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4. Jesus Was a Teacher Who Could Teach Scholars
The parables of Jesus are strong examples of how Jesus could teach to the young, simple, and
uneducated. His ability to teach was recognized by the highly educated teachers of the first century.

Luke 5:17 One day Jesus was teaching, and Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. They
had come from every village of Galilee and from Judea and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was
with Jesus to heal the sick.

Was Jesus Just a Great Teacher?

4.4 Let’s Practice…

1. What did Jesus have to do, just like we do, to prepare to be a good teacher?

2. According to Luke 4:14, what made Jesus’ teaching far exceed the teachings of the Pharisees
and Sadducees?

3. What made Jesus’ teaching unique?

4. Jesus’ ministry was one of _______________________________.

5. Jesus was also able to teach the scholars of His day. Who were they?

4.5 Let’s Personalize this lesson…

Activity: In what ways could you “copy” what Jesus did within your teaching ministry. List
some ways:

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