When Jesus returns, he will separate believers and non-believers, with believers entering God's kingdom and non-believers facing eternal punishment. Jesus calls his followers to actively show God's love by caring for those in need, and to share the good news of God's kingdom through their words and actions while waiting for Jesus' return. Believers are to proclaim the nearness of God's kingdom, make disciples of all people, and remain faithful even in the face of persecution, as the Spirit will give them the words to say.

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3. When Jesus returns be doing what you should
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4. When Jesus returns be busy Showing and
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5. 31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and
all the angels with him, he will sit on his
glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be
gathered before him, and he will separate the
people one from another as a shepherd
separates the sheep from the goats.
Matthew 25:31–32

6. 33 He will put the sheep on his right and the
goats on his left. 34 “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 25:33–34

7. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something
to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something
to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me
in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I
was sick and you looked after me, I was in
prison and you came to visit me.’
Matthew 25:35–36

8. 37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord,
when did we see you hungry and feed you, or
thirsty and give you something to drink? 38
When did we see you a stranger and invite you
in, or needing clothes and clothe you?
Matthew 25:37–38

9. 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go
to visit you?’ 40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I
tell you, whatever you did for one of the least
of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did
for me.’
Matthew 25:39–40

10. 41 “Then he will say to those on his left,
‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the
eternal fire prepared for the devil and his
angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me
nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me
nothing to drink,
Matthew 25:41–42

11. 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me
in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me,
I was sick and in prison and you did not look
after me.’
Matthew 25:43

12. 44 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we
see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or
needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did
not help you?’
Matthew 25:44

13. 45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you
did not do for one of the least of these, you
did not do for me.’ 46 “Then they will go away
to eternal punishment, but the righteous to
eternal life.”
Matthew 25:45–46

14. When Jesus returns be busy Showing and
sharing the Good news of the kingdom.
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15. 31 He told them another parable: “The kingdom
of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man
took and planted in his field.
Matthew 13:31

16. 32 Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet
when it grows, it is the largest of garden
plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds
come and perch in its branches.”
Matthew 13:32

18. 33 He told them still another parable: “The
kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman
took and mixed into about sixty pounds of
flour until it worked all through the dough.”
Matthew 13:33

20. 5 These twelve Jesus sent out with the following
instructions: “Do not go among the Gentiles or
enter any town of the Samaritans. 6 Go rather
to the lost sheep of Israel.
Matthew 10:5–6

21. 7 As you go, proclaim this message: ‘The kingdom
of heaven has come near.’ 8 Heal the sick, raise
the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive
out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.
Matthew 10:7–8

22. 9 “Do not get any gold or silver or copper to
take with you in your belts—10 no bag for the
journey or extra shirt or sandals or a staff,
for the worker is worth his keep.
Matthew 10:9–10

23. 11 Whatever town or village you enter, search
there for some worthy person and stay at their
house until you leave. 12 As you enter the home,
give it your greeting.
Matthew 10:11–12

24. 13 If the home is deserving, let your peace rest
on it; if it is not, let your peace return to you.
14 If anyone will not welcome you or listen to
your words, leave that home or town and shake
the dust off your feet.
Matthew 10:13–14

25. 15 Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for
Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment
than for that town.
Matthew 10:15

26. 16 “I am sending you out like sheep among
wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as
innocent as doves. 17 Be on your guard; you will
be handed over to the local councils and be
flogged in the synagogues.
Matthew 10:16–17

27. 18 On my account you will be brought before
governors and kings as witnesses to them and to
the Gentiles. 19 But when they arrest you, do
not worry about what to say or how to say it.
At that time you will be given what to say,
Matthew 10:18–19

28. 20 for it will not be you speaking, but the
Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
Matthew 10:20

29. 21 “Brother will betray brother to death, and a
father his child; children will rebel against
their parents and have them put to death. 22 You
will be hated by everyone because of me, but
the one who stands firm to the end will be
saved.
Matthew 10:21–22

30. 23 When you are persecuted in one place, flee to
another. Truly I tell you, you will not finish
going through the towns of Israel before the
Son of Man comes.
Matthew 10:23

31. 24 “The student is not above the teacher, nor a
servant above his master. 25 It is enough for
students to be like their teachers, and servants
like their masters. If the head of the house has
been called Beelzebul, how much more the
members of his household!
Matthew 10:24–25

32. 26 “So do not be afraid of them, for there is
nothing concealed that will not be disclosed,
or hidden that will not be made known. 27 What
I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight;
what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from
the roofs.
Matthew 10:26–27

33. 28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body
but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of
the One who can destroy both soul and body in
hell. 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny?
Yet not one of them will fall to the ground
outside your Father’s care.
Matthew 10:28–29

34. 30 And even the very hairs of your head are all
numbered. 31 So don’t be afraid; you are worth
more than many sparrows.
Matthew 10:30–31

35. 32 “Whoever acknowledges me before others, I
will also acknowledge before my Father in
heaven. 33 But whoever disowns me before
others, I will disown before my Father in
heaven.
Matthew 10:32–33

36. 34 “Do not suppose that I have come to bring
peace to the earth. I did not come to bring
peace, but a sword.
Matthew 10:34

37. 35 For I have come to turn “ ‘a man against his
father, a daughter against her mother, a
daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law— 36
a man’s enemies will be the members of his own
household.’
Matthew 10:35–36

38. 37 “Anyone who loves their father or mother
more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who
loves their son or daughter more than me is
not worthy of me.
Matthew 10:37

39. 38 Whoever does not take up their cross and
follow me is not worthy of me. 39 Whoever finds
their life will lose it, and whoever loses their
life for my sake will find it.
Matthew 10:38–39

40. 40 “Anyone who welcomes you welcomes me, and
anyone who welcomes me welcomes the one who
sent me.
Matthew 10:40

41. 41 Whoever welcomes a prophet as a prophet
will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever
welcomes a righteous person as a righteous
person will receive a righteous person’s
reward.
Matthew 10:41

42. 42 And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water
to one of these little ones who is my disciple,
truly I tell you, that person will certainly not
lose their reward.”
Matthew 10:42

43. When Jesus returns be busy Showing and
sharing the Good news of the kingdom.
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