What's the Kingdom of God Like?
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Luke 13:18 Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it? 19 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it. 20 And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God? 21 It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
To begin with Brothers and sisters, Christian Friends, Well Wishers and Saints of God the Good Lord gave me a compelling, convincing doctrinal construct to share with us today. To fix, framed and funnel this text look at Luke 13:1. The bible tells us that Pilate had violently, vehemently, viciously killed innocent Jews who were opposed the image of Caesar that he had erected. Pilate was cruel, dirty, rotten, and low down. And Pilate didn’t care nothing about the Jews religion. Pilate hired mercenaries to infiltrate the Jewish crowd of protesters and kill them for speaking against Caesar.
To begin with Brothers and sisters, Christian Friends, Well Wishers and Saints of God the Good Lord gave me a compelling, convincing doctrinal construct to share with us today. To fix, framed and funnel this text look at Luke 13:1. The bible tells us that Pilate had violently, vehemently, viciously killed innocent Jews who were opposed the image of Caesar that he had erected. Pilate was cruel, dirty, rotten, and low down. And Pilate didn’t care nothing about the Jews religion. Pilate hired mercenaries to infiltrate the Jewish crowd of protesters and kill them for speaking against Caesar.
And the crowd asked Jesus to address the issue. and Jesus gave a two fold answer to verses Luke 13:2 Jesus answered, “Do you think this happened to them because they were more sinful than all others from Galilee? 3 No, I tell you. But unless you change your hearts and lives, you will be destroyed as they were! 4 What about those eighteen people who died when the tower of Siloam fell on them? Do you think they were more sinful than all the others who live in Jerusalem? 5 No, I tell you. But unless you change your hearts and lives, you will all be destroyed too!”
And the crowd asked Jesus to address the issue. and Jesus gave a two fold answer to verses Luke 13:2 Jesus answered, “Do you think this happened to them because they were more sinful than all others from Galilee? 3 No, I tell you. But unless you change your hearts and lives, you will be destroyed as they were! 4 What about those eighteen people who died when the tower of Siloam fell on them? Do you think they were more sinful than all the others who live in Jerusalem? 5 No, I tell you. But unless you change your hearts and lives, you will all be destroyed too!”
The General consensus is simple. Jesus Didn’t just knee jerk because of a controversial question that was asked of Him” Jesus said in essence
The General consensus is simple. Jesus Didn’t just knee jerk because of a controversial question that was asked of Him” Jesus said in essence
1. My intellectual Psychoanalytical mind knows better than to condemn the Political structure of the Roman Empire in a public setting, So he wouldn’t say that Pilate was wrong and so Jesus shifted the conversation back to the ones bringing Him a bone about Pilate. My momo say watch the dog that brings you a bone because that same dog will carry a bone on you too.
1. My intellectual Psychoanalytical mind knows better than to condemn the Political structure of the Roman Empire in a public setting, So he wouldn’t say that Pilate was wrong and so Jesus shifted the conversation back to the ones bringing Him a bone about Pilate. My momo say watch the dog that brings you a bone because that same dog will carry a bone on you too.
2. Jesus in essence said you’ll problem is you’re trying to play God, so Don’t try to play God, Don’t try to be the Judge and jury. because God is the only Righteous God and Furthermore if God does reward people like you’re saying then you’d better get your own live in order and Repent!!! Because Repentance is a change of Mind. and The question is not, “Why did these people die?” but, “What right do you have to live?” Because None of us are sinless., so we all better get prepared. TMP
2. Jesus in essence said you’ll problem is you’re trying to play God, so Don’t try to play God, Don’t try to be the Judge and jury. because God is the only Righteous God and Furthermore if God does reward people like you’re saying then you’d better get your own live in order and Repent!!! Because Repentance is a change of Mind. and The question is not, “Why did these people die?” but, “What right do you have to live?” Because None of us are sinless., so we all better get prepared. TMP
The second thing is in Luke 13:6 Jesus told this story: “A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard. He came looking for some fruit on the tree, but he found none. 7 So the man said to his gardener, ‘I have been looking for fruit on this tree for three years, but I never find any. Cut it down. Why should it waste the ground?’ 8 But the servant answered, ‘Master, let the tree have one more year to produce fruit. Let me dig up the dirt around it and put on some fertilizer. 9 If the tree produces fruit next year, good. But if not, you can cut it down.’
The second thing is in Luke 13:6 Jesus told this story: “A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard. He came looking for some fruit on the tree, but he found none. 7 So the man said to his gardener, ‘I have been looking for fruit on this tree for three years, but I never find any. Cut it down. Why should it waste the ground?’ 8 But the servant answered, ‘Master, let the tree have one more year to produce fruit. Let me dig up the dirt around it and put on some fertilizer. 9 If the tree produces fruit next year, good. But if not, you can cut it down.’
There are a few nuggets to extract from this text.The parable in this Luke 13 text has an application to individuals, to the nation of Israel and for the Christian Community in 2023.
There are a few nuggets to extract from this text.The parable in this Luke 13 text has an application to individuals, to the nation of Israel and for the Christian Community in 2023.
1. God is gracious and long-suffering toward people and is constantly encouraging us to repent and bear fruit.
1. God is gracious and long-suffering toward people and is constantly encouraging us to repent and bear fruit.
2. God has had every right to cut us down when we are not producing good fruit, But His grace and mercy, has spared us from a low bottom hell.
2. God has had every right to cut us down when we are not producing good fruit, But His grace and mercy, has spared us from a low bottom hell.
“Because, the fig tree in the text has been there longer than the 3 years. Yeah 3x Because in Accordance to Leviticus 19:23–25, fruit from newly planted trees was not eaten for the first three years, and in the fourth year the crops belonged to the Lord. And so the 4 years plus the 3 that Jesus is talking about makes this tree 7 years old, 2X and hasn’t produce any fruit meet for Repentance. TMP
“Because, the fig tree in the text has been there longer than the 3 years. Yeah 3x Because in Accordance to Leviticus 19:23–25, fruit from newly planted trees was not eaten for the first three years, and in the fourth year the crops belonged to the Lord. And so the 4 years plus the 3 that Jesus is talking about makes this tree 7 years old, 2X and hasn’t produce any fruit meet for Repentance. TMP
The third thing is that Jesus is in the Jewish synagogue and there was a poor woman who had been cripple for 18 long years. The bible say she was bent over and couldn’t straighten up. Lord have mercy. It was the Sabbath Day. In verse 12 Jesus called her to Him and healed her and said Woman thou art Loosed from thine infirmity right there in the Jewish synagogue in front of everybody and it was shouting in the camp.
The third thing is that Jesus is in the Jewish synagogue and there was a poor woman who had been cripple for 18 long years. The bible say she was bent over and couldn’t straighten up. Lord have mercy. It was the Sabbath Day. In verse 12 Jesus called her to Him and healed her and said Woman thou art Loosed from thine infirmity right there in the Jewish synagogue in front of everybody and it was shouting in the camp.
But Jairus, the ruler of the synagogue along with his companions got upset with Jesus and had indignation towards Jesus. And Jesus said in essence hold up there “patna” You’re a hypocrite. A hypocrite is a stage actor that says one thing but does another. Jairus you’re a Hypocrite because you weren’t upset when I came to your house and raised your little daughter from the dead!!! Now you gon trip because I’ve healed a daughter of Abraham on the Sabbath Day in your Synagogue. Jairus, she’s been cripple for 18 years, man you tripping!!! you better go smell the stuff you shoveling. And after Jesus got them straight the bible says in Luke 13:17 And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.
But Jairus, the ruler of the synagogue along with his companions got upset with Jesus and had indignation towards Jesus. And Jesus said in essence hold up there “patna” You’re a hypocrite. A hypocrite is a stage actor that says one thing but does another. Jairus you’re a Hypocrite because you weren’t upset when I came to your house and raised your little daughter from the dead!!! Now you gon trip because I’ve healed a daughter of Abraham on the Sabbath Day in your Synagogue. Jairus, she’s been cripple for 18 years, man you tripping!!! you better go smell the stuff you shoveling. And after Jesus got them straight the bible says in Luke 13:17 And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.
Brothers and sisters sometimes the church can be so stuck in traditionalism, until we could be like “A clock that tells us what time it was.” Long story short they wanted to kill Jesus.
Brothers and sisters sometimes the church can be so stuck in traditionalism, until we could be like “A clock that tells us what time it was.” Long story short they wanted to kill Jesus.
Jesus puts forth another Parable more intense than the one before. In Luke 13:18 Then Jesus said, “What is God’s kingdom like? What can I compare it with? 19 It is like a mustard seed that a man plants in his garden. The seed grows and becomes a tree, and the wild birds build nests in its branches.” 20 Jesus said again, “What can I compare God’s kingdom with? 21 It is like yeast that a woman took and hid in a large tub of flour until it made all the dough rise.”
Jesus puts forth another Parable more intense than the one before. In Luke 13:18 Then Jesus said, “What is God’s kingdom like? What can I compare it with? 19 It is like a mustard seed that a man plants in his garden. The seed grows and becomes a tree, and the wild birds build nests in its branches.” 20 Jesus said again, “What can I compare God’s kingdom with? 21 It is like yeast that a woman took and hid in a large tub of flour until it made all the dough rise.”
Let’s unpack this powerful, potent, prophetic text. Brothers and sisters as I researched this text I found out new stuff . I found out that Jesus meant something different from what the easy normal interpretation would be. Hold on saints because it’s hard to hear.
Let’s unpack this powerful, potent, prophetic text. Brothers and sisters as I researched this text I found out new stuff . I found out that Jesus meant something different from what the easy normal interpretation would be. Hold on saints because it’s hard to hear.
The national statistics came out and said that 56% of the USA don’t believe that America is a Christian Nation anymore. And what’s worst Black America his following this trend and why Lord I asked, and here’s why
The national statistics came out and said that 56% of the USA don’t believe that America is a Christian Nation anymore. And what’s worst Black America his following this trend and why Lord I asked, and here’s why
1. There are people who spew out hateful, harmful , horrific rhetoric in the name of Christianity.
1. There are people who spew out hateful, harmful , horrific rhetoric in the name of Christianity.
2. Then there the loosy- goosy Movement that have corrupted every decent form of our moral compass every decent form of our spiritual compass and every decent form of our ethical compasses and all in the name of Christianity.
2. Then there the loosy- goosy Movement that have corrupted every decent form of our moral compass every decent form of our spiritual compass and every decent form of our ethical compasses and all in the name of Christianity.
And both are doing such horrible jobs until right!!! seems wrong and wrong is definitely right. WOW what an awful indictment against the Modern Christian Church.
And both are doing such horrible jobs until right!!! seems wrong and wrong is definitely right. WOW what an awful indictment against the Modern Christian Church.
The text is teaching us 1. That it’s a picture (A self Portrait) of the Visible Outward Growth of the Kingdom of God. The Mustard Seed. The Mustard Seed is the Outward express of the Kingdom of God.
The text is teaching us 1. That it’s a picture (A self Portrait) of the Visible Outward Growth of the Kingdom of God. The Mustard Seed. The Mustard Seed is the Outward express of the Kingdom of God.
2. The second part of the theme text is likewise a picture (A Self Portrait) of the invisible Inward influence of the Kingdom of God. The Leaven. Leaven happens inside of the doe. The yeast has to go inside of the doe for the the doe to rise.
2. The second part of the theme text is likewise a picture (A Self Portrait) of the invisible Inward influence of the Kingdom of God. The Leaven. Leaven happens inside of the doe. The yeast has to go inside of the doe for the the doe to rise.
The Particular Consensus in this powerful, potent, prophetic text in terms of the Mustard seed theory is that we know that, there will be ultimate victory; we win in the end, but meanwhile, don’t miss this, too much of the seed sown will bear no fruit. And worst than that is, Satan is sowing counterfeits, fake phony false pretenses in Christ’s Church. and the Church attacks all kinds of people, good and bad. The Mustard Seed Theory seems good but let me add some specificity to the correct interpretation to the text.
The Particular Consensus in this powerful, potent, prophetic text in terms of the Mustard seed theory is that we know that, there will be ultimate victory; we win in the end, but meanwhile, don’t miss this, too much of the seed sown will bear no fruit. And worst than that is, Satan is sowing counterfeits, fake phony false pretenses in Christ’s Church. and the Church attacks all kinds of people, good and bad. The Mustard Seed Theory seems good but let me add some specificity to the correct interpretation to the text.
Listen, 1. A mustard seed produces a shrub ! , not no a great big old tree!
Listen, 1. A mustard seed produces a shrub ! , not no a great big old tree!
2. The correct interpretation of scripture here is that Jesus is saying that the kingdom of God would be infected with false teaching (Gal. 5:1–9), We are starting to see all kind of stuff that’s contrary to the will the work and the word of God.There are too many FALSE PROPHETS AND CHARLATANS OUT THERE. It’s got so much wrong stuff out in modern society until the church has adopted the concept that A mustard tree is a great big old tree and not a little bitty shrub. Also that any and every kind of beast are able to be accommodated. Psychology classes at Southern taught me that ASSOCIATION BRING ON ASSIMILATION, ASSIMILATION BRINGS ON ACCOMMODATION , ACCOMMODATION BRINGS ON EQUALIBRATION. We mimicked the world so much until now the Christian Church is a big mess.
2. The correct interpretation of scripture here is that Jesus is saying that the kingdom of God would be infected with false teaching (Gal. 5:1–9), We are starting to see all kind of stuff that’s contrary to the will the work and the word of God.There are too many FALSE PROPHETS AND CHARLATANS OUT THERE. It’s got so much wrong stuff out in modern society until the church has adopted the concept that A mustard tree is a great big old tree and not a little bitty shrub. Also that any and every kind of beast are able to be accommodated. Psychology classes at Southern taught me that ASSOCIATION BRING ON ASSIMILATION, ASSIMILATION BRINGS ON ACCOMMODATION , ACCOMMODATION BRINGS ON EQUALIBRATION. We mimicked the world so much until now the Christian Church is a big mess.
3.And then the small seed concept of the mustard seed, because it represents the (“little flock,”) that good on the surface level But the bad indications that Jesus is giving in this text is that the little folk grows into an organization that would be a home for Satan.
3.And then the small seed concept of the mustard seed, because it represents the (“little flock,”) that good on the surface level But the bad indications that Jesus is giving in this text is that the little folk grows into an organization that would be a home for Satan.
There are all kinds of movements out there, For instance making abortion legal. Brothers and sisters in the interest of Self Preservation!!!! 3x I’m so glad my mother was Pro Life. Because if your mom was not Pro Choice it wouldn’t be no you. And what’s so crazy about this is that and that movement is desiring to be affiliated with the Christian Church. And scripture doesn’t Not say to kill your baby. In fact In 1 Kings King Solomon used a hard, hurting, heart to reveal the true mother of the baby. Long story short King Solomon said bring me a sword and I’ll cut the baby in half 50% for you and 50% for you. And the real mother scream out No!!! Please king, give here the baby, but don’t kill him. And that’s God’s position of the matter.
There are all kinds of movements out there, For instance making abortion legal. Brothers and sisters in the interest of Self Preservation!!!! 3x I’m so glad my mother was Pro Life. Because if your mom was not Pro Choice it wouldn’t be no you. And what’s so crazy about this is that and that movement is desiring to be affiliated with the Christian Church. And scripture doesn’t Not say to kill your baby. In fact In 1 Kings King Solomon used a hard, hurting, heart to reveal the true mother of the baby. Long story short King Solomon said bring me a sword and I’ll cut the baby in half 50% for you and 50% for you. And the real mother scream out No!!! Please king, give here the baby, but don’t kill him. And that’s God’s position of the matter.
Then finally 4. (The birds represent the evil one, Satan is looking and lurking all around God’s Church hoping and hunting and seeking and searching for whomever he may devour.
Then finally 4. (The birds represent the evil one, Satan is looking and lurking all around God’s Church hoping and hunting and seeking and searching for whomever he may devour.
And what’s bad about that is that the professing church today fits the descriptions of too many wrong indoctrination's .
And what’s bad about that is that the professing church today fits the descriptions of too many wrong indoctrination's .
Then finally there is the Leaven concept in the text. Leaven has been a symbol of evil throughout the bible. because Here’s an old cliche’ “Don’t let the devil ride because if he rides he’s going to want to drive and if he drives, he’ll drive you straight to hell”.
Then finally there is the Leaven concept in the text. Leaven has been a symbol of evil throughout the bible. because Here’s an old cliche’ “Don’t let the devil ride because if he rides he’s going to want to drive and if he drives, he’ll drive you straight to hell”.
Leaven in the text can best be represented by looking at Exodus 12:14 And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever. 15 Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel. Moses wrote that Leaven was so evil until if anybody used leavened in their bread they would be cut off from Israel.
Leaven in the text can best be represented by looking at Exodus 12:14 And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever. 15 Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel. Moses wrote that Leaven was so evil until if anybody used leavened in their bread they would be cut off from Israel.
Here’s how it goes, The congregation was supposed to eat Unleavened bread. Unleavened bread is not tasty like regular bread with yeast in it. Its an acquired taste.
Here’s how it goes, The congregation was supposed to eat Unleavened bread. Unleavened bread is not tasty like regular bread with yeast in it. Its an acquired taste.
Well I’ve got to close here But make sure you’re doing what it takes to be in the Kingdom of God.
Well I’ve got to close here But make sure you’re doing what it takes to be in the Kingdom of God.