Love in Difficult Times March 5, 2023

What is forgiveness?

• Forgiveness involves an intentional decision to let go of resentment and anger. The act that hurt ...

• conscious, deliberate decision to release feelings of resentment or vengeance toward a person or group

• Both A & B

What is resentment?

• bitterness

• hatred

• grudge

• All of these

This parable: Love in Difficult Times can also be called what?

• Parable of the Lost

• Parable of the Loving Father

• Both A & B

• None of These

A parable is a simple _____ used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the Gospels.

Who wrote today's lesson and what was his occupation?

• Luke and he was a Judge

• James and he was a Fisherman

• Luke and he was a doctor

How many son's did this father have and which one came to him and asked for his family's money?

• 3, and the older son came to him to ask for his inheritances.

• 4, and the older son came to him to ask for his inheritances.

• 2, and the younger son came to him to ask for his inheritances.

True or False: The father divided the property, and gave the younger son what belonged to him.

• True

• False

What did the younger son do next?

• He stayed home and partied with his friends.

• He bought a new car.

• He left home and went to a land far away.

Define famine

• dearth

• Scarcity of food or supplies

• Both A & B

What happened next with the younger son?

• He was the only person with money in the city.

• He didn't have any money, so he founded a job feeding pigs.

• He was so hungry that he wanted to eat the pig's food.

• Both B & C