Sunday, August 11, 2013

August 18, 2013 - The Great Commission - A Study of Matthew - Jesus Baptism



August 18, 2013 - The Great Commission - A Study of Matthew – Jesus Baptism


August 18, 2013 - The Great Commission - A Study of Matthew – Jesus Baptism
The Great Commission – A Study of Matthew

Matthew 28 - New International Version (NIV) – The Great Commission
18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

Jesus Baptism

       Matthew 3:13-17
Where did Jesus come from?

Why did Jesus go to the Jordan to see John?

What was John’s reaction to Jesus?

How did Jesus reply to John, in regards to timing?

How did Jesus reply to John, in regards to what is to be accomplished?

What did John then do?

What happened the moment Jesus came out of the water?

Who descended like a dove and alighted on Jesus?

Whose voice was heard?

Who did the voice say Jesus was?

What did is say about Jesus?

         Exodus 14:1-31
Who had a message for Moses?

What is he to tell the Israelites to do?

Where are they to camp?

How will this affect the Pharaoh’s thinking?

When the Pharaoh thinks like this what will change in him?

In your opinion, why does the Pharaoh change in this way?

What happened when the “king of Egypt” (NIV) was told that the people had fled?

How did the Israelites react to the approach of the Egyptians?

In your opinion, was it reasonable that they react in this way?

How did Moses respond to the people?

What did God tell Moses to do?

How was God going to change the Egyptians?

Who moved from the front of Israel’s army to the back?

What happened when Moses did as the Lord had commanded?

How do you imagine you would you have felt to walk between the walls of water?

What was the response of the Egyptians?

What was God’s next command to Moses?

What happened when Moses obeyed the command?

In verse 30, what does it say that God had done?

In your opinion, what does this passage teach us about the passage in Matthew?

         Psalm 2
      What does this Psalm indicate that people and nations do?

      How does God respond to the people and the nations?

      In your opinion, who is the “son” in verse 7?

      What is the son’s inheritance?

      How should the kings and rulers respond to the Lord?

      How should they respond to His Son?

In your opinion, what does this passage teach us about the passage in Matthew?

 1 Romans 6:3-14
What are we baptized into if we are baptized in Christ Jesus?

If we share Christ’s death then, through the father’s glory, what else do we share?

What was crucified with Christ so that the “body ruled by sin” (NIV) might be done away with?

What has no mastery over Christ?

How are we supposed to view ourselves in relation to sin?

In your opinion, what does that mean?

How are we supposed to view ourselves in relation to God?

In your opinion, what does that mean?

What practical instruction does Paul give us to translate this into our lives?

Why is sin not our master?

In your opinion, what does this passage teach us about the passage in Matthew?

            So, what do all four passages lead us to understand about the great commission?

So, what components of the Great Commission does this illustrate?

                              1)  Jesus
               2) All authority in heaven and on earth
               3) Go and make disciples
               4) Baptize them
               5) Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit
               6) Teaching them to obey everything
               7) I am with you always
               8) All Nations
               9) Obey Commandments

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Sunday, August 4, 2013

August 11, 2013 - The Great Commission - A Study of Matthew - John the Baptist



August 11, 2013 - The Great Commission - A Study of Matthew – John the Baptist


August 11, 2013 - The Great Commission - A Study of Matthew – John the Baptist
The Great Commission – A Study of Matthew

Matthew 28 - New International Version (NIV) – The Great Commission
18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

John the Baptist

       Matthew 3:1-12
Who came into the wilderness of Judea?

What did he want people to do?

What reason did he give for that action?
   
What prophet did Matthew quote concerning him?

How did that prophet describe him?

What did that prophet say that John the Baptist would say?

What was distinct about John the Baptist’s clothes?

What was distinct about his diet?

Who went to see him?

What did the people who went to see him do?

Then what did John the Baptist do for them in the Jordan River?

What did he call the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to see him?

What question did he ask them?

What instruction did he give them?

Why did he say “And do not think you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father’” (NIV)?

What will happen to the trees that do not produce good fruit?

In your opinion, why did he tell the Pharisees and Sadducees this?

What does John the Baptist demonstrate when he baptizes with water?

What will the one, “whose sandals I am not worthy to carry” (NIV) baptize with?

In your opinion, is there a connection between the baptism of Holy Spirit and the fire; and the winnowing fork gathering the wheat into the barn and the burning of the chaff?

         Isaiah 40:1-31
In your opinion, what does it mean to start out with “Comfort, comfort” (NIV)?

What three things are to be tenderly proclaimed to Jerusalem?
            1)
            2)
            3)

What is supposed to happen to valleys and mountains and rough ground and rugged places?

What will then be revealed?

In your opinion, what is being said about people and their faithfulness in verses 6, 7 and 8?

Why do you think that those who bring good news go up on a high mountain or shout?

How does the Sovereign LORD come?

How does He tend His flock?

In your opinion, what is Isaiah trying to convey in verses 12 through 17?

In your opinion, what is Isaiah trying to convey in verses 18 through 20?

In your opinion, what is Isaiah trying to convey in verses 21 through 26?

What happens in verse 27?

In your opinion, why does Isaiah discuss the grandeur of God after this?

What is the contrast between verse 29 and verse 30?

In your opinion, what does this passage teach us about the passage in Matthew?

         Hebrews 12: 4-13
What are the Hebrew Christians (we) struggling against?

What kind of word that is given as a father to a son does Paul ask if the Hebrew Christians (we) have forgotten?

What is not to be made light of?

Who does the Lord discipline (chasten in KJV)?

In your opinion, why does Paul say to, “Endure hardship as discipline” (NIV)?

In your opinion, why does Paul say, “If you are not disciplined . . . then you are not legitimate”?

Why does God discipline us (verse 10)?

What does discipline, although painful, produce a harvest of?

What are we to strengthen?

In your opinion, what is meant by discipline (chasten in KJV) or (paideia in Greek)?

Why are we to make level paths?

In your opinion, is there a difference in the level paths to be made here by all Christians and the straight paths of Matthew?

In your opinion, what does this passage teach us about the passage in Matthew?

         Revelation 20:11-12
What did John see?

In your opinion, who is seated on it?

What had the earth and the heavens done?

Who was standing before the throne?

In your opinion, what is in the books that are opened?

In your opinion, what is in the other book that is opened, the “book of life”?

What does it say happens to the dead?

What happens to death and Hades?
   
What is the lake of fire?

Who else is thrown into the lake of fire?

In your opinion, if someone’s name is in the book of life are they judged (see John 5:24)?

In your opinion, what does this passage teach us about the passage in Matthew?

So, what do all four passages lead us to understand about the great commission?

So, what components of the Great Commission does this illustrate?

                              1)  Jesus
               2) All authority in heaven and on earth
               3) Go and make disciples
               4) Baptize them
               5) Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit
               6) Teaching them to obey everything
               7) I am with you always
8             8) All Nations
               9) Obey Commandments

Next, back to Matthew 3:13