Jesus the Master Teacher

omnipresence: jesus promised always to be with us omnipotence (all power): i can do all thigns through christ who strengthened me omniscient: all wisdom; James 1:5

divine electricity; Romans 12:1-2

"beware those who will be teachers, you will receive a more strict judgement"

power as a teacher comes from your own ideal "those who endured the most stinging experiemces can become god's choice counselors"

peter the denier, doubting thomas, judas the betrayer; these guys had issues and werent perfect

over and over again. disciples missed the greatest event in history of mankind.(Resurrection), eventually they got it. our students will be slower learners.

all humans are self-centered. students always want the easy way out. Jesus' disciples are always saying, "what's in it for me?".

god started with movement of those who were not the highest. all people felt comfortable coming to him.

they were taught, they were open, they could have their lvies changed. God was more concerned w/ availability than ability.

strong congruence between his actions and his words. the most powerful impact on students will come from how actions back up words. your actions convince people of the truth.

God was here and all kinds of people liked to be around him. Ppl get in the way of other ppl. It's the ones who are sick that need a Dr.

beginning to end, compassion, compassion, compassion. act on thoughts. ppl knew that he was compassionate.

there is a difference between image and self concept. jesus knew what his objective was. he was so committed that he risked popularity. determination: whether my disciples are there or not i am dying for the sins of the world.

he used this information for their benefit. he knew individual differences. know your learners. make everyone in class feel like they're really known.

relationship, relationship, relationship; build bridges; students will open up; heart to heart

if god is sovereign, your students are right where they need to be. see opportunity. there is great value right where students are. meet people at the need. divine intersection.

objective must be so clear that you're willing to be unpopular. it takes courage ti talk in God's plan. your responsibility to keep people interested.

you'll never learn unless you'll choose to do so. jesus always gave his followers a choice.

you can show that you know something, but does it change your actions?

teaching is being faithful to do what God has called you to do. teaching is planting seeds, watering, fertilizing; rarely do you get a harvest.

objects, questions, stories, discussion, lectures, reports/projects.

Matt. 15:1-22-jesus is talking to pharisees and the crowd. he talks about how plants that arent rooted in good soil will be rooted out. Objective is to talk about blindly following traditions and not looking at the heart of it.

Mark 10:18-in the region of judea, across the jordan. A man asks Jesus what to do to inherit eternal life. Jesus answers give up everything. OBjective is for man to recognize that his only hope is in total reliance in God

Luke 10:25-37-crowd of people. Man tests jesus and asks him about the law. Jesus tells him the story of good samaritan. objective is to have the man see who you're suppossed to love.

John 3:1-21- talknig to nick in night in a street.talking about how you have been born again. the man tells jesus he is faithful and jesus challenges the man to sell all of his stuff. ibjective is to have the leader better understand that we must give up everything

matthew 5-7-sermon on the mount. jesus tells people not to have bad attitueds, not to judge or worry and teaches them the lord's prayer. objective was for them to learn about the central points of christian life

matt. 11:2-19-town in galilee. people send other people to jesus to see if he is legit. objective is to be able to recognize miracles of jesus

illustrate abstract concept in a concrete way. cement a concept. create a symbol.

make people think. forces people to choose or defend. increases participation.

relate to their lives. abstract to concrete. people just flat out like stories. creates a common denominator of experience. multiple interpretations.

more involvement. multiple ideas. more comfortable. pin-point learner's own thoughts. clarify misconceptions. leads learner to self discovery.

large group. time constraints. authority. very little room for misinterpretation. strong base of shared knowledge.

high involvement. experiential learning demonstrate knowledge. think about or apply topic outside of class. clarify and review to be prepared to use information/skill. discover understanding and what you don't know.