Oh let the Son of God and found you with his spirit and his life,

let him fill your heart and satisfy your soul.

Oh, let him have the things that hold you

and his spirit like a dove will descend upon your life and make you

home.

Welcome to the Word for today,

featuring the Bible Teaching of Pastor Chuck Smith,

founder of the Calvary Chapel Movement.

This radio program is a verse by verse study through the entire

Bible. And on today's edition of the word for today,

Pastor Chuck continues with the Kingdom of Heaven as we pick up in Matthew chapter 10 verse 7 and now with today's

message here's pastor Chuck. Now as Jesus sent them forth, he said, go and preach, saying, the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

What is the kingdom of heaven? This glorious phrase. We'll be getting

parables about the kingdom in our next study as we get into Matthew 13 and 14, these parables of the kingdom.

What is the kingdom of heaven?

Jesus said when you pray, say thy kingdom come, thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven.

What are we praying for when we pray for the kingdom of heaven?

Now Jesus said the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Jesus said the kingdom of heaven is among you rather than in you.

But in reality, God's kingdom has come to every man who has acknowledged Jesus Christ as his Lord and King.

And if you tonight have acknowledged the lordship of Jesus Christ,

if he is the King of your life, you are already a citizen of the kingdom,

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