Teaching Report
Time required: 3 hours (2 preparing, 1 teaching)
A. My Lesson
- I prepared a lesson about why Jesus would call ‘sinners’ instead of righteous men. The reason I chose this was because it was the next topic that we were to discuss in studying the calling of Matthew. I wanted to convince the class that the reason he called sinners was because they needed to be saved.
- Order of Questions and findings
o Short Answer
The sinners are the ones in need of help (vs. 12)
They can realize and vocalize their need for a Savior
True, the Pharisees were looking for the Messiah…however, they did not need someone to teach them
The disciples were teachable
o Longer Answer
I believe that Christ was showing us an evangelistic strategy
He was developing the leaders of His church
Each man with a different story/background/heritage
All knew of the coming Messiah
He had a heart for the lost
• He was seeking out the lost
- Pastor Joe’s Response:
o He told me that I did well. However, I prodded him to tell me more about what I did well. He told me that it was apparent that I read around so that I knew what I was speaking of. He said that I was very assertive and seemed able to fit the role of Master/Teacher.
o When I asked where I needed to improve, he was a little quicker than I would have liked him to be with a response. He said that I didn’t do what he really asked. He wanted me to inductively dissect the text. That I needed to be more prepared.
B. Questions
- Is the study, inductively, more important than any other? Or are there studies that can be done that are just as relevant?
- Can I, as a master-teacher, be more assertive in asking questions? How much is too much, when pressing for an answer?
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Joey,
ReplyDeleteSounds like you had a good lesson and did your homework. I don’t understand why your supervisor said that you did not do what he asked you. I believe that the best way to study the Bible is inductively. I’m not saying that any other kinds of studies are irrelevant and worthless, but the best way to dig into God’s Word is by inductively picking it apart. Maybe your supervisor wanted you to spend more time on it and see what it says to you for your own life? I’m not sure though.
I think that if you are the teacher you should be as assertive as you want in asking questions. If you are leading the group and trying to teach them a biblical truth, then you should and probably will have to ask them questions and push them a little to respond. When pushing for an answer, I think that you go until someone finally says what they are thinking. At the college age, I would hope that they are past the typical Sunday school answers and are willing to enter into a discussion with their teacher. If they don’t agree with something then they should have the fortitude to speak up and voice their opinion. Sounds like you learned a lot from this experience. Keep up the work! God bless you!
Chris
1. I don’t think any type of study is more important than another. As long as it is exegetical and not eisegetical, then it’ll wield results that will glorify God.
ReplyDelete2. I have the same problem. I tend to be more diplomatic, and non-confrontational. It’s important to realize that that’s not exactly how Jesus did it. Sometimes, there was a need to be firm, and He was.