God’s Kingdom: Its Value & Its Influence, Part 2

Read Matthew 13:31-35

“I would rather scrub floors in the house of my God than be a guest of honor in the palace of sin” ~Psalm 84:10, the Message

God’s Kingdom must…

1. Be personally appropriated.

2. Be faithfully disseminated.

3. Be persistently attended.

4. Be enthusiastically expected.

GOING DEEPER

1. Remember a time when you experienced a little thing turn into something big.

2. Read Mark 4:21-25. What is the meaning of this parable and how does it relate to the influence of the Kingdom?

3. Read Mark 4:1-20. What further insights can be gained about the Kingdom from these verses?

4. Read 2 Peter 1:3-9. How will following these verses help you influence others towards Christ likeness?

5. What small thing can you do today that may have a big impact on someone?

God’s Kingdom: Its Value & Its Influence

Read Matthew 13:44-46

“I would rather be the least doormat in God’s Kingdom than the best chandelier in the world." ~Asil Treblig

God’s Kingdom must...

1. Be personally appropriated.

2. Be valued as priceless.

3. Be experienced with joy.

4. Be lived out through surrender.

GOING DEEPER

1. Remember a time when you wanted something really bad, and you would do almost anything to get it. Explain.

2. Read Psalm 44:4; 47:5-9. How do these verses describe God and what can we deduce from that description?

3. Read Mt.3:2; 7:21, Col.1:13. When is the Kingdom coming and how do we enter it?

4. Read Mt.25:1-30. What further insight do these verses give us on the Kingdom of Heaven?

5. How would you describe the Kingdom of God to someone, and how would you tell them how to get in?