2.3 Galilean Ministry (selected teachings)

• The rejection of Jesus at Nazareth: Luke 4:14-30
• Opposition by the Pharisees and Scribes: Luke 5:12-39 and 6:1-11
• The call of the twelve disciples: Luke 6:12-16
• The Sermon on the Plain: Luke 6:17-49
• Qualities of true discipleship
• Works of compassion: Luke 7
• Miracles of Jesus and their significance
• Parables of Jesus, and the parable of the sower

• describe Jesus Christ's rejection at Nazareth
• elaborate Christ's opposition by the Pharisees and Scribes
• explain Jesus Christ's teachings on qualities of true discipleship
• deduce lessons learnt from the Sermon on the Plain as guided by Luke 6:17-49
• illustrate Jesus' works of compassion and their relevance to Christians today
• relate the miracles of Jesus Christ and their significance
• discuss the parables of Jesus Christ and their importance in the life of a Christian
• desire to apply the teachings of Jesus Christ in day-to-day life

“Why is the Galilean ministry important to Christians today?”

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1. Rejection at Nazareth and opposition by the Pharisees
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   Why Jesus' home town turned on him, and the six conflicts with the religious authorities in Luke 5 and 6.
2. The call of the twelve and the Sermon on the Plain
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   The choosing of the apostles, the beatitudes and woes, the command to love enemies, and the two builders.
3. The works of compassion in Luke 7
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   The centurion's servant, the widow's son at Nain, and the forgiving of the sinful woman.
4. The miracles of Jesus and the parable of the sower
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   The Galilean miracles and their significance, why Jesus taught in parables, and the parable of the sower.
5. The first disciples: fishers of people
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   The night of empty nets, the catch, Peter's confession, and the call to leave everything.
6. New wine and old wineskins
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   Why Jesus' disciples did not fast, and the three pictures of a presence the old forms could not hold.
7. The Son of Man is lord of the sabbath
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   Grain on the sabbath, the withered hand, and why refusing to do good is already a way of doing harm.
8. John's question: are you the one?
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   John in prison asks; Jesus answers with the works of Isaiah 61; then a tribute, a warning, and children in the marketplace.
9. Authority over storm and spirits
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   The calming of the lake and the Gerasene demoniac: two powers people feared, one voice, and a town that asked him to leave.
10. Jairus's daughter and the woman with the haemorrhage
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    A nested journey: a dying girl of twelve, a woman bleeding for twelve years, a delay, and do not fear, only believe.
11. The lamp, and those who hear and do
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    Luke 8:16-21 as the end of the sower: a lamp on a stand, take care how you listen, and a family redefined by obedience.
12. Why the Galilean ministry matters today
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    The inquiry question of the sub-strand: applying rejection, discipleship, compassion, miracles and the word in ordinary Kenyan life.