Kingdom Come: Unfolding Grace
For the past several months, we’ve been uncovering the hidden treasures of the kingdom of God. These are stories and promises that point us to the heart and goal of God’s reign. As we’ve journeyed, we’ve seen that the kingdom is not just a place, but a Person. It’s not just a future hope, but a present reality breaking through in Jesus Christ.
Every parable whispered His name. Every seed sown, every net cast, every invitation to the banquet hall was really an invitation to Him. That’s the mystery the prophets longed to see. That’s the promise that would one day be fulfilled as the King left his throne to show that he didn’t want to only rule over a people, but dwell among them.
When Jesus came preaching, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand,” He was declaring that all of history’s hopes had found their fulfillment. All that Israel’s covenants had anticipated has come to completion in Christ.
The Apostle Paul later wrote in 2 Corinthians 1:20, “all the promises of God find their Yes in Him.” In Jesus, the Creator has entered His creation to restore it. The righteous Judge has borne judgment Himself to offer mercy. The eternal King has worn a crown of thorns to open His kingdom to sinners and outcasts.
When we talk about God’s kingdom, we’re really talking about God’s covenant love made visible. The same love that made the garden bloom, carried a remnant through the flood, and called Abraham with a promise is the love that now reigns through the cross and the empty tomb.
In our upcoming sermon series, we’ll step back into the pages of the Old Testament to trace this story of covenant grace. We’ll see how, again and again, God binds Himself to His people, not because of their faithfulness, but because of His own. We’ll see His love creating, redeeming, restraining, and renewing. And we’ll see how every promise He ever made finds its ultimate fulfillment in Jesus Christ, the true and better Adam, the Ark of salvation, the promised lamb, and the everlasting King.