Lesson 9 – Increasing Opposition
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Watch and Discuss: Scenes 14, 15

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

  1. What town does this story take place in?
  2. What is the woman doing at the start of the clip? Who is the woman?
  3. What does Jesus read from?
  4. Describe the lighting in the Synagogue where Jesus read.
  5. What did Peter almost do to the shouting man?
  6. What did people throw at Jesus and his disciples?
  7. How was the weather at the end of the clip?

Listening Practice:

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


Woman: Mary, he's here!

Mary: Who?

Woman: Jesus! He's at last!

(Balthazar: Lady, I believe your son is the promised King of His people. What is His name?

Mary: His is Jesus.)

Rabbi: Jesus will now read from Isaiah.

Jesus: The spirit of the Lord is upon me because He has me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to freedom for the captives and recovery of sight for the , to set free those who are oppressed. Today, this Scripture is .

Simon: What are you saying? What are you saying? That you have all this? That you are the Messiah? The Chosen One sent by God? No!

Jesus: I'm saying you must accept God's Word.

Simon: How dare you. That is . He has never studied the Law.
This man knows nothing! His healing is the work of
.

Jesus: It has begun.

Simon: He undermines our faith! He adulterers!

Jesus: Peter! Turn the other .

Simon: You'll pay the price for this! Like your friend, John the Baptist!
You haven't heard, have you? He was
! Beheaded!

John: He was a good man.

Jesus: (Baptize me.) John was the greatest teacher I ever knew. He was more than a . Our work goes on. Soon we go to Jerusalem.

Thomas: Jerusalem?

John: It's too soon.

Judas: It's too dangerous. We're not ready.

Peter: Judas, why are we all here? To take the path?
We must take the message to Jerusalem, right to the heart of power.

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

  1. achieve
  2. anoint
  3. declare
  4. demon
  5. execute
  6. fulfill
  7. prophet
  8. recruit
  • a. to state something publicly and officially
  • b. a supernatural evil creature
  • c. to reach, gain success, happiness, one's goals, etc.
  • d. to perform, complete
  • e. to choose people to join an organization or cause
  • f. a religious person who predicts the future and provides religious teaching
  • g. to put to death, kill, often by the government or military
  • h. to appoint someone to serve God in a special way

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 obligations by making his loan payments on time.
  2. That horror movie shows attacking a man in an elevator.
  3. That man was by God to teach the Bible.
  4. Soldiers the traitor by shooting him.
  5. She people to become sales representatives for her company.
  6. He has his goals in life by having a good job and raising a family.
  7. The Mayor June 11 a municipal holiday after our team won the cup.
  8. Daniel was one of the great in the Bible.

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

  1. What was special about Nazareth?
  2. How was Jesus welcomed?
  3. What did Jesus say about the promises He read from the prophet Isaiah?
  4. Why was Simon so angry? Why did he not respect Jesus?
  5. What did Jesus mean when He said, “It has begun.” to his mother?
  6. What did Jesus mean when He said, “Turn the other cheek.” to Peter?
  7. What news made the disciples and Jesus feel sad?
  8. How did the different disciples feel when they learned they would be going to Jerusalem?
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