Lesson 3 of the New Adult Sunday School Lesson

Sunday School Lesson for the Adult Class

Witnessing as Jesus and the Bible instructs us to witness

III. Jesus fulfills scripture and calls disciples Matthew Chapter 4 v.12 – 25

          A. Jesus heads north Galilee, Naphthalim, Zebulan    Mark 1:14, Luke 4:14, John 1:39

         

          B. Fulfilled prophecy Matthew 4:14, Luke 4:17          Isaiah 9:1, 2, Isaiah 61:1, 2

Does God fulfill prophecy in our lives?

          C. Preaches just as John did                                        Matthew 4:17

          D. Starts to gather the disciples                                   Matthew 4:18, 19, Mark 1:16, 17, Luke 5:3, 4, John 1:39

         

Do we look for converts the same way? Were the disciples already converted? Is calling disciples the same as calling out the lost?

          E. Gathers more disciples                                            Matthew 4:21, 22, Mark 1:19, 20, John 1:42 – 49

Do we ever stop evangelizing? Is God’s Church supposed to be ‘big enough’? Do we retire from our Christian work?

          F. Jesus starts to teach, heal, and change lives           Matthew 4:23 – 25, Mark 1:21 – 28, Luke 4:22 – 37

Should our ‘fame’ in God’s work be known to others? Maybe not on the night news, but should it be known in circles that our church has powerful prayers, or that God’s work is done here?

I think (Great Commission in Matthew Chapter 10) that Christians are better to suited to witness when they have been taught to witness; not to go uninformed of God’s word. 

Witnessing as the Bible instructs us to witness: Matthew 4:1 - 11 The temptation of Jesus

Sunday School Lesson for the Adult Class

Witnessing as Jesus and the Bible instructs us to witness

II. Jesus is led into the wilderness to be tempted - Matthew Chapter 4 v.1-11

          A. Who takes Jesus into the wilderness – The Spirit                      Mark 1:12, Luke 4:1

Will the spirit take us to places where he will be tried?

          B. Jesus fasts 40 days and nights before his temptation       Luke 4:2

What is the significance of Jesus’ fasting?

Whose strength must Jesus rely on?

Could we clear our calendar to meditate on God and his word for 40 days?

Does God speak to busy people? If he did would they hear?

          C. The first temptation comes after he has fasted.                Luke 4:2

          D. Stones to Bread temptation                                               Luke 4:3

Hunger, lust, fatigue, all tempts us to give in to sin. Jesus proved we don’t have to give in to sin.

          E. Trying what God says, another temptation                      Luke 4:9 – 12

Similar to Adam and Eve, testing God to see if he means what he says is a sin because it goes contrary to his word first, and shows a lack of faith second.

          F. All the world for your soul - temptation                                      Luke 4:5 – 8

Matthew 16:26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

While the temptation of ‘stuff’ is powerful, you can’t take it with you when you die.

          G. Angels ministered unto him                                               Mark 1:13

When God attend to you after you have overcome temptations and persecutions in his name?

Is any persecution comparable to eternity? Isn’t a soul saved worth persecution?

I think (Great Commission in Matthew Chapter 10) that Christians are better to suited to witness when they have been taught to witness; not to go uninformed of God’s word. 

New Adult Sunday School Lessons

This week we will be doing new lessons for the Adult class at our Church. I want to try and show the best way to be a light and spread the Gospel to the world by looking at how Jesus and the apostles themselves witnessed. I'm starting in Matthew the third chapter. If you get some use out of these lessons, please leave a message and let me know.

Lesson 1 Matthew Chapter 3

Witnessing as Jesus and the Bible instructs us to witness

I. John the Baptist comes onto the scene (Who is John and What does he do) - Matthew 3

A. Who is John?

1. John was the son of Zachariah and Elizabeth and Cousin to Mary and Joseph the parents of Jesus. Luke 1:5, Luke 1:36

2.  His birth was a miracle to aged parents as foretold by the angel Gabriel.           Luke 1:18, Luke 1:19

3.  John was set aside to be different and pure and full of the Holy Ghost.                Luke 1:15

Questions for the class

Is the birth of John and his purpose in life that different from what your purpose is?

Were you called by God? 2 Timothy 1:9, Jeremiah 1:5, Psalm 139:13,14

         

          B. What does John do?

                   1. Preaches in the Wilderness

                   2. Preaches repentance for the kingdom is at hand and make ready people for the Lord     Matthew 3:2, Luke 1:17

Is our message any different from John’s message?             Matthew 28:19,20; Mark 16:15, Acts 1:8

                   3. Preaches as prophesied by Isaiah and in the spirit of Elias        Matthew 3:3, Luke 1:17

                   4. Baptizes with water unto repentance.                                Matthew 3:11

                   5. Tells of the one to come; Jesus.                                         Matthew 3:11,12, John 1:29  

What is the story we are to tell?                                            Matthew 28:19,20

                   6. He baptizes Jesus.                                                              Matthew 3:15               

C. God Proclaims/Declares that Jesus is his Son.                                    Matthew 3:17, Luke 3:22, Mark 1:11

Is our job to proclaim him? Can you proclaim who you do not know? Matthew 10:20