1. Sweet Symbols of the Savior
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2. What similarities are there in the 430 years between “Abraham=>Moses” and “Malachi=>Jesus”?
Abraham was told that his descendants would end up as slaves in a foreign country and that God would release them from bondage (Genesis 15: ).
430 years later, on the 15th day of the first month (Exodus 12:40 – 41) this prophecy was fulfilled.
On the same (15th day of the first month in 30 A.D.), 430 years after Malachi, Jesus was born.

3. The Sea of Galilee The Dead Sea
9 times saltier than normal ocean water.
No life
Rich with exotic plant and animals (20 types of fish)
Has supported the lives of many for over two millennia.
Why is one sea so ‘alive’ and the other so ‘dead’? What’s the principle?

4. Which ancestors have some ‘history’ behind them?
What does Jesus’ lineage say to you about your lineage? 4

5. Genealogy Application: What does it mean to me?
“God actively intervenes in some destructive lineages, assigning a valiant spirit to break the chain of destructiveness in such families. Although these children may suffer innocently, they find the strength to “metabolize” the poison within themselves, refusing to pass it on to future generations. Before them were generations of destructive pain; but after them the line flows clear and pure. Their children and children’s children will call them blessed.” (Calfred Broderick, Ensign, Aug. 1996)

6. Shepherds
A tower known as Migdal Eder, or the watchtower of the flock, was near Bethlehem. Here was the station where shepherds watched the flocks destined for sacrifice in the temple
It was a settled conviction among the Jews that the Messiah was to be born in Bethlehem, and equally that he was to be revealed from Migdal Eder.
The flock mentioned in the scripture, then, apparently was the one used for temple sacrifices.
(Gerald N. Lund, Selected Writings of Gerald N. Lund: Gospel Scholars Series , p.144)

7. Christmas Trivia T/F Joseph and Mary were both from Bethlehem.
The innkeeper is a bad man for not letting Joseph and Mary have a room.
Jesus was born on December 25, 0 AD
Joseph and Mary traveled 90 miles to pay taxes
Mary remained a virgin after the birth of Christ.
The Shepherds followed a new star to find the Christ child.
Mary, Joseph and Jesus’ first family vacation was to Egypt.
There were three wise men that made the long journey from the East immediately following Jesus’ birth.

8. The Gifts of the Magi Gold Frankincense Myrrh Gold – Glorify God
Royalty
Frankincense
For sacrifices
Myrrh
Preparation of bodies for burial
Gold – Glorify God
Frankincense - The sweet smell of sacrifice!
Myrrh - Death of self

9. John the Baptist
Where was Jesus baptized and what is significant about that location?

11. The Sign of the Holy Ghost
The Spirit of God descended like a dove: Matt. 3:16;
After Jesus was baptized, the Holy Ghost came down in the form of a dove: 1 Ne. 11:27;
I, John, bear record, and lo, the heavens were opened, and the Holy Ghost descended upon him in the form of a dove: D&C 93:15
A prearranged sign by which John the Baptist would recognize the Messiah (John 1:32–34).
The sign of the dove was instituted before the creation of the world as a witness for the Holy Ghost; therefore, the devil cannot come in the sign of a dove.

13. 1. A temptation of the appetite 2. A yielding vanity
“Now, nearly every temptation that comes to you and me comes in one of those forms. Classify them, and you will find that under one of those three nearly every given temptation that makes you and me spotted, ever so little maybe, comes to us as
1. A temptation of the appetite
2. A yielding vanity
3. A gratifying of the passion, or a desire for the riches of the world”
Moses 4:12 “And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it became pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make her wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and also gave unto her husband with her, and he did eat.”
David O. McKay, 1911 Oct. Gen. Conf.

14. John 2:1-11 First Public Miracle
How long does it take to make good wine?
How long does it take to make good wine using bad water?
David’s kingship
Peter’s imprisonment
Daniel’s vision
Book of Mormon translation (field sowed with gypsum).
Elijah escaping from Ahab
Isaiah 40:31
Principle: The Lord is a God of acceleration.

15. Why Jacob’s well? (Genesis 32-33)
Woman at the well
Why Jacob’s well? (Genesis 32-33)
The Abrahamic Covenant is passed on (Gen 28:3-4)
The story is told in Hymn 100

16. Principles from Jacob’s Well:
How badly do we want a blessing? Are you willing to wrestle and struggle to receive it?
Why was Jacob’s name changed?
Jacob: Supplanter or literally deceitful or insidious
Israel: He who prevails with Go
Likewise with Abram ("Exalted father"), to Abraham ("Father of a multitude”)
Why was his hip dislocated?
The Lord might dislocate or discomfort us so we are reminded of the blessings we do have

17. Come, Follow Me
And I will make you fishers of men
Why would Jesus invite them to fish after they were cleaning/repairing their nets?
What might Simon’s own fishing experience have led him to think in this moment?
Why would Jesus call them while their nets were full?
On a side note, what happened to the fish?  
What principle is found in the word “Nevertheless”?

18. Come, Follow Me Circumstances say: NO FISH.
And I will make you fishers of men
Circumstances say: NO FISH.  
Nevertheless says: SO WHAT?
Facts say, NO FISH.  
Nevertheless says…
NO FISH...YET!

19. Luke 5:12-16 Heals a leper Healings
In what ways can leprosy be likened to sin?

20. Leprosy How to cleanse a Leper Leviticus 13:45-46
And the leper, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering on and shall cry, Unclean, unclean. He is unclean: he shall dwell alone.

21. Leprosy How to cleanse a Leper Leviticus 13:45-46 Leviticus 14:1-3
This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: He shall be brought unto the priest and the priest shall go forth out of the camp and shall look and behold if the plague of leprosy be healed in the leper…

22. Leprosy How to cleanse a Leper Leviticus 13:45-46 Leviticus 14:1-3
Hebrews 13:12  “Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.”

23. Is there an event in Christ’s life that involves 2 birds?
Cleansing a Leper
Leviticus 14:4 “Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two birds alive and clean, and cedar wood, and scarlet and hyssop.”
Is there an event in Christ’s life that involves 2 birds?
Why two birds? What two things does Christ
help us overcome?

24. Cedar helps preserve other things from decay and corruption.
Cleansing a Leper
Leviticus 14:4 “Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two birds alive and clean, and cedar wood, and scarlet and hyssop.”
Cedar helps preserve other things from decay and corruption.

25. Cleansing a Leper Scarlet = A Scarlet Dyed Cloth (Footnote)
Leviticus 14:4 “Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two birds alive and clean, and cedar wood, and scarlet and hyssop.”
Scarlet = A Scarlet Dyed Cloth (Footnote)
Is there an event in Christ’s life that involved a scarlet cloth?

26. Is there an event in Christ’s life that involved hyssop?
Cleansing a Leper
Leviticus 14:4 “Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two birds alive and clean, and cedar wood, and scarlet and hyssop.”
A purifying plant
Is there an event in Christ’s life that involved hyssop?

27. The Cedar Wood? Hyssop? Scarlet?
John 19:29 “Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a sponge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth.”
The Cedar Wood?
Hyssop?
Scarlet?

28. Leviticus 14:5
The priest shall command that one of the birds be killed over running water
John 19:34 “But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.”

29. Christ’s bleeding in 7 different areas
Leviticus 14:7
“He shall sprinkle upon him that is to be cleansed from the leprosy seven times, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the living bird loose”
Christ’s bleeding in 7 different areas
His head (Matthew 27:29-30) His sweat (Luke 22:44) His face (Isaiah 50:6) His back (Isaiah 50:6, Matthew 27:26) His hands (Psalms 22:16, John 20:25) His feet (Psalms 22:16) His side (John 19:34)

30. Matthew 5

31. Poor in Spirit (who come unto me)
The Sermon on the Mount
BEATTITUDE
BLESSING
PRINCIPLE/
ORDINANCE
Poor in Spirit (who come unto me)
Kingdom of Heaven
Faith
Mourn
Comfort
Repentance
Meek
Inherit the Earth
Baptism
Hunger and Thirst
Filled w/ Holy Ghost
Gift of the Holy Ghost
Merciful
Obtain Forgiveness
Pure in Heart
See God
Peacemakers
Persecuted
Rewarded in Heaven
4th AOF
D&C 107:18-19
D&C 107:18-19

32. Matthew 4:23
“And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.”

33. Teaching and Healing
Elder Holland: “What then follows is the masterful Sermon on the Mount, six and a half pages that would take six and a half years to teach properly, I suppose. But the moment that sermon was over, the Savior came down from the mountain and was healing again. In rapid succession He healed a leper, the centurion’s servant, Peter’s mother-in-law, then a group described only as “many that were possessed with devils” (Matt. 8:16). In short, it says, He “healed all that were sick” (Matt. 8:16).
“Driven to cross the Sea of Galilee by the crowds that swarmed around Him, He subsequently cast devils out of two who were dwelling in the tombs and then sailed back to “his own city” (Matt. 9:1), where He healed a man confined to bed with palsy, healed a woman with a 12-year issue of blood and raised the ruler’s daughter from the dead.
“Then He restored the sight of two blind men, followed by the casting out of a devil which had robbed a man of the ability to speak… and then… this verse:

34. What’s the similarity between teaching and healing?
Matt 9:35 “And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.”

35. Teaching and Healing
Elder Holland: “Let me be a little more specific. As you teach, rather than just giving a lesson, please try a little harder to help that spiritually blind basketball star really see, or that spiritually deaf homecoming queen really hear, or the spiritually lame student body president really walk. Could we try a little harder to fortify others to be truly free from evil? Could we try a little harder to teach so powerfully and so spiritually that we really help that individual who walks alone, who lives alone, who weeps in the dark of the night?”

36. Teaching and Healing THEAPEUO IAOMAI
Therapeuo {ther‑ap‑yoo'‑o}; to heal, cure, restore to health
Iaomai {ee‑ah'‑om‑ahee}; to make free from errors and sins, to bring about (one's) salvation
THEAPEUO
Matthew 12:10
Mark 3:10
Luke 4:23
IAOMAI
Matthew 8:13 – Centurions' servant
Mark 5:29 – Woman with Issue of Blood
Luke 8:47 – Woman taken in Adultery
Luke 22:51 – Roman Soldier’s ear

37. Herod (Herod Antipus, the son of Herod that killed all the male babies when Jesus was born) had been rebuked by John for committing adultery with his brother’s wife (Herodius).
John was in prison in Macherus, the hottest dryest part of the provience.   

38. Macherus After 1.5 years in prison, Matthew 11:2-3
“When John had heard in prison about the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples and said to Him, “Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?”

39. He sends a message in Matthew 11:4-6
Luke 7:1 “Now when he had heard these sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum.”
He sends a message in Matthew 11:4-6
Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see: The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
6 And blessed is he who shall not be offended in me.
Machaerus
Blessed is the one who doesn’t interpret silence as hate.
Blessed is the one who doesn’t confuse ‘unanswered’ as ‘uninterested’.

40. Mark 6:45-52
And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land. And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them. They all saw him, and were troubled. And immediately he talked with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid. And he went up unto them into the ship; and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered.

41. What principles are found in this lack of detail by Mark (who probably heard this story from Peter since Mark wasn’t on the boat)?

42. Caesarea Phillippi Matt 16:13-19 What is the rock? ‘What’ is Peter?
The Greek word used for Peter is petros, meaning a rock or stone. The Greek word for rock (“upon this rock”) is petra, meaning bedrock.
“Thou art Peter [petros, small rock], and upon this rock [petra, bedrock] I will build my church.”

43. “(1) Jesus singled out Peter, James, and John from the rest of the Twelve
“(2) Peter, James, and John, were transfigured (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith], p. 158)
“(3) Moses and Elijah appeared on the mountain; and they and Jesus gave the keys of the kingdom to Peter, James, and John. (Teachings, p. 158.)
“(4) John the Baptist, previously beheaded by Herod was also present
“(5) Peter, James, and John saw in vision the transfiguration of the earth that is to take place at the Second Coming when the millennial era is ushered in. [ D&C 63:20–21 .] . . .
Matt 17:1-9

44. “(6) Peter, James, and John received their own endowments while on the mountain. ([Joseph Fielding Smith,] Doctrines of Salvation, vol. 2, p. 165.) . . .
“(7) Jesus himself was strengthened and encouraged by Moses and Elijah so as to be prepared for the atonement. ([James E. Talmage,] Jesus the Christ, p. 373.) . . .
“(8) The apostles were taught in plainness ‘of his death and also his resurrection’ [ JST, Luke 9:31 ]
(Doctrinal New Testament Commentary, 1:399–401).
Matt 17:1-9

45. A SYMBOL OF HEAVENLY FATHER
PETER
Resurrected body
The name Simon means “He that hears”
He denies Christ (Matt 26:33-35,58,69-75) just before Jesus cries, “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?”
Jesus first appearance after Mary is to Peter (Luke 24:32-34)
A SYMBOL OF HEAVENLY FATHER

46. A SYMBOL OF JESUS CHRIST
JAMES
Resurrected body
James means “Supplanter”
Jesus’ only recorded brother’s name was James
James was beheaded
John 20:6-7
James is not invited to prepare the Passover meal (Luke 22:7-8)
James does not come to the tomb (John 20:2-4)
James is not mentioned at the sea following the resurrection (John 21:6-8)
Plays a role in the temple
A SYMBOL OF JESUS CHRIST

47. A SYMBOL OF THE HOLY GHOST
JOHN
Translated body
Brother to James
The unnamed disciple  
Mary’s guardian (John 19:26-27)
His nickname is The Revelator
Only author to include discourse about Nicodemus and the Holy Ghost (John 3,14-16)
His mission is to tarry on the earth (John 21:20-24)
Was banished (Revelation 1:9)
A SYMBOL OF THE HOLY GHOST

48. Luke 10:30-37: Principles of the Plan of Salvation
Down from Jerusalem
Thieves
Stripped of raiment
Wounded
Half dead
Levite and Priest
Oil
Wine
Beast
Inn
Host
Two pence payment
Spending more
Other (more personable) title for this story?

49. The Good Shepherd
John 10

50. The Lord is my shepherd
"Chris" the sheep was found wandering in Australia.
An average Australian fleece weighs 11 pounds and takes approximately 3 minutes to shear.
It took 42 minutes to remove Chris’ fleece, which weighed 89 pounds.

51. The Lord is my shepherd
Chris, before.

52. The Lord is my shepherd
Chris, after.

53. Luke 15:11-32 QUESTIONS When have you been a Prodigal Son?
When have you felt like the Father?
When have you felt like the Older Brother?
What gave him courage to return home?

54. Luke 15 Luke 15:17 "When he came to himself"
“In Greek, this expression puts the state of rebellion against God as a kind of mental insanity or madness. The phrase is a wonderful stroke of art, to represent the beginning of the return of a sound consciousness."

55. John 11

56. How are you like the colt?
Mark 11:1-9

57. TUESDAY
Jesus only cursed one thing during his ministry. What was it? Why? What is the symbolism?
Matthew 21:17-20

58. Matthew 23
The word hypocrite is translated from a Greek word meaning "actor," and refers to one who pretends, exaggerates a part, or is deceitfully inconsistent in his or her actions.
Pharisee, outwardly, Hypocrisy, woe, phylacteries, synagogues, Zacharias, chickens, sepulchers,

59. [Belief (10) – Actions (0)] = you are a 10 on the hypocrisy scale
Matthew 23
Hypocrisy = Belief - Actions
[Belief (10) – Actions (0)] =
you are a 10 on the hypocrisy scale
Pharisee, outwardly, Hypocrisy, woe, phylacteries, synagogues, Zacharias, chickens, sepulchers,

60. [Belief (0) – Actions (10)] = you are a 10 on the hypocrisy scale
Matthew 23
Hypocrisy = Belief - Actions
[Belief (0) – Actions (10)] =
you are a 10 on the hypocrisy scale
Pharisee, outwardly, Hypocrisy, woe, phylacteries, synagogues, Zacharias, chickens, sepulchers,
Are you a hypocrite?

61. Matthew 23
“If you define hypocrite as someone who fails to live up perfectly to what he or she believes, then we are all hypocrites. None of us is quite as Christlike as we know we should be. But we earnestly desire to overcome our faults and the tendency to sin. With our heart and soul we yearn to become better with the help of the Atonement of Jesus Christ.”
Pharisee, outwardly, Hypocrisy, woe, phylacteries, synagogues, Zacharias, chickens, sepulchers,

62. Priesthood Holder Motives & Actions

63. Priesthood Holder Motives & Actions
Rebel

64. Priesthood Holder Motives & Actions
Natural Man
Rebel

65. Priesthood Holder Motives & Actions
Hypocrite
ACTIONS
Natural Man
Rebel

66. Priesthood Holder Motives & Actions
Disciple
Hypocrite
ACTIONS
Natural Man
Rebel

67. Priesthood Holder Motives & Actions
Disciple*
Hypocrite
ACTIONS
Natural Man
Rebel
*Not perfect

68. Matthew 24

69. Joseph Smith—Matthew 1:4 (TWO QUESTIONS)
1. When will Jerusalem and the temple be destroyed?
2. What is the sign of Jesus Christ’s Second Coming?
Jesus Christ addressed the first question in verses 5–21
Jesus Christ addressed the second question in verses 21–55

70. The Second Coming Timeline of Events Resurrection of the Celestial
Appearance in Jerusalem
Appearance to the World
Righteous Caught Up
Adam Ondi Ahman
Armageddon
Resurrection of the Terrestrial
Three Degrees of Glory (O.D.)
Signs of the Times
Wicked Destroyed
Satan Bound
Millennium Begins
Resurrection of the Telestial
Resurrection of the O.D.
Final Battle
Final Judgment
Celestial
1000 years

71. Matthew 25

72. Matthew 25 How many were there? How many were wise?
How many were foolish?
How many had oil?
How many had enough oil (in vessels?)
How many were sleeping when the bridegroom came?
What does the oil represent?
D&C 45:56-57
What do the lamps represent?
Oil = Conversion through the Holy Ghost
Lamps = Testimony of the Gospel
What is the symbolism of the marketplace?

73. Wednesday
Matthew 26

74. Thursday: The Passover Meal
Matthew 26
Thursday: The Passover Meal

75. The Passover
How much blood would you have personally place on your door if you were alive for this event?

76. “The death of the first born got the children of Israel out of Egypt
“The death of the first born got the children of Israel out of Egypt. The death of The First Born gets Egypt out of us!”

77. The Upper Room
John 13-17

78. “He's not embarrassed by us, angry at us, or shocked
“He's not embarrassed by us, angry at us, or shocked. He wants us in our brokenness, in our unhappiness, in our guilt and our grief.” (Chieko N. Okazaki, Lighten Up, Preface; p. 174)

79. Gethsemane

80. 1 Samuel 25
David and Abigail
1 Samuel 25
V 10-14

81. 1 Samuel 25 David and Abigail 1 Samuel 25 V 10-14
And Nabal answered David's servants, and said, Who is David?
Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men, whom I know not whence they be?
So David's young men turned their way, and went again, and came and told him all those sayings.
And David said unto his men, Gird ye on every man his sword; and David also girded on his sword and there went up.
But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, that he railed on them...

82. 1 Samuel 25 David and Abigail 1 Samuel 25 V 10-14 Cross-reference
Eph 4:26, 1 Thes 5:15, 1 Peter 5:7
V 23-25, 28
And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be...
Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial, even Nabal: Nabal is his name, and folly is with him. I pray thee, forgive the trespass of thine handmaid.

83. 1 Samuel 25 David and Abigail 1 Samuel 25 V 10-14 Cross-reference
Eph 4:26, 1 Thes 5:15, 1 Peter 5:7
V 23-25, 28
V 32-33
And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me. And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood...

84. 1 Samuel 25 David and Abigail 1 Samuel 25 V 10-14 Cross-reference
Eph 4:26, 1 Thes 5:15, 1 Peter 5:7
V 23-25, 28
V 32-33
Where are ‘you’ in this story?
David? Nabal? Abigail? “One young man”?

85. The Atonement helps in 4 ways:
1. Resurrection 2. Justification 3. Sanctification 4. Enabling Power (Grace)

86. John 18:5–8
“I am he”
“After the Savior said these words, the men and officers ‘went backward, and fell to the ground’ (John 18:6), ‘apparently unable to exercise power over Jesus unless permitted to do so’ (Bruce R. McConkie, Doctrinal New Testament Commentary, 1:780). ‘The simple dignity and gentle yet compelling force of Christ’s presence proved more potent than strong arms and weapons of violence’ (James E. Talmage, Jesus the Christ, 3rd ed. [1916], 615).

87. Peter’s Denial

88. Simon of Cyrene
Matthew 27:27–32
Where is Cyrene?

89. Besides Jesus’ place of death, what is Golgotha famous for?
Genesis 22:2: “Go to the land of Moriah” to offer thy only son Isaac on “one of the mountains.” The hills of Jerusalem were part of the land of Moriah.
What is the highest point in this mountain range? Golgotha.

90. SINS, SACRIFICES, AND OFFERINGS
1 - Presentation of the animal (Leviticus 1:1-3)
When did this happen for Christ?
2 - Laying on of hands, transferring sins to the animal (Lev 1:4-5)
East of the altar, symbolic of _______________________)
3 - Slaughtering of the animal (Leviticus 1:9-11) on the north end of the altar, symbolic of ____________________).
Who kills the animal?
4 - Burning of the sacrifice, followed by a meal (Leviticus 1:12-13)
When did this happen for Christ? (hint: it also happens for us)
5 - Sprinkling of blood (Leviticus 1:15)
Gethsemane
Calvary

91. Psalms 22:6 But I am a worm, and no man.
Remember, David prophesied Jesus’ death
Jesus is a worm???
(Hebrew) TOLA’ATH,: “Crimson worm” or “Scarlet worm”.
When it is time for the mother Crimson worm to have babies, she finds the trunk of a tree, a wooden fencepost, or a stick. She then attaches her body to that wood and makes a hard crimson shell.  She is so strongly and permanently stuck to the wood that the shell can never be removed without tearing her body completely apart and killing her.
The Crimson worm then lays her eggs under her body and the protective shell. When the larvae hatch, they stay under the shell. Not only does the mother’s body give protection for her babies, but it also provides them with food – the babies feed on the LIVING body of the mother!
After just a few days, when the young worms grow to the point that they are able to take care of themselves, the mother dies. As the mother Crimson worm dies, she oozes a crimson or scarlet red dye which not only stains the wood she is attached to, but also her young children. They are colored scarlet red for the rest of their lives.
After three days, the dead mother Crimson worm’s body loses its crimson color and turns into a white wax which falls to the ground like snow.
Psalms 22:6 But I am a worm, and no man.

92. Ironies of Christ’s Life and Death
How much was Jesus sold for? What is ironic about the price? (Matthew 27:9 - Exodus 21:32)
What is ironic about Judas’ name? (Genesis 37:26)
Jesus was sinless, yet he:_____________________
Jesus was the Son of God, yet was arrested for:_______________
Jesus hung naked on cross, yet he provided:___________________

93. “Why are you here? Why are we back on this same shore, by these same nets, having this same conversation? Wasn’t it obvious then and isn’t it obvious now that if I want fish, I can get fish?
“What I need are disciples—and I need them forever. I need someone to feed my sheep and save my lambs. I need someone to preach my gospel and defend my faith. I need someone who loves me, truly, truly loves me, and loves what our Father in Heaven has commissioned me to do...
“Did you think that this work could be killed simply by killing me? Did you think the cross and the nails and the tomb were the end of it all and each could blissfully go back to being whatever you were before? Did not my life and my love touch you?”

94. “I will be very surprised if at some point God does not ask us exactly what Christ asked Simon Peter: “Did you love me?”  And if at such a moment we can stammer out, “Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee,” then He may remind us that the crowning characteristic of love is always loyalty.” (Elder Holland, October 2012 General Conference).

95. What name did Jesus use in this story?
What does ‘Peter’ mean?
(rock)
What does ‘Simon’ mean?
(pebble)
What name did Jesus use in this story?
Why did Jesus light a small fire?
Hint: There are only two fires mentioned in the life of Jesus – both with Simon Peter. When were they lit?