Calling the Disciples
Jesus was standing by this lake when he stepped into Simon's boat to teach the crowds.
What is the Lake of Gennesaret?
When a man covered with this skin disease begged to be made clean, Jesus touched him and healed him immediately.
What is leprosy?
The Pharisees accused Jesus' disciples of doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath when they walked through fields and ate these.
What are heads of grain (or kernels)?
Jesus pronounced a blessing on those who are poor, saying that this belongs to them.
What is the kingdom of God?
Jesus gave this famous rule: "Do to others as you would have them" do this.
What is do to you?
After catching so many fish that two boats began to sink, Jesus told Simon that from now on he would fish for these.
What are people?
Because the house was too crowded, friends lowered a paralyzed man on a mat through this part of the building.
What is the roof (or the tiles)?
To defend his hungry disciples, Jesus reminded the Pharisees of how this Old Testament figure ate consecrated bread meant only for priests.
Who is David?
** BET THE FARM **
While those who hunger now will be satisfied, Jesus warned "woe" to those who are well fed now because they will experience this.
What is going hungry?
If someone slaps you on one cheek, Jesus instructed his listeners to turn this to them also.
What is the other cheek?
These two sons of Zebedee were Simon's fishing partners who left everything to follow Jesus.
Who are James and John?
Before physically healing the paralyzed man, Jesus first told him that these were forgiven.
What are his sins?
In his parable about fasting, Jesus said no one pours new wine into these, or else the new wine will burst them.
What are old wineskins?
Jesus told those who are hated, excluded, and insulted because of the Son of Man to rejoice because their reward is great in this place.
What is heaven?
Jesus asked why people look at the speck of sawdust in their brother's eye while ignoring this large piece of wood in their own.
What is a plank?
Jesus called this tax collector while he was sitting at his tax booth, and he immediately left everything and threw a great banquet.
Who is Matthew (Levi)?
On the Sabbath in a synagogue, Jesus healed a man whose right hand was in this condition.
What is shriveled?
** DAILY DOUBLE **
According to Jesus, if a blind person leads another blind person, they will both fall into one of these.
What is a pit?
Jesus warned "woe" to those who laugh now, stating they will do these two things instead.
What are mourn and weep?
Jesus taught that each tree is recognized by its own fruit, noting people do not pick figs from thornbushes or these from briers.
What are grapes?
Before choosing the twelve apostles, Jesus went to a mountainside and spent the entire night doing this.
What is praying to God?
After healing the man with leprosy, Jesus ordered him not to tell anyone, but to show himself to this person and offer the sacrifices Moses commanded.
Who is the priest?
A person who hears Jesus' words and puts them into practice is like a builder who laid a house's foundation on this.
What is rock?
Jesus said "woe to you when everyone speaks well of you," noting that this is how ancestors treated this group of people.
Who are false prophets?
When explaining why he ate with tax collectors and sinners, Jesus stated that it is not the healthy who need a doctor, but these people.
Who are the sick?