Study Questions _ Jesus, the authoritative teacher

1. In what areas do you have a responsibility to be a teacher – formal or informal?

2. Reflect on the following statement:
“Authoritative teaching is that which creates a desire for learning, not that which forces information on others.”

3. Share an experience of authoritative and/or authoritarian teachers

4. Read Mark 12: 38 – 40. What are some 21st Century equivalents to the actions of these ‘scribes’ or ‘teachers of the law”?

5. What do you make of Matthew 28: 18 – 20 in regard to ‘going with Jesus’ authority’? What difference does this make?

6. Which teaching of Jesus has had a profound influence on your living?