WHO SEZ?

Authority Famous saying

Lifeguard ____ A. You're ______!

Police officer ____ B. When I was your ______.

Judge ____C. When the _______ gets _______, the

_______ get going!

Parent ____ D. You shall have no other ______ before me.

Teacher ____ E. Forward _______!

Coach ____ F. I need to see your _______ _______.

Drill sergeant ____ G. Put your _____ on the top of the ______.

Umpire ____ H. Everybody out of the ______.

God ____ I. _____ in the ______!

Lifeguard (H) A. You're out!

Police officer (F) B. When I was your age.

Judge (I)C. When the going gets tough, the tough get

going!

Parent (B) D. You shall have no other Gods before me.

Teacher (G) E. Forward march!

Coach (C) F. I need to see your driver’s license.

Drill sergeant (E) G. Put your name on the top of the paper.

Umpire (A) H. Everybody out of the pool.

God (D) I. Order in the court!

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Levi Submits to Christ’s Authority (Luke 5:27-32)

1. What was Levi’s profession? (Luke 5:27)

Levi was a tax collector.

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2. What three actions did Levi take when Jesus invited him to follow? (Luke 5:28)

Levy:a. Got up b. Left everything c. Followed Jesus.

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3. What did you leave to follow Jesus? What secret sin to which you still cling do you need to leave in order to follow Jesus?

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4. What was Levi’s first action as a new follower of Jesus? Who was invited? (Luke 5:29)

Levi planned a banquet in Jesus’ honor and invited tax collectors and “some others” to attend

the dinner.

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Jesus Has Authority over Religious Traditions (Luke 5:33-39)

5. What was the first complaint expressed by the Pharisees? What was Jesus’ response? (Luke 5:30-32)

The Pharisees complained that Jesus ate with tax collectors and “sinners.” Jesus responded by saying

that the sick are the ones who need to see a physician.

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6. What was the second complaint expressed by the Pharisees? (Luke 5:33)

The Pharisees said that their disciples and the disciples of John fasted regularly, but Jesus’

disciples did not.

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7. According to Jesus, what would cause his disciples to fast? (Luke 5:34)

Jesus identified himself as the bridegroom. He indicated that when he had been taken away

from his disciples that the disciples would fast.

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8. What happens when a patch taken from a new garment is sewn to an old garment? What happens when new wine is put in old wineskins? (Luke 5:36-39)

When a patch from a new garment is put on an old garment, the new patch is torn away making the rip worse. When new wine is put into old wineskins the

old skins burst, losing the wine and the skins.

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9. What do you think that Jesus meant by this response?

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Jesus Has Authority over the Sabbath (Luke 6:1-11)

10. What were the disciples doing that annoyed the Pharisees? Why was this irritating? (Luke 6:1-2)

The disciples were picking grain and eating the kernels on the Sabbath. This irritated the Pharisees because they believed that this violated the Sabbath

laws.

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11. What Old Testament example did Jesus use to justify what the disciples were doing on the Sabbath? What claim did Jesus make about himself? (Luke 6:3-5)

Jesus reminded the Pharisees that David and his companions ate the consecrated bread from the house of God. Jesus said “The Son of Man is Lord

of the Sabbath.”

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12. What was the setting when Jesus healed the man with the shriveled hand? Why did this anger the Pharisees and teachers of the Law? (Luke 6:6-11)

This event took place on the Sabbath when Jesus was teaching in the synagogue. The Pharisees and

teachers of the law were angry because they felt that this healing was in violation of the Sabbath laws.

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13. What did Jesus do to accomplish the healing? (Luke 6:10)

To accomplish the healing Jesus simply asked the man to extend his hand.

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14. What truths can we glean with regard to the Sabbath from these two events?

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Jesus Submits to God’s Authority in Prayer (Luke 6:12-16)

15. What details does Luke give us about Jesus’ prayer time? (Luke 6:12)

Luke tells us that Jesus went to the mountainside to pray and he spent all night in prayer.

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16. Why do you think that Jesus spent so much time in prayer before selecting the apostles?

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17. From what group did Jesus select the apostles? (Luke 6:13)

Jesus selected the apostles from a larger group of people called “disciples.”