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Understanding the Kingdom John 3:1-18 I wonder what you think the Kingdom of God is.  In the Old Testament we learn of all kinds of different earthly kingdoms. Each one of these kingdoms were doomed to fail from the start, because of the promised commencement of a new and everlasting kingdom. Perhaps by having a brief overview of what Jesus in the Gospels said about the Kingdom will help us understand more about it before we focus on just a couple of aspects. From what Jesus said, we learn that: The kingdom had small beginnings. It advances slowly and unspectacularly. It works in an unseen way, like yeast in dough. It grows side by side with evil and error. The members are drawn from every part, for it is a universal part. When discovered, it is the source of true joy and fulfilment. It requires sacrifice, submission and surrender. It ends in an eternal separation of the good from the evil, of the true from the false. It centres only on Jesus Christ (Luke 9:28-36). So having seen these descriptions