June 15 The Kingdom of Heaven
It all begins with an idea.
Matthew 3:1-2
In those days John the Baptist came to the Judean wilderness and began preaching. His message was, 2 “Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near.”
Matthew 4:23-25
Jesus traveled throughout the region of Galilee, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And he healed every kind of disease and illness. 24 News about him spread as far as Syria, and people soon began bringing to him all who were sick. And whatever their sickness or disease, or if they were demon possessed or epileptic or paralyzed—he healed them all. 25 Large crowds followed him wherever he went—people from Galilee, the Ten Towns, Jerusalem, from all over Judea, and from east of the Jordan River.
Matthew 5:1-3
One day as he saw the crowds gathering, Jesus went up on them on the mountainside and sat down. His disciples gathered around him, 2 and he began to teach them.3 “God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for him, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.”