Matthew 18
Read vs. 1-14
What does Jesus say are the 2 things that must happen in
order to enter the Kingdom of Heaven?
Converted
and become like children
What does He mean by “like children”? someone who is humble
Like the beatitudes we studied in Matthew 5 …. Faith is
pictured as simple, helpless, trusting dependence of those who have no
resources of their own. No achievements
and no accomplishments to offer.
In vs. 6 who are “these little children ” o r “little
ones”? True believers
We have studied the word “WOE” in the past ….. what does WOE
mean? This is serious, typically
to those who are headed down the broad road to destruction.
Iv vs. 7 Who is given the “WOE” warning? The people of the world, because of
their stumbling blocks
How serious are stumbling blocks to Jesus?
Read
Romans 14:13 & 1 Cor. 8:13
So even as believers, we are not to cause a brother or
fellow believer to stumble – nor
ourselves to stumble!
So this means to not put ourselves in situations where we
might “stumble” or “sin”.
In vs. 8 & 9 what are the 3 external things we sin
with: our eyes, hands and
feet.
Give examples of things that might make us stumble
like: eyes_____________________________________,
Hand___________________________________________,
foot________________________________________.
When dealing with others, what is another external thing
that we sin with? Our mouth
In vs. 12, Who are the “sheep”? True believers
What will Christ “the shepherd” do if one out of 100 goes
astray? He will go and find the sheep or
true believer.
So The Father does not Will that any of these “little ones”
or True Believers does what? Perish (the word in this context refers to spiritual
devastation and not eternal destruction).
Read Matthew 18:15-20
If we see a fellow believer in sin, what should we do? go and show him his fault in private
If he doesn’t listen, then what should we do? take 2 or 3 other believers with you
to show him his fault.
If he doesn’t listen, then what should we do? tell it to the Church (so the
Church can exercise discipline – which typically today is a letter to the
person telling them that they cannot be a part of the Church until they repent
and turn away from the sin).
Why should this process take place? So the believer who is in sin will repent
and be reconciled to God and the church
Vs 18 What does bound and loose mean? He’s still talking about Church
discipline. When the Church says the
unrepentant person is bound in sin, the church is saying what God says about
that person (based on what’s written in the bible). When the Church acknowledges that a repentant
person has been loosed from that sin, God agrees.
Vs. 19-20 In what context is Matthew referencing 2 or 3
people being gathered ….for what? Church
discipline to bring
back a true believer who is committing some type of ongoing or continual sin.
Vs. 20 is not referring to “prayer” …as true believers with
discernment, we must keep all scripture verses IN CONTEXT!!
Read vs. 21-35 willingness to forgive others
In vs. 22 How many times does Jesus tell Peter he must
forgive? Seventy-times seven.
What is the parable about?
A slave owed a great debt to the King and when he
begged for mercy, the King forgave him.
What does the slave then do to another slave who owed him
money? He refuses to forgive him and
throws him into prison.
How does the King respond when he hears about the slave he
had forgiven? He had the slave tortured.
Have you ever gotten upset with someone for hurting your
feelings and then tried to hurt them back?
When we sin ….who do we sin against? God
Who do we go to when we ask for forgiveness? God
So we should always forgive who? Brothers in
Christ
Who do we owe a debt to? God
What is our debt? Sin
How is our sin debt paid?
By Christ’s blood
Who does Christ’s blood impact? those who repent and
recognize they are a sinner in need of a Savior….like a humble child
According to this parable …..What happens if we don’t
forgive? Then we will be tortured.
If you hold a grudge
against someone ….who is in more turmoil?
The other person ….or you ?
Storyboards
Who is the Greatest?
Child sitting next to Jesus
Stumbling blocks – eyes, hands, feet
100 sheep and one who strayed away
and got lost
Brother in sin …. 2 or 3 people go to
him and then the church goes to him
Goal is for person to “REPENT”
How many times do we forgive? 7X’s 7
King’s slave owed him money
King forgives slave of his debt
Slave has fellow slave thrown into
prison
King finds out and has 1st
slave tortured
We must forgive others from our heart
Matthew 18
Read vs. 1-14
What does Jesus say are the 2 things that must happen in
order to enter the Kingdom of Heaven?
Converted
and become like __________________
What does He mean by “like children”? someone who is ___________________________Like
the beatitudes we studied in Matthew 5 …. Faith is pictured as simple,
helpless, trusting dependence of those who have no resources of their own. No achievements and no accomplishments to
offer.
In vs. 6 who are “these little children ” o r “little
ones”? True _____________________________
We have studied the word “WOE” in the past ….. what does WOE
mean? This is _________________________typically
to those who are headed down the broad road to destruction.
Iv vs. 7 Who is given the “WOE” warning? The people of the ______________________________________because
of their stumbling blocks
How serious are stumbling blocks to Jesus?
Read
Romans 14:13 & 1 Cor. 8:13
So even as believers, we are not to cause a brother or
fellow believer to ________________ –
nor ourselves to stumble!
So this means to not put ourselves in situations where we
might “stumble” or “sin”.
In vs. 8 & 9 what are the 3 external things we sin
with: our _______________hands
and feet.
Give examples of things that might make us stumble
like:
eyes_____________________________________,
Hand___________________________________________,
foot________________________________________.
When dealing with others, what is another external thing
that we sin with? Our _______________________________
In vs. 12, Who are the “sheep”? True ____________________________________________
What will Christ “the shepherd” do if one out of 100 goes
astray? He will go and _______________________________
the sheep or true believer.
So The Father does not Will that any of these “little ones”
or True Believers does what? _________________________
(the word in this context refers to spiritual devastation and not eternal
destruction).
Read Matthew 18:15-20
If we see a fellow believer in sin, what should we do? go and show him his __________________________in
private
If he doesn’t listen, then what should we do? take 2 or 3 other __________________________________with
you to show him his fault.
If he doesn’t listen, then what should we do? tell it to the ____________________________________________
(so the Church can exercise discipline – which typically today is a letter to
the person telling them that they cannot be a part of the Church until they
repent and turn away from the sin).
Why should this process take place? So the believer who is in _______________________ will
repent and be reconciled to God and the church
Vs 18 What does bound and loose mean? He’s still talking about ___________________________________discipline. When the Church says the unrepentant person
is bound in sin, the church is saying what God says about that person (based on
what’s written in the bible). When the
Church acknowledges that a repentant person has been loosed from that sin, God
agrees.
Vs. 19-20 In what context is Matthew referencing 2 or 3
people being gathered ….for what?
Church _________________________
to bring back a true believer who is committing some type of ongoing or
continual sin.
Vs. 20 is not referring to “prayer” …as true believers with
discernment, we must keep all scripture verses IN CONTEXT!!
Read vs. 21-35 willingness to forgive others
In vs. 22 How many times does Jesus tell Peter he must
forgive? Seventy-times _________________
What is the parable about?
A slave owed a great debt to the ____________________________________________
and when he begged for mercy, the King ____________________________________________him.
What does the slave then do to another slave who owed him
money? He refuses to ________________________________
him and throws him into ____________________________________________
How does the King respond when he hears about the slave he
had forgiven? He had the slave ____________________
Have you ever gotten upset with someone for hurting your
feelings and then tried to hurt them back?
When we sin ….who do we sin against? ____________________________________________
Who do we go to when we ask for forgiveness? ____________________________________________
So we should always forgive who? ____________________________________________
in Christ
Who do we owe a debt to? ____________________________________________
What is our debt? ____________________________________________
How is our sin debt paid?
By Christ’s ____________________________________________
Who does Christ’s blood impact? those who ____________________________________________and
recognize they are a sinner in need of a Savior….like a humble ____________________________________________
According to this parable …..What happens if we don’t
forgive? Then we will be _______________________________
If you hold a grudge
against someone ….who is in more turmoil?
The other person ….or you ?
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