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.”
From Yeast
versus Love
Matthew 16:5-12
– New International Version (NIV)
5 “When they went across the lake, the disciples forgot to
take bread. 6 “Be careful,” Jesus said to them. “Be on your
guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
7 They discussed this among themselves and said, “It is
because we didn’t bring any bread.”
8 Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked, “You of little
faith, why are you talking among yourselves about having no bread? 9 Do
you still not understand? Don’t you remember the five loaves for the five
thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered? 10 Or the seven
loaves for the four thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered? 11 How
is it you don’t understand that I was not talking to you about bread? But be on
your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” 12 Then
they understood that he was not telling them to guard against the yeast used in
bread, but against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
What
did the disciples forget to take across the lake (verse 5)?
What
were they to be careful of (verse 6)?
How did the disciples interpret the
warning (verse 7)?
In your opinion, why did Jesus say
to the disciples “you of little faith”
(verse 8)?
How does Jesus show the disciples
that He is not concerned about the bread (verses 9 and 10)?
What warning does Jesus repeat (verse
11)?
What did the disciples finally understand
about the warning (verse 12)?
In your opinion, what does this passage
from Matthew 16:5-12 show us about the Great Commission?
Psalms 1 - New International Version (NIV)
1 “Blessed is the one
who does not walk in step with the wicked
or stand in the way that sinners take
or sit in the company of mockers,
2 but whose delight is in the law of the Lord,
and who meditates on his law day and night.
3 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,
which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither—
whatever they do prospers.
who does not walk in step with the wicked
or stand in the way that sinners take
or sit in the company of mockers,
2 but whose delight is in the law of the Lord,
and who meditates on his law day and night.
3 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,
which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither—
whatever they do prospers.
4 Not so the wicked!
They are like chaff
that the wind blows away.
5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
They are like chaff
that the wind blows away.
5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
6 For the Lord
watches over the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.”
but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.”
Who
is blessed (verse 1)?
In your opinion, what does it mean to “not walk in step with the wicked” (verse
1)?
Who does the blessed one not sit with
(verse 1)?
What does the blessed one delight in (verse
2)?
When does the blessed one meditate “on his law” (verse 2)?
In your opinion, why is the blessed one “like a tree planted by streams of water”
(verse 3)?
What does the person who is blessed
yield (verse 3)?
Who is like chaff (verse 4)?
Where will they not stand (verse 5)?
What does the way of the wicked lead to
(verse 6)?
In your opinion, what is the difference
between the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees of Matthew 16:5-12 and the “law of the Lord” of Psalm 1?
In your opinion, what does this passage
from Psalm 1show us about the Great Commission?
Galatians 5:1-9 – New International Version (NIV)
1 “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm,
then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
2 Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves
be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all. 3 Again
I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to
obey the whole law. 4 You who are trying to be justified by the
law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace. 5 For
through the Spirit we eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we
hope. 6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor
uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing
itself through love.
7 You were running a good race. Who cut in on you to keep you
from obeying the truth? 8 That kind of persuasion does not come
from the one who calls you. 9 “A little yeast works through the
whole batch of dough.”
Why has “Christ set us free” (verse 1)?
How should we respond to being set free (verse
1)?
What causes Christ to be of no value (verse
2)?
In your opinion, why would the man who
lets himself be circumcised find Christ of no value “at all” (verse 3)?
Where do you fall if “by the law” you have been “alienated from Christ” (verse 4)?
Through who do we “eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we hope” (verse
5)?
What is the only thing that counts (verse
6)?
In your opinion, who did “cut in on you to keep you from obeying the
truth” (verse 7)?
What does not come from “the one who calls you” (verse 8)?
Where does a little yeast work through (verse
9)?
In your opinion, how is the one who is
blessed in Psalm 1 similar to the person eagerly awaiting “by faith the righteousness for which we hope” in Galatians 5:1-9?
In your opinion, how
is the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees of Matthew 16:5-12 similar to the little
yeast that “works through the whole batch
of dough” in Galatians 5:1-9?
In your opinion, what does this passage
from Galatians show us about the Great Commission?
1 John 2:12-17 – New International Version (NIV)
12 “I am writing to you, dear children,
because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name.
13 I am writing to you, fathers,
because you know him who is from the beginning.
I am writing to you, young men,
because you have overcome the evil one.
because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name.
13 I am writing to you, fathers,
because you know him who is from the beginning.
I am writing to you, young men,
because you have overcome the evil one.
14 I write to you, dear children,
because you know the Father.
I write to you, fathers,
because you know him who is from the beginning.
I write to you, young men,
because you are strong,
and the word of God lives in you,
and you have overcome the evil one.
because you know the Father.
I write to you, fathers,
because you know him who is from the beginning.
I write to you, young men,
because you are strong,
and the word of God lives in you,
and you have overcome the evil one.
15 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone
loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. 16 For
everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the
pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. 17 The
world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives
forever.”
Why is John writing to the children (verse 12)?
Who has known Him from the beginning (verse
13)?
What have the young men done (verse 13)?
Why is John writing to the children (verse 14)?
In your opinion, why does the reason
that John is writing to the fathers stay the same (verse 14)?
How does the reason to write to the
young men change from verse 13 to verse 14?
In your opinion, why is the “love for the Father” not in anyone who “loves the world” (verse 15)?
Where does “everything in the world” come from (verse 16)?
What passes away (verse 17)?
Who lives forever (verse 17)?
In your opinion, how is the statement “It is for freedom that Christ has set us
free” from Galatians 5:1-9 expanded on by the statement “but whoever does the will of God lives
forever” in 1 John 2:12-17?
In your opinion, how is the statement “Not so the
wicked! They are like chaff that the
wind blows away”
from Psalm 1 completed by the statement in 1 John 2:12-17 that “The world and its desires pass away”?
In your opinion, how does the warning of
Jesus to the disciples to “Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and
Sadducees”
in Matthew 16:5-12 compare to the warning that John gives us to “Do not love the world or anything in the
world” in 1 John 2:12-17?
In your opinion, what does this passage
from 1 John show us about the Great Commission?
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