theme H Flashcards
(23 cards)
the call of the first disciples
-jesus’ message was that the kingdom of God is near
-repent and believe the good news
the woman with a haemorrhage
-due to the woman’s immense faith, just touching jesus’ cloak was enough to heal her free if illness
the mission of the twelve
- they were sent out 2 by 2
- giving authority over evil and unclean spirits
- they were to heal the sick and drive out demons
the cost and reward of discipleship
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
peter’s denials
-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
the comission
- 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
discipleship
-following jesus and living by his teachings
the ascencion
- jesus rising up into heaven following the commission
haemorrhage
-uncontrollable bleeding
parable of the sower
-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’
parable of the growing seed
-seed: kingdom of God
- the seed grows as it is what God wants
parable of the mustard seed
-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
jesus + the children
- the kingdom of God belongs to children because: they have nothing, they recieve the kingdom, they are completely dependent
the rich man
-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
the gratest commandment
- ‘love the lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, with all your mind and with all your strength’
when will the kingdom of God come?
- evidence shown of signs of the kingdom
- evidence of the growth of the church
the man with leprosy
- his faith allowed jesus’ touch to be enough to save him
the call of levi
- teaches us that although levi was a tax collector, he knew he was in need of forgiveness
- jesus forgives those who recognise they mistakes
the greek woman’s daughter
- jesus heals the daughter of a gentile
-this is because the woman recognises jesus’ authority
the epileptic boy (demon possessed)
-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
the widow at the treasury
-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
the anointing at bethany
-she used a whole jar of her perfume to show her devotion to jesus
- she anoints him for his burial
