Jonathan Williams with Word of God, Speak

In a matter of a few days, the Kingdom of God had exercised its power in the world in two new ways: victory over sin and death at the cross and the introduction of eternal life and immortality in th…

Jesus' followers were stunned, shocked. In a matter of a few days Jesus had gone from the pinnacle of praise to the depths of a weak and shameful death. Had not all that Jesus stood for come to a pa…

Jesus used parables about the kingdom to test their perception of his mission and the way he was inaugurating the kingdom. In this lesson, we will look at the parables of the wheat and the tares, the…

A parable is a simple story drawn from everyday life. Throughout His ministry Jesus used them to illustrate key points in His message. Yet as the confrontation with some intensified, and as the mult…

The Jews believed that a complete realization of God’s Kingdom would come only when God broke the rule of Rome. Thus, when Jesus stated that the Kingdom of God had arrived, many Jews found this diff…

How glorious it must have been to behold Jesus’ mighty works of power! Those works of power showed that the Kingdom was present. But another way he demonstrated the presence of the kingdom was throu…

How did Jesus demonstrate that the Kingdom of God had entered the world? The first way was by His mighty works of power. Never before had such an awesome and complete display of power been exhibited…

In this study we come to the sixth concept and the final period that set the stage for the arrival of the King on the earth. It was a time that was marked with darkness and difficulty for Israel.

God is king, and the King sovereignly created mankind to rule under his authority, but the earth was now a battlefield as the nations struggled with one another for supremacy. It is also a battlefie…

When John the Baptist came to Israel and announced that the Kingdom of Heaven was at hand, it was the climax of a long series of events that had preceded him. The coming of God’s Kingdom was a vibra…

When we say or hear “Kingdom of God,” what exactly are we referring to? What might be surprising to some is that Scripture nowhere provides a precise definition for the term. That is because the bib…

We have seen how the kingdom of God was the hope of patriarchs and prophets. It was also the hope of every Jewish man, woman, and child in the first century. It was also Jesus' primary teaching. He s…

In this study, we will explore how everyone from patriarchs to prophets looked forward to the establishment of God's kingdom on earth.

In this first message of God's Kingdom Plan for Planet Earth, we will investigate Habakkuk's words in Habakkuk 3:2 and see how it is a perfect outline for this teaching series, for human history, and…

Jesus makes a final appearance on the Mount of Olives near Bethany. He gives instructions to take the good news of his life, sacrificial death, and resurrection to others. He then ascends to the righ…

Jesus is making his final appearances to his disciples. He appears to his brother, James. Then to seven of his disciples who are fishing in the Sea of Galilee.

Jesus is now revealing himself to others; ten of the original 12 are in a room, but Thomas is absent and does not believe the report. Then Jesus appears to Thomas and tells him to examine his hands a…

The empty tomb reports begin to circulate among Jesus' disciples as Mary Magdalene and the other women tell them they have seen the risen Christ. Then, Jesus appears to Peter and to two others walkin…

Women arrive at the tomb to anoint the dead body of Jesus. But the stone is rolled away from the tomb and Jesus body is not there. Angels appear and tell them the glad news. Jesus has risen from the …

Jesus is buried. A Roman guard seals the tomb and stands watch, but on Sunday strange sounds come from within the tomb. Resurrection life enters the body of Jesus. He breathes and lives! Angels appro…