Once our eyes are opened, it takes time to be able to see ________. The spiritual treasure hunt is like finding the _____, the golden nuggets. And with each part of truth we find and experience, we will be able to see more clearly and come closer to our __________.

(a)  

This truth and treasure in Christ in (a)   . He is our only hope for glory.

Our spiritual eyes must be (a)   and we must also develop spiritual sight, grow in being able to see spiritually. So we can see and know Christ more clearly.

We must seek and search like on a treasure hunt. We listen for clues on Sundays in the ________. We search for clues when we listen to and read bible during __________ and at home with our _______ and on our own. And we search for clues when we _____. We pay attention, we listen, we search.

(a)  

From whom? We ask, search, and knock to receive the (a)   .

In John 17:3 Jesus says, "And this is eternal _____, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have ______."

(a)  

How can we experientially know God? Who is our helper?

(a)  

In John 16:5-7 Jesus says, "Now I am going back to the One who sent ___....But I tell you the ______. It is better for you that I go away. When I go away I will send the ________ to you. If I do. not go away, then the Helper will not come."

(a)  

In Philippians 3:10, All I want is to know Christ and experience the mighty (a)   that raised him from the dead.

Romans 8:11, The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the _____, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within ___.

(a)  

Acts 1:8, But the Holy Spirit will come to you. Then you will receive _______. You will be my witnesses -- in Jerusalem, in all of ______, in _________, and in every part of the world."

(a)  

Ephesians 5:18, Do not be drunk with _____. That will destroy you spiritually. But be filled with the _____ _______.

(a)  

It is important that we ask God to fill us with His ____ ______ so that our spiritual ____ can become stronger and clearer, it will help us see ourselves differently.

(a)  

Who did Jesus choose to be the first evangelist who leads her city to Christ?

(a)  

True or False, Jews were friends with Samaritans

(a)  

The Samaritans believed in the first five books of the Old Testament which are?

(a)  

The Samaritan woman at the well learned how valuable she is to (a)   .

Romans 5:8 says, But God demonstrates his own ____ for us in this: While we were still _______, Christ _____ for us.

(a)  

2 Kings 6:16-17, Elisha said, "Dont be _____. The army that fights for us is larger than the one against us. Then Elisha _______, "Lord, open my servants ____. Let him see." The Lord opened the eyes of the young man. And he saw that the mountain was full of horses an chariots of ____ all around Elisha.

(a)  

Psalm 121:3-5, He will not let you be defeated. He who guards you never ______. He who guards Israel never rests or sleeps. The Lord guards you. The Lord protects you as the shade protects you from the ___.

(a)  

Psalm 91:11-12, He has commanded his angels to watch over you wherever you ___. They will guard you in all your ____. They will lift you up and catch you in their hands. So that you will not hit your foot on a _____.

(a)  

We have learned that we can rejoice in our sufferings, because why?

(a)  

Jesus chooses and uses the (a)   .

God chose you and wants to use you for His (a)   .

Jesus says, you are ________ and wanted for God's kingdom _____!

(a)  

Who did Jesus Christ, the Messiah and Saviour of the world came for who?

(a)  

John 4: 25-26, The woman said, " I know that the Messiah is _______. When the Messiah comes, he will explain everything to us. Then Jesus said, "He is talking to you now. I am __."

(a)  

Luke 11:13 says, how much more will your Father in ________ give the ____ Spirit to those who ask Him!"

(a)  

Luke 11:9 says, "So I tell you , continue to ___, and God will give to you. Continue to ______, and you will find. Continue to ______, and the door will open for you."

(a)  

Luke 24:30-31, When he was at the table with them, he took bread and gave ______, broke it and began to give it to them. Then their ____ were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight."

(a)  

So each day let us pray and ask God to fill us with His ____ ______!

(a)  

Jews did not like the Samaritans, because (a)   ?

We always need to keep our ears and eyes, and our hearts (a)   to how God does things and follow God's way.

Jesus chooses and uses those who do not believe or feel they are (a)   .

Matthew 27:57-61

57 When it was evening, there came

a rich man from Arimathea, named

_______, who was also a

disciple of Jesus. 58 He went to

Pilate and asked for the body of

______; then Pilate ordered it to be given

to him. 59 So Joseph took the body

and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth 60 and laid

it in his own new tomb, which he had

hewn in the rock. He then rolled a great

______ to the door of the tomb and went

away. 61 Mary Magdalene and the other Mary

were there, sitting opposite the tomb

(a)  

Luke 23:51

50 Now there was a good and righteous man

named Joseph, who, though a member of the

council, 51 had not agreed to their plan and action. He came from the Jewish town

of Arimathea, and he was waiting expectantly for

the kingdom of (a)   .

John 19:38

38 Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for

the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple

of Jesus, but secretly because he

(a)   the Jewish leaders. With

Pilate’s permission, he came and took the body

away.

Mark 15:43

42 When evening had come, and since it was the

day of Preparation, that is, the day before the

sabbath, 43 Joseph of Arimathea, a respected

member of the council, who was also himself

waiting expectantly for the kingdom of God,

taking _______ went boldly to Pilate

and asked for the ______ ___ _____.

(a)  

Matthew13:44

44 The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure

hidden in a field. One day a man found the

________, and then he hid it in the field

again. The man was very happy to find

the _______. He went and sold

__________ that he owned to buy that

field.

(a)  

The kingdom of heaven comes with Jesus and

so if we find and meet Jesus, our treasure, it

would be wise and good that we realized Jesus

is worth everything we have. It is worth giving

our ______ to following ______.

(a)  

Joseph of Arimathea first only secretly followed

Jesus, because he was afraid of his fellow Jews,

his friends and colleagues. But then God gave

him ______ and in the end he risked

_______, by showing that he is a

follower of Jesus. He wasn’t afraid anymore

what others thought.

(a)  

Being a Christian takes (a)   .

Even when Jesus had died, even when it looked

like he could no longer do anything for them.

When nothing made sense anymore, these

women trusted and _____. They

continued to love him, had faith and

_____.

(a)  

Psalm 37:7-9

7 Be still before the Lord, and wait

patiently for him and trust the ____.

Don’t be upset when others get rich or when

someone else’s plans succeed.

8 Don’t get angry. Don’t be upset; it only

leads to trouble.

9 Evil people will be sent away.

But people who ____ for the Lord

and ______ the Lord will inherit the land

(a)  

Hebrews 11:1

11 Now faith is the assurance of things

______ for, the conviction of things not

______.

(a)  

If we want to be able to wait for the Lord, we

need (a)   .

1 Corinthians 15:55-56

“Death has been swallowed up in

______.”

“Death, where is your _____?

Death, where, is your sting?”

(a)  

Revelation 21:3-5

3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne

saying, “See, the home of God is among

humans. He will live with them; they will be his

peoples, and God himself will be with them;

4 he will wipe every _____ from their

_____.

Death will be no more;

sadness and crying and pain will be no more,

for the first things have passed away.”

5 And the one who was seated on the throne

said, “See, I am making all things _____.”

God’s promise to us in Jesus is that death has

lost its ______ over us. For us, who

believe in Jesus and who are his followers, death

does not have the final word. Death is not the

end. Just like Jesus rose back to life, we will be

raised back to _____ and live _____

with God and each other.

(a)  

Christ is _____. Jesus is _____!

(a)  

Luke 5:20

20 When Jesus saw their _____, he

said, “Friend, your ___ are forgiven.”

(a)  

Luke 5:19

19 When they could not find a way to do this

because of the _____, they went up on the

_____ and lowered him on his mat through the

tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of

Jesus.

(a)  

Luke 5:24-25

24 But I want you to know that the Son of Man has

authority on earth to forgive _____.” So he said

to the paralyzed man, “I tell you, get ____, take

your mat and go ____.” 25 Immediately

he stood up in front of them, took what he had been

lying on and went home praising _____.

(a)  

This truth and treasure in Christ in (a)   . He is our only hope for glory.

Our spiritual eyes must be (a)   and we must also develop spiritual sight, grow in being able to see spiritually. So we can see and know Christ more clearly.

From whom? We ask, search, and knock to receive the (a)   .

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In John 17:3 Jesus says, "And this is eternal _____, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have ______."

(a)  

Romans 8:11, The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the _____, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within ___.

(a)