BASIC PASTORAL THEOLOGY – BOOK 3

CENTER LEADERS GUIDE

Welcome to Basic Pastoral Theology – Book 3. This text can be a meaningful experience for you and
your students as together you study the third book in the series of the Life of Christ based on the gospel
of Matthew. This guide is designed to help make the classes for this subject as interesting and
educational as possible.

You are reminded that the students are to do the textbook work for each week before they come together
for the class time. The format for class time is the same as that used in all order CBBS-ED subjects.
Please review the Use of Class Time and Orientation Or Introductory Meeting from Leader’s Guide –
Book 1 and 2 as a reminder of some procedures and weekly evaluation of the class. Those details will
not be duplicated in this guide to save expenses of photocopying. If you do not have access to Guides 1
and 2, please write or telephone CBBS-ED.

Sample Schedule for a Two-Hour Seminar:

5 – Prayer, Devotional
2 – Welcome and Marking Attendance
20 – Weekly Quiz – Check and mark study materials.
3 – Return Previous Weekly Quizzes
75 – Discussion and Wrap-up
5 – Introduce Next Week’s Lesson
10 – Prayer

Be sure to do the lessons completely each week so that you can lead the discussions well. Do everything
the students are asked to do, and then prepare a lesson plan for the seminar. The following suggestions
may be used, or you can make changes to suit the needs of your students.

Make a lesson plan for the Orientation Meeting. Explain the procedures for attendance, grading, use of
the text and Field Education. Pass out a copy of the Weekly Student Ministry Report form to each student
and discuss the sections. Students will need to photocopy ten (10) of these forms or copy the information
into a notebook to submit for their Field Education grade. You may assign additional practical work to the
students to help them apply what has been learned to their ministries. They should record these activities
in Part A of the Student Ministry Report form. Students should record their activities for their activities for
their regular ministry on Parts B and C of the Student Ministry Report form.

When you hand out the books, tell the students that they will need the following:
1. A copy of the Good News Bible, preferably in their first language. English should only be used by
those who are very fluent in the language, and then only in addition to the Bible in their first
language.
2. A notebook for class notes.
3. The colored pencils or pens which they used for study in Books 1 and 2.

Lead the students in a brief review of what they learned in Book 2, The Year of Preparation, and then
read together the contents of Book 3. Discuss briefly what they will be learning in this book. If you have
time, ask the students the following questions:
1. Which step of the ministry of Christ will we study now?
2. During what period of the Kingdom did these events in the life of Christ take place?
3. Why did we divide the life of Christ into five periods? In what way can maps or drawing help to
teach the Bible to a church group?

Finally, remind students that they must complete the three lessons in Unit A before returning to class next
week.

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 CLASS MEETING 1 – UNIT A

PREPARATION FOR CLASS

If you have access to a Bible handbook such as Halley’s, read the information on Assyria and the
Babylonian Captivity of Israel. Prepare posters or flashcards to help students learn the six parts of the
analysis of the Year of Popularity. Where the title on the front of the card and the theme and the chapters
in Matthew on the back of the card for each part. Make a lesson plan that includes the devotional,
welcome, quiz and review, discussion and wrap-up, and the closing section of the seminar. Prepare a 10-
question quiz from the review tests for lesson 1-3 in the Appendix of the textbook.

QUIZ AND REVIEW

While students take the quiz, check that the students have completed the textbook work and any
additional assignment like underlining words in their Bible. Let the students mark their own quiz or
exchange papers and let them mark each other’s quizzes. Collect the quizzes to record later on the
Class Grade Record form. Read and discuss the answers for the review tests for lessons 1, 2 and 3.

TEST 1 TEST 2

1. Dividing something into its parts.
2. A theme states in a simple way the
main idea of a passage. The title gives
both the theme and passage a name.
3. a. Observation c. Application e. Analysis
b. Explanation d. Comparison
4. a. 1 b. 6 c. 4 d. 2 e. 3 f. 5
5. a. Beginning Ministry, Matthew 4:12-15
b. Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5-7
c. The Miracles, Matthew 8-9
d. Choosing 12 Apostles, Matthew 1
e. Growing Opposition, Matthew 11-12
f. Parables, Matthew 13
1. It is the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy
2. 700 BC, Jerusalem, Assyrian
3. Capernaum
4. Peter, Andrew, James, John
5. Synagogue
6. They are the names of the sons of Israel
7. Naphtali, Zebulun
8. Isaiah; great light
9. Northeast
10. (See page 12 in the textbook)

TEST 3

1. Salt, light 5. Matthew 5:13-16

2. You are the light of the world. 6. a. Seeking peace
3. Peter, Andrew, James and John were fishermen. b. Compassion for others
They used salt in preserving fish which were c. Suffering persecution
shipped long distances. Salt prevents spoiling. 7. Matthew 5:1-12
4. He did not come to do away with the Law and the 8. Structure
Prophets of the Old Testament, but to fulfill them. 9. a, c, d, Family

DISCUSSION AND APPLICATION

1. Ask the students to explain the technique of analysis in their own words. (See 51.1 – 51.4). Ask
them to give an example of how they use this technique in their job or home.
2. Arrange the posters or flash cards you prepared with the titles of the Year of Popularity face up on the
table. Ask the students to give the themes and chapters for each of the six titles on the posters. Ask
someone in the class to explain the difference between a title and a theme.

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3. Discuss Jesus’ strategy for ministry during the Year of Popularity? Discuss the teacher’s question
found on p. 20. Apply each strategy of Jesus to ministry in your own church, evangelization and
church planting.
4. Review the meaning and importance of Matthew 4:15-16. Compare it with 52.30 in the book.
5. Why did the fulfillment of the prophecy in Isaiah 9:1-2 seem impossible at the time of its
announcement? What conclusion can we draw from this about the possibility of fulfilling the prophecy
of Matthew 24:14?
6. Say to the class, We have learned about themes, titles and structure in our text. We have discussed
the difference between a title and a theme. But what is structure? Then say, Let’s do a brief exercise
to practice identifying structure. As I read the following lists, see of you can choose the things with
the same structure. Then let’s see if you can identify the structure.

A) 1. bed 2. house 3. chair 4. table (Structure: 1, 3, 4 are furniture.)

B) 1. Matthew 2. Luke 3. Mark 4. John (Structure: 1, 2, 3, are synoptic)
C) 1. Romans 3:23 2. 1 Corinthians 4:12
3. II Timothy 3:16 4. John 1:9 (Structure 1,2,3 are letters written by the Apostle Paul.)

7. Discuss the Things To Think About following Frames 53.19.

8. Ask the students to give examples from their lives, culture and communities in response to the
questions in the box under 53.30.
9. Discuss the students answers to 53.31)

Follow the instructions from Guides 1 and 2 for Wrapping-up Discussion. Read the Goals for Unit B with
the students as an introduction to their students for the week. Remind students to put a question mark
beside any question they find difficult or that they wish to discuss during seminar time. Close the class
time in prayer, mentioning any request that students may have shared. Pray for the students as they
study during the week.

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CLASS MEETING 2 – UNIT B

PREPARING FOR CLASS

Be sure to write out a lesson plan. This is an important thing you must do each week. Do all the work in
Unit B in the textbook. When you get to the seminar period mark, the textbook of each student, and
record that grade on the Class Grade Record form along with the attendance and quiz grade.

QUIZ AND REVIEW

While students take the quiz, check that they have completed all the exercises and have done the
required underlining in their Bibles. After the quiz, review the answers for the tests for Lessons 4, 5 and
6.

TEST 4 TEST 5

1. But now I tell you … 1. Live a life pleasing to God, not to please men
2. If you have two coats, give one to someone; 2. a. Giving b. Prayer c. Fasting
If you are forced to go one mile, go two. 3. Teachers of the Law, Pharisees
3. Pharisees 4. a. Give b. Pray c. Fast
4. The teachers of the Law and Pharisees 5. a. The lamp of the body b. Serving two masters
tried to fulfill the Law of Moses by the letter 6. Matthew 6:19-24
of the Law. Jesus fulfilled it according to 7. Worry

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 the spirit of the Law. 8. a. Food b. Shelter c. Clothing
5. a. 2000 BC c. 1000 BC 9. Flowers, birds
b. 1400 BC d. 700 BC 10. Kingdom of God, Matthew 6:33
6. Keep the spirit of the Law, which goes beyond
the actual letter of the Law. Matthew 5:17-28;
Authority

TEST 6

1. a. The speck represents small faults in others. 5. By his fruit. A false prophet does not
b. The log represents big faults in our own lives. produce good fruit
2. By prayer --- ask, seek, knock 6. 1. Authority; 5:17-48 5. Stability; 7:13-29
3. a. Fish b. Bread c. Holy Spirit 2. Security; 6:19-24 6. Humility; 7:1-6
4. a. Two gates 3. Responsibility; 5:13-16 7. Necessity; 7:7-12
b. Two trees c. Two foundations 4. Sincerity; 6:2-18 8. Happiness; 5:1-12

DISCUSSION AND APPLICATION

1. There is an analysis of the Sermon on the Mount in Appendix 1, p. 278. Copy this chart on a
chalkboard or large piece of paper. Have the class work together to fill up the diagram.
2. Discuss the ideas from Some Things to Think About on page 2. Then ask the following:
a. Matthew 5:33-37 – What does this require of our daily speech? Compare this with James 5:12.
b. Matthew 5:42 – Should you ever refuse to give or lend?
c. Matthew 5:17-19 – Was Jesus in agreement with the Old Testament? What does Jesus do in His
interpretations of the Old Testament in the verses following this section of Matthew 5? (He
explains how the Old Testament laws and commands should affect us today.)
d. Matthew 5:31, 33, 38 – These verses include references from the Old Testament. Were these
commands given to encourage divorce, revenge, etc? How does Jesus change these
commands?
e. Matthew 6:33 – How can Christians be concerned with the Kingdom of God in their daily lives?
3. Ask the class to define the words hypocrisy and sincerity and to give an example of each. (See 55.4-
55.9) Ask, How would you counsel someone who wants to overcome the sin of hypocrisy?
4. Matthew 6:19-24 mentions seeking heavenly treasures, the good and bad eye and serving two
masters.
a. What is the name of this set of statues? (Security)
b. How can we lay up treasures in heaven?
c. Explain Jesus’ teaching about the good and bad eye.
d. What did Jesus mean when He said that the eye was the light of the body?
5. Ask the students to explain the difference between the wise and the foolish men in 56.38.
6. Ask the class if they think that trying to please God would also result in pleasing people.
7. Have students explain Jesus’ teachings on humility, prayer, and spiritual stability. Why are these
important for the Christian life? Does the practice of your church and many others agree with what is
taught in Matthew 6:3, 6, 17-18; 7:24-29?
8. Discuss Matthew 7:13-14. What are the two gates referring to, and how do they lead to two different
destinies?
9. What does Matthew 7:22 warn us against? (Accepting just anyone who may do wonders as sent from
God.) How can we tell the difference between a false and true prophet? Give examples of people or
groups who practice the things mentioned in these verses, but are not sent by the true God (Example:
spiritists, witches etc.) You may also want to use examples of false cults from your own area.

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CLASS MEETING 3 – UNIT C

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 TEST 7 TEST 8

1. (There are 6 requests) 1. Private

2. It reminds us of who we are talking to 2. Holy Spirit
and what He is like. 3. Teaches us what to pray for
3. Three, God, three, ourselves 4. An attitude of faith
4. God rules more and more, (or similar words) 5. a. Private place b. Time when you are alert
5. To supply our daily material needs c. Time when you are not rushed
6. Temptation which is too long or too strong to bear 6. His will
7. God knows more than we do 7. Until we receive an answer from God
8. Forgive 8. The unjust judge
DISCUSSION AND APPLICATION

1. Check the lesson review tests for 7 and 8 and the work in the textbook.
2. Ask the students to identify each of the three parts in the Lord’s Prayer. As the class names them,
write them on a chalkboard or large piece of paper so that the three parts are set apart from each
other. Have one of the students identify the six petitions which are found in the Lord’s Prayer.
3. Examine each of the petitions. Discuss their meaning and their application to the Christian life and
ministry:
a. May your holy name be honored. How does God receive honor? Does this request involve any
responsibility to live a godly life? Can we honestly pray that God’s name will receive honor and
then live in a way which causes people to not like Christianity?
b. May your kingdom come. How can we be sure that God’s Kingdom will grow in the world? What
is the relationship between this prayer and ministry aimed at building the body of believers toward
maturity?
c. May your will be done. How can we know that we are praying and doing the will of God? Is it
possible to pray for God’s will to be done and not do God’s will? How can we know that we are
praying according to God’s will?
d. Give us today the food we eat. Does this teach us that we can ask God for anything we want?
What does it tells us? How do we know that we really need something?
e. Forgive us the wrongs we have done, as we forgive the wrongs others have done to us. Why did
Jesus teach His disciples to ask for forgiveness when we pray? Is it necessary for us to ask
God’s forgiveness when we pray?
f. Do not bring us to hard testing, but keep us safe from the Evil One. See James 1:13-15
regarding tempting or testing. Does Jesus bring testing or temptation?
4. Talk about how to counsel a believer who feels he cannot forgive another and continues to hold a
grudge.
5. Have the class members discuss the questions in the box on page 78.
6. Have the students look up the following verses and read them aloud. Have them identify the truth
taught about prayer in each of them: James 1:6, Matthew 21:22, Luke 18:1-8, and Romans 8:26.
What is the relationship between prayer and faith? Does our faith make our prayers come true?
What should we do if no answer comes? What is the role of the Holy Spirit and the will of God in
prayer?
7. Have the students discuss how they would answer the people in the pictures on page 66.
8. Discuss the idea in 57.35 and 57.36 and the need to use the Bible in pastoral work and ministry. In
order to use the Bible, you must first know it. Give the following examples and have the students find
the error in each statement. Then have them tell the reference in Matthew 5-7 where the correction
can be found:
a. Last year I gave my tithe to the church regularly each month, therefore I think I should have more
respect (6:1-4)
b. There is a group of believers who are so spiritual – praying, prophesying, casting out demons –
that they say it is not necessary to read the Bible because the Spirit reveals directly to them what
they should know. (7:21-22, 24)
c. My neighbor is so unkind. Last week she did something very wrong to me. I don’t want to ever
speak to her again. (7:1-5)

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CLASS MEETING 4 – UNIT D

TEST 9 TEST 10

1. By basing our prayers on the Bible 1. Using meaningless words

2. a. Worship c. Petition 2. b, c
b. Confession d. Thanksgiving 3. Complete sincerity
3. a. Material needs 4. He will be with us and will do what we ask.
b. Extension of the Kingdom 5. Make preparation
c. Those who are sick 6. a. Preparation of ourselves
d.People who govern b. Preparation of the prayer
4. a. He sis great b. He is our God 7. Ask the Holy Spirit to help
5. a. Thanksgiving b. Worship 8. Write down requests, find appropriate
6. (Use your own judgment on this question. Bible verse, etc…
Most of their responses will be correct) 9. a. Read b. Sung c. Spoken
10. Psalms

DISCUSSION AND APPLICATION

1. Check the lesson review tests for the two lessons in Unit D.
2. Discuss the importance of the use of the Bible in our prayers. (5905; 59.28)
3. Talk about the use of our own words in the four kinds of prayers studied about in Lesson 9. Have the
students share their answers to 59.9, 59.26, 59.30, 59.32 and 59.36.
4. Ask the students to discuss the questions in the box on page 92.
5. Discuss 60.27, and analyze the pastoral prayers prepared by the students on page 99.
6. How can we be sure our prayers are not just meaningless words? (60.13) The text says that one of
the easiest places to fall into this kind of danger is public worship. Do you agree?
7. Discuss the Exercise on p. 100. How can we prepare ourselves to pray in the public worship service?
In what ways can we prepare the prayer itself so we can lead the congregation in meaningful prayer?
8. What is the role of the Holy Spirit in our public prayers? How can we know that our public prayers are
according to the will of God?
9. In what ways can songs and hymns be used as a prayer?
10. What is the advantage of having the congregation read responsively from the Bible? How can we
encourage the people in our congregation to read responsively with an attitude of prayer?
11. Ask the students to take our their written records of daily quiet times and share any problems they
may have had with this assignment.

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CLASS MEETING 5 – UNIT E

TEST 11 TEST 12

1. The Bible 1. a. It is easier for some to speak to small groups

2. One 3. One 4. Salvation b. It gives everyone an opportunity to take part
5. Growth 2. a. Pray together, asking God to help you
6 a. Introduction understand the Bible passage
b. Explaining the passage c. Applying it b. Read the part of the Bible you will be studying
7. It serves as a bridge to bring the thoughts c. Talk about the passage
of the listener to focus upon the sermon d. Pray
8. a. Questions about the Bible to make 3. Observation
people curious 4. Interpretation

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 b. A story from daily life which relates 5. Observation
to the passage; a contrast between what 6. Miracles
people think and what the Bible really says; 7. Discipleship
a drawing, or illustration, etc…
9. Dividing a whole into its parts
10. Beginning with the parts and forming them into a whole
11. Synthesis

DISCUSSION AND APPLICATION

1. Check review tests for Lessons 11 and 12. Be sure that students have completed their assignments.
2. Discuss why it is good in the preparation of a sermon to:
a. Based it on the Bible.
b. Use just one passage for a sermon
c. Limit the purpose of each sermon to just one main change in the life of the listener.
3. Discuss the sermons in 61.7, mentioning the strengths and the weaknesses of each .
4. Have the students give the three main points of a sermon or a Bible message. (introduction,
explanation, and application). What is the purpose of each part? What are some ways to introduce a
sermon?
5. Practice the preparation of the main parts of a sermon based on a few verses from the Sermon on the
Mount. Have the class select the verses and then work together to prepare a simple outline which
can be written on the chalkboard or a large piece of paper so the class can look at it as they work.
(Hint: It is usually best to leave the introduction until the last. Work first on the explanation and
application) You may also want to add illustrations to parts of the outline.
6. Discuss the difference between of analysis and synthesis (61.36). Have the students give examples
of both techniques. Discuss how to apply synthesis in the preparation of Bible messages.
7. Ask the students to tell some of the advantages of home Bible studies. What are the four basic steps
in a home Bible study? Discuss where students could begin a home Bible study?
8. Discuss the example of Jesus in 63.2. Review the example of a Bible study based on the story of the
Good Samaritan (62.11, 62.12). Be sure to discuss the kinds of questions needed in a home Bible
study.
9. Have the students prepare an outline for a home Bible study using the same passage from Matthew
that they used in #5 above. Assign them to do this during the week and share their outlines next
week.

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CLASS MEETING 6 – UNIT F

PREPARATION FOR THE CLASS

Make 10 posters or cards. On the front of each card write the title of one of the 10 miracles (page 124).
On the back of each card write the number of the miracle and the reference where it is found in the
Matthew.

TEST 13

1. Distance b. Word 4. A statement that says the opposite of what

2. Peter had a mother-in-law; 14-15 has already been said
3. Authority 5. It is an abbreviation or shortened version

TEST 14 TEST 15

1. He said, Your sins are forgiven 1. Cause, describes

2. Teachers of the Law; They said only 2. God

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3. God; God
4. The woman came in faith with a need
5. Mark and Luke give more detail;
Matthew is less detailed
6. Death
7. Messiah
8. He did not want to attract sightseers and
people who were just curious: OR the news
of Jesus miracles was sometimes spread unwisely
9. He cast out demons by the power of Beelzub
3. God makes the natural world react
in a normal way, fixed way
4. Scientific law does not cause anything to
happen. It only describes what is happening
in nature.
5. Scientific laws describe what goes on in
nature and do not limit God
6. He cannot lie, OR He cannot deny Himself
or be unjust
7. a. Sickness c. Demons
b. Nature d. Death

DISCUSSION AND APPLICATION

1. Be sure that students have all kept daily quiet records as assigned.
2. Check lesson tests 13, 14 and 15.
3. Have the students place the posters or cards you made in the order in which these miracles are found
in the Bible. Ask the students to take turns telling the main points of each miracle.
4. The miracles of Matthew 8-9 have been given as evidence that Jesus was the Messiah and that the
Kingdom had come. These miracles show the authority of Jesus over five different areas. What are
these areas? (Disease, nature, demons, sin, death) Which of the miracles show His authority over
each of these five areas? Write the five areas on a chalkboard or paper, and have the students
match the cards for the miracles with the five areas. What do these miracles teach us about our own
ministries? In whose authority does the believer minister to others? What limitations are placed on
that authority?
5. Define these concepts – Contradiction and Abbreviation. Use these two concepts to explain the
differences in the episodes of Christ’s life as they are told in the Synoptic Gospels.
6. Look carefully at the episode of the healing of the paralyzed man. What did Jesus say first to him?
What did the Pharisees and teachers of the Law say? What does this tell us about Jesus? Why is
this passage important for our understanding of the two natures of Jesus Christ? Do we have the
authority to forgive sins today? Where does this authority lie? What authority do we have?
7. Explain the importance of Matthew 9:1-8 for our understanding of the doctrine of the two natures of
Christ. Although many people are looking for miracles as proof that Jesus is real, what is the most
important sign that the Kingdom of God has come in the person of Jesus? How will people know
this?
8. Discuss God’s use of nature to perform some miracles. (65.29 to 65.32)
9. Turn to the page 281, and discuss the possible applications for each miracle. What answer can be
given to the person who says that science has proved that miracles are not possible. Why is it
possible that the miracles of Jesus took place?
10. At the end of last week’s meeting, the students were asked to prepare an outline for a sermon or a
home Bible study. Have the students share their work. Perhaps the class members can offer
practical suggestions for improvement of the sermon outlines.
11. Remind the students to continue keeping a record of their daily quiet times. Check each week to be
sure that they have done this.

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CLASS MEETING 7 – UNIT G

TEST 16

1. a 6. a. Old and new cloth

2. His family meant more to him b. Old and new wineskins
than following Jesus did. 7. What would happen if the new ideas of the
3. Matthew; Ha gave a big reception Kingdom were put into the human traditions

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4. John the Baptist; John’s; 8. a. Times of deep spiritual meaning or need
Why Jesus’ disciples did not fast b. By tradition or ritual
5. Admit them, and bring them to Jesus 9. a. Matt. 8:19-20 c. Matt. 9:9-13
b. Matt. 8:21-22 d. Matt. 9:14-17

TEST 17 TEST 18

1. It represents the Kingdom 1. a. The Jews (their own people)

2. It was the hometown of Bartholomew, b. In pairs (Two by two)
His disciple. c. The Kingdom of heaven
3. a. Peter, Andrew, James, John d. They were fully trained by Jesus
b. Matthew e. Judas Iscariot e. Homes
c. Simon f. Bartholomew 2. a. Political c. Religious
d. Thomas g. Peter b. Social d. Family
h. Peter & Andrew, James & John 3. a. Sodom & Gomorrah d. Little birds
4. a. Thomas e. James, son of Aplhaeus b. Sheep e. The cross
b. Simon f. Philip c. Snakes & doves f. Cup of water
c. Thaddaeus g. Matthew 4. In times of persecution
d. Bartholomew h. Judas Iscariot 5. Satan
5. a. Philip, Andrew c. Peter 6. The world
b. Matthew, John d. Matthew
e. Bartholomew
f. James the younger and Thaddaeus
g. James and John
h. Bartholomew i. Peter
j. Matthew, Peter, Bartholomew

DISCUSSION AND APPLICATION

1. Check the review tests for 16, 17 and 18. Be sure that students have completed their assignments.
2. What are the four kinds of discipleship mentioned in the text? What are the Bible references for
these? Write those names on the chalkboard or a piece of paper.
3. Have the students turn to page 282. Have them discuss the section marked Personal Application,
emphasizing the importance of discipleship in their own ministries.
4. Why did Jesus say that He kept company with unbelievers? Does this teach us something?
Remember that Jesus did not stay with sinners because He enjoyed doing the things they did. In
what circumstances should we be found with sinners? What should be our purpose?
5. Discuss why some Christians do not take their worries to the Lord in prayer. How does one
encourage such people to do so? (Encourage the students to do this themselves.) Discuss 66.24
as a class, specifically considering the students’ doubt and the biblical principles to apply.
6. Did Jesus teach that fasting was not a part of the Kingdom of God? What did He teach about
fasting? Have you ever fasted? For what reasons? How should a Christian fast?
7. Ask the students to name the 12 apostles, and write their answers on the chalkboard or paper.
How is the number 12 a symbol of the Kingdom? Have the students turn to the charts on page 283.
8. Notice that the ministry of the apostles, and probably the other disciples, increased as they received
more training from Jesus. What can we learn from this about training leaders in the local church?
To whom should we give the most responsible jobs? What kind of responsibilities should new
believers be given?
9. Take time to discuss the answers to 68.21 and give ideas for a plan for reaching your
neighborhood.
10. From 68.36 ask students to share the basic types of persecution and how they have experienced
these.

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TEST 19

1. Are you the one who is coming? 5. Children playing

2. a. His preaching b. His miracles 6. a. Chorazin b. Bethsaida c. Capernaum
3. Isaiah 7. They wanted to talk to Him
4. John the Baptist, Elijah 8. Physical, spiritual

TEST 20

1. a. Sabbath b. Satan c. Signs 5. His teaching about the Sabbath

2. a. Disciples picked grain on Sabbath
b. Jesus healed on the Sabbath
3. a. He reminded them of David and
his men eating the special bread
b. He reminded them of getting a sheep
out of a pit on the Sabbath
4. According to the spirit of the Law
and not just the letter
6. Blasphemy against the Spirit; saying that the
works of the Holy Spirit are from Satan
instead of from God; the Pharisees
7. Matthew 12:43-45
8. a. Temple, verse 6 c. Jonah, verse 41
b. Sabbbath, verse 8 d. Solomon, verse 42
9. In Him; Matthew 11:28

DISCUSSION AND APPLICATION

1. Check lesson review tests for 1 and 20. Also check that the students have completed the exercises
and charts in their books.
2. Name the four different kinds of opposition that Jesus faced in His ministry. (political, social,
religious, family) Review the chart on page 284.
3. What kind of social opposition do believers experience in your own community? What kind have you
faced because you are a Christian? How should you react?
4. What kind of family opposition did Jesus face? What did the family of Jesus think about his ministry?
What kind of family opposition have you had to face since becoming a Christian? How can we help
believers who are facing opposition from family?
5. Who was John the Baptist, according to Jesus? (Matthew 11:13-14) Was John the Baptist an Old
Testament prophet or a New Testament prophet? How does this help us understand what Jesus
meant when He said that John was the least in the Kingdom of God? (Matthew 11:11) Compare and
contrast the ministries of Jesus and John.
6. Discuss the questions on page 202.
7. Name the three areas of conflict between Jesus and the Pharisees. Give an example of each.
8. Read Matthew 12:7. This verse gives a principle for Christian living and for understanding Jesus’
teaching about the Sabbath. Does Jesus mean that God does not want our worship (sacrifices)?
What does He mean? How did Jesus keep the Sabbath?
9. Some cults and sects teach that believers must keep the Sabbath, which is actually Saturday. Is this
necessary for Christians? How should we keep the Sabbath?
10. Some teach that it is possible for demons to possess a believer, and others teach that this is not
possible. Look at the parable about demons in Matthew 12:43-44. What does it teach about this
subject? How is it possible to be sure that one is not in danger of becoming demon possessed? (By
being filled with the Holy Spirit) What does it mean to be filled with the Holy Spirit? What are some
evidences of the fullness of the Holy Spirit in your life?
11. In Matthew 12:31, Jesus says that there is one sin which God cannot forgive. What is that sin? What
is blasphemy against the Holy Spirit? Who did Jesus say was in danger of committing this sin?
Why?
12. Discuss their answers to the questions which were asked by the teacher in the drawing on page 212.

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13. Share some reasons why we should praise God (70.43) and some things you have to praise God for
in your life.

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CLASS MEETING 9 – UNIT H

TEST 21 TEST 22

1. An example taken from everyday life 1. 13

teaching a spiritual truth 2. a. Wheat and weeds b. The net
2. The Kingdom of Heaven 3. God will cause it to happen at the end
3. As a curtain to those who reject light; of the age; angels
a window to those who accept 4. a. Treasure b. Pearl
4. Look for one main spiritual truth 5. The seed of the Word starts small,
5. Isaiah but spreads; mustard seed and yeast
6. a. Hard b. Stony c. Thorny d. Good 6. Old and new things
7. a. The Word c. Cares of world 7. a. Son of Man e. Devil
b. Persecution d. Satan b. World f. End of age
8. a. Hear the Word c. Sons of Kingdom g. Angels
b. Understand the Word c. Obey the Word d. Sons of Satan
9. a. Understanding b. Obedience
10. To have deep roots
11. Sow

DISCUSSION AND APPLICATION

1. Check the review tests for 21 and 22. Be sure that the students have finished their work in the
textbook.
2. Unit 1 is a study of the parables of the Kingdom. Why did Jesus teach using parables? In what
chapter of Matthew’s gospel are they found? What is the title we have given to this last part of our
analysis of the Year of Popularity? What is the common theme of all these parables?
3. What is the rule for interpreting parables? (See 71.9-12) How many truths are found in a parable?
(One) Why do parables use examples taken from everyday life? Have the students turn to the
Parable of the Sower and share their interpretations of it.
4. What are the three parts of good soil? (Hearing, understanding, obeying) What is the difference
between the good soil and the hard soil in the Parable of the Sower? What does the rocky soil lack?
What does the sun stand for? Have the students answer the question in the box on page 223. What
is the importance of this parable for evangelism and discipling new contacts?
5. Briefly review the teaching of each of the parables (page 226).
6. Discuss the answers to the two questions of the teacher relating to the parables of the Hidden
Treasure and the Pearl on page 232. List some of the benefits or values of belonging to the Kingdom
and of having the Pearl of Great value.
7. In the Appendix on page 285, discuss the applications the students have made for each of the
parables.
8. If you have time, have students work in small groups to prepare a Bible study or sermon outline as
the teacher suggests on page 237.

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CLASS MEETING 10 – UNIT J

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 TEST 23

1. a. What life was like before receiving Christ 4. (Same as #1)

b. How we came to know Christ 5. a. Talking too long
c. What difference Christ has made in our life b. Talking about our church instead
2. Thought, acted of Jesus
3. The last one; what difference Christ has c. Using words unknown to unbelievers
has made in our life. d. Preaching AT people

TEST 24

1. a. Introduction c. Jesus has taken our place and

b. Presentation of Gospel
c. Asking for commitment
2. Introduction
3. If someone doesn’t want to hear the
Gospel, he wont be willing to ask
Christ to come into his life
4. a. Man is a sinner and has been judged
b. God is both just and loving
received our judgment
d. Eternal can be ours through faith in Christ
5. Sin is the source of all evil
Sins are individual actions
6. Romans 3:23; Romans 3:10-11
7. John 3:16
8. Romans 3:26
9. Ask for a commitment to Christ
10. Revelation 3:20

TEST 25

1. To bring people to Christ and c. Community close to your own church

start new churches 6. To find a home where people want a
2. (See page 275 in the textbook) Bible study
3. People are open to change 7. (See pages 270-271 in the textbook)
4. Open or responsive 8. A learner
5. a. No other evangelical church 9. It is good to use and develop local
b. Many new people leadership
DISCUSSION AND APPLICATION

1. Check the review tests for 23, 24, and 25. Be sure that the students have completed their books.
2. At the end of Lesson 23, the students were instructed to prepare a personal testimony to share with
the class during this meeting. Have the students give their best testimonies now.
3. What are the three basics steps for leading someone to Christ? (See 74.4) What have we learned to
use to get people’s attention and capture their interest? (Personal testimony) Why is it a good idea to
get a persons permission to share the gospel? What question could you use to ask their permission
to share?
4. Working together as a class, write the outline of the presentation of the gospel on the chalkboard or
large paper. Fill in the Bible references which go with each part. Read and discuss these references.
(p.286)
5. Describe the kind of faith which is necessary in order to be saved.
6. Talk about some ways each of the students might be able to share the gospel during the next week.
Have students practice sharing the gospel to each other.
7. What is urbanization? Why is it important, especially for evangelization? What effect has it had on
the community where you live? Do you live in an urban community? What is your community like?
Are the people responsive to Christ?
8. What three factors should be considered when selecting a place for planting a church whether in an
urban or rural area? What areas near you would be good to start a new church? Why?
9. How could your congregation start a new church? Use the six steps of planting a new church to
discuss possible plans for planting a new church in an appropriate area.

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 CLASS MEETING 11 – REVIEW SESSION OR FINAL EXAMINATION

Note: You have a choice regarding the completion of this course. Either you can have a separate
session for a review and than have the final examination during the next class, or you can eliminate the
review and go directly to the final examination. This will depend on how prepared your students have
been. If they decide to have one session for review, use the unit goals in the book as a guide. You can
also review the text or lesson review tests. Be sure the students understand that the final examination will
be based on unit goals.

Printed below is a copy of the final examination. You can either read the questions out loud during class
or have them written out ahead of time for each student. Do not permit the students to use their Bibles,
books or any other notes. Do not permit them to look at each other’s papers. To avoid temptation, space
the students far apart in the room if possible. Be sure the students know when and where the class for
the next book will be held.

FINAL EXAMINATION: BOOK 3

1. Define – Analysis. (Dividing something into its parts.)

2. What is the theme for the Expansion of the Kingdom? (Beginning of the ministry in Galilee)

3. What is the theme of the Sermon on the Mount? (The Statues of the Kingdom)

4. How would you describe a hypocrite? (Someone who pretends to be something that he is not,
OR something similar to these words.)

5. How can we tell the difference between a false and a true prophet? (A true prophet produces
good fruit.)

6. What is the reference for the Sermon on the Mount? (Matthew 6:9-13)

7-9. What are three things needed for a daily quiet time? (Private place, time when you are alert, time
when you are not rushed.)

10. What is one type of prayer? (List one: petition, confession, worship, thanksgiving.)

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11. What is the second part of a good Bible message? (Explaining the Bible passage)

12. What is the third step in a good home Bible study? (Talking about what the Bible passage means
and how it applies to you.)

13-14. What are two of the areas of authority in Jesus’ ministry? (Two of the following: sickness, nature,
demons, sin, death)

15. What is one reason why it is possible for the miracles of Jesus to have taken place? (Scientific
laws only describe what goes on in nature. (They do not place limits on God)

16-18. Fill in the blanks to equal 12 disciples: Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas,
Bartholomew, Matthew, Judas, _____________, _____________, _____________. (James son
of Alphaeus, Simon the ex-revolutionary, Judas the son of James.)

19-20. What are two types of persecution Jesus faced? (Two of the following: family, political, social,
religious)

21. What is the rule for interpreting parables? (A parable is just one spiritual truth)

22-23. What are the first two basic parts in presenting the gospel? (A. People have sinned and been
judged, B. God is just and loving)

24. Define – Urbanization? (People transferring from the country to the city)

25. What is the fourth basic step to church planting? (Starting services)

NOTE: For many of the above answers, the students may give the correct information but in different
words. As long as they have the correct idea, give them credit for the question.

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