Lesson 1: CLE 10

Central Moral Message of Jesus

 Kingdom of God
 Central moral message of Jesus
 Proclamation of the Kingdom of God
 Can be found on the 1st Chapter of the
Gospel of Mark (NOTE: 1st Chapter of
the Bible Written)
 Moral lesson featuring ordinary
 Essential
Essential Qualities
 Creating and Growing Power
 Immeasurable value
 Universality
Parable of the mustard seed
(Creating and Growing Power)
Parable of the Leaven/ Yeast
(Creating and Growing Power)
Parable of the Hidden Treasure
(Immeasurable Value)
Parable of the Pearl
(Immeasurable Value)
Parable of the Dragnet
(Universality)
= God’s presence
Words Deeds
 Service- give ourselves to
others in a habitual, firm,
Parables decisive
way of life Healings
quality of God’s  Cure people of different
Kingdom diseases
1. Lepers
2. Peter’s Mother in law
3. Paralyzed man
4. Woman with hemorrhage
Exorcism
 Process bys which demons are
cast out of a person
Represents the active growth of 1. Syrophoenician woman’s
the church from a small start even
daughter
if it was confronted by hardships
2. Synagogue in Capernaum
Progress of the Church despite
3. Mary Magdalene’s Seven
spirit of evil
Demon’s
Kingdom of God has the greatest
worth and not compared with 4. Exorcism of the Gerasene
anything else Demoniac
Miracles
Great value of the Kingdom. Give  An event that is not explicable
up everything for Christ by natural or scientific laws and
Good and evil are the same but is therefore considered to be the
will be separated on judgement work of a divine intervention
day. Salvation, Eschatology. 1. Wedding at Cana (Jesus 1st
 Eschatological Miracle)
 Something that is 2. Feeding the Multitude
both present and 3. Jesus walking on water
future 4. Calming the storm
 Relating to death Other Symbolic Gestures
judgement and final  Deeds and events that made
destiny of the soul God’s presence known
 Greek word 1. Jesus eating with social and
“eschaton” religious outcasts
referring to 2. Cleansing of the temple
something proper 3. The last supper
to the end of time 4. Crucifixion of Jesus