Kingdom of God Q3 Flashcards
Jesus grew up with — for the Kingdom of God.
traditional Jewish aspirations
As a Jewish —, he taught and preached about an entirely different concept of the kingdom - a spiritual one.
rabbi
He never gave a — of the kingdom.
verbal definition
The Gospel of — records how Jesus came to —, entered the —, and proclaimed His —.
Luke, Nazareth, synagogue, messianic
“The kingdom of heaven is like a - that a person took and sowed in a field. It is the smallest of all the seeds, yet when full grown it is the largest of plants. It becomes a large bush, and the birds of the sky come and dwell in its branches.”
- Mt 13:31-32
The Parable of the Mustard Seed
“The kingdom of heaven is like - that a woman took and mixed with three measures of wheat flour until the whole batch was leavened.”
- Mt 13:33
The Parable of the Yeast
In the parable of the yeast, Jesus encourages us to look beyond what is visible and to trust that God is establishing His kingdom in quiet, but — ways.
definite
“The kingdom of heaven is like a - buried in a field, which a person finds and hides again, and out of joy goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.”
- Mt 13:44
The Parable of the Treasure
The parable tells us that the kingdom of God can come to us in the most ordinary ways and through — — and —.
unexpected persons and events
The kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine -. When he finds a -, he goes and sells all that he has and buys it.”
- Mt 13:45-46
The Parable of the Pearl of Great Price
This tells us that when we find the Kingdom of God in our lives, our other possessions become —.
secondary
The Kingdom of heaven is like a - thrown into the sea, which collects fish of every kind. When it is full they haul it ashore and sit down to put what is good into buckets…”
-Mt 13:47-50
The Parable of the Net
The parable of the Net describes —, the end of time when the good will be rewarded and the wicked punished.
Judgement Day
Two (2) Characteristics of the Kingdom:
- The Kingdom of God is a gift as well as a task
- The kingdom of God is already here, but not yet fully.
The kingdom is a gift freely given to us by God, but other than that, it is also a task.
Our role is to acknowledge the gift and respond to it actively.
we are called to search for God’s kingdom, to work for its coming, and to celebrate its presence here and now.
to have a change of mind and heart
to not become selfless
to exercise virtues of the kingdom of God and seek justice
to be prepared to sacrifice for the Kingdom and reject whatever hinders its coming
to use our talents for the Kingdom
The Kingdom of God is a gift as well as a task
The kingdom of God is present in human history and society.
The Church represents the coming of the Kingdom and the Kingdom in process (CFC
1378).
The Kingdom of God is already here, but not yet fully.
- In the sacrament of confirmation, we receive the Holy Spirit, who strengthens us with grace.
- In confirmation, the laying on of hands on the confirmands by the bishop signifies the coming down of the Holy Spirit upon them.
- It is the Holy Spirit and His gifts that we celebrate in Confirmation.
- Confirmed Christians are called to constantly grow in awareness of the Holy Spirit.
Confirmation as a Sacrament of Witnessing
7 Gifts of the Holy Spirit
- Wisdom
- Knowledge
- Counsel
- Fortitude
- Understanding
- Piety
- Fear of the Lord
In his preaching, Jesus used — to describe the Kingdom of God.
analogies
He presented these in — or — — — that illustrate a moral truth or religious teaching.
parables or short simple stories
Several parables on the kingdom of God, which are known as —, are grouped in the — chapter of the Gospel of —.
kingdom parables, thirteenth, Matthew
