Jesus spends way more time describing the kingdom of heaven or the kingdom of God than talking about a king. In many ways he is putting things back in proper order. When the people of God demanded a king in the Old Testament book of 1 Samuel, God knew that they would make it all about the king and forget about God and the work God was calling them to do. Jesus gives us abundant images of a kingdom that is complicated, pervasive, AND that we are a part of!! – Pastor Trudy Stoffel
