theme H

Question 1

the call of the first disciples

Answer 1

-jesus’ message was that the kingdom of God is near
-repent and believe the good news

Question 2

the woman with a haemorrhage

Answer 2

-due to the woman’s immense faith, just touching jesus’ cloak was enough to heal her free if illness

Question 3

the mission of the twelve

Answer 3

• they were sent out 2 by 2
• giving authority over evil and unclean spirits
• they were to heal the sick and drive out demons

Question 4

the cost and reward of discipleship

Answer 4

costs
-deny yourself: lower standard of living
-take up your cross: may involve suffering/persecution
rewards
-eternal life in the age to come
-the church

Question 5

peter’s denials

Answer 5

-peter denied/disowned jesus 3 times
-he claimed to not know who jesus was following the events at gethsemane
-to christians it tells us to never be ashamed of our faith

Question 6

the comission

Answer 6

• before jesus’ ascencion he tells the disciples to go into all the world and preach the good news
• these were his final words before his ascencion into heaven

Question 7

discipleship

Answer 7

-following jesus and living by his teachings

Question 8

the ascencion

Answer 8

• jesus rising up into heaven following the commission

Question 9

haemorrhage

Answer 9

-uncontrollable bleeding

Question 10

parable of the sower

Answer 10

-sower: person spreading God’s word
- seed: God’s word
- seed on path: those who have heard the word but are taken by satan
- seed choked by thorns: those distracted by worldly desires
- seed on good soil: multiplies, those who hear,accept, obey and ‘bear fruit’

Question 11

parable of the growing seed

Answer 11

-seed: kingdom of God
- the seed grows as it is what God wants

Question 12

parable of the mustard seed

Answer 12

-just as a small seed grows into something large : the kingdom of God which started off with disciples spreading the word will result in protection nation wide

Question 13

jesus + the children

Answer 13

• the kingdom of God belongs to children because: they have nothing, they recieve the kingdom, they are completely dependent

Question 14

the rich man

Answer 14

-he kept many of the commandments but his main focus was his riches
- he wanted to know what he could do to get into the kingdom instead of giving everything to God

Question 15

the gratest commandment

Answer 15

• ‘love the lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, with all your mind and with all your strength’

Question 16

when will the kingdom of God come?

Answer 16

• evidence shown of signs of the kingdom
• evidence of the growth of the church

Question 17

the man with leprosy

Answer 17

• his faith allowed jesus’ touch to be enough to save him

Question 18

the call of levi

Answer 18

• teaches us that although levi was a tax collector, he knew he was in need of forgiveness
• jesus forgives those who recognise they mistakes

Question 19

the greek woman’s daughter

Answer 19

• jesus heals the daughter of a gentile
  -this is because the woman recognises jesus’ authority

Question 20

the epileptic boy (demon possessed)

Answer 20

-the father had willingness to show faith in jesus
- we see jesus’ ability to remove the demon from the boy
- jesus is shown to have complete authority over evil

Question 21

the widow at the treasury

Answer 21

-many rich people gave huge sums of money to the treasury
- whereas the widow gave her last 2 copper coins
- jesus praised her giving because it was sacrificial

Question 22

the anointing at bethany

Answer 22

-she used a whole jar of her perfume to show her devotion to jesus
- she anoints him for his burial