Dear Family,
Today is Sabbath, May 16, 2026. Today is Day 42, and Day 7 of Week 6 in our Count to Pentecost.
Jesus was a Teacher “come from God.” He is the greatest Teacher ever. 2000 years ago, the Jewish community referred to Him as “Rabbi” which basically means teacher or master. And many Jews today speak of Jesus as a Teacher. For example, we see Nicodemus equated the title Rabbi with that of Teacher.
John 3:2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto Him; Rabbi, we know that Thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that Thou doest, except God be with Him.
Jesus’ teachings were different from that of the scribes.
Matthew 7:29 For He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. Jesus taught with authority because He knew exactly what He was teaching.
When He was 12 years old, He was already preparing for His adult teachings by studying the Scriptures and asking questions to learn to share the Scriptures. Luke 2: 41-52 shows Jesus in the temple with the scribes.
As our Great Teacher, Jesus was the Perfect Example of what He taught. And, He has commissioned us, His Disciples/Students to follow in His footsteps.
Matthew 28 shows that just before His ascension, Jesus instructed His followers to continue His job of teaching what He had taught to them.
We are learning today to teach as Jesus did. As we study the Holy Scriptures and fellowship with one another, we are to teach and admonish one another.
Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Today, True Disciples have access to God’s Spirit for our continuing education. Let us all remember that our Great Teacher left us with the commission to teach others to observe what He taught and exemplified.
Ben Faulkner, Pastor
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