{"id":4180,"date":"2019-04-14T18:15:05","date_gmt":"2019-04-14T09:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crossroads-church.jp\/?p=4180"},"modified":"2019-04-20T18:19:20","modified_gmt":"2019-04-20T09:19:20","slug":"2019-4-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crossroads-church.jp\/?p=4180","title":{"rendered":"1\u30c6\u30e2\u30c63:2-3 \u300e\u5f1f\u5b50\u80b2\u6210\uff1a\u6559\u3048\u308b\u80fd\u529b\u300f 2019\/4\/14 David Hawley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1140\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jUGk0SmhaLY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=ja&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Passage I Timothy 3:2-3<br \/>\nOther passages<br \/>\nBackground Qualifications for leadership (1 Tim 3) are markers of Christian maturity<br \/>\nSynopsis of the passage Christian maturity: Able to Teach<br \/>\nMessage Outline 1. Two missions<br \/>\na. Mankind: Creation mandate, to fill and rule<br \/>\nb. Church: Great Commission, to fill and disciple the world<br \/>\n2. What about teaching?<br \/>\na. What: Everything Jesus commanded<br \/>\nb. Why: Obey Jesus, as it is in heaven<br \/>\nc. How: Like Jesus and apostles: preach, model, train<br \/>\nd. Who: Everyone. Building the church is a lay movement<br \/>\n3.<br \/>\nApplication Preparing to teach<br \/>\nTitle Able to Teach<br \/>\nIntroduction<br \/>\nWe are looking at the list of qualifications for a church leader in 1 Tim 3, which is mostly applicable to<br \/>\nall Christians.<br \/>\nThe next qualification on the list is \u2018Able to Teach\u2019. I wonder whether we can learn from this too?<br \/>\nHere are some motivating questions:<br \/>\n\u25cf What does it mean to \u2018teach\u2019 according to the NT? How do we teach?<br \/>\n\u25cf What do we teach?<br \/>\n\u25cf Finally, how does teaching relate to the church?<br \/>\nAs we start another church year, we are talking again about what is the church and our vision for this<br \/>\nchurch. Because there are so many opinions, I want to review some basics.<br \/>\nI. Two commissions (5 min)<br \/>\nA. Creation Mandate \u2013 Commission to all humanity<br \/>\nWhen God created us, he said:<br \/>\nGenesis 1:28 God blessed them and said to them, \u201cBe fruitful and increase in number; fill the<br \/>\nearth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living<br \/>\ncreature that moves on the ground.\u201d<br \/>\nThis is the role God gave humankind at the very beginning<br \/>\n\u25cf to multiply and fill the earth<br \/>\n\u25cf as God\u2019s representative, to make it obey us, and to rule over it.<br \/>\nWe call this the \u2018Creation Mandate\u2019<br \/>\nFor this purpose, we have families and raise children.<br \/>\nWe build fields and sow crops, we build cities and form organizations, we develop skills and<br \/>\ntechnologies, we make art, and we dig sewers.<br \/>\nIn all these things, we give God glory.<br \/>\nThis commission is eternal, it is still true today, and it will be true in the renewed heaven and earth<br \/>\n(except no need to have children because we will live forever).<br \/>\nQ: But what about the church? Is the church just about supporting the creation mandate?<br \/>\nB. Great Commission \u2013 To the Church<br \/>\nNext week. we celebrate Easter, when Jesus was crucified and came back from the dead.<br \/>\nThen before he ascended to heaven, He gave marching orders to his disciples that we call the \u2018Great<br \/>\nCommission\u2019<br \/>\nMatthew 28:18ff Then Jesus came to them and said, \u2018All authority in heaven and on earth has been<br \/>\ngiven to me. Therefore go and make Christians of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the<br \/>\nFather, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit\u201d.<br \/>\nThis is not exactly what Jesus said. But it is how some people read the passage. It covers the gospel<br \/>\nand the nature of God. But it can also be called \u2018easy believism\u2019.<br \/>\nVersion 2. Adds the following:<br \/>\nand teaching them to know everything I have commanded you .<br \/>\nThis is better. It acknowledges that we need to be taught, that the Bible has many things to teach us.<br \/>\nFor example, How to apply the gospel to our lives.<br \/>\nVersion 3.<br \/>\nand forcing them to do everything you think good \u201d.<br \/>\nSome think we can do better than God, and we choose what is good and bad, we seek to bring in<br \/>\nutopia by forcing people to obey our ideas. This is where we get cults, and dangerous ideologies.<br \/>\nVersion 4.<br \/>\nTherefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the<br \/>\nSon, and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.<br \/>\nNow we have come to the actual last instruction of Jesus, which the apostles obeyed and by doing so<br \/>\nbuilt the church.<br \/>\nDoes this include abiding in Jesus and doing what he says? Of course. John 15 teaches abiding in<br \/>\nJesus. If we don\u2019t abide in Jesus, we can do nothing of lasting value.<br \/>\nAnd the book of Acts records the church getting additional instructions from God, and obeying them.<br \/>\nBut Jesus taught much more than that.<br \/>\nSo let\u2019s read the actual words of Jesus together.<br \/>\nMatthew 28: 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, \u201cAll authority in heaven and on<br \/>\nearth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,<br \/>\nbaptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20<br \/>\nand teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am<br \/>\nwith you always, to the very end of the age.\u201d<br \/>\nSo this is valid until the end of the age, certainly while the church still exists.<br \/>\nNow, let\u2019s compare the Great Commission (GC) to the Creation Mandate (CM).<br \/>\nFill the earth:<br \/>\nCM: All mankind is to reproduce physically to fill the earth with descendants of<br \/>\nAdam<br \/>\nGC: The church is to reproduce spiritually by making disciples of Christ of<br \/>\neveryone<br \/>\nChrist is the new Adam, the first fruits of a new race, and we are a new creation,<br \/>\nas Paul tells us in 1 Cor 15. And we are to multiply spiritually.<br \/>\nBring Order:<br \/>\nCM: All mankind is to bring the world into submission, and as God\u2019s<br \/>\nrepresentatives rule according to God\u2019s heart.<br \/>\nGC: The people of God are to make disciples, and teach them to submit to Jesus\u2019<br \/>\ncommands which are the rules of the Kingdom.<br \/>\nI think that Matthew intentionally makes this parallel between the two<br \/>\ncommissions. And they are related. We might say that the GC seeks to apply the<br \/>\ngospel in order to bring people into obedience to the CM.<br \/>\nBoth commissions apply to the whole church, and are valid until this day.<br \/>\nII. What then can we say about teaching?<br \/>\nNow let\u2019s go back to our quality \u2018able to teach\u2019.<br \/>\nWe can say the following about teaching:<br \/>\nWhat to teach:<br \/>\n\u25cf all Jesus commanded. Jesus told us a lot about how to live, and so does<br \/>\nthe rest of the bible.<br \/>\n\u25cf \u2018What\u2019 also includes this verse, doesn\u2019t it? So \u2018what\u2019 includes evangelizing<br \/>\nand discipling.<br \/>\nWhy\/Purpose:<br \/>\n\u25cf The goal of teaching is not just knowledge, but obedience.<br \/>\n\u25cf The NT tells us that obedience is not a burden, but freedom and the way to<br \/>\na full life.<br \/>\n\u25cb People tell us that being a disciple of Jesus means giving up all kinds<br \/>\nof things. But when we receive Jesus, we no longer need those<br \/>\nthings.<br \/>\n\u25cb Jesus tells us that to obey his words is to have fullness of life, and to<br \/>\ngain a reward from God.<br \/>\n\u25cb But the road is narrow, and it will be hard.<br \/>\nWhat can help us to obey?<br \/>\nHow:<br \/>\n\u25cf The words used for \u2018teach\u2019 really mean to educate as we do the young, or to<br \/>\ntrain like in a sports gym.<br \/>\n\u25cf We\u2019ve studied the tools God has provided before, haven\u2019t we? We teach by<br \/>\npreaching, by speaking the word to one another, it is modeling, it is<br \/>\nmentoring.<br \/>\n\u25cf Jesus taught by word to outsiders, but insiders got modeled and mentored.<br \/>\n\u25cf E.g. Feeding 5 thousand shows Jesus interacting with his disciples in a<br \/>\ntraining mode<br \/>\n\u25cf Questions to consider<br \/>\n\u25cb Are we willing to learn from Jesus on how to teach?<br \/>\n\u25cb Are we willing to study the example of the apostles on how to build<br \/>\nthe church?<br \/>\nWho: Let\u2019s talk about going and making disciples.<br \/>\n\u25cf This is difficult.<br \/>\n\u25cf We want to ask then, does this command apply to the average Christian?<br \/>\nDo I personally have to do this?<br \/>\na) The scriptures indicate YES<br \/>\n\u25cb Jesus commanded the disciples to multiply, just as God commanded<br \/>\nAdam and Eve to multiply. The parallel is clear. This is a command to<br \/>\nus as a group and as individuals.<br \/>\nb) History indicates YES<br \/>\n\u25cb The mission to the Gentiles was a lay movement, not from the<br \/>\napostles. (Acts 8:1-4)<br \/>\n\u25cb We have the examples of lay believers who evangelized: Stephen,<br \/>\nPhilip the evangelist, Timothy<br \/>\n\u25cb We know that in 2nd century, the philosopher Celsus, an opponent of<br \/>\nChristianity complained about low status Christians chattering the<br \/>\ngospel<br \/>\n\u25cb So it was not just well educated experts, publicly recognized people<br \/>\nwho evangelized<br \/>\nc) Stewardship and gratitude say YES<br \/>\n\u25cb We are here because ordinary believers witnessed.<br \/>\n\u25a0 Sometimes they suffered and even died for it.<br \/>\n\u25cb I am personally here because of a Gideon\u2019s volunteer who gave me a<br \/>\nbible, and a gas station worker who reached out to me<br \/>\n\u25cb We pray \u2018Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done\u2019; this is how we act out<br \/>\nthat prayer.<br \/>\n\u25cb So out of gratitude to God and and to faithful witnesses, we should<br \/>\nalso strive to be witnesses.<br \/>\nIII. Small group time<br \/>\nDiscuss and share:<br \/>\n1. Which is more comfortable for you, the Creation Mandate or the Great<br \/>\nCommission? Which was emphasized in the churches you have<br \/>\nexperienced?<br \/>\n2. How do you feel about the call to evangelize and to discipline others?<br \/>\n3. How has the church help you to grow as a disciple? Is there anything the<br \/>\nchurch could do to help you grow more?<br \/>\n4. Has God placed something on your heart today?<br \/>\nIV. Some practical training<br \/>\nIs everyone able to share the gospel in 3 minutes. Right now?<br \/>\nMaybe not everyone. Here is an example method called \u201c3 circles\u201d. You should practice until you can<br \/>\ndo it at any time.<br \/>\nScript<br \/>\nHave you ever heard of the 3 circles?<br \/>\nDo you have 3 minutes ?<br \/>\n\u2022 Here is the world we live in.<br \/>\n\u2022 It is broken.<br \/>\n\u2022 There is war, hate, poverty, natural disasters.<br \/>\nBut there are good things too, like time with friends, good food, etc.<br \/>\n\u2022 Originally God made the world all good. Everything was in harmony<br \/>\nQ: Which world would you like to live in?<br \/>\n\u2022 How did we get to broken world?<br \/>\n\u2022 It is because people decided to not trust God, to betray him, and turn their back.<br \/>\nWe call this sin.<br \/>\n\u2022 Now people try to escape the broken world<br \/>\n\u2022 They study hard and work, and try to make themselves happy by success<br \/>\n\u2022 Or, they try to make the world a better place<br \/>\n\u2022 Or they indulge themselves, and drink too much, and take drugs<br \/>\n\u2022 Or they commit suicide<br \/>\n\u2022 Nothing works.<br \/>\n\u2022 God knew people could not be happy with him, so he sent Jesus<br \/>\n\u2022 Jesus was in harmony with God, but people were jealous and killed him. Then God raised him from<br \/>\nthe dead.<br \/>\n\u2022 And God made Jesus king of the world. He put him in charge of saving people<br \/>\n\u2022 This is the way to get back to the ideal world: Repent and believe Jesus<br \/>\n\u2022 Then he will restore your relationship to God<br \/>\n\u2022<br \/>\nQ: Is there any reason for you to not repent and believe in Jesus?<br \/>\nYou want to study more?<br \/>\nQ: When and where would you like to get together to study?<br \/>\nAnd please bring your friends!<br \/>\n\u2022<br \/>\n\u2022<br \/>\nV. Summary\/Conclusion<br \/>\nAs people, we are commanded to glorify God in all we do.<br \/>\nAs the church, we are further commanded to make disciples of all people, teaching them to<br \/>\nsubmit to Jesus\u2019 commands. These commands are also for ourselves. 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