Gods promised Kingdom....wee bit of a ramble

Jesus teachings most common theme was not salvation  
It was not about getting to Heaven.
Nor was it about the rapture and being saved.
It was nearly always about the better way of being.
It was nearly always about the different way of being.
It was always about the Kingdom of God.

John the Baptist a mentor of his cousin Jesus said this about the saviour..." The kingdom of heaven is at hand".

We discovered as frontier youth workers that the kingdom values where what we should be living as being part of. Therefore promoting a moral compass to the society we are living among.

We are meant to be sharing the gospel. However we can. Using as l often say whatever medium we can engaging, discussing debating but not arguing.

Those following Jesus are the chosen people with the exact same message as Jesus, to shows God's Love and be concerned about the vulnerable, the poor, be alongside the oppressed

That's deep deep theology and it's constant working all this stuff into individual life's, improve community, change society.

Watching old testament Prophet.

Ivory coast V Scotland BBC 2
England ,V Japan ITV 3
Tough choices ...l'm going with 'Judge Judy'
channel Freeview 68.
It's like watching old testament Prophet not taking any prisoners.Not giving a dam. Always making sense.

To power ...how do you communicate.

DECEMBER 1988

 The Pan Am bombing, I recall it  killed 270 people aboard Flight 103

plus further 11 Lockerbie residents which is in Scotland. Saw well scripted ITV Drams come documentary, very factual programme about this tragedy with links to the Bomb

It was contended that the suitcase containing the bomb travelled as unaccompanied luggage from Malta to Frankfurt,

being planted on board from Malta.

"In the months which followed, there was little doubt as to the identity of the conspirators – highly placed members of Iran’s government and their agents"

MARCH 2026

Israeli police just stopped a delivery van bearing the Supersol supermarket logo at the entrance to Jerusalem from Maleah Adumim in Judea.  Inside the van were 4-5 terrorists who were apparently armed and were immediately arrested and taken into custody. 

Protesters in Iran against the Hijab wearing
look at this incredible image and think about the recent deaths
taken place all over what l feel is a beautiful country full of sophisticated beautiful Human beings. 

So question coming through a bit how do we speak power to power . When in the bible l have read been told that power on earth is in Gods hands. That Pilate was reminded when the son of God appeared before him....'your power is given to you by my Father'..  

Before Pilate sentenced him to death by brutal means of crucifixion.

We see always power being used to hurt.

We see power being used to kill.

We witness power destroying life's, community's controlling vast areas of the world.

How do we speak power to power ?

"What music am l listening to at present".

  

So it's Saturday and l sat pondering after 1 hour twenty in the gym.

This question often think about . Soon going to move the furniture will be around tomorrow therefore been considering getting the Numark decks out to play some vinyl.

"What music is Kevin listening to at present".

So l will ask you this question ❓ 

"What music are you listening to at present".

Pretty varied Springsteen. Lloyd Cole track...

Still Pink ..'Tell me when l get there '.

Neil Sedakas later catalogue..( Neil great composer passed away last week). Listening to his songs hungry years.. immigrant..my world keeps getting smaller.. 

Often the broken hearted stuff that creeps into my 'at home playlist'.

So if your on a journey and you arrived in a place your comfortable. Now at age you are would you go to the harbour and leave behind a new journey.

                   What would make you stay.?

Prospect of vinyl collection at home.

Comfortable place near the TV remote.

Perhaps just got your place redecorated...you know...plumbing at last sorted...greenhouse got plants need to placed out in garden.. 

Pubs got good set of mates, especially after fellowship on a Sunday evenings.

Oh yeah Gym just re-enrolled.

                    What would make you leave ,depart to go away ?

Jesus was a story teller.

Films often narrower in focus then the book of the same subject. Films often introducing ourselves to the wider narrative or serve as a separate purpose.

Filling on aspects of the narrative calling us to ponder further.
I do bit of both, watch movie, read around the topics, then may go further when exploring issues identified in film about issue. Book's, entertainment and issues. OR often we are educated further and deeper. Sometimes for myself the emotions the character and the silences portrayed on the screen bring me into the story deeper. either way films along with books music CDS are good investments of time.

Jesus was a story teller. Communicator best observed when he encountered many in everyday situations. Using dialogue of everyday images.

Jesus the rabbi/Teacher of 20th century, would used non linear options around himself evident in films, books, music. As we should in today's cultures. However some doctrines in the faith community have members who state,' such deviant routes are little less then Satan worship'. Backsliders catalogue. Interesting. 
Jesus was a story teller.
He would have used 70 foot video screens, poetry, films anything with opportunity to present inferred messages of the good news stories.

Encounters present us with opportunities the chance to dialogue further. So anything that promotes further engagement should be used. Such methodology allow issues to be understood and communicated longer. It's comfortable when it's a medium Others' are familiar with.

As of March 24, HAYI those claiming to speak in its name taken responsibility for attacks on the including a synagogue  Rotterdam, Netherlands on March 13;  Jewish school in Amsterdam March 13;  fires on the Jewish ambulance service in London on March 22; attack on a Chabad Hebrew school in Heemstede, Netherlands on Monday; plus car burning in Antwerp.

Aced.

 Intrigued by old film from 1976 Aces high. This film more about impact on crews flying during the first WW1. Easily classic forgotten now, but still relevant.
Community gathering about 30 in total great experience  

Careful negotiations are skills we need to understand.

 So we are looking at communication.
Always difficult 
Encounters are part of our life blood and make us all valuable when we meet others. Listen to others.
Grow and develop with others 
No man is an island no man is a rock.

But when we have to adjust to others views we internally negotiate then open up discussion often observed by many. Hard negation stick then we have to be prepared to take time on learning about others.

Thoughts have to be placed into encounters before we process on building relationships. Conceptually we don't place lot of value on our encounters but happening all the time. From bus stop queue to the networking we do. From conversation at events like football match or deeper conversations in gatherings like Church.

Often see theological negotiations being major problem for discourse. Although essential so much disagreement often breakdown follows. Here feel negotiations are essential. In community youth work we have encounters with people who hold lots of power over groups of children and young people.

These are areas where we can't be uncareless The interest of others has to be at front of our relationship and discussion should show this. Encounters, developing relationship, and careful negotiations are skills we need to understand and constantly practice.

Numark decks 125