Q1. Draw a table in your books with the heading: EXT Q1. Draw a table in your books with the heading: Describe what you think the costs and the benefits of discipleship were: Think about: The call of his first disciples and what Jesus expected them to give up? How Jesus expected them to live their lives? Costs Benefits For e.g. Leave family and friends People would learn more about God from them teaching people

22nd September 2010 How much I understand about discipleship so far: Describe what you understand to be the ‘costs of discipleship’. Give examples to help you explain. (Think about what they were expected to do, act, live) Explain why Christians today might find it hard to follow Jesus’ teachings like the disciples did? What benefits would Christians today get by following Jesus’ teaching? For e.g. Feeling closer to God. (Try your hardest and use as many of the key words that we have learnt as you can in your writing: (Service, True family, Self Sacrifice, True greatness)

The Rich man To state the meaning of the eye of the needle Describe how the costs of discipleship are shown in the story of the rich man

Unscramble the story of the rich man

The Rich man The Rich Young Man As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone. You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, do not defraud, honour your father and mother.” “Teacher,” he declared, “all these I have kept since I was a boy.” Jesus looked at him and loved him. “One thing you lack,” he said. “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” At this the man’s face fell. He went away sad, because he had great wealth. Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!” The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” The disciples were even more amazed, and said to each other, “Who then can be saved?” Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.” Peter said to him, “We have left everything to follow you!” “I tell you the truth,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age (homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fields—and with them, persecutions) and in the age to come, eternal life. But many who are first will be last, and the last first.”

To be a disciple, Jesus expects them to… if they do this then they will…. Explain in your own words what the message is for Christians in the story of the rich man? Do you think some Christians would find this hard to do? Why?

Guess the end of the sentence! COPY & COMPLETE: Some Christians would argue that … …there is nothing wrong with being rich in itself as long as… ….. you use your money to serve others!