What's for Dinner
What did we do in class before each lesson this summer?
PRAYED OVER THE TABLE
In order for someone to have a seat at a dinner table, somehow has to ________ them to the dinner.
INVITE
Jesus' 1st miracle occurred at a ________ (event)
WEDDING
Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee and he was being carefully watched.
The day of this dinner was the _________
SABBATH
Jesus told a parable about a certain man preparing a great banquet who had invited many guests. He sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’
How many people accepted the offer to attend the banquet?
NONE
Sharing meals allowed Jesus to spend time with many different groups of ___________.
PEOPLE
Jesus invited ________, a tax collector, to be one of his disciples.
MATTHEW
His 1st miracle involved turning _____ into _______
WATER
WINE
At this dinner there was a man who Jesus saw who was suffering from abnormal __________ of his body.
He took hold of the man, he healed him and sent him on his way.
SWELLING
Whaty group is God's Chosen People
JEWS
It was against Jewish Law for any _______ to take place on the Sabbath - yet Jesus performed many ___________ on this day.
WORK
MIRACLES
Following his call to become a disciple, Matthew hosted a dinner at his house where Jesus dined with Matthew and ____ _____, including other ______ collectors and ________.
HIS FRIENDS
TAX
SINNERS
Mary called the servants to Jesus and said - Do what he _______.
SAYS (or COMMANDS)
Jesus noticed that the dinner guests picked places of _________at the table in determining where to sit.
HONOR
After the servant came back and reported that no one invited to the feast would attend, the master became __________
He ordered his servant to go into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the ________, the _________, the _______ and the __________.
(Name TWO OF THE FOUR BLANKS)
ANGRY
POOR
CRIPPLED
BLIND
LAME
Jesus taught and showed that he did not agree with the traditions of the Pharisees and other religious leaders that meals at their homes were by _____________ only.
INVITATION
What group was most vocal and concerned about the type of people Jesus was hanging around and having dinner with?
THE PHARISEES
His first miracle healed an emotional issue....it removed potential ____________.
EMBARASSMENT
Jesus told the host, “When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or sisters, your relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid. But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind and you will be ______.
BLESSED
There was still room at the feast, so the master his servant to go compel people to come to my house so it will __________
FULL
At the Last Supper, Jesus offered the bread to represent the _______ of Christ and the wine to represent the ___________ of Christ.
BODY
BLOOD
When Jesus finished this dinner gathering, he was criticised by some religious leaders who questioned Jesus' association with those considered "sinners".
Jesus responded by explaining that he came to call sinners to _________, not to associate with the ___________.
REPENTANCE
RIGHTEOUS
Most didn't know about this miracle...they just knew there was more wine.
List 2 people / groups (beside Jesus) who knew what he did?
Mother Mary - Jesus' mother (she told him of issue)
The servants - they filled the jars with water but served wine from them
The Disciples - because of this miracle, they believed (which means they knew of it)
Jesus ended this parable by telling the Pharasees that those who _______ themselves will be humbled, and those who ________themselves will be exalted
EXALT
HUMBLE
What, if anything, did everyone invited to the master's feast have to do to earn their invitation?
NOTHING - IT WAS A FREE INVITATION TO EVERYONE WHO ACCEPTED IT.