The Kingdom of God!
Pastor Tim's preaching on Sunday makes it easy to blog on Monday!
This past Lord's Day served to remind my wife and I once again why we chose to be part of Trinity Fellowship over a year ago. We wanted good preaching! We wanted it for our children especially. I can assure you that our five teenage sons who sat through the service yesterday are NOT getting this anywhere else. And nothing they DO get outside stacks up against this kind of teaching. Public school teachers, coaches, friends, advertisers, internet, etc... every day they get an earful and eyeful of information. But compared to what they heard in church, it all falls short--in rhetoric, in substance, and in coherence. Our boys are bright--I'm pretty sure they'd agree.
Pastor Tim was answering the "big questions" yesterday. "Where did I come from?" "Why am I here?" "What is my purpose in life?" Our boys heard a "lecture" in Theology, Anthropology, Philosophy, and Christian World-view all wrapped up in one passionately delivered sermon.
"The Kingdom of God is God's rule, through God's Son, in and with God's people, throughout God's world, for God's glory." Any questions!?
From the fall of Satan, to "cosmic treason" and "the first Adam", to the incarnation, to redemption, then on to talk of "kingdom outposts"--it was all clearly laid out, and all so very reasonable. God's kingdom, touching the "dust and dirt" of earth--his dust, his dirt, our labors, the proclamation of his kingdom--so much to think about, all neatly wrapped together to create a convincing world-view. As I said, nothing they're getting on the outside holds a candle to the truth they heard yesterday.
Thank you Tim! May you have the grace and strength, along with the other pastors, to continue the shepherding work that you all do so well.
This past Lord's Day served to remind my wife and I once again why we chose to be part of Trinity Fellowship over a year ago. We wanted good preaching! We wanted it for our children especially. I can assure you that our five teenage sons who sat through the service yesterday are NOT getting this anywhere else. And nothing they DO get outside stacks up against this kind of teaching. Public school teachers, coaches, friends, advertisers, internet, etc... every day they get an earful and eyeful of information. But compared to what they heard in church, it all falls short--in rhetoric, in substance, and in coherence. Our boys are bright--I'm pretty sure they'd agree.
Pastor Tim was answering the "big questions" yesterday. "Where did I come from?" "Why am I here?" "What is my purpose in life?" Our boys heard a "lecture" in Theology, Anthropology, Philosophy, and Christian World-view all wrapped up in one passionately delivered sermon.
"The Kingdom of God is God's rule, through God's Son, in and with God's people, throughout God's world, for God's glory." Any questions!?
From the fall of Satan, to "cosmic treason" and "the first Adam", to the incarnation, to redemption, then on to talk of "kingdom outposts"--it was all clearly laid out, and all so very reasonable. God's kingdom, touching the "dust and dirt" of earth--his dust, his dirt, our labors, the proclamation of his kingdom--so much to think about, all neatly wrapped together to create a convincing world-view. As I said, nothing they're getting on the outside holds a candle to the truth they heard yesterday.
Thank you Tim! May you have the grace and strength, along with the other pastors, to continue the shepherding work that you all do so well.
Labels: Guest Post, Preaching
posted by Petros at
12:05 AM
4 Comments:
Amen----You are so right Peter! We are truly a blessed church. Yet, I am reminded that to whom much is given much will be required.
Thank you guys for your appreciation, but I must say that it is not hard to preach messages that impact life when the topic is the One Whom we get to preach.
The call of God upon pastors' lives is to herald the King in all His beauty, glory, and grace. It is a privilege and a sacred task that both humbles and exhilarates.
I tremble at the task and marvel that I am called to do it. Truly the treasure that God and the gospel are gets carried in clay pots so that the glory might be His alone.
Pastor, I both envy your calling and tremble at what responsibility it entails.
Your flock appreciates and prays much for you.
I concur with your assessment of yesterday's teaching. I know that the
truth is being taught when the Holy Spirit brings to mind other
passages of Scripture that correspond with what is being said.
When Tim read in Acts: "But you shall receive power when the Holy
Spirit has come upon you...", I was reminded by that same Spirit of
this passage: "For the Kingdom of God does not consist in talk but in
power." There were other verses that the Spirit brought to my mind but
I stay with this one. This Scripture truth corresponds quite well with
Tim's definition of the Kingdom of God. "The Kingdom of God is God's
rule (He rules with power), through God's Son (who also rules with
power, the power of a resurrected King), in and with God's people (who
live by the power of God in the Spirit), throughout God's world (there
it no region throughout this world that God's power is not in control
of, just look up to the heavens), for God's glory (is there any doubt
that God's glory is the ultimate goal? The apostle Peter says, "His
divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and
godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory
and excellence,") Let me end with the words of this prophetic Psalm
(145), 10 All your works shall give thanks to you, O LORD, and all your
saints shall bless you!
11They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom and tell of your power,
12to make known to the children of man your mighty deeds, and the
glorious splendor of your kingdom.
13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures
throughout all generations.
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