zBIB 114 Unit #3

Sessions #9 & 10

zTeachers:

Which of your teachers had the greatest

influence on your life? Why?

What made them effective?

What can you apply to your teaching

methods/skills?

zJesus –the Teacher and His Teachings

Matt 4: 23, “Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their

synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom,

and healing every disease and sickness among the people.”

What is the difference between preaching and teaching?

Preaching –(Grk) kerusso = “to announce, to make known

by a herald publicly”

Teaching –(Grk) didaskalia = “impart instruction or

information.

zJesus, the Master Teacher

5 characteristics:

1.Love your students.

2.Know your students.

3.Know your subject.

4.Know how to teach.

5.Live what you teach.

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Teaching Methods of the Master

Lecture

The Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5–7)

Rhetorical Questions (no answer expected)

“Who are my mother and my brothers?” (Mark 3:33–35)

Storytelling

The Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25–37)

Question and Answer

“Who do people say the Son of Man is?” (Matthew 16:13)

Learning by Doing

Sending the seventy-two out to the towns and places where Christ

would go (Luke 10:1–23)

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1. In which gospel does Jesus’ works/miracles cause questions to raise

and then His teachings respond those questions? (Mark)

2. Which Gospel features the most parables and scatters them

most widely throughout the book? (Luke)

3. Which Gospel features only one teaching section that can be

classified as a discourse: the Olivet Discourse about future

events? (Mark)

4. Which Gospel writer groups the teachings of Christ by topic

rather than by chronology, into six divisions? (Matthew)

6. Which Gospel focuses the least on Jesus’ teaching? (Mark)

7.Which is sometimes called the teaching Gospel? (Matthew)

8.Which Gospel presents an even balance between the other

two Synoptic Gospels’ coverage of Christ’s teaching? (Luke)

9. Which has the most far-ranging coverage of Jesus’

teachings? (Luke)

5. Which Gospel includes the most complete account of Jesus’

teachings? (Matthew)

10. Which Gospel writer appealed to people’s respect for

teachers and teaching? (Matthew)

11. Which Gospel writer often uses the title Teacher or Rabbi

when referring to Christ and also shows the Pharisees and

Sadducees addressing Him this way? (Mark)

How Jesus’ Teaching Served His Ultimate

Redemptive Purpose

Christ’s character, sinless life, words, and mighty works

demonstrated convincingly that:

He was worthy of acceptance and recognition.

He met all the conditions God required of a worthy sacrifice.

He is the Son of God and equal to God the Father.

Jesus provides salvation to those who receive Him as

Savior.

zKinsman Redeemer:

Look at Leviticus 25: 25 –55 and Ruth 3: 9 –4:12

The kinsman redeemer had to be: willing, able, and the

nearest of kin

Jesus was:

Willing: Hebrews 10: 5 –9

Able: Isaiah 53: 1 –12; Hebrews 12: 9 –14 & 28; 10: 14

Near of kin: Hebrews 2: 14 - 18

zJesus’ Major Teaching Themes:

The Scriptures

The Trinity

The Person of Christ

Salvation

Angels

Man

The Holy Spirit

The Church

Future Things

Homework = Worksheet #12

The Kingdom of

God

Session 10

z“What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or

what parable shall we use to describe it? Mark 4:30

Did you know that the term “kingdom” appears 121 times in

the gospels? If you take out the repeated stories = more than

60 times in the gospels!

Mark and Luke use the term “kingdom of God” BUT Matthew

uses the “kingdom of heaven”… why do you think was the

reason for the difference?

zz “The eye of a

needle…”

A term very familiar to

tradesmen in Jesus’ time

A very narrow passage into

or out of a city that was the

only way into the city…built

for protection

Cargo had to be removed

off of the camel in order for

the camel to pass through

How did Jesus’ teachings conflict with

the people’s expectations?

The kingdom of God/heaven is “already, but not yet”…

Their expectations were based on the Abrahamic Promise.

Abraham seemed to understand this kingdom to be greater

than a plot of land on this earth…a man of faith who never

saw the fullness of God’s promise…yet he believed

The kingdom of God is the rightly inherited kingship of Christ

seen presently through changed lives and His manifest

powers here on earth as well as His future reign as

Sovereign Ruler.

Homework: Worksheet #13

What does it mean “as a follower of Jesus, we live

between times”?

We are living in victory and obedience to the teachings of

Christ in the present, while rejoicing in the knowledge of

the coming fulfillment of His kingdom and living in such a

way as to be prepared and help others find the Kingdom!

The Kingdom of God is now with us. All who

are born again are a part of this kingdom.

They are growing and maturing spiritually

and being changed progressively into the

likeness of Jesus Christ. They are being led

toward perfection and completeness, which

will “become real” (realized) in the future

when Christ returns, sets up His visible

kingdom, and rules among people.

Rules and Roles of the Kingdom