{"id":8803,"date":"2026-10-06T15:05:04","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T19:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/?p=8803"},"modified":"2026-10-06T15:05:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T19:05:48","slug":"thy-kingdom-come","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/sermon-series\/10\/06\/thy-kingdom-come\/","title":{"rendered":"Thy Kingdom Come"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/26-thy-kingdom-come-projector-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-8804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/26-thy-kingdom-come-projector-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/26-thy-kingdom-come-projector-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/26-thy-kingdom-come-projector-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/26-thy-kingdom-come-projector-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/26-thy-kingdom-come-projector-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Jesus\u2019 central message was not a list of rules or a private spiritual experience. It was the announcement of a Kingdom. God\u2019s reign has broken into the world through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus the King, and it continues to reshape everything it touches.<\/p>\n<p>In this series we explore what it means to live under the rule of Christ: the nature of His Kingdom, the values that define it, the invitation to enter it, and the hope of its final consummation. 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