Miracles And Parables Flashcards
Intro to miracles
Before a miracle occurred, Jesus wanted to see s persons’ faith. Although this is a debate wether miracles still happen the church believes that they are special signs of God’s power
Miracle at Cana
There was a beautiful wedding, but whilst the wedding was happening they ran out of water. Jesus said to fill up jars with water and they turned into wine. They then partied with enough wine.
The paralysed man
Jesus approached a paralysed man. He took him up to the roof and when he came back down, the man was healed being, able to talk and walk.
The feeding of the 5000
Jesus finds lots of people who are very hungry. They find a boy who has 5 loaves and a fish. Jesus blesses them and there is enough food for everyone with some left over.
Jesus and prayer
Jesus taught his disciples the lord’s prayer when they asked him how to pray. He set an example to us by spending much time praying to God. They mainly used the ‘Our Father’. Jesus said that you should never prayer to just show off, but to reflect.
Intro to parables
Jesus used parables to get his message across because they were simple stories which showed real life situations.
The parable of the lost son
The father gives money to both of his sons. One of them spends all of it and has a really tough life. The son comes back as a worker to get more money. The other son is angry by this for not getting credit. His father explains they should celebrate for his son being lost and finally found.
The good samaritan
One day, a man is mugged and left to die on a road. A priest and a levite walks past and ignores him. A samaritan helps the man and gives him a place to stay. The man then is healed and can carry on his life.
