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Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.
Matthew 4:17
What would change if God's reign were close at hand?
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This life is not an accident or a dead end. Every decision carries ripples into an eternal reality.
Lift your eyes above the 24-hour news cycle and anchor your daily purpose in something permanent.
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Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.
Matthew 4:17
What would change if God's reign were close at hand?
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Whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16
What kind of love gives rather than merely approves?
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In My Father’s house are many rooms.
John 14:2
Is the future only what you can secure for yourself?
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I go to prepare a place for you.
John 14:2
What if someone has gone ahead of you?
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I will come back and take you to be with Me.
John 14:3
What if departure is a promise of return?
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The gate is wide and the road is broad that leads to destruction.
Matthew 7:13
Does a popular road have to lead somewhere good?
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Small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life.
Matthew 7:14
Would you question a path that everyone else accepts?
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Not everyone who says to Me, Lord, Lord, will enter.
Matthew 7:21
Can the right words hide the wrong response?
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Only the one who does the will of My Father will enter.
Matthew 7:21
What response is missing when saying Lord is easy?
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I never knew you; depart from Me.
Matthew 7:23
Could being impressive still leave you unknown to Jesus?
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Many will come from east and west to sit with Abraham.
Matthew 8:11
Who might be welcomed whom you assumed would be outside?
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Fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
Matthew 10:28
What fear deserves the final say over your choices?
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The Son of Man will send out His angels to gather the wicked.
Matthew 13:41
What if evil will not remain mixed with good forever?
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They will be thrown into the blazing furnace.
Matthew 13:42
What if ignoring evil does not make judgment disappear?
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The righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom.
Matthew 13:43
What future does Jesus hold out beyond judgment?
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It is better to enter life maimed than to go to hell.
Mark 9:43
What is too valuable to keep if it leads you toward ruin?
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There the worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.
Mark 9:48
What if some warnings are too serious to soften?
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What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world?
Matthew 16:26
What would success cost if you lost yourself gaining it?
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What will it profit a man if he forfeits his soul?
Matthew 16:26
What could you gain that would repay losing your life?
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The Son of Man will repay each person according to what he has done.
Matthew 16:27
What if your choices matter beyond the moment?
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Whoever humbles himself like this child is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 18:4
What if greatness begins by giving up the need to look great?
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Do not be afraid of those who kill the body.
Matthew 10:28
Who can frighten you without holding your final future?
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The kingdom of heaven is like a king’s wedding feast.
Matthew 22:2
How will you respond to an invitation you did not earn?
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Many are invited, but few are chosen.
Matthew 22:14
What are you doing with the invitation you received?
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Come, you who are blessed by My Father; inherit the kingdom.
Matthew 25:34
What kind of life is welcomed by the King?
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Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into eternal fire.
Matthew 25:41
What if refusing care is not a small thing?
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Then they will go away to eternal punishment.
Matthew 25:46
What if refusal has a future as well as a moment?
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But the righteous will go to eternal life.
Matthew 25:46
What future does the King hold out to the righteous?
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I am the resurrection and the life.
John 11:25
What if death is not the strongest voice?
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Whoever lives by believing in Me will never die.
John 11:26
Can believing in Jesus change how you face death?
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