New Hope High School – Lesson 5 - The Great
Commission - A Study of Matthew – Blessed Are the Meek
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 5:5 New International
Version (NIV)
“Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the earth.”
for they will inherit the earth.”
Who is blessed?
How will they be blessed?
In your opinion, why is inheriting
the earth an appropriate blessing for the meek?
In your opinion, what does this
passage from Matthew 5:5 show us about the Great Commission?
Psalm
37:1-11 New International Version
(NIV)
“1 Do not fret because of those who are evil
or be envious of those who do wrong;
2 for like the grass they will soon wither,
like green plants they will soon die away.
or be envious of those who do wrong;
2 for like the grass they will soon wither,
like green plants they will soon die away.
3 Trust in the Lord and do good;
dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
4 Take delight in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
4 Take delight in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
5 Commit your way to the Lord;
trust in him and he will do this:
6 He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn,
your vindication like the noonday sun.
trust in him and he will do this:
6 He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn,
your vindication like the noonday sun.
7 Be still before the Lord
and wait patiently for him;
do not fret when people succeed in their ways,
when they carry out their wicked schemes.
and wait patiently for him;
do not fret when people succeed in their ways,
when they carry out their wicked schemes.
8 Refrain from anger and
turn from wrath;
do not fret—it leads only to evil.
9 For those who are evil will be destroyed,
but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the land.
do not fret—it leads only to evil.
9 For those who are evil will be destroyed,
but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the land.
10 A little while, and the
wicked will be no more;
though you look for them, they will not be found.
11 But the meek will inherit the land
and enjoy peace and prosperity.”
though you look for them, they will not be found.
11 But the meek will inherit the land
and enjoy peace and prosperity.”
Why should we “not fret because of those who do evil or be
envious of those who do wrong” (verse 2)?
If we “Trust in the Lord and do good” what will we do(verse 3)?
If we “Take delight in the Lord” what will he give us (verse 4)?
If we commit our “way to the Lord; trust in him” what
will he do (verse 6)?
In your opinion, why is
vindication mentioned in this promise?
In verse 7, what comes after “be still before the Lord and wait patiently
for him”?
In verse 8, what does
fretting lead to?
In your opinion, what does
verse 9 teach us about Matthew 5:5?
When will the wicked be no
more (verse 10)?
What will the meek do (verse
11)?
In your opinion, what does
this passage from Psalms teach us about Matthew 5:5?
In your opinion, what does
this passage from Psalms show us about the Great Commission?
1 Peter 3:8-12
New International Version (NIV)
8 Finally,
all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate
and humble. 9 Do not repay evil with evil or insult with
insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were
called so that you may inherit a blessing. 10 For,
“Whoever would love life
and see good days
must keep their tongue from evil
and their lips from deceitful speech.
11 They must turn from evil and do good;
they must seek peace and pursue it.
12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous
and his ears are attentive to their prayer,
but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
and see good days
must keep their tongue from evil
and their lips from deceitful speech.
11 They must turn from evil and do good;
they must seek peace and pursue it.
12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous
and his ears are attentive to their prayer,
but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
1 Peter is written to God’s
elect and what does verse 8 indicate that God’s elect are to do?
How are the elect not to
respond to evil and insult (verse 9)?
How does Peter instruct God’s
elect to respond to evil (verse 9)?
In your opinion, why would
Peter link this response to inheriting a blessing?
What is the negative that
those who “would love life and see good
days” must keep from doing in verse 10?
What is the positive that
they must do in verse 11?
Who are the “eyes of the Lord” on (verse 12)?
What are “his ears” attentive to (verse 12)?
Who is the “face of the Lord” against (verse 12)?
In your opinion, what does
this passage from 1 Peter teach us about Matthew 5:5?
In your opinion, what does
this passage from 1 Peter teach us about the Great Commission?
Revelation
21:1-8 New International
Version (NIV)
“Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,”
for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no
longer any sea. 2 I saw the Holy City, the new
Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully
dressed for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying,
“Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with
them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their
God. 4 ‘He
will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning
or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”
5 He who was seated on the
throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for
these words are trustworthy and true.”
6 He said to me: “It is done.
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will
give water without cost from the spring of the water of life. 7 Those who are victorious will inherit all this,
and I will be their God and they will be my children. 8 But the cowardly, the
unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice
magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—they will be consigned to the fiery
lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”
What has happened to the
first heaven and the first earth (verse 1)?
What comes down out of heaven
(verse 2)?
In your opinion, should the
question be “what” or “who” comes down out of heaven?
Where is God’s dwelling place
after the Holy City comes down out of heaven (verse 3)?
When God wipes every tear
from their eyes what has happened to death, mourning, crying and pain (verse 4)?
In your opinion, what does it
mean that “the old order of things has
passed away”?
Who says, “I am making everything new!” (verse 5)?
In your opinion, what is the
value of the “water without cost” in
verse 6?
What will be the relationship
between the victorious and God (verse 7)?
Who are the ones who aren’t
victorious (verse 8)?
What will happen to them
(verse 8)?
In your opinion, what does
this passage from Revelation teach us about Matthew 5:5?
In your opinion, what does this passage from Revelation
teach us about the Great Commission?
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