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LESSON FIVE: CHAPTERS 9 &10

Tips Before Reading • Pay Attention to “sinners” & “healing” • Pay Attention to types of healing • Pay Attention what Christ tells the 12

CHAPTER 9: HEALINGS, LABORERS, & FASTING

Preliminary: 2 Covenants (Mt. Sinai, Mt. Calvary) • Oath Sealed in Blood (animal, Christ) • Law (stone, grace) • Forgiveness (temple/levites, Church/Priests) • Sacrifice (animal, Mass) • Duration (temporary, eternal)

Christ Heals Paralyzed Man • Unexpected result • Divinity of Christ: o Knew Their Thoughts o Forgives Sins o Heals • Beginning of Resistance →Cross: Charge of Blasphemy • Old Covenant Not Sufficient: Time For New Temple New Priesthood, New Sacrifice • Intercession

Call of Matthew • Tax Collectors: Sinners • New Covenant: Eating with Sinners

Beatitudes Unpacked • Poor in Spirit: Recognize need for & Grace • Mourn: Sorry for sins • Meekness: Insignificant in eyes of the world

CHAPTER 9: CONTINUED New Cloth, New Wineskins QUESTIONS Old Covenant is worn out Who is your favorite apostle and why? Abundance of Grace Need for Fasting What did ask apostles to do if people rejected their teaching? Healing of Woman, Raising Girl What does the story of the healing of “Your faith has made you well” the paralyzed man reveal to us about “According to your faith let it be done” Jesus? “Son of David”

Mute Man Crowds: Amazed POSSIBLE CRAFT Pharisees: think Christ is evil Intercession Flip Book Draw Picture for Seminarians CHAPTER 12: The 12 Apostles

The New Patriarchs: The Twelve SPREAD FAITH Authority to cast out demons Ask someone: “Is there something I Authority to heal every disease can pray for?” Peter, Andrew; James, John; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew, James & Thaddeus; Don’t Dodge the Dogma Simon and Judas • Apostolic Church Seeing Double: Simon, James, Jude • Vocations Purposeful Order • Intercession • Sacramentals Mission of the 12 st: 1 lost sheep of Israel Preach: Kingdom of Heaven at Hand Heal Without Pay & Without Provisions: Trust in Providence Shake Dust off Feet

Coming Persecutions After “You will be hated by all for my name’s sake” Joy amidst persecution

Whom to Fear Nothing is hidden Proclaim upon housetops Fear God, not man Your hairs are counted Apostasy: “I will deny you before my heavenly Father”

Cross, Sword, Reward Christ will be a decision point; Daily Cross Prophet’s Reward

Oaths Serious and Rare, 2nd Commandment, Never Lie