2. In
the
first
book,
O
Theophilus,
I
have
dealt
with
all
that
Jesus
began
to
do
and
teach,
un;l
the
day
when
he
was
taken
up,
a=er
he
had
given
commands
through
the
Holy
Spirit
to
the
apostles
whom
he
had
chosen.
He
presented
himself
alive
to
them
a=er
his
suffering
by
many
proofs,
appearing
to
them
during
forty
days
and
speaking
about
the
kingdom
of
God.
And
while
staying
with
them
he
ordered
them
not
to
depart
from
Jerusalem,
but
to
wait
for
the
promise
of
the
Father,
which,
he
said,
“you
heard
from
me;
Acts
1:1-­‐4
(ESV)

3. The
Kingdom
of
God
• Jesus
launched
His
ministry
by
preaching
the
Kingdom.
• His
parables
revealed
and
explained
God’s
Kingdom.
• His
miracles
demonstrated
the
Kingdom.
• His
death,
resurrec;on,
and
Pentecost
inaugurated
God’s
Kingdom.

4. Jesus
Started
by
PREACHING
the
Kingdom
…saying,
“The
;me
is
fulfilled,
and
the
kingdom
of
God
is
at
hand;
repent
and
believe
in
the
gospel.”
Mark
1:15
(ESV)

5. Jesus
Started
by
PREACHING
the
Kingdom
And
he
said
to
them,
“To
you
has
been
given
the
secret
of
the
kingdom
of
God,
but
for
those
outside
everything
is
in
parables,
Mark
4:11
(ESV)

6. Jesus
Started
by
PREACHING
the
Kingdom
And
he
said,
“The
kingdom
of
God
is
as
if
a
man
should
scaOer
seed
on
the
ground.
Mark
4:26
(ESV)

7. Jesus
Started
by
PREACHING
the
Kingdom
And
he
said,
“With
what
can
we
compare
the
kingdom
of
God,
or
what
parable
shall
we
use
for
it?
Mark
4:30
(ESV)

8. That
very
day
two
of
them
were
going
to
a
village
named
Emmaus,
about
seven
miles
from
Jerusalem,
and
they
were
talking
with
each
other
about
all
these
things
that
had
happened.
While
they
were
talking
and
discussing
together,
Jesus
himself
drew
near
and
went
with
them.
But
their
eyes
were
kept
from
recognizing
him.
And
he
said
to
them,
“What
is
this
conversa;on
that
you
are
holding
with
each
other
as
you
walk?”
And
they
stood
s;ll,
looking
sad.
Then
one
of
them,
named
Cleopas,
answered
him,
“Are
you
the
only
visitor
to
Jerusalem
who
does
not
know
the
things
that
have
happened
there
in
these
days?”

9. And
he
said
to
them,
“What
things?”
And
they
said
to
him,
“Concerning
Jesus
of
Nazareth,
a
man
who
was
a
prophet
mighty
in
deed
and
word
before
God
and
all
the
people,
and
how
our
chief
priests
and
rulers
delivered
him
up
to
be
condemned
to
death,
and
crucified
him.
But
we
had
hoped
that
he
was
the
one
to
redeem
Israel.
Yes,
and
besides
all
this,
it
is
now
the
third
day
since
these
things
happened.
Moreover,
some
women
of
our
company
amazed
us.
They
were
at
the
tomb
early
in
the
morning,
and
when
they
did
not
find
his
body,
they
came
back
saying
that
they
had
even
seen
a
vision
of
angels,
who
said
that
he
was
alive.

10. Some
of
those
who
were
with
us
went
to
the
tomb
and
found
it
just
as
the
women
had
said,
but
him
they
did
not
see.”
And
he
said
to
them,
“O
foolish
ones,
and
slow
of
heart
to
believe
all
that
the
prophets
have
spoken!
Was
it
not
necessary
that
the
Christ
should
suffer
these
things
and
enter
into
his
glory?”
Luke
24:13-­‐27
(ESV)