Group+8+-+New+Testament

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**__The Friend in Need Parable:__**

Luke 11.5-13
5And he said to them, “Suppose one of you has a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread; 6for a friend of mine has arrived, and I have nothing to set before him.’ 7And he answers from within, ‘Do not bother me; the door has already been locked, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot get up and give you anything.’ 8I tell you, even though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, at least because of his persistence he will get up and give him whatever he needs. 9“So I say to you, Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. 10For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. 11Is there anyone among you who, if your child asks for a fish, will give a snake instead of a fish? 12Or if the child asks for an egg, will give a scorpion? 13If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” 1.Where does the account take place? (5 marks) The account took place in the middle east of Jerusalem where he told his Parable.

2.Who are the key characters? (2 marks) The Key Characters in the parable are Jesus, Disciple, the Disciples friend and the Disciples neighbour.

3.What is happening? (5 marks) In this parable Jesus talks to a person who wakes his neighbour and family up at midnight and asks for food, for his friend on a journey. The person gets rejected and even though his friend won't do anything for him he would still get up at midnight and do anything for him and help him. Hospitality was strict and custom in the middle east, if you were caught without bread you would be very shameful and embrassed. This is why the disciple turned to his neighbour for bread but his neighbour rejected him and his friend. Jesus also told this parable because he was raised in a culture where hospitality was a high value.

4.When does the event take place? (date or place in Bible) (2 marks) This passage is in Luke 11.5-13, the passage has a few names but the most common one is 'The friend in need'.

5.What do we learn from the passage about God? People? The world? ( 6 marks) From the Passage we learnt that you should always help your friends in times of need, and that when friends turn to you for help you shouldn't let them down. It also tells us that their are people in the world that are not always going to be a true friend to you, but no matter what you should 'Love your Neighbour' and 'Love those who you do not love as you should' as Jesus taught us too.

Part B: Significant People

Choose a person and give a brief profile of the person For Part B, we used a glog heres the link: []

1.Who is the person? Jesus 2.What is their role in the Bible? (2 marks) 3.What message do they present about God? People? (3 marks 4.When did the person live? - Include a map (2 marks) 5.What other information can you find? 6.How does the person try to keep the covenant? (What can they teach us about building a relationship with God?) (3 marks)