J.R. Briggs
Attempting to behold the miracle long enough without falling asleep
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What made Jesus a great teacher?
I can think of seven reasons…
[1] Jesus’ teachings were authoritative and full of fresh ideas [Mt chs. 5-7; 13:54; Mark 1:27; Lk 4:32]
[2] They were saturated with object lessons [Mt 11:20-25; 12:13-17]
[3] He let the questions guide the learning opportunities [Mk 8:17-19, 27-30; 9:21, 23; 12:15-16]
[4] He understood – and effectively leveraged – the power of story, many of them with surprise endings [Mk 12;1; Luke 15; Mk 4:1-32]
[5] He taught for self discovery by putting the responsibility of learning into the hands of the learner. [Mark 8:27-30]
[6] He utilized conversational learning opportunities [Mk 8:27-30; 9:33-37; 12:15-17]
[7] He possessed a deep love and genuine care for his audience [Mt 9:36; 14:14; 15:32; Mk 10:21]
What else would you add to the list?
Patty DeCasere said...
1He taught by example.
04/27/09 8:19 AM | Comment Link
Patty DeCasere said...
2I should clarify…He taught by being an example.
04/27/09 8:20 AM | Comment Link
DougG said...
3He taught from the Old Testament as only He could … validating and quoting, fulfilling (Is 61), building on (Matt 5-7), opening passages (to their true meaning) (Matt 22:29-33), using (in His own life) (Luke 4) … I would have just loved to have been one of the two guys on the road with him after his resurrection.
05/1/09 12:55 PM | Comment Link
Shaun Groves said...
4Facial hair.
05/8/09 12:55 PM | Comment Link
Cecil Ellis said...
5Brother Cecil Ellis
DougG
He taught from the Old Testament
27 April 2011
To say that Jesus the Christ taught from the Old Testament is not correct because the Death of Jesus the Christ ended the Old Testament or what is known as the part of the Holy Bible written in the Hebrew Language.
04/26/11 11:59 PM | Comment Link