THE LIFE OF JESUS
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Who is Jesus?
What Does He Expect of Us?
Seeing Jesus
CONNECTING TO JESUS
This course of study is for you if:
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You are a new Christian
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You don't know a lot about who Jesus is.
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You don't know what Jesus expects of you.
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You want to grow closer to Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
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If you are not a Christian, in these classes find out who Jesus is.
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Why is He called the Son of God?
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What proof is there about His life?
It is good to know what our Lord expects of us and who He is. Unless we know someone, it is hard to connect to them. Explore the life of Jesus with mature Christians who share their view of the Gospel scriptures.
THE BOOK OF MATTHEW
Matthew is the first “book” of the New Testament, introducing Christ as the Son God and the Messiah.
Matthew was a tax collector. Like accountants of today, he is all about the facts. The book of Matthew includes many references to Jewish tradition, prophecies, and revelations from the Old Testament as a testimony to Israel that Jesus is the Messiah.
In the first part of this book, Matthew gives many examples of how Jesus fulfilled the prophecies about His coming. Three particular prophecies that are important:
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He was the Messiah they were waiting for
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That He would be born in Bethlehem
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He would come out of Egypt​
EYE WITNESS ACCOUNTS
The Gospels are a written record of events that occured during the life of Jesus. On the surface, these the written record or "books" of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John may seem to contradict each other, however, as will all eye-witness accounts, each person sees events from their own perspective. This means each may remember different facts about the events, but all of the facts are still true.
Keep this in mind when reading the Word of God. Even if it looks like it is contradicting itself, it all fits together if we have enough information and look at the context; who is talking to whom and why. ​
THE BOOK OF MARK
The author of Mark is not mentioned within the text but is identified by early church leaders as a close associate of Peter (Acts 12:12). He may have based his Gospel on Peter’s preaching, writing sometime in the 50s or 60s A.D.
The account features three main groups of people: the disciples, the crowds, and the religious leaders, none of whom understood Jesus. When the time came for Jesus to go to the cross, the religious leaders arrested him, the disciples abandoned him, and the crowds jeered him. Only when he died alone on the cross did a Roman centurion recognize that he was the Son of God.
THE BOOK OF JOHN
Most scholars believe that John was the youngest of all the disciples, perhaps as young as fifteen years old!
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He is known by several names, John the Evangelist, John the Revelator, and the Disciple Whom Jesus Loved!
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John relates many stories that are not found in the other Gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke. This gives us an unique view of both the humanity amd the divinity of Jesus.
