1 / 17

Jesus: Our Example in Reaching the Lost

Explore Jesus' mission and example as the ultimate guide for reaching and teaching others from scriptures. Learn to imitate His ways publicly and privately, just as He taught His apostles to bear fruit and spread His teachings. Discover how to lead by example and care for the lost with the great commission in mind.

sherrit
Download Presentation

Jesus: Our Example in Reaching the Lost

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Jesus:Our Example in Reaching the Lost

  2. 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

  3. 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”

  4. 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

  5. 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.”

  6. Jesus – His Example • He realized His mission • John 9:4, work while it is day • John 5:17, “I have beenworking”

  7. 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.’”

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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.”

  11. 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!”

  12. Jesus – He Taught His Apostles • He trained them and taught them • John 15:16 – they were appointed to bear fruit. • The great commissionMatt. 28:18-20, Mark 16:15-16, Luke 24:46-49

  13. 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

  14. Jesus – He Taught About Teaching • Luke 14:15-24 – parable of the great supper • Plentiful harvest Great commission (not just to Apostles)

  15. 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

  16. 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.”

  17. Is Jesus our example even in this?

More Related