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BSF Lesson 22 QuestionsMatthewSeries III

SCHOOL PROGRAM MEMORY VERSE: And whoever wants to be first must be your slave just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many Matthew 20:27-28 (NIV84).

FIRST DAY: Read all the lesson notes and references.1. How did the teaching in the lecture change your thinking?

2. Whatdidyoufindmeaningfulforyourlifeinthenotes?

SECOND DAY: Read Matthew 21:18-22.3. ReadMark11:12-14.Onahealthyfigtreeinspring,ifleavesarepresent,soisfruit.

a. WhatdidJesussaywhenHefoundnofruitonthetree?

b. Whathappenedtothefigtree?

c. HowwasthetreewithleavesbutnofruitapictureofthereligioushypocritesJesusfoundatthetemple?(SeeMatthew 21:12-17.)

4. a. AsJesussawthedisciplesamazementwhenthefigtreewithered,whatencouragementdidHegivethem? LookalsoatMatthew6:5-8andJohn15:7-8.

b. ReadMark11:25.WhatadditionaltruthdidJesususethefigtreetoteach?

c. CanyousharewithyourgrouparecenttimeamountainseemedtostandinthewayofGodspurposeforyou,andHeremoveditwhenyouprayedandtrustedHim?

THIRD DAY: Read Matthew 21:23-32. 5. a. Intodayslanguage,whatdidthereligiousleadersaskJesus?

b. ReadLuke19:47-20:8.WhatdoesLukeincludethatinterestsyou?

6. a. HowhadJesusopponentsrefusedtoactonwhatGodhadalreadyshownthem?

b. ReadMatthew13:11-15.WhatprinciplesfromtheseversesapplytothereligiousleaderswhoquestionedJesusauthority?

c. (Personal)IsthereanythingyouhavelearnedfromstudyingMatthewthatyouhaverefusedtoapply?Ifso,howmightthiskeepyoufromallGodhasforyou?

7. Intheparableofthetwosons,whatpeopleinJesustimewererepresentedby:a. Thesonwhosaidhewouldnotworkbutlaterdid?

b. Thesonwhosaidhe would work but did not?

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8. a. Whatattitudestodaycouldeachofthesonsrepresent?

b. (Personal)Whichsonwouldrepresentyou?Why?

FOURTH DAY: Read Matthew 21:33-46. 9. Asyoureadthisparable,thinkaboutthehistoryofIsraeluptothetimeoftheearlychurch.

a. Whowasthelandowner? b. ReadIsaiah5:7.Whatwasthevineyard? c. Whowerethetenants? d. Whowerethelandownersservants? e. Whowastheheir? f. (Challenge)ReadLuke19:41-44.Wheninhistorydidthisjudgmenthappen?

g. Whowerethenewtenants,andwhatweretheytogivethelandlord(verse41)?

10. a. WhatOldTestamentpassagedidJesusquoteattheendofHisparable?

b. Explainhowthewordstoneorblockisusedintheseverses: 1Peter2:7-8 Romans9:32-33 1Corinthians1:23 c. ReadEphesians2:20.HowdopeoplerejectandstumbleoverthisStonetoday?

d. HowdidJesusdescribethosetowhomGodwillgiveHiskingdom,andhowdoesthisencourageorchallengeyou?

FIFTH DAY: Read Matthew 22:1-14.11. (Challenge)ReadRevelation19:7.

a. Whatistheinvitationtotheweddingbanquet?

b. Howhavethekingsservantsbeenmistreated?ThinkofexamplesfromtheBible,historyortheworldtoday.

c. Towhathistoricaleventdoesverse7possiblyrefer?

d. Whoarethepeoplewhofilledtheweddinghall?

e. Whataretheweddingclothestheguestsmustwear?(ReadIsaiah61:10;Philippians3:9;and2Corinthians5:21.)

f. Whatistheresultforanyonewhorefusestheinvitationorlackstheweddingclothes?

12. a. ReadLuke14:15-24.Whatsimilarexcusesdopeoplemaketoday?

b. WhatwarningdoyoureceivefromLuke14:23-24?

c. (Personal)ReadIsaiah64:6andRomans3:21-24.Areyoupreparedtoattendtheweddingbanquet?Givereasonsforyouranswer.

d. HowwouldyouexplainMatthew22:14?

SIXTH DAY: Review Matthew 21:18-22:14.13. WhatdidyoulearnaboutJesus,Hisprovisionforyouandcalltoyou?Howmayyourgroupprayforyouin

regardtothis?

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