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Kingdom of God
› A Kingdom where God is the king
God reigns
› An “Ideal State”:
No tears, No deaths, No sorrow, No pain, etc
› Explained via many parables by Jesus
There will be judgment (Parable of Weeds)
Day and hours unknown (Parable of Ten Virgins), etc
› Many other definitions…
Often the views are different
› What is your own definition??
Kingdom of God on Earth…
› Is there a Kingdom of God on Earth now??
› Or is it only after 2nd coming of Jesus/End of Age
› In Lord’s Prayer, we say:
Your kingdom come,
Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven…
› NIV Bible Commentary:
Kingdom of God is already here (e.g. Matthew 3:2),
But it is on progress to come more and more completely until its
full and final perfection…
› If it is on progress, should we stand still/do nothing??
Poverty Oppression
Poor Education Corruption
Disasters War Injustice
Malnutrition
Famine
Global Warming
Man Don’t Fear God Disease
Many Others…
Outline for today’s fellowship:
What the Bible said about “these issues”??
The past/current works for actualizing
Kingdom of God on earth…
Discussion about our possible roles…
› Mostly on humanitarian acts which emerge as our act of love
› The call for mission is embedded inside these acts
› PS: we will discuss mission in the next quarter (Jan-Mar 2007).
Wrap-ups and intercessory prayers
Our Father in heaven,
Hallowed be your name,
Your kingdom come,
Your will be done
On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our debts,
As we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from the evil one.
For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever.
Amen
Our desire is not that others might be relieved while you are hard pressed, but that
there might be equality.
At the present time your plenty will supply what they need,
So that in turn their plenty will supply what you need.
Then there will be equality,
As it is written:
› He who gathered much did not have too much,
› and he who gathered little did not have too little”
A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho,…
when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. A priest happened to be
going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him,
passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. He went to him
and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn and took care of him. The next day
he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper. 'Look after him,' he said, 'and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense
you may have.’
Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the
hands of robbers?“
The expert in the law replied,
› "The one who had mercy on him.“
Jesus told him,
› "Go and do likewise.”
› Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: