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Bible Thought:

Acts 13:38-41
...through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins: And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses. Beware therefore, ... a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you."     - (KJV)
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Review for Lesson 11:
1. Jesus has fulfilled the Old Covenant Law and brought it to its conclusion.

2. Jesus has been given all authority in Heaven and Earth.

3. He charges His apostles to go and teach His Covenant to all nations.

Acts 1 and Matthew 28 witness to Jesus' Commission to the apostles; now let us look at the books of Mark, Luke and John.
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THE CHARGES ACCORDING TO THE BOOK OF ACTS
THE CHARGES ACCORDING TO THE BOOK OF ACTS
THE CHARGES ACCORDING TO THE BOOK OF ACTS
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THE CHARGE ACCORDING TO MATTHEW

THE CHARGE ACCORDING TO MATTHEW

THE CHARGE ACCORDING TO MATTHEW

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MATTHEW   CHAPTER 28:   Summary of Commands
This is Matthew`s record.
   (1) Jesus commands his apostles to go to all nations.
   (2) They are to teach disciples and baptize them.
   (3) The apostles are to teach the baptized disciples to observe all of Jesus` commands.
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18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. 19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
MATTHEW   CHAPTER 28:   Summary of Commands
This is Matthew`s record.
   (1) Jesus commands his apostles to go to all nations.
   (2) They are to teach disciples and baptize them.
   (3) The apostles are to teach the baptized disciples to observe all of Jesus` commands.
   (4) He promises to be with them always.
18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. 19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
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THE ACCOUNT ACCORDING TO MARK
THE ACCOUNT ACCORDING TO MARK
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We will now compare the witnesses of Mark and Luke...
8MARK   CHAPTER 16     Summary of Commands in Mark
8. What is the promise given to the apostles? Click on the correct answer in the text.
15And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.16He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned17And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; 18They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.19So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
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THE ACCOUNT ACCORDING TO LUKE
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SUMMARIZE: First, combine all the statements about Jesus` commands to His apostles.
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SUMMARIZE: Second, combine all the statements about Jesus` commands to the world.
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SUMMARIZE: Third, what would be the result of obedience to the apostles` teaching?
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SUMMARIZE: Fourth, what else was promises the apostles?
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Summary

The purpose of this lesson was to help the student to reason (by induction) the following information from the passages:
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A. Commands to the Apostles:

1. WAIT & TARRY at Jerusalem for the Power of the Holy Spirit.
"Luke 24:49; Acts 1:9"
  2. Then beginning at Jerusalem, GO into all the world WITNESSING, TEACHING disciples, PREACHING gospel, baptizing and TEACHING all things stipulated by Jesus.
"Luke 24:47; Matthew 28:19,20"

B. The message:

  1. Believe the gospel; repent of your sins; be baptized in order to be saved and be remitted of all sins.
"Mark 16:16;Luke 24:47"
  2. Observe all of Jesus` message.
"Matthew 28:20"

C. SIGNS to follow Apostles to confirm their message.
"Mark 16:20"



A chief message in the selected passages is(select)

The apostles made up a new religion from their imaginations.

Jesus promised that his disciples would be able to lay their hands on the sick in order to heal all people.

Although Jesus never wrote anything down, nevertheless, with all authority, He charged His apostles to teach all that He taught.



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