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The Life of Christ

Part 2

Lessons 1 – 12

Heb 13:8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday,

and to day, and for ever. (KJV)

By Angela Wisdom

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The Life of Christ Lesson 1

Introduction:

Heb 13:8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.(KJV)

As we read the verse above, we need to ask ourselves, “ Who is this Jesus?” The answer to this question is what our study will be about. To understand who Jesus is, we must understand some things about the Godhead. Godhead means deity, or the state of being God.

Genesis 1:1 states: In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. The word “God” in Gen. 1:1 is the Hebrew elohim, the plural form of the Hebrew word el. When we read John 1: 1- 2 we learn that there was more than one person at creation. John 1:1-2 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. (NKJ)

The Godhead is made up of three persons: the Father, the Word (also called the Son, or Jesus Christ), and the Holy Spirit. They are united in purpose, making them ONE. Yet, each one of them has different functions and roles. Each person in the Godhead worked to accomplish the same plan and purpose. The Father directed the plan that the Word come to earth in the flesh as a servant and die for the sins of all of mankind. The Holy Spirit’s role was to bring about by miraculous works the conception of the Word, testify, by miraculous works, that He was the Christ, and to give us inspired scripture so that we can know the mind of Christ. The role of the Word was to come to earth in the fleshly body of a servant and to die for all of mankind.

Although each person in the Godhead had different duties to perform, they did their duties as one, together. They worked in unison toward man’s redemption. This is illustrated in John 14: 26 and John 16: 13 – 15 that Jesus spoke:

John 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.(KJV)

John 16:13-15 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you. (KJV)

All three persons in the Godhead functioned in unity to bring about man’s redemption, and at times their functions overlapped.

When Jesus was conceived in an earthly mother by the Holy Spirit, He did not change who He was. He never stopped being God. While on earth, Jesus lived perfectly. He claimed equality with God, He accepted worship from others here on earth, He forgave sin, He remembered that He had come from heaven, why He was here and when and how He would die. Because Jesus created us (remember, He was at creation with the Father and Holy Spirit – Gen. 1:1; John 1:1) He knows all about us. It is because He knows and understands us that He came here to earth. ( Ps 145:8-9 The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works. KJV Ps 78:38-39 But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away,

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and did not stir up all his wrath. For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again (KJV)

His work here on earth was not done by Him alone. It included the other two persons of the Godhead. The position and authority of the Father was glorified by Jesus while He was here on earth.

As Jesus taught here on earth, some of the Jews realized who He was (Example: John 3:2, Nicodemus; John 9:33 Blind man, etc. ), but some of the Jews saw Jesus as just a man. However, Jesus did not have to prove that He was God on His own. (John 5:31-36 If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true. Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth. But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved. He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light. But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me. KJV) John the Baptist, the Father, the works He did, and the Holy Spirit all bore witness of the fact that He was God.

There are some people who may argue that being called “the Son of God” makes Christ a lesser being than God the Father, but it does not. “Son” is not used to describe Jesus as the offspring of parents, but rather is used to refer to Him as equal or the same with the Father ( John 5:17-18 But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work. Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God. KJV) “Son” is equal with the other terms that identify God in Isaiah 9:6: Wonderful, Counselor, the mighty God, the everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace.

Jesus is also called the Father’s “only begotten Son”. “Only begotten” refers to Jesus being one of a kind, unique and of the same nature as another. Jesus was of the same nature as the Father.

As we study, remember the verse we started out with: Hebrews 13:8. God the Word never changed who He was ( Mal. 3:6; Heb. 1: 10 – 12). How did He become flesh and remain God at the same time? There are some things known only to God: Deut 29:29 The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law. (KJV) Our responsibility is to have the faith, from evidences shown in the scripture, that it is so!

• PERIODS OF JESUS’ LIFE: • Years of Preparation

• Beginning of His Ministry • The Great Galilean Ministry • The Periods of Retirement

• The Close of His Ministry ( This is where we begin with our study.) • The Last Week

• The Resurrection and Exaltation

LESSON TEXT: John 7: 1 – 8: 20

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT BEFORE YOU BEGIN…

When the scriptures refer to “the Jews” in these passages, they are talking about the Jewish leaders at that time ( i.e. Authorities, Pharisees, Saducees, Chief Priests, the ruling elite.)

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“The People” refer to the common Jewish people of the day. This lesson takes place in the fall of the year. Jesus finished His Galilean ministry about six months ago, and He is to the close of His periods of retirements. It is time for the Feast of Tabernacles. The Feast of Tabernacles was a time of thanksgiving and celebration for the harvest that God had given the Jews (Lev. 23: 39; Deut. 16: 13 – 15). They were to remember the years that they had spent in the wilderness, and they did this by dwelling in booths made of tree branches ( Neh. 8:15 – 16). All Jewish men were told to go to the Feasts in the Law of Moses ( Ex. 23:14, 17; 34:23; Deut. 16:16). Jesus would have a good reason to be at the Feast of Tabernacles because the Law of Moses was still in effect while He was here on earth. Remember that He came to establish a new law or covenant.

USE YOUR BIBLE

Read the scripture given and answer the following questions.

John 7: 1 – 31

1. Why did Jesus not want to walk and teach openly in Judea? ________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Did His brothers believe in Him? _____________________________________________________________

4. What was Jesus’ reason for not going into Judea openly? __________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

5. What did the people have to say about Jesus at the feast? __________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. What had Jesus done on the Sabbath that made the Jews angry? ___________________________________

7. Jesus said, “He who sent Me is true, and Him you do not know.” Who was Jesus talking about? ___________________________________________________________________________________________

John 7: 32 – 52

8. What was Jesus talking about in verse 33 - 34? ________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9. On the last day of the feast, Jesus said, “ If anyone thirsts let him come to Me and drink.” What did Jesus mean by this statement? _______________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

10. Were the people united in their opinion of Jesus? _______________________________________________

John 8: 1 – 11

11. Who did the scribes and Pharisees bring before Jesus? ___________________________________________

12. What question did they ask Jesus concerning the Law of Moses? ___________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

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13. What did all the woman’s accusers do? _______________________________________________________

14. What was God’s law concerning the sin of adultery? Deut. 17: 5 – 7 ________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

John 8: 12 – 20

15. What did Jesus call Himself? _______________________________________________________________

16. What did the Pharisees say about Jesus bearing witness about Himself? ______________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

17. Jesus told the Pharisees, “ If you knew Me, you would know my Father also.” Who is Jesus referring to as His Father? _________________________________________________________________________________

18. Why did no one arrest Him? ________________________________________________________________

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 19. How many persons are in the Godhead? _________ What is the role of each? ________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Places to find on your map…

Galilee Judea

Jerusalem Mount of Olives

MEMORY WORK

Luke 12:22

Then He said to His disciples, "Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; nor about the body,

what you will put on.NKJ

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LESSON TEXT: John 8:21 – 10: 21

In this lesson Jesus is still at the Feast of Tabernacles. John 7, 8, 9, and 10 are all chapters in connection with the Feast of Tabernacles.

USE YOUR BIBLE

In this section of scripture, Jesus tells the Pharisees that they must believe in Him. They still do not want to accept the truth of who Jesus is. Notice the attitudes of the Pharisees when Jesus claims to be divine and to have existed before Abraham.

John 8: 21 – 59

1. What did Jesus tell the Pharisees about the place where He was going? _______________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Did the Pharisees understand what Jesus was talking about? ________________________________________

3. When Jesus spoke, whose words did He speak? __________________________________________________

4. What event in Jesus’ life was He referring to in verse 28? __________________________________________

5. Did Jesus seek His own glory? ______________________________________________________________

6. Whom did Jesus say honored Him? __________________________________________________________

As you study the next section think about the blind man and what he could see! Although he had been blind, he could see much more than the Pharisees who thought they could see.

John 9: 1 – 41

7. How long had the man been blind? ___________________________________________________________

8. Was the man blind because of his or his parent’s sin? ________________________________________

9. Why did Jesus say he was blind (v.3)? ________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

10. On what day of the week did Jesus heal the blind man? ___________________________________________

11. What two people did the Pharisees ask about the blind man? ______________________________________

12. Why did they fear the Jews? ________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

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13. Did the blind man think Jesus was from God? __________________________________________________

John 10: 1 – 21

In this section of scripture, Jesus says, “ I am the door of the sheep.” And “ I am the good shepherd.” It is a beautiful analogy of how Jesus loves and cares for those who follow Him. However, the Jews still do not understand what Jesus is trying to tell them.

14. What did Jesus say about the one who did not enter the sheepfold by the door? ___________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

15. Who is the one who enters the door? _________________________________________________________

16. Why do the sheep follow the shepherd? _______________________________________________________

17. Who would give his life for the sheep, the hireling or the shepherd? _________________________________

18. To whom did Jesus compare Himself to? ______________________________________________________

19. How were the Jews divided about what Jesus had to say? _________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

PHARISEES

Pharisees were a sect or group of Jews who had a lot of influence among the Jews. Their name means “separatists” or the separated ones. They were good students of the sacred text and believed that the Messiah was coming. However, Pharisees adapted the Law of Moses to suit their own needs and developed traditions that became as important to them as God’s law. Although they kept the outward observance of God’s law carefully, they did it with the wrong motives. That is why Jesus called them hypocrites—they were basically “actors” in trying to keep the Law. They also tended to look down on anyone who did not agree with them and on sinners such as tax collectors and prostitutes. They trusted in themselves, and with them righteousness was an external thing. Jesus tried to teach them that righteousness started with a heart that was right. Observing the Law externally was important, but serving with the right heart was the thing most important to God.

MEMORY WORK

Luke 12:22 Then He said to His disciples, "Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; nor about the body, what you will put on. (NKJ)

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LESSON TEXT: Luke 10: 1 – 12: 21

It is not known for certain when these stories in Luke occurred during Jesus’ life. However, it is thought that they occurred during the last six months of Jesus’ life. In the story of the sending of the seventy, we do not know from where He sent out His disciples.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: As you study this lesson think about the care Jesus had for His disciples. He cares for us the same way.

Also, Jesus emphasized what was most important – that their names were written in heaven. This should be the most important thing to us too!

Luke 10: 1 – 24

1. How did Jesus send His disciples out? _________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. What kind of harvest was Jesus referring to in verse 2? ____________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

3. What were they to do when a town did not welcome them? ________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Who did Jesus say the people had rejected if they rejected His disciples? ______________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Did Jesus want His disciples to rejoice in the fact that the demons were subject to them? _________________

6. What were they to rejoice about? _____________________________________________________________

Luke 10: 25 – 37

In this section is the parable of the good Samaritan. The Samaritans were hated by the Jews. Many years before, during the Assyrian captivity, the King of Assyria brought captives from other places and settled them in the towns of Samaria to replace the Israelites that they had taken away. These people intermarried with the poor Israelites who had been left in the land, and they became a mixed race of people known as the Samaritans.

7. What question did the lawyer ask Jesus? ______________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

8. What question did Jesus answer him with? _____________________________________________________

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9. Why did the lawyer ask the question, “ And who is my neighbor?”? ________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

10. What bad things happened to the man on the road to Jericho in Jesus’ story? __________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

11. Who cared for the man? ___________________________________________________________________

12. How did Jesus’ story answer the lawyer’s question, “ Who is my neighbor?” _________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Luke 10: 38 – 42

John 1l:1 tells us that Mary and Martha lived in Bethany.

13. Explain verse 42: ________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Luke 11: 1 – 13

As we study this section, notice that God is ready and willing to answer our prayers to Him.

14. Name some things that Jesus said to pray for. __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

15. What lessons can we learn from verses 5 – 13? _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Luke 11: 14 – 36

Notice that in this section of scripture the Jews are trying to discredit Jesus again.

16. What had been wrong with the man that Jesus healed? ___________________________________________

17. What did some of the people accuse Jesus of? __________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

18. Did Jesus know their thoughts? ______________________________________________________________

19. What did Jesus want the woman in verses 27 and 28 to realize? ____________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

20. What did the people of that generation seek ( or look) for? V. 29 ___________________________________

21. What kind of sign did Jesus say they would receive? _____________________________________________

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Luke 11: 37 – 54

Pay attention to the fact that the scribes and Pharisees are constantly looking for something to accuse Jesus of.

22. What did Jesus say was inside the Pharisees? ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

23. What did the Pharisees love? _______________________________________________________________

24. What did Jesus say that their fathers had done to the prophets? ____________________________________

25. What did the Pharisees seek to catch Jesus do? _________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

Luke 12: 1 – 12

Leaven is an ingredient that causes bread to rise. It will spread and permeate the whole loaf, causing the whole loaf to rise. Jesus compares the Pharisees hypocrisy to leaven in this section of scripture.

26. Whom did Jesus say they should fear? ________________________________________________________

27. What lessons can we receive from verses 6 – 7 ? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Luke 12: 13 – 21

In this section, a man wants Jesus to settle a dispute over an inheritance. However, Jesus points out that He did not come to earth to settle physical disputes; His concerns were with the spiritual things of life.

28. What lessons should we learn from the parable of the rich man? ____________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Places to find on your map:

BETHANY , JERICHO

MEMORY WORK Luke 12:22- 23

22 Then He said to His disciples, "Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; nor about the body, what you will put on.

23 "Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.

(NKJ)

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LESSON TEXT: Luke 12: 22 – 13: 35, John 10: 22 – 39

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

As we study these scriptures, think about the attitudes, influences and the hypocrisy of the Pharisees. Jesus knew their very thoughts. This should make us think about our attitudes and influence. If God can know the very number of hair upon our heads, can He not know our thoughts?

What are our concerns? Where do we put our energy? Where is our treasure? Are we willing to put Him first, before everything? Are we ready for the Lord when He comes? These are all questions that we need to answer for ourselves.

How do we put these things into practice in our everyday life? Some of the ways are to study His word ( this includes preparing our Bible lesson), attend the assemblies of the church, and obeying Christ’s commands.

Luke 12: 22 – 34

1. Does God want us to worry about material possessions? ______________________Why? _______________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. What are we to seek first? ___________________________________________________________________

3. Where is our heart? ________________________________________________________________________

Luke 12: 35 – 48

Jesus speaks two parables in this section of scripture. The first parable is about servants who are waiting for their master to return from a wedding. The second is about a faithful and wise steward.

4. What is the main point of v. 35 – 40? __________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

5. What did Peter want to know? V.41___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

6. What kind of servants did Jesus say would be blessed? ____________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________

Luke 12: 49 – 59

Jesus points out that to follow Him will involve a cost.

7. Did Jesus come to bring peace or division on earth? ______________________________________________

8. What could the hypocrites not discern (or interpret)? ______________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

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Luke 13: 1 – 9

In this parable, Jesus compares Israel to the fig tree. He had tried to get Israel to bear fruit for three years during His ministry, however they did not. Look for the warning Jesus gives at the end of the Parable.

9. What did Jesus say would happen to those who did not repent? ____________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

10. What was wrong with the fig tree? ______________________________________________________

11. What warning did Jesus give in this parable? ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

Luke 13: 10 – 21

Jesus tells the Parables of the mustard seed and of the leaven in this section of scripture.

12. What was wrong with the woman whom Jesus healed? ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

13. Why was the ruler of the synagogue upset? ____________________________________________________

14. What did Jesus tell them they would be willing to do on the Sabbath? _______________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

15. How did Jesus’ adversaries feel? ____________________________________________________________

16. How is the kingdom of God like a mustard seed and leaven? ______________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Luke 13: 22 – 35

Notice the deep love and grief that Jesus has for Jerusalem because of their rejection of Him.

17. How many did Jesus say would seek to enter the strait gate? _______________________________________

18. Will everyone be able to enter the strait gate? __________________________________________________

19. What will Jesus say to all who work iniquity? __________________________________________________

20. What had Jesus longed to do for Jerusalem? ___________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

21. What did Jesus say that Jerusalem had done to the prophets and others who were sent to proclaim God’s word?_____________________________________________________________________________________

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John 10: 22 – 39

The feast that is mentioned in the above scripture was not a feast mentioned in the Law of Moses. Secular history tells us that in 164 B.C. a man named Judas Maccabaeus took back the temple after it had been taken and profaned by the Syrians. To celebrate their liberty from the Syrians, the Jews began to have an annual feast in what is our month of December. This feast is called Hanukkah today.

22. What did Jesus say He had done that bore witness of Himself? _____________________________________

23. Why did Jesus say they did not believe? _______________________________________________________

24. What did Jesus say His sheep do? ____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

24. Whom did Jesus say He was one with? _______________________________________________________

25. Why did the Jews say they were going to stone Him? ____________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________

26. Did many believe on Jesus beyond the Jordan? _________________________________________________

MEMORY WORK Luke 12:22- 23



(NKJ)

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LESSON TEXT: John 10: 40 – 42; Lk. 14: 1 – 35; Lk. 15 – 16: 18

There is three months until Jesus’ death after the Feast of Dedication. After Jesus escaped from the Jews who wanted to stone Him, He went to the area beyond the Jordan, also called Perea.

John 10: 40 – 42

1. Whose testimony of Jesus did many of the Jews beyond the Jordan believe in? ___________________________________________________________________________________________

Luke 24: 1 – 24

In this section, Jesus goes to eat with one of the chief Pharisees. He heals a man there with dropsy. Dropsy may have been a condition where the body retained fluid causing swelling. The word “dropsy” means water. As Jesus talked to the Pharisees and lawyers He taught them by telling three parables. 2. On what day of the week did Jesus heal the man with dropsy? ______________________________________

3. What did Jesus say they would be willing to do on a Sabbath day? ___________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

4. What principle did Jesus teach in v. 8 – 11? _____________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. What lesson does v. 12 – 14 teach? ____________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. What excuses were given to the master having the banquet in v. 16 – 20? _____________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. Did the master want the first ones who were invited to come to his feast? _____________________________

8. What group of people do you think Jesus was referring to as the ones who were first invited to the feast?

(Jews or Gentles?) __________________________________________________________________________

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Luke 24: 25 – 35

In this section, Jesus teaches that there will be a cost to being His disciple. While the cost may be great by our earthly standards, it is worth the cost eternally.

9. Who cannot be Christ’s disciple? ____________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Luke 15: 1 – 32

In this section Jesus teaches three parables, each one about something that is lost. Jesus is trying to point out to the Pharisees that they must have the right attitude toward one who repents and turns to God. He is also showing the great love He has for those who want to come to Him and do His will.

10. What is lost in verses 4 – 7 ? ________________________________________________________________

11. What happens in heaven when one sinner repents? ______________________________________________

12. What is lost in verses 8 – 10? _______________________________________________________________

13. What do the angels of God do when one sinner repents? __________________________________________

14. What is lost in verses 11- 32? _______________________________________________________________

15. When did the youngest son come to himself? ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

16. What was the attitude of the eldest son about his brother? _________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

17. What was the father’s attitude about his youngest son? ___________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

18. What main lesson did you learn from the “lost” parables? _________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Luke 16: 1 – 18

Jesus teaches a parable about an unjust steward. A steward is one who manages and oversees the affairs of a household that not his own.

19. What did the rich man accuse the steward of ? __________________________________________________

20. What did the unjust steward do for all of his master’s debtors? V. 4 – 7 _____________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

21. Jesus said that the people of the world were more shrewd (wise) than whom? V. 8 _____________________

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22. Can a man serve two masters? ______________________________________________________________

23. What was the Pharisee’s problem? V. 14 ______________________________________________________

24. Who did Jesus say commits adultery? V. 18 ____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

25. What happens to the one who marries a person who is put away? ___________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

Places to find on your map: PEREA

JORDAN RIVER

MEMORY WORK

Luke 12:22- 24



24 "Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap, which have neither storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds?

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LESSON TEXT: Luke 16: 19 -31; 17: 1 – 10; John 11: 1 - 5411

In this story Jesus points out that while we live is the time to obey God. After we die, it is too late! “Abraham’s bosom” refers to a place of rest and comfort. Those who obey God will go there when they die. Those who disobey God will go to a place of torments where they can receive no comfort or rest.

Luke 16: 19 – 31

1. What did the beggar Lazarus desire from the rich man? ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Where did the angels carry Lazarus when he died? _______________________________________________

3. Where did the rich man find himself after he died? _______________________________________________

4. Could Lazarus go to the rich man to comfort him? _____________________ Why? ____________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Could Lazarus go back to the rich man’s relatives and warn them? ___________________________________

6. Whom did Abraham say the rich man’s relatives should hear? ______________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

The next section of verses point out to us that as servants of Christ we are to be in the proper relationship to God. This proper relationship keeps us from the sin of pride. An offense is something that offends; something placed in the way that causes a person to fall. Luke 17: 1- 10

7. What are we to do to the brother who sins against us and repents? ___________________________________

8. Is there to be a limit to the number of times we forgive someone? ___________________________________

9. What did the apostles ask the Lord to increase for them? ___________________________________________

10. Jesus said that when you have done all that you have been commanded to do you are still what kind of servants? ___________________________________________________________________________________

The next story is about the brother of Mary and Martha. His name was Lazarus. The miracle that Jesus performs on Lazarus causes many Jews to believe, however it causes many of the chief priests and Pharisees to worry about their control of the Jewish nation. This fear causes them to make plans to kill Jesus. We are introduced to the Sanhedrin in this lesson. The word “Sanhedrin” is not used in the scripture, but the word “council” is. The Sanhedrin was a council of 71 important Jewish men that included the high priest, members of the high priest’s family, scribes, elders, and leaders of the Jews. Important cases of the Jews were

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brought before the Sanhedrin to judge. Later we will see the Sanhedrin take on a prominent role in the crucifixion of Christ. John 11: 1 – 54 11. How did Jesus feel about Martha, Mary and Lazarus? ____________________________________________

12. What did Jesus say about Lazarus’ sickness? ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

13. Were Jesus disciples confused about Lazarus’ state? V. 11 -13 ____________________________________

14. What statement did Mary and Martha both make to Jesus? V. 21, 32 _______________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

15. What was Jesus reaction to Mary, Martha, and the Jew’s grief over Lazarus’ death? ____________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

16. How long had Lazarus been dead? ___________________________________________________________

17. Why did Jesus perform this miracle? _________________________________________________________

18. What two things were the chief priests and Pharisees afraid would happen if they let Jesus alone? _________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

19. What did the council ( or Sanhedrin) begin to make plans to do to Jesus? _____________________________

20. Did Jesus walk openly among the Jews after this? _______________________________________________

MEMORY WORK

Luke 12:22- 24




(NKJ)

JESUS’ JOURNEY: Jesus traveled through Perea toward Jerusalem. He stopped at Bethany, where Lazarus was raised from the dead, then he went to Ephraim. From Ephraim, Jesus traveled back for the feast of the Passover, going through Perea and crossing the Jordan River at Jericho to finally come to Jerusalem.

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LESSON TEXT: Luke 17: 11 – 18:14; Mark 10: 1 – 16; Matthew 19: 1 - 12

Note: As Jesus teaches, notice that He is trying to get His disciples and others to see that His words are authority and that His words are to be obeyed because they are from God. Jesus is also preparing them for the time that He is go back to the Father and will no longer be on earth. They are to understand that if they obey Him, they will be in His kingdom. Even though Jesus prepares His disciples for all of this, they do not understand the things that will happen to themselves and to the Lord. Luke 17: 11 -19 1. Why did the lepers stand afar off? Lev. 13: 45 – 46; Num. 5: 2 -3 ___________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. How many lepers came back to thank Jesus? ____________________________________________________

3. What does this say about the other’s gratitude? __________________________________________________

Luke 17: 20 – 37

In this story some Pharisees ask Jesus when the kingdom of God will come. There were some things that Jesus wanted them to understand about the kingdom, and we need to understand those same things: No one can see Christ’s kingdom; it is not an earthly kingdom; it is a spiritual kingdom that is in the hearts of men; and obedience to that kingdom is how men become citizens of it.

Since the Jews rejected Jesus, Jesus would let the city of Jerusalem be destroyed. It would no longer be God’s chosen city. When it was destroyed no one would expect it.

4. Where is the kingdom of God? V. 21 __________________________________________________________

5. What did Jesus mean by that statement? ________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

6. What would happen to Jesus? V. 25 ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

7. What do you think Jesus meant in v. 32? _______________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

8. When Christ brought judgment upon Jerusalem, what would people be doing? V. 27, 28, 31 ______________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Luke 18: 1 – 14

The next two parables that Jesus teaches deal with prayer. Jesus also asks the question, “ When the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?” We need to ask ourselves the question, “ If He comes while I am on earth, will He find that I have faith?”

9. What is Jesus’ point of the first parable? V. 1 ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

10. The unjust judge listened to the widow and gave her justice. Will God give justice to His elect ( His own) in the same manner? ____________________________________________________________________________

11. Why did Jesus tell the second parable? V. 9 ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

12. What was the Pharisee’s attitude while he prayed? ______________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

13. What was the Publican’s attitude while he prayed? ______________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

14. Explain verse 14. _________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

So far in our lessons we have had to read only one text of scripture for each story. Starting here, many times we will have to read two or three of the gospel records to get the whole of what Jesus taught. Each writer wrote accounts of what Jesus did, and many times there are details in one account that is not in the other account.

The differing details of each account help us to see the authenticity of the accounts. If we all saw an event happen, each one of us would remember and recount the different things that we saw and remembered. This is exactly what the writers of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John do, and this is why we learn different details from each writer. To get the whole of what Jesus taught, we must compare all the accounts.

Mark 10: 1 – 12; Matthew 19: 1 - 12

Jesus teaches on marriage and divorce in this section. The Jews cite the passage in Deuteronomy 24: 1 – 4 to Jesus in trying to justify divorce for any cause. Jesus pointed out to them that God’s arrangement for marriage in the very beginning ( Genesis 2:24) was that a man and woman marry and stay married. The Jews argued with Jesus that Moses authorized them to divorce their wives, but Jesus pointed out that Moses permitted them to do so. Jesus points out God’s law from the beginning, and He also emphasizes His own authority by telling them, “ And I say unto you….” Matt. 19:9.

15. Why did the Pharisees ask Jesus their question? Matt. 19: 3; Mk. 10: 2 ______________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

16. Why had Moses permitted the Jews to divorce? Matt. 19: 8; Mk. 10: 5 ______________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

17. What sin does one commit when he divorces (puts away) his wife and marries another? _________________

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18. What is the only scriptural reason a person can divorce another? Matt. 19:9 __________________________

19. Does what Jesus taught in these passages apply to us today? _______________________________________

Mark 10: 13 – 16; Matt. 19: 13 – 15; Luke 18: 15 – 17

20. How did the disciples feel about the people bringing little children to Jesus? __________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

21. Jesus said : “ Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.” ? How are people in Christ’s kingdom to be like little children? _______________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

MEMORY WORK

Luke 12:22- 25




25 "And which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?

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PLACES TO FIND ON YOUR MAP:

SAMARIA

GALILEE

PEREA

JUDEA

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LESSON TEXT: Mark 10: 17 – 52; Luke 18: 18 - 19: 1- 28; Matthew 19: 16- 20: 28

HAVE YOU NOTICED? When Jesus taught the people He did not back off of what He said to them when they rejected Him. He stood firmly by what He taught and He would watch them go. He was consistent in His stand for Truth! We are to pattern ourselves after Him! Many times when Truth is taught people will not like it, but we are not to back off of it, or to compromise. Truth is to be supreme in our lives.

Mark 10: 17 – 31; Matthew 19: 16 – 20:16 ; Luke 18: 18 – 30

There are some things to notice in this story. When Jesus talked to the rich, young ruler He knew the young man’s heart because He is Divine! He also picked out commandments that had to do with human relationships in His talk with the young ruler. The young man had a choice to make in following Jesus, and we have to make the SAME choice. Are we willing to give up all to follow Jesus? Is the truth of the gospel realized ( or lived out) in our hearts and our minds?

1. What question did the young ruler ask Jesus? ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Had the rich young ruler kept the commandments that Jesus asked him about? _________________________

3. Why did the rich young ruler go away very sorrowful? ____________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. What did Jesus say about a rich man entering the kingdom of heaven? Mt. 19: 23 – 24; Mk. 10: 23 -25; Lk. 18: 24 – 25 _________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Did Jesus mean that a rich person could not go to heaven? _______________What did He mean? _________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. How many groups of men did the landowner hire? Matt. 20: 1 -10____________________________________

7. What wage did the landowner give each group of men? ____________________________________________

8. Did the landowner agree to pay any one group more than the others? _________________________________

9. What do you think the point of Jesus’ parable in Matt. 20: 1 – 16 is? _________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Mark 10: 32 – 34; Matthew 20: 17 – 19; Luke 18: 31 - 34

10. What event does Jesus tell His disciples about in these references? __________________________________

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11. Did the disciples understand the things that Jesus was telling them? _________________________________

Mark 10: 35 – 45; Matthew 20: 20 – 28

As you study this section, keep in mind that Jesus came to earth to serve and give His life for others. The way we can be like Him is to serve others also.

12. What was the request of James, John and their mother of Jesus? ____________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

13. What kind of baptism do you think Jesus was talking about in Matt. 20:23 and Mk. 10: 39 _______________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

14. How did the other ten apostles feel about their request? __________________________________________

15. What did Jesus say they should all try to be? Matt. 20: 26 – 28; Mk. 10: 43 – 45 ______________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

Mark 10: 46 – 52; Matthew 20: 29 – 34; Luke 18: 35 – 43

In this section we will study about two blind men who begged. We do not see begging much in our society today, but during New Testament days begging was done by those who, because of physical handicap, had no other way to provide food and necessities for themselves ( Matt. 20:30; Lk. 16:20; Acts 3:2). Begging had shame associated with it (Lk. 16:3).

16. What was the name of one of the beggars? _____________________________________________________

17. What did the blind man hear passing by that caused him find out that Jesus was coming? Lk. 18 __________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

18. What did the multitude of people say to the beggars as they cried out to Jesus? ________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________

19. How long did it take Jesus to heal the blind men? _______________________________________________

Luke 19: 1 -28

Here is a story that many have sung about since they were young children – Zacchaeus! Associated with this story, Jesus tells a parable. He told this parable because many of the people thought the kingdom of God would appear when Jesus got to Jerusalem. This parable teaches the importance of personal responsibility.

20. Name three things about Zacchaeus: __________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

21. Were the people glad for Jesus to go to Zacchaeus’ house? _________ Why? ________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

22. What did Jesus say the Son of Man came to do? ________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

23. Was the nobleman pleased with the first two men in the parable? V. 15 – 19 __________________________

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24. What happened to the man who did not use his pound, but hid it in a napkin? _________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

25. What main lesson should we learn from this parable? ____________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE NOBLEMAN AND JESUS

NOBLEMAN JESUS

Was going to a far country. Was going back to heaven. Would return. He will return. Some don’t want him for their king. Some Jews didn’t want Him as their king. He gave his servants responsibilities. He gives us responsibilities. He blessed those who did his will. He blesses us when we do His will. He took from those who didn’t do his will. He doesn’t bless those who don’t do His will. He killed all who did not want him to be king. He will destroy all who reject Him in hell.

MEMORY WORK

Luke 12:22- 25





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LESSON TEXT: John 11: 55 – 12: 19; Mark 11: 1 – 15; 14: 1 -9; Matthew 21:1 – 19; 26: 6 -13; Luke 19: 29 – 48

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT

The city of Jerusalem was the religious center of the land. The Old Law required Jews to keep the feasts of Passover, Pentecost, and Atonement, and these feasts were celebrated in Jerusalem ( Lev. 23: Deut 16;16). Jews who lived far away did not go to Jerusalem every year, but would go as often as they could. The scriptures record the many countries people came from to the first Pentecost after the resurrection of Jesus Christ ( Acts 2: 9 – 11). In obedience to the Old Law, Jesus went to the feast days. Jerusalem was in the hill country of Palestine, high above the Jordan valley. If you will notice, the scriptures will talk about going “up to Jerusalem”, when the city previously talked about is North of Jerusalem ( example – John 11:55). They went “up to Jerusalem” because Jerusalem was higher in elevation.

John 11: 55 – 12:11; Matthew 26: 6 – 13; Mark 14: 1 – 9

We are now to the section of the last week of Jesus’ physical life here on earth. You will see that many things will happen in this last week – much more than can be studied in one or even a few lessons. Keep in mind that Christ is eternal, and although His physical life on earth ended His spiritual life did not have a beginning or an end. He was raised from the dead to go back to the Father with the glory He had before coming to earth, to sit on the right hand of God. As this lesson begins, it is six days before the Passover. Jesus is in Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead. John’s account tells us that Jesus was at Bethany from Friday evening until Sunday morning. Mary anointed Jesus with a very expensive perfume. As she did this, Jesus accepted her worship and told the disciples that she was doing this for His burial. Did Mary understand what was to happen to Jesus? We do not know.

1. In whose home was a supper held for Jesus? Matt. 26:6 ___________________________________________

2. Who was at the supper with Jesus? ____________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. What did Mary do for Jesus at the supper? ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. What was the attitude of the disciples over what Mary had done? ____________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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5. What things did Jesus tell them about the good deed that Mary had done? _____________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. Who had the Jews come the see besides Jesus? John 12: 9 __________________ Why? _______________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

Mark 11: 1 – 11; Matthew 21: 1 – 11, 14 – 17; Luke 19: 29 – 44; John 12: 12 – 19

In the previous section of scripture, Mary anointed Jesus. Now Jesus approaches Jerusalem from Bethany and plans to enter the city of Jerusalem triumphantly and openly as a king would enter. He is a king, but not the kind of king the Jews had been looking for. He is a spiritual king who will reign forever!

7. Why did Jesus send two of His disciples to Bethphage? ___________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8. How was Zechariah 9:9 fulfilled? _____________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9. What was the significance of the way Jesus entered Jerusalem? _____________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

10. Did Jesus’ disciples understand what was happening at first? ______________________________________

11. What was the Pharisee’s attitude over what Jesus was doing? John 12:19; Lk. 19: 39____________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

12. What were Jesus’ emotions as he beheld the city of Jerusalem? Lk. 19:40 – 41 ________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

Why? Lk. 19: 42 – 44 _________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Mark 11: 12 -14; Matt. 21: 18 – 19

Remember what Jesus does to this fig tree. We will visit it again.

13. Why did Jesus look at the fig tree? ___________________________________________________________

14. What was wrong with the fig tree? ___________________________________________________________

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Jesus cleanses the temple again in this section of scripture. He did this one other time, at the beginning of His ministry ( John 2: 13 – 22). Remember the significance of the temple, and why Jesus would have the right to do what He did.

15. What did Jesus do to the money changers and all who bought and sold in the temple? ___________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

16. Did Jesus claim ownership of the temple? ____________ Why? ___________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

17. What did Jesus say they had made His house into? ______________________________________________

18. What did the chief priests and scribes seek to do to Jesus? ________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

19. Why did they not do as they planned at that time? _______________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

MEMORY WORK

Luke 12:22- 26





26 "If you then are not able to do the least, why are you anxious for the rest?

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PLACES TO FIND ON YOUR MAP:

Bethany

Jerusalem

Mount of Olives

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LESSON TEXT: John 12: 20 – 50; Mark 11: 12 – 12:17; Luke 21: 37 – 38; 20: 1 – 26; Matthew 21:19 -22:22

No evidence in the scriptures tells us on what day before the crucifixion the story below happened. Some Greeks had come to worship at the Feast of Passover. A Greek person would not have been a Jew, but a Gentile. There were some Gentiles at that time that were proselytes (a non-Jew who accepted the Law of Moses), or some of them just feared God (they accepted the God of the Jews, but not all of the Law). Perhaps these Greeks fit into one of these categories.

Keep in mind during your study that Jesus’ ( the Son of Man’s) time to be glorified has come.

John 12: 20 – 50

1. Whom did the Greeks wish to see? __________________________________________________________

2. What hour did Jesus say had come? V.23 _______________________________________________________

3. Explain verse 25: __________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Why did Jesus say the voice had spoken from heaven? V. 28 – 30 ___________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Did the people believe in Jesus after seeing the many miracles? _____________________________________

6. Why would the chief rulers who believed not confess Jesus? _______________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

7. Whoever sees Jesus should also see who? ______________________________________________________

8. Jesus refers to the fulfilled prophecy in Isaiah 6: 1- 3. Jn. 12:41 tells us that Isaiah saw His glory. Read the scripture in Isaiah and tell what Isaiah saw: ________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9. Jesus also fulfilled prophecy in Isaiah 53:1 – 3. Does this scripture tell us that Jesus’ coming would be what men would expect? __________________________________________________________________________

Do you remember the fig tree that Jesus cursed in a previous lesson? We will learn more about it.

Mark 11: 19 – 25; Matthew 21: 19 – 22: Luke 21: 37 – 38

10. How long did it take the fig tree to wither? Mk. 11: 13 – 20 _______________________________________

11. What lesson did Jesus want His disciples to learn? Mt. 21:21; Mk. 11:22 _____________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

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In the next section of scripture, leaders of the Jews come and challenge Jesus’ authority. Jesus teaches them some lessons by telling them some parables. Look for these messages: The Jews rejected Jesus; He would take His word to the Gentiles; The Gentiles must be prepared too, or they would suffer the same fate at the Jews who rejected Him.

Mark 11: 27 – 12:12; Matt. 21: 23 – 22:14; Luke 20: 1 – 19

12. Why did the chief priests, scribes and elders not want to answer Jesus’ question about the baptism of John? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

13. Who was Jesus making reference to in Mark 12:10? _____________________________________________

14. What do you think Jesus was referring to in Mk. 12:9 and Matt. 21: 43? _____________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

15. Why did the Pharisees and chief priests not lay hands on Jesus? Mk. 12:12; Matt. 21:46________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

16. What happened to the man in Matt. 22 who did not wear a wedding garment? _________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

17. What do you think Jesus’ main message was in Matt. 22: 1 – 14? ___________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

We learn about a new group of Jews here called Herodians. Herodians were Jews who had a lot of influence and followed Greek customs, Roman laws, and followed Herod. They joined with the Pharisees in opposition to Jesus. We also learn that Caesar was the Roman emperor at this time. He was an important leader in the Roman empire. Mark 12: 13 -17; Matt. 22: 15 – 22; Luke 20: 20 – 26

18. What did the Pharisees and Herodians pretend? Lk. 20:20 ________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

19. What did Jesus perceive about them? _________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

20. How did the Pharisees and Herodians react to Jesus’ answer to their question? _________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

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MEMORY WORK

Luke 12:22- 26






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THINK!

We see over and over in our study how the Jews rejected Jesus and His message. Jesus preached, He worked miracles, He lived a perfect life, yet the Jews, as a whole, did not believe in Him. The Jewish rulers saw the same glory that Isaiah had seen hundreds of years before, yet they loved the glory of men more than the glory of God.

Can we be the same way? YES! When we learn about Jesus in God’s word and we reject His message today, we are no better than the Jews were in the New Testament days. We can also love the glory of men more than God. If we think more of what men will say of us than of what God does we love the glory of men first, and that will damn our soul. Each of us has to do some self examination to make sure that we are putting God’s word first in our lives, and that we do not become hardened by rejecting the Word.

John 12:48 "He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges him-- the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day. (NKJ)

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LESSON TEXT: Mark 12: 18 – 44; Matthew 22: 23 – 23: 39; Luke 20: 27 – 21:4

SADDUCEES

Like the Pharisees, the Sadducees were a Jewish sect who opposed Jesus. However, the Sadducees were very different from the Pharisees. The Sadducees were composed of people from leading families in the Jewish nation—the priests, merchants, and aristocrats. They were among the more wealthy people and enjoyed political positions of privilege, making alliances with the Herodian sect of the Jews and with Roman rulers. The chief priests usually came from the sect of Sadducees, however they were not primarily concerned with the religious laws of God, but were more concerned with whatever political power they could gain through the priesthood. Notice that Jesus did not have as many dealings with the Sadducees as He did with the Pharisees. That is because they were mainly a political sect. Jesus warned His disciples about their influence in Matthew 16: 6, 11. In Mark 12: 24, Jesus rebuked the Sadducees by telling them that they did not know the scriptures or the power of God. The Sadducees denied the resurrection of the body (Matt. 22:23). Acts 23: 8 tells us that they also denied that there were angels or spirits. As Jesus claims to be the Messiah, and has more conflicts with the Pharisees, the Sadducees become involved with the Pharisees in trying to destroy Jesus. Neither the Pharisees nor Sadducees had an accurate view of Jesus’ kingship or His kingdom. They viewed it as a physical kingdom, not spiritual. This wrong view of Christ’s kingdom would have made the Sadducees fear the loss of their prominence and influence over the Jewish nation. In this lesson, the Sadducees come to Jesus with a question about the resurrection. As you read, notice that their question is not borne out of a sincere wish to find out truth, but out of the desire to ridicule Jesus’ teaching on the resurrection. Mark 12: 18 – 27; Matthew 22: 23 – 33; Luke 20: 27 – 40

1. What was the Sadducee’s question? ___________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Why did Jesus say they erred? _______________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Is anyone married in heaven? ________________________________________________________________

4. Thought question: Read Matt. 22:32; Mk. 12:26 – 27. Are Abraham, Isaac and Jacob still alive? If so, how? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Jesus tells a scribe what the greatest commandment is in this section of scripture.

Mark 12: 28 – 34; Matthew 22: 34 – 40

5. What did Jesus say the 1st and 2nd commandments are? ____________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. Jesus told the scribe in Mk. 12:34, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” What did He mean by this? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


7. What question did Jesus ask the Pharisees? _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

8. Who heard Jesus gladly? (hint: look at Mark’s account) __________________________________________

Up until this time, Jesus had avoided debating the Jewish leaders. He knew that they wanted to kill Him. Notice that Jesus was always in control. He did things at the time He wanted to. When the time for Him to die came, it would not be because the Jews caught Him, but because He allowed Himself to be put into their hands. The time Jesus had left on earth was short. He was not afraid of the Jewish leaders and He condemned them in this section of scriptures. Mark 12: 38 – 40; Matthew 23: 1 – 39; Luke 2-: 45 – 47 (Most of your answers will come from Matthew’s account.) 9. What things did Jesus say the scribes and Pharisees did? ___________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. Who did Jesus say should be their teacher? ___________________________________________________ 11. Why did Jesus pronounce “woes” upon them? _________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 12. What did Jesus say they would do to the prophets, wise men and scribes? ____________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 13. Was Jesus grieved because of the things Jerusalem did and would do? _______________________________

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In this story, a widow gives a mite into the temple treasury. A “mite” is a small copper coin, worth only a fraction of a penny by today’s standard. Mark 12: 41 – 44; Luke 21: 1 – 4 14. What did Jesus observe as He sat opposite the treasury? __________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

15. How had the rich given? ___________________________________________________________________

16. How had the widow given? _________________________________________________________________

17. What lesson should we learn from this story? __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

MEMORY WORK

Luke 12:22- 26






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LESSON TEXT: Mark 13; Matt 24; Luke 21: 5 – 36

This lesson deals with a private discussion that Jesus has with His disciples. As the lesson begins, Jesus is leaving the temple. He and His disciples’ journeyed across the Kidron Valley, and up to the Mount of Olives. It is there that Jesus told them of the destruction that would come upon the city of Jerusalem and the temple. He also dealt with the final judgment that every man will see one day.

Many of the lessons in these chapters are difficult, even for good Bible students. However, we can learn the basic lessons that Jesus gives.

Mark 13; Matthew 24; Luke 21: 5 – 36

1. What did Jesus say would happen to the temple and the great buildings in Jerusalem? ___________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. What 3 things did Jesus’ disciples want to know? Matt. 24:3 _______________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. How would many try to deceive others during this time of judgment? Mk. 13: 5 – 7; Matt. 24: 4 – 6; Lk. 21: 7- 9 __________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. What kind of things would happen before the destruction of Jerusalem? Mk. 13: 8 ______________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. What things would happen to Jesus’ disciples during this time? Mk. 13:9; Lk. 21: 12 ___________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. Why would they be brought before rulers and kings? Mk. 13: 9-10; Lk. 21: 12 – 13 _____________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. Who would tell Christ’s disciples what to say? Mk. 13:11 _________________________________________

8. How would they know when the destruction of Jerusalem was near? Lk. 21: 20 ________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

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9. Where did Jesus say his disciples should flee to during this destruction? Matt. 24:16; Lk. 21:21 ___________________________________________________________________________________________

10. What would false christs and false prophets do? Mk. 13:22; Matt. 24: 24 – 26 ________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

11. How will Christ ( the Son of Man) come back to earth? Mk. 13: 26 – 27; Matt. 24: 30 – 31 ______________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

12. Would anyone know when to expect the judgment of God? Matt. 24: 36 – 44 _________________________

MEMORY WORK

Be able to say Luke 12: 22 – 26 from memory!

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