"The Dominion of Heaven May Be Compared to ...".(Preaching Helps)

From: Currents in Theology and Mission | Date: August 1, 2005| Author: Satterlee, Craig A. | Copyright information

Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost--All Saints Sunday, Series A

"The kingdom of heaven is like...." Or, in the lectionary that I prefer, "The dominion of heaven may be compared to...." In one form or another, the phrase appears both explicitly and implicitly in these gospel pericopes. What will we tell our hearers the kingdom of heaven like? With what will we compare the dominion of heaven? When we get locked into our language or content with our comparisons, we limit ra...

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