Matthew Ch. 13 and 14

Meditation Verse for Book of Matthew Chapter 13&14: Chapter 13: Lord Jesus Christ spoke with many things using the parables to teach us about the kingdom of heaven, which we practice daily in our church to strengthen our faith same as the “parable of the sower” hearing the word of God, understands it, and bear spiritual fruits some sixty, and some thirty Chapter 14: St. John the Baptist was a fearless preacher who told people to repent and obey God; he got martyred when facing King Herod with his inequity. Then, the miracle of Lord Jesus feeding the multitude with five loaves and two fishes. He himself looked up to heaven, blessed, and gave thanks; He taught us to give thanks at our meals. Lord Jesus walked upon the water to His disciples, He encouraged them against their fear. God is always there stretching His hand to catch us

Fill-in-the-blank: “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the ______, he can not enter the ______of God” (John 3:5)

• Spirit; Kingdom

• Blood; Paradise

• Cross; Heaven

• Love; House

What happend to the seeds that fell by the wayside?

• The birds came and devoured them

• They sprang up

• They did not grow

• They withered away

Who came and sowed Tares among the wheat in the parable?

• The sower

• The enemy

• The servants

• The reapers

T/F: Jesus spoke to the multitude with real-life stories not parables

• True

• False

Where did Jesus go after He finished saying the parables

• Back to His own country

• He stayed where He was

• He went to Egypt

• He went to Rome

Where did King Herod put St. John

• In prision

• In the desert

• In a house

• In the monastary

What did Herodias daughter ask for?

• The head of St. John the Baptist

• Gold

• Money

• A castle

How many loaves and fish did the disciples have?

• 5 loaves and 2 fish

• 7 loaves and a few fish

• 3 loaves and 2 fish

• 2 loaves and 1 fish

What happened at the fourth watch of the night?

• Lord Jesus came to the disciples while walking on water

• Lord Jesus Fed the 5000

• Lord Jesus calmed the storm

• Lord Jesus saved the disciples

Who was the disciple who walked on water until he became afraid and started to sink

• St. Peter

• St. John

• St. Andrew

• St. James