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.”
Disowning and
Redemption
Matthew 26:31-35 –
New International Version (NIV)
31 “Then Jesus told them, “This very night you will all fall
away on account of me, for it is written:
“‘I
will strike the shepherd,
and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’
and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’
32 But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into
Galilee.”
33 Peter replied, “Even if all fall away on account of you, I
never will.”
34 “Truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “this very night, before
the rooster crows, you will disown me three times.”
35 But Peter declared, “Even if I have to die with you, I will
never disown you.” And all the other disciples said the same.”
When did Jesus say
the disciples would “fall away” (verse
31)?
What will cause
the “sheep of the flock” to be
scattered (verse 31)?
When will Jesus go ahead into Galilee (verse 32)?
What was Peter’s
reply (verse 33)?
Before what event
did Jesus say as that Peter would “disown
me three times” (verse 34)?
In your opinion,
why did Peter and the other disciples say “even
if I have to die with you, I will never disown you” (verse 35)?
In your opinion, what is the basic
message of this passage?
Zechariah 13:7-9 -
New International Version (NIV)
7 “Awake, sword, against my shepherd,
against the man who is close to me!”
declares the Lord Almighty.
“Strike the shepherd,
and the sheep will be scattered,
and I will turn my hand against the little ones.
8 In the whole land,” declares the Lord,
“two-thirds will be struck down and perish;
yet one-third will be left in it.
9 This third I will put into the fire;
I will refine them like silver
and test them like gold.
They will call on my name
and I will answer them;
I will say, ‘They are my people,’
and they will say, ‘The Lord is our God.’”
against the man who is close to me!”
declares the Lord Almighty.
“Strike the shepherd,
and the sheep will be scattered,
and I will turn my hand against the little ones.
8 In the whole land,” declares the Lord,
“two-thirds will be struck down and perish;
yet one-third will be left in it.
9 This third I will put into the fire;
I will refine them like silver
and test them like gold.
They will call on my name
and I will answer them;
I will say, ‘They are my people,’
and they will say, ‘The Lord is our God.’”
How does the Lord
Almighty describe the shepherd that He commands “awake, sword, against my shepherd” (verse 7)?
Who will be scattered when the shepherd is
stricken (verse 7)?
What will be
turned against “the little ones” (verse
7)?
How many will be
left “in the whole land” (verse 8)?
In your opinion,
why will the remnant be “put into the
fire” and refined like silver and tested like gold (verse 9)?
What will the
remnant call on (verse 9)?
Who will answer
them when they call (verse 9)?
What will the Lord
Almighty call the remnant (verse 9)?
How will the
remnant respond to the Lord Almighty (verse 9)?
In your opinion, what is the basic message
of this passage?
In your opinion, what can reading Zechariah
13:7-9, the context of the verse that Jesus quotes in Matthew 26:31-35, help us
understand about why Jesus is saying that the disciples will disown him in the
Matthew passage?
Galatians 3:7-14 -
New International Version (NIV)
7 “Understand, then, that those who have faith are children of
Abraham. 8 Scripture foresaw that God would justify the
Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: “All nations
will be blessed through you.” 9 So those who rely on faith are
blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.
10 For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse,
as it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything
written in the Book of the Law.” 11 Clearly no one who relies
on the law is justified before God, because “the righteous will live by faith.”
12 The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, it says,
“The person who does these things will live by them.” 13 Christ
redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is
written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole.” 14 He
redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the
Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of
the Spirit.”
Who
are children of Abraham (verse 7)?
What foresaw that “God would justify the Gentiles by faith” (verse 8)?
Who was the gospel “all nations will be blessed through you” announced in advance to (verse 8)?
Who is blessed with Abraham (verse 9)?
Who is under a curse (verse 10)?
What is written about them (verse 10)?
How will “the righteous” live (verse
11)?
In your opinion, why is the law not based
on faith (verse 12)?
How did Christ redeem us “from the curse of the law” (verse 13)?
What blessing “might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus” (verse 14)?
How do we receive “the promise of the Spirit” (verse 14)?
In your opinion, what is the basic message
of this passage?
In your opinion, how does the message of
Paul in Galatians 3:7-14 help us to understand about the way the “shepherd”, the “man who is close to me”, from Zechariah 13:7-9 will be stricken?
In your opinion, what does the passage
from Galatians 3:7-14 help us to understand about why Jesus said “the shepherd”, who He understood was
Himself, must be struck and the sheep scattered according to Matthew 26:31-35?
Revelation 1:4-8 –
New International Version (NIV)
4 “John,
To
the seven churches in the province of Asia:
Grace
and peace to you from him who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the
seven spirits before his throne, 5 and from Jesus Christ, who
is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the
kings of the earth.
To
him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood, 6 and
has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father—to him be
glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.
7 “Look, he is coming with the clouds,”
and “every eye will see him,
even those who pierced him”;
and all peoples on earth “will mourn because of him.”
So shall it be! Amen.
and “every eye will see him,
even those who pierced him”;
and all peoples on earth “will mourn because of him.”
So shall it be! Amen.
8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is,
and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”
Who is this
message to (verse 4)?
What blessing is given to those who
receive the message (verse 4)?
In your opinion, who is “him who is, and who was, and who is to come”
(verse 4)?
In your opinion, who is “the seven spirits before his throne” (verse
4)?
How is Jesus Christ described (verse 5)?
In your opinion, who is “him who loves us and has freed us from our
sins by his blood” (verse 5)?
What are we to do as “a kingdom and priests” (verse 6)?
Who “is
coming with the clouds” (verse 7)?
What will “all peoples on earth” do (verse
7)?
How does “the Lord God” describe Himself (verse 8)?
In your opinion, what is the basic message
of this passage?
In your opinion, how
does Revelation 1:4-8 show what the redemption that Paul talks about in
Galatians 3:7-14 allows us to become and to do?
In your opinion, how does Revelation 1:4-8
show that those who Zechariah 13:7-9 says “call
on my name” and who say “the Lord is
our God” will relate to God in heaven?
In your opinion, what
is the significance of the fact that Jesus, who in Matthew 26:31-35 said “this very night you all will fall away on
account of me” is the one who is described in Revelation 1:4-8 as “the faithful witness, the firstborn
from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth”?
In your opinion, what do these passages,
from Matthew, Zechariah, Galatians and Revelation show us about the Great
Commission?
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