MATTHEW 28
Below is the lesson we covered in Matthew 28 today (as you
know, we break down the chapter verse by verse …and hopefully your children are
learning how the study the bible and learn truth for themselves).
Attached are the story boards that your children drew to give us a visual of
the Chapter. (Photos attached).
We discussed several things – one was the Characteristics of
a True Believer of Christ (see list at the bottom). We also discussed the
broad road and the narrow road….. worshipping God/god our way or HIS
WAY (in humility and reverence). Sometimes we create a “god” in our
mind… that WE want…and of course this “god” is very accepting of
us and overlooks our bad choices and sin, because WE are really
nice people!! But to understand the “TRUE GOD” we must read and study HIS WORD
in context…learn about HIS Character and what HE expects of us. Examine
yourself messages are listed below as well.
We talked about how we can be disciples and share the good
news with people we meet. As promised, we told the kids that we’d share
some links to some gospel tracts that they could use:
https://airocross.com/2013/11/12/do-you-know-him-gospel-tract-now-available/
“Do You Know Him? Gospel Tract
http://store.livingwaters.com/gospel-tracts/kids.html
Kid’s gospel tracts
http://store.livingwaters.com/gospel-tracts/money.html
Money gospel tracts
http://store.livingwaters.com/gospel-tracts/in-depth.html
General tracts
http://thecripplegate.com/which-gospel-tracts-do-you-use/
A Variety of Gospel Tract sites (10 ministries)
We took a poll last week and none of the kids have READ THE
ENTIRE BIBLE….so we encouraged them to do that this year. As they
understand more of God’s Word, they will be more confident to share HIS Gospel.
LESSON: Matthew
28
“The
Resurrection”
An interesting fact in the book of Matthew is in Matt. 1:23
…”they shall call His name Immanuel (God with us)” ……and in Matt. 28:20 …. “I
am with you….” - it’s so exciting to see how God’s Word is
interwoven throughout scripture! Scripture interprets scripture
throughout the bible and can be discovered only by searching and studying HIS
Word.
Read vs. 1-20 (answer 5 W’s and H questions)
When did the Sabbath end? It officially ended
at ____Sundown________________
on Saturday.
Why did the women come to the grave? Look at Mark
16:1 “They brought Spices to anoint Him”
Were they looking for a resurrected
Christ? no
What happened to the earth at dawn when the women
arrived? There was an ___earthquake____.
Was there a previous earthquake? __yes_________
Matt. 27:51 What event surrounds the previous
earthquake? __Jesus death on cross____
Why was there an earthquake as the women
arrived? To roll away the stone so they could
see that the tomb was empty
How did the guards respond to the earthquake? Vs.
4 They fell like dead men. (some
scholars say they passed out).
How did the women respond to the earthquake? Vs.
5 An angel told them “do not be afraid”….He is not here….He has risen as He said.
What other passages did He mention His resurrection
in Matthew?
Read Matthew 12:40 “For as Jonah was three days and three
nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and
three nights in the heart of the earth”
Read Matthew 16:21 “From that time Jesus
began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many
things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be
raised up on the third day. Peter took Him aside and began to
rebuke Him, saying, "God forbid it, Lord! This shall never happen to
You."…
Read Matthew 20: 17-19
"We are going up to
Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and
the teachers of the law. They will condemn him to death and will hand him over
to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. On the third day he will
be raised to life!"
Who actually remembered what Christ said about His
resurrection? The Jewish leaders
Read Matthew 27:63 "Sir," they said, "we remember that while he was still
alive that deceiver (meaning Christ) said, 'After three days I will rise
again.' This is the reason
the guards were put near the entrance to the tomb.
So the women saw the empty tomb….then left quickly …
What were their thoughts and feeling as they ran to
tell the disciples? Vs. 8. Fear and great joy
After they ran…Who did they see? Vs. 9 Jesus
How did they respond? Vs. 9 They Held His feet and worshipped Him.
What did He command them to do? vs. 10 Do not
be afraid, Go and tell My brothers
to go to Galilee and there they will see Me.
What did the guards do? Vs. 11 They went
to the city and told the chief priests.
What did elders and counsel do? Vs. 12-13
gave guards money and a story
to tell about disciples stealing
His body
This story is told to this
day. Jews do not acknowledge the resurrection.
What happens in vs. 16-20
o
11 Disciples go to Galilee to the mountain
o
They see Jesus and worship Him
o
Jesus commands them to go and make disciples of all
nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the
Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that He has commanded them.
This is called “the great commission”
Greek verb meaning of “Make disciples” is “Matheteuo” –
which is the central command of vs. 19-20. The root meaning refers
to believing and learning – but the full meaning refers to “those who
place their trust in Christ and follow Him with a life of continual learning
and obedience”.
Read John 8:31 “If you abide in My Word,
then you are truly disciples of Mine.”
Those who truly follow Christ become what in Matthew
4:19? “fishers of men”
What was the mission of the early church as seen in Acts
2:47 and Acts 14:21? to make disciples
Are you a disciple?
Have you put your trust in Christ?
Are you following Him with continual learning and
obedience?
Are you sharing the “good news” of Christ’s death, burial
and resurrection?
Are you discipling others to do the same?
EXAMINE
YOURSELF (encouraging messages below)
| Recent statistics indicate there are
approximately two billion Christians worldwide. But you have to wonder how
any of those people say they are Christians because they believe
there’s a God, grew up with parents who professed faith in Christ, attend
church regularly, or once repeated the sinner’s prayer. Undoubtedly the sincere claims people make are sometimes far from reality. As chilling as that thought may be, there are countless well-meaning people who believe they’re saved, but they aren’t. Could you or someone you know be one of them? How do you know your faith is built on a solid foundation? Or is that something you can ever know this side of eternity? Determine for yourself whether you are a Christian. John MacArthur shows you how to assess your spiritual condition in Examine Yourself. |
Includes
the following 2 messages:
· Listen
Examine Yourselves Whether You Be in
the Faith, Part 1
September 24, 1978 Selected Scriptures 1377
|
· Listen
Examine Yourselves Whether You Be in
the Faith, Part 2
December 3, 1978 Hebrews 1378
|
More encouragement for
believers!!
Characteristics of
Genuine Saving Faith
What a disaster it would
be to come before Christ on Judgment Day and discover you are sentenced to hell
because you didn't come to Him His way! Examine yourself to see whether you are
in the faith. As Peter said, "Be all the more diligent to make certain
about His calling and choosing you" (2 Peter 1:10 ; New American
Standard Bible ).
2Cor.
13:5 “Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith”….
Seven conditions/evidences that do
not prove or disprove genuine saving faith.
1. Visible
Morality:
Matthew 19:16-21; 23.27
2. Intellectual
Knowledge
Romans 1:21; 2:17
3. Religious
Involvement
Matthew 25:1-10
4. Active
Ministry
Matthew 7: 21-24
5. Conviction of
Sin
Acts 24:25
6. The Feeling
of Assurance
Matthew 23
7. A Time of
Decision
Luke 8: 13-14
The fruit/proof authentic/true
Christianity:
Love for
God
Ps. 42:1; 73:25; Luke 10:27; Romans 8:7
Repentance from
Sin
Ps. 32:5; Proverbs 28:13; Rom. 7:14; 2 Cor. 7:10; 1John 1:8-10
Genuine
Humility
Ps. 51:17; Matt. 5:1-12; James 4:6
Devotion to
God's
Glory
Ps. 105:3; 115:1; Isaiah 43:7; 48:10; Jeremiah 9:23-24; 1 Cor. 10:31
Continual
Prayer
Luke 18:1; Eph. 6:18; Phil 4:6; 1 Tim. 2:1-4; James 5:16-18
Selfless
Love
1 John 2:9; 3:14; 4:7
Separation from
the World 1 Cor. 2:12; James 4:4; 1
John 2:15-17; 5:5
Spiritual
Growth
Luke 8:15; John 15:1-6; Eph. 4:12-16
Obedient
Living
Matt. 7:21; John 15:14; Rom 16:26; 1 Peter. 1:2, 22; 1John 2:3-5
Hunger for God’s
Word
1 Peter 2:1-3
Transformation
of Life:
2 Cor. 5:17
If list #1 is
true of a person and list #2 is false, there is cause to question the validity
of one’s profession of faith. Yet if list #2 is true, then the top list
will also be true.
Source:
John MacArthur Study Bible
May you all have a blessed week
and have the courage to share the good news!
In
Christ’s Love,
Mike & Kim Armstrong
Jesus’ Resurrection Appearances
Luke
24:4 two men. These were angels. Only Luke mentioned them
both (see note on Mark
16:5). Mark was concerned only with the one who spoke for the
duo.
Such minor differences in the Gospel accounts are all
reconcilable.
Here’s a summary of the events of the resurrection, assembled from
all four evangelists’ accounts:
Finding the stone rolled away, the women entered the tomb, but
found it empty (Luke
24:3). While they were still in the tomb, the angels suddenly appeared
(Luke
24:4; Mark
16:5). The angel who spoke reminded them of Jesus’ promises (Luke
24:6–8), then sent them to find Peter and the disciples to report that
Jesus was risen (Matt.
28:7–8; Mark
16:7–8). The women did as they were told (Luke
24:9–11). The disciples were skeptical at first (Luke
24:11), but ran to where the tomb was, John arriving first (John
20:4), but Peter actually entering the tomb first (John
20:6). They saw the linen wrappings intact but empty, proof that Jesus
was risen (Luke
24:12; John
20:6–8).
Meanwhile, Mary Magdalene returned to the tomb, and was standing
outside weeping when Christ suddenly appeared to her (John
20:11–18). That was his first appearance (Mark
16:9).
Sometime soon after that, he met the other women on the road and
appeared to them as well (Matt.
28:9–10).
Later that day he appeared to two of the disciples on the road to
Emmaus (Luke
24:13–32), and to Peter (Luke
24:34).
24:34 appeared to
Simon. Cf. 1
Cor. 15:5–8. Scripture describes at least 10 distinct appearances of Christ
between the resurrection and ascension.
He appeared to:
2) to the women on the road (Matt.
28:9–10);
3) to the disciples on the road to Emmaus (Luke
24:13–32);
4) to Peter (Luke
24:34);
6) to the 11 disciples (with Thomas present) eight days later (John
20:26–31);
7) to seven disciples by the shore of the Sea of Galilee (John
21:1–25);
8) to more than 500 disciples, probably on a mountain in Galilee (1
Cor. 15:6; see note on Matt.
28:16); 9) to James (1
Cor. 15:7); and
10) to the apostles when he ascended into heaven (Acts
1:3–11). After his ascension, he appeared to Paul (1
Cor. 15:8).
The next time he appears it will be in glory (Matt.
24:30).
