Jesus

• Covenants of the Old Testament

  • Noah - no longer destroy the world by flood
  • Abraham - blessed Abraham's people, marked by circumcision
  • Moses - 10 commandments
  • David - promised "anointed leader"
• John the Baptist seen as a prophet, told of someone after him - a savior
• Baptism


  • Jesus asked to be baptised (example for Christians)
  • John refuses at first as Jesus has no original sin
• When Jesus was baptized, a voice from Heaven said "this is my son with whom I am well pleased" and sent a dove - Trinity
• Start of Jesus' ministry
• Miracles


  • Heals a man with leprosy "I am willing" "be clean"
  • Raised Lazarus from the dead "I am the resurrection and life. The one who believes in me will live even though he dies, and whoever lives and believes in me will never die"
• Sermon on the Mount

  • Beatitudes - blessings
  • Antitheses - contradictions, e.g. "love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you"
  • True discipleship - don't follow rules blindly
  • Treasures in heaven, not worldly wealth
  • True righteousness - "first take the plank out of your own eye, then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye"
  • The narrow gateway - "it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God"
  • Building on solid foundations - "everyone who hears these words and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand"
• Parables


  • The good Samaritan - man attacked by thieves, priest and Levite passed by but Samaritan helped him and paid for a room at the inn