Ministry of Jesus

such as: the temptations of Jesus, the Lord’s supper, Garden of Gethsemane, and the casting out of demons showing signs that John was not aware of the synoptic Gospels when writing. “These stories make up the backbone of the Synoptic accounts of Jesus.” (Ehrman, 181) However these omissions of information allowed for new information to be added into the Fourth Gospel such as Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead in John 11. John was writing the gospel of John to share Jesus' divine nature and…

discusses the threefold priestly ministry by using three analogies: the priest as poet, sage, and teacher. However, three chapters seem to be only preaching-and-teaching oriented. He mentions the expected order of vocabulary in PDV #26: “the ministry of word, sacrament and pastoral charity” to match with the order of the threefold roles: prophet, priest, and king. The three analogies help to re-imagine a concrete picture of priestly expectation for the ministry of the Word. It is interesting…

accountability partners for me. We are able to sit down and openly discuss my ministry to develop my spiritual gifts and graces better to serve the needs of those that I have been called to serve. On a monthly basis, I meet with three other clergy members as a peer group. We discuss our ministries, families, and self-care all in an effort to make us better servant leaders for Jesus Christ in the world. 2. What impact has your ministry had on the lives of others?…

THEOLOGICAL & BIBLICAL BACKGROUND The Call to Pastoral Ministry An individual must be called by God into at least one ministry office. My pastoral ministry is my “calling” by God Almighty. My pastoral ministry begins with my personal call by God, along with my theological education at the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary for preparation for pastoral ministry. Raised in a Baptist home, my grandmother took us to Sunday worship services at St. Paul Baptist Church in Garfield,…

preaching was in vain, faith is in vain, and we are still in our sins. Indeed, Christianity hinges on the reality that Jesus died and was raised—never to experience death again. Left on its own, there is nothing revolutionary about the claim of life after death, nearly every religion attempts to answer that question. The significance of the resurrection is that through it, Jesus proved that He was the Messiah. With the Greek terms for resurrection (anastasis and egeiro) occurring multiple times…

Jesus Christ and the four Gospels are the most interesting, significant, and influential subjects discussed in the second half of this course. The birth, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ changed the orthodox beliefs that were in place at the time. The new Messiah gave meaning as well as a guide to salvation for humans all around the world. The events of Jesus’ life, as well as his teachings, are translated into a book called “The New Testament”. The New Testament consists of the…

families, and the unemployed. The Food Pantry at Progressive is a very solid ministry. The Church continues to be a beacon of light in the midst of a diverse neighborhood. The church has been faithful to the task of meeting the needs of the “least of these my brethren” (Matt. 25:40). Keep in mind here that a number of scholars such as Scot McKnight and Craig Keener view verse 40 as a reference to the followers of Jesus. Nevertheless, Ronald J. Sider point out that the exegesis of the words of…

hospitality are expectations of faithful discipleship. Pathway of Jesus Christ is paved with generosity. Servant hood. True rendering of Christian service is not prejudicial. Generosity is expressive of the personal relation with Jesus Christ in service within and beyond the walls of church building. It is the act of giving, because one has been given the love of God. 3. Acts of love. The mind, heart and soul abide in the teachings of Jesus. Life at its best is lived respecting, listening,…

In the Gospel of Mark Jesus constantly wanted his identity kept a secret. There was a time in Mark when Jesus was around gentiles when he let his identity be revealed. The secrecy themes in Mark was present because the Author wanted to illustrate how humble Jesus was, display his relationship to God as his son and the importance of the timing of his crucifixion for the world salvation. After the miracles and healings were performed Jesus knew that it would draw attention to the masses. The…

basically Paul gave a sincere testimony to Timothy, and a testimony that Timothy must act upon if he would want to be a godly pastor. Next, it says “Before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead,” and here Paul is saying that he did give his testimony not with just himself, but in front of God and the Lord Jesus Christ, which made it more important. Lastly, in verse 1, it says, “At His appearing and His kingdom,” which showed that Paul believed back in…