4-3 The Public Ministry of Jesus

Read pages 100- 103. Answer number 1-3 of the FOR REVIEW questions on page 109

Read pages 104 -109. Answer number 4-7 of the FOR REVIEW questions on page 109

Aim: What is the Public Ministry of Jesus?

I. A Community of Disciples p.100II. The Mission: Proclaiming the Kingdom of

God p.101III. The Kingdom of God is Among You p.104IV. The Response of Jesus p. 107V. Love One Another p. 109

Aim: What is the Public Ministry of Jesus?I. Community of Disciples

A. disciples –people who would learn from him & carry on his mission

B. Apostles – 12 men, closest disciplesC. Most fishermen, Jesus saw

something in them

II. The Mission: Proclaiming the Kingdom of GodA. God is Our Father

1. called God Abba “my own dear father’, His Sonship

2. God is “our Father”3. How to pray the Lord’s Prayer

B. We are all Loved by God1. Jesus was the embodiment of God’s

love2. put flesh on God’s love3. we are all God’s children

III. The Kingdom of God is Among YouA. Jesus’ Actions: 5 Sign of the Kingdom

1. Healing and life-restoring miraclesa) when He saw true faith in

suffering he healed2. Nature Miracles

a) when faced with chaos, he restored calm

3. Inclusion of Outsidersa) He stood up for people who had

no power/esteem from others

4. Love of Enemiesa) forgave those who persecuted &

betrayed him5. Confronting of hypocrisy and religious legalism

b) Pharisees and Sadduceesc) religious legalism had no place in

God’s Kingdom

B. The Least are the Greatest1. turned world values and priorities upside

down2. Needs of the poor & those on the margins of

society most important3. serve others

C. Parables of the Kingdom4. Parable of the Lost Sheep

a) God cares about people who are lost, sinners, marginal

b) We must seek out the lost, sinners, marginal

c) if you are lost , God is trying to find you

2. Parable of the Good Samaritana) outsiders will enter firstb) God’s Kingdom is open for all

3. Sermon on the Mount – Beatitudes from Matthew’s Gospel

c) values and lifestyle of those who live in the God’s Kingdom

d) turned world values and priorities upside down

IV. The Response to JesusA. follower him, embraced his messageB. Not the Messiah, take-charge military

leader1. threatened by him2. plot to get rid of him

V. Love One Another – Last SupperC. No greater love than to lay down one’s

life for a friend