6/13/10

Feature the Teaching of Jesus

How to Write a Gospel
Inheritance Class of Grace Bible Church
Dr. Gene Pond
Summer 2010

To know how to write a gospel:

  Know what is a gospel

  Know why a gospel exists

(purpose)

  Be historically accurate

  Introduce Jesus
appropriately

“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

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Jesus was first known

as a teacher

And He began teaching all their synagogues and was praised by all.
And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up;
and as was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath,
and stood up to read. Luke 4:15-16

Jesus Used Imagery

Natural Phenomena Human Life

  Sun, light, lightning,   Physical
earthquakes, fire, clouds,
storm, rain   Domestic
  Commercial
Animate Nature   Pastoral and
Agricultural
  Creatures
  Civil
  Plants
  Social
  Religious

  Historical

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An Interview with a Scholar

John 3

Nicodemus

Unless one is born again,

he cannot see the
kingdom of God. 3:3

Born of the Spirit

The Son of Man

descended from heaven

Life/not judged/saved/
believed on/light/
deeds of truth

An Interview with a Samaritan

John 4

The Samaritan woman

Appeals based on her:

Kindness
Curiosity
Desire
Ambition
Morality
Religious sense
Personal faith

Come, see a man who told

me all that I have done;
this is not the Christ, is it? 4:29

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Core teachings of Jesus

1. Every person must born by the Spirit in order to have
eternal life and enter the kingdom of God. John 3:3,5,16

2. God seeks those who worship Jesus Christ as the

Jewish Messiah. John 4:21-26

The Sermon
on the Mount
Matthew 5–7
(Luke 6:20-49)

The longest of 44
discourses (Scroggie)

The Beatitudes

The Similitudes

The law internalized And when He saw the multitudes,

He went up on the mountain;
The Lord’s Prayer and after He sat down, His disciples
came to Him. And opening His mouth,
The Golden Rule He began to teach them.

Entering the Kingdom

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Matthew 5:3-12

The Beatitudes

 The character of the  Why blessed?

kingdom-seeker Their future reward
in the coming
 “Blessed are” = kingdom
“O how happy is
the one who . . .”  “They shall inherit
the earth” 5
 “Poor in spirit” =
looks to God  “Your reward in
in his need heaven is great” 12

Matthew 5:13-16

The Similitudes

 The roles of the  The link from the last

kingdom-seeker Beatitude: is it worth
living righteously if
 “You are the salt you’re persecuted?
of the earth”
 The answer is that
 “You are the light we are distinctive
of the world” because we glorify
God with our good
works.

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Matthew 5:17-20

Jesus and the (O.T.) Law

 He affirmed the Law  The gospel is the

proper entrance
 He fulfilled the Law into the true
kingdom.
 He demanded
obedience that  Jesus is the king who
exceeded that of has the authority to
the law-teachers of admit people to His
the Jewish nation kingdom.

Matthew 5:21-48

The Internalized Law

 “You have heard it  The Jewish traditions

said . . . had emptied the
but I say to you . . .” Law of all its
 Murder 21-26 meaning
 Adultery 27-30  Righteousness is not
 Divorce 31-32 by works but by
 Vows 33-37 heart attitude 20
 Retaliation 38-42  Mold your lives to be
 Love 43-47 like the Father 48

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Matthew 6:1-18

Practicing Righteousness

 The principle: do it  “Good deeds

for God, not men 1 cannot merit more
than one reward. To
 Three illustrations: gain it from men is
 Giving 2-4 to lose it from God.”
 Praying 5-15 --M’Neile
 Fasting 16-18  What’s your motive?

 Context: worship

Matthew 6:5-15

The Lord’s Prayer

 How NOT to pray:  These requests are

 Openly  Future
 Vainly repeating  Seeking universal
5-8 worship
 Acknowledging
 How TO pray 9-13
God as king
 3 calls for the
 Seeking fellowship
kingdom
in the kingdom
 3 requests in light (forgiveness)
of the kingdom

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Matthew 6:19–7:12

Living the Golden Rule

 Three perspectives  Keep material things

on your relation to in submission to God
 God and wealth
 Judge yourself, not
6:19-34
your friends
 Brethren 7:1-5
 Unbelievers 7:6  Consider God as
your loving Father
 Living with respect
to God 7:7-12  Summary of the
entire sermon (7:12)

Matthew 7:13-27

The Call for a Decision

 Three illustrations  The kingdom way is

(like altar calls): harder to follow.
 Choose between
 The kingdom life
two paths 13-14
requires inward
 Live as one of commitment.
two trees 15-23
 Build one of  The kingdom
two houses 24-27 judgment requires a
strong foundation of
one’s life.

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Your assignment is
Read samples of Jesus’ miracles

John 5–6; Mark 5; Matthew 8–9; Luke 8:22-56

And especially the Feeding of the 5,000:

Matt 14:13-21; Mark 6:31-44; Luke 9:11-17; John 6:1-14

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