Luke 4:40-42 Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them to him… Which kingdom? There is (1) the kingdom of nature; (2) that of providence; (3) that of glory.But none of these is the kingdom I am going to talk about. There is another kingdom, the kingdom of His grace, the kingdom in the hearts of men, called the kingdom of God in my text. I. THIS KINGDOM IS ONE; THE KINGDOMS OF THE EARTH ARE MANY. The kingdom of God does not resemble any of these. It is a spiritual kingdom. II. THE KINGDOMS OF THIS WORLD ARE NOT HAPPY, THE KINGDOM OF GRACE IS. III. THE KINGDOMS OF EARTH ARE MAINTAINED BY FORCE; THE THRONE OF GOD'S KINGDOM IS ESTABLISHED IN THE AFFECTIONS OF ITS SUBJECTS. III. THE KINGDOMS OF EARTH DECAY; THE KINGDOM OF GOD NEVER. IV. Practical questions: 1. Are we members of this kingdom? 2. If not, are we willing to become members? (E. G. Gange.) Parallel Verses KJV: Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them. |
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