Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 - New International Version (NIV)
1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his love endures forever.
his love endures forever.
2 Let Israel say:
“His love endures forever.”
“His love endures forever.”
14 The Lord is my
strength and my defense;
he has become my salvation.
he has become my salvation.
15 Shouts of joy and victory
resound in the tents of the righteous:
“The Lord’s right hand has done mighty things!
16 The Lord’s right hand is lifted high;
the Lord’s right hand has done mighty things!”
17 I will not die but live,
and will proclaim what the Lord has done.
18 The Lord has chastened me severely,
but he has not given me over to death.
19 Open for me the gates of the righteous;
I will enter and give thanks to the Lord.
20 This is the gate of the Lord
through which the righteous may enter.
21 I will give you thanks, for you answered me;
you have become my salvation.
resound in the tents of the righteous:
“The Lord’s right hand has done mighty things!
16 The Lord’s right hand is lifted high;
the Lord’s right hand has done mighty things!”
17 I will not die but live,
and will proclaim what the Lord has done.
18 The Lord has chastened me severely,
but he has not given me over to death.
19 Open for me the gates of the righteous;
I will enter and give thanks to the Lord.
20 This is the gate of the Lord
through which the righteous may enter.
21 I will give you thanks, for you answered me;
you have become my salvation.
22 The stone the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone;
23 the Lord has done this,
and it is marvelous in our eyes.
24 The Lord has done it this very day;
let us rejoice today and be glad.
has become the cornerstone;
23 the Lord has done this,
and it is marvelous in our eyes.
24 The Lord has done it this very day;
let us rejoice today and be glad.
How
long does the Lord’s love endure (verse 1)?
What has the Lord become (verse 14)?
Where do shouts of joy and victory resound (verse 15)?
What will the psalmist proclaim (verse 17)?
In your opinion, what did the psalmist mean by “the Lord has chastened me severely” (verse 18)?
Where can the righteous enter (verse 20)?
What has the Lord become (verse 21)?
Who rejected the stone that has become the cornerstone (verse 22)?
What is “marvelous in our eyes” (verse 23)?
What should we do today (verse 24)?
In your opinion, what is the basic message of this passage?
1 On the first day of the week, very early in the
morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. 2 They
found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they
entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 While
they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like
lightning stood beside them. 5 In their fright the women bowed
down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look
for the living among the dead? 6 He is not here; he has risen!
Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: 7 ‘The
Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on
the third day be raised again.’ ” 8 Then they remembered his
words.
9 When they came back from the tomb, they told all these things to
the Eleven and to all the others. 10 It was Mary
Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others with them who told
this to the apostles. 11 But they did not believe the
women, because their words seemed to them like nonsense. 12 Peter,
however, got up and ran to the tomb. Bending over, he saw the strips of linen
lying by themselves, and he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.
When did the women take the spices and go to the tomb (verse 1)?
What did they find (verse 2)?
What did the not find (verse 3)?
Who appeared (verse 4)?
Who ask “why do you look for the living among the dead” (verse 5)?
Where was Jesus (verse 6)?
When was the Son of Man to be raised (verse 7)?
What did they remember (verse 8)?
Who did the women tell “all these things” to (verse 9)?
Why were they not believed (verse 11)?
What did Peter do (verse 12)?
In your opinion, what is the basic message of this passage?
In your opinion, based on the words of the Psalmist in Psalms 118:1-2, 14-24 what should our reaction to Luke 24:1-12 be?
Acts 10:34-43 – New International Version (NIV)
34 Then Peter began to speak:
“I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism 35 but
accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right. 36 You
know the message God sent to the people of Israel, announcing the good news of peace
through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all. 37 You know
what has happened throughout the province of Judea, beginning in Galilee after
the baptism that John preached— 38 how God anointed
Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing
good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was
with him.
39 “We are witnesses of
everything he did in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They killed him
by hanging him on a cross, 40 but God raised him from
the dead on the third day and caused him to be seen. 41 He
was not seen by all the people, but by witnesses whom God had already chosen—by
us who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. 42 He
commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one whom God
appointed as judge of the living and the dead. 43 All
the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives
forgiveness of sins through his name.”
Who does not
show favoritism (verse 34)?
Who is accepted (verse 35)?
What message did God send to the
people of Israel (verse 36)?
Where did things begin “after the baptism that John preached” (verse
37)?
What did God anoint Jesus with (verse 38)?
Who did Jesus heal (verse 38)?
How was Jesus killed (verse 39)?
When was Jesus raised from the dead
(verse 40)?
Who then saw Jesus (verse 41)?
What were the witnesses commanded to
testify to (verse 42)?
Who receives “forgiveness of sins through his name” (verse 43)?
In your opinion, what is the basic
message of this passage?
In your opinion, what changed in Peter, who wondered what happened in Luke 24:1-12 to enable him to have the powerful testimony in Acts 10:34-43?
1 Corinthians 15:19-26 – New International Version (NIV)
19 If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people
most to be pitied.
20 But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits
of those who have fallen asleep. 21 For since death came
through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. 22 For
as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. 23 But
each in turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to
him. 24 Then the end will come, when he hands over the
kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and
power. 25 For he must reign until he has put all his
enemies under his feet. 26 The last enemy to be
destroyed is death.
In
your opinion, why should Christians be the “most
to be pitied” if we only have hope in Christ for this life (verse 19)?
Who is the “firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep” (verse 20)?
Where does death come through (verse 21)?
Where does the “resurrection of the dead” come through (verse 21)?
Who are Christians made alive in (verse 22)?
When are “those who belong to him” made alive (verse 23)?
What will happen when Christ “hands over the kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power” (verse 24)?
How long will Christ reign (verse 25)?
What is the last enemy to be destroyed (verse 26)?
In your opinion, what is the basic message of this passage?
In your opinion, how does the Psalmist who says that God has chastened him severely but has not “given me over to death” in Psalms 118:1-2, 14-24 anticipate the triumph over death that Paul proclaims that Christ will have in 1 Corinthians 15:19-26?
In your opinion, how is the statement of the two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning, that “He is not here; he is risen”, in Luke 24:1-12 combined with Paul’s proclamation in 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 that Jesus is the “firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep” a powerful promise for those who hope in Christ?
In your opinion, what does Peter testify to in Acts 10:34-43 that gives credibility to Paul’s statement in 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 that Jesus will destroy death?
In your opinion, what do these passages from Psalms, Luke, Acts and 1 Corinthians show us about the mighty things that the Lord and His “Right Hand” will accomplish?
In your opinion, how does Christ become our salvation?
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