March 30, 2008
Taken From: Mark1:14-15, 4:26-29; Matthew 13:31-33
Illustration by Grace Ellen Schiel
He walked among us
embodied the kingdom,
a life of total submission
to the rule of God.
The story of Jesus, a parable of God
that we might know God.
He not only proclaimed God’s rule,
he inaugurated it.
the smallest of seeds, buried,
sprouts and grows
becoming a tree.
The insignificant, like yeast hidden
in the bread-makers dough, swells,
bubbles and bursts, unseen.
The kingdom advances out of view
until everything is transformed.
embodied the kingdom,
a life of total submission
to the rule of God.
The story of Jesus, a parable of God
that we might know God.
He not only proclaimed God’s rule,
he inaugurated it.
the smallest of seeds, buried,
sprouts and grows
becoming a tree.
The insignificant, like yeast hidden
in the bread-makers dough, swells,
bubbles and bursts, unseen.
The kingdom advances out of view
until everything is transformed.
We live in this “already, not yet”
kingdom and proclaim a gospel
shallow enough for babies
to wade in; deep enough
for scholars to swim in
and never touch bottom.
We pray, “Your kingdom come,”
anticipate God’s rule on earth,
life lived God’s way; the
whole world become his holy land.
DAS
Table of contents for Easter 2008
- The Outsider and the Messiah
- The King
- We Live Not Alone
- The Kingdom of God
Author Profile: Born and raised in Montgomery County, Texas, Pastor Dan Schiel was called to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ at age 20 and has served as pastor in independent churches for over forty years. He is the founding pastor of Christ Church (founded 1977). 
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