THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

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Thursday, September 1, 2022

 

Teaching in Ways People Understand

 

  1. Which word picture did Jesus use when calling Simon Peter and Andrew to follow Him? Why do you think this image would have been meaningful to them? READ: Matthew 4: 18 - 20

 

 

 

 

 

  1. READ: Matthew 16: 1 – 4 Jesus used the familiar images of sunrise and sunset to rebuke the Pharisees and Sadducees who had come to test Him regarding miraculous signs from heaven. Do you think they understood what he was saying? Why or why not?

 

 

 

 

 

  1. After the encounter of Matthew 16: 1 – 4, Jesus used another common word picture as a metaphor to describe the pharisees and Sadducees, but the disciples did not understand hi meaning. (READ: Matthew 16; 5 – 12) What message(s) was Jesus conveying by using this image?

 

 

 

 

 

a.     How did Jesus respond to His disciples’ confusion?

 

 

 

 

 

b.    What do you think they learned from this experience?