Jesus:Our Example in Reaching

the Lost

WE are to follow the example of Jesus

• 1 Cor. 11:1, “Imitate me, as I also imitate Christ.”• 1 Pet. 2:21-23• 1 John 2:6• Ephesians 5:1-2• Disciples

Jesus – His Mission

•Matt. 9:13, “For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”• John 12:47, “I did

not come to judge the world but to save the world”

Jesus – His Mission

• Luke 19:10, “for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”

• Jesus also died to make our salvation possible

Jesus – His Example

• Acts 10:38, “…who went about doing good…”•Matt. 20:28, “just as the Son of

Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”

Jesus – His Example

• He realized His mission

• John 9:4, work while it is day

• John 5:17, “I have beenworking”

Jesus – His Example

• He realized His mission• Luke 4:43, “but He said to them,

‘I must preach the kingdom of God to the other cities also, because for this purpose I have been sent.’”

Jesus – His Example

• He taught publicly•Matt. 9:35•Matt. 5:1-2 The sermon on the

mount • Luke 4:20-22

at Nazareth• He attracted crowds

Jesus – His Example• He taught privately• John 3:1-5 - Nicodemus• John 4:6-8 – The Samaritan woman• Luke 19:1-10 –

Zacchaeus• Luke 10:38-42 - Mary• Luke 18:18-23

- the rich, your ruler

Jesus – He Taught His Apostles

• He trained them and taught them • John 14:25,26, 16:13• Matt. 9:35-38– “…The harvest is

plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”

Jesus – He Taught His Apostles• He trained them and taught them • Matt. 10:5-15 – sent them out to

build them up• John 4:35 – “Do you not say,

‘There are still four months and then comes the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest!”

Jesus – He Taught His Apostles• He trained them and taught them • John 15:16 – they were

appointed to bear fruit. • The great commission

Matt. 28:18-20, Mark 16:15-16, Luke 24:46-49

Jesus – He Taught About Teaching• He sent out 70 2x2 – Lk. 10:1-23•Matt. 5:13-16, He spoke of

example • Luke 8:4-13 - The parable

of the Sower (cf. Matt. 13:18)• Luke 15:1-7

– Parable of lost sheep

Jesus – He Taught About Teaching

• Luke 14:15-24 – parable of the great supper

• Plentiful harvest Great commission (not just to Apostles)

Jesus – Our Example!• Our mission – to reach the lost,

Mark 16:15, 2 Cor. 5:10-11

How?• By example – Phil. 2:5• By caring• Publicly – assemblies• Privately

Jesus – Our Example!• Teach others to teach• 2 Tim. 2:2, “And the things that

you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.”

Is Jesus our example even in this?