1. Jesus: Our Example in Reaching the Lost

2. WE are to follow the example of Jesus 1 Cor. 11:1, “Imitate me, as I also imitate Christ.” 1 Pet. 2:21-23 1 John 2:6 Ephesians 5:1-2 Disciples

3. Jesus – His Mission Matt. 9:13, “For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” John 12:47, “I did not come to judge the world but to save the world”

4. Jesus – His Mission Luke 19:10, “for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” Jesus also died to make our salvation possible

5. Jesus – His Example Acts 10:38, “…who went about doing good…” Matt. 20:28, “just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”

6. Jesus – His Example He realized His mission John 9:4, work while it is day John 5:17, “I have been working”

7. Jesus – His Example He realized His mission Luke 4:43, “but He said to them, ‘I must preach the kingdom of God to the other cities also, because for this purpose I have been sent.’”

8. Jesus – His Example He taught publicly Matt. 9:35 Matt. 5:1-2 The sermon on the mount Luke 4:20-22 at Nazareth He attracted crowds

9. Jesus – His Example He taught privately John 3:1-5 - Nicodemus John 4:6-8 – The Samaritan woman Luke 19:1-10 – Zacchaeus Luke 10:38-42 - Mary Luke 18:18-23 - the rich, your ruler

10. Jesus – He Taught His Apostles He trained them and taught them John 14:25,26, 16:13 Matt. 9:35-38– “…The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”

11. Jesus – He Taught His Apostles He trained them and taught them Matt. 10:5-15 – sent them out to build them up John 4:35 – “Do you not say, ‘There are still four months and then comes the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest!”

12. Jesus – He Taught His Apostles He trained them and taught them John 15:16 – they were appointed to bear fruit. The great commission Matt. 28:18-20, Mark 16:15-16, Luke 24:46-49

13. Jesus – He Taught About Teaching He sent out 70 2x2 – Lk. 10:1-23 Matt. 5:13-16, He spoke of example Luke 8:4-13 - The parable of the Sower (cf. Matt. 13:18 ) Luke 15:1-7 – Parable of lost sheep

14. Jesus – He Taught About Teaching Luke 14:15-24 – parable of the great supper Plentiful harvest Great commission (not just to Apostles)

15. Jesus – Our Example! Our mission – to reach the lost, Mark 16:15, 2 Cor. 5:10-11 How? By example – Phil. 2:5 By caring Publicly – assemblies Privately

16. Jesus – Our Example! Teach others to teach 2 Tim. 2:2, “And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.”

17. Is Jesus our example even in this?