The First Conclusion

Jesus – arguably even by his opposition as one of the best teachers - taught all kinds of crowds and individuals.  He connected with his audience of listeners, big or small, no matter who they were.  He could sense the hearts of men and teach directly to their hearts.  Jesus passed on truth to far more than the next generation after him.

Our greatest asset in teaching everyone like He did is the Spirit of God that lives in us and can reveal to us what is unknown.  To connect, to discern, to know what to teach and in what moment to teach it is not an art but a gift.  The gift is wisdom and guidance.  The giver is God.  The gift comes in the form of the Spirit of God that resides in each believer in Jesus Christ.

Jesus went off to pray.  Jesus stayed connected with His Father – God – while on earth.  Jesus shared the Spirit of God with God.  We are now part of that heritage.  Heirs not only to the Kingdom of God but children who share that Spirit of God.

Being quiet, preparing your heart in prayer, living a clean life, walking in the Spirit long before you need to teach – these are all things that allow us to hear in our hearts what we should say with our mouths.  Living in unity, peace and in love with God and our fellows ushers us into a healthy relationship that is prone to and dependent on the Spirit of God speaking to and directing us.  No non-believer will or can understand this direction until he has the Spirit inside.  No believer can ever forget that once, twice or always that God’s Spirit directed him.

However, it takes dedication, practice, respect and time to hear from God on all topics.  In the area of teaching truth to the next generation of believers, preparation should include a constant discipline of learning so that we know the heart of God, the entire recorded message of God and the character of God long before we ever teach.  In the areas of knowing what to teach, when to teach, who to teach, how to teach and why to teach, preparation should include a long discipline of listening to God and sitting quietly getting guidance long before we ever teach.

With a history and heritage of knowing truth and hearing from God’s Spirit, we might actually begin to adequately and maturely teach Truth to others in such a way that we teach all kinds of crowds and individuals, connect with audiences of listeners, big or small, no matter who they were, sense the hearts of men and teach directly to their hearts.

We need to be like Jesus.  We need to know Our Father and His Ways.  We need to be filled with the Spirit.