FOUNDATIONAL STUDIES
OF THE BIBLE
The School of Israel

of the New Covenant Church of God

15. The Great Commission

1. When Jesus called His disciples to forsake all and folow Him, what promise did He give them? (Matthew 4:19) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. What did Jesus preach? (Matthew 4:17; Mark 1:14-15) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. What was the "Great Commission" that Jesus gave to His disciples? (Luke 24:47-48; Matthew 28:18-20)


a. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________________________________________________________

4. What did the disciples preach? (Acts 4:2; 17:18) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

It should be remembered that the first converts were Jews who were already believers in God and had been living the Mosaic Law for thousands of years. In the modern secular society where evolution is taught as "fact" it is important that the Genesis story of the creation and the fall is taught before, or alongside, the the Good News of the message of Christ. (See Bible Study No.1)

5. What was the apostle Paul told to do? (Acts 9:15-16; 22:15) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. What did Paul continue to do from the day he came to know Jesus? (Acts 26:22) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. What power has Jesus given to all those who have received the Holy Spirit? (Acts 1:8) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8. What does a wise Christian do? (Proverbs 11:30) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9. What does Paul say that he did in preaching the Gospel and why? (1 Corinthians 9:19-23). Summarise. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

10. When the Pharisees questioned the man born blind, what did he answer from his own experience? (John 9:25-33) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

11. What happened as a result of his testimony? (John 9:34) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

12. What will be three areas of conflict as a result of our testimony? (Matthew 10:17-18,36)


a. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________________________________________

13. When we are delivered up to give witness and defence for the Gospel, what will happen? (Matthew 10:19) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

14. Who will actually be speaking through us? (Matthew 10:20) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

15. We see this happening when Stephen was questioned by the synagogue leaders. What happened? (Acts 6:10) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

16. What two things should we talk about and make know to other people? (1 Chronicles 16:8-9)


a. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________________________________________

17. When people opposed Paul's testimony at Corinth, what did God tell him to do? (Acts 18:9) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

18. What does the fear of man bring? (Proverbs 29:25) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

19. When some of the apostles were thrown into prison for preaching the Gospel, an angel came and let them out. What did the angel tell them? (Acts 5:19-20) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

20. When questioned about this, what did Peter say? (Acts 5:25-29) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

21. What instruction did Paul give Timothy concerning the preaching of the Gospel? (2 Timothy 1:8) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

22. If we confess Him before men, what will He do for us? (Matthew 10:32) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

23. If we deny Him before men, what will He do to us? (Matthew 10:33) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

24. Therefore, what does Jesus tell us to do? (Matthew 10:27-28)


a. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________________________________________

25. Why did Paul say he was free from the blood of all men at Ephesus? (Acts 20:26-27) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

26. What was Paul's attitude toward his own life and the ministry that God had given him? (Acts 20:22-24) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

27. What was Paul able to say before his execution? (2 Timothy 4:6-8)


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b. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________________________________________________________

28. What reward is laid up for all faithful witnesses? (2 Timothy 4:8) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

29. What will happen to those who turn many to righteousness? (Daniel 12:3) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

30. When we turn a sinner from the error of his way, what else will we be doing? (James 5:20)


a. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________________________________________

31. What will happen to those who sow the Word of God in tears? (Psalm 126:5-6)


a. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________________________________________

32. How did Jesus feel when He beheld the multitudes and why? (Matthew 9:36) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

33. What did Jesus say about the harvest and the workers? (Matthew 9:37) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

34. For what did the Lord tell us to pray? (Matthew 9:38) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

35. Who are those who are blessed by God? (Isaiah 32:20) {The ox and donkey represent the ministers and labourers of the Gospel}.


a. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________________________________________

36. What does Jesus say to those who put off the harvesting of souls to some future date? (John 4:35) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

37. What does the Word say about sowing and reaping, planting and watering? (John 4:37; 1 Corinthians 3:6-7) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

38. How will each be rewarded? (1 Corinthians 3:8) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

39. What example did David set forth in this area? (1 Samuel 30:22-24) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

40. What are those who go out to reap sometimes entering into? (John 4:38) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

41. Therefore, what should he who sows and he who reaps do? (John 4:36) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

42. How will you overcome the enemy? (Revelation 12:11)


a. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________________________________________

All the apostles, except one, sealed their testimony of Jesus in their blood. Peter died upon a cross upside down. James was dragged behind a horse until his brains were dashed out upon the ground. Others were beheaded and were fed to the lions. John was exiled to a desert island to spend the rest of his life there. Yet, through these twelve men, the Gospel of the Kingdom was preached throughout the known world. Multitudes came into the Kingdom of God. How much more should we, who usually have freedom to preach the Gospel unhindered, go forth and preach it with all our might.

43. What should be our attitude? (2 Timothy 2:3) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

44. What should we avoid? (2 Timothy 2:4) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

45. Besides a soldier, what two things does Paul compare us to? (2 Timothy 2:5-6) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

46. What should we do, and why? (2 Timothy 2:10) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Missionary work is the heart of the Gospel. What happens to a Church when it is neglected? What happens to the members? Why do you think that you should be an active missionary? Write down some resolutions to evangelise. What will you do? To whom will you go for help? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Write and memorise the following: Acts 20:24

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