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Lesson 6 : Gospel Book – New Testament

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Lesson 6 : Gospel Book – New Testament
Books : Matthew, Mark, Luke and John

Specific Objectives

By the end of this session, the student will be able to:

  1. Name the first division of the bible (Gospel Books)
  2. Tell how many Gospel books consists of
  3. List all the Gospel books
  4. Determine the meaning and purpose of the Gospel  
  5. Recite the memory verse

Bible Reference

2 Timothy 3:16 “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,” 

Joshua 1:8 “Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.”

Words to Remember

  • Gospel –means “good news.” 
  • Synoptic Gospel- is based on a Greek word meaning “common view.” The gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke are considered synoptic gospels on the basis of many similarities between them that are not shared by the Gospel of John. “Synoptic” means here that they can be “seen” or “read together,” indicating the many parallels that exist among the three. The synoptic gospels are the source of many popular stories, parables, and sermons. They include many of the same stories, often in a similar sequence and in similar wording. 

Pre-Session Activity

Greet the children as they arrive. To this activity make the student realize that the gospel needs to share and important even to their lives this will introduce the new lesson. See unto the next page the following instruction on how to play or use them.

  • Beginners :  Bible Telephone, White as snow, Treasure hunting
  • Primary & Intermediate:  Paper folding Salvation, Bible Telephone, Pocket Illustration, Tea bag Gospel, White as snow,  Towel and jar, Pepper and Dishwashing soap,Treasure Hunting, Gospel magic String

LESSON PROPER

  1. PREPARATION and MOTIVATION
    Teacher, review what we have learned so far about the Bible.
    (Make sure that all students will be able to answer all the questions correctly)

    1. What are the two primary divisions of the Bible? (Old & New Testament)
    2. How many books the Bible consists of? (66 books)
    3. How many books the Old Testament consists of? (39 books)
    4. How many books the New Testament consists of? (27 books)
    5. Recite all the Books of Old Testament.Teacher: Today we will learn about the 4 books called “Gospel Books” from the New Testament.
  2. INTRODUCTION
    The New Testament, as usually received in the Christian Churches, is made up of twenty-seven different books attributed to eight different authors, six of whom are numbered among the Apostles (Matthew, John, Paul, James, Peter, Jude) and two among their immediate disciples (Mark, Luke).The New Testament was not written all at once. The books that compose it appeared one after another in the space of fifty years, i.e. in the second half of the first century. The first four books of the New Testament are known as the Gospels. These books tell us about the life, ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. They are named for their authors: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.Each Gospel is about the same character and the same general narrative, and so they all share several elementsThe New Testament gospels tell the story of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection and proclaim the good news of God’s victory over the powers of sin and death. Although the four gospels all tell the story of Jesus, each does so in a distinctive way, emphasizing particular aspects of Jesus’ identity and mission. Matthew, Mark, and Luke are often called the “synoptic” gospels. These three gospels recount many of the same miracles and similar sayings and parables. The gospel of John relates many miracles and encounters that are not found in the other gospels, and instead of parables it contains long discourses about Jesus’ identity.
  1. LESSON
    • MATTHEW
      • The son of Alpheus. is the first Gospel (an account of Jesus’ life and ministry) in the New Testament
      • One of the twelve apostles of Jesus
      • Tax collector- collected taxes from the Hebrew people for Herod Antipashe
      •  would have been literate in Aramaic and Greek 
      • Matthew seems to have written this Gospel to a Jewish Christian audience, so he focuses on Jewish writings and prophecies more so than the other Gospels do.
      • Unlike John, Matthew doesn’t state his purpose explicitly.Matthew tells us the story of Jesus with an emphasis on His role as Messiah, or Christ:
      • Jesus is the son of God. He is conceived by the Holy Spirit in Mary’s womb (Mt 1:18–20), and God endorses Jesus as His beloved Son  (Mt 3:17). He is God incarnate, living among men (Mt 1:23).
      • Jesus is the king. He is the son of King David (Mt 1:1). Jesus repeatedly declares that the kingdom of heaven is at hand (Mt 4:17), and tells many parables about it. The book of Matthew makes more mentions of the “kingdom of heaven” of “kingdom of God” than any of the other Gospels.
      • Jesus is the promised savior. He is the son of Abraham, through whom God had promised to bless all nations of the earth. Matthew emphasizes the Old Testament prophecies that Jesus fulfills, from His birth (Mt 1:22–23; 2:5–6,17–18) through His ministry and right up to His death and resurrection. He lives a righteous life, teaches us what it means to be righteous, and dies on a cross so that we can be right with God.Quick outline of Matthew
        1. Jesus’ origins: His birth and baptism (Mt 1–3)
        2. Jesus’ teaching and ministry (Mt 4–25)
        3. Jesus’ sacrifice (Mt 26–27)
        4. Jesus’ resurrection (Mt 28)
    • MARK
      • Mark is the story of what Jesus did for us
      • is the second Gospel (an account of Jesus’ life and ministry) in the New Testament
      • Mark’s stories are not arranged chronologically; instead they’re put together to give us a quick, accurate view of Jesus.This Gospel emphasizes two important characteristics of Jesus Christ
        • His authority as the Son of God
        • His compassionate service to people (particularly in miracles)As you read Mark, you’ll see the word “immediately” repeated often: Mark is a quick, urgent, bold message about who Jesus is and what He did.Quick outline of Mark
          1. Jesus’ authority among the people (Mk 1:1–8:13)
          2. Jesus’ mission and nature revealed to the disciples (Mk 8:14–10:52)
          3. Jesus is tested and crucified (Mk 11–15)
          4. Jesus’ resurrection and commission (Mk 16)
    • LUKE
      • Is the third Gospel (an account of Jesus’ life and ministry) in the New Testament.
      • the longest of the four gospels, but it’s also the the longest book of the New TestamentLuke’s Gospel is written in ways that Jewish and non-Jewish people can understand and appreciate
        In Luke, Jesus is indeed the long-awaited Messiah; He is also the savior of the nations (Lk 2:30–32). Whereas Matthew traces Jesus’ ancestry to Abraham (Mt 1:1), Luke charts His lineage all the way back to Adam (Lk 3:38).  this book is meant to give believers an accurate, chronological understanding of Jesus’ life, ministry, death, and resurrection.Quick outline of Luke
        1. Jesus’ origins (Lk 1–3)
        2. Jesus’ popularity as a prophet grows (Lk 4–9:17)
        3. Opposition to the Son of Man grows (Lk 9:18–19:27)
        4. Jesus’ betrayal, trial, and death (Lk 19:28–23:56)
        5. Jesus’ resurrection (Lk 24)
    • JOHN
      • is the fourth and last Gospel(an account of Jesus’ life and ministry) in the new Testament
      • this narrative begins far, far earlier than the other three. While Mark begins with Jesus’ adult ministry, and Matthew and Luke begin with His physical birth, John opens with the beginning of all creation: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”
      • John wrote three New Testament letters and possibly the prophetic book of Revelation.
      • He was a leader in the early church, and he probably wrote his documents after most of the other New Testament books were already written.
      • The Gospel of John makes a strong argument for Jesus as the exclusive savior, and the only way to know God (Jn 1:18; 14:6). Jesus is greater than the Jewish heroes Moses and Abraham (Jn 1:17; 8:58); Jesus Christ is God in the flesh, and John challenges us to believe in Him.Quick outline of John
        1. Beginnings (Jn 1)
        2. Signs that Jesus is the Christ and Son of God (Jn 2:1–11:46)
          • Turning water to wine (Jn 2)
          • Healing the nobleman’s son (Jn 4:46–54)
          • Healing the sick man at the pool of Bethesda (Jn 5)
          • Feeding 5,000 (Jn 6:1–14)
          • Walking on water (Jn 6:15–21)
          • Healing the blind man (Jn 9)
          • Raising Lazarus from the dead (Jn 11)
        3. Jesus’ final week and teachings (Jn 11:47–17:26)
        4. Jesus’ betrayal, trial, and death (Jn 18–19)
        5. Jesus’ resurrection and encouragement to the disciples (Jn 20–21)

Memory Verse
2 Tim 3:16

  • Beginners : “All Scripture is breathed out by God,”
  • Primary : “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,”
  • Intermediate : “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,” 

Questions to Ponder

  1. What is the First division of the New Testament? (Gospel Books)
  2. How many books the Gospel Books consists of? (4 books)
  3. What does “Gospel” means? (good news)

Life Application

Humans are not perfect. We break God’s laws and do things that make God angry all the time. The Bible calls this sin, and we are all sinners.When we sin and disobey God, we deserve to be punished. The Bible says that the punishment for disobeying God is death — separation from God forever in hell (Romans 6:23).

Because God loves us, he provided a way for us to be rescued from sin and punishment. He sent his son Jesus to Earth. Since Jesus never sinned, he did not deserve to die, but he willingly chose to take our punishment and die in our place — as our substitute. When Jesus died, he didn’t stay dead. God brought him back to life after 3 days, and he is still alive today! This shows us that God accepted Jesus perfect sacrifice for our sin (1 Peter 3:18).

In order to be rescued from sin and punishment, you need to ask God to forgive you for breaking his laws and sinning, believe that Jesus lived a perfect life, died, and came back to life after 3 days, and tell God that you want him to be in charge of your life (Romans 10:9). 

A good news needs to be shared and know by everyone, just like you got perfect score in a test, win a competition, found a treasure, won a medal, top student in a class and many more. The word of God is a good news and we need it to share it to other so they won’t go to the place called “hell” or to know that God loves them for whoever they are or what they’ve done. If we love our family or even our friends, of course you don’t want them to go there, right? Just like what JESUS did for us. Let’s spread the good news! Share Jesus!

Close in Prayer

Father, again, we thank You for our Bibles. They are truly remarkable and special books. I pray that You would in still in our hearts a love for Your word and a desire to read and understand all that You have made sure was written down for us. You’ve given us Your word so that we might have all that we need for life and godliness. And for that we are truly grateful. In Jesus’ name, we pray. AMEN.

 

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