Message Notes

YAG 17th RETREAT
SESSION #7
Saturday, 25 May 2013
Time: 9.00am
Theme: “Your Word I Have Hidden In My Heart”

N. THE TEACHINGS OF THE LORD JESUS

1. It is written            Matthew 4:4

2. I did not come to destroy but to fulfil            Matthew 5:17

3. Sayings of Jesus            Matthew 5-7

4. Building on the sayings of Jesus            Matthew 7:24-25

5. The Kingdom of God            Matthew 13

6. Discipleship            Matthew 10; Luke 6

7. Life abundant and eternal in Christ            John 3, 5, 6, 10

O. UNIQUE SAYINGS OF JESUS

1. His Person

a) I am the Bread of Life            John 6
b) I am the Light of the world            John 8, 9
c) I am the Door            John 10
d) I am the Good Shepherd            John 10
e) I am the Resurrection and the Life            John 11
f) I am the Way, the Truth and the Life            John 14
g) I am the Vine            John 15

2. Call to Follow Him

a) Fishers of men            Matthew 4:19
b) Seeking the Kingdom of God            Matthew 6:33
c) Discipleship            Matthew 10:24; Luke 6:40
d) Being worthy            Matthew 10:37-39; Luke 9:62
e) Knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven            Matthew 13:11-12

3. Personal Life of Jesus

a) A Spirit-filled Life            Luke 4:18-19
b) Fulfilling of the Scriptures            Luke 4:21; Hebrews 10:5-7
c) Suffering            Luke 9:11; John 12:24
d) Commitment to do His Father’s will            John 4:34; 9:4
e) Closeness to the Father            John 5:19
f) Prayer Life

i) Planned prayer life            Mark 1:35
ii) Spontaneous prayer            Luke 10:21
iii) Disciplined prayer efforts (fasting)            Matthew 4; Luke 4
iv) Intercessory prayer            Hebrews 5:7-8; Matthew 26:36-46

g) His love

i) No greater love            John 13:1
ii) A new commandment to love            John 13:34-35
iii) Outpouring of God’s love            Romans 5:5, 8
iv) Knowledge of Christ’s love            Ephesians 3:17-19

4. What personal word of Jesus have we taken heed of?

a) Concerning Faith
b) Concerning Life
c) Concerning Ministry