The Mountains:Proclaiming the Kingdom

Matthew 5:1-2 (NIV)

Now when he (Jesus) saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them…

Galilee Mountains

Galilee Mountains

Matthew 3:1 (NIV)

In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the Desert of Judea and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven (God) is near."

Matthew 4:17 (NIV)

Jesus began to preach, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."

Matthew 5:29-30 (NIV)

If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away… if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away.

Matthew 19:24 (NIV)

It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.

Matthew 13:45-46 (NIV)

The kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.

Matthew 13:44 (NIV)

The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.

Mark 1:15 (NIV)

“The time has come,” he (Jesus) said. “The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news!

Good News = Gospel

Luke 9:11 (NIV)

He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who needed healing.

The Kingdom Is

• A Present Reality• A Vision of the Future• Yet to Come• An Advancing Force

Matthew 11:12 (NLT)

From the time John the Baptist began preaching until now, the Kingdom of Heaven has been forcefully advancing, and violent people are attacking it.

John 6:14,15 (NIV)

After the people saw the sign Jesus performed, they began to say, “Surely this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.” Jesus, knowing that they intended to come and make him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by himself