Sunday, August 25, 2013

September 1, 2013 - The Great Commission - A Study of Matthew - Jesus Begins to Preach



September 1, 2013 - The Great Commission - A Study of Matthew – Jesus Begins to Preach


September 1, 2013 - The Great Commission - A Study of Matthew – Jesus Begins to Preach
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 Begins to Preach

       Matthew 4:12--17
When Jesus heard that John the Baptist had been put into prison, what did he do?

In your opinion, why did Jesus react this way?

Where did Jesus go?

What reason did Matthew give for Jesus going there?

Who saw a great light?

In your opinion, what does it mean that a light has dawned on those living in the land of the shadow of death?

What did Jesus begin to do now that John the Baptist is in prison?

What was Jesus message?

Isaiah 8:19-9:7
What do mediums and spiritists do?

Who should a people inquire of?

In your opinion, what is the logic of, “Why consult the dead on behalf of the living” (NIV)?

What will all who do not “Consult God’s instruction and the testimony of warning” (NIV) and who are distressed and hungry and roam the land do when they become enraged?

What will they see when they look to earth?

Where will they be thrust?

Who will there be no more bloom for?

In your opinion, how does the quote from Matthew mean more with this context?

What has happened “as in the day of Midian’s defeat” (NIV)?

In your opinion, what is the reason to burn every warrior’s boot and every garment rolled in blood?

Who is given to us?

What will there be no end of?

Where will He reign?

What will accomplish this?

In your opinion, what does this passage teach us about Matthew 4:12-17?

         Ephesians 5:8-20
Where were the Ephesians (us) once?

Where are “God’s holy people in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus” (NIV Ephesians 1:1b) (us) now?

What is the fruit of the light?

What should be done with “fruitless deeds of darkness” (NIV)?

What happens to things exposed to light?

In your opinion, what does “wake sleeper” and “rise from the dead” (NIV) have to do with us today?

How do the wise live?

What are the days like?

What is the Lord’s will?

In your opinion, how is it possible to give thanks for “everything”, even the hard things?

In your opinion, what does this passage teach us about Matthew 4:12-17?

            So, what do all three 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             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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