Sunday, March 8, 2015

Study/discussion questions for N.T. #10

NT#10: “Take My Yoke upon You, and Learn of Me”
Study/discussion questions from the Study Guide and the Teacher’s Manual

Matthew 11:28–30
What are some of [the] burdens [people] bear in this life?





How does obeying and serving the Lord make our burdens light?




Matthew 12
vs. 1-2) What did the Pharisees say about Jesus’ disciples picking corn on the Sabbath?

Matt. 12:3–8) What did the Lord teach in response to their accusation?




Matt. 12:7) What did Jesus mean by: “I will have mercy, and not sacrifice”?





Matt. 12:10–13) What did Jesus teach about the Sabbath when he healed the man with the withered hand and the woman bound by an infirmity?


How can we apply these teachings of Jesus to guide our Sabbath activities?




How can keeping the Sabbath day holy make our burdens light and bring us rest?



Luke 7:37-38, 44–50)
What burden did the woman who washed Jesus’ feet carry?


How did this woman and Simon the Pharisee differ in their attitudes toward Jesus?



What obstacles did the woman face that might have kept her from coming unto Christ?



How would Simon’s attitude toward the woman have made her burden heavier?



How might we sometimes make another person’s burden of sin seem heavier?




What qualities did the woman possess that helped her find forgiveness?



What qualities did Simon possess that kept him from repenting?



What obstacles might we face that could make it more difficult to come unto Christ?



How can we overcome these obstacles?


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