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.”
The Gospel and
Love and Patience
Matthew 24:9-14 –
New International Version (NIV)
9 “Then you will be handed over to be
persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of
me. 10 At
that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each
other, 11 and many false prophets will
appear and deceive many people. 12 Because
of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, 13 but the one who stands firm to the end will be
saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom
will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the
end will come.”
Why will those
Jesus is talking to be “hated by all
nations” (verse 9)?
What will many
turn away from (verse 10)?
Who
will appear (verse 11)?
In
your opinion, why will “many people”
be deceived (verse 11)?
Why will the “love of most” grow cold (verse 12)?
Who will be saved (verse 13)?
Where will the “gospel of the kingdom” be preached (verse 14)?
In your opinion, what does it mean
that Jesus says that “you will be hated
by all nations because of me” and also that “this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a
testimony to all nations”?
In your opinion, what is the basic
message of this passage?
Isaiah 11:1-10 - New
International Version (NIV)
1 “A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse;
from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.
2 The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him—
the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and of might,
the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord—
3 and he will delight in the fear of the Lord.
from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.
2 The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him—
the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and of might,
the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord—
3 and he will delight in the fear of the Lord.
He
will not judge by what he sees with his eyes,
or decide by what he hears with his ears;
4 but with righteousness he will judge the needy,
with justice he will give decisions for the poor of the earth.
He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth;
with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked.
5 Righteousness will be his belt
and faithfulness the sash around his waist.
or decide by what he hears with his ears;
4 but with righteousness he will judge the needy,
with justice he will give decisions for the poor of the earth.
He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth;
with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked.
5 Righteousness will be his belt
and faithfulness the sash around his waist.
6 The wolf will live with the lamb,
the leopard will lie down with the goat,
the calf and the lion and the yearling together;
and a little child will lead them.
7 The cow will feed with the bear,
their young will lie down together,
and the lion will eat straw like the ox.
8 The infant will play near the cobra’s den,
and the young child will put its hand into the viper’s nest.
9 They will neither harm nor destroy
on all my holy mountain,
for the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the Lord
as the waters cover the sea.
the leopard will lie down with the goat,
the calf and the lion and the yearling together;
and a little child will lead them.
7 The cow will feed with the bear,
their young will lie down together,
and the lion will eat straw like the ox.
8 The infant will play near the cobra’s den,
and the young child will put its hand into the viper’s nest.
9 They will neither harm nor destroy
on all my holy mountain,
for the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the Lord
as the waters cover the sea.
10 In that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the
peoples; the nations will rally to him, and his resting place will be
glorious.”
What will the
Branch that comes up from the roots of Jesse bear (verse 1)?
How will the gifts of wisdom,
understanding, counsel, might, and knowledge and fear of the Lord be provided
to the Branch from the roots of Jesse (verse 2)?
What will He not judge by (verse 3)?
In your opinion, what does it mean to judge the needy with righteousness and to give decisions for the poor with justice (verse 4)?
Who will live with the wolf (verse 6)?
Who will lead the calf, the lion and the
yearling (verse 6)?
What will the lion eat (verse 7)?
Where will the infant play (verse 8)?
Why will they “neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain” (verse 9)?
When will the “Root of Jesse” stand as a banner for the peoples (verse 10)?
Who will rally to him (verse 10)?
What will his resting place be (verse 10)?
In your opinion, what is the basic message
of this passage?
In your opinion, how does Isaiah in Isaiah
11:1-10 in his discussion of the Root of Jesse becoming a “banner for all nations” and that “nations will rally to him” anticipate what Jesus says in Matthew
24:9-14 about “this
gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all
nations”?
1 John 3:1-8 –
New International Version (NIV)
1 “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.”
How can we “see what great love the Father has lavished on us” (verse 1)?
Why does the world not know us (verse 1)?
What are we now (verse 2)?
In your opinion, why has “what we will be” “not yet been made known” (verse
2)?
Who will we be like (verse 2)?
What do “all who have this hope in him” do (verse 3)?
Who breaks the law (verse 4)?
Why did Jesus appear (verse 5)?
In your opinion, why does it show that
someone who continues to sin has not seen Christ (verse 6)?
What warning does John give to his “dear children” (verse 7)?
Who has been sinning from the beginning (verse
8)?
Why did the Son of God appear (verse 8)?
In your opinion, what is the link between
John’s statements in verse 5 “you know
that he appeared so that he might take away our sins” and in verse 8 “the
reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work”?
In your opinion, what is the basic message
of this passage?
In your opinion, how does the promise of
Isaiah 11:1-10 that “the wolf will live
with the lamb” mesh with the promise in 1 John 3:1-8 that “when Christ appears, we shall be like him”?
In your opinion, how can the intimidating
statement of Jesus that “you
will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by
all nations because of me” in Matthew 24:9-14 and the uplifting
statement that John makes in 1 John 3:1-8 that “See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we
should be called children of God” both be true?
2 Peter 3:8-15 –
New International Version (NIV)
8 “But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With
the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. 9 The
Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead
he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to
repentance.
10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens
will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the
earth and everything done in it will be laid bare.
11 Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of
people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives 12 as
you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming. That day will bring
about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the
heat. 13 But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward
to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.
14 So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to
this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with him. 15 Bear
in mind that our Lord’s patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul
also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him.”
What one thing are
we not to forget (verse 8)?
Why is the Lord patient (verse 9)?
How will the “day of the Lord” come (verse
10)?
In verse 10 what will happen to:
The heavens?
The elements?
The earth and everything
done in it?
In your opinion, why does Peter link
everything being “destroyed in this way”
with “you ought to live holy and godly
lives” (verse 11)?
What will the “day of God” bring about (verse 12)?
Where does righteousness dwell (verse 13)?
How should we attempt to “be found spotless, blameless and at peace
with him” (verse 14)?
What means salvation (verse 14)?
In your opinion, what is the basic message
of this passage?
In your opinion, what does Peter’s
statement “Instead he
is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to
repentance” in 2 Peter 3:8-15 help us to
understand about the “great love the
Father has lavished on us” that John talks about in 1 John 3:1-8?
In your opinion, how does this passage in
Isaiah 11:1-10 “In that day
the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples; the nations will
rally to him”
anticipate “The Lord is
not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is
patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to
repentance” in 2 Peter 3:8-15?
In your opinion, how
does Peter’s statement “Bear in mind
that our Lord’s patience means salvation” in 2 Peter 3:8-15 help us begin to
understand what Jesus intends when He says
“And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole
world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come” in
Matthew 24:9-14?
In your opinion, what do these passages,
from Matthew, Isaiah, 1 John and 2 Peter show us about the Great Commission?
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