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Biblical Mission Stories - Teacher’s Guide

Biblical Mission Stories – Teacher’s Guide

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Chapter 1  God, Creator and Savior: The Story In A Nutshell

  • Gen. 1:26,28; Eccl. 3:11; Matt. 13:35; 25:34; John 17:24; Eph. 1:4; 1 Pet. 1:20; Rev. 5:9; 7:9; 13:8; 20:4-6

Chapter 2  Ten Foundational Themes In Genesis

  • 2 Pet. 3:9
  • All 10 themes are introduced briefly and should be memorized.

Chapter 3 Rebellion In Heaven

  • Gen. 3:15; 6:1-4; Ex. 20:5; Is. 14:12-15; Ez. 28:1-19; Matt. 24:37-39; Luke 10:17-19; Eph. 6:10-20; Col. 2:15; 1 John 3:8; Rev. 3:21; 12:4,9; 20:1-3
  • Introduction of theme 1: Satan is the originator of sin

Chapter 4 Adam & Eve Face Temptation

  • Gen. 2:9,16,17; 3; 4; John 1:12; 3:18; 14:6; Rom. 8:20,21; Eph. 2:1-5; Col. 2:13,14;
  • Introduction of theme 2: Man has a sin problem

Chapter 5 God’s Mission Is: Saving People And Sending Them

  • Gen. 1:1-3,26,28; 2:7,20b-23; 3:15,17-19; 5:1; 12:1-3; 24; 28; 34; 37:13; 44:23; 45:5; 50:20; Deut. 6:4; Ps. 105:16-22; John 1:1-5; 8:12; 11:25; 14:6; Col. 1:16
  • Introduction of theme 3: God’s mission is: saving people and sending them

Chapter 6 Adam & Eve’s Mission

  • Gen. 1:26,28; 2:15; 3:15-17,21; 4 & 5; 9; 13; 14; 16; 19; 21; 25-33; 37-47; Ez. 22:30; Matt. 24:14,21; John 1:12,13; 3:3,5-7; Gal. 4:21-31; Eph. 2:11-18; Heb. 11:4; 1 John 1:9; Rev. 20:4b,6b
  • Introduction of
    • theme 4: Man’s part in God’s mission
    • theme 5: Man-made solutions for the sin problem
    • theme 6: Conflict between brothers

Chapter 7 From Bad to Worse

  • Gen. 4:19-24; 6:1-8; 50:20; Is. 46:10; Jer. 31:15; Luke 2:1-18; Rev. 12:1-6
  • The theme that reoccurs here is theme 1

Chapter 8 Noah’s Mission

  • Gen. 3:9; 6:9-22; 7 – 11; Is. 59:1,2; Dan. 3:29; Matt. 18:12-14; 28:18-20; John 3:16; 15:20; 16:33; Acts 1:8; Rom. 5:8; 8:3; 2 Cor. 5:21; Phil. 2:7; Col. 3:3; Heb. 10:31; 11:7
  • Introduction of
    • theme 7: God’s solution for the sin problem
    • theme 8: Forfeited salvation means judgment

Chapter 9 ‘Abram, Go, Leave Your Father’s House!’

  • Gen. 1:28; 9:1; 10-15; 17:4-8; Acts 7:2-7; Rom. 4:16; Gal. 3:16,19,29; Hebr. 11:8-10; Rev. 5:8; 7:9
  • Introduction of theme 9: God’s plan encompasses all nations
  • The themes that reoccur are themes 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8.

Chapter 10 The Hagar Principle

  • Gen. 15; 16:1–18; 18; 21; 22; 24-28; Prov. 3:5,6; John 1:12,14; 3:3-8; Rom. 4:9-23; 6; Gal. 4:22-31; 5:19-21; Col. 3; Hebr. 12
  • Introduction of theme 10: God’s covenant is with the son of promise

Discussion & dialogue:

  • Answer to question 1: because they are only ‘sons of promise’ if they are born again and because their sending must be God’s initiative, not their own. Just like Jesus, the great Son of Promise, was sent by the Father, and His disciples by Himself.
  • Answer to question 2: the mothers of the sons of promise, Sarah, Rebecca and Rachel were barren; only prayer changed this. There sons all received a mission in life and they all sent their own sons on certain missions.
  • The themes that reoccur are themes 2-8

Chapter 11 Growing Apart

  • Gen. 13:5-13; 14; 18:16-33; 19; Ez. 22:30; Matt. 6:33; John 8:56; Heb. 11:10; 1 John 2:16,17

The themes that reoccur are themes 2-4, 7 & 8

Chapter 12 The Big Sacrifice

  • Gen. 22; Ps. 40:6-8; Heb. 11:17-19
  • The themes that reoccur are themes 3, 4, 7 & 10

Chapter 13 Seeking a Bride

  • Gen. 24; 25:1-26
  • The themes that reoccur are themes 2 & 10

Chapter 14 Deceit, Quarrels & Jealousy

  • Gen. 25:27-34; 26:34,35; 27:1 – 32:32; John 3:1-10; Rom. 8:8; Gal. 5:22,23; James 4:4; Rev. 17-19
  • The themes that reoccur are themes 2-6 & 10

Chapter 15 Zaphenath-paneah

  • Gen. 34 – 41; 45; 50; Ps. 2; Ps. 105:16-22; Is. 53; Zech. 12:10; Matt. 21:45,46; 26:39,42,44,64;  Mark 6:3; Luke 23:24; John 1:29; 3:16-18; 10:17,18; 12:19; 19:37; Acts 7:9,10; Phil. 2:5-11; Eph. 2:10; 1 Pet. 3:19; Rev. 1:7
  • The themes that reoccur are themes 2-6, 9 & 10

Chapter 16 Pay-back time for the brothers

  • Gen. 42 – 50; Matt. 24:14; Acts 7:11-15; Gal. 6:6-8; Phil. 4:19; Heb. 9:27
  • The themes that reoccur are themes 2-4, 6, 7, 9 & 10

Chapter 17 Failed Liberator becomes Successful Missionary

  • Gen. 15:16; 17:14; 46:34b; Ex. 1 – 4;  Numb. 12:3; Deut. 7:1,2; 18:15,18; Prov. 22:6; Matt. 2:13-18; 24:14; John 10:10; Acts 3:22,23; 7:17-37; Heb. 11:23-28
  • The themes that reoccur are themes 2-4, 6-8 & 10

Chapter 18 God Judges Egypt’s gods

  • Ex. 5:1 – 15:21; 19:5,6;  Matt. 24:21,22; Acts 7:36; 2 Tim. 3:8; Heb. 11:29
  • The themes that reoccur are themes 2-4, 7-10

Chapter 19 Financing Idols, or Missions?

  • Gen. 15:14; Ex. 12:35,36; 19:5,6; 20:1-5a; 25:1-8; 32; 34:1 – 36:7; Matt. 9:37,38; 24:14; Luke 9:23; Acts 7:38-41,44; Rom. 15:20; 1 Pet. 2:9; Rev. 20:1-6
  • The themes that reoccur are themes 2-9

Chapter 20 Joshua, the Next Savior

  • Ex. 17:8-16; 33:11; Numb. 13; 14; 22-24; 27:8-13; 32:13; Deut. 31;  Josh. 1 –  24; Matt. 1:5,6; Acts 7:45; Heb. 11:30,31
  • The themes that reoccur are themes 2-5 & 7-9

Chapter 21 Missions Suffer Under Sin

  • Deut. 7:1; Josh. 9; 11:22; 13:2,4,13; 15:63; 16:10; 17:12,13,16-18; 19:47; 18:2-9; Judges 1 – 21; Ruth 1 – 4; 1:8,19; 19:12; 1 Sam. 17:4; 2 Sam. 3:3; 5:6-8; 13:37; 1 Kings 16:31; Prov. 3:3-6; Is. 11:10; 42:1,4; Jer. 29:11; Matt. 12:18,21; Rom. 15:12

Chapter 22 Two Judges and Two Kings

  • Judges 13 – 16; 1 Sam. 1 – 8; 11:14; 13:11-14; 15:1,13-30; 16:1-13; 2 Sam. 11; 12; 22; Phil 2:5-11

Chapter 23 God’s Heart for the Nations

  • Ps. 2:1,2,8-10; 7:7,8a; 9:5,8; 18:47,49; 22:27,28,30,31; 24:1; 33:8,10; 44:2,11,14; 45:17; 46:10; 47:1-3,7-9; 48:10a; 49:1,2; 50:1,4; 56:7; 57:5,9,11; 59:13a; 60:7,8; 65:5b-8a; 66:8; 67 (complete); 68:31,32; 69:34; 72:8-11,17,19; 76:11b,12; 77:14b; 78:55; 79:1-3,6,10; 80:8; 82:8; 83:18; 86:9; 87:4-7; 94:10a; 96:1-3,7-10,13; 97:1,5b,6,9; 98:2-4,7b,9; 99:1,2; 100:1; 102:15,22; 105:1,6,44; 106:34,35,47; 107:3; 108:3,5,8,9; 110:5,6; 111:6; 113:3,4,6; 114:7; 115:2; 117:1; 118:10; 126:2b; 135:10-12; 136:17-22; 137:7; 138:4,5; 145:12; 148:11; 149:6-9 and 150:6.

Chapter 24 Dangers of Success

  • Deut. 17:16,17; 1 Kings 1 – 12
  • The themes that reoccur are themes 2-5 & 7-9

Chapter 25 Israel’s Demise

  • 1 Kings 13 – 22;  2 Kings 1 – 25; 2 Chron. 10 – 36; Is. 36 – 39 
  • The themes that reoccur are themes 2-4 & 6-8

Chapter 26 Missionary Against the Odds

  • 2 Kings 14:25; Jonah 1 – 4; Matt. 12:39,40; Eph. 2:10
  • Themes that reoccur are themes 2-5, 7 & 9

Chapter 27 Ezekiel: Missionary in Exile

  • Is. 46:10; Ez. 1:1; 2:3-5; 3:4-6,11,15; 33:7; Dan. 1:1-7

Chapter 28 Daniel: A Model for Missionary Training

  • Dan. 1:3-21; Rom. 8:28; Phil. 2:5-11

Chapter 29 Power Encounters

  • Is. 36:5,15-20; 37:21-38; Dan. 2 – 6; Mark 16:18a; Luke 9:23; Rom. 8:38.39; Phil. 1:12,13,21; 1 Pet. 5:8b; Rev. 5:9; 7:9; 12:11
  • Themes that reoccur are themes 2-4 & 8-10

Chapter 30 Exiles Return

  • Ps. 67; Is. 45:1,13,21; 46:10,11; 56:7; Ezra 1 – 6; Haggai 1; 2; Zech. 3; Matt. 1:12; 28:20 
  • Themes that reoccur are themes 3, 4, 9 & 10

Chapter 31 Esther: Queen for Such a Time as This

  • Deut. 31:18; Esther 1 – 10; Is. 11:2; John 20:21; Heb. 10:1; Rev. 1:4; 20:1-6
  • Themes that reoccur are themes 1-4, 7 & 10

Chapter 32 The Last Three OT Giants: Ezra, Nehemiah & Malachi

  • Ezra 7 – 10; Nehemiah 1 – 13; Luke 14:28; Malachi 1 – 4; 1 Cor. 10:1-12