Good News?
Week 4 - Persecuted
March 24th, 2024
Pastor Kyle Johnson

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The blessing

to those who are

Reveal Answer

Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. —Matthew 5:10 (NIV)

Persecution for our

is a

Reveal Answer

thing

You will be hated by everyone because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. —Matthew 10:21 (NIV)

Persecution

where our

Reveal Answer

really stands

If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you. —John 15:18-19 (NIV)

Persecution

we are making

Reveal Answer

Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me… but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. —Matthew 24:9, 13-14 (NIV)

YET, the

of Heaven is the

Reveal Answer

Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world.’ —Matthew 25:34 (NIV)

Which

are we

Reveal Answer

?

Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. —Matthew 6:10 (NIV)

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Notes:

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Discussion Questions:

1 – Are your thoughts about kings and kingdoms generally positive or negative? How so?

2 – Read Matthew 10:16-23. What does this make you think about witnessing or living for Jesus?

3 – esus instructs His followers to pray for “your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” What would it look like for God’s Kingdom to come here on earth?

4 – If Jesus wants us to ask for and expect His Kingdom, what should you be doing this week or this month? What is holding you back from this?