Jesus Reflection Essay
1/19/2014
Jesus Reflection Essay The three topics that I love the most are Jesus teachings, death and resurrection, and Jesus return. All aspects are important but reading about how Jesus reached those around Him and how he promised to return and show us who He really is, gives hope for the hopeless. The scriptures that highlight these events are Matthew 5-7, Luke 15, Luke 22-24 and Matthew 24. In Matthew 5-7, Jesus makes it a point to tell the disciples and those he is teaching that he is not here to remove the commandments but here to fulfill them. He explains each commandment that was written on the tablets. Jesus also teaches us how to pray and gives us a guide. The Lords Prayer is a perfect example to praying to the father. Jesus taught with authority and this amazed the crowds of people. Matthew 7:28-29 says, “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.” Even though in the scriptures listed above Jesus isn’t using his usual teaching style, my favorite is when he teaches in parables. Jesus used these to reach those who do not understand. He uses them to relate to peoples situations. Many times in my life, I have been sitting in church thinking that there was no hope. The preacher used a parable taught by Jesus and I was able to receive what the Holy Spirit was saying. I was also able to be set free. Jesus taught with authority because he is the Son of God. When the time came for the betrayal, Jesus told his disciples to go and prepare for them to partake in the Passover feast. It was then that he would explain that he would be betrayed by one of them and also be denied. Jesus knew the pain he was about to experience so he went to pray. In Luke 22-24, Jesus suffers the mocking and beatings from the guards, is denied, betrayed, crucified, and resurrected. This is so important to the prophecies that Jesus was sent to fulfill.
Jesus Reflection Essay The three topics that I love the most are Jesus teachings, death and resurrection, and Jesus return. All aspects are important but reading about how Jesus reached those around Him and how he promised to return and show us who He really is, gives hope for the hopeless. The scriptures that highlight these events are Matthew 5-7, Luke 15, Luke 22-24 and Matthew 24. In Matthew 5-7, Jesus makes it a point to tell the disciples and those he is teaching that he is not here to remove the commandments but here to fulfill them. He explains each commandment that was written on the tablets. Jesus also teaches us how to pray and gives us a guide. The Lords Prayer is a perfect example to praying to the father. Jesus taught with authority and this amazed the crowds of people. Matthew 7:28-29 says, “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.” Even though in the scriptures listed above Jesus isn’t using his usual teaching style, my favorite is when he teaches in parables. Jesus used these to reach those who do not understand. He uses them to relate to peoples situations. Many times in my life, I have been sitting in church thinking that there was no hope. The preacher used a parable taught by Jesus and I was able to receive what the Holy Spirit was saying. I was also able to be set free. Jesus taught with authority because he is the Son of God. When the time came for the betrayal, Jesus told his disciples to go and prepare for them to partake in the Passover feast. It was then that he would explain that he would be betrayed by one of them and also be denied. Jesus knew the pain he was about to experience so he went to pray. In Luke 22-24, Jesus suffers the mocking and beatings from the guards, is denied, betrayed, crucified, and resurrected. This is so important to the prophecies that Jesus was sent to fulfill.