Over the last month, we have been working our way through the Gospel
of Matthew during worship. Jesus has been teaching in parables. Using
stories that exaggerate, illuminate, or use imagery and analogies to help
us understand or perhaps think deeper on a hard-to-understand subject.
This past Sunday Jesus was teaching what the “Kingdom of heaven is
like.” He used seeds, yeast, and precious stones to remind us that in
God's Kingdom, the smallest or the most precious have an equal value
that grows as we use the gifts God gave us all.
If I was to give a parable on what the Kingdom of Heaven is like, I
would say, “The Kingdom Of Heaven is like a picnic.”
Yes. A picnic. The Kingdom of Heaven was lived into as we
participated in our first joint outdoor picnic and potluck. Around 60
people from St. Pauls and Bristol shared in worship, a delicious meal,
ending with a rousing game of Bingo.
Two churches, one family, coming together to share our ministries as we
love God and each other. This is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Here are a few pictures of “What the Kingdom of Heaven is like.”
