1. THE TARGET BANK. To improve my work ...
What can you do to improve? T1
I need to use more key terms in my writing (service, true greatness, true family, ten commandments). T2
I must make sure when answering questions from the board or the book I write in full sentences. T3
I need to develop my answers and my ideas more. I could try and add examples to explain my points better. T4
I need to focus more in lessons and produce more work in my books. I could even try and get to the extension tasks more. T5
I need to take better care in presenting my work (no doodling, underlining titles and write neater).

2. The Tenants 27th September 2010
Describe how the costs of discipleship are shown in the parable of the tenants
Give your opinion about what Jesus meant in this story
Explain how important this parable is for Christians today
EXT: Has anyone ever let you borrow something that you wanted to keep? What did you do when they wanted it back?

3. Has anyone ever let you borrow something that you wanted to keep
Has anyone ever let you borrow something that you wanted to keep? What did you do when they wanted it back?

4. An allegory is a story in which characters and events in a make believe world represent people. Can you think of an example?

5. After Jesus cleared the temple, the Religious Leaders were angry
After Jesus cleared the temple, the Religious Leaders were angry. They said to Jesus, ‘Who said you could do this?’. So Jesus told them this parable. There was a man. He was a farmer.

6. This farmer planted a vineyard. Then he went away for quite some time.

7. He then leased the farm to some tenants. It wasn’t the tenants vineyard. It was still the owners. But the tenants could work the farm. They could take some of the grapes. But they had to give the owner some of the grapes.

8. Now, the tenants who leased the farm were bad tenants – the tenants from hell, really.

9. So it came time for the farmer to collect his share of the grapes.

10. So he sent one of his servants.

11. The servant was going to ask the tenants for the owner’s fair share of the grapes.

12. But the tenants were mean and evil. They bashed up the servant.

13. And they sent him back to the farmer with nothing but bruises, black eyes, and bandages.

14. The servant came back to the farmer. So the farmer sent another servant.

15. The farmer sent this second servant to the tenants.

16. He was going to ask for the owner’s share of the grapes.

17. But the mean tenants bashed this other servant up also.

18. They treated him shamefully and sent him back to the farmer.

19. So the farmer said. I know what I will do.

20. I will send another servant.

21. He will ask for my share of the grapes.

22. But to this third servant, the tenants were mean as well.

23. They hurt him, and threw him out.

24. Now, what would the Master of the Vineyard say? What will I do? I know!

25. I will send my Son. My much loved Son
I will send my Son. My much loved Son. Maybe the tenants will respect him. Now, what do you think the tenants will do? Do you think the tenants will respect the Son?

26. The Tenants said to each other, ‘Look, this is the Master’s Son
The Tenants said to each other, ‘Look, this is the Master’s Son. He is the one who is going to own this vineyard. All this vineyard will belong to him one day. So let’s kill him. Then this vineyard will be ours.

27. So those mean, wicked tenants, through the Son out of the Vineyard and killed him.

28. What do you think the Master of the Vineyard will do now?

29. Jesus said, the Master of the Vineyard will come and destroy those tenants.

30. Answer the questions in full sentences:
What did Jesus tell a story about?
(the owner of a vineyard and the tenants, or workers)
2. What did Jesus say happened to the owner’s son?
(He was killed by the tenants.)

31. Copy and complete: The owner represented __God_______
The owners’ son represented ___Jesus_______
The vineyard represented ___God’s kingdom on earth _______
The tenants represented __the religious leaders_________
The servants represented __the disciples______
EXT: Do you think the story has a happy or sad ending? Explain giving reasons for your answer.

32. =God
Now, this story was a parable. Jesus told it to explain what was going to happen to him. The Master of the Vineyard was God.

33. Son = Jesus
So who is the Son of the Master of the Vineyard? That’s right, it is Jesus.

34. = God’s kingdom on earth
And the Vineyard is God’s special place, the promised land, and particularly Jerusalem.

35. = Religious Leaders in Jerusalem
The wicked tenants were the Religious Leaders in Jerusalem. They did not want Jesus to be King over them. So they rejected him.

36. = Disciples
I will send another servant.

37. And Jesus died on the cross because the wicked religious leaders rejected him. But God had it all under control.

38. If Christians believe in him they will share his ____ forever.
Resurrection
Allegory
Rejecting
Love
Death
Messengers
Son
The Christian meaning of the story. Copy and complete using the words down the side:
The story of the tenants is an _________ that tells of the Jewish religious leaders _______ God and punish God’s servants.
Jesus told the story to explain God’s creation of the world, Jesus death and ___________.
Christians must not _______ Jesus as God’s Son. If you reject him you will be rejected.
If Christians believe in him they will share his ____ forever.
Christians today recognise they are God’s _________bringing his word to the people.
EXT: The story of the tenants shows that the costs of discipleship are ...

39. The Christian meaning of the story. Copy and complete:
The story of the tenants is an allegory that tells of the Jewish religious leader showing they will reject God and punish God’s servants.
Jesus told the story to explain God’s creation of the world, Jesus death and resurrection.
Christians must not reject Jesus as God’s Son. If you reject him you will be rejected.
If Christians believe in him they will share his love forever.
Christians today recognise they are God’s messengers bringing his word to the people.

40. Resurrection
Allegory
Rejecting
Love
Death
Messengers
Son

41. For God would punish the those wicked tenants
For God would punish the those wicked tenants. He would take the vineyard away from them.

42. And he would give the vineyard to others
And he would give the vineyard to others. And we need to remember that we must not reject Jesus as God’s Son. Jesus has authority because he is God’s Beloved Son. The special city of Jerusalem belongs to Him. The nation of Israel belongs to him. And indeed the whole world belongs to him. And those who reject Jesus will be punished. But those he recognised that Jesus has been sent from God will share his inheritance forever.

43. Homework
There are ten key terms we have learnt already. Use textbook page to copy them down.
Make sure all of your key terms are copied in your books and practice them for a key word test next lesson.

44. “’The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone; the Lord has done this, and it is marvellous in our eyes” Mark 12:10
COPY AND COMPLETE:
The rejected stone represent the __R_resurrection__________ of Jesus. To become the capstone means Jesus will turn out to be the Jewish M_essiah____ .
EXT: How would the religious leaders have felt to hear Jesus say this?

45. The Christian meaning of the story. Copy and complete:
Jesus told the story to explain God’s creation of the world, Jesus death and resurrection.
The story of the tenants is an allegory that tells of the Jewish religious leader showing they will reject God and punish God’s servants.
Christians must not reject Jesus as God’s Son. Jesus is important because he is God’s Son. If you reject him you will be rejected.
If we believe in him we will share his love forever.
Christians today recognise they are God’s messengers bringing his word to the people, they may face rejection or death for their faith.

46. Copy and complete:
If you were going to explain to someone younger than you what Jesus meant when he told this story, what would you say? I would tell them that the meaning behind the story is...
The story of the tenants shows that the costs of discipleship are ...
The story of the tenants is important for Christians today because...

47. Copy and complete:
Jesus told the story to explain what was going to happen to him.
The story of the tenants shows that the costs of discipleship are ...
The story of the tenants is important for Christians today because it tells us that God...

48. Answer the questions in full sentences:
1. What did Jesus tell a story about? (the owner of a vineyard and the tenants, or workers) 2. What did Jesus say happened to the owner’s son? (He was killed by the tenants.)
Who did the owner represent? (God)
Who did the owners’ son represent?
What did the vineyard represent? (the kingdom of God, Jerusalem)
Who did the tenants represent? (the religious leaders)
Who did the servants represent? (the disciples)
EXT: Do you think the story has a happy or sad ending? Explain your reasons