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T H E K I N G ’ S B U S I N E S S
March 1926
The Dooryerd of N an reth , oa the Sloplaa Galilean Hllla W e can almost picture the patriarchs as having a part In this busy scene The M on toy r conspicuous feature o f the life o f this age old community fo r countless ^ " ‘ urles oast The has varied but little since our Lord trod Its streets and lanes, and Its daily routine of business ana social scarcely changed w ith the passing years. tjtsJsX U lw Jesus, the Teacher ' J ' Rev. Keith L Brooks, U
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little men. “ Be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient" (2 Tim. 2:24 ). "Comfort the feebleminded, be patient toward all men” (1 These. 5:14 ). Jesus, the Teacher, was ajways tender and considerate of the feelings of others. Some of our modern teachers become extremely dignified and get away from the finer type of sympathy that makes a good teacher. Think of the Master’s attitude toward women, outcasts, the poor and little children, and you have one of the secrets of His great success as a Teacher. E ARNEST on every occasion. His integrity was manifest whether His audience was large or small. How often the fire of the modern religious teacher is measured by the size of the audience or whether or not it is a special occa sion. To Jesus, no group was common, no person insignificant. His motto seemed to be, “ EVERY OCCASION UNIQUE." Let the Sunday School teacher get this thought and it will revolutionize his work. A young min ister who complained of his small con gregations wsb reminded by an old
the question by looking at the Great Teacher, and we shall assemble our points under the letters of the name JESUS. J UDICIOUS and JUST. A teacher needs to be very wise and consid erate. “ In Him are hid alhjthe treas ures of wisdom and knowledge,” yet never do we find Him browbeating anyone. He reasoned with men and asked them questions designed to make them think out the problem for themselves. “ He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes” (Matt. 7 :29 ), yet how patient He was, even with inexcusable stupid ity, shallowness and blind prejudice. ” He was moved with compassion toward them because they were as sheep not having a shepherd, and he began to teach them many things” (Mark 6:34 ). A certain modernist once remarked that usually the expression “ the masses” meant "them asses” . But the Great Teacher did not so regard even the most stupi ESUS- was pre-eminently a Teacher. Thinking m e n were immediately impressed with His gift along this line. Nlcodemus in opening his interview with Jesus, made a complimentary ref erence to His teaching ability: “ We know thou art a teacher come from God.” Both friends and enemies refer to Him as a Teacher. Over 50 times the noun “ teacher” is used in connec tion with Him. His followers were known as “ disciples” (learners), the word being used some 250 times. The world sorely needs safe spiritual teachers. Our Lord in His parting in structions exhorted His disciples to go forth as teachers (Matt. 28:18-20). The mission of the church cannot be realized apart from this program. The Apostle Paul exhorted: "Give attend ance to reading, to exhortation, to teaching” (1 Tim. 4 :13 ). Many pas tors sermonize well but they are poor teachers. We need men and women who can expound the Word of God and feed the people of God. What are the qualities of a good teacher? Perhaps we can best answer
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