January 5, 2014 - The Great Commission - A Study of Matthew – Murder and Adultery

January 5, 2014 - The Great Commission - A Study of Matthew – Murder and Adultery

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.”

Murder and Adultery

•       Matthew 5:21-30 - New International Version (NIV)

²¹ “You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘You shall not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ ²² But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Raca,’ is answerable to the court. And anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell.

²³ “Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother             or sister has something against you, ²⁴ leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and               be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift.

²⁵ “Settle matters quickly with your adversary who is taking you to court. Do it while you are still together on the way, or your adversary may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison. ²⁶ Truly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.”

²⁷ “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ ²⁸ But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. ²⁹ If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. ³⁰ And if your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.

When did Jesus say that the commandment that he was going to recite was given to people (verse 21)?

What does the commandment say (verse 21)?

What does Jesus say that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to (verse 22)?

In your opinion, why should the offering be left in front of the alter until reconciliation is made with the brother or sister who has something against you (verses 23 and 24)?

What does Jesus say about why matters should be settled quickly (verse 25)?

In your opinion, how can pennies repay someone for anger against them, or does Jesus have another message in this statement (verse 26)?

What is the next commandment that Jesus is going to discuss (verse 27)?

What does Jesus say is adultery (verse 28)?

What is the proposed solution to keeping the whole body from being condemned (verse 29 and verse 30)?

In your opinion, can the eye or the hand cause a person to sin?

In your opinion, what is the message that Jesus is trying to convey?

In your opinion, what does this passage from Matthew 5:21-30 show us about the Great Commission?

Exodus 20:13 & 14 - New International Version (NIV)

¹³ “You shall not murder.

¹⁴ “You shall not commit adultery.

What is the sixth commandment (the first listed here) (verse 13)?

In your opinion, what does this commandment mean?

What is the seventh commandment (verse 14)?

In your opinion, what does this commandment mean?

In your opinion, what does this passage from Exodus teach us about Matthew 5:21-30?

In your opinion, what does this passage from Exodus show us about the Great Commission?

Hosea 4:1-9 - New International Version (NIV)

Hear the word of the Lord, you Israelites,
    because the Lord has a charge to bring
    against you who live in the land:
“There is no faithfulness, no love,
    no acknowledgment of God in the land.
² There is only cursing, lying and murder,
    stealing and adultery;
they break all bounds,
    and bloodshed follows bloodshed.
³ Because of this the land dries up,
    and all who live in it waste away;
the beasts of the field, the birds in the sky
    and the fish in the sea are swept away.

⁴ “But let no one bring a charge,
    let no one accuse another,
for your people are like those
    who bring charges against a priest.
⁵ You stumble day and night,
    and the prophets stumble with you.
So I will destroy your mother—
⁶     my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge.

“Because you have rejected knowledge,
    I also reject you as my priests;
because you have ignored the law of your God,
    I also will ignore your children.
⁷ The more priests there were,
    the more they sinned against me;
    they exchanged their glorious God for something disgraceful.
⁸ They feed on the sins of my people
    and relish their wickedness.
⁹ And it will be: Like people, like priests.
    I will punish both of them for their ways
    and repay them for their deeds.

Whose word is being brought to the Israelites (verse 1)?

What does the message say about the people’s relationship to God (verse 1)?

Are murder and adultery among the things that “break all bounds” (verse 2)?

What is the result of the breaking of the bounds (verse 3)?

In your opinion, why is no one to bring a charge (verse 4)?

What do the people and the prophets do day and night (verse 5)?

Why are the priests rejected and the children ignored (verse 6)?

Why did increasing the number of priests just increase the amount of sin (verse 7)?

What did the priests feed on and relish (verse 8)?

What will happen to the people and the priests (verse 9)?

In your opinion, what does this passage from Hosea teach us about Matthew 5:21-30?

In your opinion, what does this passage from Hosea show us about the Great Commission?

James 2:8-11 - New International Version (NIV)

⁸ If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing right. ⁹ But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as lawbreakers. ¹⁰ For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it. ¹¹ For he who said, “You shall not commit adultery,” also said, “You shall not murder.” If you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.

What do we have to do to be “doing right” (verse 1)?

In your opinion, how does this passage expand on the Exodus and Matthew teachings that we just looked at?

How does James expand our understanding of what violates “Love your neighbor as yourself” (verse 9)?

What does verse 10 plainly state?

How does verse 11 help us understand the truth of verse 10?

In your opinion, what does this passage from James teach us about Matthew 5:21-30?

In your opinion, what does this passage from James show us about the Great Commission?

Ephesians 2:1-10 - New International Version (NIV)

As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, ² in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. ³ All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. ⁴ But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, ⁵ made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. ⁶ And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, ⁷ in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. ⁸ For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— ⁹ not by works, so that no one can boast. ¹⁰ For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

What does verse 1 say about “the faithful in Christ” Ephesians 1:1 (NIV)?

Who were the faithful following when they were “dead in your transgressions and sins” (verse 2)?

What did “all of us” deserve (verse 3)?

In your opinion, what does it mean that "we were by nature deserving of wrath" (verse 3)?

What does God have for us (verse 4)?

What is God rich in (verse 4)?

What did God make us, “even when we were dead in transgressions” (verse 5)?

In your opinion, how does "even when we were dead in transgressions" help us understand the passage from James and Jesus' discussion about murder and adultery?

Who does God raise us up with (verse 6)?

How are the “incomparable riches of his grace” to be expressed (verse 7)?

How is the “gift of God”, our salvation, given to us (verse 8)?

What does not help with our salvation (verse 9)?

Whose “handiwork” are we (verse 10)?

In your opinion, what does this passage from Ephesians teach us about Matthew 5:21-30?

In your opinion, what does this passage from Ephesians show us about the Great Commission?

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New Hope High School – Lesson 11 - The Great Commission - A Study of Matthew – Salt of the Earth

New Hope High School – Lesson 11 - The Great Commission - A Study of Matthew – Salt of the Earth

Matthew 28:18-20 - 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.”

Matthew 5:13 New International Version (NIV)

¹³ “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.”

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, which sets higher standards than the law, with this statement?

In your opinion, what does this passage from Matthew 5:13 show us about the Great Commission?

Ezekiel 18 New International Version (NIV)

“The word of the Lord came to me: ² “What do you people mean by quoting this proverb                      about the land of Israel:

“‘The parents eat sour grapes,
    and the children’s teeth are set on edge’?

³ “As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, you will no longer quote this proverb in                    Israel. ⁴ For everyone belongs to me, the parent as well as the child—both alike belong to me.              The one who sins is the one who will die.

⁵ “Suppose there is a righteous man
    who does what is just and right.
⁶ He does not eat at the mountain shrines
    or look to the idols of Israel.
He does not defile his neighbor’s wife
    or have sexual relations with a woman during her period.
⁷ He does not oppress anyone,
    but returns what he took in pledge for a loan.
He does not commit robbery
    but gives his food to the hungry
    and provides clothing for the naked.
⁸ He does not lend to them at interest
    or take a profit from them.
He withholds his hand from doing wrong
    and judges fairly between two parties.
⁹ He follows my decrees
    and faithfully keeps my laws.
That man is righteous;
    he will surely live,
declares the Sovereign Lord.

¹⁰ “Suppose he has a violent son, who sheds blood or does any of these other things                              ¹¹ (though the father has done none of them):

“He eats at the mountain shrines.
He defiles his neighbor’s wife.
¹² He oppresses the poor and needy.
He commits robbery.
He does not return what he took in pledge.
He looks to the idols.
He does detestable things.
¹³ He lends at interest and takes a profit.

Will such a man live? He will not! Because he has done all these detestable things, he is to be               put to death; his blood will be on his own head.

¹⁴ “But suppose this son has a son who sees all the sins his father commits, and though he                   sees them, he does not do such things:

¹⁵ “He does not eat at the mountain shrines
    or look to the idols of Israel.
He does not defile his neighbor’s wife.
¹⁶ He does not oppress anyone
    or require a pledge for a loan.
He does not commit robbery
    but gives his food to the hungry
    and provides clothing for the naked.
¹⁷ He withholds his hand from mistreating the poor
    and takes no interest or profit from them.
He keeps my laws and follows my decrees.

He will not die for his father’s sin; he will surely live. ¹⁸ But his father will die for his own sin,             because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother and did what was wrong among his                         people.

¹⁹ “Yet you ask, ‘Why does the son not share the guilt of his father?’ Since the son has done what is just and right and has been careful to keep all my decrees, he will surely live. ²⁰ The one who sins is the one who will die. The child will not share the guilt of the parent, nor will the parent share the guilt of the child. The righteousness of the righteous will be credited to them, and the wickedness of the wicked will be charged against them.

²¹ “But if a wicked person turns away from all the sins they have committed and keeps all my decrees and does what is just and right, that person will surely live; they will not die. ²² None of the offenses they have committed will be remembered against them. Because of the righteous things they have done, they will live. ²³ Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Sovereign Lord. Rather, am I not pleased when they turn from their ways and live?

²⁴ “But if a righteous person turns from their righteousness and commits sin and does the same detestable things the wicked person does, will they live? None of the righteous things that person has done will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness they are guilty of and because of the sins they have committed, they will die.

²⁵ “Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Hear, you Israelites: Is my way unjust? Is it not your ways that are unjust? ²⁶ If a righteous person turns from their righteousness and commits sin, they will die for it; because of the sin they have committed they will die. ²⁷ But if a wicked person turns away from the wickedness they have committed and does what is just and right, they will save their life. ²⁸ Because they consider all the offenses they have committed and turn away from them, that person will surely live; they will not die. ²⁹ Yet the Israelites say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Are my ways unjust, people of Israel? Is it not your ways that are unjust?

³⁰ “Therefore, you Israelites, I will judge each of you according to your own ways, declares the Sovereign Lord. Repent! Turn away from all your offenses; then sin will not be your downfall. ³¹ Rid yourselves of all the offenses you have committed, and get a new heart and a new spirit. Why will you die, people of Israel? ³² For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Sovereign Lord. Repent and live!”

In your opinion, what does the parable about parents and children and sour grapes mean (verse 2)?

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” (verse 19)?

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?

Will the offenses they committed be remembered (verse 22)?

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?

In your opinion, what is the heart of the message of verse 30?

What new things does verse 31 say is needed?

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

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

In your opinion, what does this passage from Ezekiel show us about the Great Commission?

1 John 3 New International Version (NIV)

“See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. ² Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. ³ All who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.

⁴ Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness. ⁵ But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins. And in him is no sin. ⁶ No one who lives in him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has either seen him or known him.

⁷ Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous. ⁸ The one who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work. ⁹ No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God’s seed remains in them; they cannot go on sinning, because they have been born of God. ¹⁰ This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not God’s child, nor is anyone who does not love their brother and sister.

More on Love and Hatred

¹¹ For this is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another. ¹² Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own actions were evil and his brother’s were righteous. ¹³ Do not be surprised, my brothers and sisters, if the world hates you. ¹⁴ We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love each other. Anyone who does not love remains in death. ¹⁵ Anyone who hates a brother or sister is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.

¹⁶ This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. ¹⁷ If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? ¹⁸ Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.

¹⁹ This is how we know that we belong to the truth and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence: ²⁰ If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. ²¹ Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God ²² and receive from him anything we ask, because we keep his commands and do what pleases him. ²³ And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us. ²⁴ The one who keeps God’s commands lives in him, and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us.”

What makes it possible for us to be called children of God (verse 1)?

In your opinion, how can we take comfort from the statement that we shall be like Christ when He comes (verse 2)?

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

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

In your opinion, 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” 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 (verse 23)?

In your opinion, is it fair to say that “saltiness”(Matthew 5:13) for a Christian is “to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us” (verse 23)?

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”) (verse 23)?

How do we know He lives in us (verse 24)?

In your opinion, what does this passage from 1 John teach us about Matthew 5:13?

In your opinion, what does this passage from 1 John teach us about the Great Commission?

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New Hope High School – Lesson 10 - The Great Commission - A Study of Matthew – Blessed Are the Persecuted

New Hope High School – Lesson 10 - The Great Commission - A Study of Matthew – Blessed Are the Persecuted

Matthew 28:18-20 - 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.”

Matthew 5:10-12 New International Version (NIV)

¹⁰ Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
    for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

¹¹ “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. ¹² Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Who is blessed (verse 10)?

How will they be blessed (verse 10)?

In your opinion, why is this an appropriate blessing?

In your opinion, is it a coincidence that “theirs is the kingdom of heaven” is the blessing of the first and the last beatitude?

Who is the “because of me” that we are blessed if people insult, persecute and falsely say evil things against us because of (verse 11)?

Why should we rejoice and be glad (verse 12)?

Who was persecuted in the same way (verse 12)?

In your opinion, what does this passage from Matthew 5:10-12 show us about the Great Commission?

Genesis 3:1-7 New International Version (NIV)

Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He                 said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?”

² The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, ³ but God                 did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must             not touch it, or you will die.’”

⁴ “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. ⁵ “For God knows that when                 you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”

⁶ When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. ⁷ Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.

In your opinion, who was the serpent (verse 1)?

What did it say to Eve (verse 1)?

In your opinion, how is this question deceptive?

How did the woman answer (verse 2 and 3)?

In your opinion, when you compare Eve’s answer to God’s command “¹⁶ And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; ¹⁷ but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.”Genesis 2:16 and 17 does it seem that Eve was already heading down the path to disobedience?

What was the serpent’s answer to Eve (verse 4 and 5)?

In your opinion, how much of the serpent’s answer is true?

In your opinion, what is the biggest lie in this answer?

What did the woman do (verse 6)?

In your opinion, where was Adam?

What did Adam do (verse 6)?

After they both ate, what did they realize (verse 7)?

In your opinion, would the words of the serpent be considered persecution?

In your opinion, what does this passage from Genesis teach us about Matthew 5:10-12?

In your opinion, what does this passage from Genesis show us about the Great Commission?

Job 1 New International Version (NIV)

“In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil. ² He had seven sons and three daughters, ³ and he owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen and five hundred donkeys, and had a large number of servants. He was the greatest man among all the people of the East.

⁴ His sons used to hold feasts in their homes on their birthdays, and they would invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them. ⁵ When a period of feasting had run its course, Job would make arrangements for them to be purified. Early in the morning he would sacrifice a burnt offering for each of them, thinking, “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” This was Job’s regular custom.

⁶ One day the angels came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came with               them. ⁷ The Lord said to Satan, “Where have you come from?”

Satan answered the Lord, “From roaming throughout the earth, going back and forth on it.”

⁸ Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on                     earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil.”

⁹ “Does Job fear God for nothing?” Satan replied. ¹⁰ “Have you not put a hedge around him and his household and everything he has? You have blessed the work of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land. ¹¹ But now stretch out your hand and strike everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face.”

¹² The Lord said to Satan, “Very well, then, everything he has is in your power, but on the                   man himself do not lay a finger.”

Then Satan went out from the presence of the Lord.

¹³ One day when Job’s sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the oldest brother’s house, ¹⁴ a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing nearby, ¹⁵ and the Sabeans attacked and made off with them. They put the servants to the sword, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!”

¹⁶ While he was still speaking, another messenger came and said, “The fire of God fell from                 the heavens and burned up the sheep and the servants, and I am the only one who has                         escaped to tell you!”

¹⁷ While he was still speaking, another messenger came and said, “The Chaldeans formed three raiding parties and swept down on your camels and made off with them. They put the servants to the sword, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!”

¹⁸ While he was still speaking, yet another messenger came and said, “Your sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the oldest brother’s house, ¹⁹ when suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on them and they are dead, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!”

²⁰ At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground in                     worship ²¹ and said:

“Naked I came from my mother’s womb,
    and naked I will depart.
The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away;
    may the name of the Lord be praised.”

²² In all this, Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing.”

How is Job from the land of Uz personally described (verse 1)?

How are the children and holdings of Job described (verses 2 and 3)?

In your opinion, what is the significance of the offering after the period of feasting for each of his children (verses 4 and 5)?

Who came to present themselves before the Lord (verse 6)?

Where has Satan been (verse 7)?

What does the Lord say about Job (verse 8)?

In your opinion, what does Satan’s statement “Does Job fear God for nothing?” say about Satan?

What did Satan say would change Job’s attitude toward God (verse 11)?

How does the Lord respond to Satan’s statement (verse 12)?

What are the bad things that were reported to Job in one day (verses 13-19:

            1)____________________________________________________

            2)____________________________________________________

            3)____________________________________________________

            4)____________________________________________________

What did Job do when these were reported to him (verse 20)?

What did Job say when he fell to the ground in worship (verse 21)?

In your opinion, how difficult would it be to praise the name of God when disaster like this has happened?

In your opinion, what does this passage from Job teach us about Matthew 5:10-12?

In your opinion, what does this passage from Job teach us about the Great Commission?

Ephesians 6:10-20 New International Version (NIV)

^“10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. ¹¹ Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. ¹² For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. ¹³ Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. ¹⁴ Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, ¹⁵ and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. ¹⁶ In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. ¹⁷ Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

¹⁸ And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people. ¹⁹ Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, ²⁰ for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.”

How are we to be strong (verse 10)?

Why do we put on the full armor of God (verse 11)?

Who is our struggle with (verse 12):

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In your opinion, why are other people left off of this list?

How are we to respond to those we struggle with (verse 13)?

What does putting on the full armor of God enable us to do in the “day of evil” (verse 13)?

What goes around our waists (verse 14)?

What is the breastplate of (verse 14)?

What are our feet fitted with (verse 15)?

What can we do with the shield of faith (verse 16)?

What is the helmet (verse 17)?

What is the sword (verse 17)?

How are we to pray (verse 18)?

When are we to pray (verse 18)?

In your opinion, what is the source of our persecution?

In your opinion, does this mean that we have something in common with Eve and with Job?

In your opinion, what does this passage from Ephesians teach us about Matthew 5:10-12?

           In your opinion, what does this passage from Ephesians teach us about the Great Commission?

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