September 22, 2013 - The Great Commission - A Study of Matthew – Blessed Are those Who Mourn

September 22, 2013 - The Great Commission - A Study of Matthew – Blessed Are those Who Mourn

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.”

Blessed Are those Who Mourn

•       Matthew 5:4

Who is blessed?

How will they be blessed?

In your opinion, why is comforting an appropriate blessing for those who mourn?

Ezra 9:1-6

Who came to Ezra?

What were the people of Israel, including the priests and Levites, not doing?

How are they mingling the holy race with the peoples around them?

Who led the way to the mingling?

What was Ezra’s response?

In your opinion, why did he respond in this way?

Who gathered together with Ezra?

In your opinion, why would Ezra wait until the evening sacrifice before he did anything?

At the time of the evening sacrifice, what did Ezra do?

What In your opinion, what does this passage teach us about Matthew 5:4?

         James 4:1-10

What causes fights and quarrels?

Why don’t we get what we ask for?

In your opinion, what are the right motives?

If we are friendly with the world, what does that mean to our relationship with God?

How are we to respond to God?

What initiative are we to take with the devil?

How will the devil respond?

How do we come near to God:

            As sinners?

            As double-minded?

In your opinion, what does grieving, mourning and wailing have to do with coming near to God?

How does God respond if we humble ourselves before Him?

In your opinion, what does this passage teach us about Matthew 5:4?

 

     Colossians 2:1-5 (Comforted is from the Geek word “parakaleo (par-ak-al-eh’-o)” which is a complex word that is translated into the King James as: besought, beseech, exhort, comforted, comfort, desired, pray, exhorting, beseeching, comforteth, desiring, entreat, exhortation, exhorted, prayed, called, desiredst, entreated, and exhorteth.

What is Paul (the author) doing for the Colossians, the Laodiceans, and for all who have not met him personally?

Why does Paul want them to be encouraged in heart, united in love, and having the full riches of complete understanding?

In your opinion, why would the Greek word “parakaleo” be translated as “comforted” in the King James and “encouraged in heart” in the NIV?

What is hidden in Christ?

What does Paul want the treasures of wisdom and knowledge to protect us from?

What is Paul delighted to see about the Colossians?

In your opinion, how is “comforted” or “encouraged in heart” related to discipline and firm faith?

In your opinion, what does this passage teach us about Matthew 5:4?

            So, what do these 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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