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Jesus & The Kingdom of God |
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This course looks at the emergence and development of the of the Kingdom of God motif in both the Old and New Testaments in order to understand more deeply God’s mission through God’s people and in God’s world. Jesus’ kerygma of the Kingdom will also be studied, through his teaching, his actions and his kingdom parables.
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Jesus Messiah Christ, Paul: Apostle to the Gentiles
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- To understand the undeniable relationship between the Kingdom of God and God’s mission as a major theme throughout the Old Testament.
- To understand Jesus’ proclamation of the Kingdom in the New Testament through the study of Kingdom parables and his mission.
- To understand the Kingdom through the study of Jesus’ teaching and mission.
- To understand the role of the present Kingdom and the future Kingdom of God as it relates to the present day mission of church.
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- The Bible (more than one translation is highly recommended)
- Announcing the Kingdom, Arthur F. Glasser
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- Lesson 1: Introduction
- Lesson 2: God’s Mission in the Beginning – Promise of the Kingdom
- Lesson 3: God’s Mission Through Israel – The Kingdom yet Unfulfilled
- Lesson 4: Crucial Questions about the Kingdom of God: Matthew 5, 6, & 7
- Lesson 5: Crucial Concepts of the Kingdom of God: Mark & Luke
- Lesson 6: Proclamation: The Kerygma Defined
- Lesson 7: Proclamation: The Kerygma Displayed
- Lesson 8: The Mystery of the Kingdom – Part 1
- Lesson 9: The Mystery of the Kingdom – Part 2
- Lesson 10: The Witness to the Kingdom: Forgiveness
- Lesson 11:The Presence of the Future
- Lesson 12:The Future of the Kingdom
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