Episode 8
November 12, 2025God’s kingdom doesn’t work like ours. From a manger birth to a mountain sermon, Jesus rewrites what it means to be “blessed”—exalting the poor in spirit, the meek, and the merciful. On this episode, David Wollen opens the Beatitudes in Matthew 5 and explores how the King’s upside-down way fulfills Isaiah’s words, “My thoughts are not your thoughts,” with guest Bob Hartman pointing us to the beauty of life in Christ’s kingdom.
The King and His Kingdom
From the first pages of Scripture all the way through to the last page of Revelation, God’s Word is the true story of a King and His Kingdom. There were many kings along the way; in different ways, each earthly king points us to the King of Kings. Join David Wollen with storyteller and author Bob Hartman for a unique Haven Today series called The King and His Kingdom.
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The Kingdom and the King Storybook Bible
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The Only Perfect King
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Bob Hartman and the Kingdom of Christ
From Genesis to Revelation, Scripture tells the true story of a King and His Kingdom. Throughout history, many earthly kings rose and fell—but in their triumphs and failures, each one ultimately po ...
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Why Jesus is Called The King Above All Kings (And What It Really Means For You)
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