Jan 24
24
- What does the word “Christ” mean? What is the Hebrew equivalent of the Greek word, Christ?
- The word Christ (or Messiah) is a loaded term. What concepts are encapsulated in this term? In other words, what were the people of God looking for in Christ (or Messiah)?
- Why is it difficult for people (even Jesus’ disciples at first) to accept a suffering Messiah?
- Is a suffering Messiah revealed in the Old Testament? (Hint: see Isaiah 53)
- If Christ suffered, his disciples should be prepared to suffer too. See Luke 9:23-27. Discuss.
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Jan 24
14
- Look at Isaiah 9. How was this a message of hope for Israel? What did this prophesy reveal about the coming Messiah? How did the birth of Christ and the early ministry of Christ fulfill this prophecy over 700 years after Isaiah gave it?
- How does Luke’s Gospel show us that Jesus is the Messiah whose name is “Mighty God” in fulfillment of the prophecy of Isaiah 9?
- What two stories from the Old Testament should the miraculous feeding of the 5,000 remind us of? What are the similarities between the stories? How does Luke 9 show us that Jesus is greater than Moses and Elisha?
- How should this passage affect our faith and increase our love for our Savior, Jesus Christ?
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Jan 24
14
- Why is Baptist Catechism 3 such an important foundational question?
- What is meant by “light of nature”?
- What is meant by “the works of God”?
- To know God truly and savingly we must hear his word. Why?
- To know God truly and savingly God’s Spirit must work upon our hearts. Why?
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Jan 24
7
- Why does our catechism start with such basic questions about God?
- What does it mean that God is the first of beings?
- What does it mean that God is the chiefest of beings?
- Believing this sets a person on a very good path. Not believing this sets a person on a very bad path. Discuss.
- Why is it a sin to deny God’s existence?
- Why is it folly to deny God’s existence?
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Jan 24
7
- Why was Herod perplexed about Jesus?
- Herod wondered who Jesus was. What were people saying about that?
- In Luke 9:10-11 we learn that Jesus went to Bethsaida, preached the kingdom of God, and healed. What is the gospel of the kingdom of God? Answer that question starting from the story of Genesis 1-3.
- How do the kings of this world behave? How do their kingdoms advance? What becomes of these kings and their kingdoms?
- How is Christ and his kingdom different from all others?
- Why does this matter?
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Dec 23
31
- What is a catechism? What is catechetical preaching?
- What is our catechism called? When was it written? By whom? And why?
- What is the name of the catechism that ours is very similar to? Why are they so similar? What are the main differences?
- What are the three main sections of our catechism? How is the gospel of Jesus Christ presented in two ways in our catechism?
- How is catechetical preaching good for the church – for young and old; for new believers and seasoned believers?
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Dec 23
31
- Why is it important to recognize that the twelve apostles of Jesus were in some ways unique?
- What was unusual about this first mission of the apostle?
- What were the timeless principles taught to the apostles, and through them to us, in this first mission?
- What is the mission of the church today? How does it relate to this first mission of the twelve apostles?
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Dec 23
24
- What is temptation?
- What are the different ways that temptation comes to us?
- What does our catechism mean when it says, “that God would either keep us from being tempted to sin, or support and deliver us when we are tempted”? What is the “either… or” all about? In other words, why might God allow us to be tempted?
- Does God tempt us? (see James 1:13)
- What does the conclusion to the Lord’s Prayer teach us (in your own words)?
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