2. The Kingdom of God is like…

3. The kingdom of heaven is like…

4. a seed growing in the ground

5. This is what the kingdom of God is like  26 He also said, "This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. 27 Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. 28 All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head. 29 As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come."(Mk. 4:26-29).

6.  The seed of the Kingdom of God has in itself all the elements to sprout out and grow and produce a harvest to be reaped.  The good soil has also all the conditions to produce the grain.  No matter what happens, the combination of the seed’s elements and the soil’s conditions will make the seed to grow and produce a harvest.

7. The key verse: 29 As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come.  There will be a harvest time  The time and condition: when the grain is ripe  The Lord will come to harvest the field

8.  The seed of the K.O.G. is growing in the ground in 3 stages:  first the stalk  then the head  then the full kernel in the head.  The season we live now is between the sprouting of the head and the full kernel in the head: this is the mystery of the Kingdom.  But one thing is for sure: this growth is in progress and at the right time the full K.O.G. will be revealed. Nothing can stop its growth.

9.  first the stalk  then the head  then the full kernel in the head.  The stalk: Jesus died, as any seed has to die before it can produce fruits.  Then the head: then the world saw His head out, and He sprouted as the first fruits of the kingdom of God in humanity, when He was risen from the dead.  Then the full kernel in the head: this is the harvest of the church “in the head”, which means the full harvest of the growth of the K.O.G.

10. a treasure hid in the field

11. 44 "The kingdom of heaven is like  44 "The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. (Matthew 13:44)

12. a pearl of great value

13. the kingdom of heaven is like a  45 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. 46 When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it. (Matthew 13:45)

15. the kingdom of heaven is like a  47 "Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds of fish. 48 When it was full, the fishermen pulled it up on the shore. Then they sat down and collected the good fish in baskets, but threw the bad away. 49 This is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous 50 and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. (Matthew 13: 47-50)

16.  Old Testament:  Formation of the nation of Israel  Kingdom of Israel  New Testament:  The 1 st Coming of the King Salvation; Formation of the church 1 st phase of the kingdom: the MYSTERY phas e  Now: the church age  The Mystery Phase: the kingdom inside the church- the church using the keys of the kingdom  Future: The 2 nd Coming of the King: The Millennium  The Kingdom of the Father and Eternity