Category Archives: Tips on Teaching

Jesus covered many different topics in the Sermon on the Mount, but he ended it by using the illustration of building a house on either the rock or sand. This illustration is the main point of the entire Sermon, which … Continue reading →

“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you” (Matt. 7:7). Mnemonics are devices that help the audience to remember the important parts of the message. The mnemonic … Continue reading →

Organize your main point and supporting points so that your audience can follow you. Your supporting points could be examples which illustrate your main point or reasons why your main point is true or points that explain your main point. … Continue reading →

“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned?” (Matt. 5:13). Jesus often asked question in his teachings. Asking questions gets the audience involved. It stirs up interest. It gets … Continue reading →

“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men. You are the light of the … Continue reading →

“Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who … Continue reading →

Jesus began the Sermon on the Mount with what we call the Beatitudes (Matt. 5:3-10). Notice how each Beatitude follows the same structure: “Blessed are…, for they (or theirs)….” Using a structure repetitively helps the listener to remember the message. … Continue reading →

“Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying: ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, For they shall inherit … Continue reading →

“Great multitudes followed Him—from Galilee, and from Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan. And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to him” (Matt. 4:25-5:1). When Jesus preached the … Continue reading →

“And so it was, when Jesus had ended these sayings, that the people were astonished at His teaching, for He taught as one having authority, and not as the scribes” (Matt. 7:28-29). When the scribes taught the law, they would … Continue reading →