2013-10-25T06:00:03-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/kingdom+of+heaven/ http://faithgateway.com/can-we-be-sure-we-are-going-to-heaven/ 2013-10-25T06:00:03-05:00 When I die, I want to go to Heaven, but how do I know if I will end up in Heaven? The question of Heaven, and what it takes to get there is on the mind of many believers. Can I know… How can I be sure…But what if I…? Can we be sure we are […] http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2013:1-52&version=NIV 2009-09-20T19:02:08-05:00 This is a long sequence of famous parables by Jesus, each of them illustrating an aspect of the kingdom of God. Jesus often used parables to communicate truths in a subtle manner. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2019:14&version=KJV 2009-09-20T17:32:55-05:00 God's concern for the weak and marginalized extends to little children, who are overlooked by the powerful but who are valuable to God. Here he encourages his disciples to not turn away children, whose simple faith exemplifies the belief we ought to have in Christ. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matt.13.1-Matt.13.58&version=NIV 2009-07-20T14:54:10-05:00 This series of parables describes the Kingdom of Heaven from many different vantage points. Each story illustrates a truth about God's kingdom, and Jesus explains the meaning of each. http://sermonindex.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=10765&forum=34&83 2008-01-03T11:53:54-05:00 "Give me one hundred men who fear nothing but sin and desire nothing but God, and I care not whether they be clergyman or laymen, they alone will shake the gates of Hell and set up the kingdom of Heaven upon the earth.”