Partnering to Grow the Kingdom of God

Kingdom of God

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Here is another illustration Jesus used: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed planted in a field. It is the smallest of all seeds, but it becomes the largest of garden plants; it grows into a tree, and birds come and make nests in its branches.”
(Matthew 13:31-32)

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Jesus also used this illustration: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like the yeast a woman used in making bread. Even though she put only a little yeast in three measures of flour, it permeated every part of the dough.” (Matthew 13:33)

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The little things are the big things

Our actions have impact

The Rise of Christianity

“Christianity revitalized life in Greco-Roman cities by providing new norms and new kinds of social relationships able to cope with many urgent urban problems. To cities filled with the homeless and the impoverished, Christianity offered charity as well as hope.

To cities filled with newcomers and strangers, Christianity offered an immediate basis for attachments. To cities filled with orphans and widows, Christianity provided a new and expanded sense of family.

To cities torn by violent ethnic strife, Christianity offered a new basis for social solidarity. And to cities faced with epidemics, fires, and earthquakes, Christianity offered effective nursing services.” (pg. 161)

Matthew 25:35-36

• Hungry and you fed me
• Thirsty and you gave me to drink
• Stranger and you welcomed me into your home
• Naked and you clothed me
• Sick and you cared for me
• In prison and you visited me

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Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.



Love never fails.

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

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The little things are the big things

Our community

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What bursts the bubble?

What has a colleague done that:

• Helped you feel welcome, seen, heard, needed, safe in this community?
• Increased your faith, hope, or love?

Actions to increase equity, inclusion

But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared.
(Luke 24:1)

On The Way to Easter

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