Prodigal Son
What did the prodigal son eat after he lost his money?
Pig food
The request that led Jesus to tell the parable of the Rich Fool
A man from the crowd that Jesus was teaching wanted Jesus to make his brothers share the money/possessions that their father left as an inheritance.
The meaning of the term 'publican'
Publican is another name for 'tax collector'
What does the seed represent in this parable?
The gospel (good news about Jesus)
What is a parable?
A story used to teach or enforce truth using things in the world around us.
How did the younger son get his money?
He asked his father to be given his inheritance early
The sin that the 'Rich Fool' was guilty of
Being greedy
Define the term 'tithe'
Tithe means 'one tenth' and refers to Christians giving one tenth of their income to God.
What do the seeds that fall along the wayside and are lost represent in this parable?
Those that never hear the word of God
The amount of grain that was produced from good ground
Some 30, some 60 and some 100 fold.
How did the prodigal son lose his money? Define the term 'prodigal'.
He wasted it on partying, wild living and a famine came. Prodigal means "a person who spends money in a reckless way"
The way that the rich man planned to store his abundant harvest
Rather than share, the rich man planned to tear down his barns and build bigger ones, and there he would store my surplus grain.
Describe the actions and prayer of the Publican while in the Temple
- The tax collector stood at a distance and didn’t even raise his face to heaven.
-He beat on his chest
-He prayed, “‘God, have pity on me, a sinner!’”
What do seeds that fall on good ground represent?
Those that hear the word, believe, and follow it until they bear fruit.
The three classifications of parables.
I. General
II. Focusing on the Church
III. Relating to the Kingdom of God
How did the father greet the prodigal son when he returned?
He felt compassion for his son. The father ran to him, hugged him and kissed him
What four things did the Farmer plan to do because of his bountiful harvest.
1. Take life easy
2. Eat
3. Drink
4. Be merry
Describe the actions and prayer of the Pharisee.
-The Pharisee stood by himself
-He prayed, “I thank you, God, that I am not greedy, dishonest, or an adulterer, like everybody else. I thank you that I am not like that tax collector over there.
-He said, "I fast two days a week"
-He said, "I give you one tenth of all my income"
What does the seed that fell on stony ground represent?
Those that heard the word, received it gladly. The believe for a while and quickly fall away when the troubles of life come.
The reason why Jesus told the parable of the Sower and Seed
Each area represents a type of person.
Jesus told the parable to illustrate how different people respond to the Gospel.
Five (5) symbols and their meanings from the parable.
A Kiss- represented welcome and forgiveness
A robe- represented honour and covering of sin
A ring- represented authority
Shoes- represented sonship because only the family wore shoes
A party- represented the celebration of a new beginning
Prize calf killed- represented a sign of atonement (forgiveness) for sin
What happened to the Rich Fool at the end of the story and what he failed to do.
The Rich Fool died--he failed to prepare himself for the afterlife by having a relationship with God.
Jesus' response to the Pharisee' and Publican's actions and prayers.
-Jesus told his listeners, “…the tax collector, and not the Pharisee, was in the right with God when he went home."
- Jesus said, "For those who make themselves great will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be made great.”
What do seeds that fall and grow among thorns represent?
Those who hear the word, believe, but are pulled away by the distractions of this world (like riches and pleasures)
Two reasons why Jesus told parables.
1. So that His followers might know the mysteries of the Kingdom of God
2. So that non-believers would not understand (Matthew 13:10-17)