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Adult Sabbath School Lessons Jul Aug Sept 2008
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Gary Krause Principal Contributor
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Gods Great Missionaries Contents
1. For Such a Time As This The Apostle Paul
2. All Things to All Men Paul Preaches to the
World 3. John the Baptist Preparing the Way for
Jesus 4. The Son of God Among Us 5. Matthew
10 Jesus and His Disciples 6. The
Compassionate Savior 7. The Apostle John 8.
From Folly to Faith The Apostle Peter 9. A
Pillar of Mission The Apostle Peter 10. Woman of
Mission 11. Mission in a Pagan Land Daniel and
Company 12. Gifted for Service Philip 13. Here
Am I! Send Me The Prophet Isaiah
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Gods Great Missionaries Our Goal 5
It would be a mistake this quarter to study these
biblical agents as interesting historical figures
and leave it at that. Rather, we need to catch
the inspiration of their lives and focus on our
mission to this dying world.
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Gods Great Missionaries Lesson 3, July 19
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John the Baptist Preparing the Way for Jesus Key
Text
MATTHEW 1111 NIV I tell you the truth Among
those born of women there has
not risen anyone greater than
John the Baptist yet he who is least
in the kingdom of heaven is greater

than he.
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John the Baptist Preparing the Way for
Jesus Initial Words 33
From his base near the Jordan River,
John preached a
message of repentance, forgiveness, and social
justice, all to prepare people for the coming of
the Messiah.
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John the Baptist Preparing the Way for
Jesus Quick Look
1. A Special Calling (John
176) 2. A Special Message (Matthew 1114) 3.
A Special Lesson (Colossians 28)
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John the Baptist Preparing the Way for Jesus 1.
A Special Calling
LUKE 176 NKJV And you, child, will be
called the prophet of the
Highest For you will go before the face of the
LORD to prepare His ways.
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1. A Special Calling Before Birth 34
John is one of a small group of people
whom the Bible says God chose
before birth for a special mission. Despite the
trials, the sufferings, and the misunderstanding,
he remained faithful, fulfilling the prophecies
made about his life.
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1. A Special Calling Preparing the Preparer 36
John would be filled with the Holy Ghost
even from his mothers
womb . Even with this special promise, he
needed the kind of
preparation found in the dessert,
a place for spiritual discipline and
growth. John became a man of prayer.
He knew the importance of a spiritual
connection to heaven.
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John the Baptist Preparing the Way for Jesus 2.
A Special Message
MATTHEW 1114 NKJV And if you are willing to
receive it, he is Elijah who is to
come.
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2. A Special Message The Spirit of Elijah 38
The Elijah message is a phrase deep with
meaning for Seventh-day Adventists. Ellen G White
parallels the tasks of Elijah, John the Baptist,
and Gods end-time people. She describes the
Elijah message simply
as Prepare to meet thy God. EGW
The SDA Bible Comm 41184
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2. A Special Message The Elijah Message 38
ELIJAH Called to reform Israel and call them to
obedience to Gods laws. He
delivered a message of judgment to King
Ahab and a chance of repentance to
Israel.
JOHN THE BAPTIST Preached repen-tance and the
principles of the kingdom of heaven.
Delivered a message of judg-ment to religious
leaders and people. Prepared people for Jesus
first coming.
GODS END TIME PEOPLE Reformers who preached
righteous-ness by faith and call people to
worship God, repent, and obey his
commandments. Message The Hour of his
judgment has come . Prepare people for Jesus
second coming.
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2. A Special Message Changed Behavior 40
There are two key parts to John the Baptists
messagerepentance and behavior. Both were
closely connected. The Greek word John uses for
repentance (metanoeo) is a compound word meta
meaning change, and noeo, meaning thinking.
Thus repentance means to
change ones thinking about something.
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2. A Special Message Changed Behavior 40
One key aspect of repentance was the confessing
of sin (Matt 36). The other key aspect was
changing behavior according to
the principles of the kingdom of
heaven (vs 8). Baptism is closely related to
repentance. Being washed in the water symbolized
the changed view of life, the fresh start, and
the forgiveness of sin.
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John the Baptist Preparing the Way for Jesus 3.
A Special Lesson
COLOSSIANS 28 NKJV Beware lest anyone cheat you
through philosophy and empty deceit,
according to the tradition of men,
according to the basic principles of the world,
and not according to Christ.
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3. A Special Lesson A Crucial One 42
An essential part of John the Baptists
mission was to speak out against
tradition and point
people back to the revealed Word
of God. He was not bound by
tradition or by accepted mode of speech. He spoke
against sin in all of form
its forms, from adultery to social
injustice.
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3. A Special Lesson A Crucial One 41
Tradition in Jesus time was much more than
things we do over and over as we tend to think
of it today. As such, it became a substitute for
God for many people, especially as it touched
upon the relationship between human beings
and God.
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Gospel Workers 55 Final Words 44
In this age, just prior to the second coming
of Christ such a work as that
of John is to be done. God calls for men who will
prepare a
people to stand in the great day of the Lord.
As a people who believe in Christs soon coming,
we have a message to bear, Prepare to meet thy
God.