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.

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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:

• • 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:

• • 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:

• • Matthew for Everyone, Part 2 (The New Testament for Everyone) by Tom Wright – Amazon.com
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Training assignment (do this yourself, and use it to help train someone else):

• • 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
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Checkout the following:

• • Watch: How to Read the Parables of Jesus Video | BibleProject™ (00:05:42)

Topics to explore:

• • 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:

• • 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):

• • 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
  • Matthew 25:31-46; Matthew 7:21-23; Matthew 10:32-42; Matthew 12:46-50

Checkout the following:

• • 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:

• • 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:

• • Matthew for Everyone, Part 2 (The New Testament for Everyone) by Tom Wright – Amazon.com
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Training assignment (do this yourself, and use it to help train someone else):

• • Read the main passage and related passages above.

 

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