TEACHING THE WORD

D Godly preparation teaches patience Colossians 1:11 being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations

D Godly preparation teaches patience Hebrews 6:12 We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised. In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations

C Godly preparation accepts ridicule Luke 23:11 Then Herod and his soldiers ridiculed and mocked him. Dressing him in an elegant robe, they sent him back to Pilate. In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations

C Godly preparation accepts ridicule Luke 14:29 For if you lay the foundation and are not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule you, In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations

C Godly preparation accepts ridicule Genesis 19:14 So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who were pledged to marry his daughters. He said, â??Hurry and get out of this place, because the Lord is about to destroy the city!â?? But his sons-in-law thought he was joking. In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations

B Godly preparation resists distractors â?? James 4:7 â?º Parallel Verses New International Version Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. New Living Translation So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. English Standard Version Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

B Godly preparation resists distractors Matthew 25:9 â??â??No,â?? they replied, â??there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.â?? In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations

A Godly preparation does not distract â?? Genesis 3:13 â?º Parallel Verses New International Version Then the LORD God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" The woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate." New Living Translation Then the LORD God asked the woman, "What have you done?" "The serpent deceived me," she replied. "That's why I ate it." English Standard Version Then the LORD God said to the woman, â??What is this that you have done?â?? The woman said, â??The serpent deceived me, and I ate.â??

A Godly preparation does not distract Luke 10:40 But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, â??Lord, donâ??t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!â??

E the kingdom has secrets 1 Corinthians 14:25 as the secrets of their hearts are laid bare. So they will fall down and worship God, exclaiming, â??God is really among you!â?? In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations

E the kingdom of God has secretes Luke 8:10New International Version (NIV) 10 He said, â??The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, â??â??though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.â??[a]

D entrance requirements Matthew 6:33 [Full Chapter] But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

D entrance requirements Mark 1:15New International Version (NIV) 15 â??The time has come,â?? he said. â??The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!â??

C why some are excluded from the kingdom â?? Matthew 23:13 â?º Parallel Verses New International Version "Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people's faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to. New Living Translation "What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you shut the door of the Kingdom of Heaven in people's faces. You won't go in yourselves, and you don't let others enter either.

C why some are excluded from the kingdom Matthew 19:24New International Version (NIV) 24 Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.â??

B where is the kingdom Mark 1:15 â??The time has come,â?? he said. â??The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!â?? In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations

B where is the kingdom Luke 17:21New International Version (NIV) 21 nor will people say, â??Here it is,â?? or â??There it is,â?? because the kingdom of God is in your midst.â??[a] Footnotes:

A. what is the kingdom of God Mark 4:26 [ The Parable of the Growing Seed ] He also said, â??This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations

A. what is the kingdom of God Luke 17:21 nor will people say, â??Here it is,â?? or â??There it is,â?? because the kingdom of God is in your midst.â?? In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations

E. building that Matthew 7:24-27New International Version (NIV) The Wise and Foolish Builders 24 �Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 26 But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.�