A Preview of Christ's Kingdom

Lesson: Christ’s kingdom is a place where believers are completely healed
and evil is completely silenced.

I. Christ’s Kingdom is a Place without Sickness, vv.38-40
II. Christ's Kingdom is a Place without Evil, vv.40-41
III. Christ’s Kingdom is a Place to be Promoted, vv.42-44

SERMON QUOTES: 1) “I'm not a preacher, but I am a disciple [just a follower of Christ]. But it's [only right] to make sure that I have done everything I can to plant a seed of some sort in someone’s life in hopes that they may one day [come to] believe."(author unknown)

2. In Christ's kingdom all that is wrong ...will be set right; all that is evil will be destroyed; the handicapped will leap for joy; the blind will see in vivid color;
   the deaf will hear sweet music;
   swords and spears will be hammered into plows and garden tools; former enemies will become friends. All will be well in body & spirit.
   No arguments; no grudges; not the slightest hint of evil; only good,
   in every direction, in Christ's coming kingdom." (author unknown)

APPLICATION:
As you wait and look for Christ's kingdom, be patient, with yourself and others. And while you're patiently waiting, plant a seed in someone near you, that they too might come to share in Christ's good kingdom.