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What influences our lives?

What influences our lives?. What aspects of your early life do you think might have influenced the person you are today?. What influences our lives?. The Accounts of Jesus’ Birth and Early Life as Recorded in the Synoptic Gospels The Infancy Narratives Matthew, chapters 1 and 2

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What influences our lives?

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  1. What influences our lives? What aspects of your early life do you think might have influenced the person you are today?

  2. What influences our lives? The Accounts of Jesus’ Birth and Early Life as Recorded in the Synoptic Gospels The Infancy Narratives Matthew, chapters 1 and 2 Luke, chapters 1 and 2

  3. What influences our lives? The Accounts of Jesus’ Birth and Early Life as Recorded in the Synoptic Gospels Matthew and Luke sought to convey the significance of Jesus’ birth both to the Jewish people (the descendants of David) and to all humanity (the descendants of Adam) in light of what had been foretold in the Scriptures and fulfilled in Jesus. The people’s anticipation and joy at the birth of a Messiah must have influenced Jesus’ life tremendously.

  4. Jesus begins his public ministry The Baptism of Jesus Mark 1:9-11 Mark identifies John the Baptist as the one spoken about by Isaiah who will ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight’. Matthew 3:13-17 Jesus presents himself to John for baptism. Luke 3:21-22 The Holy Spirit descends upon Jesus like a dove and a voice from heaven says ‘You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.’

  5. Jesus begins his public ministry The Temptation of Jesus Matthew 4:1-11 Matthew’s account calls to mind how Moses and David both spent time in the desert at the beginning of their ministry. Mark 1:12-13 Mark simply states that Jesus went to the wilderness and was tempted by Satan as the angels waited on him. Luke 4:1-13 Luke’s account is very similar to Matthew’s.

  6. Jesus inaugurates the Kingdomof God What did Jesus mean by the ‘Kingdom of God’? • People in the time of Jesus looked forward to the coming of a good king as someone who would bring hope, security, safety, prosperity and peace. • In speaking of the Kingdom of God, Jesus was not talking about a physical place, but rather a new life, given by God’s invitation and power, both to the world at large and to each person.

  7. Jesus inaugurates the Kingdomof God Living the Values of the Kingdom The Beatitudes are a summary of the blessings that faithful disciples of Jesus will experience. These values take up the promises to Abraham, the Israelites and the prophets, fulfilling them in the vision of the Kingdom of God.

  8. Exploring the notion of the Kingdom of God The Kingdom of God in the Parables of Jesus Using ordinary, everyday images and experiences, Jesus helped people to understand the true meaning of the Kingdom of God. Matthew 14:13-21 Matthew 15:32-39 Matthew 22:1-14 Matthew 25:1-13

  9. Exploring the notion of the Kingdom of God The Growth of the Kingdom of God Jesus frequently used the images of seeds and plants to teach about the Kingdom of God. Luke 6:43-45 Luke 8:4-15 Luke 13:6-9, 18-19 Luke 18:1-8

  10. Exploring the notion of the Kingdom of God The Kingdom of God in the Miracles of Jesus ‘Jesus accompanies his words with many “mighty works and wonders and signs”, which manifest that the kingdom of God is present in him and attest that he was the promised Messiah’ (CCC, no. 547). Matthew 14:22-23 Mark 1:21-28 Mark 3:1-6 Mark 5:23-29 Luke 5:1-11, 40-44 Luke 18:35-43

  11. Exploring the notion of the Kingdom of God Kingdom of God The Kingdom of God is the actualization of God’s will for human beings proclaimed by Jesus Christ as a community of justice, peace, mercy and love, the seed of which is the Church on earth, and the fulfillment of which is in eternity. United States Catholic Catechism for Adults, 517

  12. The seven Corporal Works of Mercy To feed the hungry To give drink to the thirsty To shelter the homeless To clothe the naked To visit the sick and those in prison To bury the dead To give alms to the poor

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