First Week of Lent
The First week of Lent is called the week of "______"
Treasures
The second week of Lent is called the week of "____"
Temptation
The Third week of Lent is called the week of the "_______ _____"
Prodigal Son
The fourth week of Lent is called the week of the "____________"
Repentance
The sixth week of Lent is called the week of the "____________"
Baptism
Therefore do not worry say "What shall we ______" or "what shall we _____" or "what shall we ______", For after all these things the Gentiles seek. Matt 6:32
Eat, Drink, Wear
Our Adversary walks about like a roaring ______, seeking whom he may devour” (1 Pet. 5:8).
In your own words give a quick summary of the parable of the prodigal son.
The prodigal son is a story of our return to God. Although we separate ourselves from God and live for the world its never too late to come back to your Father and He will receive you with open arms.
The fourth week of Lent gospel main character is the "__________ _________"
Samaritan Woman
Who was the main character in the sixth week gospel reading for Lent?
The man born blind
But seek first the ____________ of ______ and His righteousness and all these things shall be added to you. Matt 6:33
Kingdom, God
How long did the Jesus Christ fast before going out to the mountain?
"I am no longer worth to be called your ______, make me like one of your hired __________" Luke 15:19
Son, Servants
Why was not socially acceptable for the samaritan woman to be speaking with Jesus Christ?
Samaria was a rival land to Judea with a history that goes back generations all the way back to the ten tribes of Israel. It was not appropriate for Samarians to speaks with Jews. A very similar situation to black and whites during the segregation years in the United States.
What was blindness thought to have been tied to in the old testament? What did Jesus Christ say this mans blindness was a not a result of?
Blindness was thought to be tied to the corruption of human nature caused by the sin of either his parents or himself. In actuality that was not the case as stated by Christ. It is tied to the sin of Adam and Eve in paradise and the corruption of nature that flow through the seed of Adam.
Where your _________ is there your ______ will be also.
Treasure, Heart
What was the First, Second and Third temptation the Devil tempted our Lord with?
1. Convert theses stones to bread
2. If you are the Son of God throw yourself and your angels will lift you up lest you dash your foot against a stone.
3. I will give you all of Kingdom earth if you fall down and worship me
When the son returned to the father, who came to the other? and in what manner was he received?
The Father came to the son running and embraced him, even after wasting his fortune and using him for living an earthy life. This is how God the Father receives us so long as our heart is aware of the life of sin we lived and has made a change to accept the Father, He will come running to us. All we need to do is to meet Him
“Jesus answered, ‘Everyone who drinks this water will be _______ again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the ______ I give him will become in him a ______ of water welling up to eternal life" John 4:13-14
Thirst, Water, Spring
Why was the the story of the man born blind called the week of baptism?
Baptism is the renewal of our nature to align with God. When Adam and Eve sinned in paradise, the nature of humanity because corrupted. The eyes that were once blind to sin were "opened" and therefore corruption diseased our flesh. This included blindness, and Christ reversed that corruption in the flesh by creating eyes for the blind man. This is the same corruption in the spirit that is reversed in baptism.
In your own words give a summary of the point of focus for the first week of lent, as well as the disciple who wrote the gospel for that week.
The focus of this week is to lay our treasures in heaven by focusing on God. He knows your needs and wants. You must focus on Him first to have the proper direction and..."all these shall be added to you" meaning you will be given what you need. The writer of First week of lents Gospel is Matthew.
How did the Lord respond to all these temptations? Say all three responses
1. "It is written, Man shall not Live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God."
2. "It is written again, you shall not tempt the Lord you God."
3. "Away with you Satan! For it is written you shall worship the Lord your God and Him on your shall serve"
What does the "Good and pious" brother represent in our lives?
The pious brother represents those who live a fake life with the father. His goodness is only to attain self glorification from him and people around him. These people are depicted as being lukewarm and deceptive. In the eyes of God they are worse than the repentant sinner, for they not only lie to God but themselves.
Why did the samaritan woman get water at the well during the middle of the day?
Midday was the hottest time of day. Rarely did people come out and carry a heavy pot of water to their home during this time. Only if you were trying to avoid people in the town would you get water at that time. Christ met her even during her avoidance of sin, "Give me a drink" John 4:7
What is so special about this particular week in respect to Jesus Christ being known as God? Give you reasoning
This is the first time Christ showed that he is a Creator. He created eyes from mud and placed them in the blind mans head. This is the same pattern of creation that is seen in Genesis. "For God created man from the dust of the ground"