The Message Jesus Actually Preached
When Jesus began His ministry, His first recorded words were: 'Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.'
Not 'join a church.' Not 'follow a religion.' Not 'say a prayer.'
The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.
And yet - how many believers have ever been taught what the Kingdom actually is?
I'm Kahu Phil Stephens - a Native Hawaiian pastor and 30-year student of Scripture in the original Greek and Hebrew. This series is the fruit of three decades of digging into what Jesus actually said - not what religion translated it to mean.
The Call to Repentance - Volume 1
The word repentance in Greek is metanoia - a complete transformation of the mind. Not sorrow. Not regret. A total renovation of how you think.
When Jesus called people to repent, He was calling them to think differently about everything - about God, about themselves, about their purpose on this earth.
This book will challenge everything you thought you knew about:
- What repentance actually means in the original Greek
- Why the Kingdom message is fundamentally different from church religion
- How Jesus defined the Kingdom - and what that means for your life today
- The three dimensions of Kingdom life: Spiritual, Physical, and Economic
- Why Jesus mentioned Kingdom 53 times and church only twice
The Kingdom Series
This is Volume 1 of a 54-volume theological series exploring every dimension of the Kingdom of God - drawn from 30 years of study in the original Greek and Hebrew scriptures.
The most comprehensive Kingdom theology series written from a Native Hawaiian perspective.
Published by Ke Aupuni O Ke Akua Press, Moloka'i, Hawai'i.