November 24, 2013 - The Great Commission - A Study of Matthew – Fulfillment of the Law

November 24, 2013 - The Great Commission - A Study of Matthew – Fulfillment of the Law

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.”

Fulfillment of the Law

•       Matthew 5:17-20

What does Jesus say He came to do with the Law or the Prophets?

When will the smallest letter and the least stroke of a pen in the Law disappear?

Who will be called least in the kingdom of heaven?

Who will be called greatest in the kingdom of heaven?

In your opinion, why did Jesus say our righteousness must surpass that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law to enter heaven?

In your opinion, what is the relationship between the Law and righteousness?

Deuteronomy 4:1-14

What is about to be taught?

What promise is made to those who follow them?

In your opinion, why is the command given that we should not add to or subtract from the commands of the Lord?

How did the ones who survived Baal Peor survive?

What are the people to follow into the land that they are entering?

In your opinion, why and how will observing the decrees and laws show wisdom and understanding?

What is the first thing listed that makes the nation of Israel great?

What is the second thing that makes the nation of Israel great?

How are the people to keep from forgetting and letting things fade from their hearts?

In your opinion, why is it important that the children and “their children after them” (NIV) to be taught?

What, in verse 10, were the people to learn at Horeb?

Who spoke to the people out of the fire at the foot of the mountain?

What was declared there?

What in your opinion, what does this passage teach us about Matthew 5:17-20?

Romans 5:12-21

How did sin and death enter into the world?

Why does death come to all people?

Was sin in the world before the law was given?

In your opinion, why is “sin is not charged against anyone’s account where there is no law” (NIV)?

What is the “gift that came by the grace of the one man” (NIV)?

In verse 12, what does “the gift that followed many trespasses” (NIV) bring?

In your opinion, why are the words “abundant provision” used to describe God’s grace?

What does it mean to you that God’s grace and the “gift of righteousness” (NIV) are to “reign in life” (NIV)?

How many trespasses resulted in condemnation for all people?

How many righteous acts resulted in justification and life for all people?

In verse 20, why was the law brought?

What happened when sin increased?

What does sin reign in?

Who does grace reigning through righteousness bring eternal life through?

What in your opinion, what does this passage teach us about Matthew 5:17-20?

Revelation 2:1-7

Who is the one who holds the seven stars and walks among the seven golden lampstands?

What does He say about “your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance” (NIV)?

How do you think the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law of our passage from the Sermon on the Mount passage today felt about their deeds, hard work and perseverance?

In verse 3, for what reason has hardships been endured?

In verse 4, what has been forsaken while the hardships were endured?

In your opinion, is it easy to lose track of the important things when hardships are being endured?

In your opinion, what are the “things you did at first”?

Is it in their favor that they hate the Nicolaitans or that they hate the practices of the Nicolaitans?

In your opinion, what does the phrase “Whoever has ears, let them hear” (NIV) mean?

What will the victorious receive?

What in your opinion, what does this passage teach us about Matthew 5:17-20?

      So, in your opinion what do these passages lead us to understand about Jesus and His coming to fulfill the law and the prophets?

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

1)      Jesus

2)      All authority in heaven and on earth

3)      Go and made 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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November 17, 2013 - The Great Commission - A Study of Matthew – Light of the World

November 17, 2013 - The Great Commission - A Study of Matthew – Light of the World

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.”

Light of the World

•       Matthew 5:14-16

What does Jesus say the disciples, who He is speaking to, are?

In your opinion, would what He said to the disciples apply to us as well?

Why would it be impossible to hide a town built on a hill?

Why would it make no sense to light a lamp and then hide it under a bowl?

In your opinion, how do we “let your light shine before others” (NIV)?

What is supposed to happen when out light shines before others?

Isaiah 42:1-7

Who is the servant, the chosen one who God puts His Spirit on, who will bring justice to the nations that this passage is talking about?

In your opinion, why is it important to us that “A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out” (NIV)?

What will He establish on earth?

In His what will “the islands . . . put their hope” (NIV)?

In your opinion, what is the purpose of describing God as He is described in verse 5?

In what has the Lord called the servant?

How does it make you feel that the Lord will take hold of the servant’s hand?

The Lord then commits to keep the servant and make Him into what two things:

1)

2)

In your opinion, how did Jesus fulfill these?

What three things is the servant to accomplish:

1)

2)

3)

In your opinion, how did Jesus accomplish these?

What in your opinion, what does this passage teach us about Matthew 5:14-16?

1 John 1:5-2:2

From who did John hear the message he declares?

What is God?

Is there any darkness at all in God?

If we claim fellowship with God and walk in the darkness what does that say about us?

If we walk in the light what do we have with each other?

In your opinion, why is it significant that John says that if we walk in the light “the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin” (NIV)?

What is the statement about sin in verse 8?

What does verse 9 say about God, how does it describe Him?

When will God forgive our sins?

When God forgives us our sins, what else does He do?

In your opinion, why does verse 10 come back again and call us all sinners?

In verse 2:1 what is the instruction?

In verse 2:1 what is the hope?

Whose sins is Jesus the atoning sacrifice for?

What in your opinion, what does this passage teach us about Matthew 5:14-16?

Revelation 21:9-27

Who is the angel taking John to see?

What did John see?

What did the city shine with?

What is your first impression from the description in verses 12 through 21?

Why is there no temple in the city?

Why does the city not need the sun or the moon to shine on it?

Why is it important that the gates will never be shut?

Will the impure enter the city?

Who will enter the city?

In your opinion, after reading the passage, what does everything you have read say about the bride, the wife of the Lamb?

In your opinion, who is the bride, the wife of the Lamb?

How does this amplify what we learned from 1 John 1:5 through 1 John 2:2?

How is this prophecy the ultimate fulfillment of Isaiah 42:1-7?

What in your opinion, what does this passage teach us about Matthew 5:14-16?

      So, in your opinion 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 made 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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November 10, 2013 - The Great Commission - A Study of Matthew – Salt of the Earth

November 10, 2013 - The Great Commission - A Study of Matthew – Salt of the Earth

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.”

Salt of the Earth

•       Matthew 5:13

What does Jesus say the disciples, who He is speaking to, are?

In your opinion, why would Jesus ask how salt that loses its saltiness can be made salty again?

What is salt that has lost its saltiness good for?

In your opinion, why does Jesus follow the Beatitudes with this statement?

Ezekiel 18

What does the parable about parents and children and sour grapes mean?

In your opinion, is this common parable an insult to a just God?

In verse 4 who does God say will die?

What is the message of verses 5-9?

Does any of the righteousness of the man in verses 5-9 save the son described in verses 10-13?

Does the violence of the man in verses 10-13 transfer to the son described in verse 14-17?

In your opinion, does the judgment listed in verse 18 seem appropriate?

In your opinion, why would the Israelite people ask “Why does the son not share the guilt of his father” (NIV)?

What additional statement about the non-transferability of guilt is found in verse 20?

What is the amazing new statement that is found in verse 21?

When will the offenses they committed be remembered?

In your opinion, what is the meaning of the two questions in verse 23?

Does verse 24 change the statements that have come before?

In your opinion, what is the discussion in verses 25 through 29 to teach us?

What is the heart of the message of verse 30?

What does verse 31 say is needed?

In your opinion, how important is the statement of verse 32 to each of us?

What in your opinion, what does this passage teach us about Matthew 5:13?

1 John 3

What makes it possible for us to be called children of God?

In your opinion, how can we take comfort from the statement that we shall be like Christ when He comes?

In verse 3, what do we need to do to purify ourselves to be more like Christ?

In your opinion, how is this like salt regaining its saltiness?

How does verse 4 condemn everyone?

Where, in verse 5, is the hope of the lawless person?

In your opinion, is it possible for the same person to have verse 7 and verse 8 applied to them?

What is the hope that is stated at the end of verse 8?

What is the positive (do) command in verse 11?

How is the negative (do not) illustrated in verses 12 through 15?

How is the positive (do) illustrated in verses 16 through 18?

In your opinion, why does verse 19 leads us to believe that it is going to show us how to “know we belong” and how to “set our hearts at rest” (NIV) and then verse 20 starts with “If”?

How would you express the wonderful truth of verse 20?

What promise is given in verses 21 and 22?

What are the commandments required as a part of this promise?

In your opinion, is it fair to say that “saltiness” for a Christian is “to love one another as he commanded us” (NIV)?

What is the promise in verse 24 for the one who “keeps God’s commands” (“believe in the name of his Son” and “to love one another”) (NIV)?

How do we know He lives in us?

What In your opinion, what does this passage teach us about Matthew 5:13?

      So, in your opinion 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 made 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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