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God’s Kingdom

  • Rev. Ronald Stelzer
  • February 28, 2023
God's Kingdom

John the Baptist and Jesus both heralded the coming of God’s Kingdom. After his resurrection Jesus was still talking about the Kingdom. (Acts 1:3) Many of Jesus’ parables began, “The Kingdom of of God/heaven is like . . .” The Pharisees once asked Jesus, “When will God’s kingdom come?” (Luke 17:20) Shortly before Jesus’ ascension, the disciples were still wondering, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” (Acts 1:6) They were all very slow learners. Jesus explained, “My kingdom is not of this world.” “People can’t see it, because the Kingdom is within you.” (John 18:36, Luke 17:21)

No Borders

God’s Kingdom comes into the hearts of men when they recognize and give allegiance to King Jesus. The evidence of it’s presence is how people speak and act, where “Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” God’s Kingdom does not have borders protected by soldiers and established by laws and force. It is the rule of Christ by the Holy Spirit in the hearts of men through the Gospel–God’s Word. Luther’s Catechism calls it the Kingdom of Grace.

Martin Luther Quote:

Luther says of those who live under Christ as their LORD and King: “Behold, these need neither sword nor law. And if all the world were made up of true Christians, there would be no need for ruler, king, lord, sword or law, for where would be the use of them? The Holy Ghost which abideth in their hearts teacheth them and bringeth it to pass that they do no wrong, but love all men. . . . And it may not be that the sword of the world and the law of the world should find labour to do among Christians.”

Kingdom of Glory

When Christ returns, the Kingdom will become visible tangible, total, unopposed and eternal. This is the Kingdom of Heaven, where sin and it’s consequences will be forever no more, populated entirely and only by those who make Christ king of their lives on earth. This Luther calls the Kingdom of Glory.

Today we pray, “Thy Kingdom come — the Kingdom of Grace within and among us now and the Kingdom of Glory when all enemies and aliens of the Kingdom are banished to the lake of fire for eternal punishment. (Revelation 20)

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About The Author

Pastor: Rev. Ronald Stelzer is a 3rd generation minister in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod and 2nd generation teacher and coach in Lutheran schools. He was raised in a six-child family in Kansas and Indiana, graduated from St. Paul’s Lutheran School and Concordia Lutheran High School in Fort Wayne, Davidson College in North Carolina and Concordia Seminary in St. Louis and Fort Wayne. He and wife Margaret of 35 years have six grown children and six grandchildren. He has served two years in sports ministry with Athletes in Action, a year in youth missions with Ongoing Ambassadors for Christ, four years as chaplain/teacher/coach at his high school alma mater, and 35 years as pastor of Our Savior, where he helped found and lead Our savior New American School 28 years ago.

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Our Savior Lutheran Church is true to its name, focused on Jesus Christ and to historic Lutheran commitments to Christ alone, the Bible alone, Grace alone and Faith alone. Its concern for Christian education not only involves a Sunday school, Confirmation, Youth Ministry, and Bible Classes, but also led to its founding of Our Savior New American School.

This church belongs to our Savior, who paid for it with His blood, and who has commanded us, His people to: “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all people, baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded.”

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