John's study this week:
MEMORY
VERSE: “Jesus
said to them, ‘Have you never read in the Scriptures: “The stone the builders
rejected has become the capstone; the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous
in our eyes”?’ ” - Matthew 21:42 (NIV84)
Content Sentences (10 – 15 summary sentences)
Matthew 24
1. Matthew 24:1 – 2 As Jesus left
the temple he spoke to his disciples, pointing to the temple buildings, “Truly
I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; everyone will be thrown
down.”
2. Matthew 24:3 – 3 While sitting on
the Mount of Olives, Jesus’ disciples asked about the end of the temple,
presumably end of the age and Jesus return.
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3. Matthew 4 - 8 Jesus warned that
there will be deceivers who will be false messiahs, wars and rumors of wars,
nations will rise against each other and there will be famines, earthquakes
which will signal as birth pains the end of the age.
4. Matthew 24:9 – 14 Jesus followers
will be persecuted, hated even put to death and that many will turn away from
the faith by false prophets who deceive, and that love will even grow cold, but
stand firm to the end and you will be saved for the gospel will be preached in
the whole world as a testimony and then the end will come.
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5. Matthew 24:15 – 21 Jesus then
speaks cryptically that “the abomination that causes desolation,’ spoken of
through the prophet Daniel will be seen in the holy place; then everyone should
flee in haste, not taking anything with them for there will be great unequalled
distress in the land.
6. Matthew 24:22 – 22 Jesus speaks
his warning that for the sake of the elect (believers) the days grow short, and
beware of deceivers and do not believe those who say such things as ‘There is
the Messiah’ for ‘For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in
the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.’
7. Matthew 24:28 – 29 Jesus then
quotes old testament that distress such as the sun will be darkened, and the
moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly
bodies will be shaken.’
8. Matthew 24:30 – 31 Jesus explains
that “Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the
peoples of the earth will mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the
clouds of heaven, with power and great glory, and he will send his angels with
a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from
one end of the heavens to the other.”
9. Matthew 24:32 – 35 Jesus say to
learn from the fig tree and know that this generation will not pass away until
all these things happen and even if Heaven and earth pass away, the words of
the Lord will live on forever.
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10. Matthew 24:36 – 41 Jesus
declares that only the Father in heaven knows the hour and day when judgment
will come and the Son of Man return; just as in the days of Noah before the
flood, people will be clueless and many taken.
11. Matthew 24:42 – 44 Therefore
keep watch because we do not know when the Lord will come, just as the owner of
the house, had he know that the thief was coming would have stood diligent and
kept watch, so must we be ready for the return of the Son of Man.
12. Matthew 24:45 – 47 Who then is
the faithful servant of God, whom the master put in charge and who executes his
duties as expected for he will be put in charge of his master’s possessions
when he returns.
13. Matthew 24:48 – 51 Jesus
finishes with a warning that the servant who does not do his proper duty will
be cut down and assign him a place with the hypocrites where there will be
anguish.
Divisions (major
divisions of the passage: 2 – 4)
Matthew 24:1 - 3 The temple will be
destroyed and disciples ask about the meaning of such and ask about a sign of
his return.
Application:
Are you still seeking Jesus, even in this age of affluence?
Matthew 24:4 – 14 Jesus describes
coming history until he returns and warns of false messiahs.
Application:
Are you on guard against false teacher, messiahs and prophets?
Matthew 24:15 – 35 Jesus describes signs
of his coming and the end of the age, tribulation and that ‘this generation’
will not pass away, but God’s word endures forever.
Application:
Are you holding on to God’s enduring word and not things of this world?
Matthew 24:36 – 51 Jesus states that
only the Father knows when the return will be, and describes his return through
parable of the two’s: two men in field, two women grinding, the evil servant
and the faithful servant so earnestly be prepared.
Application:
Are you prepared for the master’s return as a faithful servant, fulfilling your
duty?
Subject Sentence (ten
words or less)
Jesus
describes history, gives warning and encourages followers until return.
AIM (One principle
teaching point from the passage)
To
cause the audience to see (TCTATS) that we are to live in expectation and be prepared for the
coming return of our master Lord Jesus.
