CFE 103 POWER POINT For PRELIMS1

CHAPTER I: MISSION AND THE

JESUS EVENT

INTRODUCTION

As followers of Jesus, we see

in Him and in His life the model
for participating in God’s
redemptive act. He is the content
and process of doing mission.
LESSON 1: THE INCARNATION AS GOD’S
CONTEXTUALIZATION OF HIMSELF
Activity:
1. Share an experience in which you failed to
understand somebody.
2. Share an experience in which somebody
failed to understand you.
3. What insight/s can be drawn
from this sharing.
It is a requirement for understanding
others that we are aware of what they are
going through or that we have experienced
what they are experiencing. That is why we
sometimes hear people say, “Hindi mo
naranasan ang pinagdaanan ko.” And
authentic solidarity or unity with others can
only be had after one has immersed himself
in their own situation. We can only
understand and be truly united with people
if we experience what they experience.
It is this real solidarity with humanity that
John speaks about when he talks about the
Word.
The Prologue of John’s
Gospel (Jn 1:1-5)
On its face, the prologue of the Gospel
of John reminds us of the first Genesis
creation story in which God creates with
the power of His Word. John equates this
Word to Jesus, who, for him, is God’s
creative and powerful Word, revealing God
and redeeming humanity. And it says that
even if this Word is the source of creation,
it “became flesh and dwelt among us.” He
became totally one with creation, totally
one of us. This is expressed in the
theological term “incarnation” – God
immersing Himself in His own creation.
1. The mystery of the Incarnation (God
becoming a human being in Jesus;
Immanuel), is God:
a. reaching out to the whole of creation
b. immersing Himself in the very concrete
situation of His people. In the words of
the Old Testament, He “pitched His
tent among His people.”
2. God’s vision/dream for creation (Jn. 10:10 –
Fullness of Life)
3. Jesus’ life and ministry as the
concretization of God’s vision (dream) and
mission (action) for creation.
As missionaries we incarnate
Jesus by immersing ourselves in the life
of others through:
1. exerting effort to sincerely know our
neighbors, our classmates, and those whom we
come in contact with daily;
2. helping our classmates in their academic
difficulties; and
3. studying the situation of our communities to
be able to contribute to the solutions of
problems
LESSON 2: JESUS’ RELATIONSHIP
WITH GOD
Activity:
1. Make a list of words we use to address our
parents.
2. Which among those listed do you use to call
your parents?
3. What do the terms you use to call your parents
reveal about your relationship with them?
4. How is your relationship with your parents?
Our relationship with our
parents is revealed by how we address
them. In the Filipino culture, as it is in
other cultures, we have a lot of words
that suggest reverence for parents. Even
in the culture of Jesus, words of
reverence are reserved for parents and
elders.
Jesus Teaches His Disciples
How to Pray to the Father/
The Lord’s Prayer
( Mt. 6:7-13 )
The Inspired Word of God tells us

that the Lord’s prayer indicates the kind of
relationship Jesus had with God, His
Father which every missionary must have.
Joachim Jeremias, a biblical scholar,
said that one indication of the kind of
relationship Jesus had with God is His use of
the word “Abba” which, according to Him, is
an intimate term for “father” – a term used
by children in Jesus’ culture. It suggests
therefore that Jesus’ relationship with God
is intimate, trusting, characterized by love,
and freedom.
It is this relationship with God that
enabled Jesus to care for others and to fight
for those oppressed in society. Jesus teaches
us to call God “Abba.” And therefore, He also
calls us to a mission of solidarity with the
suffering and the oppressed. This is a
necessary consequence of our being sons and
daughters of a God whom we call “Abba.”
Jesus’ relationship with God is
1. Important in understanding how Jesus
saw His mission
2. Characterized by intimacy as seen in His
a. prayer life
b. attitudes
c. preaching and dealing with people
3. Source of Jesus’ passion for His mission
- Jesus is passionate because God is
passionate.
4. Jesus saw His mission as fidelity to His
relationship with God.
- Jesus’ “food” as doing the Father’s will
5. Jesus saw God’s will as primary and
ultimate
- “Not My will but Your will be done.”
As missionaries, we must exert effort to
improve our relationship with God as Father by:
1. studying hard so that we will be able to help our
parents in the future;
2. Making it a regular practice to express our love
and appreciation towards our parents and elders;
3. Knowing the content of the Senior Citizen’s Act
and helping implement/observe its provisions.
Vocation Month
Rosary month:
Mission Month:
LESSON 3: THE CHURCH’S MISSION IS
PATTERNED ON THE JESUS’ MISSION
Activity: Share an experience of

liberation.
Students can have many experiences of
“liberation.” Such experiences are what keep
students going despite the difficulties of
student life. In life, these experiences of
momentary freedom from suffering and
oppression are sources of strength and
inspiration amidst difficulties. The following
biblical text points to these experiences.
Jesus’ Speech before the
start of His ministry in the
Synagogue
(Lk. 4: 18-20)
This is the so-called “programmatic
speech” in which Jesus, according to
Luke, outlines His program of action
following a text from Isaiah. Because the
text came from Isaiah, Luke presents
Jesus as falling within the traditions of
the prophets who speak in behalf of God.
The theme that runs through this program
is liberation from any form of
enslavement, material, social, physical, or
spiritual. For Luke, the mission of Jesus is
total human well-being in all its
dimensions. Such is the mission of the
Church. Such is the mission of individual
Christians.
Jesus’ ministry was:
1. Liberating
a. Liberation as a theme of Jesus’
ministry is suggested by the so-called
programmatic speech (Lk. 4:18-20)
b. Liberation theme is seen in His
teachings (parables, sayings,
critiques) and practice (table
fellowship, healings, manner of
relating).
c. Prophetic character of mission as
liberating – experience of encounter,
confrontation, and challenge
2. Hope-bearing
a. Jesus’ teachings and practice as
source of hope for the suffering and
the marginalized
b. Relevant texts: the programmatic
speech (Lk. 4:18-20);
the beatitudes (Lk. 6:20-23)
healing stories
3. Inclusive
a. Jesus’ teachings and practice as
boundary-shattering, inclusive,
reaching out. These are suggested by
His parables, table practice, healing.
b. Relevant texts: The Parable of the
Good Samaritan; parables about the
kingdom; stories about Jesus eating
with outcasts; healing of the woman
with hemorrhage.
As missionaries, we help others
experience liberation and hope by:
1. lending a helping hand to a classmate or
a friend who is going through a difficult
situation;
2. the practice of inclusion in which one
respects and seeks to understand perspectives
that are different from his/hers;
3. being critical and observant as regards
reasoning that promotes lies as truth and
corrupt as righteous.
LESSON 4: THEMISSION GOAL:
KINGDOM OF GOD
Activity:
1. What is the kingdom of God, based on your
belief?
2. Where do we find it?
3. How can one be a part of it?
We are used to believe that God’s kingdom is up
there above the skies, where our soul will go when
we die without sin, or after our sins are forgiven
through the prayers of our loved ones. But for
Jesus, God’s kingdom is within us and among us
whenever we allow God to reign in and among us.
The Parable of the Leaven
(Mt. 13:33)
God’s reign is powerfully
transformative like a leaven on a
dough. When the values of the
Kingdom are permitted to affect
society, great change will take place.
The disciple’s role is to create
opportunities for the Kingdom to
grow.
The core of Jesus’ ministry (teaching
and practice) is summed up in the concept
“Kingdom of God.” This is a master symbol
concretizing within the Jewish context of
Jesus’ time what God wants and does for
His people. Some descriptions of the
Kingdom are:
1. Holistic: including the socio-political
and economic (in all aspects)
2. Present and future: concerned about
the here and now and not just the
after-life (here and now and the yet
to come)
3. Gift and task: God makes the
Kingdom a reality but we are
instruments.
As missionaries, we help concretize the
the notion of the Kingdom by:
1. Willingly forgiving those who hurt us and
asking forgiveness from those we hurt, and
dialoguing with those with whom we do not
see eye to eye.
2. Joining groups that work for social justice,
peace, and the alleviation of poverty;
3. Becoming law-abiding citizens, willing to
uphold democratic institutions and processes;
4. Refusing to join in the perpetuation of lies
and hatred through technology and other
forms of mass media.

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CHAPTER I: MISSION AND THE

As followers of Jesus, we see

The Inspired Word of God tells us

Activity: Share an experience of

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