5. The Evangelist's Lifestyle
What is it that makes people listen?
In Your Bible Read This
Mark chapter 1
Here Is Your Memory Verse
Jesus said, " The time has come. The Kingdom of God is
near.
Repent and believe the good news." Mark 1.15
Afterwards Talk About
This
Challenge each other with the questions at the end of the
lesson.
Something To Do Before
Next Time
It is time to do what Jesus did and go to a village that you
have never been to,
and preach there. After prayer, go two by two or as a team
together.
Written Diploma Work
Look through the gospels and in Hebrews 5.7
and write a page describing the prayer life of Jesus.
Meditate Word By Word On
This Verse
Hebrews 2, 3-4
Mark 1.45 says that people came to Jesus from everywhere. They did not come to church, crusades, missions or social work. They came to Jesus. If we can discover why they came, and do the same, people will still come to Jesus from everywhere.
1. Jesus Welcomed The Holy Spirit.
Jesus listened to the Holy Spirit, 1. 9-12, obeyed and gave control of his life and ministry to the Spirit, going and doing whatever the Spirit indicated.
Why Is This So Important?
Jesus was and is God, but when he was born he deliberately left behind all his divine power. Phil 2.6-7. He chose to come as a vulnerable baby, not as a military commander, rich businessman or political ruler. Jesus lived as a limited man, just like us feeling cold, hunger, thirst, joy and sadness. He also ministered as a limited man, but as a man empowered by the Holy Spirit as we can and must also do. Luke 4.18
2. Jesus Overcame Satan’s Temptations .
In the wilderness, Mark 1.13, Matthew 4. 1-11, Jesus was weak and hungry when Satan tempted him to abuse his power and turn stones into bread. Next Satan tempted him to avoid the suffering of the cross and then Satan tempted Jesus to promote himself but Jesus said no to Satan on every occasion and chose to remain faithful to God and to his purposes. Satan went away defeated.
3. Jesus Put Preaching High On His List.
4. Jesus Knew God's Time.
Jesus worked till he was thirty years old but when Herod put John in prison, that was God’s trigger. Jesus knew his time had come. We are told to keep watch, so that we might understand when Jesus is at the door. If we should keep one eye on God’s prophetic word, on the Church and on Israel, and one eye on world events, we will understand the times. Mark 13.28-36, Matthew 16, 1-3.
5. Jesus Called Others To Help Him.
He did not do everything by himself, 1.16-20. Men heard the call of Christ and they obeyed without delay, left everything and followed Jesus, so enlarging the witness and sharing the workload.
6. Jesus Showed The Power Of God.
7. Jesus Was Committed To Prayer.
Jesus only ever did what he saw his Father doing, John 5.19, and to do that he made time to listen to his Father. Sometimes it was early in the morning or late at night, even all night, in private and in public. Afterwards, he knew what to do. Mark 1.35
8. Jesus Was Committed To People.
He had the opportunity to stay in one place and become famous but Jesus wanted to go onwards to the nearby villages, to preach there also, 1.37-39. Jesus loved people, even the hard to love like the demon possessed and the sick woman and the leper. For Jesus it was a case of commitment to reach more people with the love of God. The result was that people came to him from everywhere, and they still will.
Jesus was a man who ministered in the power of the Holy Spirit. Jesus said that anyone who has faith in him can not only do the same, but even greater things by the power of the same Holy Spirit whom Jesus has sent to us.
9. Some Questions To Consider:
Azerbaijan |
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| People Name | Language | Population |
| Avar | Avar | 46,000 |
| Tat, Mussulman | Tat, Mussulman | 22,000 |
| Tatar | Tatar | 29,000 |
| Turk | Turkish | 19,000 |