Foundations of the Kingdom

<p><strong style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>What did Jesus actually mean when he proclaimed The kingdom of God has come near?</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>For many Christians the Kingdom of God is a familiar phrase-but often an undefined one. It is mentioned in sermons prayed in the Lord's Prayer and sung about in hymns yet rarely explored with depth clarity and biblical continuity. In </span><em style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Foundations of the Kingdom of God</em><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> pastor teacher and author Mick Finch invites readers to recover the Kingdom as the central story of Scripture and the heartbeat of Jesus' ministry.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>This first volume in a six-book series traces the Kingdom of God from Genesis to Revelation revealing a unified biblical narrative in which God's reign unfolds through creation covenant liberation prophecy and fulfillment in Christ. Drawing on careful scholarship pastoral insight and ecumenical perspectives Finch shows that the Kingdom is not merely a future hope or a spiritual metaphor but God's active work of justice mercy restoration and reconciliation in the world.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Written for thoughtful readers church leaders small groups and seekers alike this book bridges biblical theology and everyday discipleship. It challenges narrow or privatized versions of faith and recenters the Gospel around the good news Jesus proclaimed: that God is setting the world right-and invites us to participate.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Clear accessible and deeply rooted in Scripture </span><em style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Foundations of the Kingdom of God</em><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> lays the groundwork for the entire series equipping readers with a theological compass to better understand Jesus the church and their own calling within God's ongoing reign.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>This is not simply a book about doctrine.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>It is an invitation to see the Bible-and the world-through the lens Jesus himself used: the Kingdom of God.</span></p><p></p><p></p>