In Your Bible Read This
Mark chapter 1
Here Is Your Memory Verse
Jesus said, " The time has come. The Kingdom of God is
near.
Repent and believe the good news." Mark 1.15
Afterwards Talk About
This
Challenge each other with the questions at the end of the
lesson.
Something To Do Before
Next Time
It is time to do what Jesus did and go to a village that you
have never been to,
and preach there. After prayer, go two by two or as a team
together.
Written Diploma Work
Look through the gospels and in Hebrews 5.7
and write a page describing the prayer life of Jesus.
Meditate Word By Word On
This Verse
Hebrews 2, 3-4
- Spend
a Minute to Change the World
Pray For Mongolia - Operation World page 389
3,000,000 Mogolian people
Animistic, Buddhist, or atheistic
Maybe 1,000 new believers
Much suffering, exploitation
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Be sure to
teach this lesson to others.
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Always pray and
prepare well adding
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your own verses and
stories to bring it to life.
Mark 1.45 says that people came to Jesus
from everywhere. They did not come to church, crusades, missions
or social work. They came to Jesus. If we can discover why they
came, and do the same, people will still come to Jesus from
everywhere.
1. Jesus Welcomed The
Holy Spirit.
Jesus listened to the Holy Spirit, 1. 9-12,
obeyed and gave control of his life and ministry to the Spirit,
going and doing whatever the Spirit indicated.
Why Is This So Important?
Jesus was and is God, but when he was born he
deliberately left behind all his divine power. Phil 2.6-7. He
chose to come as a vulnerable baby, not as a military
commander, rich businessman or political ruler. Jesus lived
as a limited man, just like us feeling cold, hunger, thirst,
joy and sadness. He also ministered as a limited man, but as
a man empowered by the Holy Spirit as we can and must also do.
Luke 4.18
2. Jesus Overcame Satans
Temptations .
In the wilderness, Mark 1.13, Matthew 4. 1-11,
Jesus was weak and hungry when Satan tempted him to abuse his
power and turn stones into bread. Next Satan tempted him to avoid
the suffering of the cross and then Satan tempted Jesus to
promote himself but Jesus said no to Satan on every occasion and
chose to remain faithful to God and to his purposes. Satan went
away defeated.
3. Jesus Put Preaching
High On His List.
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He said his message was good news.
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He said God's Kingdom was near.
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He said that the time had come.
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He told people to repent and believe,
Mark 1.14
We often witness for Jesus quietly and
lovingly through life but eventually people must be
challenged to repent, to turn to God and to believe, or
not. Let no-one say that preaching is unpopular. Miguel
Diez had 3,000 listeners in the open air in Ecuador, a
Pensacola, Florida church has seen 100,000 conversions in
two years, and Carlos Anacondia in Argentina has seen
over 8,000,000 decisions for Christ all through preaching.
4. Jesus Knew God's Time.
Jesus worked till he was thirty years old
but when Herod put John in prison, that was Gods trigger.
Jesus knew his time had come. We are told to keep watch, so that
we might understand when Jesus is at the door. If we should keep
one eye on Gods prophetic word, on the Church and on Israel,
and one eye on world events, we will understand the times. Mark
13.28-36, Matthew 16, 1-3.
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Noah knew the times,and built an ark.
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Moses knew the times, and led Gods
people to freedom.
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Daniel knew the times,and prayed to
end the exile of Gods people.
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God knew time, and sent Jesus.
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Jesus knew the time, and preached.
5. Jesus Called Others
To Help Him.
He did not do everything by himself, 1.16-20.
Men heard the call of Christ and they obeyed without delay, left
everything and followed Jesus, so enlarging the witness and
sharing the workload.
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First there was only Jesus.
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Then, Jesus and 12 more.
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Then, it was the 12 and 3,000 more.
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Then the 3,000 became 5,000 Jews.
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Then people from other nations joined
the movement.
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Then the gospel reached Africa and
Asia, and onwards.
6. Jesus Showed The
Power Of God.
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He cast a demon out, 1,25.
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He healed a malarial fever, 1. 31.
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He healed many and drove out demons, 1.33;
39.
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He healed a leper, 1.42.
Every time Jesus showed the power of
God which is the love and compassion of God in action the
news spread, 1.28,45, so much so that a whole town came
to see him, 33, 37.
7. Jesus Was Committed
To Prayer.
Jesus only ever did what he saw his Father
doing, John 5.19, and to do that he made time to listen to his
Father. Sometimes it was early in the morning or late at night,
even all night, in private and in public. Afterwards, he knew
what to do. Mark 1.35
8. Jesus Was Committed
To People.
He had the opportunity to stay in one place
and become famous but Jesus wanted to go onwards to the nearby
villages, to preach there also, 1.37-39. Jesus loved people, even
the hard to love like the demon possessed and the sick woman and
the leper. For Jesus it was a case of commitment to reach more
people with the love of God. The result was that people came to
him from everywhere, and they still will.
Jesus was a man who ministered in the
power of the Holy Spirit. Jesus said that anyone who has
faith in him can not only do the same, but even greater
things by the power of the same Holy Spirit whom Jesus has
sent to us.
9. Some Questions To
Consider:
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What are your plans to reach people?
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What is your commitment to prayer?
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Are you using the gifts of the Spirit?
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Are you saying yes to Jesus call?
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Can you see that Gods time is
now?
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Is preaching a priority for you?
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Are you overcoming Satan's temptations
every day by prayer, the word and by making holy
decisions?
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Did you receive Holy Spirit when you
first believed and are you still being filled with him
every day?
- Taken from the
Joshua Project Unreached Peoples List
these people have no church and as yet
no cell, church or mission has committed themselves
to prayer, adoption or church planting among this people.
Azerbaijan
|
People Name |
Language |
Population
|
Avar |
Avar |
46,000
|
Tat, Mussulman |
Tat, Mussulman |
22,000
|
Tatar |
Tatar |
29,000
|
Turk |
Turkish |
19,000
|