Authoritative Commandments of Jesus Christ
Previously, we have studied two series on the sayings of Jesus. In the autumn of 2011, we had a 10 week series on the “I Am Statements of Jesus Christ” from the Gospel of John which clearly indicate that Jesus claimed to be God. In the autumn of 2012, we had a 14 week series on the “Hard Sayings of Jesus Christ”, based on some of Jesus’ difficult statements that were highlighted by F.F. Bruce in his book of the same name. Beginning on New Year’s Day we will be starting a new 28 week series in the adult Sunday school class on the “Authoritative Commandments of Jesus Christ”, based on the commands given by Jesus Christ during His earthly ministry. There are three major reasons why we must be very familiar with Jesus’ commands:
- We show that we love Jesus when we keep His commandments [John 14:15, 21].
2. We show that we abide in Christ when we keep His commandments [John 15:10].
3. Jesus’ final command as stated in the Great Commission requires us to be “teaching them [new disciples] to observe all things that I have commanded you” [Matt. 28:20a – NKJV].
Therefore, it is imperative that we know the commandments of Jesus Christ. How else are we going to show others that we love Christ? How else are we going to confirm to ourselves that we abide in Christ? How else are we going to teach others to observe His commandments? If you have never studied the commandments of Jesus Christ, now is the time to begin. Coming to this class would be a great New Year’s resolution for every true believer in Jesus Christ.
The list of commandments that we will study during this series has been taken from John Piper’s book “What Jesus Demands from the World”.
New Series Subject: The Authoritative Commandments of Jesus Christ
Week 1 – “Be born again.” – John 3:7
Week 2 – “Repent.” – Matt. 4:17; Luke 13:3, 5
Week 3 – “Come to Me.” – Matt. 11:28; John 5:40; 6:35; 7:37
Week 4 – “Believe in Me.” – John 14:1
Week 5 – “Love Me.” – John 8:42
Week 6 – “Hear Me.” – Mark 7:14; Luke 8:8, 18
Week 7 – “Abide in Me.” – John 15:4
Week 8 – “Follow Me.” – Matt. 8:22; 16:24; 19:21; Mark 1:17; John 8:12
Week 9 – “Love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength.” – Mark 12:30
Week 10 – “Rejoice.” – Luke 6:22-23; 10:19-20
Week 11 – “Fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.” – Matt. 10:28
Week 12 – “Worship in spirit and in truth.” – John 4:23-24
Week 13 – “Pray and not lose heart.” – Luke 18:1
Week 14 – “Do not be anxious about your life.” – Matt. 6:25, 34; 10:18-19
Week 15 – “Become as little children.” – Matt. 18:3-4; 23:12;
Week 16 – “Forgive men their trespasses.” – Matt. 6:14-15; 18:34-35
Week 17 – “Do the will of My Father in heaven.” – Matt. 7:21
Week 18 – “Enter by the narrow gate.” – Matt. 7:13-14
Week 19 – “Your righteousness must exceed that of the Pharisees.” – Matt. 5:20
Week 20 – “Love your enemies.” – Matt. 5:44; Luke 6:27-28
Week 21 – “Love your neighbor as yourself.” – Matt. 22:39
Week 22 – “Love One Another” – John 15:12
Week 23 – “Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven.” – Matt. 6:19-21
Week 24 – “Let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes’ and your ‘No’ be ‘No’.” – Matt. 5:37
Week 25 – “What God has joined together, let not man separate.” – Matt. 19:6
Week 26 – “Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s …” – Matt. 22:21
Week 27 – “Do this in remembrance of Me.” – Luke 22:18
Week 28 – “Let your light so shine before men.” – Matt. 5:16
Week 29 – “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations.” – Matt. 28:19-20
