Teaching Missions: Growing in God’s Grace

The Spirit of the Lord Gives Liberty

The Old Testament brought concemnation and death because it showed the will of God but did not give the individual the ability to keep the law of God. The Old Testament was glorious, and even Moses' face glowed after meeting with God. But that glory faded away and he covered his face with a veil. The New Testament is more glorious, because Jesus Christ paid our sin debt and enabled us to become freed from sin; the veil separating us from God was taken away.

Matthew 8:14-17 Jesus healed them all

Jesus healed all sorts of sickness and demonic affliction

Matthew 8:5-13 The centurion's faith

A Roman centurion asked Jesus for healing, but when Jesus said that he would come to heal the servant who was sick, the centurion said that he could just say the word and the man would be healed. Jesus wodered at his faith, which was greater than anyone in Israel, and said that some gentiles would join the patriarchs in the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 8:1-4 The leper cleansed

Jesus touched a leper and healed him

Matthew 7:24-29 Build on the rock, not sand

The wise man built his house upon the rock; the foolish man built on sand

Matthew 7:15-23 Beware of false teachers

False teachers teach and live a false gospel, and many are hypocrites. Look at both their teaching and their lives and don't follow them.

Matthew 7:13-14 Take the narrow road to life

Our road to life splits to the narrow way leading to life through following and obeying Jesus Christ, and staying on the broad way of seeking our own pleasures

Matthew 7:7-12 Pray continuously and hold the golden rule

Ask, seek, knock and you will receive. Do to others as you would that they do to you.

Christ Hath Made Us Free

By his crucifixion, Jesus Christ has freed his followers from the enemies of the world system, the fleshly nat, and the devil himself. We are now free to remain serving Him.

Matthew 7:1-6

Don't judge by external appearance but by inner character. Do to others you would like them to do to you.