Lesson four, continued:

• More on teaching methods, continued:

  • Taught by authority: Matthew 9:1-9; Matthew 21:23-27

  • Used stories with familiar themes – Matthew 13:1-9

  • Used attention-getting hyperbole – Matthew 5:29-30; 7:3-5

  • Used sound bites – Luke 6:37-39

  • Asked questions, sometimes rhetorical – Matthew 16:26; 22:17-22

  • Visually illustrated, demonstrated, exemplified

    • John 13:3-17

    • Matthew 18:1-4

    • Mark 12:41-44 – Jesus using the widow as an example had much more impact than simply lecturing about giving would have.

  • Used repetition – Mark 8:31; 9:31; 10:33-34

  • Was the example – Luke 5:16; Matthew 9:10-12

• Duties of the apostles

  • To be witnesses of Jesus to world – Acts 1:6-8

  • To form the foundation of the church – Ephesians 2:19-22

  • To teach His gospel to the world – Mark 16:15; Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 6:1-2

  • To do the works of the Father – John 9:1-5

  • To be obedient to God – Acts 5:29

  • To be shepherds of the flock – John 21:15-17

  • Teach disciples the truth as revealed by Spirit – John 16:13

  • To judge – Matthew 19:28