This document discusses the role of the church in education. It begins by establishing that Jesus created a new model of God's people through the church. It then states that the church is called to be a university where people can learn from Jesus as the master teacher. Several passages from the Bible are presented that discuss caring for others as Jesus did, shining one's light to help others, and seeking truth from Jesus. The document emphasizes that early Christians gathered in small groups to share their faith and grow in truth together. It encourages continuing this tradition of small group study of the Scriptures. Overall, the document portrays the church as an educational center where people can come to learn about and teach others about Jesus.
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3. Seeing as Jesus does
Living as Jesus taught us to
Caring as Jesus did
Seeking the truth which is Jesus
Sharing Jesus
Before Jesus came to Earth,
the people of God was made
up of mainly one ethnic group,
the people of Israel.
Jesus established a new model
of God’s people, the Church.
The church gathered in small
groups at home initially.
The church is a university for those perishing in ignorance and spiritual darkness,
a university in which we are all called to enroll as lifelong scholars-in-residence,
learning from Jesus of Nazareth, the Master Teacher.
4. “But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he
was. And when he saw him, he had compassion.” (Luke 10:33)
What can make us “have compassion” of
others?
Jesus sees the needs in the people around
us, and He encourages us to help them.
The church has been blessed with great
doctrinal truths that help us to better
understand the promises and will of God.
However, just knowing those truths is not
enough to treat others kindly and without
any prejudice.
Seeing as Jesus does involves fixing our
eyes on the Cross and not on ourselves.
This perspective will help us to see the
value that God sees in every human being
(Philippians 2:3-4).
5. “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and
glorify your Father in heaven.” (Matthew 5:16)
Jesus encouraged us to shine like a city on a hill
in the darkness of the night.
We live in a world that has been obscured by
sin, moral decline, and spiritual darkness. The
mission of the church is to bring light and hope
to every corner of the world.
How should the members of the body of Christ
be in order to reflect God’s kindness like an
effective light (see Matthew 5:3-12)?
Humble
Sensitive
Meek Righteous
Merciful
Pure Peacemakers
Upright
Resilient
6. The mission of Jesus–which is outlined in Luke 4:18-19–
consisted of caring for the poor, helping the heartbroken,
healing the sick, and liberating the captives from sin.
We are called to follow His example and to love each other. We
are also called to put that love into practice, caring for others
and providing for their physical and spiritual needs to the best
of our ability.
We are disciples of the
Teacher, and we
should constantly
show the same
empathy He showed,
always working for
their salvation.
7. SEEKING THE TRUTH WHICH IS JESUS
“Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of
my salvation; on You I wait all the day.” (Psalm 25:5)
God created us with an innate sense of curiosity,
and an insatiable desire for learning more. “The
eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled
with hearing.” (Ecclesiastes 1:8; 3:11)
We seek answers to the most transcendental questions: Who are we? Why are we
here? How should we live? What happens when we die? Why is there evil and
suffering?
There’s no better source of information to answer
these questions than He who is the absolute
truth. “Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, the truth,
and the life. No one comes to the Father except
through Me.’” (John 14:6).
Christian education involves leading people to
the truth by looking for answers in the Bible, the
book that contains the truth that Jesus shared.
8. “For where two or three are gathered together in My
name, I am there in the midst of them.” (Matthew 18:20)
The first Christians gathered in small groups at home.
All or some of the groups in a city gathered occasionally for
combined events (for example, to listen to Paul’s preaching
[Acts 20:7]).
Christians shared their faith, grew together in the truth, and put
the Gospel into practice in those groups. Those were open groups,
and they were eager to share the truth with whoever was willing
to accept it.
The purpose of every church is to share Jesus, no matter its size.
Every church is an educational center where everyone can learn
and teach about Jesus.
9. “Let little companies meet together
to study the Scriptures. You will lose
nothing by this, but will gain much.
Angels of God will be in your
gathering, and as you feed upon the
Bread of Life, you will receive
spiritual sinew and muscle. You will
be feeding, as it were, upon the leaves
of the tree of life. By this means only
can you maintain your integrity.”
E.G.W. (This Day With God, January 3)
10. “We may claim to be followers of Christ,
we may claim to believe every truth in the
word of God; but this will do our
neighbor no good unless our belief is
carried into our daily life. Our profession
may be as high as heaven, but it will save
neither ourselves nor our fellow men
unless we are Christians. A right example
will do more to benefit the world than all
our profession.”
E.G.W. (Christ’s Object Lessons, cp. 2, p. 383)