1. Saemoonan English Bible Study 2010-03-14 By Changjoon Justin Lee cjl@kist.re.kr 010-2825-7128 http://niv.saemoonan.org

2. Time table 8:20 Gospel singing 8:30 Opening Prayer 8:35 Scripture reading 9:05 Memorize verse 9:10 Phrase exercise 9:20 Alphabet pronunciation 9.25 Announcement 9:28 Closing prayer

3. Purpose of English Bible Study Study the Bible in English. Study English through the Bible. Focus on; Proper pronunciation Scripture reading/comprehension Listening/speaking

4. Today’s Announcements Spiritual Development Training scheduled on 3/21, Education Building room B220. First week of each month there is a prayer meeting. You can find homework, mp3, sermon files from our homepage at http://niv.saemoonan.org.http://niv.saemoonan.org Please attend English Worship Service at 11:30AM ~12:30, in the same room as NIV class. You will experience the great praise and worship, plus a wonderful sermon by Pastor John Gurnett.

5. Today’s New Members

6. Apostle’s Creed I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell, The third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit; The Holy Catholic Church; The communion of saints; The forgiveness of sins; The resurrection of the body; And the life everlasting. Amen

7. Today’s Psalm Reading by Pokshin Choi Psalms 123 1 I lift up my eyes to you, to you whose throne is in heaven. 2 As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the LORD our God, till he shows us his mercy. 3 Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy on us, for we have endured much contempt. 4 We have endured much ridicule from the proud, much contempt from the arrogant.

8. Today’s Prayer Prayer by Pokshin Choi

9. Matthew Chapter 25 1 'At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish and five were wise. 3 The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. 4 The wise, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. 5 The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep. 6 "At midnight the cry rang out: 'Here's the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!' 7 'Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. 8 The foolish ones said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’

10. Matthew Chapter 25 9 " 'No,' they replied, 'there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.' 10 'But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut. 11 "Later the others also came. 'Sir! Sir!' they said. 'Open the door for us!' 12 "But he replied, 'I tell you the truth, I don't know you.' 13 'Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour. 14 'Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his property to them.

11. Matthew Chapter 25 15 To one he gave five talents of money, to another two talents, and to another one talent, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey. 16 The man who had received the five talents went at once and put his money to work and gained five more. 17 So also, the one with the two talents gained two more. 18 But the man who had received the one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master's money. 19 'After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them. 20 The man who had received the five talents brought the other five. 'Master,' he said, 'you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.’

12. Matthew Chapter 25 21 "His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!' 22 "The man with the two talents also came. 'Master,' he said, 'you entrusted me with two talents; see, I have gained two more.' 23 "His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!' 24 "Then the man who had received the one talent came. 'Master,' he said, 'I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed.

13. Matthew Chapter 25 25 So I was afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.' 26 "His master replied, 'You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed? 27 Well then, you should have put my money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with interest. 28 " 'Take the talent from him and give it to the one who has the ten talents. 29 For everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him. 30 And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

14. Matthew Chapter 25 31 'When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. 34 "Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’

15. Matthew Chapter 25 37 "Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?' 40 "The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.' 41 "Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink,

16. Matthew Chapter 25 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.' 44 "They also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?' 45 "He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.' 46 'Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.'

17. Judgment of the Nations Matthew 25: 31 - 46 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. All nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world.’” (25:31-34)

18. The Olivet Discourse Matthew 24 – 25 – Commonly known as the Olivet Discourse – Delivered to the disciples on the Mount of Olives – Theme – Christ’s second coming – Prompted by disciples’ question in 24:3 – “Tell us, when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” – Answer is the longest given to any question asked in the New Testament

19. All sin is known to God and All sin must be punished “You may be sure that your sin will find you out.” (Num. 32:23) Not even Christians are exempt – But, judgment and punishment for all their sins was placed upon Jesus Christ – Their guilt and punishment was nailed to the cross with Christ – Through God’s divine grace working through their obedient trust in His son Those who deny Christ as Lord and Savior – Bear the penalty of their own sins – Spiritual death and eternal damnation

20. Judgment of the Nations Closing words in the Olivet discourse One of the most severe and sobering warnings of judgment in all scripture Divine separation of righteous sheep from unrighteous goats Judgment will occur before Christ establishes His millennial kingdom on earth

21. The Setting of Judgment (vv. 31-32a) The Judge – “When the Son of Man” (v. 31a) – Judge will be Christ himself – “Son of Man” – most common title Jesus used, affirms His incarnation His identity with mankind His time of humiliation and sacrifice His condescension His submissiveness His humility His meekness His gracious love for fallen humanity “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. All nations will be gathered before him,” (25:31-32a)

22. The Setting of Judgment (vv. 31-32a) The Time – “comes in His glory, and all the angels with him,” (v. 31b) – The time of judgment will be Christ’s return – “comes in His glory” – Accompanying Him will be a host of His angels The Place – “he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory.” (v. 31c) – On earth, while he reigns over the restored earth for 1,000 years

23. The Setting of Judgment (vv. 31-32a) The Subjects – “All nations will be gathered before him,” (v. 32a) – Subjects of Christ’s judgment will be all nations – All nations – every person alive on earth when the Lord comes – At the Rapture – believers taken into heaven – During following 7 years of Tribulation Newly saved believers – “sheep” Unsaved non-believers – “goats”

24. The Process of Judgment (v. 32b) Process of judgment – absolute, unerring separation of the saved from the unsaved Shepherd – easy to distinguish sheep from goats – Herded together – Separated for feeding and sleeping Easy for Christ to judge saved from unsaved – Saved “sheep” – placed on His right, the place of favor and blessing – Unsaved “goats” – placed on His left, the place of disfavor and rejection “and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.” (25:32b)

25. The Inheritance of the Saved (vv. 34-40) “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’ Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’ The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.’” (25:34-40)

26. The Inheritance of the Saved (vv. 34-40) “The King” – the Son of Man who sits on the glorious throne is also the Son of God, the divine King. The inheritance of the saved – on his right – “The kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world” – Believers who survived the holocaust of the Tribulation, will be ushered alive into the millennial kingdom

27. How do believers become worthy of “inheriting the kingdom”? Believers will not inherit the kingdom based on good deeds – Basis of inheritance – “Blessed by my Father” because of their trust in His Son – Child receives inheritance on the basis of being in the family – Believer receives inheritance as a child of God and a fellow heir with Jesus Christ (Rom. 8:16-17) Good deeds are the fruit, not the root, of salvation – Good deeds without genuine trust in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior will bring no spiritual benefit – Righteous deeds in vv 35 – 36 are measurable evidence of salvation Good deeds mentioned all deal with common, everyday needs – No mention of monumental undertakings or spectacular accomplishments – Routine day-to-day kindnesses that meet the needs of fellow believers – A life marked by compassion of God and meekness and love of Christ

28. The Condemnation of the Unsaved (vv. 41-46) Unbelievers on his left – will join the “devil and his angels” in the “eternal fire” of hell “Cursed” – because they rejected Christ – Rejection of Christ left them in a state where they were not able to do righteous deeds “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’ They will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’ He will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’ Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.” (25:41:46)

29. The Condemnation of the Unsaved (vv. 41-46) Punishment for rejection of Christ - ETERNITY – Eternal separation from God Separation from His goodness, righteousness, truth, joy, peace, and every other good thing – Eternal association with the devil and his angels In the place of eternal torment God prepared for them – Eternal isolation No fellowship, no consolation, and no encouragement – Eternal duration – not 1, 10, 100 years – eternity – Eternal affliction – no relief; no respite

30. Judgment of the Nations “But the righteous will go away into eternal life.” (v. 46) Jesus uses the same word (aionios, eternal) to describe salvation and condemnation – Believers will be in heaven with God forever – Lost will be in hell with the devil forever

31. Conclusion We will all be judged by the Lord Jesus Christ – Saved – eternity with God in heaven – Unsaved – eternity with the devil in the fires of hell Judgment is based on genuine acceptance or rejection of Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior – Believers will not inherit the kingdom based on good deeds – Good deeds are the fruit, not the root, of salvation – Good deeds – routine, day-to-day kindnesses that meet the needs of fellow believers – Strive for a life based on the compassion of God and the meekness and love of Jesus

32. Last Week’s Verse “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. All nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world.’” (25:31-34)

33. This Week’s Verse "He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.' 'Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.‘(25:45-46)

34. Today’s phrase He will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will separate the people one from another as a ___________ separates the _______ from the _________. For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat. For I was ___________ and you gave me nothing to _______.

35. This Week’s Conversation A: Why do we, as Christians, need to work so hard in church, when we are all going to heaven? B: We are entrusted with different talents and we are expected to serve God according to our capacity, producing fruit. A: What if we don’t serve God? B: If you don’t serve and produce no fruit, then God will consider you as a non-Christian and send you to hell. A: What do we get if we serve and produce fruit? B: Well. You will enter the Kingdom of God with joy and many rewards. A: Sounds pretty fair and square.

36. Next Week’s Conversation A: I think Jesus’ warning about judgment of nations is so scary. B: You mean when He said that He will come to separate the sheep and the goats? A: Yeah. Isn’t that scary? B: I know but if you know what the basis for separation is, then you don’t need to be scared about it. A: So, what is the basis for separation? B: Well. It’s very simple. You need to believe in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. And as a consequence of salvation, produce lots of fruit of good deeds. A: That sounds simple enough.

37. Today’s pop quiz Which one of the following is NOT the punishment of rejection of Christ? 1.Eternal separation from God. 2.Eternal isolation from the devil and his angels. 3.Eternal duration. 4.Eternal affliction.

38. The Lord’s Prayer Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. for yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. (Matthew 6:9-13)

39. Today’s Prayer Topic Pray that we will lead a life of aggressively doing righteous deeds. Next week’s prayer topic: Pray that we will live a life of giving the most precious things to Jesus.

40. God will make a way Where there seems to be no way He works in ways we cannot see He will make a way for me He will be my guide Hold me closely to His side With love and strength for each new day He will make a way.... He will make a way