Jesus+-+Teachings

=Jesus - Teachings=

**Summary:**

 * ===Title=== || ===**Book**=== || ===Summary=== ||
 * Parables

The Prodigal Son || Luke/Matthew

Edwin Arlington Robinson || The Good Samaritan: A man was attacked by thieves. The thieves stripped the man of his clothing, wounded him and left. Many people saw the man laying injured on the side of the road but they kept on walking pretending like he was not there. Then one man saw him and bandaged him and took him to an inn and payed all of his expenses.

The Unforgiving Servant: A servant was not able to pay his master and begged him to let him pay it all when he had the money. The master let him go and forgave him the debt. A fellow of the servant came and begged the servant to let him pay when he had the money. The servant said that his fellow must pay him now and if he didn't he would be thrown in jail. The fellow didn't pay and was thrown in jail. The master than heard of this and went to the servant and made him pay him all his money back because he didn't show any compassion to his fellow.

The Pharisee and the Tax Collector: Two men went up to a temple to pray. The Pharisee prayed and stood to god and bragged about all the good things that he has done. While a tax collector was bowing and praying and was asking for god's forgiveness. Jesus says for everyone who exalts himself will be abased, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.

The Kingdom of Heaven: Matt described the kingdom of heaven as being like a treasure. He explained it as a man finding treasure and hiding it in a field. Then the man sold everything he owned and bought the field.

The Great Supper: A man gave a great supper and invited many people. When the time came people found excuses not to go to the great supper. The man then got angry and invited all the poor, maimed, lame, and the blind to the supper instead. The man said "for I say to you that none of those men who were invited shall taste my supper. "

The Lost Sheep: Jesus gathered all the sinners to a table and told them that there will be more rejoice in heaven for one sinner that repents then over ninety-nine people who don't need repentance. Just as a shepherd will leave his flock for one lost sheep.

The Lost Coin: Jesus says there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents. Just like when a women loses one of her coins and finds it.

The Prodigal Son: A man had two sons. One of the sons took everything the father had and left for a long time. The son finally came home and asked for the dad's forgiveness. The dad forgave him and threw a party. The son that had stayed with the dad all along became jealous and didn't know why he wasn't thrown a party when he was doing everything the father commanded.

The poetic version of the Prodigal Son written by Luke and Matthew. The prodigal son is talking to his brother and telling him to be happy. ||

Discussion Questions:
1) The Good Samaritan: Why do you think the man stopped and helped the man that was attacked? 1a) What message is god trying to give off in this story? 2) What most common theme do you see throughout these stories? 3) God tends to test people frequently in these stories; do you think he does this for the benefit of themselves or everyone else reading/hearing about these stories? 4)For the Prodigal Son, how did the brother that picked the better choice in staying home benefit from the prodigal’s actions? 5) The Lost Coin: Why do you think that the lady was going to party with her friends just because she found one coin?

Supplementary Material:
Is the poetic version of the Prodigal Son more effective than the original text? Why? Do you think if there were pictures in the book it would help tell the stories better? Explain?

Outside Material:
The Good Samaritan:

The Unforgiving Servant :



The Pharisee and the Tax Collector:



The Kingdom of Heaven:

The Great Supper:

The Lost Sheep:



The Lost Coin:

The Prodigal Son:

Study Guide/Quiz Questions:
What is a levite? What is the term for roman silver coins? What was the first man's excuse for not going to the great supper? What is a pod? What is a yoke? What was the Pharisee thanking god for ? What is the kingdom of heaven compared to?