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LIFE OF JESUS

INTRODUCTION:I. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND.A. Daniel chapter 2--four kingdoms.

1. Head of gold--Babylon, till 538 BC2. Arms and shoulders of silver--Medes and Persians, 538 BC to 333 BC.3. Breasts, belly, and thighs of brass (bronze)--Greeks, 333 BC to 31 BC.4. Legs and feet of Iron(iron & clay)--Romans, 31 BC to 476 AD.

B. The Greeks.1. Alexander lived till 323 BC--His kingdom was divided into four part:

a. Macedonia under Cassander.b. Thrace & Asia Minor under Lysimachus.c. Syria under Seleucus.d. Egypt under Ptolemy.

2. Israel, as a buffer zone between these two powers(Syria and Egypt), was dominated first by one then the other.

a. The most severe treatment coming in the time of Antiochus Epiphanes.b. Upon resistance to Antiochus Epiphanes by the Maccabees liberty was won, which lasted

till Pompey conquered the Jews for Rome in 63 BC.3. Increase of knowledge became wide spread under Greek influence--growth of worldly

wisdom.4. The Greek attitude toward life--life was to be enjoyed--exploitation of pleasures--

hedonism.C. Romans.

1. Julius Caesar was the main factor in the first triumvirate to rule Rome.2. Pompey conquered Palestine in 63 BC for the Romans.3. Upon defeating Pompey at Pharsalus (48 BC) Julius Caesar was the undisputed master in Rome. 4. After Julius Caesar's assassination Rome again had a triumvirate: Octavius, Antony, and

Lepidus--Octavius was the one to make an empire out of Rome.5. At Actium on September 2, 31 BC Octavius decided the fate of the old Roman Republic.

He founded the Roman Empire on January 16, 27 BC after numerous shrewed movements. (ISBE, vol. 4, page 2598)

6. Roman Emperors (History, Dean).a. Octavius (Augustus ) Caesar, 31 BC to 14 AD.b. Tiberius, 14 AD to 37 AD.c. Claudius , 41 AD to 54 AD.d. Nero , 54AD to 68 AD.e. Vespasian, 69 AD to 79 AD.

II. THE WORLD INTO WHICH JESUS WAS BORN.A. The civilization into which Jesus was born was called "Graceo--Roman" because Rome was

not able to over come the Greek influence.1. Rome's influence was political.2. Greek influence was felt in people's way of life--it was called Hellenism.

B. World language was Greek--by the time of Christ the Greek Old Testament was about 200 years old--the Jews were now bilingual-- speaking Hebrew and Greek.

C. The dispersions.1. Assyria conquered the Northern Kingdom. (722 BC)2. Judah exiled to Babylon (606 BC to 587 BC)--though the actual exile lasted only til 537

BC many of the Jews remained in Babylon.3. Results:

a. Jews more readily accepted the Hellenistic way of life.b. Synagogues multiplied. It is thought that the synagogue originated in Babylonian captivity.

D. Hellenistic influence.1. Language and literature.2. Philosophy. 3. Education.4. Morals-Very low at this point.

E. Rome was very military minded.F. Some suggest several thing as providential provisions favorable to the coming of Christ and

his work: The Jewish dispersion, a universal language(Greek), The Roman Empire, and the decay of Pagan religions.

III.JEWISH LIFE IN PALESTINE

A. Palestine, the Holy Land, has an area of 10, 000 square miles, bounded on the north by the territory of ancient Syria, on the west by the Mediterranean Sea, on the East by Arabian Desert, and on the south by a semi-desert region.

B. Climate: Palestine had both a rainy and dry season. Quite hot at times.C. Natural divisions of Palestine--running north and south.

1. Maritime Plains or Coastal Plains--lie between the Mediterranean Sea on the west and Mountains of the east.

2. Western Highlands--Galilee, Samaria, Judea are on a Mountain plateau that runs north and south. Elevation varies from 1,000 feet to 2,500 feet. Each section contains about 1,600 square miles.

3. Jordan Valley contains three sections.a. Sea of Galileeb. Jordan Valley from the lower part of the sea of Galilee to the upper portion of Dead Sea.

The Jordan flows 110 miles, however, from the sea of Galilee to Dead Sea is actually 65 miles-- a very winding river. The Jordan valley is a deep depression and the river itself falls 610 feet below sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea. "Jordan means "Descender." (Hester)

c. Dead Sea. Surface of the sea is 1,292 feet below sea level and "at one point is 1,300 feet deep"(Hester). No water flows out of it. No living thing can be found in it. It contains 25% solid matter.

4. Eastern Highlands--called Decapolis(10 cites). These cities are east of the Jordan and the land is much like that west of Jordan River.

D. Political divisions: Judea, Samiaria, Galilee, Perea, Decapolis, and northeastern Palestine.E. Roads.

1. Gaza to Hebron, to Bethlehem, to Jerusalem, to Jericho, and on up to Damascus. 2. Gaza to Joppa and on up to Tyre.3. Jerusalem north through Judea, Samaria, Galilee, on up to Capernaum. 4. Via Maris (Way of the Sea). From Damascus southwest, crossed Jordan north of sea of

Galilee, Capernaum, down to Nazareth, through the Plain of Esdraelon, on to Ptolemais.F. Economic life. Farming, vineyards, sheep raising and fishing.G. Jewish homes and home life were very simple.

1. Furnishings: Utensils, dishes, mats for beds, and possibly a few chairs.2. Foods: Milk, cheese, meat, and vegetables.3. Father was head of Family--Mother held in much honor.4. Family unit was very solid.

H. Rome in Palestine.1. Although conquered in 63 BC by Pompey, the Jews were treated well, but subjected to

humiliating tax.2. Rome placed Antipater as governor in Idumea.3. Herod the Great(Antipater's son) became governor of Galilee at 25 years old. 4. Herod's death (4 BC.) brought a division of his territory.

a. Herod's son, Archelaus, was an ethnarch till his death(6 AD).b. Procurator's ruled 6 AD to 42 AD.

1) The most important one was Pontius Pilate (26 D to 36 AD). c. Herod Antipas, Tetrarch of Galilee and Perea (4 BC to 39 AD) killed John the Baptist. (Mt. 14).

VI. RELIGIOUS CONDITIONS.A. The temple, the glory of the nation, was located in Jerusalem having been built by Solomon

(1,000 BC). It was destroyed by Babylon (587 BC) and restored by Zerubbabel (516 BC) . Herod the Great built a third temple which was probably a refurbishing of Zerubbabel's temple.

B. Feast: The Jews had numerous feasts, but the most prominent were Passover, Pentecost, and Tabernacles. Others were: Purim--started in the days of Esther and celebrated the Jew's victory over their enemies, The Day of Atonement--yearly sacrifice when the restoration of worship under the Maccabees in 165 BC.

C. Groups.1. Scribes--as an official group were interpreters of the law.2. Pharisees--Separatist--very strict--believed in the law, angels, spirits, and the resurrection.3. Sadducees--Richer--ruling class--materialistic--less religious than the Pharisee. Denied

angels, spirits and resurrection.4. Zealots--a political group.5. Herodians--political--favored the Herodian family.6. Essenes--Not spoken of in the NT.

E. Sanhedrin--Court of the Jews--religious and civil. (Sun--together; hedra, seat)ISBE1. Consisted of 71 members--They were from the families of high priest and former high

priest, elders, scribes, Pharisees, and Sadducees. (ISBE).F. Religious matters were in a state of decline about the time of Christ.G. Messianic expectations were nurtured by a few: Simeon, Anna. But people differed as to the

nature of the Messiah and his work.V. SUGGESTED READINGS OR SOURCE MATERIAL.A. The Heart of the New Testament (H.I. Hester). Used extensively in these studies.B. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia--Articles on Roman Empire, Life of Christ.C. Life and Times of Jesus The Messiah (Edershiem). This book should make informative

reading.D. Related articles in a good Bible Dictionary.E. An Outline of Bible History (Dean).VI. PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS ABOUT JESUS AND THE GOSPELS.A. Jesus the central figure of all history.B. Sources of information about Jesus.

1. The authors.a. Matthew--Matthew 9:9.

1) Was Matthew called by Christ? Mt. 9:9.2) Was Matthew an apostle?Mt.10:33) What was Matthew's duty as a tax collector? Mt. 9:94) How did the Jews feel about tax collectors? Mk. 2:145) What other name was Matthew known by? Mk. 2:156) Did Matthew make a feast and invite Jesus? Mk. 2:157) Were did Matthew live? Mk. 2:1-14

b. Mark.1) Why do some people believe that Peter converted Mark? I Peter 5:132) What special work did Mark engage in? Acts 13:1-53) Where in Acts is the home of Mary the mother of Mark mentioned?4) By what other name is Mark known?5) Note: John is his Jewish name, Mark his Roman name. (ISBE)6) Mark was related to whom? Col. 4:107) Why did Paul not want Mark to go with him on the second journey? Acts15:36-41; 13:138) Did Mark regain paul's confidence? 2Tim.4:11

c. Luke.1) Of what occupation had Luke been?Col.4:142) Did he travel with Paul?Acts 16:10; 2Tim.4:113) What N T writer mentions Luke by name?4) Was Luke a gentile? Col.4:14

d. John.1) Which John was the author of the gospel John?2) Name two of his relatives mentioned in the new testament.3) His occupation.4) Was John in Jesus' inner circle of apostles?Mt.17:1-5.5) On the cross to whom did Jesus commit the care of his mother?

2. The booksa. Mark. Mark is listed first because it is very probably the first of the gospel records to be

written.1) Author: John Mark.2) Date: Fifties.3) For whom written: For gentiles who were romans (ISBE).4) Subject matter peculiar to Mark.

a) The seed growing secretly. 4:26-29.b) The fear of his relatives. 3:21c) Deaf and dumb man. 7:32-37.d) Blind man. 8:22-26.e) House holder and the exhortation to watch. 13:33-37.f) The young man who escaped. 14:51.

5) Jesus is pictured as a worker of mighty deeds with intense activity. According to Moulton and Geden's Greek Concordance Mark used " straightway"(euthus) 42 times--more than the rest of the NT.

6) While Jesus is pictured as a great teacher.7) Mark is full of graphic details.8) That he wrote for Gentiles is reflected in his use of few quotes from the Old Testament.9) Mark's language is the "clean, vigorous, direct speech of the middle class." ISBE.10) Mark's style of writing is concise"(brief) and vivid.

b. Matthew.1) Author: Matthew.2) Date: 58-60 A D (Hester). sixties(ISBE).3) For whom written: Jews. Note the use Jewish terms and scriptures who are used

without explanation. Also, numbers familiar to Jews.4) Purpose: To establish in the Jewish mind that Jesus was (is) the Messiah. Matthew

emphasizes the kingly nature of Jesus (Hester). NOTE: Mathew opens with the royal decent of Jesus-- through Joseph.

5) Much material is topically arranged-- parables, miracles, ect. Matthew gives the most detailed account of the sermon on the mount.

6) the arrangement of the contents of Matthew's account is not chronological, but puts material of similar content together.

7) Sections peculiar to Matthew: Chapters1,2; 9:27-36; 10:15,37-40; 11:28-30; 12:11, 12, 15-21, 33-38; 13:24-30, 36-52; 14:28-31; 16:17-19; 17:24-27; 18:15-35; 19::10-12; 20:1-16; 21:10f, 14-16, 28-32; 22:1-14; 23:8-22; 24:42-25:46; 27:3-10, 62-66; 28:11ff (ISBE).

c. Luke.1) Author: Luke, a Greek and a physician.2) Date: 58-60 AD (Hester) -- Before the writing of Acts which must have been by 62 AD3) Purpose: Luke 1:1-4.

4) For whom written: All men -- Luke had a world wide outlook. He, through inspiration, interprets and reports Jesus for all men. Consider Luke's record of the genealogy of Jesus -- goes back to Adam.

5) Material peculiar to Luke: 9:51-18:14.6) Luke's method:

a) Chronological. Luke 1:1-4b) Poetic -- hymn, etc.c) He sees the interest Jesus had in the sick, afflicted and poor -- possibly due to Luke

being a physician.d) Many medical terms used signifying that the Holy Spirit could use men with varied

backgrounds.e) Many miracles of healing.f) Rich and varied vocabulary reveals a man of learning.g) Show Jesus' fondness for children and sympathy for women.

d. John.1) Author: Apostle John.2) Date: Late in the first century.3) Place: Possibly Ephesus.4) Purpose: John 20:30,315) Relationship to the Synoptics.

a) Similarities are few: Jesus' suffering and death; feeding of 5,000 and walking on water (6:4-21)

b) Its form shows its difference from the Synoptics.1a. Prologue: 1:1-18 (Only book to have a prologue).2a. Scenes and discourses from the life of Christ. 1:19-12:50.

1b. The period of Obscurity found only in John. 1:19-4:45.3a. Details of Jesus' last week. 13-19.4a. Resurrection. 20:1-29.5a. Statement of purpose. 20:30,31.6a. Supplementary. Chapter 21.

6) Time covered: Note emphasis on last week of Jesus' life before the cross.a) Night of betrayal and day of crucifixion take up 7 chapter -- 13-19. Thus one third of

John is given to events of one twenty four hour period.b) Sometimes a chapter or two contains the events of only one day, such as chapter 11.c) Numerous indications of time in John.d) John mentions a number of feasts in Jerusalem. From which it is gathered that Jesus'

ministry lasted approximately 3 years.7) Much of Jesus' activity in John is centered in Jerusalem.8) John is ranked by some as the greatest book ever written (Hester).9) To demonstrate that Jesus is divine John uses several lines of testimony:

a) John the Baptistb) the scripturesc) Jesus himselfd) God the Fathere) The Holy Spirit. (Hester).

10) John gives the most pointed proof of the incarnation.

NOTE:The INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BIBLE ENCYCLOPEDIA has been used extensively in these notes.

Outline by Glenn Melton

Lesson One: The Life of Christ - Introduction (Part One)Scriptures: Matthew 1:1-17; Luke 1:1-4; 3:23-38

1. Review: Background material.

2. Jesus Christ is said to be the son of whom? Mt 1:1

3. Identify the Joseph mentioned in Matthew 1:16.

4. What had many done? Luke 1:1

5. To whom had the "things which are most surely believed" been delivered? Luke 1:2

6. What did Luke have? Luke 1:3

7. Of what did Luke have "perfect understanding"? Lk. 1:3

8. To whom did Luke address the book of Luke? Lk. 1:3

9. How did Luke address him? Lk. 1:3

10. Why did Luke write? Lk. 1:4

11. How old was Jesus? Lk. 3:23

12. What was supposed by some? Lk. 3:23

13. Luke takes the genealogical record back to what man? Lk. 3:38

14. Lessons For Today: Matthew 1:1-17; Luke 1:1-4; 3:23-38

A. Note: The genealogy in Matthew is believed to be the royal line through Joseph, while thegenealogy in Luke 3 is believed to be the fleshly line through Mary. Both lines descend fromKing David.

B. Note: "of whom" (Mt. 1:16) refers to Mary, not Joseph. Jesus was not born of Joseph, butthrough Joseph, Jesus had regal right to the throne of David (see also Lk. 1:32, 33). A pointof grammar: a pronoun generally agrees with its antecedent in gender (masculine, feminine,or neuter) and number (singular of plural). "Whom" is singular in number and feminine ingender in the original language, therefore, would refer to Mary not Joseph.

C. In what sense was Jesus Christ the "Son of David"? Mt. 1:1; Romans 1:3,4

D. Define: Eyewitness. Lk. 1:2

E. Define: Minister. Lk.1:2

F. Where did Luke get his "perfect understanding of all things"? Lk. 1:3

G. Note: Luke wrote "in order" (Lk. 1:3). That means that Luke wrote things in theirchronological order.

H. To whom was the book of Luke written? Lk. 1:3

I. What resulted from Luke's writing to Theophilus? Lk. 1:4

J. What other book was written to Theophilus? Acts 1:1

Lesson Two: The Life of Christ - Introduction (Part Two)Scriptures: John 1:1-18

1. List the three things which are said about "the Word." 1:1

2. How many things were created by Him? John 1:3

3. What was in Him? John 1:4

4. The life was the light of whom? 1:4

5. Where did the light shine? 1:5

6. What did the darkness not do? 1:5

7. Whom did God send? John 1:6

8. What was John's mission? John 1:7, 8

9. The "true Light" did what? 1:9

10. List the three things which are said about Him in 1:10.

11. Who did not receive Him? 1:11

12. What did those who believed on Him have the power to become? 1:12

13. Of what were these not born? Of what were they born? 1:13

14. List the things said about the Word. 1:14

15. What did the "we" behold? 1:14

16. What did John say about "the Word"? 1:15

17. What came by Moses? What came by Jesus Christ? 1:17

18. What did the "only begotten Son" declare? John 1:18

19. Lessons For Today: John 1:1 -18

A. What is the meaning of "in the beginning"? 1:1

B. When John said that "the Word was God," what was he saying about the Word? 1:1

C. List some things the person called "the Word" had power to do. 1:1 - 18

D. What two things are contrasted in 1:5? (Please read 1 John 1:5 - 7; 2:9)

E. What was John sent to do? Why? 1:7

F. What do believers have power to become? John 1:11, 12

G. Find a New Testament example of a believer that became a child of God.

H. What does "the Word was made flesh" mean? 1:14

I. In what sense did "the only begotton Son" declare the Father? John 1:18; John 14:7 - 9;John 5:36

J. What came through Moses and what came through Jesus Christ? John 1:17

Lesson Three: The Life of Christ - Birth and Infancy (Part One)Scriptures: Luke 1:5-38

1. Review: Matthew 1:1 - 16; Luke 1:1 - 4; 3:23 - 38; John 1:1 - 18

2. Name and describe the man and his wife. Lk. 1:5 -7

3. What priestly function did Zacharias perform? 1:8 - 10

4. What announcement did an angel make to Zacharias? 1:11 - 14

5. What else did the angel say? 1:15 - 17

6. What happened when Zacharias questioned the angel? 1:18 - 20

7. What did the people conclude about Zacharias? Why? 1:21, 22

8. Did the angel's promise begin to be fulfilled? 1:23 - 25

9. When, where, and to whom was Gabriel sent? 1:26, 27

10. What did Gabriel say to Mary and how did she react? 1:28, 29

11. What announcement did Gabriel make to Mary? 1:30, 31

12. What else did Gabriel say about this son? 1:32, 33

13. What question did Mary ask? 1:34

14. Give Gabriel's answer. 1:35

15. What did Mary learn about Elisabeth? 1:36

16. What was said about God? 1:37

17. What did Mary say in response? 1:38

18. Lessons For Today: Luke 1:5 - 38

A. What did Gabriel mean when he said, "He shall be filled with the Holy Ghost"? Lk. 1:15, 76

B. What would be John's special work? Lk. 1:16, 17 (Isa. 40:3 -5)

C. What kind of person did God select to be the mother of Jesus? Lk. 1:27 - 30, 38

D. How many prophecies (promises) do you see made and fulfilled (or, begun to be fulfilled) inLuke 1:5 - 38?

E. What is meant by Joseph being of the "house of David"? Lk. 1:27, 69 (2 Samuel 7:12 - 17,note especially v. 16)

F. What was Jesus to be given? Lk. 1:32

G. When was Jesus given the throne of David? Acts 2:30 - 36

Lesson Four: The Life of Christ - Birth and Infancy (Part Two)Scriptures: Matthew 1:18-25

1. Whose birth is being discussed? Matt. 1:18

2. Who was his mother? Mt. 1:18

3. To whom was she espoused? Mt. 1:18

4. What else is said about Mary? Mt. 1:18

5. Name Mary's husband. Mt. 1:19

6. What kind of man was Joseph? Mt. 1:19

7. What did Joseph want to do? Why? Mt. 1:19

8. While Joseph thought on these things, what happened? Mt. 1:20

9. What did the angel tell Joseph? Mt. 1:20

10. What else did the angel tell Joseph? Mt. 1:21

11. What prophecy was being fulfilled? Mt. 1:22, 23

12. What did Joseph do? Mt. 1:24

13. What did Joseph name Mary's firstborn son? Mt. 1:25

14. Lessons For Today: Matthew 1:18-25

A. What do you think Joseph assumed about Mary? Mt. 1: 18, 19

B. Are things always what they seem to be?

C. How can we prevent jumping to false conclusions?

D. How did Jesus save his people from their sins? Mt. 1:21

E. Define: Sin. I John 3:4; I John 5:17

F. Find the Old Testament prophecy referred to in Matthew 1:22, 23.

G. Can one deny the virgin birth of Jesus Christ and believe the Bible at the same time? Why?

H. What other lesson do you see in Matthew 1:18 - 25?

Lesson Five: The Life of Christ - Birth and Infancy (Part Three)Scriptures: Luke 1:39-80

1. Review: Luke 1:5 - 38; Matthew 1:18 - 25

2. What did Mary do? 1:39,40

3. What happened when Elisabeth heard Mary's situation? 1:41

4. Summarize what Elisabeth said. 1:42 - 45

5. Why did Mary rejoice in the Lord? 1:46 - 55

6. How long did Mary stay in the home of Zacharias and Elisabeth? 1:56

7. How did the neighbors and cousins react to the birth of Zacharias and Elisabeth's son? 1:57-59

8. What did Elisabeth want to name her son? 1:60

9. How was the matter settled? 1:61 - 63

10. Then what happened? 1:64 - 66

11. With what was Zacharias filled and what did he do? 1:67

12. What did Zacharias say God had done? 1:68, 69

13. Had God spoken of these things in the Prophets? 1:70

14. What did the Prophets say God would do? 1:71 - 75

15. The word "child" refers to whom? 1:76

16. What would this "child" be called? 1:76

17. What would this "child" do? 1:76 - 79

18. What is said about this "child" in 1:80?

19. Lessons For Today: Luke 1:39-80

A. The word "babe" (BREPHOS) is used of John in his mother's womb (Lk 1:41). The sameword is used of Jesus "after" birth. Lk. 2:12,16. Is a babe in the womb a "living being" orjust a mass?

B. What does "Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost" mean? 1:41, 67

C. Define: Prophesied. 1:67

D. List all the miracles you can find in Luke 1:39 - 80.

E. Were Elisabeth and Zacharias familiar with God's dealings with Abraham?

F. List the prophecies you see fulfilled in Luke 1:39 - 80.

G. Was Zacharias familiar with God's covenant with David in II Samuel 7:12ff? ConsiderPsalms 132:9 - 18.

Lesson Six: The Life of Christ - Birth and Infancy (Part Four)Scriptures: Luke 2:1-39

1. What decree was made and by whom was it made? 2:1

2. Why did Joseph and Mary go to Bethlehem to be taxed? 2:4, 5

3. What happened while they were in Bethlehem? 2:6, 7

4. What announcement did an angel of the Lord make and to whom did he make it? 2:8 - 11

5. How were the shepherds to identify the newborn? 2:12

6. Then what happened? 2:13, 14

7. What did the shepherds do? 2:15 - 20

8. How did Mary react to these things? 2:19

9. What happened when the babe was eight days old? 2:21

10. What offering was made and why was it made? 2:22 - 24

11. What is said about Simeon? 2:25

12. List two things the Holy Spirit did for Simeon? 2:26, 27

13. What did Simeon say? 2:28 - 32

14. How did Joseph and Mary react? 2:33

15. What did Simeon say to Mary? 2:34, 35

16. Who else was in the temple? 2:36, 37

17. What did she do? 2:37, 38

18. Then what happened? 2:39

19. Lessons For Today: Luke 1:39-80

A. "Days of Purification" (Lk. 2:22) required how many days to complete? Leviticus 12:1 - 4

B. What did Joseph and Mary offer and what does that tell you about them? Luke 2:24

C. Note: Those who believe in worshipping God on the Sabbath (Saturday) today try to make adistinction between the ten commandments and what they call the ceremonial law. Theybelieve that the ceremonies were taken out of the way by Christ, but that the tencommandment law remains. They call the ten commandments the law of the Lord (God) andthey call the ceremonies the law of Moses.

D. What is the "law" called in Luke 2:22 - 24 and what part of the law was being referred to?

E. What was the angel telling the shepherds in Lk. 2:10, 11?

F. What is the meaning of Luke 2:14?

G. What did Simeon mean when he said, "Mine eyes have seen thy salvation"? Lk. 2:30

H. What did Simeon mean when he said, "this child is set for the fall and rising again of many inIsrael"? Lk. 2:34

I. What did Simeon mean when he said to Mary, "Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy ownsoul also"? Lk. 2:35

J. What were the people looking for when they looked for "redemption in Jerusalem"? Lk. 2:38

Lesson Seven: The Life of Christ - Birth and Infancy (Part Five)Scriptures: Matthew 2:1-23

1. Where and when was Jesus born? 2:1

2. Who came from the East? Why? 2:1, 2

3. How did Herod react and what did he find out? 2:3 - 6

4. Then what did Herod do? 2:7, 8

5. Where did the wise men find Mary and Jesus and what did they do? 2:11

6. Why did the wise men not return to Herod? 2:12

7. Why did Joseph take the family to Egypt and how long were they there? 2:13 - 14

8. What did Herod do? 2:16 - 18

9. What happened when Herod died? 2:19, 20

10. To what city did they go? 2: 22, 23

11. Lessons For Today: Matthew 2:1-23

A. How many direct communications from God to men can you find in Mt. 2:1 - 23?

B. Four prophecies were fulfilled in Matthew 2:1 - 23. Identify them.

C. Three of the four prophecies can be found in the Old Testament. Find the Old Testamentreference where they were given.

D. Why are prophecies and their fulfillment important to us today?

E. Why did the question of the wise men upset Herod and Jerusalem? 2:2. 3

F. Did Joseph trust in God? How can we know?

G. Judea is mentioned in 2:1. What is Judea?

H. Identify the Herod mentioned in Matthew 2.

Lesson Eight: The Life of Christ - Preparation (Part One)Scriptures: Luke 2:40-3:22

1. Review: Luke 2:1 - 39; Matthew 2:1 - 23

2. Note: The period of preparation deals with (1) the silent years at Nazareth and (2) the lifeand work of John the Baptist.

3. Describe the growth of Jesus. Luke 2:40

4. What was done when Jesus was twelve years old? 2:42

5. Tell what happened when they returned. 2:43 - 45

6. What did they find Jesus doing? 2:46, 47

7. What did Mary ask Jesus? Give Jesus' answer. 2:48, 49

8. Did Mary and Joseph understand Jesus' answer? 2:50

9. What is said about Jesus and Mary in 2:51?

10. In what ways did Jesus increase? 2:52

11. Name each of the officials and give his position. 3:1, 2

12. What came? To whom did it come? 3:2

13. Where and what did John preach? 3:3

14. Who prophesied of John? 3:4 - 6

15. What did john say to the people who came to hear him? 3:7 - 9

16. What did John tell the people to do? 3:10 - 14

17. What did John tell those who thought he might be the Christ? 3:15 - 17

18. Why was John put in prison? 3:18 - 20

19. Tell about the baptism of Jesus. 3:21, 22

20. Lessons For Today: Luke 2:40-3:22

A. What mistake did Joseph and Mary make in regard to Jesus that parents can make in rearingtheir children today?

B. List some good things Joseph and Mary did in rearing Jesus.

C. Did Jesus think he was just a normal twelve-year-old boy?

D. Be ready to discuss Luke 2:52 in class.

E. Be ready to discuss the officials and their positions as listed in 3:1,2.

F. What kind of preacher was John? Why do you think so?

G. What are "fruits worthy of repentance"? 3:8

H. What did John say Jesus would do? 3:16,17

Lesson Nine: The Life of Christ - Preparation (Part Two)Scriptures: Matthew 4:1-11 (Parallel scriptures - Luke 4:1-13)

1. Why was Jesus in the wilderness? 4:1

2. How long did Jesus fast and what resulted? 4:2

3. Who came to Jesus and what did he say? 4:3

4. How did Jesus respond to the tempter? 4:4

5. Then what did the devil do? 4:5

6. What did the devil say to Jesus? 4:6

7. What did Jesus say? 4:7

8. What did the devil do next? 4:8

9. What did the devil tell Jesus? 4:9

10. What did Jesus tell the devil to do? Why? 4:10

11. What resulted? 4:11

12. Lessons For Today: Matthew 4:1-11 (Parallel scriptures - Luke 4:1-13)

A. Define: Tempt.

B. List the three avenues of temptation. I John 2:16

C. Did the devil use all three avenues of temptation in tempting Jesus?

D. In the first temptation was the devil trying to get Jesus to use his divine power for personalsatisfaction?

E. The devil quoted scripture. Did he use it properly?

F. In each temptation was Jesus offered a shortcut to fulfillment?

G. How did Jesus overcome the temptations of the devil?

H. What lessons can we learn from the temptation of Christ?

Lesson Ten: The Life of Christ - Obscurity (Part One)Scriptures: John 1:29-51

1. Review: Luke 2:40 - 3:22

2. List the things John said about Jesus. 1:29 - 31

3. What did John see and what did that mean? 1:32, 33

4. What did John do? 1:34

5. What did two of John's disciples do? Why? 1:35 - 37

6. What did the two disciples call Jesus? What does that mean? 1:38

7. Name one of the two disciples. Tell what he did. 1:40, 41

8. What did Jesus say o Simon? 1:42

9. Where did Jesus want to go? What did he say to Philip? 1:43

10. Whom did Philip find and what did he say to him? 1:45

11. Tell what Nathanael said and then give Philip's response. 1:46

12. What did Jesus say concerning Nathanael? 1:47

13. What did Nathanael say to Jesus and how did Jesus respond? 1:48

14. Give Nathanael's decision about Jesus. 1:49

15. How did Jesus respond? 1:50

16. Then what did Jesus say? 1:51

17. Lessons For Today: John 1:29-51

A. The period of obscurity lasted about nine or ten months. Teaching rather then miracleworking characterized this period. Teaching seems to be private and personal rather thanpublic. Jesus spent time in both Judea and Galilee. John's ministry begins to wane before thegrowing power of Jesus Christ.

B. When John said Jesus was "the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world," whatdid he mean? 1:29

C. What did John call Jesus in John 1:34 and what did Jesus call himself in John 1:51?

D. John said that Jesus would baptize with the Holy Ghost (1:33). Has Jesus ever baptizedanyone with the Holy Ghost? If so, when?

E. Do we have any reason to believe that Jesus is baptizing people with the Holy Ghost today?

F. Name two men who brought someone to Jesus. John 1:40 - 51

G. What mistake did Nathanael make in John 1:46 and how can we keep from making the samemistake?

H. List some good qualities in Nathanael.

I. List the ways in which Jesus demonstrated divine powers in John 1:43, 51?

Lesson Eleven: The Life of Christ - Obscurity (Part Two)Scriptures: John 2:1-11

1. What happened on the third day and where did it take place? 2:1

2. Who were among those present? 2:1,2

3. What did Jesus' mother do? 2:3

4. Give Jesus' reply. 2:4

5. What did Jesus' mother say and to whom did she say it? 2:5

6. What were nearby? Why? 2:6

7. What did Jesus tell them to do and did they do it? 2:7

8. What was done next? 2:8

9. What happened to the water about this time? 2:9

10. What did the governor say to the bridegroom? 2:10

11. This was the beginning of what and how did the disciples react? 2:11


A. See what you can find out about the marriage customs of that day.

B. Here we see Jesus dealing with his mother. List some ways in which children honor theirparents.

C. Define: Miracle 2:11

D. When Jesus manifested his "glory" (2:11), what did he manifest?

E. What effect did the miracle have on the disciples? 2:11 (John 20:30, 31)

F. Note: The word "wine" sometimes referred to 1) the juice in the grape (Isaiah 65:8), 2)Fresh grape juice which was not fermented (Mk. 2:22), and 3) at other times it referred to analcoholic drink (Proverbs 23:29 - 35) which was intoxicating. The intoxicating wines of thatday were very mild when compared to the harsh alcoholic drinks of the western world.There are several reasons for believing that Jesus did not make an intoxicating drink.

Lesson Twelve: The Life of Christ - Obscurity (Part Three)Scriptures: John 2:12-25

1. Review: John 1:1 - 18

2. Where did Jesus go and who went with him? 2:12

3. Where did Jesus go? Why? 2:13

4. What did he find? 2:14

5. What did he do and say? 2:15, 16

6. Of what did this remind the disciples? 2:17

7. What question did the Jews ask Christ and how did he answer? 2:18, 19

8. Did the Jews understand Jesus' answer? 2:20, 21

9. What happened after the resurrection of Jesus? 2:22

10. What caused many to believe in the name of Jesus Christ? 2:23

11. What is said about Jesus in 2:24, 25?


A. Locate on your map: Capernaum (2:12), Cana (2:11), and Bethsadia (1:44).

B. Tell something about the feast mentioned in 2:12 - 25.

C. What was improper about the activities Jesus found in the temple? 2:14

D. Men misused the temple. Can men misuse the church building? How?

E. Jesus showed zeal for the house of God. How can we show zeal for the house of God?

F. What is the meaning of "believed in his name?" 2:23

G. Jesus knows man (2:24, 25). Of whom did he say, "in whom is no guile?"

H. What prediction did Jesus make in this section?

Lesson Thirteen: The Life of Christ - Obscurity (Part Four)Scriptures: John 3:1-17

1. What convinced Nicodemus that Jesus was a teacher cone from God? 3:1, 2

2. On what condition did Jesus say one could "see the kingdom of God"? 3:3

3. Give Nicodemus' response. 3:4

4. In order to enter the kingdom of God, one must be born of what? 3:5

5. What is born of flesh? What is born of the Spirit? 3:6

6. Was Jesus saying the new birth could not be understood? 3:7 - 13

7. How did Jesus illustrate the need for his being lifted up? 3:14

8. What was the purpose of Jesus' being lifted up? 3:15

9. What caused God to give his only begotten Son? 3:16

10. Who can have everlasting life? 3:16

11. Why did God send his Son into the world? 3:17


A. Name the two parts of man and tell which part of man is born again? 3:6

B. List and explain the two parts of the new birth? 3:5; I Cor. 4:15

C. How important is the new birth? 3:3, 5

D. Why was Jesus to be lifted up? 3:14 - 17; John 12:32; I Peter 3:18

E. What kind of believer was healed of serpent bites? Numbers 21:8

F. What kind of believer is spoken of in 3:15, 16? Gal. 5:6; James 2:24

G. What shows the extent, or degree, of God's love for the world? 3:16

H. Find a passage of scripture that speaks of the dimensions of God's love.

I. What other lesson do you see in John 3:1 - 17?

Lesson Fourteen: The Life of Christ - Obscurity (Part Five)Scriptures: John 3:18-36

1. Who is not condemned? Who is condemned? Why? 3:18

2. Explain the difference between those who do evil and those who do truth. 3:19 - 21

3. What were Jesus and John doing? 3:22 - 24

4. What question arose and among whom did it arise? 3:25

5. How was the matter settled? 3:26

6. Give the first part of John's answer. 3:27, 28

7. How did John explain his relationship to Christ? 3:29

8. What was John's conclusion? 3:30

9. What contrast is made in 3:31 - 34?

10. What did the Father do? 3:35

11. What is said about the believer and the unbeliever? 3:36


A. What was the relationship of John and his work to Christ and his work?

B. 3:19 says that "Light" is come into the world. What does that mean?

C. List ways men react to this "Light" and with what results. 3:18 - 21, 36

D. Can we tell if a person loves darkness or if he loves light? If so, how?

E. Why would John baptize in a place where there was "much water"? 3:23

F. Study the meaning of John 3:34 and we will discuss it in class.

G. Note: You need to become familiar with John's concept of "abiding." You may start bylooking up the words "abide", "abideth", and "abiding" in a concordance. Note how manytimes they are used in the gospel of John, First John and Second John.

Lesson Fifteen: The Life of Christ - Obscurity (Part Six)Scriptures: John 4:1-10

1. Review: The life and ministry of John the Baptist.

2. Where did Jesus go? Why? 4:1 - 3

3. Through what province did he go? To which city of Samaria did he go? 4:4, 5


5. What did the Samaritan woman say to Jesus? 4:9

6. How did Jesus answer her? 4:10

7. What did that prompt her to ask? 4:11, 12

8. What did Jesus say next? 4:13, 14

9. Did the woman understand Jesus? How do we know? 4:15

10. Did Jesus correct her? What did he say next? 4:16

11. Summarize the conversation in 4:17, 18.

12. What conclusion did the woman reach concerning Jesus? 4:19


A. What happened that caused Jesus to want to go to Galilee? Mt. 4:12

B. Locate Samaria and Sychar on your map.

C. See if you can find anything about Jacob's well and the land Jacob gave to Joseph.

D. What may we learn from the way Jesus led the Samaritan woman to a discussion of spiritualmatters? 4:7FF

E. Examine closely Jesus' responses to the Samaritan woman.

F. What was the "living water" Jesus could give the woman? 4:10

G. What did Jesus know about the woman's marital status? How did he know?

Lesson Sixteen: The Life of Christ - Obscurity (Part Seven)Scriptures: John 4:20-42

1. What puzzled the Samaritan woman? 4:20

2. Summarize Jesus' answer. 4:21 - 24

3. How did Jesus answer her statement about the Messiah? 4:25, 26


5. When the disciples wanted Jesus to eat, what was his reaction? 4:31 - 34

6. What admonition did Jesus give the disciples? 4:35

7. What does the reaper receive? What does he gather? 4:36

8. What results? 4:36 - 38

9. What caused many of the Samaritans to believe on Jesus? 4:39

10. What did they want Jesus to do? Did he? 4:40

11. What else convinced the Samaritans that Jesus was the Christ, the Saviour of the world?4:41, 42


A. Who is the true object of worship? 4:23, 24

B. Is there a special place to which men must go to worship? 4:20 - 23

C. Name several types of worship: John 4:23, 24; Matt. 15:9; Acts 17:22, 23.

D. What is meant by "in Spirit and in Truth?" 4:23, 24 (Contrast Mt. 15:9)

E. Jesus identified himself to the woman (4:26). Notice two other places where he identifiedhimself: Matt 11:1 - 6; John 9:35 - 38.

F. What shows how much value Jesus placed on spiritual teaching? 4:31 - 34

G. Consider 4:36 - 38 in light of I Corinthians 3:6 - 9.

H. Did the Samaritan woman teach others? 4:39 Should we? Hebrews 5:12 - 14

Lesson Seventeen: The Life of Christ - Galilean Ministry (Stage One)

1. Review: Birth and Infancy of Jesus Christ.

2. Where did Jesus go from Samaria and how was he received? John 4:44, 45

3. As Jesus went about preaching, what did he preach about? Mt. 1:14, 15

4. Where did Jesus do a lot of his teaching? Luke 4:15

5. What miracle did Jesus perform? John 4:46 - 54

6. In the synagogue in Nazareth, what prophet did Jesus read from? Luke 4:16, 17

7. What caused the people to wonder? Luke 4:22

8. What did they ask? Give Jesus' answer. Luke 4:22 - 24

9. What did they want to do with Jesus? Luke 4:25 - 30

10. What prophecy was Jesus fulfilling? Matthew 4:13 - 16

11. In Luke 5:1 - 11 Jesus calls more disciples. What did he tell Simon in 5:10?

12. Lessons For Today:

A. List some of the cities of Galilee where Jesus went.

B. Why did the people get mad at what Jesus said in Luke 4:24 - 28?

C. Did their reaction change the truthfulness of what Jesus said?

D. Was Jesus in Capernaum when he healed the nobleman's son? John 4:46 - 54

E. List some things from this lesson which demonstrate that Jesus of Nazareth was the Christ,the Son of God.

F. From Mark 1:14, 15, what can we learn about the kingdom?

G. Why would Jesus go to the synagogue so much?

H. What question would you ask the class about this lesson?

Lesson Eighteen: The Life of Christ - Galilean Ministry - Stage Two (Part One)

1. Where did Jesus go? How did they react to his teaching? Luke 4:31, 32

2. What caused Jesus' fame to spread? Luke 4:33 - 37

3. As he toured Galilee, many followed Jesus. Where were they from? Mt. 4:23 - 25

4. What did Jesus tell a cleansed leper to do? Luke 5:12 - 15

5. What did Jesus then do? Luke 5:16

6. How did Jesus prove that he had power to forgive sins? Luke 5:18 - 26

7. To whom did Jesus say, "Follow me?" Mark 2:13, 14

8. List three criticisms against Jesus. Mark 2:15 - 28

9. What miracles did Jesus do in Luke 8:41 - 56?

10. On what did Jesus' healing of two blind men depend? Mt. 9:27 - 31

11. In what ways did men react to the miracle in Mt. 9:32 - 34?


A. In Luke 5:18 - 20, what did Jesus see when he saw their faith?

B. Can God see our faith? If so, how?

C. What makes faith perfect? James 2:22 - 24 (Gal 5:6)

D. Were the scribes and Pharisees correct in saying that only God could forgive sins? Luke 5:21

E. What helped to sustain Jesus in his work? Luke 5:16

F. Compare the reactions in Luke 5:21, 22, 26.

G. In what ways did people in Acts react to the preaching of the gospel?

H. Note: If the feast in John 5:1 is a Passover feast, then this is the second Passover of Jesus'ministry and just over a year has elapsed.

Lesson Nineteen: The Life of Christ - Galilean Ministry - Stage Two (Part Two)

1. Review: The four men who wrote Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.

2. Where did Jesus go? Why? John 5:1

3. How long had this man been infirm? What was done for him? John 5:5 - 9

4. What discussion took place between the man and the Jews? John 5:10 - 13

5. Afterward when Jesus found the man, what did he say to him? John 5:14

6. What did the man then do? John 5:15

7. What did the Jews do? Why? John 5:16

8. How did Jesus answer the Jews? John 5:17

9. What did the Jews want to do? Why? John 5:18


A. Jesus was in Jerusalem for a feast. Name the three major feasts.

B. When Jesus performed a miracle, did he ever try to convince anyone that a miracle had beenperformed?

C. What evidence is there that the man was actually healed? John 5:9

D. How did the Jews react to this miracle?

E. If miracles were being performed today, would all men believe?

F. How did Jesus defend healing on the Sabbath? John 5:17 (Mark 2:23 - 3:6)

G. What false accusation did the Jews make against Jesus? John 5:18

H. Jesus called God his Father (John 5:17), what did the Jews conclude from that? (John 5:18)Were they correct in that conclusion?

I. When Jesus said, "Sin no more", what was he telling the man? John 5:14

J. What worse thing could come to the man? John 5:14

Lesson Twenty: The Life of Christ - Galilean Ministry - Stage Two (Part Three)

1. What is the Son able to do? John 5:19

2. List the claims Jesus made in John 5:20 - 23.

3. List the claims Jesus made in John 5:24 - 27

4. What did Jesus claim in John 5:28, 29?

5. Whose will did Jesus seek to do? John 5:30

6. Who and what bore witness to Jesus? John 5:31 - 37

7. Why did they not have the word of God abiding in them? John 5:38

8. Study John 5:39. We will discuss it briefly in class.

9. What would they not do? John 5:40

10. What did Jesus not receive? John 5:41

11. Why did Jesus make the statement in John 5:41? John 5:41 - 47


A. What is the main subject being discussed in John 5:19 - 47?

B. What kept these people from believing that Jesus was the Son of God?

C. What witness to Jesus' deity could the Jews see with their eyes?

D. Faith in Moses would have generated faith in whom?

E. To what does the word "Moses" refer in John 5:45, 46?

F. List one thing which gives us absolute assurance that Jesus can fulfill the claim made in John5:28, 29. I Cor. 15:20-23

G. Is John 5:24 primarily concerned about the divine side of salvation or the human side ofsalvation?

H. Find a passage which teaches that Jesus fulfilled the Old Testament.

Lesson Twenty One: The Life of Christ - Galilean Ministry - Stage Two (Part Four)

1. Review: The three birth announcements.

2. What did Jesus' disciples do and on what day did they do it? Matt. 12:1

3. Who saw it? What did they say? Matt. 12:2

4. Who answered the Pharisees and what did he say to them in Matt. 12:3, 4?

5. What else did he say? Matt. 12:5

6. Who was in that place? Matt 12:6

7. What did they not know? What did it cause them to do? Matt. 3:1 - 4

8. Jesus said the Son of man was Lord of what? Matt. 12:8

9. In the synagogue, what question did Jesus ask? Mark 3:1 - 4

10. What answer did Jesus receive? Mark 3:4

11. How did Jesus react? Mark 3:5


A. Who were the Pharisees and why would they find fault with what Jesus' disciples weredoing? Matt. 12:1, 2

B. Were the disciples violating the Sabbath? Matt. 12:1, 2

C. List the arguments Jesus used to defend his disciples. Matt. 12:3 - 8

D. Did Jesus sin by becoming angry? Mark 3:5 (I Peter 2:22; Eph. 4:26)

E. What other information did Luke give about the man Jesus healed? Luke 6:6

F. In what ways were the Jews reacting to Jesus' teaching and miracles?

G. Note: Premillennialists believe Matthew 12 is the time when Jesus offered an earthlykingdom to the Jews and the Jews rejected it.

Lesson Twenty Two: The Life of Christ - Galilean Ministry - Stage Two (Part Five)

1. What did the Pharisees do? Matt. 12:14

2. When Jesus left, many followed. Name the places they came from. Mark 3:7, 8

3. What did Jesus do for the people? Matt. 12:15

4. What charge did he give them? Matt. 12:16

5. Jesus was fulfilling a prophecy made by what prophet? Matt 12:17

6. In Mt. 12:18, what was Jesus called? What would Jesus do? Matt. 12:18

7. Give the prophet's description of Jesus. Matt. 12:19, 20

8. Who would trust in his name? Matt 12:21

9. Did Jesus try to avoid the multitudes? Why? Mark 3:9 - 13

10. How did Jesus spend the night? Luke 6:12

11. Name the twelve and tell why they were chosen. Mark 3:14 - 19


A. What caused the reputation of Jesus to spread so quickly?

B. By this time, what had the Pharisees determined to do? Matt. 12:14

C. Isaiah prophesied that Jesus would be what kind of person? Mt. 12:17 - 20

D. When was Matt. 12:21 fulfilled? (See Romans 15:9 - 12; Acts 15:7 - 9)

E. Why would Jesus spend the night in prayer? Luke 6:12

F. Why should we pray? Should we pray often?

G. Does God want us to pray? How do we know?

H. What name did Jesus give the men he chose? What does it mean? Luke 6:13

I. Are the men listed by the same names in Mark 3:16 - 19 and Luke 6:12 - 16?

Lesson Twenty Three: The Life of Christ - Galilean Ministry - Stage Two (Part Six)

1. Review: The period of obscurity (John 1:29 - 4:42).

2. Name and locate areas from which people came. Lk. 6:17; Mt. 4:25

3. Whose is the kingdom of heaven? Who will be comforted? Mt. 5:3, 4

4. What will the meek inherit? Who will be filled? Mt. 5:7, 8

5. Who will obtain mercy? Why are the pure in heart blessed? Mt. 5:7, 8

6. Who will be called children of God? What is the reward of those persecuted frorighteousness sake? Mt. 5:9 - 12

7. To what did Jesus compare his disciples? Mt. 5:13

8. What was done with worthless salt? Mt. 5:13

9. To what else did Jesus compare his disciples? Mt. 5:14

10. What do people do with a candle? Mt. 5:15

11. Why was their light to be seen? Mt. 5:16


A. Define: Blessed.

B. Be ready to discuss the meaning of each beatitude in class.

C. What Old Testament character was the meekest man in the earth?

D. What are the main lessons of Mt. 5:13 - 16?

E. "Ye are the salt of the earth" is an example of what figure of speech? (simile, metaphor,metonymy, or synecdoche)

F. What Bible character (except Christ) do you think most fully exemplifies all the qualitieslisted in the beatitudes?

Lesson Twenty Four: The Life of Christ - Galilean Ministry - Stage Two (Part Seven)

1. Why had Jesus come? Matt. 5:17, 18

2. Who would be great in the kingdom of heaven? Matt. 5:19, 20

3. What had they heard and what did Jesus say? Matt. 5:21,22

4. What did Jesus tell them to do? Why? Matt. 5:23 - 26

5. What had they heard and what did Jesus say? Matt. 5:27, 28

6. What instruction did Jesus give in Matt. 5:29, 30?

7. What had been said and what did Jesus say? Matt 5:31, 32

8. What had they heard and what did Jesus say? Matt. 5:33 - 37


A. How did Jesus fulfill the law? Mt. 5:17 (Luke 24:27)

B. Note: "By" in Matt. 5:21, 27, 33 could also be translated "to."

C. How does one's relationship with his brother affect his worship? 5:21FF

D. Did the law of Moses allow what Jesus condemned in Matt. 5:28?

E. What motive did Jesus set before the disciples in Matt. 5:29, 30?

F. Define: 1) Put away, 2) Fornication. Matt. 5:31, 32

G. What has one done to his mate if he puts her away unscripturally?

H. Is it scriptural for a person who "has been put away" to remarry? 5:32

I. Study 5:33 - 37 along with Matt. 23:16 - 22. Then consider II Cor. 1:23.

Lesson Twenty Five: The Life of Christ - Galilean Ministry - Stage Two (Part Eight)

1. Review: The birth of John the Baptist and the birth of Jesus Christ.

2. What had they heard? Matt. 5:38

3. What did Jesus say to them in Matt. 5:39?

4. What did Jesus say in Matt. 5:40?



7. What had they heard? Matt. 5:43

8. What did Jesus say to them in Matt. 5:44?

9. Whose children would they be? What does God do? Matt. 5:45

10. What did the publicans do? Matt. 5:46, 47

11. What were they to be? Matt. 5:48


A. Did the law of Moses require an eye for an eye, etc.?

B. What is the principle of conduct in Matt. 5:39 - 42?

C. How did Jesus react to being smitten? John 18:19 -23; Matt. 26:67, 68

D. How did Paul deal with injustice? Acts 16:35 - 40; Acts 25:9 - 12

E. What is the principle of conduct in Matt. 5:43 - 48?

F. List the things that are forbidden in Romans 12:17 - 21.

G. How does one take vengeance? Romans 13:1 - 7

H. What will happen if we conform to the teachings of Jesus? Matt. 5:44, 48

Lesson Twenty Six: The Life of Christ - Galilean Ministry - Stage Two (Part Nine)

1. How were their alms not to be done? Why? Matt. 6:1,2

2. How were their alms to be done? Why? Matt. 6:3, 4

3. What did the Pharisees do when they prayed? Why? Matt. 6:5

4. What were they to do when they prayed? Why? Matt. 6:6 - 8

5. To whom were they to pray? How was he to be addressed? Matt. 6:9

6. List the petitions in this prayer. Matt. 6:10 - 13

7. List the three things which belong to God. Matt. 6:13

8. Why should men be forgiving? Matt. 6:14, 15

9. When fasting, what did the hypocrites do? Why? Matt 6:16

10. When fasting, what were they to do? Why? Matt. 6:17, 18


A. What is the main lesson in Matt. 6:1 - 8?

B. Define: Alms (Matt. 6:1) Hypocrite (6:2) Fast (6:16)

C. Harmonize Matt. 6:1 - 8 with Matt. 5:16.

D. Would it always be wrong for a person to pray in a public place?

E. What does "hallowed be thy name" mean? (Matt. 6:9) (CF Ps. 111:9)

F. What does "amen" mean? Matt. 6:13

G. Prayer consists of praise, petition, thanksgiving, and confession. Which of these can you findin this prayer?

H. Is fasting scriptural today? Is it required today?

I. Fasting is usually connected with what?

Lesson Twenty Seven: The Life of Christ - Galilean Ministry - Stage Two (Part Ten)

1. Review: Stages One and Two of the Galilean Ministry.

2. What were they not to do? What were they to do? Why? Matt. 6:19 - 21

3. What two states are men in? What makes the difference? Matt. 6:22, 23

4. What can no man do? Why? Matt. 6:24

5. What were they not to do? Why? Matt. 6:25

6. What is the first example of God's care? Matt. 6:26

7. What question did Jesus ask? Matt. 6:27

8. What is the next example of God's care? Matt. 6:28, 29

9. What did Jesus say God would do for them? Matt. 6:30

10. What were they not to do? Why? Matt. 6:31, 32, 34

11. What were they to do? Matt. 6:33


A. What is the primary lesson of Matthew 6:19 - 34?

B. Where should our treasure be? Why is that important? Matt. 6:20, 21

C. How do we lay up treasures in heaven?

D. What is meant by "take no thought"? Matt. 6:25, 31, 34

E. List some things which Matt. 6:19 - 34 teaches that man cannot do.

F. What is meant by the "eye be single" and the "eye be evil"?

G. What is meant by seeking first God's kingdom and righteousness?

H. Why should we seek God's kingdom and righteousness first? Matt. 6:33

I. Read Eph. 4:28; II Thess. 3:11, 12; I Tim. 5:8; Acts 20:33 - 35; I Tim. 6:6 - 10.

Lesson Twenty Eight: The Life of Christ - Galilean Ministry - Stage Two (Part Eleven)

1. What is not to be done? Why? Matt. 7:1,2

2. What problem is presented in Matt. 7:3, 4?

3. Jesus gave what instruction in Matt. 7:5?

4. What was not to be done? Why? Matt. 7:6

5. List the three things Jesus said in Matt. 7:7, 8.

6. What question is asked in Matt. 7:9?

7. What question did Jesus ask in Matt. 7:10?

8. Then, what question did he ask? Matt. 7:11

9. What were they to do? Why? Matt 7:12

10. What did Jesus instruct them to do? Matt. 7:13a

11. Give the two reasons for the instruction in Matt. 7:13a. Matt. 7:13, 14


A. What kind of judgments are men to make? John 7:22 - 24

B. List some things that should characterize that kind of judgment.

C. Define: Holy, Pearls, Dogs, Swine as used in Matt. 7:6.

D. Upon what principle is Matt. 7:7, 8 based?

E. What did Jesus use to help us understand our Father in heaven? Matt. 7:9 - 11

F. Find a Bible example of one practicing the golden rule. Matt. 7:12

G. Define: Strait, Destruction, Life Matt. 7:13, 14

H. Why is the way to life called a narrow way? Matt. 7:14

I. Is all truth narrow?

Lesson Twenty Nine: The Life of Christ - Galilean Ministry - Stage Two (Part Twelve)

1. Of what were they to beware? Why? Matt. 7:15

2. How would they know a false prophet? Matt. 7:16 (Deut. 18:20 - 22; I Cor 14:37)

3. How did Jesus explain this to them? Matt. 7:16 - 20

4. What contrast (or, comparison) is given in Matt. 7:21?

5. What claims will many make? Matt. 7:22

6. What answer will those people hear? Matt. 7:23

7. To what did Jesus liken a man who hears and obeys him? Matt. 7:24

8. This house withstood what three things? Matt. 7:25

9. To what did Jesus liken a man who hears but "doeth them not"? Matt. 7:26

10. What happened to this man's house? Matt. 7:27

11. How did the people react to Jesus' teaching? Why? Matt. 7:28, 29


A. How is the work of a false prophet described? Matt. 7:15

B. What does Peter say in II Peter 2:1 - 3?

C. Name the benefits of identifying false teachers and dealing with them.

D. Tell what Jesus taught in Luke 6:46; Matt. 15:7 - 9 ; Matt. 23:3.

E. Consider what Paul said in II Thess. 2:7 - 12.

F. What warning did Jesus give in Matt. 24:23, 24?

G. What is meant by "I never knew you"? Matt. 7:23

H. What are the lessons of Matt. 7:24 - 27?

Lesson Thirty: The Life of Christ - Galilean Ministry - Stage Three (Part One)

1. Review: The authors of the four gospels and why they wrote their books.

2. Note: Stage three starts here. It ends with Jesus' first group of parables.

3. Tell about Jesus' next miracle. Matt. 8:1 - 4

4. Where did Jesus go? Who came to Jesus and what did he want? Matt. 8:5, 6

5. When Jesus said he would go, what did the man say? Matt. 8:8, 9

6. How did Jesus react to the man's words? Matt. 8:10

7. Then what did Jesus say? Matt. 8:11, 12

8. On what condition would the servant be healed? Matt. 8:13

9. Was the servant healed? Matt. 8:13

10. The next day Jesus went to what city? What was happening? Luke 7:11, 12

11. What did Jesus do? Luke 7:13 - 15

12. What resulted from this miracle? Luke 7:16, 17


A. Why were the people who came to Jesus so confident he could heal?

B. What is faith? Heb. 11:1

C. How is faith established in the hearts of men?

D. Why was the centurion's faith so amazing to Jesus?

E. What makes man's faith pleasing to God? James 2:22 - 24; Gal 5:6

F. What is the meaning of Matt. 8:11, 12?

G. What opinion were the people getting of Jesus?

H. When Jesus attempted to do a miracle, did he ever fail?

I. What was being accomplished by Jesus performing all these miracles?

Lesson Thirty One: The Life of Christ - Galilean Ministry - Stage Three (Part Two)

1. Name and tell about the man that invited Jesus to eat with him. Lk. 7:36, 40

2. What happened during this meal? Lk. 7:37, 38

3. What was the man who invited Jesus thinking? Lk. 7:39

4. What question did Jesus ask Simon? Lk. 7:40 - 42

5. Give Simon's answer. Was it correct? Lk. 7:43

6. Then what did Jesus say in Luke 7:44?

7. What else did the woman do? Lk. 7:45

8. Did she do anything else? If so, what? Lk. 7:46

9. Then what did Jesus say to Simon? Lk. 7:47

10. What did Jesus say to the woman? Lk. 7:48

11. What were those dining with Jesus thinking? Lk. 7:49

12. What else did Jesus say tot he woman? Lk. 7:50


A. By what standard did Simon judge Jesus? Lk. 7:39

B. How can we keep from making the mistake Simon made?

C. How had the woman's faith saved her? Lk. 7:50

D. Are men saved by faith today? Find a verse that supports your answer.

E. If you answered "yes" above, then tell how faith saves.

F. Why could Jesus forgive the woman's sins?

G. What did the woman have as a result of being saved? Lk. 7:50

H. Who made this condition possible? How? Eph. 2:13 - 16

Lesson Thirty Two: The Life of Christ - Galilean Ministry - Stage Three (Part Three)

1. Review: Introductory statements to the gospels.

2. What did John's disciples do? Lk. 7:18

3. When John sent two disciples to Jesus, what did he want to know? Lk. 7:19, 20

4. What was Jesus doing and what did he say to the men? Lk. 7:21 - 23

5. As Jesus spoke of John, what did he ask the people in Luke 7:24?

6. Then what did Jesus ask them? Lk. 7:25

7. What further question did Jesus ask? Give his answer. Lk. 7:26, 27

8. What conclusion did Jesus reach in Luke 7:28?

9. How did the people respond to John's message? Lk. 7:29, 30

10. What did Jesus say about the people of that generation? Lk. 7:31, 32

11. Why had Jesus said what he did in Luke 7:31, 32? Lk. 7:33 - 35


A. Where was John the Baptist? What did he want to know about Jesus?

B. How did Jesus answer John's question? How had Jesus answered this same question on otheroccasions?

C. What did Jesus mean by "a reed shaken with the wind" and "a man clothed in soft raiment"?

D. Did the Holy Spirit guide John's preaching? How can we know?

E. What is the meaning of Luke 7:28?

F. What may we learn from Luke 7:29, 30?

G. What was Jesus saying about the men of that generation? Lk. 7:31 - 34

H. What is the meaning of Luke 7:35?

Lesson Thirty Three: The Life of Christ - Galilean Ministry - Stage Three (Part Four)

1. What was Jesus doing and teaching and who was with him? Lk. 8:1

2. What did Jesus do for some women and what did they do for him? Lk. 8:2, 3

3. List three conditions which Jesus healed in one man. Matt. 12:22

4. What did the people say? What did the Pharisees say? Matt. 12:23, 24 (Mark 3:30)

5. Give Jesus' first argument proving they were in error. Matt. 12:25, 26

6. What is the second argument? Matt. 12:27

7. Then what did Jesus say? Matt. 12:28

8. What was Jesus' next argument? Matt. 12:29


10. What sins will be forgiven and what sin will not be forgiven? Matt. 12:31, 32

11. What did Jesus say about that generation? Matt. 12:33 - 35

12. For what shall men give account and by what will they be justified or condemned? Matt.12:36, 37


A. What had these people just seen? Matt. 12:22

B. By whose power had Jesus performed this miracle of healing? Matt. 12:28

C. By whose power did these men say Jesus had done this miracle? Matt. 12:24

D. What did Jesus call their sin? Matt. 12:31, 32

E. Has anyone today seen what those men saw?

F. Can anyone today commit the sin they committed?

G. How did Jesus prove that his power was not from the devil?

Lesson Thirty Four: The Life of Christ - Galilean Ministry - Stage Three (Part Five)

1. Review: Events of the public ministry of Christ which we have studied.

2. Who wanted to see what? Matt. 12:38

3. What kind of generation sought after a sign? Matt. 12:39

4. Give the rest of Jesus' answer. Matt. 12:40

5. Who would condemn that generation? Why? Matt. 12:41, 42

6. What did the unclean spirit do when it went out of a man? Matt. 12:43

7. When the unclean spirit returned to its house what did it do? Matt. 12:44, 45

8. What application did Jesus make? Matt. 12:45c

9. Who was looking for Jesus? Why could they not get near him? Lk. 8:19

10. When told that his mother and brethren sought him, what questions did Jesus ask? Mt. 12:48

11. Then what did he say? Matt. 12:49, 50


A. When the scribes and Pharisees wanted to see a sign, what did they want?

B. Why did Jesus say an evil and adulterous generation sought for a sign?

C. What was Jesus' point in his statements about the men of Nineveh and the Queen of Sheba?

D. What was the spiritual condition of that generation? Matt. 12:45

E. What is the difference between the attitude of the men of that generation and men today whosay, "Why did Jesus not tell us plainly?"

F. What is the meaning of "they repented at the preaching of Jonas"?

G. When Jesus said that those who do his Father's will were his mother and his brethren, whatdid he mean?

H. What other lesson do you see in these verses?

Lesson Thirty Five: The Life of Christ - Galilean Ministry - Stage Three (Part Six)

1. Describe the next scene. Matt. 13:1, 2

2. Jesus spake to them in what? Matt. 13:3 (Ps. 49:4; Ps. 78:2)

3. As the sower sowed, some seeds fell where? What happened to them? Matt. 13:3, 4

4. Where did other seed fall and what happened? Matt. 13:5, 6

5. What happened to the seed that fell among thorns? Matt. 13:7

6. Other seed fell where? What resulted? Matt. 13:8

7. What admonition did Jesus give? Matt. 13:9

8. Why did Jesus speak to them in parables? Matt. 13:10 - 13

9. What prophecy was fulfilled in them? Matt. 13: 14. 15

10. Why were they blessed? Matt. 13:16, 17


A. Define: Parable

B. What kind of soil was the "way side" soil?

C. Why would there not be much earth in the rocky soil?

D. The seed on the rocky soil seemed to spring up fast. Why?

E. What important functions does the root system do for a plant?

F. How can thorns choke out good seed?

G. What is meant by "good ground"?

H. What is the meaning of Matthew 13:11?

I. What is the meaning of Matthew 13:13?

Lesson Thirty Six: The Life of Christ - Galilean Ministry - Stage Three (Part Seven)

1. What is the seed? Lk. 8:11

2. What happens when the seed falls on the wayside soil? Lk. 8:12; Matt. 13:19

3. What two things did the "stony soil heart" do? Matt. 13:20

4. What does he not have? Matt. 13:21

5. What does he do for a while? Matt. 13:21

6. What offends him? Matt. 13:21

7. What can choke out the word? Matt. 13:22

8. What results from choking out the word? Matt. 13:22; Luke 8:14

9. Describe the heart which the good ground represents. Lk. 8:15

10. What three things does this heart do? Lk 8:15

11. Do all produce the same amount of fruit? Matt. 13:23


A. Usually a parable has one main purpose, or lesson. What is the main thing to be learned fromthis parable?

B. How does the devil take away the seed from the heart of one who does not understand theword? Mk. 4:15

C. How can we know that the "stony soil" heart was truly converted? Mk. 4:16, 17

D. The "stony soil" heart does not have much root. What does a good root system do for a plant?

E. Find a Bible character which you think most fits the description of the "thorny soil".

F. Do the "thorns" necessarily represent something sinful?

G. What sets those on the "good ground" apart from the other soils? Lk. 8:15

Lesson Thirty Seven: The Life of Christ - Galilean Ministry - Stage Three (Part Eight)

1. Review: The ways in which Jesus has demonstrated his deity.

2. To what is the kingdom of God likened in Mark 4:26 - 29?

3. To what is the kingdom of heaven likened in Matt. 13:24 - 26?

4. What discussion took place? Matt. 13:27 - 30

5. Did the disciples understand this parable? Matt. 13:36

6. Who sowed the good seed? What is the field? Matt. 13:37, 38

7. What do the good seed and the tares represent? Matt. 13:38

8. Who sowed the tares? What is the harvest? Matt. 13:39

9. Who are the reapers? Matt. 13:39

10. What will the Son of man do? Matt. 13:40 - 42

11. Tell about the righteous. Matt. 13:43


A. Study I Corinthians 3:6 - 9 in connection with Mark 4:26 - 29.

B. Is the scope of the parable of the tares the church or the entire world? (consider carefully theuse of the word "kingdom")

C. What is the primary point of the parable of the tares?

D. Can the parable of the tares be used to teach that a congregation ought never to withdrawfrom anyone? II Thess. 3:6; I Cor. 5:1 - 5

E. What function will angels perform at the end of the world? Matt. 13:41

F. Do angels do anything for men today? Heb. 1:14; Luke 16:22

G. What does the parable of the tares teach about the future of the wicked and the righteous?Matt. 13:30, 41 - 43

H. What question would you ask the class about this parable?

Lesson Thirty Eight: The Life of Christ - Galilean Ministry - Stage Three (Part Nine)

1. Tell the parable of the mustard seed. Matt. 13:31, 32

2. To what else was the kingdom of heaven likened? Matt. 13:33

3. What prophecy had Jesus been fulfilling? Matt. 13:34, 35 (Find it in the OT)

4. To what two things is the kingdom of heaven likened in Matthew 13:44 - 46?

5. The kingdom of heaven is also likened to what? Matt. 13:47, 48

6. What application did Jesus make? Matt. 13:49, 50

7. What did Jesus ask? Give the answer. Matt. 13:51

8. What does the scribe which is properly instructed do? Matt. 13:52

9. Where did Jesus go? What did he do? Matt. 13:53, 54a

10. How did the people of that place react? Matt. 13:54b - 57a

11. What was Jesus' response? Matt. 13:57

12. Did Jesus do many miracles there? Why? Matt. 13:58


A. What is the lesson of the parable of the mustard seed?

B. What point was Jesus making when he talked about the leaven?

C. What do the two parables in Matthew 13:44 - 46 have in common?

D. How do the two parables in Matthew 13:44 - 46 differ?

E. How are the two parables of the net (Matt. 13:47 - 50) and the tares (Matt. 13:24 - 43) alike?

F. How would Matthew 13:52 apply to teachers of the word of God today?

G. What was the primary problem in Mathew 13:53 - 58?

Lesson Thirty Nine: The Life of Christ - Galilean Ministry - Stage Four (Part One)

1. Review: The first four periods of the life of Christ.

2. Tell about the crossing of the Sea of Galilee. Mk. 4:35 - 41

3. What miracle did Jesus perform next and what were its results? Lk. 8:26 - 39

4. Tell about the next two miracles and their results. Mk. 5:21 - 43

5. How did Jesus and his own people react to one another? Mk. 6:1 -6

6. As Jesus went about preaching, how did he view the people? Matt. 9:35, 36

7. What did Jesus say to the apostles? Matt. 9:37, 38

8. What power was given and to whom was it given? Matt. 10 :1

9. What charge did Jesus give them in Matthew 10:5, 6?

10. Of what would their work consist? Matt. 10:7, 8

11. Tell about their provisions. Matt. 10:9, 10


A. What was the subject of Jesus' preaching?

B. What was the relationship between Jesus' preaching and his miracles?

C. How does a lack of faith keep Jesus from helping people today? Mk. 6:1 - 6

D. In what ways are people like sheep?

E. What does a good shepherd do for his sheep?

F. Should we pray for the Lord to send workers into his harvest? Matt. 9:37, 38

G. Note: The mission Jesus sent his apostles on in Matthew 10 is sometimes called the "limitedcommission" in contrast to the great commission.

H. How did Jesus equip the apostles for this mission?

I. What could be accomplished by the apostles doing this work?

Lesson Forty: The Life of Christ - Galilean Ministry - Stage Four (Part Two)

1. Give Jesus' instructions about entering and leaving a city. Matt. 10:11 - 15

2. Which three figures of speech in Matthew 10:16 refer to the apostles?

3. What warning and prediction did Jesus make? Matt. 10:17, 18

4. What were they not to do when before authorities? Why? Matt. 10:19, 20

5. What conditions would prevail? Matt. 10:21 - 25

6. Whom were they to fear? Why? Matt. 10:26 - 31

7. What would happen is they denied Christ? If they confessed him? Matt. 10:32, 33

8. Why did Jesus say he had come? Matt. 10:38, 39

9. Who is not worthy of Jesus? Matt. 10:38, 39

10. A person receiving the apostles was really receiving whom? Matt. 10:40

11. What rewards are mentioned in Matthew 10:41, 42?


A. What lessons may we learn from Matthew 10:14?

B. What was Jesus promising the apostles in Matthew 10:19, 20?

C. What is the meaning of the last part of Matthew 10:23? (CF V. 22)

D. What did Jesus tell the apostles in order to help them accept the treatment which they wouldreceive? Matt. 10:24 - 31

E. What implications does Matthew 10:26 - 31 have for us today?

F. Is the context of Matthew 10:32, 33 that of an alien sinner confessing Christ or is it oneconfessing Christ in time of persecution?

G. Reconcile Matthew 10:34, 45 with Ephesians 2:14.

H. What is the meaning of Matthew 10:39?

Lesson Forty One: The Life of Christ - Galilean Ministry - Stage Four (Part Three)

1. Review: The Herodian family.

2. Who heard something? What did he hear? Matt. 14:1

3. What did Herod say? To whom did he say it? Matt. 14:2

4. What had Herod done? Why? Matt. 14:3, 4

5. What kept Herod from killing John the Baptist? Matt. 14:5

6. What happened? When did it happen? Matt. 14:6,7

7. What did she ask? Why? Matt. 14:8

8. How did the king react to her request? Matt. 14:11

9. Then what did the king do? Matt. 14:10

10. What was done with John's head? Matt. 14:11

11. What did John's disciples do? What did Jesus do? Matt. 14:12, 13


A. When Herod heard of the fame of Jesus, what was he hearing?

B. Is this Herod the same as the Herod before whom Jesus was tried? Lk. 23:8

C. Had Herod actually married his brother's wife? Mk. 6:17

D. From this incident, what can you learn about John the Baptist?

E. What may we learn from the reaction of Herodias? Mk. 6:19

F. What mistakes did Herod make?

G. How did John's disciples show respect for him?

H. How did Jesus react to John's death? Why do you think he did that?

I. What other lesson do you see in this study?

Lesson Forty Two: The Life of Christ - Galilean Ministry - Stage Four (Part Four)

1. Another name for the Sea of Galilee. John 6:1

2. Where did Jesus and the apostles go? Lk. 9:10

3. Tell about the feeding of the five thousand. John 6:4 - 14

4. What did Jesus do next? Matt. 14:22, 23

5. What else was happening? Matt. 14: 24

6. What did the disciples see and how did they react? Matt. 14:25, 26

7. Then what happened? Matt. 14:24

8. Tell about Peter walking on the water. Matt. 14:28, 29

9. Then what happened? Matt. 14:30, 31

10. What happened when Jesus and Peter entered the ship? Matt. 14:32, 33

11. What happened in Gennesaret? Matt. 14:34 - 36


A. Note: Feeding of five thousand is the only miracle given by all four authors. It was aboutthis time Jesus enjoyed his greatest popularity.

B. They took up twelve baskets of fragments. Is that important? Mt. 14:20

C. Did Peter actually walk on water?

D. Why did Peter begin to sink? What may we learn from this incident?

E. How many miracles took place out there on the water?

F. List the things which the disciples saw Jesus do in this lesson?

G. In what ways did the disciples react to Jesus in this lesson?

H. What kind of being has the right to accept worship?

I. Was it right for Jesus to accept worship? Why?

Lesson Forty Three: The Life of Christ - Galilean Ministry - Stage Four (Part Five)

1. Where did the people find Jesus? What did they ask him? John 6:22-25

2. How did Jesus answer them? John 6:25, 27

3. Then what did they ask? Give Jesus' answer. John 6: 28, 29

4. How did the Jews respond? John 6:30, 31

5. What did Jesus say Moses did not do? What did God do? John 6:32

6. Identify this "bread of life" and tell what it will do. John 6:33-35

7. What did Jesus say about them? John 6:36

8. What two things are said about the ones what come to Jesus? John 6:37

9. Where did Jesus come from? Why did he come? John 6: 39, 40

10. What is said about the father's will? John 6:39, 40

11. How did the Jews react to these words? John 6:4l, 42


A. Note: The sermon on the bread of life is recorded only by John. It was a turning point in theministry of Jesus. Many walked with him no more.

B. What was the problem with these people? John 6:22-42

C. How can "believing" be called a work of God? John 6:29

D. Are the words "cometh to me" and "believeth on me" (John 6:35) talking about the samething?

E. When Jesus said that he was the "bread of life," what did he mean?

F. How does God give people to Jesus? John 6:37

G. What is the meaning of John 6:38?

H. Compare verses 36 and 40.

Lesson Forty Four: The Life of Christ - Galilean Ministry - Stage Four (Part Six)

1. Review: Prophecies fulfilled in Christ.

2. When the Jews did not understand, what did Jesus say? John 6:43, 44

3. What was written in the prophets? John 6:45

4. Who was everlasting life? John 6:47

5. Who is the bread of life? John 6:48-51

6. What will happen if a person "eats of this bread"? John 6:51

7. What was that bread? John 6:51

8. Did the Jews understand Jesus? John 6:52

9. List the results of eating the flesh and drinking the blood of Jesus. John 6:53-58

10. Where were they? How did the Jews react? John 6:59,60


A. How does God draw men to Jesus? John 6:44; John 12:32

B. Who "comes" to Jesus? John 4:45

C. What does "of the father" mean? John 6:45

D. How does an alien sinner come to Jesus? Find a NT example.

E. What did Jesus mean when he said, "I am the bread of life"?

F. Compare the "bread of life" with manna. John 6:48-58

G. List the ones who are said to have everlasting life, eternal life, or live forever. John 6:47-51

H. What does John 6:53, 54 mean?

I. See how many references you can find to the "last day" in the NT and list the things whichare to happen on that day.

Lesson Forty Five: The Life of Christ - Galilean Ministry - Stage Four (Part Seven)

1. Did Jesus know what the people were saying? John 6:61

2. What did he ask them? John 6:61

3. Then what did he ask? John 6:62

4. What does the spirit do? What does the flesh do? John 6:63

5. What did Jesus say about the words he spoke? John 6:63

6. What did Jesus say about some of the people? John 6:64

7. What did Jesus know? How long had he known that? John 6:64

8. Who provided the way for men to come to Jesus? John 6:65

9. Then what happened? John 6:66

10. What did Jesus ask the twelve? Give the answer. John 6:67-69

11. Give Jesus' response in John 6:70 and John's comment in 6:71.


A. When Jesus said, "my father," what did he imply? John 6:65

B. List the things in this section which show Jesus had divine knowledge.

C. In John 6:61-71, did Jesus refer to his existence before his death?

D. How did the disciples react to the sermon on the bread of life?

E. What choice did Jesus give the apostles? How did they answer?

F. List the things about Jesus of which the apostles were now convinced.

G. What is the meaning of John 6:63?

H. What is the meaning of "one of you is a devil"?

I. Did Judas have to betray Jesus?

Lesson Forty Six: The Life of Christ - Galilean Ministry - Stage Five (Part One)

1. What fault did some find with some of the disciples of Jesus? MK. 7:1, 2

2. List some of the things the Jews did? MK.7:3, 4

3. Then what did they ask Jesus? MK. 7:5

4. Jesus' answer was based on what? MK. 7:6, 7

5. Of what did Jesus accuse them? MK. 7:8

6. What conclusion did Jesus then reach? MK. 7:9-13

7. What did Jesus say next and to whom did he say it? MK. 7:14-16

8. Did the disciples understand? What did Jesus say to them? MK. 7:17-20

9. List the things which Jesus said come from within. MK. 7:21, 22

10. How did Jesus describe these things? What do they do? MK. 7:23


A. Define: Tradition

B. As used in the NT, to what things does the word tradition refer?

C. What were the "traditions of the elders"?

D. What mistake did the Pharisees make?

E. Is it possible for us to be like them? If so, how?

F. What did Solomon say in Proverbs 4:23?

G. How can we keep good things in our heart and keep evil things out?

H. In what ways can worship be made vain?

I. What other lessons do you see in Mark 7:1-23?

Lesson Forty Seven: The Life of Christ - Galilean Ministry - Stage Five (Part Two)

1. Where did Jesus go? Then, what happened? Mt. 15:21, 22

2. How did Jesus and the disciples react to this woman? Mt. 15:23

3. When Jesus responded, what did he say? Mt. 15:24

4. What did she do? Mt. 15:25

5. Give the woman's response? Mt. 15:27

6. What did Jesus say to her? Was her daughter healed? Mt. 15:28

7. Where did Jesus go? Through what did he go? Mt. 15:29; Mk. 7:31

8. Jesus did what miracle? How did the people react? Mk 7:32-27 (Mt 15:30, 31)

9. Tell about the next miracle. Mt. 15:32-38

10. Where did Jesus go next? Mt. 15:39; Mk. 8:10

11. Tell about Jesus' encounter with the Pharisees and Sadducees. Mt. 16:1-4


A. List the things the woman from Canaan did and said which show she knew who Jesus was.Mt. 15:22-28

B. List some characteristics of this woman which we could imitate.

C. Jesus went through Decapolis (Mk. 7:31), what was Decapolis?

D. Why were these miracles of Jesus written? John 20:30, 31

E. Read Mk. 8:1-4. Were the disciples slow in learning about Jesus?

F. Locate: Magdala (Mt. 15:39) and Dalmanutha (Mk. 8:10)

G. How do the accounts in Mt. 16:1-4 and Mk. 8:11, 12 differ?

H. What was the problem with these Pharisees and Sadducees?

Lesson Forty Eight: The Life of Christ - Galilean Ministry - Stage Five (Part Three)

1. Where had Jesus been? Where did he go? Mk. 8:10, 13

2. Of what did Jesus warn the disciples? Mt. 16:6-12

3. Where did Jesus go? What did he do there? Mk. 8:22-26

4. Where did Jesus go next? What did he ask the disciples? Mk. 8:27; Mt. 16:13

5. How did they answer? Mt. 16:14

6. Then what did Jesus want to know? Mt. 16:15

7. Who answered? What did he say? Mt. 16:16

8. What did Jesus say to Peter? Mt. 16:17

9. Then what did he say to Peter? Mt. 16:18

10. What would be given to Peter? What would he be able to do? Mt. 16:19; 18:18

11. What charge did Jesus give the disciples? Mt. 16:20


A. Jesus warned the disciples regarding false teachers and false teaching. Had he ever done thisbefore? If so, when? What is the lesson for us?

B. Note: The healing of the blind man (Mk. 8:22-26) is the only progressive miracle performedby Jesus Christ.

C. What lessons may we learn from the opinions people had of Jesus Christ?

D. What was Peter saying about Jesus in Mt. 16:16? Did Jesus correct Peter?

E. What did Jesus promise to build? On what was it to be built?

F. What is the meaning of the last part of Mt. 16:18?

G. Define: Bind, Loose (Mt. 16:18)

H. What were the apostles to bind and loose? When? (New American Stand Ver)

Lesson Forty Nine: The Life of Christ - Galilean Ministry - Stage Five (Part Four)

1. What did Jesus begin to do? Mt. 16:21

2. Who spoke next? What did he say? Mt. 16:22

3. How did Jesus respond to that? Mt. 16:23

4. If a person wants to follow Christ, list three things he must do? Mt. 16:24

5. What will happen if a person saves his life? Mt. 16:25

6. What will happen if a person loses his life for Jesus' sake? Mt. 16:25

7. What question did Jesus ask in the first part of Mt. 16:25?

8. Then what did he ask? Mt. 16:26

9. What predictions did Jesus make in Mt. 16:27?

10. What did Jesus say concerning some of them? Mt. 16:28


A. Note: Mt. 16:21 marks a turning point in the ministry of Jesus. He began telling his disciplesabout the suffering he would endure.

B. List the predictions Jesus made in Mt. 16:21-28.

C. Why would Peter make the statement that he did in Mt. 16:22?

D. Why would Jesus call Peter "Satan"? How was Peter an offense to Jesus?

E. Explain the meaning of Mt. 16:24.

F. In Mt. 16:25-27 Jesus gave three reasons for the statement in Mt. 16:24. Identify and explainthe first reason.

G. Identify and explain the second reason.

H. Identify and explain the third reason.

I. Explain how you identified each of the three reasons.

Lesson Fifty: The Life of Christ - Galilean Ministry - Stage Five (Part Five)

1. Where did Jesus go? Who went with him? Mt. 17:1

2. What was Jesus doing in the mountain? Lk. 9:38, 29

3. Then what happened? Mt. 17:2

4. What did Peter, James and John see? What were they discussing? Lk. 9:30, 31

5. What was the condition of Peter, James, and John? Lk.9:32

6. What suggestion was made and who made it? Lk. 9:33

7. Then what happened? Lk. 9:34-35

8. What happened next? Mt. 17:5-8

9. What charge did Jesus give Peter, James, and John? Mt. 17:9

10. What question did the disciples ask? Mt. 17:10

11. Give Jesus' answer? Mt. 17:11, 12

12. What did the disciples understand? Mt. 17:13


A. To what mountain might Mt. 17:1 refer?

B. Is the transfiguration mentioned anywhere else in the NT? If so, where?

C. How does Mark describe Jesus' raiment? Mk. 9:3

D. Did the disciples understand what the rising from the dead was? Mk. 9:10

E. Why did the scribes say Elias must first come? Mt. 17:10

F. Who was the "Elias" which had already come?

G. What purpose did the transfiguration of Jesus serve?

H. What lessons may we learn from the transfiguration of Jesus?

Lesson Fifty One: The Life of Christ - Galilean Ministry - Stage Five (Part Six)

1. Who came to Jesus? What he want? Mt. 17:14-16

2. Tell what Jesus said. Then tell what he did. Mt. 17:17, 18

3. What did the disciples ask Jesus? Give his reply. Mt. 17:19-21

4. What did Jesus tell the disciples? How did they react? Mt. 17:22, 23

5. What question was Peter asked? Give his answer. Mt. 17:24, 25

6. Tell about the conversation between Jesus and Peter? Mt. 17: 25, 26

7. How and why did they pay the tribute? Mt. 17:27

8. What question arose among the disciples? Mt. 18:1

9. How did Jesus settle the mater? Mt. 18:2-4

10. Then what did Jesus say? Mt. 18:5,6


A. List the predictions Jesus made in this lesson.

B. List Jesus' miracles in this lesson.

C. What may be learned from the disciples failure to cure the lunatic son?

D. Of what did Jesus remind his disciples? Mt. 17:22, 23

E. What was the tribute which Jesus and Peter paid?

F. From this incident, what may we learn about paying our taxes?

G. What misconception did the disciples have about the kingdom of heaven?

H. In what ways are Christians to be like children?

I. What other lessons do you see in Mt. 17:14-18:6?

Lesson Fifty Two: The Life of Christ - Galilean Ministry - Stage Five (Part Seven)

1. Where was Jesus when he taught the lesson in MT. 18:1-6? MK. 9:33-37

2. What would come on the world? How would they come? MT. 18:7

3. What is the message of MT.18:8, 9

4. What were they not to do? Why? MT. 18:10, 11

5. How did Jesus illustrate the importance of a "little one"? MT. 18:12-14

6. What duty does one have to a brother that trespasses against him? MT. 18:15

7. What must one do if the brother "will not hear thee"? MT. 18:16

8. If he neglects to hear them, then what? MT. 18:17

9. What powers were given to the apostles in MT. 18:18? (See also MT. 16:19)

10. What promises did Jesus make in MT. 18:19, 20?

11. What did Peter ask Jesus? Give Jesus' answer. MT. 18:21, 22


A. Define: Offence. MT. 18:7. Find an example of that being done.

B. Define: Despise. MT. 18:10

C. List things one might do which could be called despising a little one.

D. What obligations do we have to those who go astray?

E. What problem is under consideration in MT. 18:15?

F. List the two courses of action an offender might take and tell what obligations the offendedhas in each.

G. Note: In MT. 18:15-18, we learn the difference between a member of the church, a group ofmembers, and the church. Why is that important?

H. What lesson did Peter learn about forgiveness? MT. 18:21-22

Lesson Fifty Three: The Life of Christ - Galilean Ministry - Stage Five (Part Eight)

1. To what is the kingdom of heaven likened? MT. 18:23

2. How much did one servant owe the king? MT. 18:24

3. Could the servant pay his debt? How was it to be paid? MT. 18:25

4. How did the servant react? MT. 18:26

5. What did the Lord do? Why? MT. 18:27

6. Then what did that servant do? MT. 18:28

7. How did his fellowservant respond? MT. 18:29

8. What did the servant do? MT. 18:30

9. How did the king find out about it? What did he do? MT. 18:31-34

10. What application did Jesus make? MT. 18:35


A. Compare the debts of the two servants?

B. What were a servant's wages? MT. 20:2 Could either servant pay?

C. Could the first servant 's family be sold for enough to pay the debt?

D. What did the first servant want from the king? Why?

E. The first servant was forgiven his debt. How should that have caused him to act toward hisfellowservant?

F. Was the first servant living by the golden rule? MT. 7:12

G. What consequences does being unmerciful and unforgiving have?

H. How did we fit into this parable?

I. List some lessons we may learn from this parable.

Lesson Fifty Four: The Life of Christ - Galilean Ministry - Stage Five (Part Nine)

1. Why was Jesus in Galilee rather than Judea? John 7:1, 9

2. What Jewish feast day was at hand? John 7:2

3. What did Jesus' brethren want him to do? Why? John 7:3-5

4. How did Jesus respond to them? John 7:6-8

5. What exchange took place between John and Jesus? LK. 3:49, 50

6. What time was approaching? What did Jesus do? LK. 9:5l, 52

7. How did the Samaritans react to Jesus? Why? LK. 9:53

8. Who spoke? What did they say? LK. 9:54

9. How did Jesus react to that? LK. 9:55, 56

10. What did one say he would do? Give Jesus' response. LK. 9:57, 58

11. Tell about the exchange between Jesus and another person? LK. 9:59, 60

12. What did another person want to do? What did Jesus say? LK. 9:61, 62


A. What did the Jews thing about Jesus? What were his brethren thinking?

B. What can you find out about the feast in John 7:2? (check a concordance)

C. What lessons may we learn from LK. 9:49-50?

D. How does MK. 3:17 help explain the actions of James and John in LK. 9:54?

E. What good would be accomplished by Jesus rebuking James and John?

F. What was Jesus telling the person in LK. 9:57, 58?

G. How can the dead bury their dead?

H. How does the statement in LK.9:62 relate to the statement in LK. 9:61?

Lesson Fifty Five: The Life of Christ – Closing Ministry In Palestine (Part One)

1. How were the people at the feast reacting to Jesus? John 7:10-13

2. What caused the people to marvel at Jesus' teaching? John 7:14, 15

3. Where did Jesus get his teaching? Could they know its source? John 7:16-18

4. Of what did Jesus accuse the Jews? John 7:19

5. How did the Jews respond to the accusations? John 7:20

6. Jesus used what to get them to understand a sabbath healing? John 7:21-23

7. What kind of Judgment did Jesus require? John 7:24

8. What were some of he people saying about Jesus? John 7:25-27

9. How did Jesus respond to them? John 7:28, 29

10. What reactions to Jesus does John give in John 7:30, 31?


A. Note: The "closing ministry in all parts of Palestine" lasted from the feast of the tabernaclesto the arrival at Bethany -- six months -- from October to April.

B. What did the feast of tabernacles celebrate? When was the feast?

C. What was the Jews main problem in trying to figure out Jesus Christ?

D. What is the meaning of John 7:17?

E. What did Jesus mean when he said they did not keep the law? John 7:19

F. To what extent did Jesus keep the law?

G. How can we know that we judge righteous judgment? John 7:24

H. What is the meaning of "his hour was not yet come"? John 7:30

Lesson Fifty Six: The Life of Christ – Closing Ministry In Palestine (Part Two)

1. What were the Pharisees hearing? What did they do? John 7:32

2. What did Jesus tell the Jews? John 7:33, 34

3. How did the Jews react to Jesus' words? John 7:35, 36

4. What did Jesus say? When did he say it? John 7:37, 38

5. Give John's inspired interpretation of Jesus' statement. John 7:39

6. How were the people reacting to Jesus? John 7:40-44

7. When the officers returned, what were they asked? John 7:45

8. How did the officers answer? John 7:46

9. What did the Pharisees and chief priests as the officers? John 7:47, 48

10. Then what did they say about the people? John 8:49

11. What discussion took place? John 7:50-53


A. What is the meaning of John 7:33?

B. Did the Jews understand? What was meant by the "dispersed"? John 7:35

C. Who can quench the thirst of the thirsty soul? How?

D. Why had the Holy Spirit not been given? When was the Holy Spirit given?

E. What Old Testament prophecy is the background for John 7:39?

F. List the opinions about Christ that can be found in this section.

G. What is implied in the answer given the officers in John 7:47?

H. Who was Nicodemus? How was he different from the others?

I. What response could Nicodemus have given to the statement in John 7:52?

Lesson Fifty Seven: The Life of Christ – Closing Ministry In Palestine (Part Three)

1. What was Jesus doing? John 8:1,2

2. Who came to Jesus? Why? John 8:3-6a

3. Tell how Jesus dealt with this question. John 8:6b-9

4. How did the matter end? John 8:10-11

5. What claim did Jesus make in John 8:12?

6. How did the Pharisees respond? John 8:13

7. What proof did Jesus give of the truthfulness of his claim? John 8:14-18

8. Then what did the Pharisees ask? Give Jesus' answer. John 8:19

9. Where was Jesus? Why did they not lay hands on him? John 8:28

10. Where was Jesus going? What must they do to go there? John 8:21-24

11. When would they know the truth about who Jesus was? John 8:25-29


A. Were the Pharisees correct in the statement made in John 8:5?

B. Why did Jesus not have the woman stoned?

C. What may we learn from this incident? John 8:3-11

D. What is the meaning of "I am the light of the world"? John 8:12

E. Jesus' claim to be the light of the world was based on the testimony of two witnesses, whowere they?

F. In the statement "for if ye believe not that I am," what is the meaning of "I am"? John 8:24

G. There is both a human and divine side to salvation. In John 8:21-29 which one of these is themain point of discussion?

H. What other lessons do you see in John 8:1-29?

Lesson Fifty Eight: The Life of Christ – Closing Ministry In Palestine (Part Four)

1. How were many people reacting to Jesus' words? John 8:30

2. To whom did Jesus speak? What did he say to them? John 8:31,32

3. How did the Jews react to that? John 8:33

4. Summarize Jesus' answer. John 8:34-38

5. Whom did they claim as their father? John 8:39

6. How did Jesus respond to that? John 8:39, 41

7. Next the Jews claim whom as their father? John 8:41

8. If God were their father, they would love whom? Why? John 8:42

9. Why did they not understand Jesus? John 8:43

10. What did Jesus say about them? What did he say about the devil? John 8:42


A. Define: Truth. List the things the NT says truth does for men.

B. From what does truth make men free?

C. Were the Jews telling the truth in John 8:33.?

D. In what sense were the Jews the children of Abraham? In what sense were they not thechildren of Abraham? John 8:37-39

E. Give the meaning of the following expressions: children of light (Eph. 5:8), children ofdisobedience (Eph. 5:6), sons of God (1John 3:1).

F. Who makes men free from sin? How? John 8:36

G. Where did Jesus get the truth he taught? John 8:40

H. It seems Jesus did many more miracles in Galilee than he did in Jerusalem. Why?

Lesson Fifty Nine: The Life of Christ – Closing Ministry In Palestine (Part Five)

1. Why should the people have believed Jesus? John 8:45-47

2. How were the Jews reacting to Jesus? John 8:45, 48

3. To which one of the accusations in 8:48 did Jesus respond? John 8:48-50

4. What did Jesus say about the person that kept his saying? John 8:51

5. How did the Jews respond to that? John 8:52, 53

6. What did Jesus say about them and about himself? John 8:54, 55

7. Then what did Jesus say? John 8:56

8. How did the Jews respond to that? John 8:57

9. Give Jesus' answer. John 8:58

10. What did the Jews do? John 8:59

11. What did Jesus do? John 8:59


A. Distinguish between accusing Jesus of sin and convincing him of sin. John 8:46; 1Peter 2:22

B. How can you determine if a man is "of God?" John 8:47

C. What were the Jews really saying about Jesus in John 8:48?

D. What is the meaning of John 8:51?

E. What did Jesus mean when he said, "Ye have not known him (God): but I know him? John8:55

F. What is the meaning of "I am"? John 8:58 (Exodus 3:13, 14; Heb. 11:6)

G. In what ways did the Jews react to Jesus in this lesson?

H. Jesus is our example. Of what is he an example in this lesson?

Lesson Sixty: The Life of Christ – Closing Ministry In Palestine (Part Six)

1. What discussion took place between Jesus and his disciples? John 9:1-5

2. Then what happened? John 9:6, 7

3. Summarize the discussion between the man and his neighbors. John 9:6-12

4. What happened next? John 9:13-17

5. Tell about the discussion the Pharisees had with the parents. John 9:18-23

6. What did the Pharisees say Jesus was? How did the man answer. John 9:24, 25


8. How did the man answer the Pharisee's last statement? John 9:30-33

9. How did the Pharisees respond? John 9:34


11. What did Jesus say next? What exchange resulted? John 9:39-41


A. Be prepared to discuss in class the relationship, if any, between physical problems (sickness,blindness, disasters, etc) and sin.

B. How do miracles manifest the works of God? John 9:3

C. What was the divine part in this miracle? What was the human part?

D. List things the man's faith led him to do before and after his healing.

E. What lessons may be learned from the actions of the parents of the man?

F. Why did the Pharisees reject the testimony of the man Jesus healed?

G. What false doctrines are set forth in John 9?

H. How did the man whom Jesus healed justify his faith in Jesus?

Lesson Sixty One: The Life of Christ – Closing Ministry In Palestine (Part Seven)

1. Who enters not by the door? Who enters by the door? John 10:1,2

2. What is said about the shepherd that enters by the door? John 10:3,4

3. What is said about the sheep which belong to this shepherd? John 10:4, 5

4. To whom was Jesus speaking? Did they understand? John 10:6 (John 9:39-41)

5. What is Jesus? What is said of those who came before him? John 10:7, 8

6. What benefits will those who enter have? John 10:9

7. What will the thief do? What will Jesus do? John 10:10-13

8. What is said about the shepherd and the sheep in John 10:14?

9. List the things Jesus said about himself. John 10:15, 16

10. Why does the father love Jesus? John 10:17

11. What commandment had Jesus received from the father? John 10:18


A. What is a door? What is a porter? What is a shepherd?

B. Is this thief and robber a religious leader or is he a sheep?

C. Do we have this type of thief and robber today? Explain.

D. The sheep in this parable represent whom?

E. List the things it is said the sheep do.

F. List the things the good shepherd is said to do for the sheep.

G. What is the fold? How many folds are there?

H. What is an hireling? What does he do?

I. Who are the "other sheep"?

Lesson Sixty Two: The Life of Christ – Closing Ministry In Palestine (Part Seven)

1. List the ways people were thinking about Jesus Christ. John 10:19-21

2. Note: After this Jesus worked out in Judea. Lk. 10:1-13:21

3. What did Jesus do? Lk. 10:1

4. What did Jesus say about the harvest and labourers? Lk. 10:2, 3

5. What were his personal instructions to them? Lk. 10:4

6. What did Jesus say to them about the houses they entered? Lk. 10:5-7

7. What did Jesus instruct them abut the cities they entered? Lk. 10:8-12

8. What cities did Jesus address and what did he say about them? Lk. 10:13-15

9. Then what did Jesus say? Lk. 10:15

10. When the seventy returned, what report did they give? Lk. 10:17

11. How did Jesus respond to them? Lk. 10:18-20


A. List all the different ways men have reacted to Jesus up to this point.

B. Why did Jesus send the seventy "two by two"? Is there a lesson for us?

C. What harvest was Jesus talking about? Is there a harvest today?

D. What was the responsibility of the seventy?

E. What was the responsibility of the hearers?

F. Where were Chorazin Bethsaida, and Capernaum located and what did Jesus say about them?

G. Does the principle in LK. 10:16 work today?

H. What was more important to the seventy than the miracles they did?

Lesson Sixty Three: The Life of Christ – Closing Ministry In Palestine (Part Nine)

1. How did Jesus address God and what did he say to him? Lk 10:21, 22

2. Then what did Jesus say to his disciples? Lk 10:23, 24

3. What question was asked Jesus? Who asked it? Why? Lk 10:25

4. Give Jesus' response. Lk 10:26

5. What did the man say? Did Jesus agree with him? Lk 10:27, 28

6. Was the man satisfied with the answer he received? Explain. Lk 10:29

7. Give the first part of Jesus' answer. Lk 10:30

8. What happened next? Lk 10:31, 32

9. Then what happened? Lk 10:33-35

10. How did the matter end? Lk 10:36, 37

11. Tell about Jesus' visit in the home of Mary and Martha. Lk 10:38-42


A. In Lk 10:21, who are the wise? The prudent? The babes?

B. Does the first part of Lk 10:22 mean the same as Mt 28:18?

C. What is the meaning of "knoweth" in Lk 10:22?

D. Did the prophets understand their prophecies? Lk 10:23; 1Pet 1:10, 11

E. What can be learned from the exchange between Jesus and the lawyer?

F. What is the main lesson of the parable of the good Samaritan?

G. See what you can find out about Mary and Martha.

H. What is the main lesson to be learned from Lk 10:38-42?

I. Compare Martha's actions here with her actions in Jhn 11:28-27.

Lesson Sixty Four: The Life of Christ – Closing Ministry In Palestine (Part Ten)

1. What was Jesus doing? What did a disciple want him to do? Lk. 11:1

2. To whom were they to pray? How were they to address him? Lk. 11:2

3. List the things for which Jesus taught them to pray in Lk. 11:2, 3.

4. For what else did Jesus teach them to pray? Lk. 11:4

5. What lesson did Jesus teach the disciples in Lk. 11:5-8? How?

6. What promises did Jesus make in Lk. 11:9, 10?

7. What might a son as of his father? Lk. 11:11, 12

8. What would a good father not give his son? Lk. 11:12

9. What kind of gifts are given to children? Lk. 11:13

10. What did Jesus say the father would give to those who ask him? LK. 11:13


A. What is prayer?

B. How did God speak to men in the first century? How does he speak to us?

C. Do people need to be taught how to pray today? What might that involve?

D. Should children be taught to pray? By whom?

E. Find an OT character who serves as an example of importunity in prayer.

F. What did Jesus use to motivate his disciples to pray? Lk. 11:1-13

G. How does God give you what you ask for in prayer?

H. When, How, Why, and to whom did God give the Holy Spirit?

Lesson Sixty Five: The Life of Christ – Closing Ministry In Palestine (Part Eleven)

1. Tell about Jesus in the home of a Pharisee. Lk. 11:37-41

2. Then, what woes did Jesus pronounce upon the Pharisees? Lk. 11:42-44

3. What did a lawyer say? How did Jesus answer him? Lk. 11:45, 46

4. What other woes did Jesus pronounce on the lawyers? Lk. 11:47-52

5. What did the Pharisees and other scribes do? Lk. 11:53, 54

6. Of what did Jesus warn the disciples? Lk. 12:1-3

7. What were they to fear? What were they not to fear? Lk. 12:4, 5

8. How did Jesus give comfort and encouragement to his disciples? Lk. 12:6-12

9. Of what did Jesus warn them? Why? Lk. 12:13-15

10. Tell the parable of the rich man. Lk. 12:16-20

11. What application did Jesus make? Lk. 12:21


A. What mistake(s) were the Pharisees making? Lk. 11:37-52

B. In what ways do we make the same type of mistakes today?

C. Define: Hypocrisy. Lk. 12:1

D. Give some modern day examples showing how men fear God rather than men.

E. Jesus comported this disciples. Does God comfort his children today? If so, how?

F. Define: Covetousness. Lk. 12:15

G. What mistake(s) did the rich man make? Lk. 12:16-21

H. What other lessons do you see in this lesson?

Lesson Sixty Six: The Life of Christ – Closing Ministry In Palestine (Part Twelve)

1. For what were the disciples not to take thought? Why? Lk. 12:22,23

2. How did Jesus impress this lesson on them? Lk. 12:24-27

3. What was Jesus' conclusion? Lk. 12:28-30

4. What were they to seek? What else would happen? Lk. 12:31

5. What did Jesus call them? What were they not to do? Why? Lk. 12:32

6. List things they were to do. Tell why they were to do them. Lk. 12:33, 34

7. What were they to do? Lk. 12:35

8. They were to be like what kind of men? Lk. 12:36

9. Which servants will be blessed? Why? Lk. 12:37, 38

10. What does the goodman of the house not know? What does he do? Lk. 12:39

11. What admonition did Jesus give the disciples? Why? Lk. 12:40


A. What did Jesus mean when he said, "take no thought"? Lk 12:22 (1 Tim. 5:8)

B. Reconcile Lk. 12:22, 23, 29 with such verses as II Thess. 3:12 and Eph. 4:28.

C. What does it mean to seek the kingdom of God? Lk. 12:31

D. What is the teaching of Lk. 12:33, 34?

E. Find a parable of Jesus which illustrates the point in Lk. 12:35-38.

F. Did Jesus have in mind a specific coming in Lk. 12:40? If so, which?

G. List things about Jesus' coming which may be known from Lk. 12:40? If so, which?

H. List some false concepts of Jesus' second coming.

I. What question would you ask the class about this lesson?

Lesson Sixty Seven: The Life of Christ – Closing Ministry In Palestine (Part Thirteen)

1. What question was asked? Who asked it? Lk. 12:41

2. Find words Jesus used to describe the blessed steward. Lk. 12:42-44

3. Describe another kind of servant. Lk. 12:45

4. What will happen to him? Lk. 12:46

5. How would the Lord of the servants determine their punishment? Lk. 12:47, 48

6. List two things Jesus mentions in Lk. 12:49, 50

7. What did Jesus come to send upon the earth? Lk. 12:51-53

8. What did Jesus say to the people? Lk. 12:54, 55

9. Then what did he as them? Lk. 12:56, 57


A. What is the main point of the parable in Lk. 12:41-48?

B. Does the parable in Lk. 12:42-48 have any connection with the parable in Lk. 12:35-40 and the question Peter asked in Lk. 12:41? If so, what?

C. When Jesus said he came to set a fire on the earth, what was he talking about? What does a fire do? Lk. 12:49

D. What was the baptism with which Jesus was to be baptized ? Lk. 12:50

E. Reconcile Lk. 12:51 with such passages as Acts 10:36; Eph. 2:14.

F. Tell how the division spoken of in Lk. 12:51 might affect us today?

G. What did Paul require of the Corinthians in I Cor. 5:9-11?

H. How are people today like the ones Jesus referred to in Lk. 12:54-57?

I. What other lessons do you see in Luke 12:41-57?

Lesson Sixty Eight: The Life of Christ – Closing Ministry In Palestine (Part Fourteen)

1. What did some of the people tell Jesus? Lk. 13:1

2. How did Jesus respond to that? Lk. 12:2, 3

3. Then what did he add? Lk. 13:4, 5

4. Tell the first part of the next parable. Lk. 13:6, 7

5. What did the man's servant say? Lk. 13:8, 9

6. Describe the next scene. Lk. 12:10-13

7. Who became indignant? What did he say? Lk. 13:14

8. How did Jesus answer him? Lk. 13:15, 16

9. What resulted? Lk. 12:17

10. To what two things did Jesus liken the kingdom of heaven? Lk. 13:l8-21

11. What was Jesus doing? Lk. 13:22


A. How would repenting keep them from perishing? Lk. 13:1-5

B. What is the point of the parable in Lk. 13: 6 - 9?

C. What connection did Satan have with the woman's infirmity? Lk. 13:16

D. Why would Jesus' healing on a Sabbath upset the ruler of the synagogue?

E. What resulted from the miracle and Jesus' exchange with the ruler of the synagogue?

F. What is the main lesson of the parable of the mustard seed?

G. The parable of the leaven would seem to be about growth and influence. What influence should the kingdom of God have in the world?

H. Note: Lk. 13:22 reminds us that Jesus was drawing his earthly ministry to a close. His mind seems to be set on Jerusalem where he would die.

Lesson Sixty Nine: The Life of Christ – Closing Ministry In Palestine (Part Fifteen)

1. Where was Jesus? At what feast? What was Jesus doing? John 10:22, 23

2. Summarize the Jews' question and Jesus" answer. John 10:24-26

3. Then what did Jesus say? John 10:27, 28

4. What did Jesus say about his father and himself? John 10:29, 30

5. How did the Jews react? John 10:31

6. What did Jesus ask them? How did they answer? John 10:32, 33

7. How did Jesus justify his claim to deity? John 10:34-36

8. Then what did Jesus tell them? John 10:37, 38

9. What resulted? John 10:39, 40

10. How were these people reacting to Jesus? John 10:41, 42


A. Find out what you can about the feast of dedication.

B. What was Solomon's porch? John 10:23; Acts 3:11

C. List the different ways Jesus used to prove his deity in John 10:22-42.

D. Why would the people not believe Jesus if he told them he was Christ?

E. List the things Jesus said he would do for his sheep. John 10:22-42

F. List the things Jesus said his sheep do. John 10:22-42

G. Does John 10:29 teach one cannot fall from grace? What does it teach?

H. List the different reactions to Jesus in this lesson.

I. What does "beyond Jordan" mean? John 10:40. Is the statement "John did no miracle" true? John 10:41

Lesson Seventy: The Life of Christ – Closing Ministry In Palestine (Part Sixteen)

1. Note: Jesus left Judea and went into Perea (beyond Jordan). After spending some time there he starts back to Jerusalem. Luke 12:22

2. What did one ask Jesus? Give Jesus' answer. Lk 13:23, 24

3. When the door was closed, what would some of them do? Lk. 13:25

4. What answer would they hear? Lk. 13:25

5. What would they say? What answer would be given them? Lk. 13:26, 27

6. How did Jesus describe their end? Lk. 13:28

7. Who will be first? Who will be last? Lk. 13:29, 30

8. Who came to Jesus? What did they say? Lk. 23:31

9. How did Jesus answer them? Lk. 13:32, 33

10. What did Jerusalem do? What did Jesus want to do for Jerusalem? Lk. 13:34

11. Then what did Jesus say? Lk. 13:35


A. What is a "strait" gate? Lk. 13:24

B. Define: Iniquity. Lk. 13:27

C. What is the meaning of Lk. 13:26?

D. Who were Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob?

E. Does Lk. 13:28 describe something on earth, Hades, or hell? (cf. v. 27)

F. Why would Jesus call Herod a "fox"? Was Jesus afraid of Herod?

G. Who killed the prophets? What does that tell you? Lk. 13:33, 34

H. Why could Jesus not help Jerusalem? When was their house left desolate?

I. How can Lk. 13:34 help us understand God's relationship with man?

Lesson Seventy-One: The Life of Christ – Closing Ministry In Palestine (Part Seventeen)

1. How did Jesus teach men that it was good to heal on the Sabbath? Lk 14:1-6

2. What did Jesus teach them to do when bidden to a supper? Why? Lk 17:7-11

3. What did Jesus say to the man that made the supper? Lk 14:12-14

4. Give the response of one of the guests. Lk 14:15

5. What excuses were offered to avoid attending a supper? Lk 14: 16-20

6. What did the master of the house do? Lk 14:21-24

7. What does one have to do to be a disciple of Jesus? Lk 14:25-27

8. What does a man who wants to build a tower do? Lk 14:28-30

9. What does a king going to war do? Lk 14:31, 32

10. What application did Jesus make? Lk 14:33

11. What did Jesus say about salt? Lk 14:34, 35


A. See what you can learn about suppers (meals) in the first century.

B. How might the lesson of Lk 14:7-11 apply to us?

C. What principle is involved in Jesus' instruction in Lk 14:12-14? (compare Mathew 6:2)

D. Who is it that eats bread in the kingdom of God? Lk 14:15

E. Does the man who made the supper (v 16) represent anyone? If so, whom?

F. Define: Excuse. Who was the greatest excuse maker of the Old Testament?

G. What lessons did Jesus want them, and us, to learn in Lk 14:25-33?

H. What was Jesus' point about the salt? Lk 14:34, 35

Lesson Seventy-Two: The Life of Christ – Closing Ministry In Palestine (Part Eighteen)

1. Who came to hear Jesus? Lk 15:1

2. What accusation was made against Jesus? By whom? Lk. 15:2

3. What did Jesus do? Lk. 15:3-6

4. Then what did he say? Lk. 15:7

5. Summarize the next parable. Lk. 15:8, 9

6. Give the conclusion to the parable. Lk. 15:10

7. Relate the beginning of the next parable. Lk. 15:11-13

8. What happened next? Lk. 15:14-16

9. What change took place? Lk. 15:17-19

10. Summarize the next events. Lk. 15:20-24

11. How did the older son react? Lk. 15:25-28

12. Summarize the discussion between the father and the older son. Lk. 15:29-32


A. What caused Jesus to relate these three parables? Lk. 15:1, 2

B. What are the main things the three parables have in common?

C. What bearing do the three parables have on the accusation in Lk. 15:12?

D. What lessons may we learn from these parables?

Lesson Seventy-Three: The Life of Christ – Closing Ministry In Palestine (Part Nineteen)

1. A rich man's steward was accused of what? Lk. 16, 1, 2

2. How did the steward react? Lk 16:3, 4

3. What action did the steward take? Lk. 16:5-7

4. What resulted? Lk 16:8

5. What instruction did Jesus give to the disciples? Lk. 16:9

6. What did Jesus say about faithfulness? Lk 16:10-12

7. Can a servant serve two masters? Why? Lk. 16:13

8. What is said about the Pharisees? Lk. 16:14

9. How did Jesus respond to them? Lk. 16:15

10. How were men reacting to the preaching of the kingdom? Lk. 16:16

11. What would not fail? Lk. 16:18


A. What actions of the steward are described as "acting wisely"? Lk. 16:1-8

B. How are the children of this world wiser than the children of light?

C. What is meant by "mammon of unrighteousness"? Lk. 16:9

D. What is the meaning of Lk. 16:10?

E. Whom (or, what) were the Pharisees serving? Lk. 16:13, 14

F. List things highly esteemed by men, but which are an abomination to God.

G. What is the meaning of "putteth away." and "is put away"?

H. Is it scriptural for one to marry a person who has been "put away"?

Lesson Seventy-Four: The Life of Christ – Closing Ministry In Palestine (Part Twenty)

1. List the thing said about a certain rich man. Lk. 16:19

2. List the things said about the next person. Lk. 16:20, 21

3. What happened to these two men? Lk. 16:22, 23

4. To whom did the rich man speak? Lk. 16:24

5. What did the rich man want? Lk. 16:24

6. What did Abraham say to him? Lk. 16:25, 26

7. What was the rich man's next request? Lk. 16:27, 28

8. Give Abraham's answer. Lk. 16:29

9. Did the rich man give up? What did he say? Lk. 16:30

10. Did Abraham believe the rich man? What did Abraham say? Lk. 16:31


A. Describe the lives of the rich man and Lazarus. Lk. 16:19-21

B. What happened to both men? What part of man dies?

C. Where were they after death? Lk. 16: 22, 23

D. What does the NT tell us about the places were they were after death?

E. Did the men retain their identity after death?

F. Does Lk. 16:22-31 picture events before, or after, the day of judgment?

G. What concerns did the rich man have after he died?

H. What has the power to change men?

I. What other lessons do you see in Lk. 16:19-31?

Lesson Seventy-Five: The Life of Christ – Closing Ministry In Palestine (Part Twenty-One)

1. List the two things Jesus said to the disciples in Lk. 17:1.

2. What would be better than offending a little one? Lk. 17:2

3. What was a disciple to do if a brother trespassed against him? Lk. 17:3

4. If the brother repented, then what? Lk. 17:3

5. What did Jesus say next? Lk. 17:4

6. How did the apostles respond to these instructions? Lk. 17:5

7. Faith as a grain of mustard seed could do what? Lk. 17:6

8. What does a master not say to his servant? Lk. 17:7

9. What will the master say to the servant? Lk. 17:8

10. What conclusion did Jesus reach in Lk. 17:9?

11. Give Jesus' application to the apostles. Lk. 17:10


A. Find a biblical example of one person being an "offense" to another.

B. Who are the "little ones" mentioned in Lk. 17:2?

C. Find a Biblical example of a person "trespassing" against another.

D. Is a person to be "rebuked" only if it is thought that he will repent?

E. Define: Repent.

F. What is the teaching of Lk. 17:4?

G. Lk. 17:5; 2Thess. 1:3. How does one's faith grow or how is it increased?

H. What application does Lk. 17:10 have to us?

I. What other lessons do you see in Lk. 17:1-10?

Lesson Seventy-Six: The Life of Christ – Closing Ministry In Palestine (Part Twenty-Two)

1. Note: Jesus' work in Perea was interrupted by the death of Lazarus.

2. What message was sent to Jesus? Who sent the message? John 11:1-3

3. How did Jesus respond to this message? John 11:4-6

4. Tell about the conversation which followed. John 11:7-10

5. Summarize the conversation about Lazarus in John 11:11-16

6. What did Jesus find? John 11:17-19

7. What did Martha say to Jesus? How did he respond? John 11:20-24

8. Then what did Jesus say? Give Martha's response? John 11:25-27

9. Tell about Mary going to Jesus. John 11:28-32

10. How did Jesus react? John 11:33-38


A. List some things you know about Mary, Martha, and Lazarus.

B. How could God be glorified by the sickness of Lazarus? John 11:4

C. In death, what part of man is said to sleep? The body or the spirit?

D. List the things Martha believed. John 11:20-27

E. What did Jesus mean when he said, "I am the resurrection and the life?"

F. In John 11:1-38, what human emotions can be seen in Jesus?

G. How does God view the death of his saints? Psalms 116:15

H. How did Mary and Martha view the death of Lazarus?

I. How does a person's view of death affect his view of life?

Lesson Seventy-Seven: The Life of Christ – Closing Ministry In Palestine (Part Twenty-Three)

1. When Jesus ask for the stone to be taken away, what did Martha say? John 11:39

2. How did Jesus answer her? John 11:40

3. To whom did Jesus speak? What did he say? John 11:41, 42

4. Then what did Jesus do? John 11:43

5. Then what happened? John 11:44

6. How did men react to the resurrection of Lazarus? John 11:45, 46

7. Who gathered a council? What was said? John 11:47, 48

8. Who spoke next and what did he say? John 11:49, 50

9. Why did Caiaphas say that? John 11:51, 52

10. What did they intend to do? John 11:53



A. When Martha saw the glory of God, what did she see? John 11:40

B. What could cause men to believe that God had sent Jesus? John 11:42

C. While the body of Lazarus was in the tomb, were was his spirit?

D. List as many of the results of Lazarus' resurrection as you can.

E. What admission did the chief priests and the Pharisees make?

F. Illustrate how men today reason like the chief priests and Pharisees.

G. Who was Caiaphas? What position did he hold?

H. Was his prophecy inspired?

I. What do you think Caiaphas was telling the people?

Lesson Seventy-Eight: The Life of Christ – Closing Ministry In Palestine (Part Twenty-Four)

1. On Jesus' return from Ephraim, who called to him for help? Lk 17:11-13

2. What did Jesus tell them to do? What happened? Lk 17:14

3. Then what happened? Lk 17:15, 16

4. What did Jesus say? Lk 17:17-19

5. What did the Pharisees ask? Give Jesus' answer. Lk 17:20, 21

6. Of what was Jesus warning the disciples in Lk 17:22-24?

7. What must happen first? Lk 17:25

8. What would people be doing in the days of the son of man? Lk 17:26-30

9. What should they do? Lk 17:31, 32

10. Who will lose his life? Who will preserve his life? Lk 17:26-30

11. What did the disciples want to know? Give Jesus' reply. Lk 17:37


A. Why would Jesus tell the lepers to go show themselves to the priest?

B. What lessons may we learn from the ten lepers who were healed?

C. What kind of kingdom were the Jews expecting? Lk 17:20

D. What may we learn about the kingdom from Lk 17:20, 21?

E. From the statements in Luke 17:22-30, what may we learn about men?

F. Does Lk 17:30 refer to a particular day? If so, which?

G. Why should Lot's wife be remembered?

H. What is the meaning of the last part of Lk 17:37?

Lesson Seventy-Nine: The Life of Christ – Closing Ministry In Palestine (Part Twenty-Five)

1. Why did Jesus present the following parable? Lk 18:1

2. Give Jesus' description of the judge? Lk 18:2

3. Who came to the judge? What did she say? Lk 18:3

4. How did the judge react to the widow's request? Lk 18:4, 5

5. What did the Lord say? Lk 18:5

6. What did the unjust judge say? Lk 18:7

7. Then what was said? Who said it? Lk 18:8

8. Describe the people for whom the next parable was given. Lk 18:9

9. Who went into the temple? Why? Lk 18:10

10. Summarize the Pharisee's prayer? Lk 18:11, 12

11. What did the Publican do? What did he say? Lk 18:13

12. Then what did Jesus say? To whom did he say it? Lk 18:14, 9


A. What is the main point of the first parable?

B. Why did the judge grant the request of the widow?

C. Who are the elect? What is the lesson in this parable for us?

D. If Jesus finds faith on the earth when he comes, what will he find?

E. What is the main point of the second parable?

F. What was a Pharisee? Why was a Pharisee likely to pray such a prayer?

G. Who was a Publican? Why was he likely to pray the type prayer he did?

H. What lessons may we learn from this parable?

Lesson Eighty: The Life of Christ – Closing Ministry In Palestine (Part Twenty-Six)

1. Jesus left Galilee, where die he go and what was he doing? Mt 12:1, 2

2. What question was Jesus asked? Who asked it? Why? Mt 19:3

3. Give the first part of Jesus' answer. Mt 19:4

4. What did he say next? Mt 13:5

5. What was the conclusion? Mt 19:6

6. How did the Pharisees respond to that? Mt 19:7

7. Give the first part of Jesus answer. Mt 19:8

8. Then what did Jesus say? Mt 19:9

9. What conclusion did the disciples reach? Mt 19:10

10. How did Jesus answer them? Mt 19:11, 12

11. Tell about Jesus and the little children. Mt 19:13-15


A. How does Mt 19:3-9 differ from Mark 10:2-12.

B. What were the Pharisees trying to do? Mt 19:3

C. In the beginning, was divorce a part of God's plan? Mt 19:6; Gen. 2:24

D. Why had Moses allowed them to give a writing of divorcement? Mt 19:7, 8

E. Who has the right to put away a mate? Who does not? Mt 19:9

F. Is it scriptural for the "put away party" to remarry? Mt 19:9

G. Under the gospel of Christ there are three circumstances under which a person may marry, what are they?

H. List some things which help make marriage work.

Lesson Eighty One: The Life of Christ – Closing Ministry In Palestine (Part Twenty-Seven)

1. How was Jesus addressed? What question was he asked? Mt 19:16

2. How did Jesus respond? Mt 19:7

3. When asked which commandments, what did Jesus say? Mt 19:18-19

4. How did the young man respond to that? Mt19:20

5. In order to have treasure in heaven, what must he do? Mt 19:21

6. What resulted? Why? Mt 19:22

7. Then what did Jesus point out to the disciples? Mt 19:23-24

8. When they asked, who could be saved, what were they told? Mt 19:25-26

9. What did Peter ask? Mt 19:27

10. Give Jesus' answer. Mt 19:28

11. Who will inherit everlasting life? Mt 19:29-30


A. What did the young man want to know? Mt 19:16

B. What did Jesus infer from the man calling him "good"? Mt 19:16-17

C. How did Jesus react to this young man? Mk 10:21

D. List the good things you see in the young man who came to Jesus.

E. What was the young man's biggest problem? Consider Mt 19:29

F. What is the meaning of Mt 19:24?

G. Who had followed Jesus? What would they do? When? Mt 19:27-28

H. What does "in the regeneration when the son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory" mean? Mt 19:28

Lesson Eighty Two: The Life of Christ – Closing Ministry In Palestine (Part Twenty-Eight)

1. To what did Jesus liken the kingdom of God? Mt 20:1

2. What agreement did the householder make with the laborers? Mt 20:2

3. Then what did the householder do? Mt 20:3, 4

4. After that, what did the householder do? Mt 20:5

5. About the eleventh hour, what happened? Mt 20:6, 7

6. When evening came, what did the Lord of the vineyard do? Mt 20:8

7. Tell about the laborers being paid. Mt 20:9, 10

8. Was each one happy with his pay? Why? Mt 20:11, 12

9. How did the lord of the vineyard respond to the complaint? Mt 20:13

10. What did he say further? Mt 20:14, 15

11. Give Jesus' conclusion. Mt 20:16


A. Whom do the householder and the laborers represent?

B. What agreement does a person make when he enters the kingdom?

C. Will every citizen of the kingdom work the same length of time? Why?

D. Will every citizen of the kingdom receive the same reward? Why?

E. What is the point of the parable?

F. What kind of judge did Paul say Jesus will be? 2Tim. 4:3

G. Should a sinner put off obeying the gospel till the eleventh hour? Why?

H. What lessons may we learn from this parable?

Lesson Eighty Three: The Life of Christ – Closing Ministry In Palestine (Part Twenty-Nine)

1. Where was Jesus going and what did he do? Mt 20:17-19

2. Who came to Jesus and what did she want? Mt 20:20, 21

3. What did Jesus say? How did they respond? Mt 20:22

4. What did Jesus then tell them? Mt 20:23

5. How did the other apostles react to these things? Mt 20:24

6. In his explanation, what did Jesus say the Gentiles do? Mt 20:25

7. How would it be among them? Mt 20:26, 27

8. Why had the son of man come? Mt 20:28

9. Where was Jesus? Was he alone? Mt 20:29

10. Tell about the healing of two blind men. Mt 20:30-34


A. Of what did Jesus remind the twelve?

B. When had he first mentioned this to them?

C. Zebedee's children are mentioned in Mt 10:20. Who were they?

D. What concept must the mother of the two sons have had of the kingdom?

E. What cup and baptism was Jesus talking about?

F. When was that fulfilled in the sons of Zebedee?

G. What power did Jesus not have?

H. What lesson was Jesus teaching the twelve in Mt 20:25-28?

I. What lessons may we learn from the healing of the blind men?

Lesson Eighty Four: The Life of Christ – Closing Ministry In Palestine (Part Thirty)

1. Where was Jesus? Lk 19:1

2. What is said about the man mentioned in Lk 19:2?

3. What did he want to do? Lk 19:3

4. Then what did he do? Lk 19:4

5. When Jesus came to that place, what did he do? Lk 19:5

6. How did Zacchaeus react? Lk 19:6

7. What happened next? Lk 19:7

8. How did Zacchaeus address Jesus and what did he say to him? Lk 19:8

9. What did Jesus say to Zacchaeus? Lk 19:9

10. Why had the son of man come? Lk 19:10


A. Why would Zacchaeus want to see Jesus?

B. Those nearby thought Zacchaeus was a sinner. Did Jesus think so too?

C. Is there any evidence of repentance in Zacchaeus? If so, what?

D. Did Jesus forgive Zacchaeus his sins?

E. What was Jesus' purpose for coming into the world?

F. How did Jesus accomplish that purpose?

G. From Lk 19:1-10, what can we learn about seeking the lost?

H. How can we personally help save the lost?

I. How does the church here help save the lost?

Lesson Eighty Five: The Life of Christ – Closing Ministry In Palestine (Part Thirty-One)

1. Why did Jesus give the next parable? Lk 19:11

2. What did a certain nobleman do? Lk 19:12, 13

3. How did his citizens react? Lk 19:14

4. After receiving the kingdom and returning, what did he do? Lk 19:15

5. Tell about the first two servants. Lk 19:16-19

6. Tell about the next servant. Lk 19:20-23

7. What was done with his pound? Lk 19:24

8. Why was the pound given to the man with ten pounds? Lk 19:25, 26

9. What was to be done with the enemies? Lk 19:27

10. Where was Jesus going? Lk 19:28


A. Whom does the nobleman in this parable represent?

B. What is meant by his going into a far country and receiving a kingdom?

C. The "servants" and "citizens" represent whom?

D. What were they to do while the nobleman was gone?

E. What attitude did they have toward the nobleman?

F. When the nobleman received the kingdom what did he receive?

G. What meaning is to be given to the nobleman's return?

H. How had the servants handled their responsibility and is any importance to be attached to the pound being taken from the third servant?

I. Why had Jesus given this parable and what was he teaching the Jews?

Lesson Eighty Six: The Life of Christ – Last Week Of Jesus' Ministry (Part One)

1. What was at hand? What did many Jews do? John 11:55

2. For whom were they seeking? Why? John 11:56, 57

3. What did Jesus do and when did he do it? John 12:1

4. What was done for Jesus? John 12:2

5. Tell what Mary did. John 12:3

6. Who spoke? What did he say? John 12:4, 5

7. Why did Judas say that? John 12:6

8. How did Jesus respond to Judas? John 12:7, 8

9. Why were many of the Jews present? John 12:9

10. The chief priests wanted to do what? Why? John 12:10, 11


A. When the Jews purified themselves, what were they doing?

B. What had the chief priests and Pharisees determined to do?

C. On what day of the week would the sixth day before the Passover fall?

D. In whose house did the supper take place? Mt 26:6

E. Mary, Martha, and Lazarus were at the supper, what did each of them do?

F. What did Mary's anointing of Jesus have to do with his burial?

G. What else shows the importance Jesus attached to the anointing? Mt 26:13

H. What was Jesus saying in John 12:8?

I. What were the reactions to Lazarus' resurrection?

J. What had Jesus known all along? John 6:70, 71

Lesson Eighty Seven: The Life of Christ – Last Week Of Jesus' Ministry (Part Two)

1. Note: The triumphal entry into Jerusalem is thought to have occurred on the first day of the week (Sunday) before the crucifixion.

2. Where was Jesus? Mt 21:1

3. What did he send two disciples to do? Mt 21:1, 2

4. If someone objected, what were they to say? Mt 21:3

5. What prophecy was being fulfilled? Mt 21:4, 5

6. Who objected? Lk 19:33

7. Then what was done? Mt 21:7

8. What was the multitude doing? Mt 21:9; Luke 19:37, 38

9. How did Jerusalem react? Mt 21:10, 11

10. Who spoke? What did they want? Lk 19:39; John 12:13

11. Give Jesus' answer. Lk 19:40

12. What did Jesus say about Jerusalem? Lk 19:41-44


A. Find the OT reference quoted in Mt 21:5.

B. How was Jesus to be their king? Mt 21:5

C. What does Hosanna mean? Mt 21:9

D. How did the multitude view Jesus? Mt 21:11

E. How were the Pharisees reacting to Jesus and the multitude?

F. In Mt 21:1-11, how did Jesus show his divine knowledge to his disciples?

G. When did the disciples understand these events? John 12:16


Lesson Eighty Eight: The Life of Christ – Last Week Of Jesus' Ministry (Part Three)

1. Note: The following events are thought to have happened on Monday.

2. What did Jesus do? Mt 21:12, 13

3. Why were the chief priests and scribes unhappy with Jesus? Mt 21:14, 15

4. What did they say to Jesus? Give Jesus' answer. Mt 21:16

5. What did Jesus tell them? John 12:23, 24

6. What did Jesus tell them? John 12:23, 24

7. Whom will the father honor? John 12:25, 26

8. What thoughts were going through the mind of Jesus? John 12:27

9. What took place because of the people? John 12:28-30

10. What was about to take place? John 12:31


A. Read Mt 21:12, 13. Had Jesus done this before? If so, When?

B. Some Greeks are mentioned n John 12:20. What were Greeks?

C. To what does John 12:23 refer?

D. What relationship does John 12:24 have to John 12?23?

E. What happens when the name of God is glorified? John 12:28

F. Find some Bible examples of the name of God being glorified.

G. What lessons can be learned from the reactions in John 12:29?

H. How would the father's speaking benefit them? John 12:30

I. Who is the prince of this world? Who cast him out? How? Heb. 2:14, 15 Please read Revelation 12:1-17; Mt 12:22-30

Lesson Eighty Nine: The Life of Christ – Last Week Of Jesus' Ministry (Part Four)

1. How would Jesus die? What would he do in his death? John 12:32, 33

2. Tell about the exchange between the people and Jesus. John 12:34-36

3. How were the people reacting to the miracles of Jesus? John 12:37

4. What saying of Isaiah was being fulfilled? John 12:38

5. Why were the people not believing? John 12:39, 40

6. When had Isaiah said these things? John 12:41

7. What is said about some of the chief rulers? John 12:42, 43

8. What did Jesus say about himself and the one who sent him? John 12:44,45

9. What was Jesus? Who would not abide in darkness? John 12:46

10. What does Jesus not do? What did he do? John 12:47

11. What will judge men? When? John 12:48

12. Where did Jesus get his message? John 12:49, 50


A. In this lesson, what did Jesus tell the disciples about his death?

B. What concept did the people have of Christ and where did they get it?

C. Who is the light of the world? What are children of light? John 12:35, 36

D. How does God blind men and harden their heart? John 12:37-40 Find an OT character whose heart God is said to have hardened.

E. List things men might do today because they love the praise of men more than the praise of God.

F. In seeing Jesus, how did men see the one sending him?

G. List some things by which we will not be judged in the last day.

Lesson Ninety: The Life of Christ – Last Week Of Jesus' Ministry (Part Five)

1. Note: The following events occurred on Tuesday -- a day of questions.

2. Tell about the barren fig tree. Mt 21:17-22

3. What questions were asked Jesus? Who asked them? Mark 11:27, 28

4. Give Jesus' response. Mk 11:29, 30

5. How did the matter end? Mk 11:31-33

6. Tell about the question concerning tribute to Caesar. Mk 12:13-17

7. Who asked the next question? What was it about? Luke 20:27-33

8. How did Jesus answer them? Mark 12:24-27

9. How did Jesus answer a question about the greatest commandment? Mk 12:28-21

10. Then what discussion followed? Mk. 12:32-34


A. Men of what Jewish groups asked Jesus questions in this lesson?

B. When asked questions did Jesus always use the same method of response?

C. What was the primary purpose of most of the questions asked Jesus?

D. Did the Jews have the right to ask Jesus about his authority?

E. Why would the Sadducees ask Jesus a question about the resurrection?

F. Why is the commandment to love God the greatest of all commandments?

G. What did Jesus mean when he told a man he was not far from the kingdom?

H. Was Jesus ever asked a question he could not answer?

I. What lessons are to be learned from the barren fig tree?

Lesson Ninety One: The Life of Christ – Last Week Of Jesus' Ministry (Part Six)

1. What did Jesus ask the Pharisees and how did they answer? Mt 22:41-42

2. Then what did Jesus ask them? Mt 22:43-45

3. What was the result? Mt 22:46

4. Relate the parable of the man with the two sons. Mt 21:28-30

5. What did Jesus ask? Give the answer. Mt 21:31

6. Then what did Jesus say? Mt 21:31-32

7. Tell the first part of the next parable. Mt 21:33-35

8. Then what did the householder do? Mt 21:36-37

9. What was done with the householder's son? Mt 21:38-39

10. What question did Jesus as them? How did they answer? Mt 21:40-41


12. What application did Jesus make? Mt 21:43-44

13. How did the chief priests and Pharisees react? Mt 21: 45-46


A. How could David call Christ Lord and Christ also be his son?

B. What point was Jesus making in the first parable? Mt 21:28-32

C. Where and when did repentance in the name of Jesus begin to be preached?

D. In the second parable who is the householder, the husbandmen, the servants, and the son?

E. From whom would the kingdom of God be taken? To whom would it be given?

F. Did the Pharisees draw the right conclusion from the second parable?

Lesson Ninety Two: The Life of Christ – Last Week Of Jesus' Ministry (Part Seven)

1. To what did Jesus liken the kingdom of heaven? Mt 22: 1-2

2. How did those bidden to the wedding react to his servants' call? Mt 22:3

3. What did the king do next? Mt 22:4

4. How did those bidden respond? Mt 22:5-6

5. What did the king do? Mt 22:7

6. What did the king say about the wedding and those who were bidden? Mt 22:8

7. What did the king instruct his servants to do? Mt 22:9

8. What did the servants do? What resulted? Mt 22:10

9. When the king came in to see the guests, what did he see? Mt 22:11

10. What did the king say? How did the man respond? Mt 22:12

11. What did the king command his servants to do? Why? Mt 11:13-14


A. Were the parables in Mt. 21:28-22:14 spoken to the same people?

B. Find out as much as you can about their wedding customs.

C. Whom do the king, king's son, and the king's servants represent?

D. Whom do those who refused to attend the wedding represent?

E. Whom do those in "the highways" represent?

F. What type of person is represented by the man without a wedding garment?

G. How is the kingdom of heaven like a wedding a king made for his son?

H. What lesson did Jesus want his audience to get from this parable?

Lesson Ninety Three: The Life of Christ – Last Week Of Jesus' Ministry (Part Eight)

1. What did Jesus say about the scribes and Pharisees? Mt 12:l-2

2. What were they (the disciples and the multitudes, v.1) to do? Mt 23:1, 3

3. What did the scribes and Pharisees do? Mt 23:4

4. Why did they do their works? Mt 23:5

5. List the things Jesus said they did. Mt 23:5-7

6. List things the disciples were not to do and tell why. Mt 23:8-12

7. What are the first and second woes? Mt 12:13-14

8. What are the third and fourth woes? Mt 23:15-16

9. Then what did Jesus say? Mt 23:17-19

10. What did Jesus say next? Mt 23:20-22


A. Of what sins were the scribes and Pharisees guilty? Mt 23:1-7

B. If others neglect their duty, can we neglect ours? Why?

C. What is the difference between doing something to be seen of men and doing something that is seen by men?

D. Are the disciples of Christ allowed to wear religious titles? Why?

E. What is the meaning of the last part of Psalms 111:97

F. In what ways were the scribes and Pharisees being hypocritical?

G. How can we keep from being hypocrites?

H. What is a blind guide? Do we have them today?

I. What about swearing and making oaths?

Lesson Ninety Four: The Life of Christ – Last Week Of Jesus' Ministry (Part Nine)

1. What did Jesus say in the fifth woe? Mt 12:23-24

2. Again Jesus called them hypocrites, what did he say? Mt 23:25-26

3. In the seventh woe, how did Jesus describe them? Mt 23:27-28

4. In the eighth woe, what did Jesus say they were doing? Mt 23:29-30

5. How did Jesus conclude the woes? Mt 23:31-33

6. What did Jesus say would do? Why? Mt 23:34-35


8. What did Jesus say to Jerusalem? Mt 23:37

9. What would happen to their house? Mt 23:38

10. What was the last thing Jesus said to them? Mt 23:39


A. List mistakes made by a hypocrite.

B. What are some of the responsibilities of one who would teach others?

C. Are there blind guides today? How can we know?

D. Why was Jesus unable to help Jerusalem? How many "wills" are involved in the work of saving man from sin?

E. How did Jesus know what was going to happen to Jerusalem?

F. What had been done to the prophets? How would "they" treat prophets?

G. Was Jesus one of the prophets rejected by that generation?

H. What is meant by their house being left desolate? When did that happen?

I. What coming of the Lord is spoken of in Mt 23:39?

Lesson Ninety Five: The Life of Christ – Last Week Of Jesus' Ministry (Part Ten)

1. What did Jesus see? Why had a widow cast in more than they all? Lk 21:1-4

2. What was pointed out to Jesus? Mt 24:1; Mk. 13:1

3. What did Jesus say in response? Mt 24:2

4. Where were they? What did the disciples ask Jesus? Mt 24:3

5. Of what did Jesus warn the disciples? Mt 24:4-7

6. What would happen to them? Mt 24:8-12

7. Who would be saved? What would happen before the end? Mt 24:13-14

8. What instruction did Jesus give the disciples? Mt 24:15-18

9. What did Jesus say about those days? Mt 24:19-22

10. Of what did Jesus warn them? Mt 24:23-28


A. Are the three questions in Mt 24:3 about three different subjects?

B. Note the connection of the words "these things" in Mt 23:36; 24:2, 3, 6

C. What "end" is spoken of in Mt 24:6, 13, 14?

D. Is the salvation spoken of in Mt 24:13 physical or spiritual?

E. To what does Mt 24:15 refer? See Lk 21:20

F. When they saw the abomination of desolation, what were they to do?

G. Who were the "elect" mentioned in Mt 24:22, 24?

H. What "coming of Christ" is mentioned in Mt 24:27?

I. How could the elect keep from being deceived by false prophets and false christs?

Lesson Ninety Six: The Life of Christ – Last Week Of Jesus' Ministry (Part Eleven)

1. What would happen immediately after those days? Mt. 24:23,30

2. What would he send forth his angels to do? Mt. 24:31

3. Tell about the parable of the fig tree and is application. Mt. 24:35

4. What did Jesus say about the heaven, the earth, and his word? Mt. 24:35

5. What does the father alone know? Mt. 24:36

6. What will be happening when the son of man comes? Mt. 24:37-39

7. Then what? Mt. 24:40-41

8. Why were they to watch? Mt. 24:42-44

9. Describe a faithful servant. Mt. 24:45-47

10. What will happen to the evil servant? Mt. 24:45-51


A. What is being described in Mt. 24:29? Consider Isaiah 13:9-10

B. What is the meaning of "the sign of the son of man in heaven"?

C. What was the sign that proved that Jesus was in heaven?

D. What coming of the son of man is spoken of in Mt. 14:30?

E. Who are the angels? Who are the Elect? How are they gathered? Mt. 24:31

F. When would these things come to pass? How would they know?

G. What day and hour are spoken of in Mt. 24:36?

H. Will there be signs telling when this coming will take place?

I. How is this coming described?

J. How is Matthew 24 misused by many religious people today?

Lesson Ninety Seven: The Life of Christ – Last Week Of Jesus' Ministry (Part Twelve)

1. To what did Jesus liken the kingdom of heaven? Mt. 25:1

2. What is said about the ten virgins in Mt. 25:2?

3. What did the foolish virgins do? What did the wise virgins do? Mt. 25:3-4

4. While the bridegroom tarried, what were the virgins doing? Mt. 25:5

5. What happened at midnight? Mt. 25:6

6. Then what happened? Mt. 25:7

7. What conversation took place between the virgins? Mt. 25:8-9

8. While the foolish virgins were away, what happened? Mt. 25:18

9. What did the others want? What were they told? Mt. 25:11-12

10. Give the application made by Jesus. Mt. 25:13


A. Whom do the bridegroom and the wise and foolish virgins represent?

B. What does the coming of the bridegroom represent?

C. What does the marriage represent?

D. Why were some of the virgins called wise and the others foolish?

E. Define: Wise, Foolish.

F. What is meant by the wise virgins being invited in to the marriage?

G. What is to be leaned from the foolish virgins not being invited in to the marriage?

H. What did the Lord mean when he said, "I know you not"? cf. Mt. 7:21-23

I. What is the main lesson of this parable?

Lesson Ninety Eight: The Life of Christ – Last Week Of Jesus' Ministry (Part Thirteen)

1. To what did Jesus liken the kingdom? Mt. 25:14

2. What did this man do? Mt. 25:15

3. What did the servants do with their talents? Mt. 25:16-18

4. What happened next? Mt. 25:19

5. Tell about the five talent man. Mt. 25:20-21

6. Tell about the two talent man. Mt. 25:22-23

7. Tell about the one talent man. Mt. 25:24-25

8. What did the Lord say? Mt. 25:26-27

9. What was to be done with the one talent? Why? Mt. 25:28-29

10. One word is used to describe this servant, what is it? Mt. 25:30

11. What was to be done with this servant? Mt. 25:30


A. The man traveling into a far country and the servants represent whom?

B. What do the talents represent and why were the servants not given the same number of talents?

C. Mt. 25:19-30 is a picture of what?

D. How many talents did the Lord give to the three servants and how many talents did they return to him?

E. On what basis were the servants judged?

F. What is Jesus' line of thought in the latter part of Mt. 24 and in Mt.25?

G. How does Mt. 25:1-30 relate to that line of thought?

H. What other lessons do you see in this parable?

Lesson Ninety Nine: The Life of Christ – Last Week Of Jesus' Ministry (Part Fourteen)

1. Describe the coming of the son of man and tell what he will do. Mt. 25:31

2. Then what will happen? Mt. 25:32-33

3. What will the king say to those on his right hand? Mt. 25:34

4. Why would he say that to them? Mt. 25:35-36

5. What will the righteous ask the Lord? Mt. 25:37-39

6. Give the king's answer. Mt. 25:40

7. What will the king say to those on his left hand? Mt. 25:41

8. Why will he say that? Mt. 25:42-43

9. Give their answer. Mt. 25:44

10. How will the Lord respond to them? Mt. 25:45

11. Then what will happen? Mt. 25:46


A. List things which will happen at the 2nd coming (give scriptural proof).

B. What do the following scriptures tell about the second coming? Acts 1:9-11; 1Thes. 4:13-18; 2Thes. 1:7-9

C. List some things which will not happen at the second coming of Christ.

D. What king or judge will Jesus be? 2Tim. 4:8; Acts 17:30-31

E. The judgment is the reason God commands man to do what? Acts 17:30-31

F. What assurance has God given that there will be a judgment? Acts 17:31

G. What can we learn about the judgment from Revelation 20:11-15?

H. What may we learn from Mt. 25:31-46 that will help us?

Lesson One Hundred: The Life of Christ – Last Week Of Jesus' Ministry (Part Fifteen)

1. Note: The next few events probably happened on Wednesday.

2. How many days till the Passover? Then what would happen? Mt. 26:1-2

3. Who assembled themselves together? What did they decide? Mt. 26:3-5

4. What did Judas do? Mt. 26:14-16

5. Note: The next events took place on Thursday.

6. What did the disciples ask Jesus? What were they told? Mt. 26:17-18

7. With whom and when did Jesus eat the Passover? Mt. 26:19-20

8. Then what discussion took place? Mt. 26:21-25

9. As they were eating, what did Jesus do? Mt. 26:26-28

10. Then what did Jesus say? Mt. 26:29

11. What was the last thing they did? Where did they go? Mt. 26:30


A. What was the Passover? What did it commemorate?

B. What two things used in the Last Supper did Jesus use in instituting the Lord's Supper?

C. When Jesus blessed the bread and gave thanks for the cup what did he do?

D. What did Jesus say to the disciples about the bread?

E. To what does the word "cup" refer? What did Jesus say about the cup?

F. What scripture tells us when, how often, and by whom the Lord's Supper is to be observed?

G. Read 1Cor. 11:23-32. What should we be thinking about when we take the Lord' s Supper?

H. List some false doctrines concerning the Lord's Supper.

Lesson One Hundred One: The Life of Christ – Last Week Of Jesus' Ministry (Part Sixteen)

1. Before the Passover, what did Jesus know? What did he do? Jhn 13:1

2. What had the devil put into the heart of Judas Iscariot? Jhn 13:2

3. What did Jesus know? Jhn 13:3

4. What did he do? Jhn 13:4-5

5. What conversation took place between Jesus and Peter? Jhn 13:6-8

6. What did Peter and Jesus then way to each other? Jhn 13:9-11

7. What did Jesus know? Jhn 13:11

8. What question did Jesus ask them? Jhn 13:12

9. Then what did he say? Jhn 13:13-15

10. Who is the greatest, the servant or the master? Jhn 13:16

11. What would cause them to be happy? Jhn 13:17


A. List the things John said Jesus knew. Jhn 13:1-17

B. How did the devil put the idea to betray Jesus into the heart of Judas?

C. Did Judas have to betray Jesus?

D. List things which Jesus had done which show his love for the disciples.

E. In washing their feet, what did Jesus want to teach the disciples?

F. What kind of person did Peter show himself to be?

G. When Jesus said they were not all clean, what was he talking about?

H. From Jhn 13:1-17, list things Jesus said he was to the disciples.

I. Why must a person be humble to please God?

Lesson One Hundred Two: The Life of Christ – Last Week Of Jesus' Ministry (Part Seventeen)

1. To what prophecy did Jesus refer? Why did he tell them? Jhn 13:18-19

2. If one receives a person sent by Christ whom is he receiving? If a person receives Christ, whom does he receive? Jhn 13:20

3. What did Jesus tell the apostles? How did they react? Jhn 13:21-22

4. Who spoke to Jesus about the matter? Who asked him to speak? Jhn 13:23-25

5. Give Jesus' answer and tell what he did. Jhn 13:26

6. Then what happened? Jhn 13:27

7. What were the others thinking? Jhn 13:28, 29

8. What did the one that received the sop do? Jhn 13:30

9. After Judas left, what did Jesus say? Jhn 13:31-32

10. What could the disciples not do? Jhn 13:33

11. What did Jesus say about love? Jhn 13:34-35


A. What could Jesus know about those whom he had chosen? How could he know?

B. What prophecy did Jesus make in this lesson? Why?

C. What is meant by Satan entering Judas?

D. Can Satan enter men today? If so, how?

E. What did Jesus mean when he said, "Now is the son of man glorified"?

F. What is the badge of discipleship?

G. What evidences of love could they see in Jesus?

H. What will love cause us to do for one another?

Lesson One Hundred Three: The Life of Christ – Last Week Of Jesus' Ministry (Part Eighteen)

1. What did Jesus say to Simon? Lk 22:31-32

2. How did he respond? Lk 22:33

3. Then what did Jesus tell him? Lk 22:34

4. Did he believe Jesus? Mk 14:31

5. As Jesus and the apostles were eating, what did Jesus do? Mt 26:26

6. When Jesus took the cup what did he do? Mt 26:27


8. What did Jesus say about the drinking of the fruit of the vine? Mt 26:29


A. Note: In LK. 22:31 the first "you" is plural and refers to the apostles and the second "you" seems to be added by the translators and would also refer to the apostles. What Jesus said to Peter is, "...Satan hath desired to have you apostles that he may sift you as wheat."

B. What is meant by Satan wanting to "sift you as wheat"?

C. What was Jesus doing to help the apostles?

D. What did Peter need in order to help the other apostles?

E. What two elements did Jesus use in instituting the Lord's Supper?

F. What is remembered when Christians eat the bread and drink the cup? Mt 26:26-28; 1Cor 11:23-25

G. Why should we take the Lord's Supper in his memory? 1Cor 11:26

H. What passage tells us when and how often to break bread?

I. List the different New Testament terms which refer to the Lord's Supper.

J. Where did Jesus put the Lord's Supper? Lk 22:29-30

K. The Corinthians observed the Lord's Supper, were they in the kingdom?

Lesson One Hundred Four: The Life of Christ – Last Week Of Jesus' Ministry (Part Nineteen)

1. What were they not to do? What were they to do? Jhn 14:1

2. What is in "my father's house"? Jhn 14:2

3. What did Jesus say about preparing a place for them? Jhn 14:2-4

4. Who ask a question? What was the question? Jhn 14:5

5. Give Jesus' answer. Jhn 14:6

6. When a person knew Jesus he also knew whom? Jhn 14:7-9

7. What did Jesus say about himself and the father? Jhn 14:10

8. Why should they believe Jesus? Jhn 14:11

9. What did Jesus say about the one that believed on him? Jhn 14:12

10. What would Jesus do? Why? Jhn 14:13-14


A. Note: With this lesson we begin a study of the discourse in Jhn 14:1-16:33 and concluding with the prayer in Jhn 17:1-26.

B. When did this discourse take place? Who was the speaker? To whom was he speaking?

C. How did Jesus seek to give comfort and security to the apostles?

D. List the thinks Jesus said about himself in Jhn 14:1-14.

E. In what way were the apostles seeing the father when they saw Jesus?

F. What greater works would the believer do? Jhn 14:12

G. In what way did the apostles manifest a lack of perception? Jhn 14:1-14

H. How is Jesus in the father and the father in him?

I. What is meant by asking in Jesus' name? Jhn 14:13-14

Lesson One Hundred Five: The Life of Christ – Last Week Of Jesus' Ministry (Part Twenty)

1. If they loved Jesus, what would they do? Jhn 14:15

2. What promise did Jesus make? To whom was the promise made? Jhn 14:16-18

3. What would happen because Jesus lived? Jhn 14:19

4. What three things would they know? Jhn 14:20

5. Who is it that loves Jesus? What would Jesus and the Father do? Jhn 14:21

6. Summarize the exchange between Judas and Jesus. Jhn 14:22-25

7. What promise did Jesus make in Jhn 14:26? To whom was the promise made?

8. Then what did Jesus tell them? Jhn 14:27

9. What had they heard? Then what did Jesus tell them? Why? Jhn 14:28-29

10. What would Jesus do? Why? Jhn 14:30

11. How do men know that Jesus loved the father? Jhn 14:31


A. Define: Comforter (Jhn 14:16,26)

B. What did Jesus mean when he said "another" comforter? Who was their comforter then?

C. Identify this other comforter. When did Jesus send him?

D. Why can the world not receive the spirit of truth?

E. What would they Holy Spirit do? For whom would he do it? Jhn 14:26

F. Jesus told them he would go away and come again. What did he mean?

G. The Holy Spirit is often referred to as "IT." Is the Holy Spirit a "thing" or is he a person?

H. What will men do if they love Jesus?

Lesson One Hundred Six: The Life of Christ – Last Week Of Jesus' Ministry (Part Twenty-One)

1. What did Jesus say about himself and about the Father? John 15:1

2. List two things the Father does. John 15:2

3. How were they clean? John 15:3

4. Why were they to abide in Jesus? John 15:4

5. What did Jesus say about himself and them? John 15:5

6. What happens if a man does not abide in Jesus? John 15:6

7. What happens if a man does abide in Jesus? John 15:7

8. List two things Jesus said about the one that bears much fruit? John 15:8

9. How had Jesus loved them? John 15:8

10. What must they do to abide in Jesus' love? John 15:16

11. Why had Jesus spoken to them? John 15:11


A. Who is the true vine? Who is the husbandman? Who are the branches?

B. In whom is the branch to abide? In whom does Christ abide? How?

C. List the results of a branch abiding in the vine.

D. Through what were they clean? In what sense were they clean?

E. What may we learn from the branch that does not abide in Christ?

F. Find the verses in which the expression "abide in me, and I in you," or its equivalent, is used.

G. What does the word "abide" mean?

H. What other lessons do you see in John 15:1-11?

Lesson One Hundred Seven: The Life of Christ – Last Week Of Jesus' Ministry (Part Twenty-Two)

1. By what was their love for one another to be measured? John 15:12-13

2. Upon what condition would they be Jesus' friends? John 15:14

3. Why would Jesus not call them servants, but friends? John 15:15

4. Who did chosen them? Why? John 15:16

5. What did Jesus command them? John 15:17

6. What attitude would the world have toward them? Why? John 15:18-20

7. Why would the world treat them like that? John 15:21

8. Did the Jews have a covering for their sin? Why? John 15:22

9. In rejecting Jesus' miracles, they rejected whom? John 15:23-24

10. What OT saying was thus fulfilled? John 15:24

11. What would the Holy Spirit do? what would they do? John 15:26-27


A. To what extent did Jesus love men?

B. By what are we to measure our love for one another?

C. How may we be the friends of Jesus Christ?

D. What did James say friendship with the world was? James 4:4

E. If a person hated Jesus, he also hated whom?

F. Why is the Holy Spirit called the "spirit of truth"?

G. What would the spirit of truth do when he came?

H. What would they do? Why? John 15:27

I. Does John 15:20 have any application for us today? If so, what?

Lesson One Hundred Eight: The Life of Christ – Last Week Of Jesus' Ministry (Part Twenty-Three)

1. What did Jesus say? To whom? Why? John 16:1-4

2. Jesus said he would go to whom? What had they not ask? John 16:4, 5

3. How had the apostles reacted to the words of Jesus? John 16:6

4. Why did Jesus need to go away? John 16:7

5. What would the Holy Spirit do when he came? John 16:8-11

6. Why did Jesus not tell them all he wanted to tell them? John 16:12

7. What is the spirit called? What would he do? John 16:13

8. Where would the spirit of truth get his message? John 16:13

9. How would the Holy Spirit glorify Jesus? John 16:14, 15

10. Then what did Jesus say? John 16:16


A. What did Jesus tell the apostles about the treatment they would receive?

B. Why was it necessary for Jesus to go away? (cf. John 7:39)

C. List the things Jesus said the Holy Spirit would do. John 16:1-16

D. How would the Holy Spirit know what to tell the apostles?

E. Into how much of the truth would the Holy spirit guide the apostles?

F. How does the Holy Spirit reprove the world? John 16:8

G. Reconcile John 16:18 with John 16:16.

H. Under whose authority would the Holy Spirit be working?

I. List some false teachings concerning the manner in which the spirit does this work?

Lesson One Hundred Nine: The Life of Christ – Last Week Of Jesus' Ministry (Part Twenty-Four)

1. What did the disciples not understand? John 16:17-18

2. What did Jesus understand? John 16:18

3. Then what did Jesus say? John 16:20-22

4. At that time what change would be made in their petitions? John 16:23-24

5. Then what did Jesus say to them? John 16:25

6. Why would Jesus not pray the Father for them? John 16:26-27

7. What did Jesus tell them plainly? John 16:28-29

8. Of what were the apostles sure? John 16:30

9. When they said they believed in him, what did he ask? John 16:31

10. Then what did he tell them? John 16:32

11. Why had he spoken these things? John 16:33


A. List the predictions Jesus made in John 16:17-33.

B. What things mentioned in John 16:17-33 would give them comfort or joy?

C. What is involved asking in Jesus' name? John 16:23-24

D. In what sense would they see Jesus again in a little while?

E. How could they have peace and tribulation at the same time? John 16:33

F. In what ways had Jesus overcome the world? John 16:33

G. Why would Jesus speak to them in proverbs at first, then later speak plainly? John 16:25-29

H. Of what were the apostles becoming more convinced?

Lesson One Hundred Ten: The Life of Christ – Last Week Of Jesus' Ministry (Part Twenty-Five)


2. What had the father done? Why? John 17:2

3. What is eternal life? John 17:3

4. What two things did Jesus say he had done? John 17:4

5. What did Jesus want the father to do? John 17:5

6. To whom had Jesus manifested the father? John 17:6

7. What had the apostles learned? How? John 17:7-8

8. For whom did Jesus pray? John 17:9

9. In whom is Jesus glorified? John 17:10

10. In what sense did Jesus want them to be one? John 17:11

11. What had Jesus been able to do? John 17:12


A. In John 17:1 who is praying? To whom?

B. What is the meaning of "power over all flesh" in John 17:2?

C. What does it mean to know the father and Jesus? John 17:3

D. How did Jesus manifest the father to the twelve?

E. How does the father give men to Jesus?

F. Define: Glorify.

G. What had the apostles learned "from" and "about" Jesus?

H. Why was Jesus unable to keep the "son of perdition"? John 17:12

I. Does the word eternal refer to the length or to the nature of the life?

Lesson One Hundred Eleven: The Life of Christ – Last Week Of Jesus' Ministry (Part Twenty-Six)

1. What resulted from Jesus teaching the apostles? Jhn 17:13

2. What had Jesus given them and how had the world reacted? Jhn 17:14

3. Were the apostles of the world? What did Jesus request? Jhn 17:15-16

4. What would sanctify the apostles? What is said about the word? Jhn 17:17

5. Who sent whom into the world? Jhn 17:18

6. Why did Jesus sanctify himself? Jhn 17:19

7. For whom did Jesus pray? For what did he pray? Jhn 17:20-21

8. In the Father and Son they would be made __________________ . Jhn 17:22-23

9. What was Jesus' desire concerning those given to him? Jhn 17:24

10. What did Jesus and the apostles know that the world did not know? Jhn 17:25-26


A. For whom did Jesus pray in John 17?

B. What did Jesus want those who believe in him to be? What does that mean?

C. How are Jesus and the Father one?

D. How can men be one? What is God's attitude toward division?

E. Has God revealed a definite body of truth? If so, what is it?

F. How does the truth sanctify a person?

G. How will the world react to a person who obeys the truth?

H. How does God keep men from evil? Jhn 17:15

I. List the things Jesus desired for those who serve him. Jhn 17:13-26

Lesson One Hundred Twelve: The Life of Christ – Last Week Of Jesus' Ministry (Part Twenty-Seven)

1. Where did Jesus and the disciples go? Mt 26:30

2. What did Jesus say would happen? Mt 26:31, 32

3. Tell about the reaction of Peter. Mt 26:33-35

4. To what garden did they go and what did Jesus do? Mt 26:36; Jhn 18:1

5. What admonition did Jesus give them? Lk 22:39, 40

6. Then what did Jesus do? Mt 26:37, 38

7. When Jesus was by himself he prayed. What did he say? Lk 22:41, 42

8. From what source did Jesus receive strength? Lk 22:43

9. How did Jesus react to this strengthening? Lk 22:44

10. What were the disciples doing and what did Jesus say to them? Lk 22:45, 46

11. How many times did Jesus leave the disciples to pray? Mt 26:43-44

12. Then what did Jesus tell them? Mt 26:45, 46


A. Note: The events we are beginning to study took place late Thursday night and extend into the early hours of Friday morning.

B. What petition did Jesus make to his father in heaven?

C. With what attitude did he pray?

D. Is this the only occasion when an angel, or angels, ministered to Jesus?

E. How can prayer help us overcome temptation?

F. Why did the apostles sleep while Jesus prayed? Lk 22:45; Mk 14:40, 41

G. Explain the last part of Mk 14:38.


Lesson One Hundred Thirteen: The Life of Christ – Last Week Of Jesus' Ministry (Part Twenty-Eight)

1. What did Judas, the betrayer, know? Jhn 18:1-2

2. What did Judas do? Jhn 18:3

3. What did Jesus know? What did he do? Jhn 18:4

4. Give the answer. Tell what Jesus said to them. Jhn 18:5

5. Where was Judas, the betrayer? Jhn 18:5

6. When Jesus said "I am he," (literally, I Am) How did they react? Jhn 18:6

7. Then what did Jesus ask? Give their answer. Jhn 18:7

8. How did Jesus answer them? Jhn 18:8

9. What saying was then fulfilled? Jhn 18:9

10. What did Peter do? How did Jesus react? Jhn 18:10; Lk 22:50-51


A. Define: Betray.

B. With what sign did Judas betray Jesus? Mt 26:48

C. Is it possible for a disciple of the Lord to betray him today? Explain.

D. How did Jesus conduct himself during the betrayal?

E. How many times did Jesus use his divine power in this lesson?

F. What may we learn from the actions of Peter?

G. Read Mt 26:56. Find one OT scripture that was being fulfilled.

H. How can we explain the men's reaction when Jesus identified himself?

I. What other lessons do you see in this lesson?

Lesson One Hundred Fourteen: The Life of Christ – Last Week Of Jesus' Ministry (Part Twenty-Nine)

1. When they bound Jesus, what did the apostles do? Jhn 18:12; Mt 26:56

2. To whom was Jesus taken first? Who was he? Jhn 18:13-14

3. What were the apostles Peter and Jhn doing? Jhn 18:15-16; Mt 26:56

4. What was done with Jesus next? Jhn 18:24; Mt 26:57

5. For what kind of witnesses were they looking? Mt 26:59-60

6. Of what did they accuse Jesus? Mt 26:61

7. How did Jesus respond to the proceedings? Mt 26:62-63

8. What did the high priest do? Mt 26:62-63

9. How did Jesus answer him? Mt 26:64

10. How did the high priest and the others react? Mt 26:65-66

11. Then what did they do to Jesus? Mt 26:67-68; Lk 22:63-65

12. What did the council (Sanhedrin) decide to do with Jesus? Lk 22:66-23:1


A. Note: Jesus' trial was both a Jewish trial (before Annas, Caiaphas, and the council or Sanhedrin) and a Roman trial (before Pontius Pilate).

B. What can you find out about Annas and Caiaphas?

C. How many things in the trial thus far can you find that were not legal?

D. Why did they take Jesus to Pontius Pilate?

E. What prophecy concerning the apostles was fulfilled in this lesson?

F. What differences do you see in the conduct of Peter and Jhn?

G. How would you describe the conduct of Jesus in this lesson?

H. What did the apostle Peter say about Jesus in 1Peter 2:21-23?

Lesson One Hundred Fifteen: The Life of Christ – Last Week Of Jesus' Ministry (Part Thirty)

1. When Jesus was arrested, what did Peter do? Mt 16:57-58; Jhn 18:15-16

2. Tell about the first denial. Mt 26:70; Jhn 18:17-18

3. Tell about the second denial. Mt 26: 71-72

4. Tell about the third denial. Mt 26:73, 73; Lk 22:60

5. Then what happened? Lk 22:61-62; Mt 26:75

6. What was Judas doing? Mt 27:3-4

7. How did the chief priests and elders react? Mt 27:4

8. Then what did Judas do? Mt 27:5

9. What was done with the thirty pieces of silver? Mt 27:6-8

10. What prophecy was fulfilled? Mt 27:9-11


A. As Peter warmed himself by the fire, was he in a strong position spiritually? Why do you think so?

B. From Peter's experience, what can we learn about the type of people we should associate with?

C. How was Peter's second denial different from the first denial and how was the third denial different from the second denial?

D. What caused Peter to realize what he had done?

E. What change took place in Judas? What did not take place in Judas?

F. Compare the reactions of Peter and Judas to their sins.

G. Find the OT reference to which Mt 27:9 refers.

Lesson One Hundred Sixteen: The Life of Christ – Last Week Of Jesus' Ministry (Part Thirty-One)

1. To whom did the council take Jesus? Why? Mt 27:1-2; Lk 22:68 ff; Jhn 18:31

2. Did the Jews go into the hall of judgment? Why? Jhn 18:28

3. Of what did they accuse Jesus? Lk 23:2

4. What did Pilate ask? Give Jesus' answer and Pilate's response. Lk 23:3-4

5. What subjects did Pilate and Jesus discuss? Jhn 18:36-38

6. What was Pilate's judgment? Jhn 18:38

7. To whom did Pilate send Jesus? Why? Lk 23:5-7

8. Tell about Jesus before Herod. Lk 23-8-12

9. What did Pilate want to do? Why? Lk 23:13-17; Mt 27:15-18

10. How did the people respond? Lk 23:18; Jhn 18:39-40; Mt 27:20

11. What message did Pilate receive? From whom? Mt 27:19


A. Note: The Roman trial of Jesus - before Pilate, before Herod, and then before Pilate again. Time: early Friday morning. Place: Jerusalem.

B. See what you can find out about Pontius Pilate.

C. See what you can find out about Barabbas.

D. Evaluate the advice of Pilate's wife.

E. Discus Jesus' conduct during the trial.

F. In Pilate's mind, why did the people want Jesus dead?

G. What was wrong with Herod's interest in seeing Jesus?

H. What two ways did Pilate use to rid himself of this trial?

I. What evidences of hypocrisy do you see in this lesson.

Lesson One Hundred Seventeen: The Life of Christ – Last Week Of Jesus' Ministry (Part Thirty-Two)

1. What did Pilate and the soldiers do with Jesus? Jhn 19:1-3

2. When Pilate went out to the Jews, what did he tell them? Jhn 13:4

3. Describe Jesus. What did Pilate say? Jhn 19:5

4. What did the chief priest say? What did Pilate say? Jhn 19:6

5. How did the Jews respond? Jhn 19:7

6. How did Pilate react? Give Jesus' response. Jhn 19:8-9

7. Then what did Pilate say? How did Jesus answer him? Jhn 19:10-11

8. When Pilate sought to release Jesus, what did the Jews say? Jhn 19:12

9. Then what did Pilate do? What day was it? What time? Jhn 19:13-14

10. When Pilate said, "Behold your king," what did they say? Jhn 19:14-15

11. How did Pilate try to get out of this situation? Mt 27:24-25

12. What happened to Jesus? What happened to Barabbas? Mt 27:26


A. List things we may learn from Pilate's conduct in the trial of Jesus.

B. What may we learn from Jesus' conduct during the arrest and trial?

C. What may we lean from the apostles' conduct during the arrest and trial?

D. List things we may learn from the conduct of the chief priests and officers during the arrest and trial.

E. Find an OT prophecy concerning the injustice Jesus would endure.

F. Note: See the quotes concerning the trial of Jesus on the back.

G. What other lessons do you see in the arrest and trial of Jesus?

Lesson One Hundred Eighteen: The Life of Christ – Last Week Of Jesus' Ministry (Part Thirty-Three)

1. What did the soldiers do just before Jesus was led away? Mt 27:27-31

2. What did Jesus say to those who mourned? Lk 23:28-31

3. Tell about the crucifixion. Jhn 19:16-18; Lk 23:26

4. Tell about the mockery. Lk 23:35-37

5. What was written? Lk 23:38

6. Tell about Jesus' conversation with the two thieves. Lk 23:39-43

7. What time of day was it? What happened? Lk 23:44-45

8. What was the centurion's conclusion? Lk 23:47; Mk 15:39; Mt 27:54

9. Tell about the piercing of Jesus. Jhn 19:31-37

10. Who buried Jesus? Where? Jhn 19:38-42; Mk 15:42-47

11. Tell about the guard and seal. Mt 27:62-66

12. What did the women do? Lk 23:55-56


A. How did men view death by crucifixion? See Gal 3:13

B. Why was the veil of the temple rent? What else happened? Mt 27:51, 52

C. List the seven sayings on the cross. Lk 23:34; Jhn 19:26-27; Lk 23: 43; Mt 27:46; Jhn 19:28; Jhn 19:30; Lk 23:46. (use back of sheet)

D. What does "he gave up the ghost" mean? Lk 23:46

E. Did Jesus have to die? Why? 1Pet 3:18; 2Cor 5:18-20

F. Can men today be saved like the thief on the cross? Why?

G. Where would Jesus and the thief be that day? What would happen to their bodies?

Lesson One Hundred Nineteen: The Life of Christ – The Forty Days (Part One)

1. Who went to the tomb? When? Why? Mt 28:1; Mk 16:1; Lk 24:1; Jhn 20:1

2. What did the women find? Mt 28:2-4

3. What did the angel say to the women? Mt 28:5-6

4. Of what were the women reminded? Lk 24:6-8

5. What were the women instructed to do? Mt 38:7-8

6. Jesus' first appearance after his resurrection was to whom? Jhn 20:11-18

7. Jesus' second appearance was to whom? Mt 28:9-10

8. How did the eleven react to the words of the women? Lk 24:9-12; Jhn 20:2-9

9. To which apostle did Jesus appear? Lk 24:34

10. To whom did Jesus appear next? Lk 24:13-35

11. With whom did Jesus visit on the first day of the week? Jhn 20:19-25


A. What proofs of the resurrection of Christ do you see in this lesson?

B. What did Paul say the resurrection of Christ did? Romans 1:4

C. What would have been the case had Jesus not been raised? 1Cor 15:13-19

D. What is the meaning of 1Cor 15:22?

E. How much of Genesis 3:15 has been fulfilled?

F. To what did the resurrection of Christ give meaning?

G. What did Jesus accomplish in his death, burial, and resurrection?

H. Does the resurrection of Christ have any meaning to Christians today? If so, what?

Lesson One Hundred Twenty: The Life of Christ – The Forty Days (Part Two)

1. What happened when Jesus appeared one week later? Jhn 20:26-29

2. What did John say about the signs (miracles) of Jesus? Jhn 20:30-31

3. To whom did Jesus appear? Where? Jhn 21:1-2

4. What miracle did Jesus perform? How did Peter react? Jhn 21:5-14

5. What did Jesus ask Peter? Give his answer and Jesus' response. Jhn 21:15

6. How many times did this exchange take place? Jhn 21:15-17

7. What did Jesus tell Peter? Jhn 21:18-19

8. What false report began to be repeated? Jhn 21:20-25

9. To whom did Jesus appear in Galilee? Mt 28:16-17 (cf. 1Cor 15:5)

10. Did Jesus appear to James alone? 1Cor 15:7

11. To whom did Jesus make his last appearance in this period? Acts 1:2-11


A. Why were the miracles of Christ recorded for us?

B. Why are the appearances of Jesus important? 1Cor 15:1-8; Acts 2:32

C. What lesson can we learn from Thomas?

D. What was Jesus saying about Peter's death? Jhn 21:18-19

E. What can we learn about listening to others?

F. Note: In John 21:15ff Jesus and Peter used two different words for "love," on this distinction rests the point of discussion.

G. The miracles of Christ are called miracles, , and .


Lesson One Hundred Twenty One: The Life of Christ – The Forty Days (Part Three)

1. What did Jesus say? To whom was he speaking? Jhn 20:21

2. Then what did he do? What did he say? Jhn 20:22-23

3. What had been given to Jesus? Who gave it to him? Mt 28:18

4. What work did Jesus give the apostles? Mt 28:19

5. What were men to be taught after they were baptized? Mt 28:20

6. What did Jesus promise? To whom was the promise made? Mt 38:20

7. Where did Jesus tell the apostles to go? What were they to do? Mk 16:15

8. Who would be saved? Who would be damned? Mk 16:16

9. What signs would believers be able to do? Mk 16:17-18

10. Summarize Jesus' statement in Lk 24:44-48.

11. What was to b sent upon them? What were they to do? Lk 24:49

12. What did Jesus do when he was received up into heaven? Mk 16:19-20


A. What work did Jesus give the apostles?

B. How did Jesus help the apostles in the work he gave them to do?

C. What is meant by Jesus sitting the "right hand of God"?

D. How could the apostles remit and retain the sins of men?

E. List all the conditions of salvation mentioned in the four accounts of the great commission.

F. What responsibilities do Christians have toward the lost?

G. What responsibilities do lost sinners have?

Lesson One Hundred Twenty Two: The Life of Christ - ReviewScriptures: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John

1. Jesus Christ is said to be the son of whom? Mt 1:1

2. In what sense was Jesus Christ the "Son of David"? Mt. 1:1; Romans 1:3,4

3. Find the Old Testament prophecy referred to in Matthew 1:22, 23.

4. How many things were created by Him? John 1:3

5. Name and describe the man and his wife (John's parents). Lk. 1:5 -7

6. What would be John's special work? Lk. 1:16, 17 (Isa. 40:3 -5)

7. Name each of the officials at the beginning of John's ministry. Luke 3:1, 2

8. How did Jesus respond to temptation? Matthew 4:1-11

9. When Jesus manifested his "glory" (John 2:11), what did he manifest?

10. What caused many to believe in the name of Jesus Christ? John 2:23

11. Why did God send his Son into the world? John 3:17

12. John 3:19 says that "Light" is come into the world. What does that mean?

13. What convinced the Samaritans that Jesus was the Christ, the Saviour of the world? John 4:39-42

14. How did Jesus prove that he had power to forgive sins? Luke 5:18-26

15. Whose will did Jesus seek to do? John 5:30

16. Name the twelve and tell why they were chosen. Mark 3:14-19

17. By the time of the choosing of the twelve, what had the Pharisees determined to do? Matt. 12:14

18. Why was their light to be seen? Mt. 5:16

19. What will happen if we conform to the teachings of Jesus? Matt. 5:44, 48

20. To whom were they to pray? How was he to be addressed? Matt. 6:9

21. Why should we seek God's kingdom and righteousness first? Matt. 6:33

22. Why is the way to life called a narrow way? Matt. 7:14

23. What is meant by "I never knew you"? Matt. 7:23

24. How did the people react to Jesus' teaching? Why? Matt. 7:28, 29

25. When John sent two disciples to Jesus, what did he want to know? Lk. 7:19, 20

26. What did Jesus do for some women and what did they do for him? Lk. 8:1-3

27. Why did Jesus speak to them in parables? Matt. 13:10 - 13

28. Do all produce the same amount of fruit? Matt. 13:23

29. What is the primary point of the parable of the tares? Mt 13:24-30,37-43

30. What does the scribe which is properly instructed do? Matt. 13:52

31. As Jesus went about preaching, how did he view the people? Matt. 9:35, 36

32. What kept Herod from killing John the Baptist? Matt. 14:5

33. Did Peter actually walk on water? Mt 14

34. How can "believing" be called a work of God? John 6:29

35. What did Jesus say about the words he spoke? John 6:63

36. What did Jesus know? How long had he known that? John 6:64

37. What did Solomon say in Proverbs 4:23?

38. List the things which Jesus said come from within. Mk 7:20-23

39. What would be given to Peter? What would he be able to do? Mt. 16:19; 18:18

40. List the predictions Jesus made in Mt. 16:21-28.

41. Where, including the Gospels, is the transfiguration mentioned in the NT?

42. How and why did Jesus pay the tribute? Mt. 17:27

43. In Mt. 18:15-18, we learn the difference between a member of the church, a group of members, and the church. Why is that important?

44. What lesson did Peter learn about forgiveness? Mt. 18:21-22

45. What time was approaching? What did Jesus do? Lk. 9:5l

46. How does the statement in Lk.9:62 relate to the statement in Lk. 9:61?

47. Where did Jesus get his teaching? Could they know its source? John 7:16-18

48. What is the meaning of "his hour was not yet come"? John 7:30

49. What discussion took place? John 7:50-52

50. What claim did Jesus make in John 8:12?

51. When would they know the truth about who Jesus was? John 8:25-29

52. In what sense were the Jews the children of Abraham? In what sense were they not? John 8:37-39

53. What is the meaning of John 8:51?

54. How did the man who had been blind answer the Pharisees in his second questioning? John 9:24-34

55. Who enters not by the door? Who enters by the door? John 10:1,2

56. What is said about the shepherd and the sheep in John 10:14?

57. What did Jesus say about the harvest and laborers? Lk. 10:2-3

58. How did Jesus respond to the seventy when they returned joyful? Lk. 10:18-20

59. Tell about Jesus' visit in the home of Mary and Martha. Lk 10:38-42

60. What promises did Jesus make in Lk. 11:9-10?

61. What mistake(s) did the rich man make? Lk. 12:16-21

62. What does it mean to seek the kingdom of God? Lk. 12:31

63. What is the main point of the parable in Lk. 12:41-48?

64. How would repenting keep them from perishing? Lk. 13:1-5

65. What did Jesus say about his father and himself? John 10:29-30

66. List the different ways Jesus used to prove his deity in John 10:22-42.

67. What is a "strait" gate? Lk. 13:24

68. What does one have to do to be a disciple of Jesus? Lk 14:25-27

69. Summarize the discussion between the father and the older son. Lk. 15:29-32

70. What did Jesus say about faithfulness? Lk 16:10-12

71. How were men reacting to the preaching of the kingdom? Lk. 16:16

72. What has the power to change men Lk. 16:29-31?

73. How could God be glorified by the sickness of Lazarus? John 11:4

74. What could cause men to believe that God had sent Jesus? John 11:42

75. How did men react to the resurrection of Lazarus? John 11:45, 46

76. Who will inherit everlasting life? Mt 19:29-30

77. Why had the son of man come? Mt 20:28

78. From Lk 19:1-10, what can we learn about seeking the lost?

79. Where was Jesus going? Lk 19:28

80. What had Jesus known all along? John 6:70, 71

81. How did the multitude view Jesus? Mt 21:11

82. Why were the chief priests and scribes unhappy with Jesus? Mt 21:14-15

83. What did Jesus say about himself and the one who sent him? John 12:44-45

84. How did Jesus answer a question about the greatest commandment? Mk 12:28-31

85. Of what sins were the scribes and Pharisees guilty? Mt 23:1-7

86. What did Jesus say to Jerusalem? Mt 23:37

87. What did Jesus see? Why had a widow cast in more than they all? Lk 21:1-4

88. What did Jesus say about the heaven, the earth, and his word? Mt. 24:35

89. What did the Lord mean when he said, "I know you not"? cf. Mt. 7:21-23

90. The judgment is the reason God commands man to do what? Acts 17:30-31

91. What assurance has God given that there will be a judgment? Acts 17:31

92. Who assembled themselves together? What did they decide? Mt. 26:3-5

93. Who is the greatest, the servant or the master? Jhn 13:16

94. Where did Jesus put the Lord's Supper? Lk 22:29-30

95. When a person knew Jesus he also knew whom? Jhn 14:7-9

96. How do men know that Jesus loved the Father? Jhn 14:31

97. What does the word "abide" mean?

98. Who had chosen them? Why? John 15:16

99. What would the Holy Spirit do when he came? John 16:8-11

100. In what ways had Jesus overcome the world? John 16:33

101. For whom did Jesus pray? John 17:9

102. What would sanctify the apostles? What is said about the word? Jhn 17:17

103. How does God keep men from evil? Jhn 17:15

104. From what source did Jesus receive strength? Lk 22:43

105. When Jesus said "I am he," (literally, I Am) How did they react? Jhn 18:6

106. When they bound Jesus, what did the apostles do? Jhn 18:12; Mt 26:56

107. How did Jesus respond to the proceedings? Mt 26:62-63

108. What was done with the thirty pieces of silver? Mt 27:6-8

109. Of what did they accuse Jesus? Lk 23:2

110. When Pilate said, "Behold your king," what did they say? Jhn 19:14-15

111. What did Jesus say to those who mourned? Lk 23:28-31

112. Who went to the tomb? When? Why? Mt 28:1; Mk 16:1; Lk 24:1; Jhn 20:1

113. What did John say about the signs (miracles) of Jesus? Jhn 20:30-31

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