Unit 6: Teachings of the Lord Jesus

Week 1: Intro to the beatitudes
Week 2: Living by the Spirit
Week 3: Woe to you
Week 4: Intro to the parables + Parables of the kingdom
Week 5: Parables of Mercy and Parables of forgiveness
Week 6: Parables of the Jewish Rejection + Parables of Readiness

Week 1: Intro to the beatitudes

Objective:

Compare the nature of the commandments between the OT & the NT
In spite of the difference, God's goal for mankind is the same
Sin begins at the heart
"You have heard ... but I tell you"
How to apply these commandments in out lives

Resources:

Reading:

Matthew 5

Key verse(s):

"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven." Matthew 5:16

Comments:

Compare how the commandments in the NT are more spiritual as the believers are more spiritually mature
Discuss the role of God's grace in being able to fulfil these commandments even the hard ones like love your enemies
How the Lord Jesus elevated our perception of sin
Discuss the gospel of the second mile
**** make sure to include and discuss day-to-day examples for every commandment mentioned in the chapter ***

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Week 2: Living by the Spirit

Objective:

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Reading:

Matthew 6
Matthew 7
Luke 11

Key verse(s):

"The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is ^[g]good, your whole body will be full of light." Matthew 6:22

Comments:

Match Mathew 6&7 with Luke 11

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Week 3: Woe to you

Objective:

What does "woe" mean?
Who are the scribes and who are the pharisees?
Why are they receiving these warnings?
What can we learn from these warnings?

Resources:

Reading:

Matthew 23

Key verse(s):

"whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted." Matthew 23:12

Comments:

In the last few times we talked about many commandments where the Lord said "Blessed are the ....."
Today we will talk about a series of warnings
These warnings although for the scribes and pharisees we ought to be careful not to fall into the same mistakes

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Week 4: Intro to the parables + Parables of the kingdom

Objective:

Learn the parables and their meanings
How can we apply what we learned in our lives

Resources:

Reading:

Matthew 13

Key verse(s):

"He who has ears to hear, let him hear!" Matthew 13:9

Comments:

A parable is a story in which a special meaning or a spiritual lesson is embedded
A way to deliver the message in a simple way
Parables are found only in the synoptic Gospels
They are often stories based on the agricultural life that was familiar to His audience
Some unfamiliar concepts, such as the kingdom of God, were compared to something from everyday life that could easily be understood
It is the lesson of a parable that is important to us.
"It is an earthly story with a heavenly meaning"

Parable	Matthew	Mark	Luke
The Sower	13:3-23	4:2–20	8:4-15
The Hidden Treasure	13:44
The Pearl of Great Price	13:45, 46
The Growing Seed		4:26–29
The Mustard Seed	13:31, 32	4:30-32	13:18, 19
The Leaven	13:33		13:20, 21
The Hidden Treasure	13:44
The Tares*	13:24–30
The Dragnet*	13:47-50

Like the seed (Mk 4:26) Fruits based soil. Like the leaven, & mustard seed (Mt 13:31; Mk 4:30) Starts small, invisible but grows by God's grace Like hidden treasure, & Pearl of great price (Mt 13:44) valuable, worth the sacrifice, joy for the finder! Like wheat & tares, net (Mt 13:24) Opposition to the Kingdom Co-existence of good and evil until judgment (harvest, net cast).

"Hear" occurs 19 times in Mt 13, 7 times in the parable. "Seed" – Word of God: (1) has life, (2) must be planted, (3) nurtured, (4) bears fruit. "Soil #1"– Hard, on rocky path, stolen by bird (Satan) "Soil #2" – shallow root, withers under persecution (flesh). "Soil #3" – Crowded, choked by thorns of the world (riches). "Soil #4" – Good. fruitful. Hears, receives, believes, & obeys. Which soil are you? Which soil do you want to be?

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Week 5: Parables of Mercy and Parables of forgiveness

Objective:

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Key verse(s):

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Week 6: Parables of the Jewish Rejection + Parables of Readiness

Objective:

Review the meaning of parables
Discuss the "Jewish Rejection" and "Readiness" as categories of parables
- Explain their meanings
Read the parables and identify practical lessons we can learn from them

Resources:

Reading:

Matthew 21: 28-32 (The Parable of the Two Sons)
Matthew 21:33-46 (The Parable of the Wicked Vinedressers)
Matthew 22:1-14 (The Parable of the Wedding Feast)
Mathew 25:1-30 (The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins & The Parable of the Talents)
Luke 12:13-21 (The Parable of the Rich Fool)

Key verse(s):

“Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming. "Matthew 25:13

Comments:

"All these things Jesus spoke to the multitude in parables; and without a parable He did not speak to them, 35 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying:

“I will open My mouth in parables; (Psalm 78:2)

I will utter things kept secret from the foundation of the world.” (Matthew 13:34-35)

"And with many such parables He spoke the word to them as they were able to hear it. But without a parable He did not speak to them. And when they were alone, He explained all things to His disciples." (Mark 4:33-34)
A parable is a story in which a special meaning or a spiritual lesson is embedded
A way to deliver the message in a simple way
Parables are found only in the synoptic Gospels
They are often stories based on the agricultural life that was familiar to His audience
Some unfamiliar concepts, such as the kingdom of God, were compared to something from everyday life that could easily be understood
It is the lesson of a parable that is important to us.
"It is an earthly story with a heavenly meaning"
Jewish rejection: These are parables which describe how the Lord rejected the Jews.
- The Lord cared for the Israelites, he provided for them and he looked after them for hundreds of years. They were not faithful towards HIm and went after other Gods. Therefore the Lord rejected them and made salvation possible for everyone who believes in Him and live a holy life.
Readiness Parables: These are parables which encourage us to be ready for the second coming. Like the parable of the wise and foolish virgins

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