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Christ's Ministry and
Work
When Jesus was about thirty years old (Luke 3:23) He
began His public ministry. The beginning of His ministry was marked by His
baptism by John the Baptist (Matthew 3:13-17). Jesus' public ministry
lasted 2-3 years.
Basically, Christ's ministry had three prominent
features. Read the following passages and identify the three aspects of
His ministry.
1. Read Matthew 4:23;
5:2; 7:28-29.
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2. Read Acts 2:22 and
Matthew
11:1-6.
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3. Read Matthew 16:21
and 20:17-19.
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It is important to understand that these three aspects
of Christ's ministry complemented each other. They were not three
separate goals Christ had, but were all parts of the same purpose and work.
What Christ Did
Jesus accomplished many important things during His time
on this earth. Read the following passages and identify the things He
did.
4. Read John 1:18; 12:45; 14:9.
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5. Read 1 Peter
2:21-23.
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6. Read 1 Corinthians
15:3 and Romans 5:8.
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7. Read Hebrews
9:15-17.
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8. Read 1 Corinthians
15:20-26.
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Christ's Example
As we just noted above, Christ left us an example, that
we should follow in His steps (1 Pet 2:21). There are three aspects to
the example Christ left for us to follow. Read the passages below and
identify these three aspects.
9. Read John
13:34-35 and Ephesians
5:1-2.
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10. Read Philippians
2:3-8 and Romans
15:1-3.
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11. Read John 4:34
and 17:4,
and Matthew
26:39.
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The Center of Christ's
Work
12. Read 1 Corinthians
15:1-4.
What three events form the "core" of the gospel message?
(1) ____________________________________________________
(2) ____________________________________________________
(3) ____________________________________________________
13. Read 1 Corinthians
1:18.
What did Paul say was the "power of God"? _________________
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14. Read Romans 1:16.
Is "the word of the cross" the same as the gospel?
YES or NO
15. Read 1
Corinthians 15:14.
What are two consequences if Christ has not been raised from the
dead?
(1) ____________________________________________________
(2) ____________________________________________________
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Correspondence Course Index
Lesson 3
Scriptures for Lesson 2 -- from the New
American Standard Bible (updated edition)
Matthew 4:23 -- Jesus was going throughout all Galilee,
teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and
healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness among the people.
Matthew 5:2 -- He opened His mouth and began to teach them,
saying,
Matthew 7:28-29 -- When Jesus had finished these words, the
crowds were amazed at His teaching; for He was teaching them as one having
authority, and not as their scribes.
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#1
Acts 2:22 -- "Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus
the Nazarene, a man attested to you by God with miracles and wonders and signs
which God performed through Him in your midst, just as you yourselves know
Matthew 11:1-6 -- When Jesus had finished giving
instructions to His twelve disciples, He departed from there to teach and
preach in their cities. Now when John, while imprisoned, heard of the works of
Christ, he sent word by his disciples and said to Him, "Are You the Expected
One, or shall we look for someone else?" Jesus answered and said to them, "Go
and report to John what you hear and see: the blind receive sight and the lame
walk, the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and
the poor have the gospel preached to them. And blessed is he who does not take
offense at Me."
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#2
Matthew 16:21 -- From that time Jesus began to show His
disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders
and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised up on the third
day.
Matthew 20:17-19 -- As Jesus was about to go up to
Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples aside by themselves, and on the way He
said to them, "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of Man will
be delivered to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn Him to
death, and will hand Him over to the Gentiles to mock and scourge and crucify
Him, and on the third day He will be raised up."
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#3
John 1:18 -- No one has seen God at any time; the
only begotten God who is in the bosom of the Father, He has explained Him.
John 12:45 -- "He who sees Me sees the One who sent Me.
John 14:9 -- Jesus said to him, "Have I been so long with
you, and yet you have not come to know Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen
the Father; how can you say, 'Show us the Father'?
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#4
1 Peter 2:21-23 -- For you have been called for this
purpose, since Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example for you to
follow in His steps, who committed no sin, nor was any deceit found in his
mouth; and while being reviled, He did not revile in return; while suffering,
He uttered no threats, but kept entrusting Himself to Him who judges
righteously
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#5
1 Corinthians 15:3 -- For I delivered to you as of first
importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to
the Scriptures,
Romans 5:8 -- But God demonstrates His own love toward us,
in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
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question #6
Hebrews 9:15-17 -- For this reason He is the mediator of a
new covenant, so that, since a death has taken place for the redemption of the
transgressions that were committed under the first covenant, those who have
been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance. For where a
covenant is, there must of necessity be the death of the one who made it. For
a covenant is valid only when men are dead, for it is never in force while the
one who made it lives.
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#7
1 Corinthians 15:20-26 -- But now Christ has been raised
from the dead, the first fruits of those who are asleep. For since by a man
came death, by a man also came the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam
all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive. But each in his own order:
Christ the first fruits, after that those who are Christ's at His coming, then
comes the end, when He hands over the kingdom to the God and Father, when He
has abolished all rule and all authority and power. For He must reign until He
has put all His enemies under His feet. The last enemy that will be abolished
is death.
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#8
John 13:34-35 -- "A new commandment I give to you, that
you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one
another. By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love
for one another."
Ephesians 5:1-2 -- Therefore be imitators of God, as
beloved children; and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave
Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.
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#9
Philippians 2:3-8 -- Do nothing from selfishness or empty
conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than
yourselves; do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also
for the interests of others. Have this attitude in yourselves which was also
in Christ Jesus, who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard
equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form
of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. Being found in
appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of
death, even death on a cross.
Romans 15:1-3 -- Now we who are strong ought to bear the
weaknesses of those without strength and not just please ourselves. Each of us
is to please his neighbor for his good, to his edification. For even Christ
did not please Himself; but as it is written, "the reproaches of those who
reproached you fell on me."
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question #10
John 4:34 -- Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the
will of Him who sent Me and to accomplish His work.
John 17:4 -- "I glorified You on the earth, having
accomplished the work which You have given Me to do.
Matthew 26:39 -- And He went a little beyond them, and
fell on His face and prayed, saying, "My Father, if it is possible, let this
cup pass from Me; yet not as I will, but as You will."
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question #11
1 Corinthians 15:1-4 -- Now I make known to you, brethren,
the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received, in which also you
stand, by which also you are saved, if you hold fast the word which I preached
to you, unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you as of first
importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to
the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third
day according to the Scriptures,
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question #12
1 Corinthians 1:18 -- For the word of the cross is
foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is
the power of God.
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question #13
Romans 1:16 -- For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it
is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first
and also to the Greek.
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question #14
1 Corinthians 15:14 -- and if Christ has not been raised,
then our preaching is vain, your faith also is vain.
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question #15
