THE KINGDOM IN ACTION

This is the Kingdom of God in action:

“When Jesus had finished giving these instructions to his twelve disciples, he went out to teach and preach in towns throughout the region. John the Baptist, who was in prison, heard about all the things the Messiah was doing. So he sent his disciples to ask Jesus, “Are you the Messiah we’ve been expecting, or should we keep looking for someone else?”

Jesus told them, “Go back to John and tell him what you have heard and seen— the blind see, the lame walk, those with leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life, and the Good News is being preached to the poor.” And he added, “God blesses those who do not fall away because of me.”
(Gospel of Matthew 11:1-6)

When these things happen the Gospel of the Kingdom is being preached and taught and encountered at whatever and wherever location and situation they occur. The blind see, the lame walk, and those with leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life and the Good News is being preached to the poor. If they are not happening we are probably just having a “church service.”

“I must preach the kingdom of God to the other cities also, for I was sent for this purpose.” Jesus