What the kingdom of God is really about, and how Hugh Jackman can teach us something about it

1. Our quest
in life,
is to seek
the
kingdom of
God.

2. The kingdom of
God, is not a place,
or a time beyond
this one, but a
moment – when all
is right, when
justice rolls, when
the way of God -
peace, love, hope is
standing right
before us.

3. People who experienced Jesus
– experienced the
embodiment of this kingdom
when he was around. That’s
why we make such a big deal
about him – it’s why we pray
in his name – why we try to
follow his life and teachings –
and ways of being.
We have only the stories of
Jesus - fragments, echoes of
the man, coloured by our own
interpretation and
misunderstanding of culture
and context.

4. Thus we must find
modern examples
that help us
understand
What the
kingdom of God is
all about.
Let’s pick Hugh
Jackman

5. Van Helsing is a
monster hunter who
works with the Vatican
to fight off evil and
thus redeem the souls
of those in peril. So
like Jesus –
he confronts and
banishes evil.

6. Evil, as defined in
the ancient stories
is that which
isolates us, that
which keeps us
captive, that binds
us and holds us
captive

7. The power of God
works gently, so
that people are
freed from the
bondage of what
is expected of
them to become
who they are
destined to be….

8. No one gets to tell
us who are and
what our role in
life must be…this is
the key to finding
the kingdom of
God...to becoming
who we are meant
to be

10. The kingdom of
God, my friends, is
all around us - we
live within it when
we have the
courage to break
free from what
binds us.

11. This past year, Hugh Jackman
did something he always
wanted to do…stand up and
sing some songs…and tell
some stories and entertain
people. In the show he tells
the story about how many
times he wanted to take a risk
and do this show - he finally
realized that the only thing in
life he regrets is not taking an
opportunity – “have a go” as
his Australian heritage would
compel him

12. To be what we
are, and to
become what
we are capable
of becoming,
is the only end
in life.”
– Robert Louis Stevenson