Questions
Different roles of serving Jesus (Mk 11:1-10; Jn 12:12-18)
(Questions for meditation)
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Why did Jesus enter Jerusalem? If you were him, would you still enter the city? Are you willing to take risk for the Lord? Have you had the experience of taking risk for the Lord before?
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Did Jesus declare the Great Commission to the eleven disciples on the mount of Olives? (Matt 28:16-20)
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Has Jesus been to the mount of Olives after he rose from the dead? (Acts 1:9-12)
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Jesus has once performed a very marvelous miracle in Bethany. Do you know what miracle he has done there? (John 11:1,43-44)
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A special event has taken place around Jesus in Bethany before he came up the mount of Olives. What was that? (John 12:1-8)
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John 12:2 mentioned “Martha served”. What characteristic do you know Martha had? (Luke 10:38-42)
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When compared with Martha in Luke 10:38-42, what change did Martha have in John 12:2? What can we learn from Martha?
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Please read John 12:1-8 again. Which aspect of Mary do you think that Jesus was pleased with?
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In the two incidents of Luke 10:38-42 and John 12:1-8, what can we learn from Mary?
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Please read John 12:1-19. What role did Lazarus play in terms of serving Jesus? What can we learn from Lazarus?
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In today’s passage of Mark, what role did the twelve disciples play? What can we learn from them?
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What role did the people that followed Jesus on the way play? From their role, what kind of church service can you think of participating?
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Who were the people that stood by the colt? What can we learn from them? (Luke 19:33)
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Why did Jesus deliberately choose to ride the colt instead of a horse or an ass? (Zachariah 9:9)
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What can we learn from the colt?