New Hope High School – Lesson 9 - The Great
Commission - A Study of Matthew – Blessed Are the Peacemakers
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 5:9 New International
Version (NIV)
“Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called children of God.”
for they will be called children of God.”
Who is blessed?
How will they be blessed?
In your opinion, why is this
an appropriate blessing?
In your opinion, what does
this passage from Matthew 5:9 show us about the Great Commission?
Numbers
25:1-13 New International Version
(NIV)
“While Israel was staying in Shittim, the men began to
indulge in sexual immorality with Moabite women, 2 who invited
them to the sacrifices to their gods. The people ate the sacrificial meal and
bowed down before these gods. 3 So Israel yoked themselves to
the Baal of Peor. And the Lord’s
anger burned against them.
4 The
Lord said to Moses, “Take all the
leaders of these people, kill them and expose them in broad daylight before the
Lord, so that the Lord’s fierce anger may turn away from
Israel.”
5 So
Moses said to Israel’s judges, “Each of you must put to death those of your
people who have yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor.”
6 Then
an Israelite man brought into the camp a Midianite woman right before the eyes
of Moses and the whole assembly of Israel while they were weeping at the
entrance to the tent of meeting. 7 When Phinehas son of
Eleazar, the son of Aaron, the priest, saw this, he left the assembly, took a
spear in his hand 8 and followed the Israelite into the tent.
He drove the spear into both of them, right through the Israelite man and into
the woman’s stomach. Then the plague against the Israelites was stopped; 9 but
those who died in the plague numbered 24,000.
10 The
Lord said to Moses, 11 “Phinehas
son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, the priest, has turned my anger away from the
Israelites. Since he was as zealous for my honor among them as I am, I did not
put an end to them in my zeal. 12 Therefore tell him I am
making my covenant of peace with him. 13 He and his descendants
will have a covenant of a lasting priesthood, because he was zealous for the
honor of his God and made atonement for the Israelites.”
What was done by the
Israelites in verses 1 and 2 that caused Israel to by yoked to Baal?
What was the punishment
decreed in verses 4 and 5?
What did Phinehas, a descendant
of Aaron, do (verses 7 and 8)?
In your opinion, why did God
say in verse 11 that Phinehas was “zealous
for my honor”?
What kind of covenant is
being made with Phinehas (verse 12)?
In your opinion, what does
this passage from Numbers teach us about Matthew 5:9?
In your opinion, what does
this passage from Numbers show us about the Great Commission?
Malachi 2:1-9
New International Version (NIV)
“And now, you priests, this warning is for
you. 2 If you do not listen, and if you do not resolve to
honor my name,” says the Lord Almighty, “I will send a curse
on you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already cursed them,
because you have not resolved to honor me.
3 “Because of you I will
rebuke your descendants; I will smear on your faces the dung from your festival
sacrifices, and you will be carried off with it. 4 And
you will know that I have sent you this warning so that my covenant with Levi
may continue,” says the Lord Almighty. 5 “My covenant was with him, a
covenant of life and peace, and I gave them to him; this called for reverence
and he revered me and stood in awe of my name. 6 True instruction was in his mouth and nothing
false was found on his lips. He walked with me in peace and uprightness, and
turned many from sin.
7 “For the lips of a priest
ought to preserve knowledge, because he is the messenger of the Lord Almighty and people seek instruction from his mouth. 8 But you have turned from the way and by your
teaching have caused many to stumble; you have violated the covenant with Levi,”
says the Lord Almighty. 9 “So I have caused you to be despised and humiliated
before all the people, because you have not followed my ways but have shown
partiality in matters of the law.”
Who is this a warning to
(verse 1)?
If the priests don’t do what
two things will they and their blessings be cursed (verse 2)?
1)______________________________________________________________
2)______________________________________________________________
In your opinion, what does it
mean that “I will curse your blessings” (verse 2)?
In verse 4, why is God
sending the warning?
What was the covenant with
Levi (verse 5)?
When God gave the covenant to
Levi how did Levi respond (verse 5)?
What was in Levi’s mouth
(verse 6)?
How did Levi walk (verse 6)?
What is a priest (verse 7)?
How have the priests caused
people to stumble (verse 8)?
In your opinion, what does
this passage from Malachi teach us about Matthew 5:9?
In your opinion, what does
this passage from Malachi teach us about the Great Commission?
Romans
12:9-18 New International
Version (NIV)
“9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to
what is good. 10 Be devoted to one another
in love. Honor one another above yourselves. 11 Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual
fervor, serving the Lord. 12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction,
faithful in prayer. 13 Share
with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.
14 Bless those who persecute
you; bless and do not curse. 15 Rejoice with
those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. 16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be
proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be
conceited.
17 Do not repay anyone evil
for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone. 18 If it is possible, as far as it depends on you,
live at peace with everyone.”
In your opinion, what is sincere
love (verse 9)?
In your opinion, what does it
mean to “honor one another above yourselves” (verse 10)?
In verse 12, how are we to be
in:
Hope______________________________
Affliction__________________________
Prayer_____________________________
How are we to respond to
those who persecute us (verse 14)?
In your opinion, why is it
important to “rejoice with those who
rejoice: mourn with those who mourn” (verse 15)?
What is the instruction in
verse 17 about repaying someone for evil?
In your opinion, why is “if it is possible” in front of “live at peace with everyone” in verse
18?
In your opinion, what does
this passage from Romans teach us about Matthew 5:9?
In
your opinion, what does this passage from Romans teach us about the Great
Commission?
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