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10. The Life of Paul

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OBJECTIVES:  To Teach:
1. That Jesus is looking for disciples.
2. That He taught His disciples by His teaching and actions.
3. That when Jesus sends His own on a mission, He instructs them about their service.
4. That the content of the preaching in the first century is the same as preaching in the present.

SCENE No. 1. At Capernaum, near the Sea of Galilee.
DEVELOPMENT OF THE LESSON:
Note:  It would be well to give a brief review of Luke 5, where the Lord calls some fishermen and later, Matthew, to follow Him.
- In John 1:43-51 we read the story of the call of Philip and Nathanael.
- Later, after spending a night in prayer, Jesus chose twelve “that they should be with Him, and that He might send them forth to preach”.  (Mark 3:14)
- These twelve men showed that they had a necessary quality for service because when He called them, “they came unto Him”.
- Jesus continues to call people to be His disciples.
- The word disciple means LEARNER, one who receives instruction and adopts the thinking of the teacher.  Learning requires effort.
Apl. Not only does the Lord call the sinner to free him from condemnation, but also to learn to live a new life.
- The disciples Peter, Andrew, John, and James left their nets to follow the Lord Jesus.
Apl. To respond to the call of the Saviour includes a change of attitude towards the things of this life.  It means loving Him more than anything else.
- Although this is not mentioned, we can see that Zebedee allowed his sons to go with the Lord.
Apl. Here was a father that knew how to accept what was good for his sons.
- Through the gospel, the Lord Jesus Himself calls each one to follow Him, leaving even parents, work and friends to do so.
- Following the Lord is not for acquiring material gain, but for the privilege of serving God, the only really worthwhile thing in life.
- The Lord knew WHERE the people were to be found that He wanted to call, and HIS PURPOSE in calling them, as well as having in mind a WORK HE WANTED THEM TO DO.

SCENE No. 2.
DEVELOPMENT OF THE LESSON:
Note: In this section, we emphasize the activities of the Lord Jesus and the way He taught through His actions and parables. Thus the disciples learned.  Some suggested examples and applications follow:
1. On two occasions, Jesus cleansed the temple of money changers and businesses.
Apl. The disciples would learn that God has certain requirements relating to that which bears His Name.
2.  Ten lepers asked Him for healing.  (Luke 17:12)
Apl.  Leprosy in the Bible is always a figure of uncleanness. Cleansing is necessary in order to be freed from condemnation and put in condition to serve.
Apl. The disciples would learn that Jesus had compassion on the unfortunate and   rejected of  His times.  He gave them the cleansing they requested.
3.  The widow and her offering (Mark 12:41-44)
Apl. The disciples would learn through this that Jesus knew what was given to God and what was retained for self, even though done secretly.
Apl. They would also learn that what is done quietly, although small, is recognized publicly.
4. The parable of the Sower.
Apl. The disciples would learn that in their labour of seeking fruit for God, they would have different responses and varying results.  In some cases they would see no fruit at all.
5. The parable of the Good Samaritan who took the injured man to the Inn. (Luke 10:30-35)
Apl. In this parable, the disciples would learn that their Teacher, despised as was the Samaritan, nevertheless came to do good to all and to save from death.
6. Jesus triumphal entry into Jerusalem.  Matt. 21:1-11.
Apl. The disciples accompanying the Lord on this occasion would learn that He was King and in this way was fulfilling certain prophesies.

SCENE No. 3.  A street scene.
DEVELOPMENT OF THE LESSON:
- Having called to Himself whom he would (Mark 3:13), Jesus chose a special group of twelve in order to teach them.
- Now it was time to send them forth to preach, and Jesus gives them clear instructions about WHERE and HOW they were to go about preaching, WHAT TO SAY AND DO,  and also HOW TO REACT in different situations.
- People would be surprized to see a group of men do miracles as they preached the gospel of salvation.
- Some would no doubt accept that they were sinners and repent of their evil ways.
- The work to which they were commended would not be easy, but the disciples were to depend on the Lord alone, something contrary to nature..
- The Lord told His disciples to take a minimum of supplies.
They were to trust in Him, because “the workman is worthy of his meat”. Matt. 10:10.
- This would be seen as the Lord put in the hearts of those reached by the message to care for the messengers.
Cmt. Part of the task of a disciple is to learn to depend on the power of the Lord in the Christian life in order to have an effective ministry.
- The Lord Jesus warned His disciples that they would be persecuted, since “the disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord.”  Matt. 10:24.
- To accept that the Kingdom of God had drawn near meant to accept the King whose representatives the disciples were.
- The miracles they did would prove the truth of the message they preached.
Cns. Today the changed lives of Christians show the power of the Lord.
- As we speak well of the Master, our lives must speak with the same force that our words do.

SCENE No. 4. APPLICATION:
Sug. Objects could include a Bible verse (for example, Matt. 18:11  “the Son of man is come to save that which was lost”) written in large letters.  Also figures could be of people listening to the message of the Bible in different situations,
such as a a gospel meeting, a children’s class, in public etc.
- The words of Scripture spoken by Christ have not changed. Sinners are still being called upon to be saved.
- The message spoken by the disciples in old times is equally valid today.  It has not lost its power.
- These words are extremely important because on them depends the spiritual state of each sinner throughout Eternity.