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Lesson 9

REFLECTION QUESTION

1. Following Him would involve suffering and sacrifice. Being His disciple involved a cost but
also the great reward of eternal life. Trials would be faced when walking in His footsteps. We
must deny ourselves and take up our cross and follow Him.

2. A better moral understanding, mindset, stronger faith and beliefs, and a more powerful
mentality.

3. He warned his disciples to not tell anyone about Him. He insists that the Son of Man must
suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law,
and that he must be killed and after three days rise again. He has in mind the concerns of
God, not merely human concerns. He gave orders not to tell anyone what His disciples had
seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead. The Son of Man must suffer much and be
rejected.

DISCUSSION

Jesus’ Identity Jesus’ Mission The Cost of Discipleship

Mark 8:27-9:1 Messiah, Son of Man

Suffer many things and Deny yourself and take up your
be rejected by the cross and follow Him. To save their
Others perspective:
elders, the chief priests lives they must first lose it to Jesus
John the Baptist, Elijah, and the teachers of the and the gospel. (Mark 8:34-35)
one of the prophets law, and that he must
be killed and after three
days rise again. (Mark
8:31)
Mark 9:2-13 Son of Man, Son who The Son of Man must Jesus gave them orders not to tell
God loves
suffer much and be anyone what they had seen until
rejected. (Mark 9:12) the Son of Man had risen from the
Others perspective:
dead. (Obey and listen to God’s
Rabbi orders)

Mark 9:14-32 Son of Man

The Son of Man is going “Everything is possible for one who
to be delivered into the believes.” (Believe in Jesus)
Others perspective:
hands of men. They will
Teacher kill him, and after three
days he will rise. (Mark
9:31)

Mark 9:33-50 Messiah

Drive out demons, gain “Anyone who wants to be first must
more believers, teach be the very last, and the servant of
Others perspective:
His people, get people all.” It is better to have few good
Teacher to do service in His things (sacrifices must be made)
name and avoid sin. then to have several bad things as
it can lead to a life in Hell. Be at
peace with each other.

Mark 10:1-31 Teacher Teach people, unite man “Go, sell everything you have and
to his wife. give to the poor, and you will have
treasure in heaven. Then come,
follow me.” (Leave everything and
follow Him.) Do not separate what
God has joined together. (Getting a
divorce in married couples)

Lesson 10

REFLECTION QUESTION

1.
New Testament:

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“Let anyone who is thirsty come to e and drink” (John 7:37). “I am the light of the world. Whoever
follows me will never walk in darkness” (John 8:12)

Old Testament:

The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep
darkness a light has dawned" (Isaiah 9:1–2). "Then will the eyes of the blind be opened and the
ears of the deaf unstopped. Then will the lame leap like a deer, and the mute tongue shout for joy.
Water will gush forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert" (Isaiah 35:5–6). "For I will pour
water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out my Spirit on your
offspring, and my blessing on your descendants" (Isaiah 44:3)

2. Jesus decided to attend the feast later when He could go secretly. Instead of ensuring His
arrest, Jesus actually got to preach to the people and persuade more people to follow Him/
believe that He is the saviour/Messiah.

3. Because it states/reminds us that when you don’t believe that Jesus is the Messiah and
saviour then you will rot in Hell for your sins, this applies to both the past, the present, and
even the future, making it very much necessary.

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DISCUSSION

John 7-8

Tension Rising: The Jews

WHO was bitter, angry, WHAT did they say or WHAT did they really Scripture reference
or harsh towards do? (Rephrase in your mean? What inner
Jesus? own words to show the motivation do you think
bitterness) was driving them?

The Jewish leaders They wanted to execute They could not accept the John 7:1

Jesus. fact that what they have

been believing for years
turning out to be far different
from expected. They hated
that He could testify that the
world’s works are evil.

Jesus’ brothers They told Jesus to leave They did not believe in Him. John 7:3-5

Galilee and show Lack of trust/faith.

Himself to the world.

The crowd They spoke slander of They weren’t able to judge John 7:24

Jesus being possessed. correctly and were only trying

to put the blame on Jesus.

The people of Jerusalem They claim that He is not They do not understand that John 7:28-29

the Messiah as his Jesus is sent by God and did

origins were not as clear not come by His own
as it was meant to be. authority, instead He was led
They tried to seize Him by God

Chief priests and the They ordered temple They wanted to put Jesus to John 7:32

Pharisees guards to arrest Him. a stop. They could not

handle the drastic change in
beliefs.

The Pharisees They challenged Him by He has nobody to testify for John 8:13

saying His testimony Him but Himself.

would not be valid.

The Jews That they are the They are not slaves to John 8:33

descendants of anyone.
Abraham and ridiculed
Jesus of His statement
that they will be set free.

The Jews Announcing that their That they are not illegitimate John 8:39, 41

father is Abraham and children.

God himself.

Tension Rising: Jesus

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TO WHOM did Jesus WHAT did he say that WHAT did Jesus really Scripture reference
make strong would have offended mean, and WHY would the
statements? them? (Rephrase in people be offended?
your own words)

Jesus’ brothers He said that any time That the world hates Him and John 7:6-7

would work for them but not them so He needs to

not for Him (it might take up decisions by Himself
sound as if He was and not be shaken by their
belittling them). opinions. A reason as to why
they might be offended is by
saying so it is seen as Jesus
is the only special being
while they are mere
passersby.

The Jews He implies that they are He is saying that they who John 7:18

only seeking for personal do not believe in Him do not

glory. actually follow the words of
God. (Basically calling them
fake followers)

The crowd Jesus is calling them That they need to judge John 7:21-24

hypocritical as what accordingly and not based

Moses has done they off of prejudicial thoughts.
see as right, but when Saying that what they have
He is the one that does believed up to this point is
so He is attacked. just a delusion they created
in their heads without proper
evidence to back it up.

The people of Jerusalem That they do not know of That they must realise His John 7:28-29

God and instead only He teachings are not His own

does. but from those of God. They
would feel offended as they
are outright being called
wrong.

The Jews That they would not be He is saying that the place John 7:33-34

able to look for Him no where He will return to would

matter how hard they try be Heaven while as
and cannot come to unbelievers will be sent to
where He is. Hell, no matter what, when
they die they cannot change
their fate.

Festival crowd That anyone who is He meant the Spirit, whom John 7:37-39

thirsty must come to those who believed in him

Him to drink. were later to receive. They
might get offended as this is
saying that they have no
power and must fully rely on
this mortal looking being
before them.

The Pharisees Anyone who is without a No man (human) is sinless John 8:7

sin may be the first to except for Him. This might

throw stones at the be offensive as it is saying
woman. that they are no better that
said woman who they find to
be very vile in their eyes
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TO WHOM did Jesus WHAT did he say that WHAT did Jesus really Scripture reference
make strong would have offended mean, and WHY would the
statements? them? (Rephrase in people be offended?
your own words)

The Pharisees Even if Jesus were to That he has the right to John 14:18

testify for Himself it judge/testify as He does not

would be valid. do so on human standards.
The might take offence as it
is saying that the way they
judge holds no value.