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“I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” – John 10:10

Throughout the ages since Jesus walked the earth, many non-believers have tried to dismiss Jesus by saying such things as, “He was a teacher,” or “He was a powerful prophet.”  Their goal in making these statements is usually to deny the central claim of Christianity, namely that Jesus is God.  But we shouldn’t shy away from these statements because they are in fact true.  Jesus was a great teacher.  The greatest teacher ever.  A typical pastor preaches for 40 minutes today, but Jesus’ most famous sermon on the mount takes only about 15 minutes from beginning to end and is so profound that books have been written just about these few verses.  Jesus wasn’t just a lecturer either.  He was a “walk-along-the-way” teacher, a disciple-maker.

“And walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. And He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” And they immediately left the nets, and followed Him.”

It has often been said that you aren’t really a leader unless people are following you, and you aren’t really a teacher unless your students are learning.  Jesus called and the disciples followed. As master teacher and disciple maker, Jesus would transform these simple men into men of spiritual power who would turn the world upside down.

BIG IDEA: Jesus is a great teacher.

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MEDITATING ON THE WORD:

Matthew 4:18-22
Luke 5:1-11
Acts 4:13
Matthew 5-7

SECTION VERSES:

“Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.’”   – John 14:6-7

LESSON VERSE:

“I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” – John 10:10

PRAYER:

Thank God for what He teaches us about ourselves, Himself, and how we can be with Him forever and live for Him.

DISCUSSION STARTERS:

• What is a disciple?
• How did Jesus teach? (Deut. 11:19)
• What did Jesus teach?
• Why did Jesus call the disciples?

LIVE IT OUT!

• Read the greatest commands (Mark 12:30-31)
• Come up with some ways you can obey them and write them down.

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