Series
The Wisdom of the Kingdom
The Wisdom of the Kingdom, explores how God’s Kingdom is not always obvious, but it is always available. Like wisdom crying out in the streets, the Kingdom advertises itself to us through the Spirit’s beckoning: come live a different way — not on your own, but with the help of God. This is the way of wisdom. This first teaching series of the fall will be the foundation for a year of engaging God’s wisdom about the Kingdom, other topics laid out in the Proverbs, and the way those topics impact us today. Wisdom cries out! Let’s listen up.
Yes is a powerful word in God’s Kingdom. More than a perfect track record of obedience, a “yes” to God orients us to whatever God has for us no matter our past choices or our background. In the book of Proverbs, wisdom is personified as someone crying out in the streets (1:20). Most people do not heed her wisdom. Some, however, say 'yes' and listen.
God’s Kingdom is similar: the wisdom of the Kingdom involves ordinary scenes — a small seed growing into a large tree or yeast that leavens the dough invisibly. The wisdom of the Kingdom takes ordinary things and makes them extraordinary — a servant that against all odds becomes the greatest. This upside down Kingdom is not obvious, but it is available. As we prepare to explore the wisdom of God this fall, how might we say yes to God’s Kingdom afresh or for the first time? Come Sunday to hear more.