Parables
Who taught in Parables?
Jesus Christ
In this parable, what is the Kingdom of God like?
Like a farmer planting seed in the field.
What kind of fish did the fisherman catch?
Good fish and bad fish.
What kind of seed did Jesus compare the Kingdom of God to?
A mustard seed.
Who got irritated with Jesus when He did miracles on the Sabbath?
The Pharisees
What is a parable?
A simple story that reveals spiritual truth,
What are the four kinds of soil the seeds fell upon?
Path, rocky ground, thorny ground, and good soil.
What do the good fish and bad fish represent?
Believers and unbelievers.
What did Jesus mean when he compared the Kingdom to the tiny seed?
The tiny seed grows to be the largest tree in the garden, just as from Christ and the Apostles (and us) the Kingdom of God grows!
Where was Jesus' first miracle?
Cana
Who did the parables make no sense to?
Those with hardened hearts.
What do the first three kinds of soil represent?
Unbelief
What did the fishermen do with all of the fish?
He kept the good fish and threw out the bad fish.
In the parable about bread making, what represents the Kingdom of God?
Yeast
What did the people try to do when Jesus preached in the synagogue that He was the fulfillment of the prophesy?
They tried to throw in off a cliff.
Who were parables meant to reach?
Believers
How do the first three seeds end up?
The seed on the pathway is eaten by birds.
The seed in the rocky ground sprouted quickly but does not root and is scorched by sun.
The seed on the thorny ground is choked by the thorns.
That believers and unbelievers will be judged by God.
What was Jesus trying to teach us in the Parable of the Hidden Treasure?
That we must sometimes sacrifice for the Kingdom of God.
What was the name of the Samaritan woman at the well?
What prophecy was fulfilled by Jesus teaching in parables?
Psalm 78:32
"I will openn my mouth in parables,
I will utter hidden things, things from old."
What will happen to the grain grown in good soil?
It will produce good fruit over and over again.
What other parable teaches this same lesson?
The Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds.
What other parable teaches us the same thing as the Parable of the Hidden Treasure?
The Parable of the Pearl. Nothing is as precious as being a part of the Kingdom of God.
How many times did Satan tempt Jesus in the wilderness?
Three times.