Kingdom of God
What type of seed does Jesus compare the kingdom of God to?
Mustard
On what day was Jesus teaching in the synagogue?
Sabbath
Make every effort to enter through what door?
Narrow door
Jesus called the synagogue leader, and others, hypocrites. Why?
They believed the holiness of the Sabbath superseded the healing of people, or, they cared more about rules than about humans.
What creatures perched in the branches of the tree of the mustard seed?
Birds
What was the affliction of the woman?
Crippled, bent over, could not straighten up at all.
"Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading..." what?
‘Sir, open the door for us.’
What is the kingdom of God?
Where God is in charge.
How many pounds of flour did the woman use?
60 pounds of flour
The synagogue leader asked the people to come and be healed on which days?
The six days for work.
"Away from me, all you ___!"
evildoers
Why is the kingdom of God like a mustard seed or yeast?
What substance did the woman work through all the dough?
Yeast
How long was the crippled woman crippled?
18 years
Where will people come from when they take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God?
east and west and north and south
According to this passage, what are 3 purposes for the Sabbath?
Teaching, healing, being set free
What two things is the kingdom of God like?
Mustard seed and yeast
The Lord answered him, "You hypocrites! Doesn't each of you on the Sabbath untie your ___ or ___ from the stall and lead it out to give it water?"
ox, donkey
Who will be first?
The last
Why will people come from the east, west, north, and south and what does that have to do with the narrow door?
The people who you think will be saved may not be the ones who will be saved. Maybe it is not the insiders who presume they will be saved--maybe it is the outsiders who have found the way to the kingdom of God.