Week 1: June 7: Introducing and Defining the Kingdom of God

 What do we mean when we talk about the Kingdom of God?  Do we talk about it?  Do we mean heaven?  (Matthew calls it the Kingdom of Heaven, because his Jewish audience would be offended by using the name of God.). What does heaven look like?  (Hint:  the phrase, "pearly gates" appears no where in Scripture.)

Read and discussion:  Luke 18:18-27.