The Kingdom of
Heaven
This
door is
kept
shut
because
of the
draught
This is the
gate of
heaven! Enter
ye all by this
door
The Kingdom of heaven
Coming to
Church does not
make you a
Christian We should point
people to Jesus
We can live our
Christian lives
behind the closed
Church doors and
not reach out to
others
We can keep out the “wind” of the
Holy Spirit as well as the draught
Jesus teaching on the Kingdom of heaven
Parable of the Mustard seed
Parable of the Yeast
Parable of the treasure in the field
Parable of the pearl of great price
Parable of the net of fish
But Why Parables
To fulfill what had been spoken by the
Prophets I will open my mouth with a parable;
I will utter hidden things, things from of old
Psalm 78 verse 2
Old
Testament
Parables
Jesus
and
Nicodemus
Matthew 11 v 25
Hidden from the
wise .. Revealed
to little children
The Kingdom of heaven
The Parable
of the
Mustard seed
Something
so big from
something
so small
.
Plop
The Kingdom of heaven
The parable of
the leaven
You are
the salt of
the earth Matt 5v13
Is meant to make a
difference
At the time of passover leaven
(yeast) was banned - See Exodus 12
“Be on
your guard
against the
yeast of
the
Pharisees
Matt 16v6
Possibly a
warning
The Kingdom of heaven
Parable of the
treasure
It requires all that
he has to
purchase the field
A treasure worth
everything
A question of
value
The Kingdom of heaven
Parable of the
pearl
It requires all
that he has
to purchase
the pearl
Who is doing the
purchasing?
A question of who???
Is it us or is it Jesus?
The Kingdom of heaven
Who is the
buyer?
If it is us
Count the
cost
Not for the
halfhearted
An eternity
of value
If it is Jesus
It shows how much He values us
His death on the cross shows this
We belong to Him
The Kingdom of heaven
Parable of the
net and fish
There will be a
separation
A warning of
judgement… spelt
out for all to hear
Whose righteousness do
we depend on?
Jesus teaching on the Kingdom of heaven
Parable of the
Mustard seed
Parable of
the Yeast
Parable of the
treasure
From a small seed that died
came a great Kingdom.
We’re meant to make a difference
- but beware the wrong yeast
The value of knowing God is
priceless - but there is a cost
Parable of the pearl
of great price
Parable of the
net of fish
Jesus values you so much He
came to earth & died for you
There will be a time of separation
and judgement - are you ready?