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What two tragedies did people tell Jesus about at the beginning of Luke 13?
Galileans killed by Pilate, and the tower of Siloam falling and killing 18 people.
How many years had the fig tree been fruitless?
Three years.
How many years had she suffered?
Eighteen years.
What tiny seed did Jesus use as a picture of the kingdom?
The mustard seed.
What kind of door did Jesus say we must strive to enter?
The narrow door.
What lesson did Jesus say these tragedies teach?
Everyone must repent or perish.
Who pleaded for more time to care for the tree?
the Gardner
Why was the synagogue ruler upset at Jesus?
Because He healed on the Sabbath.
What did the mustard seed grow into?
A large tree where birds could nest in it's branches.
What will happen to those who wait too long to enter?
The door will be shut, and they will be left outside.
True or False — The people who died in those tragedies were worse sinners than others.
false
What did the gardener plan to do to the fig tree before checking for fruit again?
Dig around it and fertilize it.
What did the gardener plan to do to the tree before checking for fruit again?
Dig around it and fertilize it.
What did Jesus compare the kingdom to besides a seed?
Yeast (leaven).
Who will come from east and west to join the feast in God’s kingdom?
People from all nations.
Complete the verse: “Unless you _______, you too will ______.”
Repent … perish.
“Unless you __repent_, you too will _perish ”
What does the fruitless tree symbolize in Jesus’ teaching?
People (or Israel) not producing the fruit of repentance.
How did Jesus respond to the ruler?
He called him a hypocrite, saying they untie animals on the Sabbath—so why not free a woman?
What does yeast (leaven) do in dough?
It spreads through the whole batch, making it rise.
What did Jesus say about “the first and the last”?
Some who are last will be first, and some who are first will be last.
What the disaster is mentioned in the opening verses?
The collapse of the tower of Siloam.
What physical problem did the woman have?
She was bent over and couldn’t straighten up.
What is the main lesson of the fig tree parable?
God is patient but judgment will come if there is no repentance.
What do these parables teach us about God’s kingdom?
It starts small but grows large and transforms everything.
Complete Jesus’ lament: “Jerusalem, Jerusalem… how often I have longed to _______ your children together.”
Gather.