The Kingdom of the Lord Jesus

This series of Advent sermons from Alexander Mackennal, delivered in the midst of the Boer Wars in South Africa, addresses the pursuit of peace on earth and the kingdom of heaven. Mackennal writes, “peace has been treated as an end in itself.… In reality, peace is one of the ‘fruits of the Spirit;’ it cannot be secured except by the loyal adoption of the whole doctrine of Christian living.” Mackennal’s examination of the political and social implications of Christianity is a stirring pastoral call to seek first the kingdom.