INTRODUCTION:<\/p>\n
A. Teachers are some of our most unforgettable characters.<\/p>\n
1. I remember my high school football coach, who instilled within me a love for competition and the need for teamwork.<\/p>\n
2. I remember one of my history teachers – he always took a special interest in his students individually<\/p>\n
3. I remember one of my Bible class teachers…<\/p>\n
B. When Jesus walked this earth, He was called by a number of titles -e.g. Rabbi, Master, Lord.<\/p>\n
1. One of the most common was “Teacher.”<\/p>\n
2. Forty times in the four gospels Jesus is called “Teacher.”<\/p>\n
C. Christianity is a taught religion – it is not inherited, nor does it just randomly affect this person or that.<\/p>\n
1. Jesus charged His apostles to teach people all things that He had commanded – Matthew 28:20<\/p>\n
2. That responsibility comes to us not only by implication from Matthew 28, but also from passages such as 2 Timothy 2:2.<\/p>\n
D. Let’s look at the Master Teacher so that we may better appreciate Him and imitate Him.<\/p>\n
DISCUSSION:<\/p>\n
A. JESUS TAUGHT WITH AUTHORITY<\/p>\n
1. Matthew 7:28-29<\/p>\n
a. The scribes based their teachings on what various respected Rabbis had said (often cited a chain of Rabbis)<\/p>\n
b. Many today base their authority on what some man says, or on some book other than the Bible<\/p>\n
2. But Jesus strongly appealed to Scripture<\/p>\n
a. Matthew 21:42<\/p>\n
b. Luke 24:27<\/p>\n
c. Jesus strongly emphasized truth – John 8:40, 45-46<\/p>\n
d. Our authority derives not from ourselves,<\/p>\n
1) Our authority comes from God’s word<\/p>\n
2) Colossians 3:17<\/p>\n
3) John 12:48<\/p>\n
4) We must emphasize God’s word, and be loyal to truth<\/p>\n
3. Jesus had low regard for human tradition – Matthew 15:9<\/p>\n
a. Even traditions that were essentially harmless were not to be bound as law<\/p>\n
b. Traditions that conflicted with Scripture were to be abandoned.<\/p>\n
c. We are duty-bound to teach the truth regardless of human tradition<\/p>\n
d. We must resist temptation to compromise the truth for the sake of tradition.<\/p>\n
B. JESUS ACCOMPANIED HIS TEACHING WITH ACTION<\/p>\n
1. Acts 1:1<\/p>\n
2. For example – Matthew 9:35, he helped people as well as teaching them<\/p>\n
3. He practiced what He preached (e.g. praying for His persecutors<\/p>\n
a. Matthew 5:44<\/p>\n
b. Luke 23:34<\/p>\n
4. If we would teach successfully, then we, too, must accompany our words with action<\/p>\n
a. Don’t be “so heavenly-minded that we are no earthly good”<\/p>\n
b. Our spirituality must be shown on action<\/p>\n
b. Show that we care<\/p>\n
C. JESUS’ TEACHING WAS MOTIVATED BY COMPASSION<\/p>\n
1. Mark 6:34<\/p>\n
2. It is interesting that Jesus’ response to these shepherd-less sheep was to TEACH them!<\/p>\n
3. People today are wandering every which direction trying to find meaning\/purpose\/hope<\/p>\n
4. Let us have compassion on them and TEACH them!<\/p>\n
D. JESUS’ TEACHING WAS BALANCED<\/p>\n
1. God’s love & care – e.g. parables of lost sheep, lost coin, lost son (Lk. 15)<\/p>\n
2. God’s judgment against sinners – e.g.<\/p>\n
a. Parable of unforgiving servant (Mt. 18:21-35)<\/p>\n
b. Parable of the talents (Mt. 25:14-30)<\/p>\n
3. Like Jesus, Paul preached “the whole counsel of God” (Acts 20:27); we, likewise, must resist the temptation to go to extremes one way or the other; we must be balanced in our teaching!<\/p>\n
4. We must also avoid hobby preaching or teaching<\/p>\n
E. JESUS’ TEACHINGS CORRESPONDED WITH THE ABILITY OF HIS LISTENERS TO COMPREHEND<\/p>\n
1. John 16:12<\/p>\n
2. Paul compared it to “milk” and “meat”<\/p>\n
a. 1 Corinthians 3:2<\/p>\n
b. As we would not feed steak and potatoes to a new-born, so Jesus (& Paul) taught what their listeners were capable of understanding<\/p>\n
3. We, likewise, need to start with people where they are, and lead them to where they need to be.<\/p>\n
F. JESUS TAUGHT AS HE HAD (or Made) OPPORTUNITY<\/p>\n
1. Formal settings and informal settings<\/p>\n
a. In the synagogue, Mt. 13:54<\/p>\n
b. Daily in the temple, Lk. 19:47<\/p>\n
c. In Simon the Pharisee’s house, Lk. 7:36ff<\/p>\n
d. Sitting in a boat speaking to people on shore, Lk. 5:3<\/p>\n
2. Spoke to large multitudes (Mk. 2:13), small groups (e.g. 3 disciples on the Mt. of Transfiguration, Matt. 17; also occasions where He was alone with the twelve), individuals (Zacchaeus, Lk. 19; woman at the well, John 4)<\/p>\n
3. We, too, should teach as we have opportunity<\/p>\n
a. The Great Commission not only commands us to “GO” but also commands us to make disciples “as you are going” (i.e. as you go hear and there in your day-to-day life)<\/p>\n
b. Sometimes we can make opportunities where they would not just appear by themselves (e.g. by asking a question, handing someone a tract and asking “Will you read this and tell me what you think of it?” — etc.)<\/p>\n
CONCLUSION:<\/p>\n
A. Jesus was the Great Teacher.<\/p>\n
B. We are privileged to be His disciples, and to teach what He taught<\/p>\n
C. Let us practice what we teach, and teach what we practice!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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