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Adult Bible Study Guide
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Discipleship
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Disciples and Scripture
Discipling Through Metaphor
Discipleship and Prayer
Discipling Children
Discipling the Sick
Discipling the “Ordinary”
Jesus and the Social Outcasts
With the Rich and Famous
Discipling the Powerful
Discipling the Nations
Discipling Spiritual Leaders
Harvest and the Harvesters
The Cost of Discipleship
Discipleship
Our Goal
We will look at discipleship as
the process by which we become
followers of Jesus and, as such,
better soul-winners.
Discipleship
Lesson 10, March 8
Discipling the Nations
Discipling the Nations
Key Text
Isaiah 56:7 NKJV
“ ‘For My house shall be called a
house of prayer for all nations.’ ”
Discipling the Nations
Initial Words
Jesus, the Desire of all nations, was
not to be limited to a single group.
Christ’s followers would transcend
national boundaries, international
conflicts, language differences, and
other difficulties, because He had
established the pattern of crosscultural evangelism.
Discipling the Nations
Quick Look
1. Foretold By the Prophets
(Micah 4:1, 2)
2. Exemplified By Jesus
(John 12:20-32)
3. Commissioned By God
(Matthew 28:19, 20)
Discipling the Nations
1. Foretold By the Prophets
Micah 4:1, 2 NKJV
“Now it shall come to pass in the
latter days that eh mountain of the
Lord’s house shall be established….
Many nations shall come say, ‘Come,
and let us go…to the House of God…
He will teach us His ways, and we
shall walk in His paths.’ For out of
Zion the law shall go forth….”
1. Foretold By the Prophets
Gentile Conversions
Ancient prophets foretold the
conversion of non-Jewish people
(Gentiles) to a scripturally based
faith.
Israel’s commission was to broadcast
God’s universal invitation to the
surrounding nations.
1. Foretold By the Prophets
Gentile Conversions
Israel was to be the light of the
nations.
Seeing the wonderful advantages
that the Israelites had, heathen
nations would inquire about the
Israelites’ monotheistic faith, and
thus many of them would be
converted to the true God.
1. Foretold By the Prophets
Gentile Conversions
Modern Christians face a similar
challenge. Will they sacrificially invest
in furthering the gospel, or will they
become inwardly focused, forgetting
their larger purpose?
“Our burden for the ‘regions beyond’
can never be laid down until the whole
earth shall be lightened with the glory
of the Lord.”—Testimonies 6:28, 29.
1. Foretold By the Prophets
Gentile Conversions
Christ wanted His own people to
wake up to what their true calling
and purpose was as a people; to see
that salvation, even for them was not
something that a person is born into.
It was something that requires a
conscious choice to accept, a choice
that even those who weren’t of Israel
could, and did, make.
Discipling the Nations
2. Exemplified By Jesus
John 12:20-26
“And there were certain
Greeks…that came up to worship at
the feast. The same came to
Philip…saying, Sir, we would see
Jesus. …
And Jesus answered them,…If any
man serve me, let him follow me;
and where I am, there shall also my
2. Exemplified By Jesus
“We Would See Jesus”
Among the crowd assembling for
Passover were Greek worshipers.
Notice their words to Philip, “Sir, we
would see Jesus.” In other words,
they wanted to see Jesus.
They wanted to be with Him.
They wanted to learn from Him.
2. Exemplified By Jesus
“We Would See Jesus”
What a testimony to the universal
character of Christ and His message!
Jesus granted these men their wish.
Notice what He said to them:
“If any man,” meaning any man,
woman, Jew, or Greek, wanted to
follow Him, they could, but it would
come at a cost.
2. Exemplified By Jesus
Breaking Down Barriers
Israel’s leaders found it unthinkable
that Jesus would consider teaching
Greeks. Jesus countered by emphasizing character above ethnic origin.
He used the story of a Samaritan to
teach what it meant to fulfill God’s law.
A rebuke to all who scorn someone in
need because the person is not of
their own ethnic background.
Discipling the Nations
3. Commissioned By God
Matthew 28:19, 20 NKJV
“ ‘Go therefore and make disciples
of all the nations, baptizing them in
the name of the Father and of the
Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching
them to observe all things that I
have commanded you; and
lo, I am with you always, even to the
end of the age.’ ”
3. Commissioned By God
Into the World
God’s final work is incomplete until
the eternal gospel expressed in the
message of the three angels found in
Revelation 14 has crossed every
racial, ethnic, national, and
geographical boundary.
God’s triumph and its proclamation
are assured.
3. Commissioned By God
Into the World
This must happen, but who will
offer themselves as God’s channels
of grace? Who will join Christ in the
overturning of the racial, ethnic, and
language barriers? Who will empty
their wallets and pocketbooks?
Who will sacrifice earthly comforts
and family associations in order to
advance heaven’s cause?
3. Commissioned By God
Into the World
“Our missionary success has been
fully proportionate to our selfdenying, self-sacrificing effort.
God alone can estimate the work
accomplished as the gospel message
has been proclaimed in clear,
straight lines. … Thousands have
been brought to a knowledge of the
truth as it is in Jesus.”—Testimonies 6:28.
Discipling the Nations
Final Words
“A certain Samaritan…came where
the sufferer was, and when he saw
him, he had compassion on him.
He did not question whether the
stranger was a Jew or a Gentile….
Thus the question, ‘Who is my
neighbor?’ is forever answered.
Our neighbor is every person who
needs our help.”—The Desire of Ages 503.