The Kingdom Revealed

Part Three

Following Jesus

Teaching, Signs, Authority, and Mission

Jesus teaches the life of the kingdom, confronts sin and suffering, tells the secrets of the kingdom in parables, and displays authority over disease, nature, evil, hunger, and death.

26 core lessons

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The movement of this part

Follow the story as it unfolds

This is the broad Galilean movement of Jesus’ ministry. The Sermon on the Mount describes the people shaped by his reign. His signs make the kingdom visible. His parables both reveal and conceal. His mission sends disciples into the harvest, while the crowds are increasingly divided by what he says and claims.

Movement

Kingdom life

Jesus describes the character, worship, relationships, and trust of those who live under God’s reign.

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Authority and mercy

Healing, forgiveness, deliverance, and restoration show the King confronting human helplessness.

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Parables and response

The word bears fruit in receptive hearts while opposition and misunderstanding grow.

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Mission and provision

The Twelve are sent, the hungry are fed, and Jesus forms witnesses who depend on him.

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Identity and decision

Bread, purity, Gentile faith, and Peter’s confession bring the movement to its turning point.

The complete study path

Explore every teaching in this part

Read the page introductions, study the passages, and watch the messages in order—or enter at the event you are ready to explore.

Core Chronological Journey

Follow the main sequence in order. Each lesson carries the story forward toward the next decisive movement.

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Seek First the Kingdom

Treasures, worry, judgment, and trust in the Father

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-7:6

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The Way That Leads to Life

Asking, seeking, the narrow way, and doing the Father’s will

Scripture: Matthew 7:7-29

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Say the Word

Jesus honors the faith of a Roman centurion

Scripture: Matthew 8:5-13 · Luke 7:1-10

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Are You the One Who Is to Come?

John’s question and Jesus’ call to repentance and rest

Scripture: Matthew 11:2-30 · Luke 7:18-35

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Forgiven Much, Loving Much

A sinful woman anoints Jesus and receives forgiveness

Scripture: Luke 7:36-50

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The Kingdom Has Come Upon You

Jesus answers the charge that his power comes from Satan

Scripture: Matthew 12:22-37 · Mark 3:20-30

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Something Greater Is Here

The sign of Jonah and the danger of unbelief

Scripture: Matthew 12:38-45

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Whoever Has Ears, Let Them Hear

The sower, hearing, and the purpose of Jesus’ parables

Scripture: Matthew 13:1-23 · Mark 4:1-25 · Luke 8:4-18

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Let Both Grow Until the Harvest

Weeds, growth, value, judgment, and the treasures of the kingdom

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-53 · Mark 4:26-34

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Who Is This?

Jesus calms the storm and exposes the disciples’ fear

Scripture: Matthew 8:18-27 · Mark 4:35-41 · Luke 8:22-25

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Sent as Sheep Among Wolves

Jesus sends the Twelve to proclaim the kingdom

Scripture: Matthew 10:1-23

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Do Not Be Afraid of Them

Courage, confession, and costly witness in the mission of the Twelve

Scripture: Matthew 10:24-42

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Take Courage; It Is I

Jesus walks on the water and brings his disciples safely to shore

Scripture: Mark 6:45-56

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I Am the Bread of Life

Jesus reveals himself as the Bread of Life

Scripture: John 6:25-59

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Lord, to Whom Shall We Go?

Many disciples turn away, while the Twelve remain

Scripture: John 6:60-71

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What Defiles a Person?

Jesus confronts traditions that hide the uncleanness of the heart

Scripture: Mark 7:1-23

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Great Is Your Faith

The faith of a Gentile mother beyond Israel’s borders

Scripture: Mark 7:24-30

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Do You Still Not Understand?

Jesus feeds four thousand and warns against corrupting influence

Scripture: Mark 8:1-21

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Who Do You Say I Am?

Peter confesses Jesus as the Messiah

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20

Why this movement matters

The theological center

The kingdom is not merely a theme in Jesus’ preaching. It is God’s saving rule arriving in the person and work of the King. Mercy and judgment, faith and resistance, hearing and hardness run beside one another until the decisive question can no longer be avoided: Who do you say Jesus is?

Read with all four Gospels

One life, four complementary witnesses

The chronology helps us see when and where events unfold. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John also preserve distinct emphases that should be heard on their own terms. The lesson pages identify the relevant Gospel accounts so the movement can be studied without flattening their witness.

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