Ministry of Jesus

As a Christian, I do not have a problem with Christmas. However, I do not see it as a means of celebrating the birth of Jesus. To me, it is another secular holiday. In my opinion, there is a reason that the Bible does not give any specific dates for events such as the birth of Jesus. A Christian does not need to take a special day to remember the birth of Jesus. His birth should be celebrated by remaining committed to Him and by doing the right thing towards others, every day. Robert Thompson…

array of relevant topics and themes for preaching in the contemporary church. I found his section on the emphasis on “following” to be most helpful. Given our tendency to look at the gospels only as historical narratives to prove the existence of Jesus, the discussion on following provides much fodder for discussions regarding the life of a disciple in the church. While the contemporary church in America may not be experiencing the type of marginalization experienced by the first century…

significant aspect of Jesus’ portraits has to do with the titles used to describe him and point to his humanness or divinity. The diction used in Mark is less suggestive of Jesus’ divine nature than in John. The most common title for Jesus in Mark’s gospel is “Teacher” or “Master,” plain human terms that emphasize the idea of serving others. Jesus is portrayed as the servant of God, but he is nonetheless the leader of the people on earth by virtue of his status as a prophet. Jesus being…

prayer from Jesus. Prayer as many Christians already know is the communication between us and God. Jesus learned how to pray from his beloved mother Mary, the Jewish tradition and even on his own. During Jesus’ ministry, Jesus taught us how to pray by giving us instructions on how to pray and using parables in order to teach us about a message or prayer in the Gospel. In the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John they are five specific passages that help us learn about prayer from Jesus. In…

4:32). They were a community of believers (Acts 2:42-47) who were all witnesses to the resurrection and truth that Jesus was, in fact, God (Acts 2:32, 3:15, 4:2). As God’s true people, were called to accomplish God’s will in the redemption of the nations (Acts 5:30-31, 24:14-16). 1.2. My Identity As a baptized believer in truth of God’s Word and the death and resurrection of Jesus, I am a member of God’s diverse church. As a witness and servant of the Lord, I am partaking in God’s story,…

for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven” My essay will be on the beginnings and the spread of Christianity. Jesus Christ “son of god” born around 4 B.C, started Christianity in Judea (Israel) through the guidance of his father, God. Jesus’s birth fulfilled a prophecy by being born with the name meaning “Messiah” which means the anointed one. He achieved public ministry in Galilee during his early 30s. He spread Christianity by preaching, performing miracles, and scolding Jewish…

The fourth section of Matthew’s account of Jesus’ temptation is an attempt by Satan to get Jesus to worship him. MacArthur writes that “Satan drops his pretenses…and finally reveals his supreme purpose: to induce Jesus Christ to worship him.” Satan shows Christ all the kingdoms of the cosmos their glory and offers to Christ what he has shown Him if Christ were to fall down and worship Satan himself. It must be noted that to some extent, Satan’s claims have merit, as he is referred to in John…

Political Oppositions Mathew 20-23 contains clear accounts of the opposition of Jesus which climaxed at His crucifixion. These oppose continuously question Him. And Jesus answered their interrogations about paying taxes, the resurrection, and the greatest commandment. But then, He started asking the questions. Many political groups who opposed Jesus such as the Pharisees, Sadducees, and Herodians. The Pharisees were pettishly religious minded. This group opposed the Roman occupation of Palestine…

we need to set long term goals, but before doing so we need to ask ourselves some questions. Before we can set those goals we should seek to know Christ. This can be done by reading the four gospels and seeing what Jesus did, what we can learn from him, and how does it relate to us? Jesus’ last commandment was to go and make disciples, and while principles never change, our methods have to change in order to reach the current generation, and each beyond. As we get into the chapters we learn…

Matthew was a tax collector who became a disciple of Jesus (Strauss, 2011, p. 5531). It is believed that he wrote the book of Matthew. He was more than qualified to write a book in the Bible because “as a tax collector, Matthew no doubt would have been proficient in both Aramaic and Greek” and would have been highly organized. Furthermore, he was one of Jesus’ twelve thus, he knew Jesus personally and likely captured numerous personal encounters with Jesus (Strauss, 2011, p. 5549). Specifically…