The Converts Class

Matthew 28:19-20

What are we supposed to be doing?

Matthew 28:19–20

19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

Acts 4:20 “For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.”

1 John 1:3 “That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.”

Here are the BASICS for the believer:

I. We Are Supposed To Come To Church.

II. We Are Supposed To Read The Bible.

III. We Are Supposed To Study The Bible.

IV. We Are Supposed To Tithe.

V. We Are Supposed To Give To Missions.

VI. We Are Supposed To Win Souls To Christ.

VII. We Are Supposed To Pray.

VIII. We Are Supposed To Be Filled With The Spirit.

IX. We Are Supposed To Forgive.

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X. We Are Supposed To Reconcile With Others.

“reconciled” occurs 7 times in the Bible.

We Must Be Reconciled To Other Believers.

Matthew 5:24

Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

We Must Be Reconciled To Our Spouse.

1 Corinthians 7:11

But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.

We Must Be Reconciled To God.

Romans 5:10

For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

We Must Be Reconciled Through Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 5:18

And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;

2 Corinthians 5:21

Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.

Colossians 1:21

And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled

Conclusion:

We are to be SAVED!

John 3:3 “Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

John 3:7 “Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.”

1 Peter 1:23 “Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.”

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I. We Are Supposed To Come To Church.

Hebrews 10:25.

Why do we have three services?

Ecclesiastes 4:12 “And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.”

Why a Sunday morning?

John 20:1 “The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.”

Acts 20:7 “And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.”

1 Corinthians 16:2 “Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.”

Why Sunday night?

John 20:19 “Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.”

Why Wednesday night?

Charles Spurgeon identified three reasons for a church to have a regular prayer meeting:

it unifies and encourages God’s people

it generates devotion to God; and

it brings God’s promised blessing (Matthew 18:19–20).

In a sermon preached August 30, 1868, Spurgeon spoke of the value of prayer meetings in general:

“The prayer-meeting is an institution which ought to be very precious to us, and to be cherished by us as a Church, for to it we owe everything. . . . It is in the spirit of prayer that our strength lies; and if we lose this, the hair will be cut off from Samson’s head, and God’s Holy Church will become weak as water and though we, as Samson did, go and try to shake ourselves as at other times, we shall hear the cry, ‘The Philistines are upon you,’ and our eyes will be put out, and our glory will depart, unless we continue mightily and earnestly in prayer.”

II. We Are Supposed To Read The Bible.

Revelation 1:3.

Isaiah 34:16.

In teaching on prayer in Luke 11:3 “Give us day by day our daily bread.”

A reference to both physical and spiritual bread.

Physical.

2 Thessalonians 3:12 “Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.”

Spiritual.

2 Corinthians 4:16 “For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.”

We must feed the new nature.

Ephesians 4:24 “And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.”

Colossians 3:10 “And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:”

We are blessed by the Lord with food (“our daily bread”)

We are blessed by the Lord with fait (Romans 10:17)

III. We Are Supposed To Study The Bible.

2 Timothy 2:15.

Acts 17:11 “These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.”

Psalm 25:9 “The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.”

John 16:13 “Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.”

John 14:26 “But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.”

The study Bible method.

The chapter method.

The passage method.

The verse method.

The topical method.

IV. We Are Supposed To Tithe.

Malachi 3:10

“Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.”

“tithe” - a word that means a tenth.

Occurs 14 times in the Bible. (14 = deliverance, salvation)

Tithe and its plural form tithes combine to 38 occurrences.

(1st occurrence) Genesis 14:20 “And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.”

There is a command to tithe.

“Bring ye all the tithes”

There is a church to tithe to.

“into the storehouse” (Malachi 3:10)

Saints are blessed when they tithe.

“if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it”

Sinners are blessed when they tithe.

Sanctuaries are blessed when its members tithe.

“that there may be meat in mine house”

There is a concern about tithing.

This is money that pays the bills.

This money pays the power bill, water bill, and property insurance.

This is money that keeps the building up.

Toilet paper, cleaning supplies, coffee, copy machine, broadcast, parking lot, heating, air conditioning, etc.

This is money that pays the pastor.

There are two types of churches:

Bad churches.

Missing key elements of supplies, service, Scriptural authority, salvations, sanctification, and The Spirit of God.

Good churches.

They love the Lord. This shows in how they give to the church and support the pastor God gave them.

You cannot out give God!

V. We Are Supposed To Give To Missions. (1st section)

Our missions praying. 8:3, 5, 8

The People God Uses. vs.3, 5, 8

Saved, baptized, church people. v.3b

They dedicated themselves. v.5a

*What do you dedicate?

Time

Talents

Treasures

Our missions paying. 8:5, 8

They gave to missionaries. v.5b

Pray for them

Pay them

“prove the sincerity of your love” v.8b

Our missions partaking.

“gathered” 8:11-12, 14-15

“willingness” - “performance” v.11

“hath” - “hath not” v.12

“your abundance” - “their want” v.14a

“their abundance” - “your want” v.14b

V. We Are Supposed To Give To Missions. (2nd section)

2 Corinthians 9:8-15.

The Truth of Missions. vs.9-10

“multiply” - v.10

God’s ability

To save - Hebrews 7:25.

To secure - John 10:27-28.

To sustain - Philippians 4:19.

To subdue - John 14:1-3.

God’s faithfulness.

To His people - 1 Tim 4:13.

To His preachers - Psa 105:14-15.

To His promises - Psa 138:2.

The Thanksgiving of Missions. vs.11-12

Page in prayer book - Thanksgiving for unusual things

The Teaching of Missions. v.13

“professed subjection…liberal distribution”

Not just a profession, but proof. (James 2:14)

The Trust of Missions. vs.14-15

“their prayer for you”

Missionaries that pray for churches.

Churches that pray for missionaries.

High Priest is praying

Final declaration of Faith Promise giving. v.15

VI. We Are Supposed To Win Souls To Christ.

Proverbs 11:30.

N. I. C. E.

N - Now (2 Corinthians 6:2)

I - Introduce (John 1:43-51)

C - Christ (Romans 3:25)

E - Evangelism (1 Corinthians 15:3-4; Romans Road)

Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”

I can!

Can you?

Will you?

VII. We Are Supposed To Pray.

1 Thessalonians 5:18.

Luke 11:1-4.

The Education Of Prayer. v.1

1 And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.

You learn about prayer from someone who prays.

You learn about prayer from someone who has a place to pray.

You learn about prayer from someone who prays Scripturally.

The Example Of Prayer. vs.2-4

Where to start. v.2

2 And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.

Why to start. v.3

3 Give us day by day our daily bread.

What to start. v.4

4 And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.

“All of our failures are failures to pray.” (Dr. Dennis Carter)

VIII. We Are Supposed To Be Filled With The Spirit.

Ephesians 5:18

And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

“filled with the Spirit” occurs twice.

Exodus 28:3 “And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron’s garments to consecrate him, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office.”

Both times it is God doing a work to give someone something they did not have so He could control the outcome.

John 4:23-24

23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.

24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

Please fill me with Your Spirit

Galatians 5:22-23

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is

[INSIDE]

love, joy, peace,

[OUTSIDE]

longsuffering, gentleness, goodness,

[UPSIDE]

faith, 23 Meekness, temperance:

against such there is no law.

I. Lord may you control my actions.

Psalm 37:23-24.

II. Lord may you control my appetite.

Ecclesiastes 6:7

All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

III. Lord may you control my attitude.

James 1:19-20

19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

20 For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.”

Ephesians 4:26

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

Ecclesiastes 7:9

Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

Psalm 37:8

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

Proverbs 29:22

An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

Conclusion:

Do you want to lead the same Christian life most lead?

Do you want “the life” Jesus some of in John 14:6?

IX. We Are Supposed To Forgive.

Ephesians 4:32

And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

Colossians 3:13

Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

Jesus’ death provides God with Remission.

Hebrews 9:22

And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.

Colossians 1:14

In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:

Jesus’ burial provides God with Remembering no more.

Psalm 103:12

As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

“buried with him” occurs twice.

Romans 6:4

Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

Colossians 2:12

Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.

Jesus resurrection provides God with Real Believers.

1 Corinthians 15:3–4

3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

Jesus gives us Forgiveness and that is why we can forgive.

The Command to Forgive.

Ephesians 4:32 (KJV)

And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

The Commitment to Forgive.

Colossians 3:13

Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

Conclusion:

Do you need to forgive someone?