The Teaching Methods of Jesus. Jesus was a businessman, and His business was discipleship. He was a true entrepreneur in His teaching ministry employing a wide variety of teaching methods as He went from person to person, crowd to crowd, village to village. He chose to labor long and hard in the role of teacher, …
(6.) Teaching Methods of Jesus: Intellect. Sharpen the Intellect. Jesus was a rigorous thinker, He was a spiritual intellectual. He was able to outthink the scholars and professional theologians of the day. And He earnestly sought to renew the minds of His followers, of everyone who listened to Him. In Jewish homes, the parents were the …
(5.) Teaching Methods of Jesus – Conscience. Nurture the Conscience. Down through history, well-trained intellects who haven’t developed a virtuous character have proven to be a danger to society and useless to the Kingdom. Smart but immoral, intelligent but morally clueless. Raw intelligence without a conscience courts disaster. A well-educated person includes the development of integrity, …
(4.) Teaching Methods of Jesus: Imagination. Capture the Imagination. Very little learning will occur without forming mental images of something that isn’t present, and so the self-motivating inspiration of an energized intellect is crucial. The imagination is the intellect at play. It is reason listening to a story, or logic painting a picture. The imagination is …
(3.) Teaching Methods of Jesus: Introduction. Jesus Christ designed the human mind, the mysterious seat of consciousness of each person, and the pinnacle of creation. The brain’s unlimited complexity means there is no “brain expert.” The more we know about the brain, the more we discover we don’t know. We do know it is a …
The Teaching Style of Rabbi Jesus. “The Spirit of Yahweh will rest on Him: The Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and power, the Spirit of knowledge and of reverence for Yahweh.” (Isaiah 11:2-5). Jesus was often called rabbi, or teacher. In truth, He was The Teacher. And everything He did as …
The Pedagogy of Love. (1 Corinthians 12:31-14:1 for Home, School and Church Communities) Even as you seek the higher gifts, I will now show you the most excellent way: If we speak with eloquence, or even in the very language of heaven, but have no love, we are no better than screeching playground whistles or …