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3 More Important Lessons for Bible Teachers from the Master Teacher

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Lessons from Jesus, the Master TeacherIn a previous post we looked at 3 important lessons from the Master Teacher:

  • His Power Source
  • His Character
  • His Methodology

As the Master Teacher, we will find in Jesus many more important lessons for us as Bible teachers.  Let’s look at three more lessons.

3 Important Lessons for Bible Teachers from the Example of the Master Teacher, Jesus

1) Authority of the Master Teacher:  Though God Himself, Jesus submitted to the Father.  He spoke and acted as the Father directed (Jn. 5:19, 30; 10:18; 14:10).  He let the Father set the parameters, not Himself.  He yielded His will to the Father’s will, even when it meant a cruel and torturous death (Matt. 26:39; Phil. 2:5-8).  He made sure others knew the Father was the standard and that they were not to believe Him unless He did what His Father did (Jn. 10:37).

Questions for Bible Teachers: 

  • Do you seek to speak truth based on God’s Word and not your own opinions and not in accordance with this world’s system?
  • Do you seek to line up all your teaching with God, even when you don’t feel like it or it isn’t convenient?
  • Do you seek to make it clear that in and of yourself, though you are the teacher, you have no authority apart from God and His Word?

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2) Approach of the Master Teacher:  Though Jesus knew all things, He didn’t inundate people with everything He knew.  He didn’t tell all the answers to their questions. He used an approach that made them think.  He often threw it back on them in the form of a questions, sometimes answering a question with a question.  (See: Matt. 16:13; 22:45-46; 23:17; Mk. 2:25-26; 3:4; 8:29; 10:3)

Questions for Bible Teachers:

  • Do you see your role as more of a teller, dispensing truth into the lives of your students, or as a guide, enabling students to think it through and discover truth on their own?
  • Do you use questions effectively?

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3) Accommodation of the Master Teacher:  Jesus knew how to connect with people, to meet them where they were.  Though He was God, He refrained from using lofty language that would show His academic superiority.  He spoke using words and concepts from their everyday life.  Jesus was a master at using object lessons to teach truths in order to make a bridge from the known to the unknown (Matt. 18:1-6; 22:15-22).

Questions for Bible Teachers:

  • Are you connecting with your students using vocabulary and concepts they are able to understand?
  • Do you effectively use illustrations, whether that be word pictures, visuals, stories, or object lessons, that fit within their abilities, interests, and everyday lives?

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