LHIM Weekly Bible Teaching

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1 Corinthians 15:1-2 You have to receive the gospel and stand in it. The gospel is the means God has provided for salvation! Getting the gospel right is huge!

Romans 1:16 The gospel contains within it power for salvation.

1 Corinthians 15:2 You can’t believe the gospel just once, but you have to hold fast to it.

Kingdom

1 Corinthians 15:3 Christ is a title, not a name. Understanding what "Christ" means is absolutely critical to the gospel message.

John 1:41; Luke 23:2-3 Christ = Messiah = King. What is Christ the King of?

The Kingdom is the time when God sets everything wrong with our world right--an age of unprecedented healing, justice, peace, restoration, and renewal. Those who enter the Kingdom receive eternal life and rule with Christ over the nations.

Cross

1 Corinthians 15:3 Christ died for our sins. Will you accept God’s forgiveness?

Romans 3:23; 6:23 We’ve fallen short; we’ve sinned; we’ve disqualified ourselves from God’s Kingdom.

Resurrection

1 Corinthians 15:4 The resurrection is how God has proved that Jesus of Nazareth is the Christ, the Messiah, the anointed, the King of the coming Kingdom.

1 Corinthians 15:5-8 Here we see the most ancient list of resurrection appearances. These are people the Corinthians could actually seek out and talk to.

The gospel has three elements: the Kingdom, the cross, and the resurrection. We have to be careful not to leave out one of these essential ingredients.

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2 Corinthians 5:18-19

All things are from God! God reconciled us to Himself. God was in Christ, reconciling the world to Himself. We now have this ministry of reconciliation. But God is the one reconciling the world to Himself. He initiated this ministry. Our job is to join in His work.

John 5:17, 19-20

Whatever Jesus saw the Father doing, he also did. The Father showed him what He was doing.

John 16:13-15

As the Father showed His Son what He was doing, now His disciples, by way of the spirit of truth, will be shown.

God is at work in us today to do His will through us.

Eph 3:7, 20; Phil 2:13; Col 1:29; Heb 13:20-21

The book of Acts shows God working in the lives of His disciples through Jesus Christ by way of the holy spirit. God was the one reconciling people to Himself.

Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch--Acts 8:26-35

Who told Philip to go to Gaza? __________________________.

What directed him to join in? ___________________________.

Saul and Ananias--Acts 9:1-19

Whose voice did Paul hear? __________________.

Who told Ananias to go to the house of Judas? _____________________.

Peter and the house of Cornelius--Acts 10:1-34

Why did the Cornelius dispatch men to Joppa to seek Simon Peter? _______________________.

Why was Peter willing to go with these Gentile men? __________________________________.

The call of God in the church at Antioch--Acts 13:1-4; Acts 14:26-27

Who/what caused Paul and Barnabas to leave on this journey? __________________________.

To whom did Paul give credit for the work that had been done? ________________.

The Macedonian call--Acts 16:6-15

Who/what forbid them to speak the word in Asia? _________________________.

Who/what did not permit them to go into Bithynia? _______________________.

What caused Paul and crew to go to Macedonia? _________________________.

Who did they conclude called them to preach there? ______________________.

Why did they go to the river side on the Sabbath day? _____________________.

God directed the ministry of reconciliation. God used various methods to reach people, but He brought about the reconciliation, drawing people to Him, as the disciples joined in His work.

Acts 1:3 Jesus continued to teach the Kingdom of God.

4 Jesus provided detailed teaching about the holy spirit at the last supper.

John 14:12-31:

- The spirit of truth is our helper.

- The holy spirit is the replacement for Christ himself on earth.

- The spirit helps the disciple like Jesus did before the ascension.

- The spirit of truth will be with the disciples until the end of the age.

- The spirit equips the believer to be just like Jesus.

- The spirit of truth enables Jesus to nurture each disciple.

- The oneness relationship with God, Christ, and the believer is available and understood by means of the holy spirit.

- The holy spirit is a teacher of all things and a reminder of Jesus’ teachings.

John 16:4-33:

- The spirit of truth is more advantageous than the present Christ.

- Christ is now in each person who has spirit which enables him to teach his disciples more effectively than when he was here on earth.

- Disciples have the responsibility to witness the gospel to others, but the holy spirit has the responsibility to convict the hearer.

- The spirit has no separate will or personality; rather, it serves as a means for Jesus to communicate with and empower his disciples.

- The spirit of truth guides the believer into the all truth.

- The genuine use of the spirit always brings glory to Christ and God.

Acts 1:5 Baptism, John and Jesus - Matthew 3:11; Luke 3:16; Mark 1:8; Acts 11:16

6 and 7 Kingdom on their mind

11 He will come back. Now, do what he commanded.

2:1 Who was the “they”? _______________ Where were they? _______________

2 and 3 Was there a rushing mighty wind? Yes or no. Were there tongues of fire? Yes or no.

4 Filled with the holy spirit, they began to do what? ______________________.

Peter answered their question of what this meant by quoting Joel 2:28-32. In your own words, what did it mean? ________________________________________________________________

22 Who performed the miracles, wonders and signs? ___________________

34 Who else besides Jesus ascended into heaven? _____________________

Acts 1.8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."

- Peter &John in Jerusalem w/ lame man

- Peter in Judea at Joppa

- Philip in Samaria w/ Simon Magus

- Paul in Athens at Aereapogus

Matthew 28.18-20 18 And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age."

if you’re a Christ-follower, you’re not like everyone else!

- you have a mission

- you have a missionary mindset

advantages of indigenous missionaries from HeartCry:

1. Human Resources. get more missionaries if you empower indigenous folks

2. Financial Resources. It costs a great deal of money to send and support North American and Western European missionaries. For what it costs to support one North American missionary with a monthly support of $4,000, it may be possible to support 20 indigenous missionaries!

3. Language and Culture. Any cross-cultural missionary will testify that language and culture are two of the greatest obstacles to the work. It often takes a cross-cultural missionary his first term (4-5 years) just to learn the language and adjust to the culture. Five years and a quarter of a million dollars are spent on the mission field to learn the language, adjust to the culture, and do a minimum of ministry. In contrast, the indigenous or native missionary has no need to learn the language or adjust to the culture that he has known since birth. From his very first day on the mission field, the indigenous missionary can concentrate on his two priorities - evangelizing the lost and planting churches.

4. Identification. There is much anti-American and anti-European bias in many of the least evangelized countries of the world. In many people groups, it is virtually impossible for a Western missionary to preach the Gospel, because he is rejected for his nationality long before he has the opportunity to communicate his message! In contrast, the indigenous missionary has little problem with such bias, because he is of the same flesh and blood as his audience

5. No Difficult Transitions. Having experienced the prestige of a Western missionary as pastor, the church is often no longer willing to accept one of its own. This is not a problem when the church is planted by an indigenous missionary and stays w/ that leadership

6. Focus. It seems that many North American and Western European mission agencies have lost their focus. The Great Commission is first and foremost about... To read the rest of the notes visit lhim.org/sermons

John 14:12 What was the greatest work Jesus did? Circle one: healing the leper, healing the blind, raising the dead, walking on water, feeding the multitudes, teaching the gospel.

John 14:9-11, 5:17, 19, 20 Jesus’ three greatest works were: 1) always knowing the will of God, 2) always obeying God, and 3) ______________________.

John 14:12 What are the works of Jesus that we too can do? _________________________________________________________________

John 14:13 and 14; Luke 11:9-13 The holy spirit is the great enabler. God commands us to do many things, and He commands us not to do many things; therefore, we must be able to obey. What enables us to obey? _________________

1 Corinthians 12:1-3 To know the lordship of Jesus is impossible without the holy spirit.

8 Word of wisdom James 1:5-8 The only way to know how to love rightly is if God gives us _______________.

Word of knowledge 1 Corinthians 2:12-14 We can know because we have been given the holy spirit. The natural man cannot understand the things of God. Why? _______________________________________________________________

9 Faith Romans 12:3; gifts of healing and miracles Acts 8:5-7. If God tells you to minister healing to someone, obey, and He heals.

10 Prophecy 1 Corinthians 14 makes clear that He wants all believers to prophesy, speak in tongues, and interpret tongues.

11 God would never ask people to do something they were not able to do. He has given us the ________________.

John 14:12 The greatest work we can do is obey God’s will and thereby evidence our love for Him.

Would the church be better if we loved each other like mothers love their children? ___ yes ___no

What would our church be like if we loved each other like Christ loves the church?

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Was everything that Jesus did an act of love? ____yes _____no

Matthew 8:1-4 - The leper, 5-13 - The centurion, 14-15 - Peter’s mother-in-law, 16-17 - Many with various problems, 28-34 - The two men occupied with demons, 9:1-8 - Paralytic carried by four men

He invited Andrew and the other unnamed disciple to come home with him. He went to Peter and Andrew’s job, went to Peter’s house, found Matthew at his job... He not only loved people who came to him, but he also was aggressive in going to those in need.

John 13:23-25 -- The disciple whom he loved was on Jesus’ bosom.

John 2:14-16 -- Jesus drove out the money changers. Was it loving? ___yes ____no

Matthew 16:21-23; Hebrews 12:4-6 -- When Jesus said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan,” was he loving? ___yes ___no Peter spoke to Jesus because of his love for him, and Jesus spoke to Peter because of his love for Peter. What was the difference? ______________________________________________________

Matthew 23:13-33 -- Jesus repeatedly called the Pharisees “hypocrites.” In verse 33 he said, “You serpents, you brood of vipers, how will you escape the sentence of hell?” Was this the talk of love? ____yes ____no

John 5:17, 19-20 -- Why was Jesus always loving, and how did he know how to love rightly in each situation? ______________________________________________

John 11:3-ff -- Why did Jesus wait until Lazarus was dead? 11:4, 41-42

John 13:34-35 -- We are commanded to love like he loved; therefore, we have been given the ability to do so. If we are to keep this all important commandment, we must be directed by our Lord and hear when he speaks to us.

John 14:15, 21-23; 15:9-17 -- We are to love, and we do so by keeping his commandments.

1 John -- We are commanded to love just like Jesus loved. Some might consider such love to be radically aggressive love.

What adjustments can you make in your life to better love your neighbor? _____________________________________________________________

At the last supper, Jesus shared many important truths with his disciples that they would need to know after his departure.

John 13:1-17

Jesus washed the disciples’ feet and then explained why. Foot washing was an Eastern/biblical custom of service towards others (Gen 18:1-4; 19:1-2; 24:30-32; 43:16-24; 1 Samuel 25:40-41; Luke 7:44; 1 Tim 5:10). Jesus was their Teacher (Master) and Lord. If we are Christ’s disciples, he should be also our Lord and Master (Roman 10:9). If he is our Lord, then we ought to wash one another’s feet. The slave (the servant) is not greater than his master. Neither is the one who is sent greater than the one who sent him. Blessed are you if you “do” these things.

Luke 22:24-27

This account also took place during the last supper. The greatest should become the servant.

Romans 12:1

We are urged to present our bodies a living sacrifice, a spiritual service of worship.

Romans 12:2-11

We are individually members of the body of Christ, “each” having a function to perform.

Ephesians 4:7, 14-16

-- “Each one” of us was given grace according to the measure of Christ’s gift.

1 Corinthians 12:4-6

-- There are a variety of gifts, ministries, and effects, but it is one spirit, one Lord, and one God that works all things in all persons!

1 Corinthians 12:11

-- One and the same spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually.

1 Corinthians 12:27

-- Now you are Christ’s body and individually members of it.

1 Peter 4:7-11

The end of all things is near! So serve!!! As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another.

Philippians 2:1-13

Be intent on one purpose. Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit. Do not look out for your own interests but also for the interests of others. Have this attitude which was also in Christ Jesus! It is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure.