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3 He replied, “I will also ask you a question. Tell me: John’s baptism—was it from heaven, or of human
origin?”
5 They discussed it among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask, ‘Why didn’t you
believe him?’ But if we say, ‘Of human origin,’ all the people will stone us, because they are persuaded
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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.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.”

This prayer that Jesus taught his disciples had 6 foundations to build upon

1. Honor the God of Creation
2. Ask for God’s Kingdom to come to earth
3. Ask God to supply today’s needs
4. Ask to be forgiven of acts of sin with a qualification: As we forgive those who sin against us.
5. Direct us away from temptation
6. Protect us from evil

These characteristics of Jesus’ teaching serve as an example to us that we may emulate those traits to
become great teachers also. Jesus also used a variety of methods in his teaching to which we certainly
should pay close attention.

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