In this vintage message, Anthony Buzzard makes the case that the gospel Jesus preached was about the kingdom. Although Jesus remains incredibly popular all around the world today, his message remains obscured even among many sincere followers. How can we call ourselves Christians if we are ignorant of Christ’s proclamation? The kingdom is not about an afterlife in heaven, nor is it a clever way of talking about the church. Neither is the kingdom of God the warm and fuzzy belief that Jesus is reigning in your heart. Rather, it refers to the age when Jesus returns to fulfill all the prophecies of the Hebrew bible, bringing wholeness, judgement, and God’s reign to our world. Sadly, mainstream Christianity has substituted the gospel of Jesus for a gospel about Jesus. Of course, we don’t want to lose out the magnificent truths of his death and resurrection, but we dare not re-contextualize these within an overall scheme that defies Jesus’ kingdom announcement. According to Jesus, “This gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come” (Matthew 24:14). How can we hope to be faithful to Jesus’ commissioning here, unless we recover and proclaim “this gospel of the kingdom” that Jesus preached?
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Author: Anthony Buzzard
Keywords: Messianic kingdom, Kingdom of Messiah, Kingdom of heaven, Heavenly kingdom, Kingdom of God, God's kingdom, Kingdom, Kingdom come, Age to come, Gospel of the Kingdom, Gospel, Gospel message, preach the Gospel, preaching the Gospel, Good news, Future age, Kingdom age, Kingdom of the Lord, Lord's kingdom, Anthony Buzzard
Bible reference(s): Exodus 19:6, 1 Samuel 8:7, 1 Chronicles 28:5, 2 Chronicles 13:8, Psalm 2, Ezekiel 21:25-27, Daniel 2:44, Isaiah 2:4-5, Daniel 7:18, Dan 7:22, Dan 7:27, Zechariah 14:9, Matthew 3:2, Matthew 4:17, Matthew 5:3, Matthew 5:10, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 5:20, Matthew 6:10, Matthew 7:21, Matthew 8:11, Matthew 10:7, Matthew 11:11, Matthew 11:12, Matthew 13:11, Matthew 13:24, Matthew 13:31, Matthew 13:33, Matthew 13:44, Matthew 13:45, Matthew 13:47, Matthew 13:52, Matthew 16:19, Matthew 18:1, Matthew 18:3, Matthew 18:4, Matthew 18:23, Matthew 19:12, Matthew 19:14, Matthew 19:23, Matthew 20:1, Matthew 22:2, Matthew 23:13, Matthew 25:1, Matthew 12:28, Matthew 19:24, Matthew 21:31, Matthew 21:43, Mark 1:15, Mark 4:11, Mark 4:26, Mark 4:30, Mark 9:1, Mark 9:47, Mark 10:14, Mark 10:15, Mark 10:23, Mark 10:24, Mark 10:25, Mark 12:34, Mark 14:25, Mark 15:43, Luke 4:43, Luke 6:20, Luke 7:28, Luke 8:1, Luke 8:10, Luke 9:2, Luke 9:11, Luke 9:27, Luke 9:60, Luke 9:62, Luke 10:9, Luke 10:11, Luke 11:20, Luke 13:18, Luke 13:20, Luke 13:28, Luke 13:29, Luke 14:15, Luke 16:16, Luke 17:20, Luke 17:21, Luke 18:16, Luke 18:17, Luke 18:24, Luke 18:25, Luke 18:29, Luke 19:11, Luke 21:31, Luke 22:16, Luke 22:18, Luke 23:51, John 3:3, John 3:5, Joh 18:36, Acts 1:3, Acts 8:12, Acts 14:22, Acts 19:8, Acts 28:23, Acts 28:31, Romans 14:17, 1 Corinthians 4:20, 1 Corinthians 6:9, 1 Corinthians 6:10, 1 Corinthians 15:25, 1 Corinthians 15:50, Galatians 5:21, Colossians 4:11, 2 Thessalonians 1:5, 2 Tim 4:1, Revelation 5:8-10, Wisdom of Solomon 10:10, Matthew 4:23, Matthew 9:35, Matthew 11:5, Matthew 24:14, Matthew 26:13, Mark 1:1, Mark 1:14, Mark 1:15, Mark 13:10, Mark 14:9, Mark 16:15, Luke 4:18, Luke 7:22, Luke 9:6, Luke 20:1, Acts 8:25, Acts 14:7, Acts 14:21, Acts 15:7, Acts 16:10, Acts 20:24, Romans 1:1, Romans 1:9, Romans 1:15, Romans 1:16, Romans 2:16, Romans 10:15, Romans 10:16, Romans 11:28, Romans 15:16, Romans 15:19, Romans 15:20, Romans 15:29, Romans 16:25, 1 Corinthians 1:17, 1 Corinthians 4:15, 1 Corinthians 9:12, 1 Corinthians 9:14, 1 Corinthians 9:16, 1 Corinthians 9:17, 1 Corinthians 9:18, 1 Corinthians 15:1, 2 Corinthians 2:12, 2 Corinthians 4:3, 2 Corinthians 4:4, 2 Corinthians 8:18, 2 Corinthians 9:13, 2 Corinthians 10:14, 2 Corinthians 10:16, 2 Corinthians 11:4, 2 Corinthians 11:7, Galatians 1:6, Galatians 1:7, Galatians 1:8, Galatians 1:9, Galatians 1:11, Galatians 2:2, Galatians 2:5, Galatians 2:7, Galatians 2:14, Galatians 3:8, Galatians 4:13, Ephesians 1:13, Ephesians 3:6, Ephesians 6:15, Ephesians 6:19, Philippians 1:5, Philippians 1:7, Philippians 1:12, Philippians 1:17, Philippians 1:27, Philippians 2:22, Philippians 4:3, Philippians 4:15, Colossians 1:5, Colossians 1:23, 1 Thessalonians 1:5, 1 Thessalonians 2:2, 1 Thessalonians 2:4, 1 Thessalonians 2:8, 1 Thessalonians 2:9, 1 Thessalonians 3:2, 2 Thessalonians 1:8, 2 Thessalonians 2:14, 1 Timothy 1:11, 2 Timothy 1:8, 2 Timothy 1:10, 2 Timothy 2:8, Philemon 1:13, Hebrews 4:2, 1 Peter 1:12, 1 Peter 1:25, 1 Peter 4:6, 1 Peter 4:17, Revelation 14:6
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