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THY KINGDOM COME session 3 35<br />
Award-winning novelist Ann Patchett once said,<br />
“Never be so focused on what you’re looking for<br />
that you overlook the thing you actually find.”<br />
“THE KINGDOM OF GOD HAS COME NEAR. REPENT<br />
AND BELIEVE THE GOOD NEWS!”<br />
Mark 1:15<br />
This would have been a great reminder for the Jewish people<br />
during Jesus’ day, because they were so consumed of their<br />
idea of what a king should be that most of them totally<br />
missed it when He actually showed up! Jesus came as God<br />
in the flesh and brought the kingdom of heaven with him,<br />
but the Jews were looking for a military leader, a warrior,<br />
and a person of wealth and standing who could restore the<br />
glory days of King David. They were so focused on this idea<br />
that they overlooked the very normal-looking man from the<br />
little backwoods town of Nazareth.<br />
Fortunately, Jesus spent much of his ministry teaching those<br />
who would listen about the real kingdom—one built with<br />
love and truth instead of stones and weapons. Today we’ll<br />
learn more about what it means for the kingdom to arrive<br />
in our midst. At times we might feel just as confused as the<br />
original hearers of this message—but now, at least, we are<br />
focusing on the right things!<br />
AS A GROUP, DISCUSS THESE TWO QUESTIONS:<br />
What did you most want for Christmas as a child?<br />
Are you better at remembering names or recognizing faces?
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