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In two very brief parables Jesus turns our value system upside down.

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In one longer parable and two brief parables Jesus provides for us word pictures for living the Kingdom now in a less than friendly environment.

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In the first parable recorded in Matthew, Jesus uses a familiar word picture to challenge his listeners to consider carefully the condition of their hearts.

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We can learn a great deal about living the Kingdom of Heaven now as we see the interaction between Jesus and the religious leaders. What traditions may have gotten in your way as you strive to follow Jesus? What will you do to change them?

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In a rebuke, a prayer, and an invitation, Jesus gives us a frame work for what it looks like to live responsibly in the Kingdom of Heaven, now.

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We begin a new sermon series entitled “Living the Kingdom of Heaven…Now.”  In this sermon we define the Kingdom of Heaven as used in Matthew’s gospel and we look at some characteristics that should define each of us who claim to follow Jesus.

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