3rd Quarter 2015 Lesson 3 Powerpointshow the Unlikely Missionary

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Adult Bible Study Guide

Jul • Aug • Sep 2015

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Adult Sabbath School Bible Study GAn Appeal

"ear #ser$ %his &ower&oint Show is 'reely sharedto all who !ay (nd it bene(cial )hileintended pri!arily 'or personal use*

so!e (nd it use'ul 'or teaching thelesson in church %here are those* however* who add

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or honest hristians* it is not

necessary 'or anothers creation to be


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Biblical Missionariesur 6oal

We will loo+ at !ission (rstand 'ore!ost as 6ods !eans

'or co!!u7nicating the gospel

8ission is a core part o' 6odssovereign activity in the

process o' redee!inghu!anity)e will study how 6ods

eternal purpose has been


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Biblical Missionariesontents

1 The Missionary Nature of God 2 Abraham: The First Missionary ; The Unlikely Missionary < The Jonah Saga

5 Eiles as Missionaries = Esther and Morde!ai > Jesus: The Master of Missions ? "ross#"ultural Missions

@ $eter and the Gentiles10 $hili% as Missionary11 $aul: &a!kground and "all12 $aul: Mission and Message

1; Must the Whole World 'ear(


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Biblical Missionariesesson ;* July 1?

%he #nli+ely

8issionary


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The Unlikely Missionary ey %eBt

u+e C4D-And there were !any in

4srael with leprosy in the ti!eo' 3lisha the prophet* yet notone o' the! was cleansedE

only Caa!an the Syrian.


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The Unlikely Missionary Fuic+ oo+

1 A aptive Maid(2 Kings 5:2, !

2 An -#ndiplo!atic.$ro%het (2 Kings

5:", #$!; A Cew &elie)er

(2 Kings 5:#5%#&!


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The Unlikely Missionary 4nitial )ords

This lesson deals with thehealing o' Caa!an* a wealthy*

power'ul* and very proud

idolater who* in his great need*ca!e to eBperience the power

o' the living 6od and (rst didso through the witness o' avery

unli+ely !issionary


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The Unlikely Missionary 1 A aptive 8aid

2 ings 5: 2* ; CJD-And the Syrians had gone

out on raids* and had broughtbac+ captive a young girl 'ro!the land o' 4srael She waited

on Caa!ans wi'e %hen shesaid to her !istress*

G4' only !y !aster were with

the prophet who is in Sa!ariaH


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#' A a)ti*e Maide ad 4t All9ut

Naaman was in the topechelon o' Syrian society e

eBerted !aIor inuence on the

+ing o' Ara!* was held in highestee!* and was the

+ings right7hand !an inreligious* as well as !ilitary*!atters (*s' #+!' e was also

eBtre!ely wealthy (*s' 5!'


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#' A a)ti*e Maide ad 4t All9ut

&ersonal li'e disruptions*tragedies* and transitions can

!a+e people !ore open tospiritual truth and set the! on

a search 'or 6od

%he church has long beenawarethat increased soul7winning

results tend to co!e in areas


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#' A a)ti*e MaidAn #nli+ely )itness

6ods agent to plant the+nowledge o' i! was an

unna!ed little ebrew slavegirl* cruelly snatched 'ro! her

ho!e by a Syrian raiding

party4nstead o' dwelling on thecruelty and !eaninglessness

o' that act* and o' her li'e o'


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#' A a)ti*e MaidAn #nli+ely )itness

who was wor+ing through3lisha in Sa!aria (*s' !' %hus* li+e "aniel and his

co!panions in 9abylon* shewas able to turn her own

adversity into a way to glori'y6odL and thus* 6od turned hercaptivity into an opportunity

to share her 'aith


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The Unlikely Missionary 2 An -#ndiplo!atic. &rophet

2 ings 5:@* 10 CJD-Then Caa!an went with his

horses and chariot* and he

stood at the door o' 3lishashouse And 3lisha sent a

!essenger to hi!* saying* G6oand wash in the Jordan seventi!es*


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2' An Undi)lo-atic. /ro)het 3lisha* the &rophet

No Muestion that 3lisha wascalled o' 6odL he had so!eincredible eBperiences that

!ust have con(r!ed hiscalling in his own !ind

8ore i!portant* his reMuest'or a -double portion. o' theSpirit showed his awareness

that 'or hi! to do what he


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2' An Undi)lo-atic. /ro)het 3lisha* the &rophet

3lisha didnt see! inti!idatedby Caa!an and his troops 4n'act* 3lisha did not so !uch

as step outside to !eet hispower'ul callerL instead* he

sent a !essenger* who gavethe !ilitary co!!ander aco!!andH

%he only reward 'or Caa!ans


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2' An Undi)lo-atic. /ro)het %he ealing o' Caa!an

Cot only did the prophet notpersonally co!e out o' his

house to !eet Caa!an* but

he also directed hi! to the Jordan Niver as the place to

get his leprosy curedro! the viewpoint o'protocol* 3lisha should have

le't his house to greet hi!


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2' An Undi)lo-atic. /ro)het %he ealing o' Caa!an

%he process was designed tode!ons7trate* 'irst* that therewas a prophet o' the true 6od

in 4srael and* second* that 6odrewarded believing co!pliance

4t !ust have been hard 'orCaa!an to swallow his pride athaving to listen to a slave girl*

a 'oreign prophet who showed


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The Unlikely Missionary ; A Cew 9eliever

2 ings 5:1571> CJD-And he returned to the !ano' 6odand he said* G4ndeed*

now 4 +now that there is no 6odin all the earth* eBcept in

4srael &lease let your servantbe given two !ule7loads o'

earth:

'or your servant will no longer


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' A 0e1 Belie*er %he 3Bperience o' Salvation

The con'ession that the 6odo' 4srael is sovereign in theworld is the !ain the!e o'

the 9ible %hese words co!ing 'ro! a

pagan constitute one o' thehigh points in ld %esta!entrevelation

Caa!ans conversion !ade


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Caa!an is an eBa!ple o' howtrue 'aith wor+s: Caa!an

received so!ething that he

could never have earned onhis own

%he 'act that 3lisha re'usedthe gi'ts was a way o'showing how salvation cannot

be earned or bought but is


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At the sa!e ti!e* however*Caa!ans willingness to giveso!ething to 3lisha 'or whathe had done 'or hi! shows

the response o' 'aith* a

response out o' grate'ulness'or what had been given hi!

i l 3 d


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inal 3ords36) aith and 3orks 1=

-*f we accept hrist as aNedee!er* we !ust accept

i! as a Nuler )e cannot havethe assurance and per'ect

con(ding trust in hrist as our

Saviour until we ac+nowledgei! as our ing and areobedient to is

co!!and!ents

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