Christ/Transfiguration
the three disciples Jesus took with him to pray on the mountain
Peter, James, and John
In the parable about the prodigal son, the father did these 3 things when the son returned home.
He ran to his son and forgave him, he treated him as a son, he celebrated his return with a feast.
Jesus said this would be the purpose of Lazarus’ illness.
To bring glory to God and the Son of God (Jesus).
definition of a parable
A parable is a short story that uses everyday things to teach spiritual truth.
When he heard Jesus list the commandments, the rich ruler should have realized this about himself.
He was a sinner.
Peter said Jesus is the stone that the builders rejected. He was referring to this group of people as the builders.
the religious leaders, the Jews
The prodigal son’s brother committed these 2 sins.
Self-righteousness, unloving, anger, jealousy
Jesus said the man was born blind for this reason.
So Jesus could be glorified or so the works of God could be displayed through him.
should be our focus when we pray
The glory of God
The ruler felt this way when he heard he had to give up his wealth.
sad
When Jesus told the disciples about his coming death, this was Peter's response.
He rebuked (corrected) Jesus by saying he didn’t want these things to happen.
The older son in the parable represented these 2 groups with his bad attitude toward his brother.
The scribes and the Pharisees
These were the two responses of people who saw Jesus’ miracle of raising Lazarus from the dead.
Some believed in Jesus and some didn’t believe and went and told the Pharisees.
the reason Jesus spoke in parables
He spoke in parables to separate those who wanted to know and understand spiritual truth from those who didn’t.
Zacchaeus felt this way when Jesus chose to come to his house.
joyful
Jesus said this to Peter when he told Jesus he didn’t want him to suffer and die.
“Get behind me, Satan!”
According to John 14:6, Jesus is the way, the truth, and this.
the life
Jesus did this right before he called Lazarus out of the tomb.
Pray out loud.
The lawyer wanted to defend himself, so he asked Jesus, “Who is my ___?”
neighbor
The crowd grumbled against Jesus when he chose to go with Zacchaeus for this reason.
They didn’t think Jesus should be the guest of a sinner like Zacchaeus.
This important truth about who Jesus is can be learned from the transfiguration.
Jesus is God.
Jesus described himself as the good shepherd. These are three things a shepherd does for his sheep.
He lays down his life, guides, disciplines, comforts, loves, and protects them.
punishment the Pharisees gave the healed man who had been born blind
They put him out of the synagogue.
Name 2 words to describe the Pharisee's prayer and 2 words to describe the tax collector's prayer.
The Pharisee’s prayer was prideful, self-righteous, and unkind. The tax collector had a heart attitude of humility and repentance. He understood he was a sinner.
Zacchaeus told Jesus he would make things right that he had done wrong. Name two things.
He said he would repay fourfold anyone he had cheated. Also, he would give half of his possessions to the poor.