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Who was coming near to Jesus to listen to His teaching? (There are two answers)
The tax collectors and sinners.
And the Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, “This Man _____ sinners and eats with them.”
Receives
God is actively seeking out those who are lost.
True or False?
True
How many coins did the women have?
a) 9
b) 10
c) 99
*10 Bonus points: Where they silver or gold?
b) 10 Silver Coins
Who began to complain about the tax collectors and sinners listening to Jesus? (There are two answers)
The scribes and Pharisees.
I say to you that likewise there will be more ______ in heaven over one sinner who ______ than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance. (100 points for each word)
Joy; repents
Why did Jesus tell the scribes and Pharisees these two parables?
To teach them why he received the tax collectors and sinners, which is to bring them to repentance.
Where does the man in the parable leave the 99 sheep when he looks for the one sheep?
In the open field.
Who were the scribes and Pharisees?
The scribes were experts of the Old Testament; The Pharisees were Jewish religious leaders and teachers.
Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the _____ of the _____ of _____ over one sinner who repents. (100 points for each word)
presence, angels, God
What does it mean to repent?
To turn away from our sin and walk a life according to the will of God.
In last week's lesson, why did Jesus say the man was blind?
So that the work of God may be displayed through him. It was not because of his parents or his sin.
Which of Jesus' disciples was a tax collector?
Matthew
What do the man/woman tell their friends and neighbors when they find the sheep/coin?
"Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep/coin that was lost!"
What are the things the woman does when she is looking for the lost coin? (There are three things)
Lights a lamp; sweeps the house; searches carefully.
What is the name of the Pharisee Jesus is speaking to when He says, "For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life." (John 3:16)
Nicodemus