Kingdom

Jesus came, it tells us in the gospel of Mark, declaring that the "Kingdom of God is at hand, repent and believe the good news!" And Jesus came as a King. When he rode into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, it was the same action as the victorious Caesars did in returning from war back to Rome. He was greeted as the King. But the Kingdom of God is not like any other kingdom:

  • It is spiritual. Jesus' kingdom is one that is not of this world (John 18:36). It is invisible, non-political, non-racial, and constitutes us as the people of God (1 Peter 2:18).

  • It is already and not yet. Jesus came proclaiming that the "Kingdom of God is at hand" and yet, we see in the Bible that the Kingdom will not come in fullness until the return of Christ. On the one hand, Jesus' kingdom is right here, yet there are parts of the fullness of his reign that are not yet revealed, when he will wipe every tear and all sin and death will ultimately and finally be over.

    • Therefore, at Trinity, we embrace the calling to live as disciples who bear witness to the reality of that kingdom in our witness and work. Individually, this means: though the way each member lives out that calling finds an expression unique to the person God has made them to be, the general expression of that call comes as we graciously speak words of hope and perform deeds of love and mercy in the places we work, play, and live. As a church, this means that we are called together to a ministry of unveiling beauty of Christ & be a faithful presence for the fame of the Triune God & His Kingdom.

    We express our kingdom citizenship in multiple areas: the family, mercy, work, campus, church planting, and the cities in which we live.