10-4-2020 Service - Kingdom Plenty
Oct 20, 2020
Houston Mennonite Church Service from October 4, 2020
Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16
Sermon Title: Kingdom Plenty
What is the kingdom of God?
As we anticipate another coronavirus surge, and in the weeks leading up to the election I’d like to talk about what Jesus meant when he taught about the Kingdom of God. That feels like a relevant frame for us to understand the world, our feelings about it, and the power we have to make the world a better place. “Kingdom” talk was Jesus’ robust and earthy “I have a dream” metaphor describing liberation, healing, and hope.
There are 4 aspects of the king and his kingdom I’d like to explore: Kingdom plenty, kingdom hope, kingdom action, and kingdom discipleship.
Jesus meant the kingdom to be an alternative to the kingdoms and politics of his day.
Drew Hart says,
Where the old order dominated and violently lorded over others,
the kingdom of God arose from the bottom, margins, and cracks of
society, freely inviting people to share in the peace and Justice
of God made available in the presence of Jesus... God's kingdom
liberated people to discover who they truly were. And while
participating in God's kingdom, people found that they were created
in the image of the Maker of heaven and earth. (Trouble, pg
66-67)
This week’s Kingdom plenty theme is about the parable of workers all being paid the same wages despite how hard they worked. It points to the reality that there is enough for all.
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