. The special importance among the early disciples

the “breaking of bread”(Lk 24 35 Acts 2 46)
2. the Lord’s prayer which Christ taught his disciples
It summarizes the ministry of Christ in terms of “
Abba”(Father), the Kingdom, bread, forgiveness
and the final test

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 “The number of
“followers” you have
does not make you
better than anyone else.
Hitler had millions,
Jesus had 12.”
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GROUP REPORTING
❖ Draw one specific theme of the Kingdom of God
using the different parable stories of Jesus.
❖ The group shall first identify a specific
theme/message about the Kingdom of God
after which, they shall select one parable that
will best capture the groups’ chosen theme.

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 CRITERIA DESCRIPTION TOTAL SCORE
POINTS
The type of presentation is appropriate for the topic and
ORGANIZATION audience. 10
(10) Information is presented in a logical sequence
Presentation appropriately cites requisite number of
references.
Presentation contains accurate information.
CONTENT Material included is relevant to the overall message/purpose. 15
(15) Appropriate amount of material is prepared, and points made
reflect well their relative importance.
There is an obvious conclusion summarizing the
presentation.

Speaker maintains good eye contact with the audience and is

PRESENTATION appropriately animated (e.g., gestures, moving around, etc.). 5
and DELIVERY Delivery is poised, controlled, and smooth.
(5) Length of presentation is within the assigned time limits and
information was well communicated.
TOTAL SCORE 30pts
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Thanks!
Any questions?
You can find me at:
+ @Laurice Kaye Puyoc Laguinday
+ liliavictorina@gmail.com

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