The coming of the Kingdom of God is glorious good news!

In chapter 17 of Luke, as Jesus turns towards Jerusalem with a trajectory of the cross, he’s asked when will the long-awaited reign of God - the Kingdom of God - arrive? How will they possibly know? How can they make sure they don’t miss it?!

Yet ironically, as they ask the question, they fail to see that not only is God’s King standing right before them, but Jesus has been demonstrating God’s Kingdom everywhere he goes. In Jesus, God’s Kingdom has burst into the world, is proven victorious through the cross, and will reach its culmination when Jesus returns to reign forever.

The Gospel of Luke recounts the story of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection with a clear goal in mind: that the Good News would go to the ends of the earth. That’s demonstrated first in Luke’s Gospel, with the Good News going out from Galilee to Jerusalem, and then second in Acts (part II of Luke’s writing) as we witness the same Good News going out from Jerusalem to Rome.

In our study from Luke 17, the outward movement of the Gospel is evident as Jesus approaches Jerusalem - the city which sits at the very heart of the life and faith of the Jewish people. It will also be the place in which God’s long-awaited King will make a way for all to be saved through his death and resurrection.

In the lead up to Easter, we’re exploring the nature of God’s Kingdom, the King at the centre of it, how we can be part of it, and the role that we have to play as we await his return.

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