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THE KINGDOM OF GOD

Lk 19-16,17

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I) THE ELUSIVE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN

A) KINGDOM HIDDEN FROM THE WORLD

(RIGHTEOUS CONCEIT) Mat 11-25

1) God Hides From Man’s Ignorance

a a) God hides from those who are not looking for Him verses

Lk 16,19-31 Jn 15,22-25 Jm 2-5

Jn 1-10 Act 7,55-60 2Pet 3-4,5

2-10 17,22-29 Lk 2,1-20,40-52

b b) God hides from those who are looking for Him verses

Lk 11-29 Jn 2,18-21 Rev 6,15-17

17-20 6,26-36 Lk 8-10

18,35-43 Mat 5,3-12

c c) God denies His kingdom to those who cannot find Him verses

Mat 8-11,12 Jn 7,33-36 Jn 8,21-24

2) God Hides From The Mind Of Man

d a) He hides behind man’s intellect verses

Mat 11,25-27 Rom 1,18-20,24,28 1Cor 2,6-8,14

Mk 10-14,15 1Cor 1,18-29 1Tim 6-20,21

Lk 10-21 Jn 7,25-30 2Pet 1-8,9

e b) He hides the truth from man’s understanding verses

Jn 4,7-19 Jn 14-9 Rev 2-17

9,39-41 Eph 4-18 Lk 1-65,66

f c) He hides behind man’s slowness of heart verses

Mat 13,11-15 Jn 8,44-47 Act 28,24-29

Lk 24-25,26,45 12,27-43

g d) He denies His kingdom to man’s stubborn will verses

Lk 14,16-24 Act 28-22 Rom 11-24,25

19,41-44 Lk 7,18-21 1Cor 10,1-5

3) God Hides His Divinity From Man’s Corruption

h a) He hides behind the veil verses

Mat 26-63,64 Jn 1-18,31-34 2Cor 4-3,4

Mk 4-11,12 Rev 15-8 Mat 27-50,51

Lk 23,35-43 2Cor 3,14-16

i b) The kingdom of God is from another realm verses

Lk 13-28 2Tim 4-1,18 Rev 14-11

Jn 18-36,37 Heb 12,18-24 21-1,2,7,8

1Tim 1-17 Jn 3,1-8 Jn 15,18-25

4) God Hides From Sin

j a) He hides behind disobedience verses

Lk 15,11-24 Gal 5,19-21 Heb 3,15-19

Jn 14,16-24 Eph 5-5 1Jn 3-6

2Cor 11,12-15 2Tim 3,1-7

k b) He hides behind unbelief verses

Rom 9,11-23 2Pet 1-9,10 Rev 10-1

Heb 6,4-8

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Kingdom Of God -- Kingdom Hidden From the World (Chapter Outline / Navigation Bar)

a 5) The church is hidden from the world verses

Lk 17-21 Col 3-3,4 1Jn 3-1

Jn 17,9-23 1Pet 3-3,4 Lk 23,50-56

Act 1,1-5 Tit 2-14

B) DO NOT GIVE WHAT IS HOLY TO DOGS Mat 7-6

1) God Does Not Entrust His Treasures To Dogs

b a) God retrieves his treasures when sheep revert to dogs verses

Mat 7-6 Rom 11,17-22 2Pet 2,20-22

21-43,44 Heb 6,4-8 Rev 2-5

Lk 16,1-13 10-26,29 3,15-17

Act 8,25-27

c b) Do not invest yourself in dogs verses

Mat 5-13 Act 16-6,7 Heb 2-16

11,20-24 22-21

d c) Do not give to dogs who will not receive you verses

Mat 10,12-15 Act 18-5,6 Jm 2,5-7

Lk 10-10,11 19,8-10 1Jn 4-6

e d) If you are unfaithful, God won’t bother with you verses

Mat 9-16,17 Jm 1,6-8 Jm 4-3

Mk 2-21,22

f e) Do not recognize dogs verses

Jn 17-9 1Cor 14-37,38 2Cor 5-16

2) God Shares No Intimacy With Dogs

g a) God does not speak to dogs verses

Mat 13,10-17 Mat 27,12-14 Jn 19-9

21-27 Mk 11,27-33 Act 13,44-48

26-62,63 Lk 6-27 Lk 23-8,9

h b) God does not let dogs in His house verses

Mat 22,11-14 Jn 7,33-36 Rom 10,19-21

Mk 5,37-40 8,21-24 Heb 3,7-19

Lk 13,24-28

i c) Do not fellowship with dogs verses

1Cor 5-13 2Cor 6,14-18 Tit 3-15

3) Give To Him Who Has Lk 8-18

j a) Take from him who does not have verses

Mat 13-12 Mat 25-28,29 Lk 16-11,12

Mk 4-25 Lk 8-18 19,20-26

k b) Whoever has shall more be given verses

Lk 9-1 Act 12,5-12 Eph 1-15,16

16-10 16-14 1Jn 2-21

2Cor 9,8-11 1The 4-1 Lk 19,15-19

Mat 25,14-23

C) CONCEIT (Factions: Exalting Self by Shunning Others)

1) Thinking You Are Superior To Others

l a) Treating people with contempt verses

Rom 14,2-4,10 2Cor 10-7,10-12 2Tim 3,1-5

1Cor 16-10,11 1The 5-20 Jm 2,1-7

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a b) Thinking you are inherently better than others verses

Jn 9-34 Rom 12-16 1Tim 6-17

Act 27-10,11 Gal 2,11-16 Lk 15-1,2

Jn 4-9

b c) Having an inflated opinion of self verses

Mk 9-5 1Cor 3-18 1Tim 3-6

Rom 12-3

c 2) Cliques make people seek your acceptance (Imposing your opinion of self on others) verses

Rom 16-17,18 2Cor 10-12 1Tim 6,3-5

1Cor 11-18,19 11-3 Tit 3,9-11

2Cor 2-6,7 Gal 4-16,17 1Pet 3-3,6

1Cor 4,6-8 1Cor 12-21,22

e 3) Conceited toward God verses

Jn 16-9 Act 10-14 Rom 11,17-24

Rom 1,21-23,25-27

D) MISS GOD LK 19,42-44

1) Missing The Point

f a) Miss the meaning of the truth verses

Mk 7-13 1Cor 1,18-29 Heb 6,4-8

Jn 9-28,29 2,6-8 10,26-31

10,22-27 1Tim 6,3-10 2Pet 3-16

16-2,3 2Tim 3,7-9,13 Jn 18,36-38

g b) Miss the meaning of being with Jesus verses

Lk 13,24-28 Lk 23-39 Heb 3,6-19

15,11-16 Jn 13-18,23-27 Rev 3-2

18,9-14

2) Missing The Mark

h a) Miss the will of God for your life verses

Mat 25,24-30 Gal 5,1-6 Rev 3-17

Mk 8,32-38 Heb 4,1-11

i b) Miss heaven verses

Mat 7,21-23 2Pet 1-9,10 Rev 21-8,27

25,41-46

3) Missing The Train

j a) Miss the invitation from God verses

Mat 10,11-15 Jn 12,37-40 Jn 17-9

Lk 2,41-52 14-19,22-24 Rom 10,16-21

19,41-44 Lk 14,16-24

k b) Miss the return of Jesus Christ verses

Mat 25,1-13 Lk 21-34,35 2Pet 3,3-7

Tit 1-3

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II) ILLUSTRATING THE KINGDOM OF GOD

A) DESCRIPTION OF HEAVEN Rev 5,1-14 Commentary

1) Describing The Kingdom After He Makes All Things New

a a) Description of the resurrection verses

Mat 22,29-32 Lk 24-31,36-43 2Cor 5,1-5

Mk 16-12 Jn 20-19,20,26-29 12,2-4

1Cor 6-13 1Cor 15,29-58 Rom 6,4-10

Jn 21,12-14

b b) Description of the ascension verses

Act 26,13-15 Rev 3-5 Rev 4,1-11

Eph 2,4-7 Jn 3-13

c c) Description of the new creation verses

Mat 12,46-50 Rom 8,19-25 2Pet 3,12-14

Heb 12,18-24 2Jn-1,2 Rev 21,1-27

Heb 1,10-12 Lk 19-40 Mk 10,28-31

d d) Children of God resemble their Father verses

Mat 10-25 1Jn 3-2 Rev 3-21

Phi 3-20,21 Jn 20-17 Jn 16,23-28

1Jn 2-12,13

2) The Joyful Kingdom Of Heaven

e a) The marriage supper of the lamb verses

Mat 8-11,12 Lk 12,35-38 Lk 22,14-18,29,30

22,1-14 13-29 Rev 19,7-10

26-29 14,16-24 21-1,2,9-27

Mk 14-25 Eph 5,22-33 Jn 14-20 Commentary

f b) We shall always be with the Lord verses

Mat 28-20 Jn 17-24 Rev 3-12

Jn 10,27-30 1Cor 13-12 7,13-17

14-3 1The 4-17 20-4

Rev 19-14

g c) Rejoicing in heaven verses

Lk 15,20-24 Heb 1-9 Rev 8-1,2

19,37-40 Act 16-25,26 5,11-14

h d) Heaven is better than earth verses

2Cor 5,6-9 Heb 11,8-10,16 Heb 13-14

Phi 1,21-23 9-23,24 Jn 7-33,34

Jn 14-28,29

ha e) We will recognize our family members in heaven verses

Mat 17-4 Mk 9-5 Lk 9-33

Mk 12,18-27

3) The People Of Heaven

i a) Traits of the people who make it to heaven verses

Mat 11-25 Mat 25,34-40 Lk 23-43

18,3-5 Mk 10-15 Rom 9-23

19-14 Lk 18-16,17 Rev 22-14

5-23,24

j b) Those in heaven are blessed indeed verses

Mat 5,3-12 Mat 19-30 Mat 20-23

11-11,12

k c) Traits of people who don’t make it to heaven verses

Mat 19-23,24 Lk 13-28 Rev 22-15

25,41-46 Rom 9-22

4) The Holy Of Holies

l a) The throne room of heaven verses

Mat 19-28 Rev 1-4,10-20 Rev 7,9-12

Jn 7,37-39 5,6-14 22,1-6

1Tim 6-15,16 3-21 4,1-11

Eph 2-6,7

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a b) The kingdom of God is in your spirit verses

Mat 13,31-33 Rom 14-17 2Cor 4-17,18

Lk 17-20,21 Lk 13-21 Jn 14,16-24

1Cor 2-12

b 5) Equality in heaven verses

Mat 20,1-16 Gal 3-28 Col 3,9-11

Rom 10-11,12 Lk 7-28

B) PARABLES Mk 4-13 Commentary

Note: Parables are Analogies

(Def) -- Analogy: A form of logical inference, based on the assumption that if two things are known to be

alike in some respects, they must be alike in other respects (American Heritage Dictionary).

1) Parables About Wealth

c a) Parables about a rich man verses

Mat 25,14-30 Lk 12,16-21 Lk 17,7-10

Lk 7,40-43 16,1-13,19-31

d b) Parables about a land owner and his farm verses

Mat 20,1-16 1Cor 9,7-10 Heb 6-7,8

21,33-44 2Tim 2-6 Jm 5-7

Mk 12,1-11

e c) Parables about a king and his kingdom verses

Mat 18,23-35 Lk 14-31,32 Lk 19,12-27

f d) Parables about a father and his sons verses

Mat 21,28-31 Lk 11,11-13 Lk 15,11-32

Ph,9-22

g e) Parables about treasure Mat 13,44-46 Lk 15,8-10 verses

2) Parables About The Garden Of The Kingdom

h a) Parables about seeds verses

Mat 13,3-9,18-33,36-43 Mk 4,3-9,13-20,26-32

1Pet 1,23-25 Lk 8,4-8,11-15

i b) Parables about plants verses

Mat 6,28-30 Jn 15,1-8 1Cor 3,6-8

24,32-41 Rom 11,16-24

Lk 13,6-9

3) Parables About Nurturing The People Of God

j a) Parables about a woman in labor giving birth to a child verses

Jn 16,20-22 Gal 4-19 1The 5,1-4

Mk 13-8 Rom 8,18-23 Rev 12,1-13

Mat 24-7,8 Heb 11-11,12

b) Parables about a shepherd and his sheep

Lk 12,41-44 Lk 15,4-7 Jn 10,1-16

k 4) Parables about the wedding feast verses

Mat 22,1-14 Mk 2,19-22 Lk 14,8-11,16-24

25,1-13 Lk 5,34-39

l 5) Parables about the body of Christ verses

Rom 7,1-3 1Cor 3,9-11,16,17 Eph 5,22-33

12,4-8 12,12-27

m 6) Parables about generosity of heart verses

Mat 6-26 Lk 11,5-10 Lk 14-5,12-15

Lk 10,30-37

n 7) Parables about water verses

Jn 4-10,13,14 Jn 7-37,38 Jm 3-11

o 8) Parables about running a race verses

1Cor 9,24-27 2Tim 2-5 Heb 12-1

p 9) Parables about final judgment verses

Mat 13,47-50 Lk 3-17 1Cor 3,12-15

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a 10) Parables about war 1Cor 9-7 2Tim 2-3,4 verses

11) Parables about lamps Mat 5,14-16 Mat 25,1-13 Mk 4-21,22

Lk 12-35 Rev 3-1,2

12) Parables about salt Mat 5-13 Lk 14-34,35

C) REWARDS OF THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN 1Cor 3-8 Commentary

1) Sharing the reward 1Pet 1-4

a) God crowns us with glory for sharing our rewards

b I- the reward of a crown verses

1Cor 9,24-27 2Tim 2-5 1Pet 5-4

Phi 4-1 4-7,8 Rev 2-10

1The 2,19,20 Jm 1-12 4-4

c II- sharing our rewards verses

Mat 10-41,42 Phi 2-16 1Tim 5-17,18

1Cor 9-18 1The 3,6-10 3Jn-8

Mk 9,38-41 Lk 9-4

d b) Our inheritance is reserved in heaven verses

Jn 14-2,3 Eph 4-30 Col 3-23,24

1Cor 2-9 Phi 3-20,21 Heb 13-14

2Cor 5,1-4 Col 1-5,19-22 1Pet 1-4

Eph 1-3,13,14 Mat 20,1-16

e c) Our life is reserved in heaven verses

1Cor 15-19 Phi 1-23 2Tim 1-12

Eph 2,4-7 Col 3,1-4 4-18

f d) Eternal rewards verses

2Cor 4-17,18 1Tim 4-7,8 Rev 11-18

Gal 6-8 1Pet 5-10 Rom 8-18

1The 3-7,8

g e) Rewarded in heaven verses

Mat 5-19 Lk 6-22,23 1Tim 6,17-19

6,19-21 12-33

2) Levels Of Reward 1Cor 15-41,42

h a) God rewards us to the degree of our faithfulness verses

Mat 25,20-30 Jn 20,27-29 1Tim 3-13

Mk 4-24,25 2Cor 9-6 Heb 3-2,3

Lk 6-37,38 Phi 4,17-19 1Pet 4-13

Jn 2,5-10 Mat 5-11,12 2Cor 7,13-16

i b) God rewarded us to the degree of our labors verses

Lk 19,15-27 2Cor 10,13-16 Rev 14-13

Jn 4-36 Heb 6-7,10 22-12

1Cor 3-8

j c) Rewarded by levels of glory in our spiritual bodies verses

Lk 14,12-14 2Cor 3-18 Heb 11-35

Jn 5,27-29 1The 5-23 1Jn 3-2

1Cor 15,40-49

3) God Rewards Us For Obeying Him

k a) Rewarded for believing in God verses

Mat 8-13 Mat 15-28,32 Heb 11-6

9-22,29 Mk 2,3-12 Mat 10-38,39

Jn 4,39-42 8,22-26

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a b) God openly rewards what we do for Him in secret verses

Mat 7,7-11 1Cor 4-5 Eph 6,5-8

6-1, 4 , 6 ,16-18 1Cor 12,22-24

b c) Rewarded for doing good verses

Rom 13-3,4 Gal 6-9,10 Heb 13-7

c d) Fruit of the Spirit is its own reward verses

Rom 8-6 1The 1-6 Heb 12-11

2Cor 13-11

4) God Rewards Endurance

d a) Rewarded for overcoming sin verses

2Cor 4,10-12 Heb 12-2 1Pet 2,18-20

2Tim 2-12 1Pet 1-6,7 Rev 2-17,26

Heb 11-26

e b) Keeping our rewards through endurance verses

1Cor 3,12-15 2Tim 2-20,21 2Jn-8

15-58 Heb 10,34-36 Rev 3,2-5,11

2Cor 5-10 Jm 1-12

III) GOD’S KINGDOM IS A LIVING ORGANISM

A) GOD WORKING IN YOU Phi 1-6

1) Depend On Jesus Act 14-3

a) Depending on Jesus to have compassion

f I- depending on Jesus to receive us verses

Lk 15,14-24 1Cor 3-11 Rom 11,17-23,32

23,39-43 2Cor 5-21 Eph 5,24-27

Rom 3,21-28 Eph 1,5-11 Col 1-12

5-1,2,6-21 Heb 9,8-15,24-28 Rom 9-16

g II- depending on Jesus to deliver us verses

Lk 21-36 Rom 7,14-25 Gal 3,10-14

Act 12,4-12 2Cor 1,8-10 2Tim 4,16-18

27,20-25 12,7-10 Heb 2,14-18

Rom 8,1-4,35-39 Mat 6-13

b) Depending on Jesus to impart His gifts into us

h I- He gives us what we give to each other verses

Jn 15,1-11 1Cor 12-11,18 Eph 4,7-16

16,13-15 2Cor 3-5,6 Jm 1-4,5

17,6-12,21-26 8-9 Rev 3-17,18

Rom 8-31,32 Eph 1,18-23 Act 6,1-10

i II- He gives us what we give to the world verses

Mk 6,36-44 Act 14-3 Act 20,22-24

Gal 1-1,11,12,15,16 1Cor 2,1-5 Mat 14,15-20

Lk 9,12-17 Jn 6-5,6

j c) Depending on Jesus to fulfill His purpose in us verses

Mat 14-30,31 Phi 1-6 Heb 6,17-20

1Cor 4-3,4 1The 5-24 Rev 5,1-5

k d) Depending on Jesus to instill His life in us verses

Jn 5,25-29 Jn 17-2,3 Rom 8,9-11

Rom 5-20,21

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2) Comforted 2Cor 1-4

a) God comforts you in times of adversity

a I- He comforts you in your suffering verses

Lk 16-25 2Cor 1,3-7,11 2The 1-6,7

Act 23-35 7,4-7,13 2Tim 1,16-18

24-23 1The 3,6-10 Rev 7,14-17

b II- He comforts you in your grief verses

Mat 5-4 Lk 12,22-32 Act 20-12

28,5-9 Jn 11-23,25-27 1The 4,13-18

Lk 7,48-50

b) We are comforted in the presence of God

c I- Holy Spirit is our comforter verses

Jn 14,16-26 Act 9-31 2The 2-16,17

15-26 2Cor 13-11 Ph,10-17

16,7-11 Eph 6-21,22

d II- God comforts us in His company verses

Jn 10,27-30 Rom 15-32 Heb 4,1-11

Act 3-19 Ph-7

e c) God comforts us in our shame verses

Lk 15,20-24 Lk 23,40-43 Heb 2,16-18

3) God is working to place you in His will

f a) To place you on the trail of good works verses

Jn 3-21 Phi 2-12,13 2The 1-11,12

1Cor 15-10,58 Col 1-5,6 Heb 13-20,21

Phi 1-6,9,11 Rom 12-2

g b) To lead you in His purpose verses

Jn 10,3-5 1Cor 12-18 Heb 3,7-19

1Cor 10-13 Mk 16,1-10 Rev 7,1-17

Act 28-14

h 4) God works in you to keep you in His will verses

Jn 18-9,10 1The 5-24,25 2Pet 1,17-19

1Cor 1-8 2The 2-13 1Jn 5-18

Phi 4-7 2Tim 1-12 Jd-1,24

1The 3-13 1Pet 1-5 Tit 3-12

i 5) God works in the new creation verses

2Cor 5,13-20 Col 3-9,10 Rev 1,10-16

Eph 4,22-24 1Jn 3,1-3 2-1

Col 2-11,12

j 6) God works in the garden of your heart verses

Jn 15-1,2 2Cor 12,7-10 Rev 8-3,4

Rom 15,17-19 Col 2,10-13

k 7) God works in you to cleanse you verses

Jn 13,5-10 Eph 5,25-27 1Jn 3-5

l 8) God works the victory in your life verses

Rom 8-37 2Cor 2,14-16 Eph 1-3,4,13-23

m 9) God causes all things to work together verses

Act 25,9-12 Rom 8-28 Phi 1,12-20

Col 4,7-9

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B) KINGDOM GROWS BY ITSELF Mk 4-26,27

1) Growing In Numbers Corresponds With Spiritual Growth

a a) Kingdom slowly spreads and overtakes darkness verses

Mat 13-33 Col 2-11,12 2Pet 1-19

Jn 17,21-23 1The 2-13 1Jn 2-7,8

Act 19,11-20 2The 3-1 Rev 11-15

2Cor 4,10-12,15-18 Col 1-5,6,9,10 Phi 3-20,21

b b) Kingdom grows in strength verses

Mat 17-20 Act 9-31 Heb 12-12,13

Lk 2-40 1The 3-12,13 2The 1-3,4

c c) Kingdom grows in size verses

Mk 4,30-32 Jn 4-13,14 Jn 7,37-39

Rev 7,15-17 Lk 19,12-19 Rev 21-15,16

2) God Causes The Growth

d a) Kingdom grows according to the will of God verses

Jn 3-8 Eph 2,19-22 1The 5-24

Rom 8-26,27 Phi 2-13 1Jn 4-9,10

1Cor 12-11,18 Col 2-19 Jm 1-18

e b) Kingdom grows like crops in a farmer’s field verses

Mat 13,3-9,24-30 1Cor 3-6,7 Heb 6-7,8

Mk 4,26-29 15,35-38 Jm 5,5-8

Jn 15,1-8 Mk 6,37-44

f c) God uses us to cause the growth verses

2Cor 9-10 Jm 5-17,18 2Pet 1,3-8

Eph 4-15,16 1Tim 4-14,15 Act 3,1-10

Jn 10-1,2

3) Kingdom Assumes The Mind Of Christ

g a) Kingdom grows through knowledge verses

Jn 14-20,21 Gal 1-11,12,15,16 1Pet 2-1,2

16,13-15 Phi 1-9

h b) Kingdom grows into the likeness of Christ verses

2Cor 3-18 Eph 5,25-27 Jm 1,21-25

Gal 4-19 Heb 2,9-13

C) PARTAKING Jn 6-53

1) Partaking Of Jesus

a) Partaking of Jesus’ suffering

i I- The sin nature partakes of Jesus' suffering verses

Mat 20-22,23 Lk 22,14-23 Rom 6,3-9

Lk 2-34,35 23,40-43 Heb 13,10-14

ia II- Suffering as a Christian verses

2Cor 1,3-7 Heb 10,32-36 1Pet 4,12-19

Col 1-24 12,1-3,8,10 Rev 1-9

ib III- Promoting the gospel causes suffering verses

Act 16-22,23 1Cor 4,7-16 2Tim 1,8-14

j b) Partaking of Jesus’ gift verses

Jn 6,51-58 Heb 2,14-18 Heb 9,8-28

Rom 11-17,18 3-14 10,19-26

Col 1,19-24,26,27 7-26,27 11-39,40

k c) Partaking of Jesus’ ministry verses

Mk 8,1-9 Jn 13,8-10 Jn 21,3-6,10-13

Jn 2-10

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a d) Partaking of communion verses

Mat 26,26-29 1Cor 10,16-21 1Cor 11,23-34

1Cor 5,6-8 Lk 22,7-20 Lk 24,33-35

Lk 22,7-20

2) What We Must Do To Partake Of The Kingdom

b a Partaking which requires our participation verses

Mat 3,7-12 Col 2-6 Gal 5-25

Jn 4,31-34 2The 1-11,12 Heb 11,7-10

Act 2-41,42 2Tim 2-6 1Jn 2-6

1Cor 9,7-14 Jn 7-17

c b) Partaking which requires no participation verses

Jn 17-24 Phi 1,5-7 Tit 3,4-7

Act 15,8-11

3) Partaking Of The Power Of God

d a) Partaking of the ministry of the Holy Spirit verses

Jn 4-10,13,14 Act 10,44-48 Heb 6-4,5

14,16-24 1Cor 12-13 11,1-3,19

Act 2,1-5,37-39 Eph 4,20-24 2Pet 1-4

2Cor 3,2-18

e b) Partaking of the word of God verses

Jn 17-8 Col 1,9-14 Heb 5,11-14

Eph 3-6 1The 2-13 6,17-20

f 4) Partaking of the ministry of the saints verses

Act 16-30 2Cor 8,1-5 1Tim 6-2

Rom 1,11-13 1Tim 4-14,15 2Tim 1-6,7

g 5) Partaking of God’s judgment verses

Jn 13,23-27 Eph 2-3 2The 2,9-12

Rom 1,24-32 5-6,7 Rev 18,4-8

11,17-22

D) MYSTERY OF GODLINESS 1Tim 3-16

1) Mystery Of The Trinity

h a) Obey the mystery of godliness as Jesus did verses

Jn 7,16-18 Phi 2,5-13 1Pet 4-12,13

14,19-24 1Tim 3-8,9,16 2Pet 1,3-11

2Cor 9,6-10 Heb 2,9-18 Rev 5,1-14

Heb 5,1-6 Lk 4,1-13 Jn 5,19-23,30

i b) Anointing is the mystery of godliness verses

Jn 15,9-15 Act 10,44-48 1Cor 12,4-14

Act 6-3,6,8-15 Rom 8-12,13 Gal 5-5,6

7,55-60 2Cor 4,10-12,16-18

j c) Word of God is the mystery godliness verses

Act 24,24-27 Eph 1-8,9 Rev 10-4

Rom 10,8-13 Gal 3,5-7

2) Solving The Mystery Of Godliness

k a) The love of Christ is the mystery of godliness verses

Jn 16-26,27 1Cor 13,1-8,13 Eph 5-31,32

Rom 12,17-21 Eph 3,16-21 1Jn 3,16-21

1Cor 2,6-8 Eph 2,19-22

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a b) The church discloses the mystery of Christ verses

Act 2,37-47 1Cor 12,22-31 Eph 6-19

1Cor 4-1,8-16 Eph 3,3-5,8-10 Col 4-2,3

b c) The mystery is solved in contentment verses

Act 12-6,7 2Cor 1,3-7 Phi 4,11-13

16,25-30 7-5 1Tim 6-5,6

3) God’s Grace Is The Mystery Of Godliness

c a) God working in you is a mystery verses

Jn 3-21 Jn 14,12-15 1Cor 6-17

8-18 Act 14,19-21 15-10

10-37,38 Rom 2-29 2Cor 3-5,6

d b) Having favor with God is a mystery verses

Act 23,33-35 Rom 5,1-5 Rom 9-18

Rom 4,5-8,13,16,19-22 11,17-25

4) Revelation of Jesus is Mystery of the Kingdom

e a) Jesus is the mystery of the kingdom verses

Jn 6,67-69 Rom 8,1-4 Col 2,2-4

17,6-8,25 Col 1-26,27 Rev 19-12

Lk 9,7-9

f b) Jesus reveals the mystery of the kingdom verses

Mat 13-11 2Cor 3,14-18 Rev 10-7

Rom 16-25,26 Eph 1-9

E) BODY OF CHRIST IS THE ORGANISM OF GOD’S KINGDOM

1) Jesus Is the Head Of His Body’s Kingdom

g a) The kingdom of heaven is where Jesus is verses

Mat 3-2 Jn 8,21-24 Jn 14-3

4-17 13-36

h b) Jesus builds His kingdom in your midst verses

Lk 17-20,21 Jn 17-20 1Cor 4-20

Jn 14,16-24 Heb 3,1-6 Mk 9,5-7

1The 5-23

i c) To be in Christ is to be in the great city verses

Jn 15,7-11 2Pet 1-11 Rev 21,22-27

Phi 3-20,21 Rev 15,5-8 16-1

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j 2) We are the body of His kingdom verses

Lk 17-21 Rev 1-6 Rev 5-10

Rev 21-1,2,9-27 Heb 9-2,6-12,24

IV) PURSUING THE KINGDOM OF COD

A) SEEKING THE KINGDOM OF GOD Mat 6-33

1) Count The Cost Lk 14-28

a) Don’t look back

k I- don’t look back to bondage verses

Lk 9-61,62 2Cor 6,16-18 Heb 3,15-19

17,31-33 Gal 4,8-10,21-31 10,32-39

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a II- don’t look back to the past verses

Phi 3-13,14 Heb 6,9-12 Heb 11-14,15

Act 14,2-7,19-21

b b) The cost is more than you can imagine so don’t count verses

Mat 5-29,30 Act 21,9-14 1Cor 15-36

13,44-46 Rom 4-19,20 Phi 3,7-11

Mk 6-36,37 6,19-23 Rev 3-18

c c) If you must count the cost, the price is always too high verses

Mk 8,34-38 1Cor 3,12-15 2Cor 8-10,11

Lk 18,18-25 4,9-16 1Tim 5-11,12

d d) If Jesus cost too much, then you aren’t worth much verses

Mat 5-13 2Tim 4-10,16 2Pet 2,20-22

24,9-11 Jm 1,6-8 Rev 6,12-17

e e) Assess the property before you buy it verses

Mat 8-19,20 Mat 26,69-75 Act 26,26-28

14,26-32 Lk 14,28-35

f f) Procrastination verses

Mat 25,1-13 Act 24-24,25 2Cor 1-17

Lk 13,24-28 1Cor 16-1,2 Jn 11,3-6

2) Embrace (Jesus during the storm) 1Tim 6-18,19

g a) Hold on to your faith verses

1Tim 1-18,19 Heb 3-14 Rev 2-25

3-9 4-14 3-11

h b) Hold to the word of God verses

1Cor 11-2 2The 2-15 Rev 12-17

Phi 2-16 Tit 1-9

i c) Take hold of the hope of His purpose verses

1Cor 15-2 1Tim 6-12,18,19 Heb 6,16-20

1The 5-21

j d) God embraces us verses

Phi 3-12,13 Col 2-19 1Tim 4-8

e) Things not to embrace

Mk 7-8 Phi 2-6,7 Rev 2-14,15,24

3) Seek The Essence Of His Kingdom

k a) Seeking the righteousness of His kingdom verses

Mat 6-33 Rom 2-7 2Pet 1,5-11

Lk 19,1-10 3-21,22 3,11-15

12-31 1Cor 12-31

l b) Seeking the truth verses

Lk 10-24 Act 17-11 Act 28-30,31

Act 8,27-35 Lk 7,40-43 Act 23-1

m c) Seeking Jesus verses

Jn 1,35-51 Jn 3,1-8 Jn 12-20,21

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4) Seeking The Goals Of The Kingdom Gal 5-1

a a) Seek the goal of the resurrection verses

Act 3-21 Heb 12-2 Rev 2-10

Heb 11-35

b b) Seek the goal of freedom verses

Jn 8-32 Gal 5-1 1Pet 4-1

Gal 1-4 Jm 1-4 2Pet 1-3,4

c c) Seek the goal of knowing God (faith) verses

Phi 3,12-14 1Pet 1-19 1Jn 3-21

Col 1,9-12 Act 21-13

d d) Seek the goal of love verses

1Cor 13,1-13 1Tim 1-5 1Pet 1-22

1The 4-9,10

5) Seek The Kingdom With Your Essence

e a) Seek the kingdom of God with your whole life verses

Lk 15,17-24 Lk 23,50-52 1Cor 7,32-38

21,34-36 Act 16,25-34 2Tim 2-3,4

f b) Seek the elusive kingdom of God verses

Lk 17-20,21 Act 17-27,28 2Tim 4-18

Jn 12,23-26 Col 3,1-4 Jn 1,7-9

g 6) Seek the kingdom by the flesh verses

Mat 11-12 Jn 6-26,27 Act 17,18-21

Mk 10,17-25 18,4-7 1Cor 6-19,20

B) SEEKING THE GLORY OF GOD Jn 5-44

1) Seek His Glory Without Wavering

h a) Seek His glory by faith verses

Jn 20,3-6 Rom 5-1,2 Heb 11,6-10

Act 16,13-18,25 2The 2-13,14 12-2

Rom 4,19-25 Ph-6 Jm 2,21-26

i b) Seek His glory through obedience verses

Rom 2-29 Tit 2-9,10,13 Jm 3,1-4

1Cor 6-20 Heb 1-3 4,5-10

Eph 6,5-7 2,9-11 1Pet 2-12,13

1Tim 2-10 Mat 22,11-14 Rev 5,11-14

j c) Seek His glory through perseverance verses

Rom 2-7,10 Heb 3,2-6 Jm 1,1-5,12

2The 1,10-12 10,32-36 1Pet 1,5-9

2Tim 4-17,18 11-35

k d) Seek His glory through hardship verses

Act 7,55-60 2Cor 1,3-11 1The 2,1-6

20,17-30 Eph 3-13 1Pet 5-1, 4

Rom 8-18 1Pet 4-1,2,12,13,16-19

l e) By all means seek the glory of God verses

Rom 14,6-8 1Cor 10-31 Col 3-23,24

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