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Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. But when he saw
the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”
31 Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you
doubt?”
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32 And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down. Then those who were in the boat
worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”

Jesus told those he taught to “Get out of your boat!” He asked them to sell all they had and follow Him.
As a great teacher, he asked his audience to RESPOND to his lessons and take some sort of action.

7. Jesus was a Teacher Who Taught with Authority and Purpose
On several occasions, Jesus was approached and questioned about his authority as a leader. In Luke’s
Gospel, Jesus was asked about his authority.
Luke 20:1-8 One day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the good
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news, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, together with the elders, came up to him. “Tell us by
what authority you are doing these things,” they said. “Who gave you this authority?”
3 He replied, “I will also ask you a question. Tell me: John’s baptism—was it from heaven, or of human
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origin?”
5 They discussed it among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask, ‘Why didn’t you
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believe him?’ But if we say, ‘Of human origin,’ all the people will stone us, because they are persuaded
that John was a prophet.”
7 So they answered, “We don’t know where it was from.”
8 Jesus said, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”

Matthew 7:28- 29 When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his
teaching, because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law.

Jesus taught by the authority of God. His openly displayed his knowledge of Scripture and how to apply
it to the situations he found people in. A great teacher will be recognized as a teacher who, on behalf of
Jehovah mighty, speaks to his class.

8. Jesus was a Teacher Who Taught His Disciples to Talk to God
“One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord,
teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” – Luke 11:1

In the Gospel of Luke and Matthew, Jesus teaches his disciples how they should pray to God. Here is the
familiar “Lord’s Prayer” in Matthew chapter 6.

Matthew 6:9-13 “This, then, is how you should pray:
“‘Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.

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