All Nations Leadership Institute Course: Jesus Across the Gospels 4501 West 127th Street Alsip, IL 60803 http://allnationsleadershipinstitute

1. The Gospels
Matthew Mark Luke John
Jesus Across the Gospels

2. Matthew: Jesus, the King of Israel
● Christ's genealogical connection to David
● Christ's birth and identity as Emmanuel
● Heralding witness of John the Baptist
● Authority/ Greatness of the King in ministry
● King's rejection/Gentile ministry/Church
● Key word: Kingdom/Kingdom-focused teaching
● Emphasis on scriptural fulfillment
● Death and resurrection of the King
● The Great Commission.

3. Mark: Jesus the Servant
● Written to the Romans
● Jesus is presented as the Son of God
● No Genealogy; scriptural + baptismal witness
● More miracle and sign focused
● Straightway (at once) is the key word of Mark
● The shortest Gospel account
● Few teaching discourses
● The death and resurrection of Jesus
● The ascension and continuance of His works

4. Luke: Jesus the Man
● Written to Theophilus- an official
● Luke: Gentile author of this Gospel
● Key word: The Son of Man
● Presents a chronology of Christ's life
● Presents accuracy of Christian beliefs
● Presents Jesus as the Son of God
● Presents the genealogy of Jesus from Mary
● Salvation: Theme from accounts and parables
● History of Christ's life identified with prophecy

5. John: Jesus the Almighty God
● Jesus is the Son of God, the Word made flesh
● Purpose: To believe in Jesus/have eternal life
● Written from Ephesus to mostly Gentiles
● Records Jesus’ Judean ministry
● Teachings not found in the other Gospels
● Miracles not found in the other Gospels
● Records the “I AM” sayings of Christ
● A topical emphasis on the deity of Christ
● Old Testament allusions and quotations

6. Concluding Summary
The Testimony of Jesus
Christ
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7. The Gospels give us the testimony of Jesus
Christ, the Son of God, from four distinct
perspectives. The uniqueness brought by each
is not contradicted by the other, but rather
complemented.
To reach their audiences, each author used
both distinct and traditional accounts that
enforced and underscored their witness. With
the exception of John's Gospel, the other
authors, along with their distinct writing, used
uniform accounts with added details and
special emphasis to present the unity of the faith.

8. John's gospel uniquely underscores and
completes the full witness of the other three by
declaring the truth that Jesus is God in flesh.
These works are not a full biography of the life
of Christ, but they do give us a complete
testimony of who Jesus is.

9. Information:
Deb Strlek (debbiestrlek@msn.com)
http://allnationsleadershipinstitute.org