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