October 20, 2013 - The Great Commission - A Study of Matthew – Blessed Are the Pure in Heart

October 20, 2013 - The Great Commission - A Study of Matthew – Blessed Are the Pure in Heart

October 20, 2013 - The Great Commission - A Study of Matthew – Blessed Are the Pure in Heart

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 the Pure in Heart

•       Matthew 5:8

Who is blessed?

How will they be blessed?

In your opinion, why is this an appropriate blessing?

Psalm 51:1-12

Who wrote the Psalm?

When did he write it?

What does he plead at the beginning of the Psalm?

What does he request be done with “iniquity” and “sin” (NIV)?

Who has he sinned against?

When did his sinfulness begin?

What did God desire “even in the womb” (NIV)?

In verse 9 what does the Psalmist request of God concerning “sins” and “iniquity” (NIV)?

What is the request of verse 10?

In your opinion, why is the negative request of verse 11 between the positive verses 10 and 12?

What is the positive request of verse 12?

What In your opinion, what does this passage teach us about Matthew 5:8?

     Titus 1:15

For who are “all things pure” (NIV)?

In your opinion, why would this be true?

What is pure to “those who are corrupted and do not believe” (NIV)?

In your opinion, why would this be true?

What In your opinion, what does this passage teach us about Matthew 5:8?

     Revelation 22:1-5

What flows in the river in the New Jerusalem?

Where does the river originate?

What stands on each side of the river?

When will there be any curses?

Who will be served?

Who will serve him?

What will they see?

In your opinion, what is the significance of “his name will be on their foreheads” (NIV)?

Why will there be no more need for lamps or light from the sun?

In your opinion, what does this passage teach us about Matthew 5:8?

            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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