Jesus Raises the Widow’s Son at Nain (Luke 7:11–17)
What city did this miracle take place in?
Who was traveling with Jesus when He entered this city?
Nain
many of His disciples and a large crowd.
: Jesus teaches that God forgives us with great love. Who asked Jesus how many times we should forgive?
"Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me ,and I forgive him ?"
And what was Jesus answer?
St. Peter
UP to seventy times seven
Zacchaeus really wanted to see Jesus, showing his desire for a new life. Why couldn't he see Jesus from the ground?
because of the crowd, for he was of shorth stature
The parable shows a father who loves his children. How many sons does he have?
What did the younger son ask for from his father?
two
His share of the inheritance.(he asked to get the portion of goods that falls to him"
What group was Nicodemus part of?
Nicodemus came quietly to learn from Jesus. When did he visit Jesus?
The Pharisees.
At night.
Jesus showed His love for a grieving mother in Nain. Why was the widow especially sad?
She had already lost her husband and this was her only son.
The king in the parable shows fatherly mercy. What does he do for the servant who owes him a huge debt (ten thousand talents )?
He forgives him completely." then the master of that servant was moved with compassion , released him, and forgave him the debt.
Even though Zacchaeus felt small and unwanted, God still noticed him. What did Zacchaeus do to see Jesus?
he climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for Jesus was going to pass that way.
The younger son left the father’s love. What did he waste?
What happened during the time the son was away?
His inheritance. (he wasted his possesssions with prodigal living"
A severe famine arose in the land and he began to be in want .
Jesus taught that God gives new life as he is our loving Father. What must a person experience to see the kingdom of God? and how to do that ?
He must be “born again.”
Through baptism
What did Jesus do when He saw the widow?
When the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her , "do not weep ."
Jesus cared for the widow without she even asked.
Even though God forgives us, the servant did not act like God’s child. What did he refuse to do?
he refuses to Forgive a small debt (a hundred denarii) despite begging him to have patience. he threw him into prison till paying the dept.
Jesus lovingly called Zacchaeus by name. What did Jesus tell him to do?
How did Zacchaeus respond when Jesus called him?
make haste and come down, for today I must stay at your home
He came down quickly and received Him joyfully.
When the son hit rock bottom, he remembered his loving father. What job did he end up doing in the far land away from his father ? and what did he wished?
What brought the son to his senses?
Feeding swine. he would gladly have filled his stomach with the pods that the swine ate ,and no one gave him anything.
Realizing even his father’s servants had better lives than he did. "how many of my father's hired servants have bread enough and to spare , and I perish with hunger"
Jesus explained the loving gift of new birth.
complete the verse: "unless one is born of ...............and the ............,he cannot enter the kingdom of God"
What does it refer to?
"unless one is born of water and the spirit ,he cannot enter the kingdom of God"
Baptism
Showing God’s power to bring hope, what did Jesus say to the dead young man ?
What happened to the young man after that?
“Young man, I say to you, arise.”
he who was dead sat up and began to speak
What did the king finally do with the unmerciful servant?
Delivered him to the torturers until he pay all his debt
God’s love moved Zacchaeus to repent. What did Zacchaeus promise to do?
to give half of his goods to the poor, and if he has taken anything from anyone by false accusation, he restores fourfold.
What did the son decide and what did he plan to say when he return home?
The father’s love is shown when he runs to welcome his returning son. What did he do when he saw him?
“I will arise and go to my father ,and will say to him , father, I have sinned against heaven and before you, and I am no longer worthy to be called your son. make me like one of your hired servants”
"But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion .and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him?
He ran, hugged him, and kissed him
complete the verse:
that which is born of the ............is ...........,and that which is born of the ..............is................"
who said this verse to whom?
that which is born of the flesh is flesh and that which is born of the spirit is spirit."
Our Lord Jesus said that to Nicodemus
How does this miracle show God as our loving Father?
God is our father
God is always working behind the scenes.
God’s timing is perfect.
God always has a plan, even when we can’t see it.
God loves each of us personally.
God can turn sadness into joy.
We can trust God always.
What does Jesus say our Heavenly Father wants us to do with others?
How does this parable teach us to behave like God’s children?
Forgive from the heart.
By forgiving others as God forgives us.
Jesus came to show God’s fatherly love to lost people. What did Jesus say He came to do?
How does this story show God as our loving Father?
"For the son of man has come to seek and to save that which was lost"
He sees us, calls us by name, and invites us to change.
How did the father show joy and celebration upon his son return?
How does this story show God as our loving Father?
" but the father said to his servants, Bring out the best robe and put it in him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet .and bring the fatted calf here and kill it , and let us eat and be merry ;for this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found .and they began to be merry ."
He is waiting for us and he welcomes us back with joy when we repent.
How does baptism show God as our loving Father?
Jesus reveals God’s great love in a famous verse. complete the verse in John 3:16 ?
"for ............... so loved the world that he gave his ............ ................ ............., that whoever believes in him should not ............ but have ..............life."
He gives us new life as His children.
"for God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life."