The phrase “Kingdom of God/Heaven” is mentioned about 120 times in the Gospels. And the Kingdom of God is mentioned about 30 times in the rest of the New Testament. It is the theme of much of the preaching and teaching of Jesus and the apostles. Central to what God’s redemptive work and purposes are all about! This morning we will begin digging into this subject by exploring what the kingdom is and how we become recipients of it. We will then turn to see how the Gospel of Matthew is constructed around five kingdom discourses. Powerful discourses which we will delve deeper into in the weeks to come!