The building of the Kingdom of God is an amazing story mostly because Jesus, the one who makes it possible… leaves and give over the actual work of building the kingdom to His apostles and His disciples. This is not what Elon Musk or Bill Gates would do. They would be hands on, controlling every decision and leading their followers to success. But Jesus is building a different kind of kingdom by working through His people.

There were challenges to the growth of God’s Church. On the outside, there were those who didn’t like the message because it was counter to their narrative. Others saw the church as a threat to their position and influence, so they attacked the leaders. And on the inside, there were some who were hypocrites and wanted to look spiritual without the sacrifice. Others were whiners and complained loudly when they were wronged.

Yet, despite all the opposition on the outside and all the humanity on the inside, the church grew and soon conquered the world. The reason that God’s church grows is because it is his kingdom. No matter the resistance, when the focus of the church is on God… the church just grows.