Lesson 7 – Walking on Water
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Watch and Discuss: Scene 10 (26:56 – 31:40)

As you watch, take notes and be prepared to answer the following questions after you watch the video:

  1. What time of day is it at the start of the video clip? Where were Jesus and His disciples sitting?
  2. How was the weather when they started their trip back to the city?
  3. What happened in the middle of their trip? How did the weather change? Describe it.
  4. Where did they see Jesus?
  5. What did Peter do when Jesus called him?
  6. What happened when Peter looked away from Jesus and looked at the storm?
  7. Who helped Peter?

Listening Practice:

Watch the video clip again and fill in the missing words from the dropdown box:


John: The people today, they called you "King." They think you are a messiah.

Thomas: But you seemed to them. Aren't you going to be our king?

Jesus: Who do you think I am?

Peter: You are the Son of God.

Jesus: You can't have known this by what you know of me, Peter. It has been to you by God. You are Peter, and on this rock, I will build my church.
Tomorrow, I will meet you on the other
.

Thomas: Why did he walk away just when we're getting strong?

Judas: Surely a messiah wouldn't leave us like this. A messiah should be a warrior, a like David.

Peter: Judas, force is not the way.

Judas: So tell me what the way of the Messiah is.

Mary: He’s .

Thomas: But, Mary, what if he's not the one? We're our lives, for what?

Mary: Thomas! He has shown us his . We must have faith in him.

Peter: He said he'd meet us on the other side. Let's go!
Bring the
down! Tie everything down!

Thomas: This is too ! We should turn back while we still can.

Peter: You heard what he said. He wants us to .

Thomas: What is that? What's that? It's a !

John: No, Thomas, it's Jesus! He is the Messiah.

Jesus: Peter.

Thomas: Peter, what are you doing?

Jesus: Don't be . Come.

Jesus: Peter. You of little faith. Why did you ?

Jesus: Who do you think I am?

Peter: The Son of God.

Matching exercise: Match the words on the left with the definitions on the right:

  1. afraid
  2. conquer
  3. dangerous
  4. doubt
  5. ghost
  6. ignore
  7. reveal
  8. risk
  • a. to fight and take control, vanquish
  • b. to question the truth of, disbelieve
  • c. the spirit of a dead person
  • d. to avoid, disdain
  • e. the possibility that something bad or unpleasant (such as an injury or a loss) will happen
  • f. to uncover something hidden
  • g. harmful
  • h. fearful

Completion exercise: Complete these sentences with words from the exercise above: (Hint: you may need to change the form of the word.)

  1. He his secrets to his friend.
  2. People say haunt that old house.
  3. The child is of dogs.
  4. Smoking is to your health.
  5. She her old boyfriend; she never returns his phone calls.
  6. When smoking, people are damage to their lungs.
  7. A huge army that country.
  8. I the newspaper reports about the prices of houses falling.

Comprehension and discussion questions: Discuss these questions in your group or with a partner.

  1. Who did the people think Jesus was? Who did Thomas and Judas hope Jesus was? Who did Peter say Jesus was? Who was correct? Why?
  2. What prediction did Jesus give about Peter?
  3. What promise did Jesus give the disciples?
  4. Why were Thomas and Judas feeling a bit disappointed with what Jesus was doing?
  5. What reason did Mary give for believing in Jesus?
  6. Why did Peter refuse to go back when the storm suddenly came up?
  7. Why do you think Peter suddenly sank into the sea?
  8. What lessons did Jesus wanted his disciples to learn from the events of that day?
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