Central Moral Message of Jesus

1. D I S T U R B U S , L O R D
A PRAYER BY
SIR FRANCIS
DRAKE

2. DISTURB US, LORD
WHEN WE ARE TOO
PLEASED WITH
OURSELVES,
WHEN OUR DREAMS HAVE
COME TRUE
BECAUSE WE DREAMED
TOO LITTLE,
WHEN WE ARRIVED
SAFELY

3. Disturb us, Lord
When with the abundance of things we
possess
We have lost our thirst
For the waters of life;
Having fallen in love with life,
We have ceased to dream of eternity
And in our efforts to build a new earth,
We have allowed our vision
Of the new Heaven to dim.

4. Disturb us, Lord
To dare more boldly,
To venture on wilder seas
Where storms will show Your
mastery;
Where losing sight of land,
We shall find the stars.

5. We ask you to push back
The horizons of our hopes;
And to push back the future
In strength, courage, hope, and love.
This we ask in the name of our Captain,
Who is Jesus Christ. Amen.

6. CENTRAL
MORAL
MESSAGE
OF JESUS
L E S S O N 1
U N I T 1

7. Is the value that leads us to give ourselves
to others in a habitual, firm, and decisive
way.
It leads us to give the best of ourselves and
our talents for the good of others without
expecting in return.
This value leads us to the central moral message of Jesus in His
teaching “ Kingdom of God”

8. The kingdom of God is deeply rooted in the Spirit of
Service exemplified by CHRIST.
What is “ Kingdom of God”

9. THE ESSENTIAL QUALITIES OF JESUS
THAT JESUS DESCRIBES THE KINGDOM OF GOD IN A PARABLES
1. Creative power and potential growth/ its creative and growing power.
a. the parable of the mustard seed
b. the parable of the Leaven/ yeast
2. its immeasurable value/ it precious value that cannot be measured
a. the parable of the hidden treasure
b. the parable of the pearl
3. its universality. Including good and bad
a. the parable of the dragnet
What is Parables ? Are stories drawn from ordinary human experience,
which illustrate a moral lesson That is connected with the proclamation
of the kingdom of God.

10. JESUS PROCLAIMS IN THE KINGDOM
OF GOD IN DEEDS
1. Healing
2. Exorcisms
3. Miracles
4. Other symbolic gestures: example
a. eating with the sinners ( social and religious outcast)
b. cleansing of the temple
c. the last supper and the crucifixion

11. MOTIVE IS OUTMOST IMPORTANCE
OF OUR LIFE.
Jesus’ proclamation of the kingdom of God is the apex of mature
behavior. After all, it is the motive of his incarnation and the
paschal mystery he readily underwent. For us the kingdom of God
is more just getting to heaven. It is making God reign. Our desire
to make God reign should be behind everything that we do in life.
Therefore it is important to check our motives.
Do we do things for ourselves only? Are we motivated for the
selfish interest?
Are we motivated by desire to be help by others? Are motivated
by the longing for God to truly reign among us?

12. 2 FOLDS DEMAND OF JESU ON
STABLISHING THE KINGDOM OF GOD
1. Conversion
2. Faith
To accept the message of the kingdom of God
demands individual a change of ways and
believing in the Good News

13. Characteristics of
and impediments
to human activity
L E S S O N 2

14. Human acts --- Act of Human being
acts that happen “naturally”
acts done without self-
awareness without
deliberation, reflection,
consent Instinctive,
spontaneous acts that
human beings share with
other animals.
Mostly physiological and
instinctive.
Acts with conscious
knowledge acts that
are done freely done
with consent .Human
acts are those that are
freely chosen in
consequence of a
judgment of
conscience.

16. Aristotle –a Greek philosopher
Most basic principle are Matter and form
Human acts Has

17. The object of the act or
the very purpose of the
ACTION
CALLED FINIS OPERIS
Finis Operatis

18. The intention and purpose of one’s
Behavior.