Matthew 28 - 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.”
Giving
to Self/Giving to God
Matthew 6:1-15 - New International Version (NIV)
“Be careful not to practice your
righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have
no reward from your Father in heaven.
2 “So when you give to the needy, do not
announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the
streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their
reward in full. 3 But when you give to the
needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
4 so that your giving may
be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward
you.
5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites,
for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to
be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 6 But
when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who
is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
7 And when you pray, do
not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of
their many words. 8 Do
not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
9 “This, then, is how you should pray:
“‘Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
10 your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us today our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.’
hallowed be your name,
10 your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us today our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.’
14 For if you
forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive
others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.”
What warning does Jesus begin this passage with (verse 1)?
What is the consequence of practicing righteousness in front
of others (verse 1)?
In your opinion, why would those who announce their giving
to the needy with trumpets “have received
their reward in full” (verse 2)?
How should giving to the needy be done (verse 3)?
In your opinion, why will our Father “who sees what is done in secret” reward secret giving to the needy
(verse 4)?
How do hypocrites (a negative example) pray (verse 5)?
How are we to pray (verse 6)?
What does Jesus say about babbling and prayer (verse 7)?
What does our Father know about us (verse 8)?
What requests are we to request according to this example of
how to pray (verses 9 through 13)?
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
In the fifth request we are to ask God to “forgive us our debts” in
what particular manner (verse 12)?
How do the two sentences that Jesus follows the example
prayer with help us understand that fifth request (verses 14 and 15)?
In your opinion, why would Jesus stress our forgiving others
of their sins against us?
In your opinion, what does this passage from Matthew 6:1-15
show us about the Great Commission?
Ecclesiastes 9:1-11 - New International Version (NIV) – Please remember as you
read this that it was written by “the Teacher, son of David,
king in Jerusalem” who began with “Meaningless!
Meaningless!” and wrote for a specific purpose.
“So I reflected on all this and concluded
that the righteous and the wise and what they do are in God’s hands, but no one
knows whether love or hate awaits them. 2 All share a
common destiny—the righteous and the wicked, the good and the bad, the clean
and the unclean, those who offer sacrifices and those who do not.
As it is with the good,
so with the sinful;
as it is with those who take oaths,
so with those who are afraid to take them.
so with the sinful;
as it is with those who take oaths,
so with those who are afraid to take them.
3 This is the
evil in everything that happens under the sun: The same destiny overtakes all.
The hearts of people, moreover, are full of evil and there is madness in their
hearts while they live, and afterward they join the dead. 4 Anyone who is among the living has hope—even a
live dog is better off than a dead lion!
5 For the living know that
they will die,
but the dead know nothing;
they have no further reward,
and even their name is forgotten.
6 Their love, their hate
and their jealousy have long since vanished;
never again will they have a part
in anything that happens under the sun."
but the dead know nothing;
they have no further reward,
and even their name is forgotten.
6 Their love, their hate
and their jealousy have long since vanished;
never again will they have a part
in anything that happens under the sun."
Who is in God’s hands (verse 1)?
In your opinion, what is the common destiny of all (verse 2)?
What is in everything that happens under the sun (verse 3)?
In the Teacher’s point of view, what do the living know
(verse 5)?
In the Teacher’s point of view, what do the dead know (verse
5)?
In the Teacher’s point of view, what is the reward of the
dead (verse 5)?
In your opinion, how does the Teacher’s statement about reward compare with Jesus’ statement about rewards in today’s Sermon on the Mount scripture?
In your opinion, how does the Teacher’s statement about reward compare with Jesus’ statement about rewards in today’s Sermon on the Mount scripture?
In your opinion, what does this passage from Ecclesiastes teach
us about Matthew 6:1-15?
In your opinion, what does this passage from Ecclesiastes
show us about the Great Commission?
Isaiah
62:11 & 12 – New International Version (NIV)
11 The Lord has made proclamation
to the ends of the earth:
“Say to Daughter Zion,
‘See, your Savior comes!
See, his reward is with him,
and his recompense accompanies him.’”
12 They will be called the Holy People,
the Redeemed of the Lord;
and you will be called Sought After,
the City No Longer Deserted.”
to the ends of the earth:
“Say to Daughter Zion,
‘See, your Savior comes!
See, his reward is with him,
and his recompense accompanies him.’”
12 They will be called the Holy People,
the Redeemed of the Lord;
and you will be called Sought After,
the City No Longer Deserted.”
Who has made a proclamation (verse 11)?
Who is being proclaimed to (verse 11)?
Who comes (verse 11)?
What else is coming (verse 11)?
What else is coming (verse 11)?
What will Daughter Zion be called (verse 12)?
1)
2)
3)
4)
In your opinion, what is the difference between the reward the Teacher
discussed in Ecclesiastes and the reward that is being proclaimed to Daughter
Zion?
In your opinion, what does this passage from Isaiah teach us about Matthew 6:1-15?
In your opinion, what does this passage from Isaiah show us about the Great Commission?
1
Corinthians 3:1-17 - New International
Version (NIV)
“Brothers and sisters, I could not address
you as people who live by the Spirit but as people who are still worldly—mere
infants in Christ. 2 I gave you milk, not solid
food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready.
3 You are still worldly.
For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are
you not acting like mere humans? 4 For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another,
“I follow Apollos,” are you not mere human beings?
5 What, after all, is Apollos? And what is
Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe—as the Lord has assigned
to each his task. 6 I planted the seed, Apollos
watered it, but God has been making it grow. 7 So neither the one who plants nor the one who
waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. 8 The one who plants and the
one who waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to
their own labor. 9 For
we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building.
10 By the grace God has given me, I laid a
foundation as a wise builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one
should build with care. 11 For no one can lay any
foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.
12 If anyone builds on
this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw,
13 their work will be
shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be
revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person’s work.
14 If what has been
built survives, the builder will receive a reward. 15 If it is burned up, the
builder will suffer loss but yet will be saved—even though only as one escaping
through the flames.
16 Don’t you know that you yourselves are
God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst? 17 If
anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person; for God’s temple is sacred, and you together are that temple."
Who is Paul addressing (verse 1)?
Why is Paul giving “milk”
and “not solid food” (verse 2)?
What is the proof that they are “still worldly” (verse 3)?
In your opinion, why are some Corinthians saying that they
follow Paul and others Apollos (verse 4)?
What does Paul say that both he and Apollos are (verse 5)?
What does Paul say that God does (verse 7)?
Even though the “one
who plants” and “the one who waters”
have different purposes, what do they have in common (verse 8)?
In your opinion, why does Paul say that it is “By the grace God has given me” that he
laid the foundation (verse 10)?
What is the one foundation (verse 11)?
In your opinion, what is the difference between
building with “gold, silver, costly
stones, wood, hay or straw” (verse 12)?
How will fire test the quality of each person’s work
(verse 13)?
What will happen if the person’s work survives (verse
14)?
What will happen if the person’s work is burned up
(verse 15)?
In your opinion, what is the significance of following
a discussion about people’s work with a discussion about us being God’s temple
(verses 16 & 17)?
In your opinion, what does this passage from 1 Corinthians
teach us about Matthew 6:1-15?
In your opinion, what does this passage from 1 Corinthians show
us about the Great Commission?
Revelations
22:10-17 - New International
Version (NIV)
10” Then he told me, “Do not seal up the
words of the prophecy of this scroll, because the time is near. 11 Let
the one who does wrong continue to do wrong; let the vile person continue to be
vile; let the one who does right continue to do right; and let the holy person
continue to be holy.”
12 “Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I
will give to each person according to what they have done. 13 I
am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.
14 “Blessed are those who wash their robes,
that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates
into the city. 15 Outside are the dogs, those
who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and
everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
16 “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you
this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and
the bright Morning Star.”
17 The Spirit
and the bride say, “Come!” And let the one who hears say, “Come!” Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water
of life.”
Why are the “words
of the prophecy of this scroll” not to be sealed up (verse 10)?
What are people to continue to do (verse 11)?
In your opinion, why would Jesus say that the
one who does wrong should keep doing wrong (verse 11)?
What is with Jesus when He comes (verse 12)?
What will each person receive (verse 12)?
In your opinion, what is important about the
titles that Jesus claims in verse 13?
Who is blessed (verse 14)?
In your opinion, what does it mean to “wash their robes” (verse 14)?
What do those who “wash their robes” have a right to do (verse 14)?
In your opinion, what is the difference between “the dogs” who are outside and the “Blessed” who are inside the “gates of the city” (verses 15 and 14)?
Who sends the testimony (verse 16)?
What do the Spirit and the bride say (verse 17)?
In your opinion, who is the “one who is thirsty” (verse 17)?
What can “the
one who wishes” take (verse 17)?
In your opinion, what does the Reward mentioned
here teach us about the Reward that we studied in 1 Corinthians?
In your opinion, what does “Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the
free gift of the water of life.” teach us about the Rewards that are
mentioned in each scripture?
In your opinion, what does this passage from Revelation
teach us about Matthew 6:1-15?
In your opinion, what does this passage from Revelation show
us about the Great Commission?
