Lesson 64: The Kingdom of God Has Come Upon You (Luke 11:14-23)

It is essentially impossible to have any significant knowledge of Jesus and be indifferent to Him. Who He was (is), what He stands for, and all that He said has from the beginning had a polarizing effect. Jesus, by His very nature, demands some kind of an honest response. Christ Himself attested to this by calling out those who wanted to explain Him away by saying, “He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the prince of demons.” In this message, Pastor Daniel outlines for us the options that we have when encountering Jesus. We can 1) say that Christ is not establishing the kingdom of God, or 2) acknowledge that He is indeed establishing the kingdom of God. Through considering these options while exploring the text at hand, we are left with the concluding reality that “if the kingdom of God has come upon us, the only logical option is to participate in its establishment.”

Summary by Seth Kempf, Bethany Community Church Staff