great commission 7

THE GREAT COMMISSION IN

TEN PARTS Part 7

PART SEVEN: THE PERPETUATION:

TEACH

The five accounts of the Great Commission are in:

Matthew 28; Mark 16; Luke 24; John 20; Acts 1.

The five accounts of the Great Commission are in:

Matthew 28;Mark 16;Luke 24;John 20;Acts 1.

We have covered six parts of the Great Commission:

1. The authority behind it: Jesus Christ.2. The obligation: Go.3. The place: All the world and everyone in it.4. The method: Teach.5. The message: Hear, believe, repent,

confess Christ, and be baptized.6. The act of obedience: Immersion.

This lesson deals with “keeping the saved saved.” We perpetuate the gospel through

teaching (Matthew 28:19,20; 2 Timothy 2:2; Acts 2:42).

There are three categories involved in this part of the Great Commission.

Learn and believe the doctrines of the Bible.

The Bible is God’s perfect word.

We are under the law of Christ.

The Bible is inspired.

Bible authority is essential for all that we do.

There are three members of the Godhead.

God the Father.

God the Son: Jesus Christ.

God the Holy Spirit.

The New Testament church.

It is not a denomination (Ephesians 4:4).

It is important (Acts 20:28; Ephesians 5:23.)

It is part of God’s eternal purpose (Ephesians 3:10,11).

It is not a denomination Ephesians 4:4 NET There is one

body and one Spirit, just as you too were called to the one hope of your calling,

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church.

It is important Acts 20:28 NET Watch out for yourselves

and for all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to

shepherd the church

of God that he obtained with the blood of his

own Son.

Ephesians 5:23 NET because the husband is the head of the wife as also Christ is the head of the church — he

himself being the savior of the body.

Ephesians 3:10 NET The purpose of this enlightenment is that through the church the multifaceted wisdom

It is part of God’s eternal purpose

of God should now be disclosed to the rulers and the authorities in

the heavenly realms. 11 This was according to the eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ

Jesus our Lord,

The Bible doctrine of final things.

Death(Hebrews 9:27).

Hades: Paradise and Torment(Luke 16:19-31).

The second coming of Christ(2 Thessalonians 1:7-10).

Death Hebrews 9:27 NET And just as people are appointed to die

once, and then to face judgment,

The Bible doctrine of final things.

Luke 16:19 NET "There was a rich man who dressed in purple and fine linen

and who feasted sumptuously every day. 20 But at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus whose body was

covered with sores, 21 who longed to eat what fell from the rich man's table.

Hades: Paradise and Torment


In addition, the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 "Now the poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 And in hell, as he was in

torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far off with Lazarus at his

side.


24 So he called out, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the

tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in anguish in this fire.'

25 But Abraham said, 'Child, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things and Lazarus likewise bad things, but

now he is comforted here and you are in anguish.


26 Besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us, so that those who want to cross over from here to you cannot do so, and no one can cross from there to us.' 27

So the rich man said, 'Then I beg you, father — send Lazarus to my father's house 28 (for

I have five brothers) to warn them so that they don't come into this place of torment.'


29 But Abraham said, 'They have Moses and the prophets; they must respond to them.' 30

Then the rich man said, 'No, father Abraham, but if someone from the dead goes

to them, they will repent.' 31 He replied to him, 'If they do not respond to Moses and

the prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.' "

The second coming of Christ

2 Thessalonians 1:7 NET and to you who are being afflicted to give rest together with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels. 8

With flaming fire he will mete out punishment on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our

Lord Jesus.

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9 They will undergo the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the

presence of the Lord and from the glory of his strength, 10 when he comes to be glorified among his saints and admired

on that day among all who have believed — and you did in fact believe

our testimony.

The resurrection (1 Corinthians 15).The judgment (Matthew 25:31-46).Hell (Matthew 25:30).Heaven (Matthew 25:23).

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1 Corinthians 15:1-58 NET Now I want to make clear for you, brothers and sisters, the gospel that I preached to you, that you

received and on which you stand, 2 and by which you are being saved, if you hold firmly to the message I preached to you — unless

you believed in vain. 3 For I passed on to you as of first importance what I also received — that Christ died for our sins according to the

scriptures,

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4 and that he was buried, and that he was raised on the third day according to the

scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. 6 Then he

appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have

fallen asleep.

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7 Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. 8 Last of all, as though to one born at the wrong time, he appeared to me also. 9 For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I

persecuted the church of God.

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10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me has not been in vain. In fact, I worked harder than all of them — yet not I,

but the grace of God with me. 11 Whether then it was I or they, this is the way we preach and this is the way you believed. 12 Now if Christ

is being preached as raised from the dead, how can some of you say there is no

resurrection of the dead?

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13 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. 14 And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching

is futile and your faith is empty. 15 Also, we are found to be false witnesses about God,

because we have testified against God that he raised Christ from the dead, when in reality he

did not raise him, if indeed the dead are not raised.

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16 For if the dead are not raised, then not even Christ has been raised. 17 And if

Christ has not been raised, your faith is useless; you are still in your sins. 18 Furthermore, those who have fallen

asleep in Christ have also perished. 19 For if only in this life we have hope in Christ, we should be pitied more than

anyone.

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20 But now Christ has 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 also came

through a man. 22 For just as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive. 23 But each in his own order: Christ, the firstfruits; then when Christ comes, those who belong to

him.

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24 Then comes the end, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father, when he has brought to an end all

rule and all authority and power. 25 For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. 26 The last

enemy to be eliminated is death.

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27 For he has put everything in subjection under his feet. But when it says "everything" has been put in subjection, it is clear that this does not include the one who put everything in subjection to him. 28 And when all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will be subjected to the one who subjected everything

to him, so that God may be all in all.

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29 Otherwise, what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, then why are they baptized for them? 30 Why too are we in

danger every hour? 31 Every day I am in danger of death! This is as sure as my boasting in you, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord. 32 If from a human point of view I fought with wild beasts at Ephesus,

what did it benefit me? If the dead are not raised, let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.

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33 Do not be deceived: "Bad company corrupts good morals." 34 Sober up as you should, and stop sinning! For some

have no knowledge of God — I say this to your shame! 35 But someone will say, "How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?" 36 Fool!

What you sow will not come to life unless it dies.

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37 And what you sow is not the body that is to be, but a bare seed —

perhaps of wheat or something else. 38 But God gives it a body just as he planned, and to each of the seeds a

body of its own. 39 All flesh is not the same: People have one flesh, animals have another, birds and fish another.

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40 And there are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies. The glory of the heavenly body is one sort and the earthly another. 41 There is one

glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon and another glory of the stars, for star differs from star in glory. 42 It is the same with the resurrection of the dead. What is

sown is perishable, what is raised is imperishable.

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43 It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; 44 it is sown a natural body, it

is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual

body. 45 So also it is written, "The first man, Adam, became a living person";

the last Adam became a life-giving spirit.

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46 However, the spiritual did not come first, but the natural, and then the

spiritual. 47 The first man is from the earth, made of dust; the second man is from heaven. 48 Like the one made of dust, so too are those made of dust, and like the one from heaven, so too

those who are heavenly.

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49 And just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, let us also bear the image of the man of heaven. 50 Now

this is what I am saying, brothers and sisters: Flesh and blood cannot

inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the

imperishable.

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51 Listen, I will tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed — 52 in a moment, in the blinking of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised

imperishable, and we will be changed. 53 For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must

put on immortality.

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54 Now when this perishable puts on the imperishable, and this mortal puts on immortality, then the saying that is written will happen, "Death has been swallowed up in victory." 55 “Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O

death, is your sting?"

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56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord

Jesus Christ! 58 So then, dear brothers and sisters, be firm. Do not be moved!

Always be outstanding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in

vain in the Lord.

The judgment

Matthew 25:31-45 NET “When the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his

glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be assembled before him, and he will separate people one from another

like a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

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33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. 34 Then the king will say to

those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 35

For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I

was a stranger and you invited me in,

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36 I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in

prison and you visited me.' 37 Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or naked and clothe you?

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39 When did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?' 40 And the king will

answer them, 'I tell you the truth, just as you did it for one of the least of these

brothers or sisters of mine, you did it for me.' 41 "Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you accursed, into

the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels!

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42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink. 43 I was a stranger and you did not receive me

as a guest, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you

did not visit me.'

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44 Then they too will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty

or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not give you whatever you needed?' 45 Then he will answer them, 'I tell you the truth, just as you

did not do it for one of the least of these, you did not do it for me.'

Hell Matthew 25:30 NET And throw that worthless slave

into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping

and gnashing of teeth.'

Heaven Matthew 25:23 NET His master answered, 'Well done, good and

faithful slave! You have been faithful with a few things. I will put

you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.'

There are many more important teachings in the Bible, but this

summary shows the importance of diligent daily study (see also Psalm 1; 19; 119; 2 Timothy 2:15; 1 Peter

3:15; Acts 17:11; John 5:39).

Live a faithful Christian life in thought, word and deed.

Colossians 3:17 NET And whatever you do in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks

to God the Father through him.


Philippians 4:6-8 NET Do not be anxious about anything. Instead, in every situation, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, tell your requests to God. 7 And the peace of

God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in

Christ Jesus.


8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is worthy of respect, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever

is commendable, if something is excellent or praiseworthy, think about

these things.

There are teachings about family responsibilities.

Study Bible examples of families (good and bad). Ephesians 5:23-6:4 NET because the husband is the head of the wife as also Christ is the head of

the church — he himself being the savior of the body. 24 But as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.


25 Husbands, love your wives just as Christ loved the church and gave himself for her 26 to sanctify her by cleansing her with the washing of the water by the word, 27

so that he may present the church to himself as glorious — not having a stain or wrinkle, or any such blemish, but holy

and blameless.


28 In the same way husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

29 For no one has ever hated his own body but he feeds it and takes care of it, just as Christ also does the church, 30 for we are members of his body.


31 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and will be joined to his wife, and the two will become one

flesh. 32 This mystery is great — but I am actually speaking with reference to Christ and the church. 33 Nevertheless, each one of you must also love his own wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect

her husband.


6:1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and

mother," which is the first commandment accompanied by a promise, namely, 3 "that it may go well with you and that you will live a

long time on the earth." 4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but raise them

up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Bible study

This includes family devotions, individual study,

Bible classes, and public worship

Hebrews 5:12-14 NET For though you should in fact be teachers by this time, you need someone to teach you the beginning elements of God's utterances. You have

gone back to needing milk, not solid food. 13 For everyone who lives on milk is

inexperienced in the message of righteousness, because he is an infant.

Bible study

Bible study

14 But solid food is for the mature, whose perceptions are trained by practice to discern both good and

evil.1 Peter 2:2 NET And yearn like

newborn infants for pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up to

salvation,

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Ephesians 4:17-32 NET So I say this, and insist in the Lord, that you no

longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.18 They are

darkened in their understanding, being alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to

the hardness of their hearts.

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19 Because they are callous, they have given themselves over to indecency

for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness. 20 But you

did not learn about Christ like this, 21 if indeed you heard about him and

were taught in him, just as the truth is in Jesus.

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22 You were taught with reference to your former way of life to lay aside the old

man who is being corrupted in accordance with deceitful desires, 23 to be renewed in the spirit of your mind, 24 and to put on the new man who has been

created in God's image — in righteousness and holiness that comes

from truth.

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25 Therefore, having laid aside falsehood, each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are

members of one another. 26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on the cause of your anger. 27 Do not give the devil an opportunity.

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28 The one who steals must steal no longer; rather he must labor, doing good with his

own hands, so that he may have something to share with the one who has need. 29 You must let no unwholesome word come out of your mouth, but only what is beneficial for the building up of

the one in need, that it may give grace to those who hear.

The Tongue

30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the

day of redemption. 31 You must put away every kind of bitterness, anger, wrath,

quarreling, and evil, slanderous talk. 32 Instead, be kind to one another,

compassionate, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you.

The Tongue

James 3:1-12 NET Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers and sisters, because you know that we will be judged more strictly. 2 For we all stumble in many ways. If someone does not stumble in what he says, he

is a perfect individual, able to control the entire body as well.

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3 And if we put bits into the mouths of horses to get them to obey us, then we

guide their entire bodies. 4 Look at ships too: Though they are so large and driven by harsh winds, they are

steered by a tiny rudder wherever the pilot's inclination directs.

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5 So too the tongue is a small part of the body, yet it has great pretensions. Think

how small a flame sets a huge forest ablaze. 6 And the tongue is a fire! The

tongue represents the world of wrongdoing among the parts of our

bodies. It pollutes the entire body and sets fire to the course of human existence —

and is set on fire by hell.

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7 For every kind of animal, bird, reptile, and sea creature is subdued

and has been subdued by humankind. 8 But no human being can subdue the

tongue; it is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. 9 With it we bless the

Lord and Father, and with it we curse people made in God's image.

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10 From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. These things should not be so,

my brothers and sisters. 11 A spring does not pour out fresh water and bitter water from the same opening, does it? 12 Can a fig tree produce olives, my brothers and sisters, or a vine produce figs? Neither can a salt water spring produce fresh

water.

Our deeds for others

James 1:21-2:26 NET So put away all filth and evil excess and humbly welcome the message implanted within you, which is able to save your souls. 22 But be sure you live out the

message and do not merely listen to it and so deceive yourselves. 23 For if someone merely listens to the message and does not live it out, he is like someone who gazes at his own face

in a mirror.


24 For he gazes at himself and then goes out and immediately forgets

what sort of person he was. 25 But the one who peers into the perfect law of liberty and fixes his attention there,

and does not become a forgetful listener but one who lives it out — he

will be blessed in what he does.


26 If someone thinks he is religious yet does not bridle his tongue, and so deceives his heart, his religion is

futile. 27 Pure and undefiled religion before God the Father is this: to care

for orphans and widows in their misfortune and to keep oneself

unstained by the world.


2:1 My brothers and sisters, do not show prejudice if you possess faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ. 2 For if someone comes into your assembly wearing a gold ring and fine clothing, and a poor person enters in

filthy clothes, 3 do you pay attention to the one who is finely dressed and say, "You sit here in a good place," and to the poor person, "You

stand over there," or "Sit on the floor"?


4 If so, have you not made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil motives? 5 Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! Did not God choose the poor in the world to be

rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love

him?


6 But you have dishonored the poor! Are not the rich oppressing you and dragging

you into the courts? 7 Do they not blaspheme the good name of the one you belong to? 8 But if you fulfill the royal

law as expressed in this scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself,"

you are doing well.


9 But if you show prejudice, you are committing sin and are convicted by the

law as violators. 10 For the one who obeys the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it. 11 For he

who said, "Do not commit adultery," also said, "Do not murder." Now if you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a violator of the law.


12 Speak and act as those who will be judged by a law that gives freedom. 13

For judgment is merciless for the one who has shown no mercy. But mercy triumphs

over judgment. 14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but does not have works? Can

this kind of faith save him?


15 If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacks daily food, 16 and

one of you says to them, "Go in peace, keep warm and eat well," but you do not give them what the body needs,

what good is it? 17 So also faith, if it does not have works, is dead being by

itself.


18 But someone will say, "You have faith and I have works." Show me your faith

without works and I will show faith by my works. 19 You believe that God is one;

well and good. Even the demons believe that — and tremble with fear. 20 But would you like evidence, you empty fellow, that faith without works is

useless?


21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on

the altar? 22 You see that his faith was working together with his works and his faith was perfected by works. 23 And the scripture was fulfilled that says, "Now

Abraham believed God and it was counted to him for righteousness," and

he was called God's friend.


24 You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone. 25 And

similarly, was not Rahab the prostitute also justified by works when she

welcomed the messengers and sent them out by another way? 26 For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also

faith without works is dead.

Regular worship with the saints

Acts 2:42 NET They were devoting themselves to the apostles' teaching and to

fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.


Acts 20:1-11 NET After the disturbance had ended, Paul sent for the disciples, and after encouraging

them and saying farewell, he left to go to Macedonia. 2 After he had gone through those regions and spoken

many words of encouragement to the believers there, he came to Greece,


3 where he stayed for three months. Because the Jews had made a plot against him as he was intending to sail for Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia. 4 Paul was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus and

Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, and Timothy, as well as Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia.


5 These had gone on ahead and were waiting for us in Troas. 6 We sailed away from Philippi after the

days of Unleavened Bread, and within five days we came to the

others in Troas, where we stayed for seven days.


7 On the first day of the week, when we met to break bread, Paul began to

speak to the people, and because he intended to leave the next day, he

extended his message until midnight. 8 (Now there were many lamps in the

upstairs room where we were meeting.)


9 A young man named Eutychus, who was sitting in the window,

was sinking into a deep sleep while Paul continued to speak for a long

time. Fast asleep, he fell down from the third story and was

picked up dead.


10 But Paul went down, threw himself on the young man, put his arms

around him, and said, "Do not be distressed, for he is still alive!" 11 Then Paul went back upstairs, and

after he had broken bread and eaten, he talked with them a long time, until

dawn. Then he left.


Hebrews 10:23-31 NET And let us hold unwaveringly to the hope that we confess, for the one who made the promise is trustworthy. 24 And let us take thought of how to spur one

another on to love and good works, 25 not abandoning our own meetings, as some are in

the habit of doing, but encouraging each other, and even more so because you see the

day drawing near.


26 For if we deliberately keep on sinning after receiving the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for

sins is left for us, 27 but only a certain fearful expectation of

judgment and a fury of fire that will consume God's enemies.


28 Someone who rejected the law of Moses was put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. 29 How much greater punishment do you

think that person deserves who has contempt for the Son of God, and

profanes the blood of the covenant that made him holy, and insults the Spirit of

grace?


30 For we know the one who said, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay," and

again, "The Lord will judge his people." 31 It is a terrifying thing to fall into the

hands of the living God. Matthew 6:33 NET But above all pursue

his kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

Christian fellowship

Hebrews 3:12-13 NET See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you

has an evil, unbelieving heart that forsakes the living God. 13 But exhort one another each day, as long as it is called "Today," that none of you may become hardened by sin's deception.


Hebrews 13:1-2 NET Brotherly love must continue. 2 Do not neglect hospitality, because

through it some have entertained angels without

knowing it.


1 John 4:7-21 NET Dear friends, let us love one another, because love is from God, and everyone who loves has been fathered by God

and knows God. 8 The person who does not love does not know God,

because God is love.


9 By this the love of God is revealed in us: that God has sent his one and only Son into the world so that we may live

through him. 10 In this is love: not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the

atoning sacrifice for our sins.


11 Dear friends, if God so loved us, then we also ought to love one

another. 12 No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God resides in us, and his love is perfected

in us. 13 By this we know that we reside in God and he in us: in that he

has given us of his Spirit.


14 And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son to be

the Savior of the world. 15 If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God resides in him

and he in God.


16 And we have come to know and to believe the love that God has in us. God is

love, and the one who resides in love resides in God, and God resides in him. 17 By this love is perfected with us, so

that we may have confidence in the day of judgment, because just as Jesus is, so also

are we in this world.


18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with

punishment. The one who fears punishment has not been perfected

in love. 19 We love because he loved us first.


20 If anyone says "I love God" and yet hates his fellow Christian, he is a liar, because the one who does not love his

fellow Christian whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. 21 And the commandment we have from him is this: that the one who loves God should

love his fellow Christian too.

Evangelize the lost.

We cannot teach them anything but the gospel!

Romans 1:16 NET For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is

God's power for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.


Romans 15:1-4 NET But we who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak, and not just please ourselves. 2 Let each of us

please his neighbor for his good to build him up.


3 For even Christ did not please himself, but just as it is written, "The insults of

those who insult you have fallen on me." 4 For everything that was written in

former times was written for our instruction, so that through endurance

and through encouragement of the scriptures we may have hope.


Galatians 1:6-9 NET I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ and are following a different gospel — 7 not that there really is another gospel, but there are some

who are disturbing you and wanting to distort the gospel of Christ.


8 But even if we (or an angel from heaven) should preach a gospel

contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be condemned to hell! 9 As

we have said before, and now I say again, if any one is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received,

let him be condemned to hell!

It is for everyone

Acts 10:34-35 NET Then Peter started speaking: "I now truly

understand that God does not show favoritism in dealing with people, 35 but in every nation the person who fears him and does what is right is welcomed before him.

It is for everyone

Revelation 22:17 NET And the Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let the one who hears

say: "Come!" And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who wants it take the water

of life free of charge.1 John 2:2 NET and he himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for our sins

but also for the whole world.

Personal evangelism is powerful:

Study the missionary tours of Paul and those who were with him.

Acts 18:24-28 NET Now a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, arrived in Ephesus. He

was an eloquent speaker, well-versed in the scriptures. 25 He had been instructed in the

way of the Lord, and with great enthusiasm he spoke and taught accurately the facts about Jesus, although he knew only the baptism of

John.

It involves sacrifice

Time James 4:14 NET You do not

know about tomorrow. What is your life like? For you are a

puff of smoke that appears for a short time and then vanishes.


Money 2 Corinthians 8:1-5 NET Now we make known to you, brothers and sisters, the grace of God given to the churches of

Macedonia, 2 that during a severe ordeal of suffering, their abundant joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in the

wealth of their generosity.


3 For I testify, they gave according to their means and beyond their means. They did so voluntarily, 4 begging us with great

earnestness for the blessing and fellowship of helping the saints. 5 And

they did this not just as we had hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and

to us by the will of God.


2 Corinthians 9:7 NET Each one of you should give just as

he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under

compulsion, because God loves a cheerful giver.


Pride [few people do personal work (successfully) before humbling

themselves] James 4:6-7 NET But he gives greater grace. Therefore it says, "God opposes

the proud, but he gives grace to the humble." 7 So submit to God. But resist

the devil and he will flee from you.


James 4:10 NET Humble yourselves before the Lord and he will exalt

you.1 Peter 5:6 NET And God will exalt

you in due time, if you humble yourselves under his mighty hand


Friends Matthew 10:37-39 NET “Whoever loves father or mother more than me

is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is

not worthy of me. 38 And whoever does not take up his cross and follow

me is not worthy of me.


39 Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life because of

me will find it. 2 Timothy 4:10 NET For Demas

deserted me, since he loved the present age, and he went to

Thessalonica. Crescens went to Galatia and Titus to Dalmatia.

This is the only method of perpetuating the gospel. We must teach the new convert to live for

Jesus – because the Christian life is the only life worth living!

In a very real sense, the destiny of our neighbors depends upon our dedication to Christ, and our willingness to do what the

Lord expects us to do. Philippians 4:13 NET I am able to do all

things through the one who strengthens me.

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