Main Point: "Religion does not represent the kingdom of God; people who live like Jesus do."

Memory Verse: "Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people's faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to. – Matthew 23:13 (NIV)

Series Description: Numerous times in the New Testament, Jesus says things like "The Kingdom of God is like..." or "The Kingdom of Heaven will be like..." It must be important for us to recognize what God's Kingdom IS and WILL BE like. Otherwise why would Jesus talk about it so much? How do we enter God's Kingdom? And what does living in view of the Kingdom look like today?