Following Jesus: Focus On The Message – Matthew 25
Last Updated on October 31, 2023 by Rocklyn Clarke
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Description
Welcome to Focus On The Message – the first component of our Following Jesus discipleship program. This web page contains the lessons for:
Matthew 20
Purpose
Follow this link for information about these key aspects of our training: Purpose, Goals, Habits, Ministries, and Assignments.
Matthew 25
This chapter has 3 lessons. You should ideally cover one chapter (with all of its lessons) in a week, but please don’t let a week go by without completing at least one lesson.
Lesson 1: The Parable of the Ten Virgins
Main text and related passages:
- Matthew 25:1-13 – Bible Gateway
Checkout the following:
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- Watch: How to Read the Parables of Jesus Video | BibleProject™ (00:05:42)
- Proverbs 9 – Wisdom and Folly are depicted as women.
Topics to explore:
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- Who was present when Jesus taught this parable? Read carefully through previous passages for the answer.
- What happens to all ten of the virgins?
- What is the key difference between the wise virgins and the foolish ones?
- What is this passage saying to us today?
Additional resources to check out:
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- Matthew for Everyone, Part 2 (The New Testament for Everyone) by Tom Wright – Amazon.com
Training assignment (do this yourself, and use it to help train someone else):
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- Read the main passage and related passages above.
Lesson 2: The Parable of the Talents
Main text and related passages:
- Matthew 25:14-30 – Bible Gateway
- Related: Luke 19:11-27 – Parable of the Minas
- Matthew 25:14-30; Luke 19:11-27
Checkout the following:
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- Watch: How to Read the Parables of Jesus Video | BibleProject™ (00:05:42)
Topics to explore:
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- Who was the audience for this parable of the talents?
- Who was the audience for the related parable of the mines?
- What was a talent worth? What was a mina worth?
- How much time passes?
- Which servants do you most closely identify with? Why?
Additional resources to check out:
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- Matthew for Everyone, Part 2 (The New Testament for Everyone) by Tom Wright – Amazon.com
- 33. Gold, Darkness and Dwarves [Matthew] – Tim Mackie – YouTube (00:49:19)
Training assignment (do this yourself, and use it to help train someone else):
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- Read the main passage and related passages above.
Lesson 3: The Sheep and the Goats
Main text and related passages:
- Matthew 25:31-46 – Bible Gateway
Checkout the following:
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- Walking The Text: 10 Million Dollars Educating You | Teaching Series | EP033 – YouTube (00:11:11)
- Watch: How to Read the Parables of Jesus Video | BibleProject™ (00:05:42)
- Watch: Justice | BibleProject™ (00:06:18)
- Note – “eternal” – “of the coming age”.
Topics to explore:
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- What did the sheep do right? To whom did they do right?
- What did the goats do wrong? To whom did they do wrong?
- For whom was the Kingdom prepared since the creation of the world?
- For whom was the eternal fire prepared?
Additional resources to check out:
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- Matthew for Everyone, Part 2 (The New Testament for Everyone) by Tom Wright – Amazon.com
Training assignment (do this yourself, and use it to help train someone else):
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- Read the main passage and related passages above.
Last Updated on October 31, 2023 by Rocklyn Clarke
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