Characteristics of Jesus’ Ministry

  [299 words] There has never been a greater example on this earth of what we ought to strive for than Jesus the Christ. He has done all things well (Mark 7:37), and Christians desire to be conformed to His image (Romans 8:29). So as we seek to minister to the world around us, what characteristics of Christ’s ministry should we seek to imitate? Jesus taught: Repentance. Jesus came to call sinners to repentance (Matthew 4:17; 9:13). Repentance means a change of mind followed by a change of action. We must conform our thoughts to God’s, and conform our actions as well. As Christians, we are duty-bound to imitate Jesus’ preaching on repentance (Luke 24:46-47; Acts 17:30).  Discipling. A disciple is a learner or imitator of another. Jesus called disciples by telling them to follow Him, and He promised to make them fishers of men (Matt. 4:19). He also told…