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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